The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-05-23

and others.
Burning SCOT from a chimney falling
upon shingles started a small blaze
back of the Mountain View hotel
this week. The fire was quickly ex-
Judge William f. Orr has called a
session OF court for next Monday to
pass on applications for naturalization |
papers. probate matters. divorce cases |
and such other matters as might prop |
erly come before the court.
Frank Pace and Walter Huston were
In town Thursday with some splendid
samples of ore from the Bull Valley
section. They promise some interest
ing news from this locality some time
within the next few weeks.
Luke J. McNamee, one of the sons of
F. r! McNamee, arrived in Phoebe We'd
nesday and intends to remain in the
practice of his profession as an attor-
ney at law. Mrs. McNamee will follow
him in the near future and they will
take up their permanent residence
here.
Now comes the time to lay in next
winters coal supply. The price has
been reduced to encourage buying at
this time and this helps the consumer.
Purchasing now will also help the coal
miners by increasing employment dur
ing the summer months, and twill
also aid the railroads by relieving the
usual winter congestion of freight. II
|
James Price of the Atlanta district
was Phoebe visitor during the week.
He bought the span of mules which
= have been familiar sight on the Pi-
T oehe streets from the Amalgamated
aoeS tor TO he use at the
dustry long enough to take r. H. Cam
eron and w. B. Vanderlip through the
Alps mine on visit of inspection.
! Residents of Phoebe should take ad-
i vantage of the recent drop in the price
of coal and lay in as much of their win
ter's supply as their storage facilities
: will permit. 1t is said that the present
price of the commodity is the lowest
Z that will prevail for the season. The
. weather next winter may be severe,
: making the consumption heavy and OBJ
$ tanning an adequate supply difficult.
E The celebration for the returning
e soldiers, WHICH was to have been held
stSr day has been ea
held Saturday, June Z. The day before
e the band will go to Caliente and play
urday morning, where the celebration
will be held. 1t is hoped to secure a
special train from Caliente for the o"-
casion.
In well played game of ball Sun
2 day in Caliente the Panaca team beat
to 5. The Panaca baseball team is now
qualified to take on the Phoebe players
. for the final game of the season in tins
IN championship series. and the game be
l. tween these two mines should be inter.
IN esting Before the big game Is play ed
a it is hoped that the Phoebe diamond viii
be put into better condition.
t. Some time ago Roy, Orr, struck, 8
to car car forty miles from Pioche He stop
OF ped up the hole and visiting nearb!
lie camp obtained roll Of butter b1tti Sti
|
as ing for oil, permitted the trip. to b.
lg finished. 1t required the services o
40 one man four days to clean the engine
lie but since then that engine has neve
at baked.
Of The Electric Movies have billed 70
CHI Friday Tom Moores best picture, "G
Week Aonaav Bit of tba sy1anda sste
nd picture. AT the Mercy Of Man," wit
n Alice Brady in the leading role. vii
a be given. Wednesdays special pro
ot gram will be the king Of comedy plays
hit Charles Chaplin in shoulder Arms,
This will be special show, at whic
this splendid picture will be show
twice.
Alex Baird, deputy state mine in
speetor visited all the i working tbs NINE NINE
r and found everything in workmanlik
" condition. with the operators comply
ng fahtay with the tne
,o for the safety of the miners and als
expressed his opinion Of the favorab n
bs sad and poche shoud
~ new life. Mr.. Baird returned nor;
-. ne Wednesday, travelling by automobile.
o. C. Boggs, one of Las Vegas liz
ice wires, motored to Phoebe Friday, spel
ng day in the district and returnedSu1
ere day. While here he visited the Gu
to verwell property in the Comet distri
M and expressed his good opinion of mi
ing ing conditions here in glowing term
err S. T. Aguire accompanied him and r
MS ported that the road conditions b
the the tween Las vegas and Caiiente the c
mp or about fifteen miles to the gallo
ave Mr. Boggs expects to return to Pioc
ted in about ten days
T. NJ Gillespie, one Of the overse
the soldiers. returned to Phoebe Tuesda
er- Guess I've seen most of the states a
vas Nevada seems best to me, after al
the he said on his arrival. Mr.. GillesI
ter. enlisted in Salt Lake in June, 1917,
ers was assigned to company I,s,, is, Fifth tn n r
!, in army. He saw active service and pa
ers. ticipated in the great battle Of
nth Argonne,. in which h.; he was sas wounded |
of into the hospital for nearly fo
,lad months. He was mustered out May
and this week is being welcomed hor
ices silver Producers Are Playing In Lu
ints Silver is one Of the few articles
fer commerce which have been stabilii
be by war conditions and great credit
ohm due to Senator Pittman of Nevada g
nty, Hon. Ray Baker, director of the Uni
ling States mint. in this connection. !
the threatened action of the governme
uses which two years ago proposed 10
,ug- the price Of silver at IS cents
city. ounce, resulted in conventions at
cout Lake and Denver, called by the we
lged ern chapters of the American min
over congress. A big delegation from
lid yer producing states was appoint
we'll Governor Emmett D. Boyle of Neva
hese who personally headed the Nevada {
lilies egation in washington, acting
dual chairman. 1t was shown that it {
tion as high as 81 to produce an ounce
lilies silver bullion In the mines ana
ts tricts where silver was the chief pr
uct The administration had no de-
to close down American silver cal
and indorsed a bill introduced by +
Key Pittman authorizing the diret
of the mint to purchase 100000
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