The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-19
LEWIS X. sEAsoN, Editor & Ms'
THE RECORDS BIRTHDAY

THE RECORDS BIRTHDAY
The Record is "A years old. on Sep
TENDER II, 1870 the first copy was print
ed Those were stirring times then; money
was plentiful and all lines of bust
ness seemed to prosper as was evidenced
by the very liberal patronage displayed
In the initial issue of which we still have
fragment.
The bullion shipme nts by Wells Fargo
& COS. express for the week were re-
ported at 26 bars valued at s3o.499l9.
Beneath this item is found the follow
ing. Fights are plenty in Phoebe. No
room for particulars"
The same paper contained list of the
Democratic candidates for Lincoln county
here they are:
Assemblyman-M. X. Garrahan
Sheriff-John Kane
Clerk-Geo. Churchill
Recorder-W u. Henderson
Treasurer--fienry Phillips
Assessor. A. Curtis
District attorney-G. $. Sawyer
Surveyor--E H. Mason
Coroner--C f. Philson
Sup't SchooIs-D. j. Whitman
County commissioners T. McCannon
VIM. Ferguson w. C. Gleason.
A list of the unclaimed lettehs at the
Phoebe postoffice was printed, beneath
which Is the name of Petroleum V.
Nasty. p. NJ.
Hike was the county seat of the coun-
~ seat then and there is an account of
the proceedings of the district court held
at that place.It appears that new iudg
--name not Northumberland upon the
bench and In assuming the new duties
maue an address to members of the
bar of Lincoln county In which he said.
I'm taking my seat for the first time
feel deeply the responsibility of my posi-
ton. In performing Its many duties
shall look to YOU for fun cooperation.
and on my part | shall endeavor to per-
form them with an eye single to Justice.
Hoping that our relations will always be
marked with confidence and friendship.
We viii now proceed to the further bus
mess of the court F"
Liberal space is taken up in the re-
view of operations at the mines and
mills of Phoebe; also a splendid des-
cription Of the Meadow Valley reduction
orks; as well az the Raymond & Ely
mill located nine miles southeast of ri
oche. which contained battery of s
stamps L. b. Seavers was superin
tendent of the mill.
There is also an account of
murder committed in saloon
near the Meadow Valley mill
In which Andrew Whitbeck was
the victim of bullet fired by fellow
by the name ofMaxwell, who conducted
the saloon. Maxwell fled to Utah and
was followed to the state line by Dep
uty Sheriff oConnor. On the iatter.s
return. the account says, che was met
py the father of the assassin who was
armed with Henry rifle and two men
who had revolvers. They told ocon-
nor mat they had great mind to take
him into custody and carry him to Iron
county, jail, as he had exceeded his
'uiisuiction by making an effort to ar
rest man in Utah territory. and OWN.
to the fact that the officer was ra.
turning they let him depart"
few months after the first issue OF
the Record appeared it was chang, d
rom weekly to semi weekly publicatio
and not long after that 1t came out AS
daily and contained good telegrapbie
service for those times. If continue,
daily until the collapse of the silve,
market. coupled with the era of mining
litigation which resulted in the clos.
ing down of the mines of the district
Through all of the ups and downs Of
the camp. the Record has survived ane
there are few papers in the west tina,
nave been in existence as long as II
mas. Today we have one of the hes,
equipped printing establishments in IN.
state Of Nevada. Phoebe is about tc
enter upon a new era. New mills are
soon to be erected and the outlook for
Inc future is most promising.