The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-25
LOCAL AND or 4sRwIs &.

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crop is said to be fairly good this
year.
o. G.. Snow was a north bound
passenger from DeLamar on Tues
days stage.
Prof. ID. L. Bathurst will arrive in
Phoebe on the 10th, and will open
school on the 18th.
Billy Bell has gone to Camp Val
ley in the employ of G. L. Hyde for
the fall and winter.
DIR. Campbell went to Panaca on
Sunday on the second of his regular
weekly trips to that place.
The tax list this year contains
1888 names. The Assessors Office
is busily engaged mailing the lists
to the various parties assessed.
The railroads going to be longer
in reaching us than was at first ex-
pected but it will nevertheless be
welcome when it does arrive.
General Manager III. A. Cohen of
the DeLamar Company made fly
ing visit to the camp last week
and returned north on Monday
morning.
The trustees are making several
needed repairs around the school
house building. 1t will be put in
good shape for the opening on Sep
TENDER 18th.
A nice gas, or coal oil lamp has
been placed Immediately in front of
the court house door. It will be
blessing on dark nights and light
up those $500. steps.
The market has been we'll suppli-
ed with good fruit of late. The
variety is not great on account of
late frosts however.
Assessor Prudential and j. III.
Edney went out to the Wilson Greek
Mountains on Friday after game.
They bagged score of grouse but
failed to see any deer.
An appeal has been taken in the
case of j. Delmue VS.. Dan Ross
tried at Deerlodge on the 3rd. inst.
1t will be tried at the December
sitting of the District Court.
Monday was payday for the lessees
of the Nevada Mining Co. Full
pay at the rate of $500 per man
was made for the work done in July.
The ore taken out, and concen-
trates shipped SO far this month have
been good and no doubt this month
will be paid up at full rates also.
There is money in the sheep bust
ness these days. Where two years
ago wool sold for six cents, it now
sells for fifteen, and where wethers
sold at 1.50 head two years ago,
they now bring from $500 up.
Well, it only evens things up, for
the three years back of that were all
losing ones.
No additional men have been put
on at the Ross mine at Deerlodge
lately, but the boilers and other
machinery for the mill are on the
road from Milford and this looks as
though the enterprise is to be push
ed ahead. According to last report
DR.. Nelson was to have been at the
mine with working force by the
10th. inst.
Isn't it about time local political
rnmblings took form in open am
nouncements from some of the coun-
ty candidates. Dark horses don't
aalwys win and the best way for an
aspirant to do at this season of the
political game is to get his name
before the voters of the county in
brief statement of what he wants at
their hands. The best medium we
know Of is the Record, for it circu- |
lates in every quarter OF the county. |
The boy whose aria DR.. Campbell |
was called upon to set at Hebron
last week proved to be little chap
delight years who suffered the break |
ing Of the elbow joint through being |
thrown from a horse. The injury |
occurred several days before the |
Or. was called and a local healer |
was called to set it, He made a
poor job Of it and it is yet ques-
ton whether or not the little fellow |
will lose the injured member. He
u the child Of O. " Huntsman and
biz father brought him to Panaca
% Saturday where he will be more
easily within reach Of the Doctor.