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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1907
Page
2
An archival snippet records advertising rates from Record Publishing Co. The note mentions Ons Yur and mailing rates, with a general inquiry about rates furnished on application. Exact figures and full context are unreadable in the fragment.
In Pioche reports note the No. 7 mine machinery expected to be set by Tuesday or Wednesday, following quick placement at No. 3. News covers calm prospects after recent unrest, street grading funded by county, and water supply tests three miles from town. It also mentions bullion shipments by Wells Fargo and a Newfoundland dog aiding fire safety.
Goldfield notes thieves run rampant as the Columbia post office safe was blown open on July 13. One perpetrator was captured, others believed surrounded, with no loot found. Also reports on land and postal reforms and a US education statistics snapshot listing lawyers ministers and physicians per population.
After a lengthy discussion the board of pardons approved a unique plan for Dan O Doane, a seven year bigamy sentence. If he pays $60 monthly to the clerk for the first wife and five children, he may be released on parole, with prison return for missed payments and a ban on leaving the state. Other applicants and denials followed, including but not limited to William Daley, Charles Dick and John Williams, with various terms for burglary forgery and assault.
A bishop hosted a needy guest for dinner at a hotel. The guest offered to pay for both meals when the bishop realized his wallet was missing. The guest insisted on covering the cost, offering to call a car to go somewhere else where the bishop could fetch funds.
Detailed descriptions of mining lodes and boundaries near Ploche Lincoln District Nevada, listing Copper Chief Iron Mine and related lodes, corner points, bearings, distances, and claimed exclusions. Mentions publication in the Pioche records, dates in 29607 context, and recording officials. Includes technical survey language and references to surrounding claim monuments and boundary lines.
Notice is given that Hane Olwen and W. Patterson have applied to the Lincoln County Commissioners for a franchise to operate electric power and telephone lines from Spring Valley to Ploche and Caliente, with a right of way. A hearing is set at the Lincoln County courthouse in Ploche on the first Monday of August 1807 to consider granting and rights of way and to receive bids.
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