The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-08-27
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Indian summer appears already to have
arrived.
John Franks two dogs were poisoned at
noon to-day.
Judge Talbot left for Ely, on Monday,
going via Gyser
Ben Miller was in town Tuesday on stage
business. and yesterday he continued on to
Ely.
II. B. Prout, agent of the Con. l. Co. at
Milford was in town on Tuesday on bust
ness trip.
Billy Nye and the other fever patients are
reported to be improving nicely. Billy will
be able to be out in q few days.
Mrs. Riley who came up with her family
from DeLamar two weeks ago, is still suffer-
ing from the fever and is improving very
slowly.
Assessor Prudential will leave next Mon
day for Elko and Denver, which latter place
he visits on business connected with the X.
Of p. Lodge.
Manager Cohen of the DeLamar Co. went
on to Desert springs on Monday, and will
take in State Line district before proceeding
to Salt Lake.
Another washout occurred on the railroad
between Salt Lake and Milford on Monday.
and on that account we received no mail
from Salt Lake or points beyond on Tuesday
morning.
Alex. Thompson's chicken coop was
raided on Tuesday night, and all the chick
ems, seventeen in number, carried off. Sew
eral losses OF this kind have occurred within
the past month
A meeting Of the Bryan and Sewall club
will be held in the Courthouse on Saturday
evening, the 29th inst. All members of the
club aud Others interested are asked to be
present as there will be considerable business
to transact.
Good, steady prospecting is going along at
State Line district, and while no immense
bonanzas have yetDbeen uncovered, lthe be-
lief strengthens that an immense mineral
belt exists thereabouts which must prove
valuable when developed properly.
Louis Franks returned yesterday from q
four months trip to Tuscarora. He reports
gold mining at Tuscarora and at points a.
bout twenty miles north, to be encouraging
and that important discoveries have recent.
ly been made at both places.
The children are already talking school
matters over. The departments here will
probably open one week from next Mon
day. w. D. Prewitt will have charge of
the grammar department and Miss Louise
Evans, Of Reno, will supervise in the
primary room.
At the mass meeting held last Saturday
night at the court house, II. Z. Prudential
was elected from Phoebe, and A. o. Lee,
from Panacs, as delegates to the Silver Party
State Convention to be held at Elko Sept.
Sth. Messrs. Prudential and A. s. Thomp-
son propose to attend the Convention, both
having business at other points which calls
them away.
Last Saturday morning the infant child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dupont, died. after ten
days illness. The little one took cold on
the trip here from DeLamar, and contracted
second cold later on which ran into combi-
nation OF ills to which children are subject,
and fatal termination could not be a.
voided- Mrs. Dupont, who is suffering from
the fever, is Frustrated, and fears of her
recovery are entertained.
Prospective candidates can find employ.
ment in studying out the provision of the
purity of elections bill, passed by our last
legislature. 1t is meant to revolutionize poll.
tics and will surely have that effect if oh.
served as it should be. The restrictions
placed upon an aspirant are so numerous
that after reading it, one will about con.
clude the best thing he can do is to first an.
nounce himself. then stay at home, suck his
thumb and let the dear people do the rest
Mrs. ]. R. Williamson, President Of the
State Suffrage Association, is making tour
of the state and is expected to arrive here
this evening. The lady desires it to be an
nounced that she will speak two or three
evenings on equal suffrage, growth of the
American Nation and kindred subjects.
She is reported to be fluent speaker and
doubtless viii have a good attendance at
her meetings. She spoke few days ago at
Ely, and is expected to arrive this evening
on the Geyser stage.