The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-28
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

4imot A luuittDu NdS III llOHi iIuhe
Valley on Monday.
Charley Roe came in from Bristol
district yesterday.
Yves Williams spent several days
this week from Royal city
Ben Sanders came in from Della
mar on Tuesday to attend the sitting
of court.
District Attorney McNamee was
an incoming passenger on Tuesday,
to remain for the court season.
Mark Church is replastering sew
eral ceilings in the courthouse in
rooms that have been in bad shape for
many years
At Ely, last week, Louie Gartner-
eaux, tried for the murder of Norah
Ahern, was found guilty in the
second degree
Jack Smith was in from State
line district last Friday to see about
shipping in lot of ore for reduction
from the Burro mine.
j. H. Edney continues to supply
the market with young sage hens.
They are still quite numerous
around Wilson Greek mountain.
Now is the time to pay your taxes.
They will become delinquent and
penalty of ten per cent be added on
the first Monday in December.
Henry Eilers returned last Friday
from Salt Lake. Though not en-
tirely recovered from his attack of
asthma, he is able to attend to bus
mess
Geo. Petty yesterday overhauled
the old Fulks saloon on Main st, OPP
posite Meadow Valley, and will run
it during court time, and continuous
~ II business lustltles.
A fire alarm sounded about ten
O'Clock last Saturday morning. A
burning stoyepipe at Hymans caus-
edit. 1t was more of scare than
anything else and no water was
turned on.
During court time a special four
horse coach will be run between
Bennett Spring and Phoebe to accom-
modate jurors and others. W. II. |
Perry, and Clark Bros. of the Della
mar line will run the coach and the
public may rely on good service.
The grand jury will be impannel-
led at the courtroom at ten o'clock
tomorrow morning. Saturday,
and most of next week will be oc,
cupied in law matters principally,
the trial of cases to come off the
week following.
The trustees are considering the
proposition of employing an assist
ant teacher for our school. The
range of studies embraced by the
children in attendance is too great
to permit them to be handled pro-
perly by one teacher.
County Treasurer N. p Dooley is
receiving taxes at his place of bus
mess on Main st. The number of
payers SO far is small. Though no.
tees have been sent to every listed
name, the greatest rush will occur
in the last few days.
Saturday and Sunday gave us an
other blizzard. The storm broke
during Saturday night and next
morning witnessed light fall of
snow hereabouts while the noun
tains were well covered. DeLamar
felt the breeze too, and the prophesi,.
rs of hard winter seem to be reason
able from the way it starting in.
County Clerk Goodrich went to
DeLamar on Friday to act in the abb
sence of the District Judge, in the
case of Antoine Bionda on an exam
nation for lunacy The man has
been off his base for years, especial
ly since the summer of 1896 when
he claims letter containing half
million dollars for him was aequest-
cred by the postal officials.
From putting up new stoves, and
starting fires in old ones without
looking after the pipes, etc, this is
the season of the year when fires
generally occur with most frequency
Looh vel after the fastenings Of
old pipes and be sure the new ones
are put up securely Though'property
is less valuable than heretofore it's
loss would be hard on most of the
present owners.