The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-03-30

Mr.. Mckee is a thoroughly trustworthy
gentlemen, his wife and family always
pleasant and the fifteen months we
have enjoyed their company have been
ones of less care to the publisher than
any be has heretofore experienced dur
ing the nearly fifteen years he has run
this local paper. We wish him and his
pleasant family all the prosperity they
SO justly merit. J. n. Floyd, for a short
time, not long since with the Avalanche,
takes Mr.. McKee's place on the Nugget.
Charley Knapp, in an idle hour this
morning, down at the Trade Dollar
Extension power house, where he is
care taker, fell into fit of abstraction,
and when he emerged from it he found
himself standing in front of glass,
razor in hand and bereft of his long,
flowing brown and gray mustache and
his still grayer goatee. After he had
pulled his wits together and further
surveyed his rather thin, spare and
boyish looking face he finished his
shave and started for town. The few
of his friends who recognized him gazed
upon him too astounded to make a
remark. He winded his way home,
walked into the house, met his wife,
who after breaking away from him in
apparant fear and distress, mus tered
up courage enough to ask him how it
all happened, and received a kiss from
him, the first in their 30 years of
connubiaI bliss in which that mustache
did not play part. His sweet little
grand daughter, Alta ran away from
him and hid; and when he found her
and caught her up in his arms there
was no kiss for him. But seriously,
it does make wonderful difference in
his appearance, and he says it is 36
years since he had last gazed on that
bare upper lip.
A very entertaining description Of a
st. Patrick's day entertainment, which
was given by Mrs. August Crete to the
DeLamar whist Club, at DeI.amar.
which should have reached Nugget last
week, went estray in the mails and did
not arrive on time. But in part it told
that St Patrick was very much in evil
dence at the DeLamar Whist Club
given by Mrs. August Crete last Satur-
day afternoon, Not only the decora-
tions, but the refreshments as we'll.
were carried out in green, the favorite
color OF the patron saint. A very no.
ticeable feature was representation
Of the Lake of Killarney with frogs
and snakes Astounding its shores. The
table was very artistically arranged
with green and white ribbon extending
from the top of the chandelier to each
corner of the table The centerpiece
was white tulips. Shamrock fayors and
white place cards, with a welcome
greeting written in Irish but the same
interpreted in English, we're placed at
each plate. The members. passing
from the parlor to the lunch room.
We're greeted by the musical selection
entitled, "The wearing of the green ("
Later on during the lunch we enioyed
another instrumental piece, known as
Come back to Erin, and at the close
we're favored hy song from Misses
Leona Crete and Cordilia Farrer, en-
titled "Kathreen Mavourneen.n Be
sides the musical part of the program
there we're many funny Irish stories
told by the members, led by Mrs. A.
Southeren, who, with her irish wit and
amiable ability, was prepared for the
occasion. She also gave very inter.
esting description of Glendaloch, near
her native home, and showed cuts Of
the same, after which she recited aSt.
Kevin's Lament" which proved a rare
treat and vas enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. Givens, Of Dewey, the honored
guest proved quite an addition on this
stated occasion, as she too claimed d
connection with that famous isle. In
the prize contest Mrs. w. r. Thomas
came out the winner and received a
beautiful handpainted cup and saucer.
On leaving, those present felt that they
had been most pleasantly entertained.
and wished to have mentioned that
this i only one of many of those o.
casions which they have enjoyed dur
ing the past season.
Fstray Notice.