The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Phoebe Brevities

A. D. knowlton was in Phoebe on
business during the week
/ Leslie L-ytle. with three fine boys !
visited Phoebe last Saturday.
+. A. Erickson visited Phoebe Satur- 1
day while on his way from Salt Lake I
to Jackrabbit.
Dan Ford was a visitor from Atlanta /
Saturday. intending to remain some
7 time in camp.
w. $. Side-Livermore accompanied
Arthur Reall on a trip to the Comet
district last Sunday.
James A. Durnin returned to Phoebe
last Tuesday from a visit with his
parents In California.
Il. ID. Smiley. president of the Tung-
stem Comet Mining Company. made a
brief business trip to Phoebe this week.
Gasoline shipped by express into Pi-
oche last Tuesday by the City Garage
When Phoebe wants anything the town
gets IL.
The Commercial Club has plans for
dance to be given for its members
and its announcement is expected at
any time.
. r. ID. Gardner, western snperintend-
ent of the Walter Fitch Construction
Company. arrived in Phoebe Tuesday on
visit of inspection at the Prince
shaft.
Speedy Walker speeded on his
4 eEfah
seeking pleasures in Phoebe and re-
turning the next day. to the griefs
J and woes of gasoline engines.
: w. r. McFadden, representing the
> Nevada industria commission. arrived
I In Phoebe today on one of the regular
n inspection tr ps during which the mine
p payrolls are audited and matters per-
tanning to the protection OF the miners
a md mine owners are looked after
o. b. Amsden took ride. The big
Paige car was being turned around in
the street preparatory to having the
: brakes repaired, and while uncontrolled
z by brakes it went over the high bank
In front of the garage. Mr.. Amsden
stayed with it" and brought it to a
+ stop by running it under the tinshop
lie uecllnt III tne price OF SILVER mas
hurt many of the lessees who are not
e working in ore carrying wide margin
10 Of profit. The situation is more seri-
Gus in the case of the small operator
20 who must of stern necessity continue
20 his work than is the case with tn,
10 large producers. who are able to It'd,
20 over temporary declines In marke
conditions.
Walker Lee has taken off the bi,
star which adorned his chest while il
e the northern part of the county and h
is no longer the stern deputy sheriff
His duties expired last week and he i
now the genial Walker Lee again. Ano
:, by the way--is it not about time h
was breaking another arm or two
a. Seems long time since he has been al
together again.
The fact that something like $33 wa
missing from a cash register in on
of Pioches business houses last Sun
day morning created a little excitemen
for a short time. Sheriff Culverwe
at Caliente was wired, with reques
re- to apprehend a certain young man VIII
70 was said to be headed that way Th
affair has blown over. however wit
~ the moneyNstill missing,
School closes this week in Pioch
Teachers and children will enjoy
well-earned vacation. 1t is reporte
an that Miss Pannier will go to Salt LAX
he and that Miss Francis, after visitin
~ the home ranch. will go to Los Ang,
nd les. The school year just closing hi
is been one of the most successful, yea
in the school history and the childre
=, ha va haan hepaftad praatIy
,dt nh. o,,..l .,,n
~ basket ball at the Los Angeles his
'@' school this week. broke his leg b
tween the knee and ankle, accordiI
to letter received Wednesday by
father, Fl. l. Olinghouse. Ralph was
member of this years graduating ella
I and the accident may set him back
I'll his examinations. He was also mel
ber of the school team and the ac,
dent deprives the basket ball athlet
oln Of one of their best players.
eld ~, -, $50,
-. nine canvassed the city during t
80 week for donations and secured oN
500 in cash. besides promises of ad
tional support. Uniforms will be p,
chased at once, but because the mon
o. is not sufficient for the purpose it /
been suggested that the baseball be
give a dance in the hope of raisi
49, the needed money. The Phoebe j
~ Orchestra has volunteered their s
ard %
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