The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30

Judge Bigelow of the Supreme Court is
pronounced goldbug, and is publishing a
series of open letters in the Reno Gazette.
This attitude of the Judge, from the promi.
nence of his position, causes considerable
interest in the East, and several of the let.
ters have been published in New York
papers accompanied with favorable com.
ment, while at home, as the Eureka Senti-
mel remarks, the papers are trying to figure
out how rank goldbug like Judge Bigelow
managed to humbug the people into eleoting
him to office all these years. The general
opinion is that he has been guilty of obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
AT the recent sale OF the Il. w. Crandall
estate interest in the South Extension. of
the Magnolia claim at Ferguson District,
the estates half interest was bought in by
the Magnolia owners for $50. 1t Twas
needed as dump ground and part of it is al
ready used for that purpose.
Eko County has an early crop and heads
the list this year with announcements for
candidates for county office. Three are al
ready carrying their cards in the local papers
and Others are spoken of. All so far heard
from ask the support of .he democratic
party.
Lizzie NJ. Daggett was granted divorce
from Rollin Nj. Daggett, at Oakland, Cal. on
the 23rd. inst. on the ground of willful neg
lect and failure to provide. r. Nj. Dag.
gett represented this state in the United
States Senate in the '70s, and later was
minister to the Hawaiian Islands. 1t was
while at the islands that he met and mar
ried the lady who has just been divorced
from him. She has an ample private for
tune with which to care for herself
Rev. f. w. Crook of the Episcopal
Church expects to be here from Salt Lake
City, Utah. to hold services morning and
evening of Sunday August 9th. The Dis
trict Court room will probably be used for
the purpose as the church building is in
such condition as to be unsafe for occup.
ancy.
On the Odd inst. Dave Porter, an old war
veteran, suicided at Carson by shooting
himself with an old musket. He attached a
string to the trigger and discharged it with
one Of his toes. The musket was loaded
with piece of brass weighing about three
quarters of an ounce, and tire missile passed
clear through his body, killing him in.
stantly.
1t is said that Judge c. f. Mack of Vir.
ginia, may possibly resign in order to man
age the settlement of the estate of his old
friend, Richard Kirman, to whom, for many
years, he acted as legal adviser, and who re.
quested the Judge, during his last illness,
to manage the settlement of his estate in
case he died.
Last Thursday night an effort was made
to burn the court house at Hawthorne.
After all the officers had left a fire was
noticed in the basement, and the discovery
that coal oil had been used justifes the be.
lief that the effort was the work of an in.
cendiary.
DR.. j. d. Campbell, James Nesbitt, Hon.
G. II. Patehen and Mark Church went to
DeLamar on Saturday to attend the first
meeting of the Masonic Lodge at that place,
and returned home Monday. DeLamar now
has four organized secret societies, as they
are generally called; the |. o. o. f., For.
esters, X. OF Z. and Masons. and the A. q.
U. w. propose to organize there shortly,
also.
Misses Louisa and Nettie Blewett are
spending part of their school vacation here
with old friends. having come up from De,
Lamar last week.
The band turned ont ON Saturday night,
after news was received of Bryan's nomina.
ton by the Populist convention at st,
Louis. The music attracted crowd and an
impromptu good time and celebration was
INDUCED in. The call for. the organization
OF Bryan and Sewell club promises to be
! well attended.