The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.


and returned last evening,
Miss Lille Coumerilh came in from Spring
Valley Friday and 10 the guest of Mrs. A. !.
Harrison.
Mrs. Tucker and her son Jerry, mother
and brother Of Mrs DIR. Campbell have been
In town the past wAek, and returned to
their home in Ely on Thursday morning
Messrs. J. Doyle, Louie and Fritz Frank,
Y. w. Dickel, d. Meichle and w. A. Fuller
went to Panaca Monday morning and re-
turned the same evening.
Louie Frank left Phoebe Wednesday for
Hike, and then go by way Of Elko around
TO Tuscarora, New, to work the placer
mines he and some others have leased near
there.
The House committee in charge of the
Nicaragua Canal bill is going slow. 1t will
grant hearings both in favor of and in OPP
position to the canal before deciding what
10 do.
Reports Of another fair strike on a claim
situated west of the 0phir claim at State
Line was mentioned yesterday. This claim
Is owned by Provo parties and lies partly IN
Utah and partly in Nevada.
4 ST. Louis firm has written to Governor
Jones offering to sell for Sc, 900 sugar beet
plant which cost $780, 000 Here is a chance
10 try the experiment of raising beets and
manufacturing sugar in this State.
Twenty-Five years ago Napoleon III re-
marked to Minister Washburne that Spain
would lsose Cuba in the end. The Emperor
had had some experiences in Mexico that
probably impressed him that America is for
Americans.
Messrs. A. s. Thompson and T. j. Os.
borne returned on Tuesday evening from
their trip to the southern portion of the
county. Both gentlemen believe that sec
tion will experience boom as soon as rail.
soAd building begins.
On Sunday afternoon the boys engaged in
agams Of ball. There are a few good play.
srs here and some talk Of organizing nine
10 INDUCED in. This is move in the right
direction as good deal Of sport and recre.
alton would come from it,
The iron trade seems to be looking up.
Carnegie has contract for 10000 tons of
steel rails for Japan, and large European
has NJ f1,v kaa ~.
bama. They are an inkling Of coming good
&mes.--Chicago Inter.Oeean.
Mrs. Lucy Arthur, eolored, died at
Stockton last week, aged l0S years,
months and 20 days. She was the mother
Ofseventesn children, only two of whom are
living. She had been sick but few days,
and retained her faculties till the last.
State Line district has got along far
enough to justify opening restaurant. Sam
kes opened up there yesterday. Board is
to be $25 month, single meals so cents.
Tbs house will be run at the Prudential
camp on the Nevada side of the line
At the marriage Of young couple at
Riverside. Lassen county. few days ago,
the happy pair were the recipients of four
COWS, three calves, two horses and wagon
as wedding presents. The only thing
lacking In the list Of presents was a ranch.
It will not DO long before Phoebe will be
snlivened by music from brass band, as
one was organised last Friday evening.
Mr.. Wheeler 10 teacher and conductor and
Mr.. Fuller secretary and treasurer. They
have sent for new music which will arrive
10 about two weeks.
The unusually cold weather Of Monday
and Tuesday destroyed the fruit crop in this
vicinity wherever the buds were far enough
advanced to suffer. John Herman reports
she loss of most of his fruit for this year
Some grain and alfalfa, and some fruit also
were destroyed at Eagle and Rose valleys.
Prof. D. L. Bathurst, and his brother c.
G. Bathurst were incoming passengers on
Wednesdays stage. Prof. Bathurst will
teach the Spring Valley school this term
which begins next Monday. He comes
highly recommended as a teacher and we
think the Spring Valley trustees have made
. wise selection In q teacher Mr. c. G.
Bathurst is merchant and comes here with
avisw Of looking over the FIELD to locate in
the msrshantils business
While all the good things said Of State
Line district may not pan out to the extent
wished for by the owners Of the claims
thereabouts, yet enough is coming in t.
satisfy one at all conversant with tht
country. that mineral belt Of some extent
and promise has been discovered. Some
little time must yet elapse, however, be-
fore IL can be determined whether or not the
place ID to consist Of good claim or two,
or Of half dosen, justifying the erection Of
COED sissd tswn.