The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-27
Personal Mention
Fay and Vicinity

cards Saturday evening. Her guests
were delighted to ind that her health
is quite restored after her recent ILL
ness. She entertained pleasantly. High
I'VE was the game INDUCED In BY her
guests.
Mrs. NJ N. Cameron and Mrs. Emma
Trueman were congratulated as recip-
tents of first honors. while Lawrence
Coleman and his partner received. with
as much grace as possible, condolences
from their friends as the unfortunate
| losers.
Mrs. Charles Raffety. whose home Is
situated two miles from Fay Center.
entertained a party of our townspeople
over Sunday. Mrs. Raffety Is a de-
lightful hostess. After a bounteous
and charmingly served dinner MIRA
Ranety's guests. the weather being I'M
usually mild and sunny. repaired to the
piazza. while some wandered through
the pleasant and spacious grounds
which surround the house. A musical
entertainment was later enjoyed with
In the cottage interior. AS the shad-
ows began to lengthen and magnif-
icent sunset blazed over the western
mountains they made a merry party.
tramping over the snow on their re-
turn to Fay. Mrs. Rafferty,. despite her
recent bereavement, Is showing great
bravery and resource in the manage
ment Of the ranch left to her care by
the recent sad passing away of her
husband. May all success and future
happiness be hers.
John Christensen of the Western
oh 90 Go abe
the last week in Fay during his stay
visiting the Ophir and Johnny mines at
Stateline. in which he Is interested. He
was accompanied on his trip to the
border by James A. Hall. who came
here from Enterprise. Utah. for that
purpose.
During the festivities incident to St.
Valentines day. during the evening q
lady. whose name Is discreetly with
held. came near being the victim Of
embarrassing circumstances. Selected
to be the one to present a valentine at
certain house on the hill. she took
her upward course while her compan-
ions snickered in the roadway below.
Depositing her valentine on the door
step. she hastily sought means Of con-
door standing invitingly open she
squeezed through the friendly doorway
and sank into the shadows beside the
dog occupant, who fortunately knew
and recognized her. just as the gentle
man of the house appeared in the
stream of light Of the open door. Not
seeing the valentine cleaning whitley
on the doorstep. he believed himself
mistaken in having heard a knock and
proceeded to shut up for the night.
The doghouse door and catch clicked
into place. The lady inmate, not rel
ishing spending the night with her
kind but shaggy dog friend. obtained
release by battering on the inside Of
the door. and in abashed and embar-
raised manner presented her valentine
gife and explained her occupancy Of
the doghouse. But the gentleman in
question. Fred Jensen. accepted her
gift and explanation with great grace
and courtesy.
News Of the death Of Neil Mcleod at
the Las Vegas hospital reached Fay
morning and greatly sur
prised and grieved its residents. Fur
Their details regarding this sad happen
ing are eagerly awaited.
Similar to that famous book, wild
Animals Have Known" by the widely
animal writer. Ernest Seton
a book which would un-
doubleday be Of great interest could be
produced by Harold E. Hall on Noun
tain Lions 1 Have Known" Mr.. Hall
has had wide experience tracking and
chn0fin n In, 60
indeed are his hearers when he details
some of his hairraising exploits with
these stealthy. cruel denizens of the
pine and cedar wildernesses.
Will Change Express Schedule to Phoebe
A. T. jackson, travelling passenger
agent Of the Salt Lake route under
government ownership. was In Phoebe
this week looking after the needs Of
the travelling public. Mr.. Jackson says
that his company will undoubtedly rec
tify the injustice done Phoebe In the
matter Of express shipments from Salt
Lake as soon as the railroads revert to
private ownership. 1t Is understood
that new Chicago to Los Angeles
train will be put on in the near future.
and II the time Of this train will not
relieve the situation An express mes.
senger will undoubtedly be put on the
train arriving in Caliente early in the
Fatal Accident ut the Prince Mine
A fatal accident occurred today at
the Prince mine. J. w. Mcdonald Of
Park City. Utah, an experienced pump
man in tho employ Of Walter Fitch,
while working on one Of
the sinkers was overcome by escaping
steam and. falling downward, was
drowned In the stump Of the main work.
Ing shaft.
The deceased. who IL unmarried, Is
survived by two sisters residing In
Park City.