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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
4
Pioche Weekly Record reports on local events including births to Paul Succetti’s wife, visitors in town, local road work, and court adjournment. Decoration Day graves cleaned with paper flowers, tax collections for May and second installment deadline, new registry agents, and minor notes on county finances and notable residents.
In Delamar on the 14th, State v Hugh and Nellie Monroe ended with guilty verdicts after prosecutors dropped Frank Sanford and the jury sentenced Hugh Monroe to five years and Nellie Monroe to four in Carson City prison. The term also saw rulings on Ronnow v Long and related mining claims, estate duties, and a denied motion for a new trial in the Yuba East Mining suit.
Will H. Clark who has managed the local water system for several years departed for Salt Lake to visit his mother on May 23. Reports say he died last Tuesday, bringing sorrow to the town and marking the end of his tenure guiding the waterworks.
Articles filed for Lima-Pioche Mining and Milling Company with principal office in Pioche Nevada and head office in Lima Ohio. Authorized capital 700000 shares of 100 each. initial subscriptions include W B MacShery Salt Lake City 500 shares Elmer Di Webb Lima 500 J C Pence Lima 500. The Stone and Brown Incorporated formed to do business in Searchlight Nevada with 25000 capital. Eldorado Mining Company capital 100000 filed for El Dorado Canyon mining. Lucky Strike Mining Company formed in Lincoln County with principal office in Las Vegas Nevada capitalized at 500000 and subscribed at 1000000.
A reader chides the Las Vegas Age for highlighting Nevada’s school fund, noting closures in Churchill County due to lack of funds. The writer argues the state preserves the fund and should study laws before criticizing funds used to maintain schools.
Sheriff Jake Johnson and Deputy John Ewing left for Carson with John Monroe sentenced to five years for burglary Neil Monroe known as Cow Boy Neil given four years A Devitt jailed two years for jail breaking M Morris 18 months for jail breaking W D Castleton one year for forgery. Largest single county sentence in twenty years. Mrs Jas A Nesbitt traveled to Caliente to meet family and discuss emigration plans. Postmaster Carman reports the past month highest in ten years with three thousand dollars in money orders. Prospectors E P Gordon and J H Wolverton return from northwest trip with gold values up to six thousand fifty dollars per ton and silver in several pieces.
Caliente residents report visitors from Pioche and DeLamar, engagements and weddings rumored, and local social notes. Al Godhe and wife in town. Mrs Gulverwell plans to enlarge a lodging house. boxing night canceled by Sheriff Johnson’s orders. Parrot rescued from San Jose ruins as quake aftermath is noted. National Guard of Nevada disbanded by Western Department orders due to insufficiency and waning interest.
A Burley Bulletin item notes a sage tick as a persistent bore in spring, drilling with burly heads into the skin and causing irritation. Meanwhile La Platt, once Churchill County seat, experiences a mining boom as activity surges.
The document notes registration for the General Election to be held in November. It mentions naturalization certificates tied to town statutes and a registry process overseen by the Registry Agent.
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