The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-05-05
LOCAL.

Mrs. John G. Connors and son Ted
are away on visit to Portland this
week.
Deputy Sheriff Tullis has purchased
a house and removed his family from
the east TO the west side of town.
Anyone wanting wall paper will do
we'll to examine the line line Of samples
of Fred Crete, Jr., before buying else
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Richard Randle, who left here for
England nearly two years ago, returned
last Friday, but did not bring his wife
and children with him.
Attorney J. F. Nugent, Probate
Judge r. II. Leonard, M. NJ. Getchell
and Peter Steele, we're all passengers
out to railroad points Tuesday.
zack Taylor, bright and breezy as of
old, blew into town from Tonopah and
Goldfield, Nevada, Tuesday, and is
shaking hands with the boys, one Of
whom he is which.
Hedum, the Silver City photographer,
is eaving his studio refitted in fine
shape, with new paper Oh the walls,
new linoleum on the floor, and Other
improvements which make the rooms
more attractive.
Monte B. Gwinn, whom everybody
in Owyhee gives the glad hand when
they meet him, and who is greeted just
as cordially III twenty other counties
in Idaho, did business in Dewey, De-
Lamar and Silver the early part of the
week.
Sheriff Duncan, prompted by the in
fiux of tinhorns arriving here since the
Boise officials have gotten busy shut
ting up games in that city, has served
notice on the fraternity here that
gambling must stop in Owyhee towns.
When Dune says thing he means it,
so bewarel
By the new game law, passed by the
eighth session of the legislature of
Idaho, the killing of beaver is prohibit
ed. This in answer to an inquiry sent
to Nugget. Copies of the game law,
complete in pamphlet form, can be
procured of f. S. Hawes, deputy game
warden for Owyhee county, at 10 cents
each.
A. B. and Antonio Ascuenega, the
Trout creek sheep men, were visitors
here yesterday and this morning. They
report that lambing is just beginning
in their bands; their sheep in fine con.
dition; prices of wool and sheep are
satisfactory, and the outlook good for
prosperous year for all the wool
growers.
Among the new laws which went in
to effect yesterday is the emasculated
Sunday closing law. 1t will be mis-
demeanor to keep open any barroom,
outside of an incorporated town or city
on Sunday, after this date. The law, of
course, applies to all places selling
liquor in this county, as none OF our
towns are Incorporated There is a
provision in the law, however, that if a
majority of the voters in a precinct
petition the county commissioners for
permission to keep the saloons in a
precinct open, the permission shall be
granted.
Louis Bernasconi, the Angora goat
breeder of Boulder creek, was visitor
in town Wednesday. He says his band
wintered nicely and are doing WE'LL
The large colony Of beavers in the
creek on his place are sill doing busi-
ness unmolested, and are for him quite
valuable irrigation engineers. A cou-
pie of trappers, however, recently got
on the creek above his place and began
playing havoc with them. The deputy
game warden will, however soon put a
stop to this unlawful work, as the new
game law prohibits the killing of these
animals.
Elmer Turner, % years of age, came
up lIom OIedud only week D0IOre
and was taken suddenly ill with acute
appendicitis, at the Royal Hotel, and
died last Saturday evening. He was an
entire stranger here, except that Will
liam Schrock had made his acquaint-
ance while visiting in the valley last
fail. When Mr.. Schrock learned that
he was i'll he went Immediately to his
assistance, had DR.. Hamilton called
and every possible care and attention
was given him, Mr.. S. staying clo-e at
his bedside until the end came, all the
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