The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-11
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

H. w. Turner tranacted business in De-
Lamar this week.
Principal W. D. Prewitt leaves this even
ing on his wheel for DeLsmar.
Several OF the boys had to get hats
couple Of sizes larger the morning after the
picnic.
]. B. Wheeler will have his concentrating
plant at Highland in running order in
week or so now,
j. Eisenmann left on Fridays stage to be
absent month or more at Salt Lake and
vicinity on business.
The notice Of application for patent on
the Poorman mine is being republished, and
appears for the first time this week.
Ben Miller has sublet the Pioche Geyser
and Osceola route to Herman Pacheco, who
takeslimmediate charge.
Sheriff Prudential, Henry Prudential
and t. ]. Osborne left by private convey
ance for DeLamar on Sunday morning
The measles are raging in Spring Valley.
This being their first appearance for some
time nearly every child is down with them
Morgan Williams, an old timer of this
camp, passed through here from Pennsylva.
mia, where he has resided for the few years,
past, to DeLamar yesterday
Mrs. Donohue, after spending several
days in DeLamar with her daughter, Mrs.
James Duffin, returned home Tuesday.
Our little town is getting quite reputa-
ton as health resort judging from the
number of daily arrivals from DeLamar
Ed T. Prudential went out to Comet on
Monday to resume work. They have a
good mine out there and they intend to stay
with it.
Miss Nevada Conway, one of the most
popular lady teachers of Lincoln County, is
spending portion of her vacation here with
friends.
Mrs. ]. McDonnough visited her sister,
Mrs. N p Dooley for few days this week
and returned home in DeLamar yesterday
morning.
Matt Foster, nine year old boy fell from
load of wood last Friday and cut deep
cash in his head, besides otherwise sustain.
ing severe bruises.
Mrs. Robt. Martin aud her sister, Miss
Lottie Connors, were guests of Mrs. O. P.
Sherwood for several days this week. They
returned to DeLamar yesterday morning.
The boarding house at the Old Timer
mine is now completed and the first order
Of supplies went out on Monday. This will
greatly accommodate the boys who work
out there.
Another water shortage last week was
caused by the cleaning out of the main wa.
ter tanks. Whilst the scarcity of water in.
convenienced few yet the cleaning of the
tanks will be highly appreciated by all.
Master Frank Thompson went to Salt
Lake on Friday where he will meet his
brother Charley on his way home from the
State University at Reno, and where he will
pass the 4th, taking in the carnival.
As the Salt Lake carnival of the ID, Sd,
and 4th of July is being talked up, many of
our citizens contemplate taking it in. The
o. P. has made the lowest railroad rates
ever known; it has been put down to S4 fol-
the round trip from Milford.
Mr.. G. c. Bathurst, who has been in the
employ of D. L. Wertheimer Co. at De
Lamar for some time past, was an incoming
passenger on Tuesdays stage He went or
to Newlands Wednesday to spend few
days with hir Bro, D. L. Bathurst.
Dan Baker was in from State Line on Sat
urday. He was attracted there from Sal
Lake, where he has been enjoying himsel
for some time, and now feels elated at tn
prospects before him, as he has one of tn
best of the gold locations recently made
Ben Miller is proposing to establish lin
between DeLamar and Sunnyside, and +
carry passengers and mail under the ney
contract which has just been let by the de
partment on that route. As usual Travi
got the contract and is looking for somebod
to do the work.
The railroad talk has not subsided, an
again, after examining the various routes W
are given to understand that the existin
grade between here and Milford will be utili;
ed. This is what we have all along expect
ed, Deep Creek, St. George and other point
Of interest notwithstanding.