The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-01-26

20, 1906, to Mr. and Mrs. Thilo Nette,
daughter.
LostA Roman gold bracelet, some
where in town some time during the
last week, by Miss Alice Connors.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Crete and
daughters, of the DeLamar hotel, mus
tered courage to drive up here throu gh
the snow drifts, Tuesday, and call upon
friends
Kenneth II. Mcleod went over to
Boise this week, for little recreation,
and thought it possible when he left
here that he might extend his trip t.
California.
Frank Mcmahon, the best horse or
COW camp man in Owyhee, who has
been laid up in town for some time suf-
fering from ivy poisoning on his face
and hands, will strike out for Oreana
in the morning to take up his old pur-
suit.
j. G. Bernard of Bernards Ferry, and
his son U. J Of Upper Reynolds, are
in town TODAY with load of produce.
4 he road is all right now over Reynolds
summit, aud heavy loads of machinery
are now going over it to the DeLamar
mill
State Bank Examiner q S. Loveiaud
was 10 Silver City, Saturday, he com
ing here to examine the affairs Of the
Owyhee County Bank, recently changed
! from private bank aud Incorporated
as a state bank. He found all it's affairs
in proper shape and authorized il to
begin business as state institution
March l.
Guy E. Matthews, superintendent at
the Commoner. mine, who had fall in
shaft on that property several days
ago, and Was not thought to have been
severely hurt, finally found that two of
! his ribs had been slightly fractured
He was brought down town yesterday
on handsled, aud is now resting com
fortably al the Idaho
Robert Noble pulled into town yes
terday, but did not have the hardihood
to tackle the snow on Florida noun
tain. to reach the Sullivan & Noble
mines He got a couple of snowshoers
TO go up and get his partner, oil. John
| +. Sullivan, TO come down and consult
! with him about plans for future opera
tions. Th- colonel is not as active as
he was % years ago, but he can ride
snowshnes down mountain yet,
China NV Year was celebrated last
Tuesday by the usual feasting, burning
Of joss sticks and squares Of colored
paper, and popping firecrackers and
distributing small presents, by our
celestial population. But the China
men here are becoming less numerous
and some that remain are getting very
old and oor, consequently the Con
fucian New \ ar is not what it once
was in this camp.
Archie ]. Orem, who has been man
ager of the Addie mine aud mill for
more than year past, took his de-
parture for Bingham, Utah, this week,
to take charge of another property III
Bingham Canyon, belonging to his peo-
pie, with the probability that he may
return here in April. In the mean
time Robert Oliver, who has been with
him at the Addie for some time, as
assistant and assayer, will assume the
management of the Addie. Mr. Oiem
has made many warm friends while
here who will wish for his return
Mr.. aud Mrs. S. d. McLain left here
early this week for an extended outing
They propose to visit friends at several
points in Oregon, aud then go to San
Francisco. where Mrs McLain will
seek medical advice at a noted sani
tarium, whence they will go to South
ern California cities and perhaps take
a trip to Honolulu. Mrs. AlcLain's
health is seldom good at this altitude,
and it is a long time since Mr.. Nc. has
taken a rest and recreation, and their
friends hope to see them both return
recuperated. They expect to be absent
at least two months.
A. f. Stevens, after spending most of
the time while here holed up, or showed
in, up at the Rich Gulch mine, pulled
out for his California home Tuesday,
more pleased than ever with the show
ing the mine is making We are sorry
he did not remain here long enough to
confirm a story which Col. Hedum tells
of their trip down from the mine
Heduu says that he, AL. and Henry
Stevens made the "Trip from the summit
at the head of Long gulch to- the Potosi
mine, at the edge OF town, "A distance of
more than two miles, in exactly two
and a half minutes, on snow shoes.
Chris Baltzer. who year ago was
declared an incompetent person and
whose large store and other property
at Bruneau was by the probate court
put in the hands of John Mitchell to
be closed nut and Ballzer's affairs set
tied, which Mr.. Mitchell succeeded in