The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
A few hot days.
Stranger are arriving daily.

Strangers are arriving daily.
Henry Eiers was an outgoing passenger
for Salt Lake on Tuesday evenings stage
Jake johnson, who brought one of the
horse thieves up from De-Lamar Sunday
evening, returned Tuesday morning.
Phil. Smith was up from the Wash Sun.
day after trimmings for the coffin Of
Robert Logan.
+. R. MoNamee was brought in last even.
ing from De!smar, suffering from fever and
10 under the care Of Dr. Campbell.
Free coinage may cost States, but il will
also gain States. The question is broader
than it is long, to make an Irish paradox of
it.-Denver Times.
Several Of the members OF the Masonic
Lodge here 10 to Delamar tomorrow to at.
tend the first meeting Of the lodge at that
place.
Jim Murphy and Jim hurry were in
town the forepsrt Of the week, and left on
Tuesday afternoon with supplies for pros.
pecting trip to State Line and vicinity
The musical talent of the town seems to
have conferred on Lacour street Sweet
strains are heard from the violin, guitar and
organ till quite late in the evening.
A grand jury has been ordered by Judge
Talbot to be in attendance on August 4th
The panel will be selected to-day by Clerk
Goodrich and Commissioner Cook.
Everyone will admit the reasonable Ger.
tainty that the next President of the United
States will be n smooth. faced man, and that
his first name will be William. Chicago
Record.
Mayor Sutro of San Francisco at a meet.
Ing of the Election Commissioners came ont
boldly for Bryan. The Mayor is Populist,
but he says every friend of the people will
vote for Bryan.
The gold men are the calamity howers
this year, They see about nine kinds of
ruin awaiting the country if the present gold
standard, which has proven so disastrous,
shall be disturbed. Topeka State Journal.
Mr.. Downey, the barber, has removed his
place of business and is now located next
door to. Jochimsen's saloon where he will
run first-class shop. Those needing ton.
serial services should give him call.
The second semi.annual apportionment of
school moneys for 1896 has been made by
II. C.tCutting State Superintendent of Pub.
lie Instruction, on the basis of 81 44l2 per
census child. This will give Lincoln
County 81, 927.95.
Our friend, the jolly drummer, Chss.
Boko, accompanied by his son and Mr..
Fred Clark, the druggist from Ely, was
doing the town on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Bosko and Clark went on to DeLansr
while his son is guest Of A. S. Thompson.
The DeLamar hardware merchant, Geo.
c. Fetterman, came up on Mondays stage.
He spent Tuesday here attending to bus.
mess and left for Salt Lake the same even.
ing. George says he is going to Salt Lake
on business, but the old busy body, Dame
Rumor, has it otherwise.
Another large body of ore has been en-
countered in the Swifter, which is larger
and considerably richer than any heretofore
encountered. The owners are jubilant over
the strike, and the general opinion is that
IL will be one of the richest producers in the
county. The owners are deserving men,
ambitious and enterprising and deserve all
the good luck they have had.
Heaviest rainstorm of the season visited
Phoebe Wednesday. The storm starting
Tuesday evening raining all night, it stopped
Sor a few hours in the morning and then
commenced with ten fold vigor. and twice
during the day miniature river was rush.
ing down Main street. The storm was
general in the surrounding country, but
what helps one party is generally detri.
ment to others. The cattlemen are rejoic.
ing as it insures good feed on the ranges,
while the farmers are down in the mouth on
account of the large quantity of hay which
is cut, it being virtually spoiled.
Some trouble is brewing over the too in.
dulgent use of water from the mains. A
few parties having gardens are using from
one to two streams continually, which
drains the tank, and the residents who live
on the upper streets are unable even to get
water for culinary purposes. and in case of
FIRE it would be useless to attempt anything
with our fire apparatus. They have re-
ceived due notice and if it is not stopped
Immediately it is the intention to shut the
water of from their premises the rest of the
season, which will be a hardship, causing
them TO carry water for even domestic use.
They viii find it better to use it in mod
GRAFTON and not abuse their rights than to
be without water altogether.