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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
4
A Sunday school program overseen by the Episcopal church is planned for the coming year. A five room house for rent is offered in Poe condition with water in the house and inquiries directed to the drug store. A. Olson of American Fork Utah visited the city this week and showed interest in mining property in the Jack Rabbit district.
A Milford Utah paper advertises Merchants' Cafe New Year dine in Pioche beat, plus holiday sales at Bowmans, Drug Store, and Leader Clothing Store. Mentions J L Bowman proprietor, J O McIntosh liquor dealer, and gifts like dolls purses belts jewelry. Notes visiting mining men John A Kirby, Joseph S Free, Owen A Bailey, and Dan D Williams. G G Davis active in Lincoln county reclamation. Milford printing a Christmas write-up on Beaver County interests.
Local items note Sunday school rehearsal at Miss Crawford's room, a well attended Miners' Union hall ball, Culverwell preparing to take county office January 4, and New Years dinners at Merchants' Cafe. Lincoln County news include arrivals from New York, Keystone Chapter officers, Doney shipping supplies, and a wild duck dinner at Simmons' Restaurant. Also mentions mining interest of William Wantland and C H Hewlett visiting Pioche plus a rustic tree and vine list from Haven Georgia.
Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, jailed for twelve months. John Mitchell, vice president, nine months. Frank Morrison, secretary, six months. Justice Wright of the District of Columbia Supreme Court imposed the sentence over Buck Stove & Range Co. suit. Bonds set at 5000, 4000, and 3000. Case to be appealed.
A dialogue questions why American youth lack reverence for mature people. Miss Cayenne answers that maturity permits, suggesting adults let themselves be lured into trying new games that youths prefer, highlighting intergenerational tension.
The notice invites patrons to the Merchants' Cafe for New Year's dinner with the cafe open all night under proprietor J. L. Bowman. It also reports the resignation of Chris N. Grown as vice president and director of the First State Bank of Nevada, with Walter R. Bracken succeeding him.
An old house rabbit defends its young with fierce charges as a ferret bursts in, leaping past the rabbit and slamming into the wall. The fight ends when the rabbit defeats the ferret, twice driving it away and finally winning the third round.
A young housekeeper recalls feeling discouraged when comparing her cooking to library cookbooks. She dreams of mastering thousands of recipes while celebrating her simple dishes like tomato soup, puree of pears, and scalloped potatoes, yet fears never reaching culinary mastery.
A pale haired youth and another man exchange cryptic lines in a crowded cheap eating house. The scene centers on a claim of being brought up differently, set against the muffled noises of the patrons as Frath's Companion is cited.
A Nevada court notice in Ploche warns defendant W Powell and others of a civil action against them for a monetary judgment. The County Commissioners invite sealed bids for county advertising for the coming year with specifics on bid timing, acceptance, and publication terms.
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