The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-04-30

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competed before May rs.
Kelly Byers has survived the shock
OF dropping his spirits and for the iast
few days he has been seeking a place
In the sun while recovering his sunny
disposition
Tom Pitts. assayer at the Black
Metal mine at Jackrabbit. who suf-
1 fered a broken knee in a thirty foot
fs,l in the mine two weeks ago. is re-
covering rapidly in the local hospital
Isaac Elliott and Thomas C. Tennille
We're In Phoebe during the week on
matters connected with the land de-
partment. Both men are proving mp
on their ranches in the Meadow Valley
wash.
B.iiioLvillc sand1 left Thursday morn
ing for Salt Lake and San Francisco.
where ae will confer. with his associ-
ates on minine matters of importance
to the Pioche district.
| Last Monday evenin z4bmeone bor-
rowed three hand .Qade kiilts from the
yard surrounding Ms William Wheat
ley's residence. These have not been
returned and this is requested No
Questions will be asked
Today. Friday. April 80. being the
anniversary OF the birth of Dan w.
Franks. dinner party will be held
at his home this evening, relatives of
the family being invited for the pur-
pose of celebrating the event.
j. w. McGuffie. who has ranch six
miles above Elgin. was "A Phoebe Wis
itor during the latter part of the week
He reports the cold weather of the
preceding three weeks as having hurt
severely the cattle in his section.
Word has reached Phoebe to the ef-
feet that +. C. d. Marriage has left
Salt Lake for the east. Mr.. Marriage
spent about week in Salt Lake look
ing after business matters in connec-
ton with his extensive mining interests s
in this vicinity.
Maurice Bowling is able to be around
after his serious accident in falling
from the headframe of the Virginia
Louise mine several months ago and
is gradually recovering his strength
and color. He never did lose his cheer.
fulness. which may account for his
recovery.
Sheriff William Culverwell went &c
Geyser and Atlanta yesterday, where
he delivered the ballots and ballot
boxes for use at the special electio
to be held Saturday. May s, In the in
terest of the proposed school bon,
issue. Supplies will be delivered t
the other precincts in the county a
rapidly as possible by Sheriff Culver
We'll. Il.
A number of people received bap
tism and confirmation at the churcl
services in Phoebe last Sunday. a
which time Right Rev. George c
Hunting of Reno and Rev. Percival S
Smithe of Las Vegas conducted tn
. meetings. In the evening Rev Hunt
ing delivered an address on Divorce
, before an appreciative audience.
The twentieth anniversary of tn
' marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Olinghouse was celebrated at thei
ranch home last Sunday evening. whe
" Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Whitney. Mr.. an
Mrs. M. l.. Lee and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Pitts We're guests of Mr.. and Mr.
Olinghouse. An excellent o'cloc
dinner was served.
The road from Phoebe to the Meade
n Valley summit has elected favorab
: comment. The grade is well chose
and the road is wide. A solid founds
tion of crushed rock covers the higi
: way. which is surfaced with materi
r from the zinc dumps. The road Is a
example OF Intelligent work and r,
aects credit upon the builder. Victt
Huson. and to those men whose su,
II gestions were followed during IL
= progress of the work. The use of II
, material from the zinc dumps was SUI
'e gested by Herman Prudential, wi
has had wide experience in roa
l. making. and the results attained w
&c compare favorably with concrete roa
70 and the work was done with but
~ small cost.