The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-30
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Nice weather.
No internal revenue stamps are
to be had in town.
The town is dead quiet since the
shutdown last Saturday.
Produce wagons are retailing
eggs at bit dozen.
Registration books for the fall
election will open tomorrow.
County Clerk Goodrich returned
from DeLamar on Sunday.
Dewey l..
Schley OF.
Sampson 022.
The next meeting of the County
Commissioners will occur on Tuos-
day the 9Th. Of July.
Miss Annie Clinton received a
bike by Saturdays express and will
brave the rocks and ruts which make
up so much of our roads hereabouts,
in exercising with it,
A dozen or more from town i'm
provised picnic at Highland on
Sunday, They went as far as the
big trees. The old grounds are
found as enticing as ever.
The nine miles of road between
Panaca and Bennett Springs is said
to be the worst stretch between
Milford and DeLamar, simply hor-
rible as to dust and ruts.
Subscriptions to the war loan of
5000. 900, 900 bonds can be made on
blanks obtainable at the postoffice.
Circulars giving full information
in the matter are there also for dis.
tribution.
The first reward for the killing OF
Joe Walker of the Robbers Roost
gang. recently, amounting to $500.
90 has been paid by Utah. Nineteen
persons were entitled to share in it
and each received $26.30.
Hon. Geo. s. Sawyer will leave
for Carson tomorrow to argue in the
Supreme court, the motion for
new trial in the case of the State VS..
Dan Mandich. The case will be
heard about the 9Th. of July.
The daily war bulletins which
have been received here for some
time were discontinued on Monday.
We are thus without late dispatches,
but learn that nothing decisive has
yet occurred at Santiago de Cuba,
though several minor encounters
have taken place.
There will be no observance of
fourth here this year. The Knights
of the Maccabees Order, which pro-
posed bali for Monday night have
reconsidered the matter and contin-
ued it indefinitely on account of so
many people proposing to go out of
town on the 4th.
l.. Guggenheim of Virginia City,
is reported to be defaulter of funds
belonging to the grand lodge, 1, o.
0. f. and several subordinate LODI
ges; the endowment rank X. of P.
and several building associations
for all of which he was treasurer.
The total amount is said to be about
100000.
Capt. j. r. DeLamar arrived at
Salt Lake last Thursday and is ex-
pected to be in and out of the town
for month to come. He will visit
his properties in this county during
that time. The mine is said to look
as we'll as it did two years ago not
withstanding the immense quantities
of ore taken out during that period.
The Agricultural Exhibit of New
ada intended for exhibition at Oma-
ha, including specimens of salt from
the southern part of this county, etc. j,
was practically ruined by water
before it was put in place in the ex-
position buildings. A leak in the
roof, directly over the spot where
the articles were placed, occasioned
the trouble.
The Nevada Press Association
has arranged to charter a car at
Reno for a two weeks trip sometime
in August, TO Tia. Exposition now
ON at Omaha. 1t is estimated the
cost can be held down to about
$500 for each member aud that
tie car will be filled with members
of the Association and their families
II is proposed to 60 via Salt Lake
and Denver, and to spend day in
sach OF those places.