The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-27
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
Billy Davidson il up from De-
Lamar on court business.
Charley Lytle and Bob Clark were
in town the fore part of the wee'l,
Some extra men were put OH dur
ing the past weel, at the Pacific
tunnel
Reno has been experiencing a
number of shocks of earthquakes
the past week.
BoRN:-To the wife of James
Hulse, at Phoebe, Monday morning,
May oath, daughter.
District Attorney McNamee came
up from the metropolis on Monday
evening.
Charley Roe made another ship
ment to Salt Lake Monday of about
four tons from his property at
Bristol
Elko is to celebrate the Fourth in
a fitting manner. Committees have
been appointed and work on the
programme will commence at once.
The Hon. Judge Talbot, Henry
Rives and f. X. Murphy arrived
Monday evening from Ely, where
they have been attending court.
The Summit mill is now running
day and night shifts. The music of
its whistle is a pleasant sound to
the ear, and seems more like the
awakening of business.
The Roeder building on Lacour
street lis now dismantled, the roof
and front walls having been taken
down. The floor, roof and iron
doors are being taken to DeLamar,
where Mr.. Roeder is building.
T. Il. Edwards and John Purt-
scher were incoming passengers on
Wednesday mornings stage. Mr..
Edwards has been on a visit to Cali
fornia, while Mr.. Purtscher is from
a brief soujourn in Salt Lake.
The temperature rose considerably
during the week and brought us
from spring to summer weather
with bound. The nights, how
ever, are cool and pleasant, blankets
being comfort.
Gene Goodrich, accompanied by
his mother and her family, came in
from DeLamar last evening where
she has been visiting for a couple
OF weeks. Gene will return in a
day or two.
Oscar Wilde was released from
prison in England last week after
serving two years on the tread-mill
for immoral practices. He was
offered $4,000 for a write-up of his
life in prison, but refused.
Congressman Newlands has Sc
cured change in the mail route
from st. George, Utah, to st.
Thomas, New, so as to include Over
ton. The mail will now leave
Panaca Wednesday and Saturday at
z a. m. and arrive at st. Thomas in
thirty-six hours.
Sunday was fire-water day with
the Indians at Phoebe, which was
the cause of some little disturbance.
A fight and reckless horse-riding
through our streets caused Deputy
Sheriff Ewing to land two of them
in Jail. Some one will yet be pun
ished for traficing in whisky in this
unlawful way. The extreme pen
atty will be none too much for those
caught in these dealings with the
Indians.
Sheriff Prudential and wife and
L. .. Osborne and family returned
to Phoebe Tuesday evening. The
Sheriff has had rather lengthy
trip on his annual assessing tour
this spring, it being interspersed
with the killing of Ahvote, the In
dian murderer, and the chase of
Mouse, of whom Indians are still
supposed to be trailing. He saws he
experienced the hottest weather he
has known in his trip over the desert
on his homeward journey.
Buyers hive been going through
the county of late picking up all
cattle that were for sale. On the
first of the week some l 900 to | 200
head was purchased of Swiss Bob,
the Rice's, Pages and others in this
immediate vicinity, by Ryan and
Clark for Omaha parties, the prices
ranging considerably higher than
last spring, steers bringing $13,
b17.50 and 500. Beef cattle will
be rather scarce here this summer
BY the looks of things, most all
he af0ck havino haan d;crooad &c