The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Elmer Middleton was in from Lake valley
last Sunday.
L. Wertheimer went to DeLamar on
Tuesday on one Of his periodical visits.
Rev. Father Manion was passenger for
DeLamar on Tuesdays local stage
Spring valley was well represented at the
Washington Birthday party here on Friday
night.
Benz. Sanders, attorney, came up from
DeLamar on Tuesday to attend business in
the district court.
Notices to the creditors of the estates of
Louis Klein, deceased and John Wedge,
deceased, appear this week.
Hon. G. F. Talbot, district Judge, arrived
by Sunday nights Milford stage, to hold
short sitting of the district court
The store building at Bonanza city, State
Line District, is up and nearly ready
for business The Cedar, Utah, people
don't propose to get left.
The young folks OF Spring valley have ar
ranged for Leap year party for tomorrow
evening at the school house there, and sew
eral of our young bloods propose to take it
in
Miss Lena Clinton went to DeLamar on
Tuesday to visit with her sister, Mrs.
Mamie Kelly, for time, in the hope Of
benefiting her health, which for some time
past has been quite poor.
1t has been decided by an Ohio court that
wives are legally responsible for the support
OF their husbands when the husband cannot
furnish tho support. The decision will
hardly help along the matrimonial market.
A. Butterfeld, commission merchant at
Chicago said to be worth $500 600, commit.
ted suicide by cutting his throat, inllicting
wounds which proved fatal. He lived
without the ordinary comforts of life, his
main desire being to accumulate wealth.
were playing, Angelo, the year old son of
Peter Lynch, was accidentally pushed down
pair of cellar steps and had his left arm
broken. The fracture was set by Dr.
Campbell, and the little sufferer so far is
getting along nicely.
W. H. Hooper of South Dakota is on
visit here looking up suitable land for pro.
posed settlers from his section who desire to
migrate to warmer Cline He represents
very desirable class Of settlers, and it is
hoped he will find land in character and
price suited to his needs.
By the accidental upsettng of bucket of
hot water, Frank Lee, the oldest son of F.
c. Lee of Panaca, had his foot severely
scalded last Thursday morning at the Syphus
and Wedge camp at the Utah Spur claim,
where the boys are working on lease. The
injury necessitated return home to Panaca,
where Lee will be placed under forced
rest.
Friday nights Washington Birthday
party, while it had no crowd in attendance,
as of yore, still supplied enough to com.
fortably fill the floor, and dancing continued
until 2 o'clock in the morning. The music
was furnished by the local string band, of
which w. j. Denton is the leader, and it
was noted that the young man is improving
steadily in his manipulation of the violin
The explosion which took place on We'd
nesday night of last week is found to have
been caused through loaded quicksilver
tank The bottom of the vessel was found
the following morning in front of Ike
Ewing's blacksmith shop on Main street
about 600 feet from where 1.-THE thing was
set of. 1t had struck and nearly cut
through the spoke of an old wagon wheel
lying there. 1t confirms the conclusion that
the blast was the work Of hoodlum BOYS,
and while the prime object may have been
to brighten somebody, the danger embraced
to life and limb was such that the perpetra.
tors are likely yet to be punished severely il
caught.