The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
From Politics to FARMING

Former United States Marshal
Harry HUMPHREYS is Interested in
land reclamation proposition in Smith
Valley and is now giving his alton
ton to the matter.
Permanent Fair Grounds
The purchase of suitable grounds
and the erection OF exhibition build
ings that will be a credit to Church
hill county fer many years to come
is the purpose of movement started
at Fallen last week
Degree for Aked
The honorary degree of doctor of
laws was conft FRED on Dr.. Charles
f. Aked Of the First Congregational
.chirah of San Francisco On Friday
morning at the gymnasium bui ding
# the University OF Nevada. Reno
Arteslan Well Flow
An artesian we'll flowing so gal,
ions minute was struck last week
by well drilling outfit en- the Kirk
man q Lewis tract near Gardner
Vile.
Las Vegas New Ordinance
The ordinances &c sing the caucs
halls and fixing $3.50 a quarter as
the fee for liquor licenses were pas
sed last week by the Las Vegas city
e3uacil
Hospital Is Sold
D., .c rrx.
and lo5 against, the Tcnopah Min
ers' union decided TO accept the offer
cf the Mine Operators association
t. buy the union hospital for the
sum OF $500
Storm Loss Not Heavy
As in Esmeralda county. where the
mlssioIcrs fourd that $500
would be sufficient to restore all the
roads damaged by the storm. so the
Nye commissioners have found thai
81. % win serve to repair all damage
done in Nye county.
Storey Win Be Paid
A telegram on Wednesday From
CoA2ressnau Robe. Is to District AZ
torney Washburn. of Storey county
states that the depart nent OF justice
has allowed the claim OF Storey coun
~ for the housing OF federal pris
oners at the Storey county jail. ant
that check will be forwarded
through the usual channels.
Cashier Sentenced
William II. Gass. who up to re
Gently was cashier for the Western
Pacific at Elko and who confessed t
a shortage in his accounts OF Sl5'
apoeared before Judge Taber Wed
n sday morIing. and was sentences
TO the Nevada state prison at Ca
son City fer t. lu of not less thai
q yiar and a quarter nor moro than
twenty months.
Raising Assessments
At WinnemuCca on Tuesday IN
state tax commission explained tina
uumbcldt county would have
stand an increase of assessment an
this was fixed at l212 per cent. Tn
total assessed valuation Of the stat
is s1O6, 000,O TO raise the none
to lrn the state government. It wa
seated. this valuation must be IL
creased TO sl14,0l0.oo0.
Csstlemen Are Mulcted
A bear with two cubs has bee
killing cattle IN Elko county whei
81 losers have organized two G
petitions against her. but SO II
without success. She makes n
headouartt. in the mountains baE
c. Starr Valley.
Lyon County Assessment
Tho total assessment OF Lyon cou
~ this year is s5,522, COS. which
, ar~in srease CT S1,005,765 over t
, assessment OF 1912 Lyon county |
, .ieyes this increase to be the mann
advance of values in Nevada.
Wells High School
A new county high school at We
to cost $4,000 vii. soon be UNI
$ construction according 70 act'
: taken Monday afternoon by the boa
!. Of county commissioners of Eiko.
q PARK :. Post Swarnps Them
g Two postmistresses and one pc
master resigEing and also the res
nation CT a mail carrier is the cir
n rasult of the parcel post system
c affecting the pesth ard Jarbidse
4 fees The Deeth office has D.
sw mped by parcel pest mail.