The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-18
FROM pELAMAR.


for him.
There is more or less complaint about the
heat, which has been extreme during sew
eral days of the past week.
Mrs. 4. J. Harrison arrived from Phoebe
on the l4th inst to join MIR. Harrison, they
will become permanent residents of De.
Lamar
The lovers of hot weather must certainly
be satisfied, and if You want to see how mad
a man can get, ask him if it is warm enough
to suit him.
w. J. Campbell, Prof. Prewitt's assistant
during the latter part of the last term of
school in Phoebe, is paying DeLamar visit
in company with the Professor.
J. c. Lynch has departed for Desert
Springs and State Line. he expects to re-
main there about a month looking after his
valuable prospects in that district.
Some of our citizens contempates visiting
Salt Lake City during the carnival, thereby
combining business with pleasure, besides
aking advantage of the half rate fare from
Milford.
District Attorney Osborne and Sheriff
Prudential departed for the county seat
after spending several days in town attend
ing to business, combined with the pleasure
of meeting their numerous friends.
MIR, 7. Barron, a resident OF DeLamar
from the starting of the town, departed for
his old home home in Canada, where he in.
tends to reside permanently, the climate
here not being congenial TO the health of his
family.
A "Pioche Dance" is arranged for this
evening at Vietta's Hall. This means that
Piochers and their friends will be princ.
| pally in attendance and about eighty are ex.
pected to participate. Despite the hot
weather pleasant time is sure to result.
Our town is not the sickly place which
many on the outside believe it to be The
epidemic of colds and coughs, due to bad
weather, which prevailed six weeks ago has
passed off, and there are few patients under
the doctors care, and none for fever Of
any kind.
Owing to the mill not starting as soon as
expected the April Fool pay day this month
will be postponed ten days or so. At first
only the poorer grade of ore was put
through in order to get the mill in good
working order. Beginning last Saturday, the
best ore was fed into the battery and ship.
ment of gold bullion will soon result
The voting for the Goddess of Liberty
closed on the evening of the 10th inst Con.
siderable interest was taken by the friends
of the different candidates, and consider
able fun was had among the boys who were
working hard for thei, best girl. The result
was as follows: Miss Carrie Culyerwell re.
ceived ass votes; Miss Rosana Dupont %
and Miss Laura Scott g. scattering, l24, a
total of 765 votes.
What promised to be serious runaway
occurred on the afternoon of the 10th inst
Two four-horse lumber teams standing on
Main street being left carelessly by the driv
ersstarted to run and gotgood Roadway wher
anumber of men endeavored to stop them
one turned in by the water office and pilet
up all in heap; the other shared the sam,
fate in front of Rossina's saloon. The horse.
were considerably bruised up, but no
enough to prevent them from going out t.
camp.
What promises to be one of the most in
teresting features of the fourth of July Gel
ebraton is the double handed drilling con
test. The prize offered by the committe,
not being deemed sufficient the miners hav,
taken the matter in their own hands an,
have raised about two hundred dollars, sew
eral business men contributing literally
The contest will take place in front of Han
Olsen's saloon on Main ST. Several exper
drillers from the DeLamar and April Foo
mines have agreed to take part and consid
cradle money will no doubt change hands
Last Friday DIR. Mayo entered suit in tn
district court against j. W. Stevens TO
$500 for professional services rendered Mr.
Stevens at the time of his accident at tn
April Fool mill some two months ago
Stevens regarded the bill as exorbitant an,
refused to pay moro than $500. AS hi
contract for work had expired, Stevens ex
pected to leave for Salt Lake, his home, an
the plaintiff set about securing his arrest a
: an absconding debtor. The matter wa
finally submitted to arbitration and tn
doctor was allowed $3.50, which ne accepted
and the suit was ordered dismissed. Mr.
Stevens leaves for Salt Lake in few days