The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-09-14
LOCAL AND 9TH gRWlsE.

day.
The only thing that beats good
wife is bad husband.
The Board of Equalization will
meet next Monday at 10 o'clock at
the Court House.
The market has been pretty we'll
supplied this week with vegetables
and fruits.
The Indians have harvested their
pine nut crop and the first Install
ment found its way to town on
Tuesday. The crop this year is
larger than usual.
A Modock county woman has sued
her husband for divorce on the
charge of gross neglect OF duty.
incidentally she asks for the custody
of her eleven children.
The Bicycle riders all Clipped in
and had the road cleaned from the
Court House to the Point, distance
OF four miles, and the run out and
back is now made in an hour.
The public school opened Monday
with Prof. Prewitt in charge and
the enrolment shows ~ girls and
IA boys, 36 in all. 1t is expected
that ere the month is out the attend
ance will reach so.
Chas. Stein of Hike has entered
two suits in the District Court
against John Roeder, of Delamar,
involving $4,000. The cases arise
out of trouble over water rights in
Pahranagat Valley.
Mr.. j. H. Edney brought in eight
dressed sheep from Mr.. Hydes
camp in Camp Valley. They had
been ordered by the several fam
lilies here, and the mutton was
the finest that ever came to this mar
ket. II was luxury.
Mr.. Hasp, a junk dealer from Salt
Lake, has been here for the past
week, buying up all the old copper
and brass that the old town could
supply, and managed to get about
5000 pounds, for which he paid
from 2 cents to cents per pound,
Main Street needs good clean
ing, and with a small contribution
from the residents it could be clean
ed. Why not follow the example
set by tie bicycle riders and have il
done; the cost would be but little or
each.
Mrs. HI. j. Goodrich, wife of the
County Clerk Goodrich, departed
for Salt Lake Monday on a visit t.
relatives. Mrs. Goodrich has beer
in poor health for some time ant
goes with the hope of the chang,
doing her some good.
Lady missionaries visited Spring
and Eagle Valley this week ant
held revival meetings to save tn,
souls of the Valleyites. We fee
slighted as they gave us the colo
shake, for there are many here WHIT
are as much in need of lady mis-
sionary work as those living in tn
valley.
Rev. Benjamin j. Darneille ar
rived last night from Washington
D. c., on his way to Delam ar, New
where he goes to take charge of tn
Episcopal Church and will hold sci
vices there Sunday. He will hol
services this evening at the Coul
House at 8 o'clock and cordial ir
vitation is extended to all.
Transfers complain that the Was
above Rose Valley is nigh impassabl
and want to know when the bridg
will eputin for which bids wei
asked last month. We understan
that the Board of Commissions
agreed to pay for the lumber and ha,
1t delivered on the ground il Il
residents there would put it in plac
The Bicycle club was on the wa
path Tuesday. At quite an expen
they had the road cleaned from Il
Court House TO the Point. On Tue
day cattle man drove herd of ca
tie over the road, aud in many plac
making the road as bad as it was b
fore it was cleaned. the cattle knoc
ing the rocks in the road. Had Il
msmbers of the club been out for
ride that day and ran across u
driver 1t is doubtful if there YOU
have been a full Board present
the sitting of the Board of Equaliz
tion next Monday.