The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-01-03
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.


steady business.
Last night was about the coolest we have
experienced this season.
A Waterman is to be put on at the Phoebe
Con. Co. smelter below town.
Frank Eisenmann came up from Pahrana'
gat Valley to spend the New Years holiday
in town.
Read the ad. of b. L. Wertheimer h Co.
the leading merchants of DeLamsr, which
appears on the local page this week.
The appeal in the case of Livingston & Co.
VS.. j. J. Manning and j. 4. Ferguson has
been abandoned and the case will be settled,
The RECORD wishes all its subscribers and
patrons Happy New Year and ventures to
hope it may prove more protitoble than the
one which has just closed.
Mrs Helen j. Stewart and family will
leave in few days for their home in Las
Vegas Valley, after having spent two weeks
with Mrs. Carman and family here.
Nothing of especial moment has occurred
on the outside in the way of holiday celebra-
ton but all INDUCED in some slight amuss
ment or other to vary the general monotony.
1t is suggested that the next dance which
is to take place here on holiday be also
'sheet and pillow case" or "masque"
since the party Of Monday evening was en-
joyed so much
There are several cases of scarlet fever in
town, and although it is well known to
many people, parents keep the fact that the
contagion is rife in their families very close.
Virginia Enterprise.
Kennedy, once the hope of Eastern New.
ada, is said to be badly in the dumps. The
mill recently erected in that district closed
down about the first of December, owing the
men, it is said, two months wages.
Patrick Dolan, convicted of murder in the
first degree, committed in White Pine coun.
ty on the 9TH of last November, arrived in
Carson Thursday last in care of Sheriff
Payne and will remain in Carson the rest of
his life. News.
In the District Court on Monday P. H.
Devlin, T. j. Osborne and Il. Lawry entered
suit against Jos. McGufie, c. A. Horn and
j. Nesbitt 4 Bro, for trespass in going on
their millsite location in Cedar Wash, Fer.
guson District, removing the monuments
etc.
The County Recorder was more than busy
the past week recording notices in lieu of
assessment work, and has plenty of the same
kind of work ahead yet Though an
avalanche of notices were filed yet many
claims both in this district and those sur.
rounding it, were allowed to lapse and are
now open to relocation.
A letter to the Legislature asking that
the office of Clerk OF the Supreme court be
re.establshed was sent down for signature
the lawers of this section few days ago. 1t
was duly signed and returned The office
90 Clerk is not so unimportant as many sup.
pose and it should have the UNDIVIDED atten.
ton if necessary of one person.
The case of Nesbitt L Bro. VS.. The
Phoebe Con. NJ. L r. Co. in which the plain
tiffs were nonsuited at the sitting of the
District court here last May will be tried at
the next sitting of the District court here.
The Supreme Court reverses the decision of
Judge Cheney. The case involves up.
wards of 100000 for goods delivered to J.
A. Denton while in the coal business seve.
raj years ago.
In keeping with the times the RECORD
appears in somewhat smaller form than it
has been for long time past This is
necessary both on account Of the general dc.
preston in business throughout the county
and the special dullness prevailing in this
town and the country Immediately surround.
ing it. Instead of 300 men at work as
would be the case were silver at its old
figure of even 81. 90 an ounce on the ore de.
gelopments ready waiting the application
of pick and shovel, we have but and tho
immediate outlook is not at all promising
We shall stand to our post however. ad.
vancing as best we can the interests Of our
section and trust that the blue outlook NAV
soon be changed.