The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-10-27

Oreana and all points on Castle creek
to Boise several miles and be great
convenience to those communities.
Harry Scott, proprietor of Hotel
Monopole, Jordan Valley, and Thomas
Skinner of the same place, drove up
here this morning. Mr.. Scott was try
ing to find musicians to supply music
for grand ball to be given at his hotel
on Thanksgiving. He is making ex-
tensive additions and improvements to
the hotel, which will be completed by
that time.
Mrs Charles Forney of DeLamar,
for long time, started Monday for
Burke's Sanitarium, California. Every
body hopes that the lady may return
with restored health. When she gets
better it is her intention to spend the
winter with the family of Mr., Forney's
brother, who owns vineyard in South
ern California, near San Diego.
George H. Handy, former probate
judge of this county, and more recent
ly accountant for the Caldwell Bank
ing & Trust Co., is now quite i'll at
Boise hospital reported to be affected
with Bright's disease. Mr.. Handy
went to Lewiston recently to attend a
meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows and was taken so badly before he
returned home that he was taken at
once to the hospital.
Some miscreant set fire to the Trade
Dollar company's wood pile last Mon
day night. and only timely discovery
of the fire prevented what might have
been serious loss to the company and
town. There are about 300 cords of
dry wood piled south of the creek, with
a row of buildings, the stables, store,
ETC., on the north side. The fire, with
ready appliances, was extinguished
with the loss of only few cords.
Whatever could have been the object
of setting it on ire is mystery.
Thomas j. Walsh, of Denver, presi-
dent of the Standard Mining Company,
, operating at South Mountain, went
[ over there several days ago, accompan-
} led by Robert II. Walker, returning
here yesterday and leaving for home
this morning. He expressed himself
highly pleased with the progress being
made in the development of the prop
critics and with the fine showing being
made. He carried away with him a
number of fine samples of sulphides
and carbonates Of galena. This was
Mr. Walsh's second visit to the prop
erty
Ralph Farquhar, Esq, has purchased
, the residence, faw Office and good will
: of the law practice of r. Cunningham
Esq, and is now permanently located
with us. Mr.. Farquhar has practicec
in the courts of Kansas and Nebraska
: and is bright and pleasant looking
. young gentleman, who comes here will
excellent endorsements to grow will
= prosperous Idaho. Nugget wishes fo
y, him eminent success. Mr.. Cunning
ham and family contemplate removing
to California to locate at Santa Rosa
= He and Mrs. @. have made hosts 0
u friends in Owyhee, and their leave TAX
Z ing will be much regretted.
Il The papers we're filed for record thi
+ week, transferring all Of avid Somer
ville's butcher business, shops, stabl
and other buildings aud equipments
= in Silver City, shop at Del mar, an
corrals, cold storage and slaughte
house at Dewey, to Fred Ulmer an
John Turmes. The deal was consum
mated and the new parties took charg
: of the business the first of the month
but the papers were not put on recor
until this week. The young men no.
- in charge of the meat marketing bus
l. ness of the Owyhee camps are too wei
" and favorablv known here to requir
le any commentator. Mr.. Somervilt
g. who has worked very hard for severe
y years, now proposes to take wei
'h earned rest.
There will be 50 Sundays in this yea
le -an occurrence that will not happe
ps again for Ito years. This extra Sur
I'd day can be utilized in attendin
~ church, calling on your best girl, reaC
ut ing the scripture, playing with tt
le children, or some other way. One hui
~ dred and ten years from this date 20
oy will probably be paying the penalty {
enjoying the pleasure of the method