The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12
LOCAL AND o THERWIsE.

Ben johnson was in from Eagl,
Valley district on Monday.
The family of Bob Burke arrived
here yesterday and will occupy the
Bawden house on Ely st.
A photographer has pitched his
tent on the vacant lot between the
Record Office and Main st.
Bishop Leonard will go from here
to DeLamar where he will hold SER
vices on Sunday in the All Saints
Mission Church.
There are more men seen on the
streets Of Phoebe nowadays than for
several years past and Main st. of
an evening begins to look like old
times.
These are the days when the daily
war bulletins are anxiously looked
for. Another Manila affair, this
time on the Atlantic side, would
drive the people wild.
The County treasurer advertises
this week the sum of $2250.00 for
the redemption of certificates of in
debtedness outstanding against the
general fund.
The change in train time at Mil
ford puts in force the same sched-
ule that was in effect four years
ago. II is an all around benefit
here so far as mail service is concern
ed.
Geo. 8. Sawyer went to Stateline
on Monday From there he went
10 Salt Lake the day following and
viii be at Parowan on the 10th to
try mining case which has arisen
from Stateline.
Departures from Deerlodge and
vicinity continue. Evidently the
people there can't afford to await a
resumption of work but we hope it
won't be long now ere regular pay
days occur again there.
Rev. Abiel Leonard, Protestant
Episcopal Bishop Of the diocese OF
Utah and Nevada is expected to ar.
rive here to-day and will hold relig.
GUS services in the court room to.
morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. All
are invited to attend.
China Dick is building a new din.
ing room on the lot Immediately
above his present place of business,
1t occupies the ground formerly
making up the Lawson butcher
shop. Dick expects to open up
next week and to present better
accommodations than the public
has had for years.
The case brought at Carson recent
ly to test the constitutionality of the
law requiring the production of poll
tax receipts before registering as a
voter has been submitted to the su.
preme conrt and an early and
exhaustive decision is looked
for so that the proper course for re.
gistry agents to follow can be known
before their duties begin in July in
registering voters for the general
election to be held next fall.
The stoppage of work at Eagle Val.
ley district will result in cutting
down the vote OF this locality. II
was expected that things would boom
there this summer and that its vote
would be large factor in the fall
elections, but as six months resi-
dence in the state is necessary to ac-
quire residence, most of the new
corners could not qualify even il
work resumes next month, as past
experience shows that new arrivals
are very largely from other states,
only small percentage coming from
other sections of our own state.
Fred @. Berger yesterday received
orders and transportation from
Fort Douglas to report at once at
St. Louis army headquarters as a
civilian packer. He left on this
mornings stage aud hopes to be put
at active service at once. He has
served the government in that ca.
pacity before. Packers receive wages
ranging from 5000 to slOO.O 90 d
month and are by no means plentiful
In tbs present war the government
has experienced more trouble than
anticipated in securing first class
men and many petitions have been
refused. Several years practicalex-
psrisnce Is necessary TO make . man
m expert 81 the business.