The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

John Lynch and son Tom mrc
in town yesterday.
County Recorder Turner went to
DeLamar on Monday
Colds prevail generally AS a result
of last week 5 cold snap,
Charley Lytle drove the Ursine mail
in yesterday, his first visit TO town
this year.
j. b. Wheeler expects shortly to
move in from Highland with his
family for the Winter season.
w. Il. Barney came in yesterday
from Deerlodge district to attend
business connected with the APP
preaching sitting of court.
The whole courthouse has been
cleaned and put in presentable shape
for the approaching sitting of the
District court which opens on the
10th. inst.
The Oregon Short Line is intend
ing to put in large steam sheep
steering plant at Milford next spring
with a capacity of $4,000 sheep
Milford Index.
Operations at Frisco Utah, are 60
irg right along and nothing much
is said of them on the outside. The
Milford Index says the Horn Silver
Company has over 200 men on its
payrolls.
Tie remains of w. NJ. Davidson
have been removed from DeLamar
to Phoebe. They were broughtin on
Saturday in charge of Mr.. jacobson,
and were inferred in the public GEM
etery here on Sunday,
One report concerning John Sher-
idan is that he was seen last by a
teamster on the morning of his dis
appearance, about mile east of
town. That he had eanteen with
him and was walking out on the
Panaca road.
The Jackson House at Eureka has
been purchased with all its fixtures
by Mrs. Julia Brown, who with her
son Martha Brown will undertake the
management of the property Mr..
Jackson expects to move his family
to San Francisco.
The latest prize ring gossip is that
Corbett has offered Fitsimmons $751;
600 spot cash to give him return
fight, and that Fitz has decided to
accommodate him and have the fight
in Carson City on the same historical
platform that witnessed the other
dispute. Appeal.
The grand jury called for the sit
ting of court willconvene week from
tomorrow. Until after their work is
done it will not be known definitely
how much, if any, of trial jury
will be needed. 1t is expected that
two or three indictments will be
found on the criminal charges which
will be presented to the grand jury.
Thursday night ushered in a steady
twelve hour rain. The latter part of
the storm left the mountain tops to
the north, well covered with snow,
not deep enough however to drive
the cattle down to the winter ranges.
By Monday the cold had moderated
and the weather was again pleasant.
The chances are good for it to remain
so for q month or more.
Milford now has a newspaper.
The Index made its first appearance
last Saturday and is on our exchange
list. We are glad of this as thi.
section can now keep informed
of current events at its railroad ter
minus. Important occurrences fire.
quently take place there of which W,
have no news until too late to be O
interest. G. w. Cook is bushes
manager, and b. w. Rice, editor o
the new sheet. We wish them sue
cess.
At Ely, last week, Louis Garntel
eaux was indicted for the murder {
Nora Ahern at Eberhardt, last Ma,
1t will be remembered that the bod
of the woman was found after sh
had been missing nearly week IAN
that Garntereaux was the last perso
known to have seen her alive. j. {
Rodgers was also indicted for MAI
slaughter in killing "Happy Jack
at Cherry Greek three weeks age
Both cases were set for trial on th
18th. inst. Judge Cheney, of Reno
opened court but Judge Talbot wi
perside at the jury trials.