The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-08
LOCAL AND 9TH ERwisE.

Mrs. H. e. Prudential returned
home on Sunday from two months
visit with relatives in Idaho and
Salt Lake.
With snow at both Elko and Ely
and the thermometer below zero we
ought to doubly appreciate the fine
weather hereabouts during the past
week.
Deputy Sheriff Jake johnson came
in from DeLamar Saturday eve.
He brought the skeletons of the
Hancock victims and other evidences
of the murder gathered at the scene
last week.
Harry Nichols, who came up from
DeLamar last week left for Salt
Lake. He thinks of going to Wes-
ern Australia, where his uucle
Ralph Nichols has charge of extern
sive gold properties.
The residents of Panaca took adj
vantage of the semi-annual tax pay
ment law more than any others this
year. Most of them allowing one
half their taxes to go over till next
June.
The newspaper reports are con-
fiicting, but Governor Sadler APP
pears to be quite sure of occupying
the gubernatorial chair himself
after the second Of January as we'll
as at present.
An old shaft or sumphole, which
was cribbed up with timbers
about four feet from, the surface, at
the junction of Main and Lacour
SITS. fell in few days ago. 1t prov
ed to be 20 feet deep and was filled
in on Monday.
In late interview with Tribune
reporter at Salt Lake, Senator Stew
art affirms that he will be reelected
and says the situation now is as it
has always been heretofore, that is,
his opponents had him beaten, etc.
but that it did not prove SO when the
ballots came to be cast.
John Shier came in from DeLamar
Sunday evening to spend day or
two. He is offering his business both
here and at DeLamar for sale, desir
ing to locate in some quarter of Cal
ifornia where the climate is moder-
ate, on account of i'll health which
has affected him for about year
past.
II is suggested that if the murderer
Hancock furnishes a subject for a
hanging bee here, he can be conve-
niently swung between the walls of
the court house and Jail. A rope
attached to the rafters above and a
trap cut through the floor is all
the preparation needed aud it would
be easily screened from public gaze.
Arrangements for the children's
Christmas tree are going ahead nice
ly and the fund now reaches over
$4,000. A good deal of interest is
manifested also in the entertain.
ment which is to form part of the
program and the older school chill
dren are rehearsing every few even
ings.
Capt. j. r. DeLamar is at Sal
Lake accompanied by Mr.. Clements
who is to act as manager of the De
Lamar Company, it is reported, t.
fill the vacancy created by the resig
nation of Mr. Cohen. Supt. Oman
has gone TO Salt Lake to meet Capt
DeLamar and it is not probable tina
the latter gentleman will not visi
tine mine on this trip.
On Monday afternoon between
here and Bennett Springs Franz
Warner in loading a pistol while
seated In wogon, accidentally sho
himself through the leg. The weap
on was dirty and in trying to force
cartridge home, IT was In some wa,
discharged. The bullet .plowed it
way through the heshy part of tn
leg grazing the kneecap. Frank i
out with q stick and will be all RICH
In week or SO. barring colds 0
other accident.
Two MILLIONS Year.
When people buy, try. and bu,
again II means they're satisfied. TIL,
people OF the United States are nov
buying Cascarets Candy Cathartic !,
the rate of two million boxes yea
and II will DO three million befor
Nes Years. II means merit proved
that Cascarets are the most delight
Dowel regulator for everybody til.
year aronud. All druggists Zoe, 25,
hoes boz, >nxe guarntsed.