The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
E. l.. Godbe and family came up
from Bullionville on Tuesday.


e. l.. Godbe and family came VI
from Bullionville on Tuesday.
Harry Nichols returned to Della
mar last Monday after two week
vacation spent in town here.
Wesley Williams Eand Dave Dor
land were in town on Monday from
Jack Rabbit District.
L. j. Osborne left on yesterday &
stage for Salt Lake on a business
trip and will be absent about week
Wilkes Campbell is recovering
nicely from poisoned hand which
has practically laid him up for the
past ten days.
Sheriff Prudential landed his
wards, John Bingham and Combs
safely at the Reno Asylum on Satur-
day.
Mrs. w, A. Liston, after upwards
of a month spent here under the care
of DR.. Campbell, returned home on
Monday much improved in health.
The two older children of VIM.
Wheatley are recovering from attacks
of what is supposed to be soarletina,
something unsual for this section of
country.
Governor Sadler has sold his in
terest in the mine adjoining the Dia-
mond mine in Eureka to the Dia-
mond Mining Co., for 13,000.-
Free Press.
Warm days but pleasant nights
will probably rule for month to
come, though the weather of the
past week has been of good summer
temperature.
The Board of County Commission
ers hold their regular monthly meet
ing on Monday next. Be sure and
itemize your bills and file them be-
fore noon on Monday.
Business is light in and around
the court house just now. With
the exception of the Assessors office,
where the assessment roll is being
made up, general lull prevails.
Miss Louise Evans is under DR..
Campbells care for an attack of
fever. No serious consequences are
feared but the opening of schoolwill
be delayed for a week or SO, in con-
sequence.
All the books and Office effects of
the Phoenix Reduction Co. have
been moved from Bullionville to the
Phoebe Con. Cos Office here and the
Peck Bros. are in full charge at
Bullionville,
The post office at Bullionville was
ordered closed last month but re-
sumed there caused the order TO bere-
presentation to the Department of
the operations about to be recon-
sidered within two days after it was
issued and Bullionville will retain its
post-office.
The Peck Bros. are making rapid
Roadway with the work of recon
structing the Bullionville mill. The
old pans and settlers have been taken
out, the building re-roofed and it
will soon be in condition to receive
the new machinery. The old mill
hardly be recognizable to even its
old friends when the new operations
begin.
The proposition to construct
telephone line between here and Bull
lionville has been abandoned. 1t
was thought phone line would
possess many advantages over the
telegraph but on consideration the
cost of construction and small bust
ness likely to require attention, leads
to the proposition of re-opening the
telegraph Office at Bullionville and
it will be done shortly.
The people of Panaca are doing |
the preparatory work towards or
ganizing for the construction of an |
immense reservoir at the head of |
Condor Canyon. Work is to be |
commenced if possible as soon as the
fali farm work is over. 1t will be CO.
operative concern and if it reaches
the expectationsof its projectors, up-
wards of lO,OOO acres Of land in Mea-
dow Valley Wash will be bought un-
der cultivation. There is large
amount of preliminary work to be
done however before actual work ON |
the dam can be commenced.