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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
Florence Group
Has Been Sold

A mining deal of great impor-
tance to this and the district in
which the property is located,
has been consummated, by the
sale of the Florence group of
four claims situated in the Stam-
pede Gap country. ]. A. Mes
bitt, Henry Lee, Ben Geske and
the Boston-Pioche Company have
turned over to ]. S. Free this
group, the consideration is about
$4,000. Lead and silver values
predominant and there are values
of gold and copper in the ore
that has been developed recently.
The property is about ten miles
from Phoebe but still in our min
eral belt, and adjoins the prop
erty of the Stampede-Pioche
Mining Corporation on the north.
Thus another section of the
vast mineral territory tributary
to Phoebe will be developed on a
large scale, and will undoubtedly
prove to those in the mining
world, that this particular sec
ton has not been fairly pros.
pected.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
Phoebe Has
"Real" Phones
Central Office Established
In the Carman Building.

G. c. Howard of Los Angeles,
and a party of workmen have
been busy the past week INSTALL
ing a telephone system in Phoebe.
They have located an exchange
at the post Office, and have con-
nected up some of the business
houses and mines throughout the
district. The gentlemen are
representing the Phoebe Tele-
phone Company, which is now
in course of incorporation. The
company will be incorporated
and put upon a sound basis and
guarantee to keep the system up
to the standard at all times. See
ing the necessity of additional
phones in the town they deter
mined to install those most
needed at once and others will
follow shortly.
The exchange will be under
the charge of A. A. Carman
from Z. a. m. to 9 p. m. each
day, and for the present no night
operator will be employed, but
connections will be left with all
the principal places so that SER
vice can be cotton in this man
ner. This system is a welcome
acquisition to Phoebe and is one
more step toward her ultimate
metropolitan appearance.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
Foul Murder
at Dry Lake
Pumpman at Station Shoots
a Man Down Who Refuses
Move on

District Attorney Horsey was
called to Las Vegas Thursday,
to represent the State at the
preliminary hearing of murder
charge. The pumpman at Dry
Lake, this county, is charged
with numbering a tramp.
At the time of going to press
we were unable to get the exact
particulars, but what we have
been able to learn from current
rumor, would indicate that the
killing was unjustifable.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
Chicago People
Visit the Lyndon
Were Surprised at the
ShOwings Contained on
These Properties.

w. Grundy, C. F. Grundy and
A. Schwartz, all of Chicago,
were visiting in Phoebe a couple
of days the fore part of the
week. The purpose of the visit
here at this time was to view the
properties of the Lyndon Com
pany. situate at Comet district.
They were taken to the mines
Monday and remained there un-
til Tuesday morning, which time
they spent in viewing the i'm
mense mineral acreage controlled
by that company.
When seen by a representa-
tive of this paper upon their re-
turn from the property, they
expressed themselves as being
delighted at what they had seen.
While the gentlemen had been
keeping closely in touch with the
progress Of the property and
have had submitted, from time
to time, reports, they had been
unable to grasp an idea of the
the magnitude of the or bodies
disclosed, until an actual inspec-
ton was made.
They characterized it as one
of the biggest propositions" it
had been their pleasure to view
in many years and expressed the
= confidence that. the Lyndon
properties had passed the eX-
perimental stage and could now
be counted among the actual
producers. Especially was this
so of the Passport claim on
which some phenominal show
ings had been encountered of
late.
C. F. Grundy is connected
with the firm of Lowenthal &
Company one of the leading
brokerage firms of Chicago.
These gentlemen will spend a
few days on the coast before
returning to their homes.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
Station Agent
Makes Escape

The Pioche agent of the Cal
iente & Phoebe railroad, R. D,
Montgomery, left his position in
a rather hasty manner Wednes-
day last and the next morning
no express or freight could be
obtained from the depot build
ing.
From a general rumor, it is
understood that Montgomery be-
came very intimate with the
wife of Brakeman Garrison, and
the irate husband caused a most
sensational performance about
noon of that day, and in the
termination of the affair. no fire
escapes We're used by the Marty
making good" his departure
froln the living apartments on n
the second story of the depot
building.
Space will not permit of an
extended article on the domestic
/ troubles in and around the de-
pot, but at the point of a p11n
we have lost one of the most ac.
commodating station agents or
the entire San Pedro system.
The agent at Panaca arrived
here last evening to fill the posi
ton as agent at the Pioche Office
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27

this line will result from the re-
cent inspection.
They were extremely pleased
with the Pioche-Pacific prop
critics. This is a strong concern,
numbering among its principal
stockholders such men, promin-
ent in public and financial life,
in addition to the gentlemen
named, as John S. Bransford.
mayor of Salt Lake City, who
holds the position of president.
The operations of the company
are taking substantial form
and to this end machinery has
been ordered and will soon be
landed, meanwhile grading is
taking place for its reception.
Robert Baumgarth, we'll known
in local mining circles, is gen.
eral manager of the company
and is plotting its affairs in a
businesslike manner, which will
surely be productive of results.
Messrs. Rice and Farrell have
visited Phoebe on several differ
ent occasions. Coming here
when the railroad terminus was
at Milford, but they are frank in
the statement that at no time,
during their long acquaintance
with her history, did it look so
opportune, and has such ample
justification existed for the rec
ognition due her from the min
ing public as at present.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
Power Drills
At the Mendah

The new air compressor and
drilling apparatus has been in
stalled and is now in operation
at the Mendah. 7. ]. Osborne
says the first test of the drills
in the bottom of the Mendah
shaft, was most satisfactory and
they will be kept grinding con-
tinually from this time on.
AS to ore shipments from this
property, it is planned to COM
mence in the very near future.
The smelters are anxious to get
the character of ore that comes
from the Mendah and regular
shipments can be made without
any delay.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27

gives it a large expanse of terri
tory along the famous black
ledge; it will also provide a
means of access and permit the
working of the mine at a mater
Tally increased depth with but a
comparatively small amount of
drifting.
The consideration involved in
this transaction could not be
learned nor the terms upon
which the transfer was made.
The deal, however, will mean
much for Phoebe, as it will insure
increased activity on the hill
south of town.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
More Salt
Lake Capital
Rice and Farrell Inspect Their Hold
ings In Phoebe.

Messrs. Rice and Farrell, whose
names have been connected with
many successful mining enter
prises in and about Salt Lake
City for years past, are in Phoebe
this week, viewing properties in
which they hold a substantial in
tereSt.
One of the latest acquisitions
these gentlemen have made in a
mining way, is a large one in the
Pioche-Pacifc Mining Company,
recently incorporated and oper-
ating on the hill south of town.
They have had interests in Pi-
oche since the early nineties,
being the owners of the Old
Timer group of claims to the
west of town. They have been
making a careful examination of
the properties of the Pioche-
Pacific Company, and incident
ally took a trip to the Old Timer
mine Wednesday.
Of the latter property, they
have maintained a high opinion
of its mineral possibilities. dur
ing the many years of owner
ship, and this opinion was not in
the least diminished by the re-
cent visit. While no statement
Of probable operations was made,
it is practically certain from in
timations given out by the gen.
tlemen, that something along
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
Great Time
On the Fourth
Program of Sports To Be the Best.
All Lincoln County Invited.

Boys race. II to Is years. so
yards. $3.50.
Girls race, IL to Is years, 40
yards; $3.50.
Potato race, four to enter,
$3.50.
Boys race, 6 to II years. 80
yards; 50.
Girls race, 6 to IL years, 25
yards; 81.
Sack race, open to all. 80
yards; $3.50.
Three legged race. open to all;
50.
Boys race, under 6 years. 20
yards; $1.50.
Girls race, under 6 years. 20
yards; $1.50.
Nail driving contest, for la
dies; $3.50.
Relay race, 300 yards, Sc.
Tug of war, married men
against single, So.
Tug of war, married ladies
against single; So.
Lemonade will be furnished
free at the games and sports,
which will take place on Lacour
street; a stand will be erected
and exercises take place during
the races.
In the afternoon at 8 p. M, a
game of base ball will be played
on the grounds below town, the
prize being SIS.
On July 5th, there will be a
horse race of a quarter mile dash
at the Four Mile Wells, open for
all, for a purse of $50; and in
the afternoon at 3 p. M, there
will be another base ball game.
the prize being $50.
Music will be interspersed dur
ing the exercises and races.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27

While the celebration of the
Fourth at was taken up only last
week and different committees
appointed, in the short time that
has intervened, the different
committees have been At work
and a good celebration is as
sured. A general invitation is
extended to the rest Of the resi-
dents of Lincoln county to par
ticipate with us on that day.
Messrs. DeHass and Todd are
getting out a souvenir official
program for the Fourth in which
will be given the time of all the
races, games and matters per-
tanning to the Fourth of July.
In a general way they will be as
follows, although there might be
some slight changes between
now and the printing of the pro-
gram.
SPORTS.
Drilling contest, double hand
ed, no entrance fee, 7-8 steel and
8 pound hammers to be used:
prize $50. Drilling contest at
at $50 a. M, vacant lot, corner
Main and Meadow Valley streets.
Races. games and exercises on
Lacom street right after the
drilling contest.
1O0-yard dash, open to all;
purse $40.
5O-yard dash, old mems race
over fifty years; SIS.
Egg race, for young ladies',
20 yards; $3.50.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27

Considerable comment has
been heard on the streets the
past week, relating to the ped
dler license law, which requires
Utah men to pay a license of
$500 per month if they sell their
own Utah raised products in this
state. Undoubtedly, without
question, this law is entire un-
reasonable and should be repeal
ed at the next session of our
state legislature.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27

Gus Anderson's familiar coun-
tenance was seen on our streets
last evening.
L. F. Peer, of the Nevada
Central company, is in town this
week and reports every foot of
development work as proving
beyond a doubt, the existence of
a great property.
w. M, Jackson and H. M.
Rubens of Ohio, both of whom
own large interests in the Lin
coln-Nevada Mining and Milling
Corporation, have been in Phoebe
this week inspecting their hold.
ings.
Articles of incorporation OF
the Phoebe District Telephone
Company were filed in the of.
flee of the county clerk the 26th.
The company is incorporated
with a capital stock of S10O,00(
divided into 100000 shares Of
the par value of 81 each. The
incorporators are /. T. Dyer, F
r. McNamee and G. c. Howard
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-27
MACHINERY IN PLACE.

This week the Nevada-Utah
M. & S. Corporation has moved
the hoist from the No. S shaft
to the Onondago mine at Jack
Rabbit, and the plant is about
ready to begin operations. We
understand that the original
Onondago shaft will be sunk
about eighty-feet deeper and
then at that point the tunneling
will commence to connect with
the twelve hundred foot level of
the Day mine. After this work
has been accomplished, ore ship
ments of great tonnage can be
made regularly.
The Springfield herald., 1908-05-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Although Grover Cleveland is said
to be slowly recovering from the at
tack of stomach trouble, he has not
improved sufficiently to return to his
home in Princeton, and the date of his
leaving Lakewood is still undecided.
\ vigorous campaign is about to be
inaugurated by the Mexican govern
ment against the rebellious Iaquis in
Sonora. The twenty-second battalion
has arrived at Guaymas and the gun
boat Tampico is on the way to the
same port with the Twentyfifth bat
TALON There are now about 1000 va
uuis under guard at Hermosillo,
who were gathered from all over the
state. They will he deported at Yuca-
tan.
Although in Difference to the wishes
of Count Tolstov. the plans for an in
ternational celebration at iasnaya
Polyana this summer of the writer's
eightieth birthday, to which delcga-
tions from Russia and abroad had been
invited. have been abandoned, admir-
ers OF the Russian novelist propose 10
signalize his jubilee by the formation
of an International Tolstoy socic-y sim
liar to the Goethe. Dante and Shake
spearian societies.
The general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will convene AT
Baltimore May 9Th. For one month
the rulers OF this large denomination
will debate new laws and new officers,
the convention being scheduled 10
close the first week of June. 1t is esti-
mated the convention will attract to
Baltimore at least 10000 visitors, that
being the number drawn TO Los An
geles during the last general confer
ence four years ago.
The total number of dead and miss
ing of the Gladiator's crew as a re-
suit of the collision between the Amer
lean liner St Paul and the British
cruiser off the Isle of Wight. is IS.
The admiralty has issued revised list
of the names of the Gladiator victims.
which includes an additional death in
the hospital. bringing the total of
deaths known up to five. Twenty
three men are missing, according 10
the list. and six are suffering severe
injuries. The secretary of the Admir-
atty expresses fear that there are still
eight others missing.
Half the little French hamlet of
Notre Dame de Salette. sixteen miles
from buckingham. Quebec. on the Lie
we're river. disappeared Sunday under
a sliding mountain. and at least thirty
of its small population are known to
have perished. The hamlet has no
telephone or telegraph. nor is 1t on
railroad. Measre bits of news of the
disaster come in by messengers from
the physicians and other rescuers who
were hurried there when the first calls
for aid came early Sunday morning.
The river Lievere winds Mt the foot
of the hamlet and mountain towers
behind.
The Springfield herald., 1908-05-01
CONDENSATION
0FFRESA NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

The executive committee of the
Western Passenger Association has
recommended the abolition of the
double contract form of ticket now
used in connection with excursion bust
ness. 1t also has recommended the
abolition of the Office of joint agent
except at a few of the larger cities,
such as Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas
City. Omaha and st. Paul.
According to an announcements in
the Miners Magazine, the Official or
gan of the Western Federation OF Mn
ers, William d. Haywood. for many
years secretary-treasurer of that body
and nationally known as defendant m
the famous Steunenberg murder trial
at Boise, Idaho. has been ousted from
all official connection with the fedora
tion except as member OF the lodge
at Silver City, Idaho.
George NJ. barley, the veteran west
ern pastor, writing from Delta, Colo
RADIO, to the Denver Republican says:
In your paper April 22nd | read. with
great interest. an article about MI
Frank A. Wauleisns visit to Fort Gar
land Old Fort Massachusetts was
built in 1852 Ga log forD and dis
mantled in 1858 ! dined with the Of
ficers in Fort Garland in July. 1876.
and received this information from one
of the officers.
Five thousand people Sunday saw in
the Juarez arena the unusual spectacle
of bloody fight between South Dn-
kota buffalo and three Mexican bulls.
The animals fought in thirty-foot pen.
and the buffalo defeated each bull that
came before him. The lighter anrnals
could not stand against the mad ru3les
of the buffalo. who time and again
lifted the bulls on his short horns. GIe
bull was thrown against the heavy ha.'
ber of the pen with such force ,hat the
big timbers were broken. The buffalo
will be taken 10 Madrid to pe pitted
against Spanish bulls.
The Pacific & Southeastern Railway
Company, capitalized at $l5,OOO,OOo,
has filed articles of incorporation. The
company will have its terminus at
Tacoma and extend across the state
of Washington. Ultimately the line
will form part of trans-continental
system. Branches will be built 10 Spo-
kane, Seattle, Portland and British
Columbia. The promoters of the road
are the members of the Pacific I'M
provement Company OF California and
include General I. II. Hubbard and
George NJ. Crocker of New York, a. ID.
Shepard and c. A Lathrop of Cali
fornia.
The annual election of officers of
the Rocky Mountain association of the
Amateur Athletic union of the United
States was held April 24th at the Den
yer Athletic club, when the board OF
governors met and named the men who
will conduct the affairs of this world
wide amateur athletic organization in
this section of the country the coming
year. 1t was announced that the state
college championship meet at Colorado
college field at Colorado Springs Sat
urday, May 18th. will be sanctioned
affair All men competing will be reg
istered and all records made will be
recognized as official the world over
The Springfield herald., 1908-05-01
warm WAVE TO
SAVE THE FRUIT
DAMAGE IN MANY PARTS OF COL.
oRApo ESTIMATED AT FIFTY
PER CENT.
TWO NIGHTS or FROST
PEACHES AND APRlcoTs ARE THE
CROPS MOST BADLY
INJURED.

Denver-Two nights of killing frost
have done great damage to the fruit
crops throughout Colorado, but the
weather bureau says the trouble is over
for the present. warm wave with
cloudy weather being on its way
toward this state.
In spite of the seriousness cf the
damage which has already been lone,
the fruit growers are still hopeful that
they will have fair crops, because in
most cases not more than fifty rer
cent. of the blossoms have been killed.
Ten per cent of the blossoms on t,ee
will produce good yield of fruit, and
it is on this fact that the fruit growers
have pinned their hopes.
Reports received Monday from the
various fruit centers of Fremont coun-
ty indicate that the damage to fruit
crops from the severe frost of Sunday
night will probably approximate but
$250,000. One more such frost The en-
perts say. will result in the entire de.
structions of the crop, valued at nearly
81, 100000.
Reports from all TIE towns in Delta
county indicate that fifty per cent. Of
the apples. cherries and pears have
been lost and that there will be a
two-thirds loss on the peach crop. The
apricot crop, which is insignificant, IS
n total loss. Among the towns where
these conditions prevail are Cedar
edge, Hotchkiss. Paonia, Austin and
Garnet Mesa. The temperature at
these places Sunday night ranged be-
tween 81 and 2s degrees.
From Grand Junction. Palisade. Cliff
ton and Fruita comes the report that
fifty per cent of the crops will be
saved. The peaches were hurt most,
with the exception of the apricots.
which were completely wiped out. The
thermometer registered "a in the bot
tom lands and 81 Cn the higher ground.
ManzanOla reports that three-quar-
ters of the fruit in the Arkansas valley
Is lost. Ice quarter of an inch thick
was found in many places. Fruit men
believe there will be n part crop OF
pears and apples. but the peach bios
SONS were entirely destroyed. Mont
rose fears little damage from the
frosts. only small portion OF the
blossoms having been blighted. The
apricots will also be complete fail
ure in that section.
The Springfield herald., 1908-05-01

The citizens of Auckland, New Zeal
and have appointed various commit
tees to arrange for an adequate well
come to the American fleet of battle
ships when they call there next Sep
tember.
Some of the eastern roads are said
to be working out system whereby
the National Educational Association
not only will be given a rate of lk
cents a mile for the round trip for its
annual convention, which Is to be held
this year at Cleveland, but will con-
tinue to receive the 50 membership
fee which the roads in past years col
lected for it.
At o'clock Thursday night a tor
nado destroyed the eastern portion OF
Deport, Texas, a town twenty miles
southeast of Paris. killing w. r. Is.
bell, n druggist, and wounding several
others. Thirty dwellings on the east
side of town were destroyed. The
Baptist and Presbyterian churches
were demolished. The cotton oil mill
including the boiler house, seed and
hull sheds, were blown away.
In the trial at Medicine Hat, Mani
toba. of nine members of the Dream
ers" sect, charged with burning homes
of unbelievers. startling evidence was
was given. Joseph Belts of Irvine, AL
berta, stated that it was agreed to
burn the Baptist and Lutheran
churches. 1t was not the result of a
dream, but their creed was to burn
and murder. Letters We're read at a
meeting from God Jacob" whose
headquarters are at Java, South Da
kota, and whose real name is Jacob
Merllel. Sr.. giving instructions to Kill
and murder all unbelieyers. The names
of several farmers were mentioned fol
n
The Springfield herald., 1908-05-01

Denver.-Incompete is the reason
given by Gov. II. A Buchtel for the
dismissal of Col Edward Nerdeckbers
and Lieut.. Col. Leo w. Kennedy, com
manding the First regiment OF infan-
try of the national guard.
The officers in question have not
performed their duties well. according
TO the Governors allegations. and their
subordinate officers are said to have
declared that they were obnoxious TO
the entire regiment There is alleged
to be feeling of dissatisfaction caused
by their leadership, showing lack of
ability according to the petition sent
to the governor. which threatened to
cause dissension and disorganization if
the two officers were retained.
Further. according to Governor
Buchtel, the United States army Off
Ger who made the inspection of the
militia, said in his report to the gov
ernment that the First regiment com
manding officers had displayed bad
leadership.
The dismissed officers were asked
for their designations at national
guard officers meeting two weeks ago,
and at this time they refused to hand
them in. Upon that answer certain of
ficers of the regiment circulated pc
ttion. 1t is said. through the regiment
asking that the governor dismiss their
commanders. Colonel Verdeckberg
and Lieutenant Colonel Kennedy. it is
said. will fight the dismissal and de-
mand courtmartial
The governor acted on his own voli-
ton. remarking characteristically that
he did not need a legal opinion to dis
charge a man.