The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
One week more Of school.

One week more Of school.
Straw hats and linen busters are again il
fashion.
It looks ss if we might have little
spring weather at last.
County Clerk Goodrich returned from
DeLamAr Monday evening.
Geo. 8. Sawyer went to DeLamar Satur-
day on several days business.
J. A. Denton has rented the Nevada hotel
and will take possession next Monday.
Billy Jewel game in from State Line
Monday and went to work on the Poor
Man.
Martin Kennedy and James Lanter came
in from Cave valley yesterday to remain a
day or two.
The wagon road at the Old Timer group is
completed and work ON the tunnel began
yesterday with force of six men.
The old cellar building formerly con.
nscted with the Mott Fish Hardware store
on Meadow Valley street, is being torn
down.
Doctor Campbell was called hastily to
Panaca at noon Yesterday to attend the
wife of Bishop Lee who had been taken sud.
denly Ill.
Harry Goodrich, who has been employed
ct DeLamar for some months past, came up
Saturday and will remain here for some
time.
What is this about dare on the mar.
riage license question which comes from De-
Lamar this week involving the names of two
well known young people!
A general opinion obtains at Washington
chat congress will adjourn not later than
tune 9Th. The key to the situation is now
In the hands of the senate.
Mrs. D. d. Jolly and Mrs. C. o. Newell
and her son, hurry Clay, departed last
week for Ely where they will spend several
weeks in visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. E. ID. Turner, one of the messengers
on the bullion wagon for the DeLamar
Nevada Gold Mining Co., was hand shaking
here with his many friends last Friday and
Saturday.
Spring fell into the arms of summer with
vengenoe on Monday. and all kinds of
summer toys are in demand, and yet there
are some who refuse to believe but that the
next storm will be Que of snow and hail.
The PoormAn mine is still improving.
The ore chute has opened wider and carries
ore rich in silver and heavy in lead, very
similar in appearance to that taken from the
Burke and Raymond and Ely mines in early
days.
Paul Succetti was in last Saturday from
where he and Joe Delmue are working on a
gold ledge south of the Eagle Valley district.
He was after provisions and reports that
their tunnel is now in over 80 feet but that
90 ledge has been cut yet
The Record office has enroute shipment
OF the finest stationery seen here in many
years. cards, ball and other programme
sheets. letter and bill heads, envelopes, etc,
etc. II you want almost anything in the
printers line, give us chance at your work.
Cattle from Spring valley, Wilson creek,
and other sections of north are being gath.
cred TOR the drive to Milford for delivery on
June 9Th. While the drive will be good
enc 1t will not begin to assume the propor
tioas Of the drive from this vicinity of last
gear.
This week and next will be spent in the
grammar school department in general re.
view Of the studies of the term, all the ex.
Aninations to be in writing. Prof Prewitt
has taken great pains with his classes this
term and good improvement is observable in
every direction on the part of the pupils.
Steps have been taken to remove the
place OF meeting Of the Masonic Lodge st.
John. No. Is, from Phoebe to DeDamar. A
number Of the present members have
taken mp residence at the new town, and it
10 believed to offer better field for work
and the acquisition of new members than
the old reliable county seat. The June
meeting Of the lodge win probably be held
ct DeLamar, where arrangements have been
made TO use the ]. o. O. F. hall.
Il 10 early in the season. but the ''sixes
and ssvsns" conditions of political matters
generally Is probably responsible for the
early rumors OF county politics. Contrary
20 general custom OF the last few years,
which finds the summer well advanced be-
fore county officers are spoken of, we are
already hearing of ''slates." The principal
one comes from DeLamar, where the local
politicians are said to have made selections
from top 10 bottom, and the desire to serve
. bankrupt county 10 some official capacity,
d, with many, growing stronger.