The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-24
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

T. j. Osborne was an incoming
passenger on Sundays Milford stage
after business trip of six weeks
spent at Carson and other points.
Joe and Hy Rice have their store
building at Panaca nearly completed
II faces south and is located just
around the corner from the Co.or
store.
f. r. McNamee returned on Sun
day from a six weeks trip to Carson
and the coast. He came in via State
line and Eagle Valley districts.
Mrs. John N. Craig, a former old
resident here died at Helena, Mont,
on the 18th inst of neuralgia Of the
heart. She was SO years of age
Fosters storm, predicted for the
Is of this month, struck us two days
ahead of schedule time, and several
inches of snow fell in town and to
the north last Monday.
Hon. Geo. s. Sawyer went to De-
Lamar on Tuesday to be absent a
week on legal business. Mrs. Saw
yer accompanied him and will visit
with her daughter, Mrs. A. j. Clark.
Railroad talk is still plentiful and
in few days at most now we ought
to know whether to expect the ex-
tension south from Milford this sea.
son or not.
Commissioners Giles and Syphus
came in from DeLamar and Panaca
on Monday to attend the adjourned
meeting Of the Board of Commits
sioners which had been continued to
consider the Interest Tax levy.
Circumstances alter with cases.
While Lincoln County scrip is at a
big and constantly fuctuating dis
count, certificates of Lewis and
Clarke County. Mont are selling at
a premium of one per cent.
1t is thought that the next sitting
of the district court here will occur
in May, opening with the first Mon
day in the month. The amount OF
business to come up is not SO fai
very great, but its nature will require
both grand and trial juries to be cal.
led.
Col. r. II. Aiken, who recently
bonded the Lytle group Of claims in
Eagle Valley district, has returned
from Salt Lake and is about to begin
work there. The claims are to bs
prospected thoroughly. We hope
they will develop into all that the
old owners hope for them.
Rufus Pippin, who was shot by
Robt Bonds Feb 4th in Meadow Val
ley Wash, IL miles below Kiernans
ranch and who came to Phoebe Mar
It'll for treatment returned to his
home last Friday The DIR. remov-
ed sixteen pieces of bone from his
upper jaw which had been shattered
by the ball. It is now thought he i,
on fair way to recover.
W. L. White, Salt Lake cattle
man made a big purchase of cattle
in Elko last week. He bought j. I
Wright's entire herd, three hun.
dred yearlings from G. H. Hale and
100 yearlings from Henry Jones. The
cattle are all to be delivered ut Elkc
on the 18th of June. The purchase
amount is the aggregate to $40, 900
-Elko Independent.
A drove OF about 275 head of stoci
cattle is plodding along between
Panaca and Desert Springs. The
cattle are from Las Vagas and Mud
dy valleys. this county, and hav,
been on the road for month or NOR,
Cattle from the south are usually be
lived to be small and undersizet
generally, due it is thought to tn
hot climate, but the present her,
are fully up to the size and weigh
usually driven from this vicinity AN,
are in good condition.
j Eisenmann, after several month
absence in California, returned o
Monday. His next work will be [
operate the Magnolia mine. Th
presentintention is to take out au,
ship all high grade ore, while secon
class ore will be stored at the mine
The developments made in this wor
will determine future operations AN,
il sufficient ore reserves are made /
Justify It, suitable reduction work
will be erected. A steam or gasolin
hoist will be among the firstimprove
msnts made on the property.