The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-08-23
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Paints, oils, varnishes, brushes, Jap
a-Lac and Liquid Veneer at Philipp's
Mr. j. l. Crutcher, interested in sew
eral important mining properties on
War Eagle, arrived here, Tuesday, from
Boise, to look after his mining interests.
1t was announced this morning that
the Idaho & Northern would resume It's
train to Murphy on sundays, carrying
the mails, and that we might look for
our Sunday mails again.
We met our friend, Herb. H. Davis,
of Oreaua. in town on Monday, and
worked him for an apology for not
having reported visit of the stork
which left fine boy at his home Aug /.
The youugster and mother are doing
quite we'll, and SO is Herb.
William L. Pratt, who owned and re-
sided upon the pretty ranch the highest
up Reynolds creek ou the road 10 Silver
City for fully twenty years, but who,
after the decease of his wife some three
years ago, sold it and removed to
Nampa, died at that place Friday last,
survived by one son, Charles Pratt
Harry Ames, sheepherder employed
by Clyde Foster of Jordan Valley, was
arrested on complaint of State Veteri-
marian Noble on charge of destroying
traps set to catch wild animals. The
trial was set for Wednesday, but was
put over until 29th inst. on account of
the absence Of witnesses.
There are people down on Sinker
Creek who are not giving the fisher folk
who drive down from Silver in such
numbers the most enthusiastic welcome.
They are intimating that that stream
is being depleted, and they would
like a taste of mountain trout them
selves occasionally, We cannot blame
them But we only publish this item
by request.
Mrs. Louisa Brooks of Butte, Mont,
arrived here Tuesday. and is visiting
her mother and many relatives here.
Her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Handy, and
her brothers, August and Fred Crete
and their families, spending the sum
mer here, make her visit almost com
plete reunion of the much esteemed
Crete family among old aud familiar
scenes to them all.
When the Statesman does not build
the main track of the Oregon Short
Line through Boise in the morning it is
quite certain the Capital News will do
so in the evening. During the past
five years these papers have built this
track into Boise at least fifty times and
yet all the main line trains. are as they
will continue to be, run through Nampa
-Nampa Leader.
The Skiddoo Girls dance, which is to
be the event of this Friday. with date
Of % to the month, shows that whole
galaxy of bright and lively young girls
here have no fear of unlucky days OF
numbers. The girls have been selling
tickets to the dance to beat the band
and skiddoo will be word only used
in greeting young men too bashful OF
with too little ambition TO be at the ball
The preliminary examination of B. F
Coates, arrested July 4, charged will
shooting Jose Arrietta, a Spanish
sheepherder. at the latters camp OF
Cottonwood, held before Probate Judg,
Heer, yesterday, brought quite a mum
Der of sheepmen to town yesterday, bu
resulted in Coates waving an examina
tion and being held by the court unde
$4,000 bond for trial by the Distric
Court.
Mr.. J G. Berry of Sterling, Kansas
who arrived here last week, to look int
the Potosi mine in the interest of Kan
sas stockholders, left here yesterday