The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

"A poker game was stlrfed up lew nlgntS
this week.
Miss Clara Warren is visiting with friends
here for few days
Don't forget the dance next Monday
night. 81 admission.
An overcoat is very comfortable and is
indeed necessity at present.
The summoning of petit jury has kept
Sheriff Prudential on the move all week
Several scraps took place last Sunday be-
tween few parties that were out for good
time.
Tuesdays Milford stage was about FIVE
hours behind time on account of the snow
storm.
The snow ia disappearing very repidly
but the mornings and evenings continue to
be cold
Taxes are beginning to come in but the
list this year is a long one. Taxes become
delinquent on December Ind.
P. Sheahan departed on Fridays Milford
stage on trip to Europe. He will be alb.
sent about two months
The Carson News has been purchased
from Miss Annie Martin She will continue
however, to run the paper for short time.
The opinion OF Judge Cheney has been
sustained in the Supreme Court, in the case
Of G. P. Ronnow ct al, VS.. Joseph Delmue
ct al.
After very lengthy trial Theodore
Durrant was convicted of murder in the first
degree. The jury rendered verdict in five
minutes.
Manager. II. A. Cohen and Supt R.
Nichols of the DeLamar Company, arrived
here Friday and have been attending to
matters in the District Court.
AL. Smith the photographer, is about
ready to pull up stakes when he will 90 to
DeLamar. If you have any work on hand
get Waterbury move on you as the time
is short
The small locomotive formerly used by
the Phoebe Consolidated Co. here. has been
repaired and put in shape to haul wood from
point on the track leading to Jack Rabbit
to point near the track north of town.
A dance will be given at Thompsen's
Opera House next Monday evening Novem.
Der llth, 1895. The best Of music will be
furnished and a good time is promised to
all. The admission will be 81.
Tuesday morning last +. R. McNamee
and Geo. B. Warren were placed under
arrest on charge of bribery. Both parties
furnished sufficient bonds Of their release
Just when the preliminary examination will
take place is not yet known.
The first snow storm of the season fell
Sunday night and about three inches appear.
ed Monday morning. The storm came nm
very sudden and seemed to be general one.
At Spring Valley eight inches Of snow fell
and the thermometer has registered seven.
teen degrees below zero several nights this
week.
Last Sunday morning Mrs Margaret
Shedden, better known as "Aunt Magp;en
passed away. She had been ailinp for some
time and death was her only relief. She
had reached the age of about eighty.five and
has been in this vicinity twenty years. The
funeral took place Monday afternoon at Q
o'clock
Sunday afternoon fire alarm was sound.
ed which brought out everyone but it was
all useless. Several flat cars at the smelter
below town, caught fire through some
mysterious way which caused the alarm
Had fire started in town it would have
been difficult matter to stop it as heavy
wind was blowing at the time
There is no newspaper of any account in
the United States that does not offend
somebody almost every week. says an ex.
change. The statement has truth in it. for
a paper can please part of the people part of
the time, but when it tries to please all the
people all the time it makes dismal failure
Of it., 1t is something that no man has yet
succeeded in doing. At the same time the
man who swears at the paper is liable to
attract about as much attention as though
he was mot on earth at all.