The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-12-28
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Joe Delmue and wife were in from
Round Valley yesterday.
Will Hollenger was in from Eagle
Valley and spent Christmas with
Hiochers.
Melo Lazarovitch, who has been
working out at Bristol, came in to
spend the Holidays.
1t is reported that the ice at the
Condor Canyon is fourteen inches
thick and clear as crystal.
A number of people around town
are complaining of colds. This is
good weather for catching colds.
Paul Sucetti, who has been work.
ing on his mine at Stampede Gap,
came in town to spend the Holidays
with his family.
Alex. Orr and his son Roy have
completed the assessment work on
the Navy mine in Highland Dis
trict.
The men from the Poorman mine
had little too much Christmas and
only one of them appeared for work
the next morning.
On account Of the cold weather and
the freezing up Of the water at State
line, the Johnny mill has been clos
cd down indefinitely.
Ed and John Deck came in from
Deerlodge on Friday. John return
cd the following morning accom-.
panied by Miss Harrington.
Word was received from T. j.
Osborne from Salt Lake, that he has
taken . severe cold, and an attack of
asthma followed, on account Of the
same will be delayed few days
longer.
For Holiday travel. The U. & P.
r. r. Co. will sell tickets on Dec.
%, "a, rs, 81, 1899, and Jan. LIST.
1900. to all points on its line at one
fare for the round trip. all tickets
limited TO Jan. 3rd, 1900.
j. B. McGee who has bonded the
Copper King mine near Stampede
Gap, sent two men out last week to
commence development work on the
property. If things materialize as
expected, more men will be put on
very shortly.
England is torn from center to
circumference by the overwhelming
defeat OF their idol General Butler
at Tugila river last Friday. The
British lost 1887 men and eleven
guns. It was the most serious re-
verse OF the war.
Hon. W. j. Doolsy, accompanied
by Andy Noonan, Mrs. G. o. New
ell and Mrs. Benson, came in from
Stateline on Friday on their way to
Dslamar to spend the Holidays. Up
ON arriving here Mr.. Noonan lost
his position lin the wagon which
was Immediately filed by Mrs. w.
d. Prewi.t, and Andy had to take
the fast mail from here on to Della
mar.
There has been considerable trouble
lately with the express matter billed
TO Phoebe. Most of it has taken a trip
to Delamar, then back to Panaca and
some has even gone back to Uvada
to try it over. This is bad enough,
but what is worse, two men, strang-
ers in this section, waybilled at
Uvada for Phoebe, got into the stage
for here, as they thought, but landed
in Stateline that evening. That is
coming close.
Our Deputy Sheriff took an Indian
ledger, who had little too much
'6re-water" aboard, into bis hotel
which is located just behind the
Court House, on Christmas day.
There was another Indian in the
same condition, but not being will
hing to accept IN invitation to the
above named hotel, took leg bail and
when last seen he was going over
the summit towards Panaca at
S-minute gait.
They have Q stringent homestead
Law in Texas. Down there man
can't mortgage Q home of 200 acres
Ds less, even il the wife and chill
drsn are willing sign to the mort
gasge. Nor can ii be taken for debt,
Dor can il b. sold unless the. wife
signsand acknowledges che deed in
pEivate and before an officer out Of
hsz husbands presence.