The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-06-30
SHORT STOPS.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. N. Smith came
down from Silver City Wednesday, and
paid Mr.. and Mrs. Scales a visit at
Wagontown, where Mr.. Smith is inter
ested in the mill.
James Lee, who has been a popular
miner here for the past three years,
will spend the summer prospecting.
He will take his wife with him and pull
out for Central Idaho.
Let everybody turn out and help to
make the Fourth of July celebration a
success. The past year has been one
of big events. The heart of every
American should swell with patriotism.
The DeLamar Band complimented
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Stoddard by playing
a couple of choice selections for ther
benefit in view of their leave taking
from DeLamar last Friday afternoon.
The big, lazy men are not doing much
trout fishing around here yet, but
several parties of ladies have been out,
with only fair success. Postmaster
Jones was out with party of ladies on
Sunday and they brought home good
sized strings.
The Knights of Pythias Memorial and
Decoration services last Friday after
noon were attended by upwards of fifty
members of the order, a number of them
being from Silver City. They made a
fine showing in their street parade, led
by the DeLamar Band and followed by
q large number of ladies.
DeLamar was blessed with fine rain
on Sunday afternoon and night and has
since been enjoying weather the like OF
which is not known anywhere on this
old earth outside these nter-mountain
regions. Our mountain sides are now
banks of green and gold, bright as the
smile of a Peri, and our golden sun
shine is so tempered by the rareness OF
the atmosphere that-well, we will
finish this brag about Owyhee weather
after it gets trifie cooler.
Mr.. ]. +. Tobey, Superintendent of
the Western Children's Home Society. |
whose headquarters is at Portland, Or,
has been here during the week soliciting
for the society and looking up homes |
for orphans. No homes could be |
secured here for any of his proteges, |
for kids are plentier here than hobos
in Lewiston, but the gentleman founc |
this most liberal town in which tc
secure donations, and will carry away
good many dollars to be employed i'll
a very worthy charity.
The people of Jordan Valley are pre-.
pairing to have big time on the Fourth
of July. They always have good time
in Jordan Valley when the people Sc,
out to have it. There will be bicycle
foot and horse races during the day,
and ball and supper at the Jordan
Valley hotel at night. The water in
the hot springs will be just the right
temperature for DeLamar people to
take their annual baths. If you &C
down there you will receive royal
welcome,
The NUGGET, on Monday, received
delightful call from Mr.. H. Nettleton
of Windfall, Ohio, who is now in Idaho
visiting his daughters, Mesdames Cot
tingham and Mock, of Nampa, and his
son, E. v, who up until the shutdown
was for number OF years mechanic
at the Black Jack mine, who called with
his father. The younger Mr.. Ms family
is spending the summer on Sinker
creek with Mrs. Ms mother, Mrs. Joyce,
while Mr.. N is blocking around" The
elder gentleman paid visit to Idaho
four years ago, when we had the pleas
ure of making his acquaintance, which
we were glad to renew, for we found
him an interesting talker, chucked full
of advanced and original ideas.
The NUGGET people are very proud
this week, and why wonder thereat?
A bouncing baby girl came into the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Carl Gamble on
Wednesday evening and is now fully
ordained member of the NUGGET family
and equipment. The mother is doing
nicely, Papa Gamble is pulling through
fairly well. but there is some anxiety
about the "old man." and
Grandma Russell, who is over from
Boise and assisted DR.. Plumer in intro
1ucing the young lady. The present
ssue of the paper shows something of
The nervous strain which has been on
he outfit during the week, but we