The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-03

roy V. blcknell, VINO has been In
the Bristol district looking over the
leasing field. is in Phoebe.
Frank Donohue, rancher of Camp
valley. came to Phoebe today with
produce for the local market.
Houses are so scarce in Phoebe that
at least one family moves the car out
at night and sleeps in the garage.
The Big truck of the Minerva
Tungsten Corporation Is on the road
to Phoebe with more concentrates.
The Amsden brothers have recent
ly installed an electric light plant In
the Arrowhead garage. 1t is for their
private use.
Mrs. s. NJ. Stawanov, formerly
Mrs. May Tomlin. has taken over the
old Austin cafe, where she will con-
duct a restaurant.
Deputy Sheriff Ovansino arrived
from Reno this morning to convey
Javin Lamb. an insane railroad man
from Eight-Mile, to the asylum.
Prince Smith expects to leave
shortly on an extended prospecting
trip to Oak Springs, where he has al
ready located some promising claims.
John Grove, we'll known leaser
and mine operator from the Comet
district, left Phoebe Friday with
Henry Bowling on mining business.
hn -
trees better now that the leaves are
falling, but that crowd Of school
children sure do take up lots of road.
M. L. Lee reports that he had q
splendid view of the aurora borealis
at 3 o'clock Friday morning. The
whole sky was ablaze with the north.
ern lights.
| Local cattlemen say that the recen,
rains were great benefit to the
county. Visitors at the Caliente fail
agree, but are not quite so enthusias
tic in their glee.
M. l.. Lee and Charles Stindt wen
hunting last Sunday in the Tower
Camp country and had real success
Tracking the game was easy on &C
count Of the recent rains. |
William T. McNabb drove into Pi
oche Wednesday evening, comin
overland from Salt Lake in his cal
Mr.. McNabb is interested in tn
Black Metal mine at Jackrabbit.
Roy Orr, manager of the City gal
age, Is buSily engaged in moving int
! the new cement-flOOred workshop
The old stone building will be use
exclusively in the future for storag
purposes.
Alex Baird, deputy state mine il
spector, was in Phoebe from Ely tn
, week. He came to attend the il
quest on the body of Axel Nelso
! who was accidentally killed in tt
. Day mine last Sunday.
D L. G. Gillett arrived in Piocl
!. Thursday from Philadelphia to tai
n up his duties with the Virginia Lo
y ise Mining Company. He was m
e at the train by Superintendent Wal
= er, who drove him to the mine.
q The daylight law has been repeal
= and the act calls for turning ba
q of all clocks one hour at midnight
the last Sunday in October, whi
falls on the 26th of this month.
l. oche will then be able to get up
d fore breakfast.
: Joe Powers and L. G. Gill left eal
: Thursday for short hunting tr
,e They tried to keep it from Hum
le Pitts, but he got wise and was rie
8. along with them. Pitts might forl
le his gun and shells, but he doesn't
s, a trip go past.
oi Robert Hamilton, well-known c
m tleman, was in Phoebe Wednes6
40 from his home place near Coy
Springs. He reports the range
fine shape since the recent storl
an which freshened up the brush g
r. underground, which are the m
e. stock feed this time of year.
IN Friday evening the Electric Mo,
"a will present Harry Carey in g,
OF Riders of Vengeance; also the t
40 reel comedy, "A Movie Riot" M
~ day evening Lewis Bennison
Speedy Meede" and the Ford We
ly will be the program. Hereal
ret the shows will start at $3.50 p.
q owing to the early darkness.
Phoebe baseball fans took vi
collection this week for the purI
Of securing telegraphic reports of
OF big championship ball games betw
ne Chicago and Cincinnati. The res
vas to date are as follows: Wednes'
pc Cincinnati 8, Chicago l; Thurs'
ace Cincinnati 4, Chicago 2; Friday,
Inc cinnati 0, Chicago 3. At least e
games will be played, the club '
the ming FIVE securing the series.
ina
The steel strike has curtailed
in duction to the lowest ebb and II
ing strike continues long it will certa
have rising effect on commod
till consumed in the Phoebe market.
any A. s. Thompson Company has a Il
supply of steel products in st
and Miners tools and supplies ar
abundance and this firm is in
shape for the future regardless OF
the outcome of the strike. For the I,
ket. ers this is hay-baling time and bs