The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-09-14

part OF the program
Silver City Miners Union No. 66, w
F. M. held its semi-annual election last
night, selecting the following
named persons to fill the respective
offices for the ensuing six months:
President, Emmett Morrow; vice presi-
dent, Richard Norton treasurer, Chas.
Johnson; secretary, Chas. Harrison;
Ralph Moreau;warden, Peter
Nygard; finance committee, L. w. Mol
lart, M. M. Krieg, Martin Welsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Leonard Sr.
and their daughter, Mrs. j l.. Crutcher
and her son, after having spent the
summer at their old home here, much
10 the pleasure of many friends, took
their departure for their newer homes
in lewiston. this morning. May the
elderly couple, pioneers of Silver City,
long enjoy their new home in the beau
tiful city at the mouth of the Clear
water, is the wish of all Owyhee people
who have known them here!
Austin BYRD, we'll known here, is now
permanently located in NaInpa, handling
the misht clothing for number of
large Eastern tailoring houses. He will
run over here occasionally with lot Of
bargains, and will be at Jordan Valley
next week. His we'll known fairness in
representing his goods, and the bar
gains in fine we'll made apparel he is
able TO offer is scouting him fine trade.
Look for his ad in Nugget next week.
Nugget this week received a postal
card, dated Rome, Italy, Aug. 26, from
Rev. FIR. A. e. Dempsey, which will be
read with interest by his many Owyhee
friends, who will all be pleased to learn
that the big hearted and popular clergy
man is greatly enjoying his well earned
vacation, and may be looked for home
again early next month:
Rome, Aug. 26, '06.
Dear Mr.. Lamb.
am enjoying the great city of Rome
for several days and could not see all in
three months. | said mass twice in St.
Peters church, Saturday, Aug. %, at
the tomb Of ST. Peter in the crypt, and
sunday, 26, in the great church at the
chair of ST. Peter. 1 had an audience
with his holiness at IL O'clock. Will
leave Rome, Tuesday, and will leave
Ireland, 16 Sept, for Idaho. My best
wishes for all my dear friends.
A. E. DEMPSEY.
George w. Gilmore, who with I'll. w.
Townsend now living at Wagontown,
we have been informed, are the only
Cwo pioneers now living in the county,
who preceded Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crete
Sr. in the time of arrival in Owyhee,
was up from his Sinker Greek ranch on
Wednesday to attend the the funeral ol
his long time friend and brother Odd
Fellow, Fred Crete ST.. Mr.. Townsend
we are sorry to learn, was too i'll tc
come up. Messrs Gilmore aud Town.
send assisted in stalking out the plat Of
Silver City, and the late Col. w. H
Dewey erected the fist building on the
townsite, removing from the placer
mining camp named Ruby City, ther
being worked, mile further down The
creek. If any one knows of any facts
differing from the foregoing, Nugget
would be- pleased to have him writ,
them out, as matters of pioneer history
a ldrmer loOkluR, SlueTly ketlheHudl
stepped onto Nuggets porch, one
morning this week, and left box. Go
ing to the door to see what was in tn,
box, we caught glimpse of @. F. Lam
bert just before he disappeared arounC
corner Looking in the box, we fount
a limb less than Is inches long, Gu
from prunes tree, and on thatlimb w
counted rs luscious silver prunes O
large size, fully ripe, while more than
score more we're lying in the box, hav