The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-19


the prizes ut the California State Far
and California horsemen won all the
prizes at the Nevada State Fair.
The largest wheat crop ever rals-
ed in the Lovelock Valley was har-
vested this season by Hyram Stoker.
It amounted to over 10000 sacks.
Samples of Lovelock sugar beet
analysed by ProfN. K. Wilson were
found to contain an average OF ~ /
per cent sugar and to range in pur-
ity from SO to 95 per cent.
According to the Virginia Report,
business there has been looking up
for some time past. Many business
houses have been renovated and re-
paired and the future is hopeful.
Norman Wines, for many years
prominent stock and stage man II
the northern part of the State, died
last week of heart disease at his
home at Santa Barbara, Cal.
Reno will enjoy II free mail deliv-
cry beginning with the first OF Nov
We believe it is the only town in the
State far enough advanced in popu-
lation and business to secure the
benefit,
The Klondike gold yield for the
year is now estimated at about So
900 600, which is fully third less
than that of last year. The big de-
velopments that were expected have
not been realized
Churchill has but 1872 taxpayers
! in the whole county, and its assessed
value is placed at $610,2 O2; of this
amount the Central Pacific is asses
sed for $368,6l7, leaving $24l ,58(
for the rest.
Andy Delmue was visiting tow
/ from Spring Valley on Sunday. ii
n will leave for tue old country in
a few weeks on his first visit in Il year
and will be absent six or eigh
!, months.
> Professor jackson, who has bee
d at the head of the mining depar
ment of the State University for
, number of years, has resigned an
will address his attention to mil
= ing enterprise near Reno.
When Will Barney left town IL
= Spring Valley last Saturday afte
= noon his last stopping place w
~ Dicks Restaurant, where he carrie
out a carefully packed box. L
shape was something of give-awa
:. 1t is reported in Washington tn
= Admiral Dewey is engaged to t
- widow of the late General Hazen
'' the Signal service. Mrs. Hazen
a sister to John r. MCLEAN, t.
ed Damocratic nominee for Govern
AS of Ohio.
The U. S. troops are to be reno
10 ed from the Occur d. Alene mimi
district in Idaho. They are need
ad for service elsewhere. The mainte
for ance of order, should it be furtt
Ia necessary, will fall on the State
be Idaho itself.
For the past three weeks negot
OF tons have been pending betwe
for agents of the British governm'
ed. and st. Louis, Mo-, dealers for 3 4
the Of the finest pack mules that can
an secured, to be transported to So'
Africa via New Orleans.
'io- BENZ. johnson was in from de
'hu lodge on Saturday last. he
ace Just returned from the east where
ner reports everything in a flourish
'tn' condition and that everybody is
gagged in some kind of labor
ing which they receive good pay and
,ro- seem satisfied.
The Sheriff of Washoe cou
thot paid the County Treasurer 81, 20,
the said sum being the license
lected in that county last MOI
snce Fourteen saloons in Reno paid
ooys each; 6 gambling houses chippe
anu $75 piece and the balance was
'ute' cellaneous licenses.
bout
The Chairman of the Boart
- County Commissioners, the Coz
Clerk and the County Recorde
10 each county in the State are d.
=, mated as committee to whom
49,. tributions may be sent for the
with which to greet our soldier
A.