The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-04-19
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Attorney 9. NJ Hays returned from
Boise, yesterday, whittier he had gone
to consult physician.
Born:--At Black Jack, Owyhee coun-
ty, Idaho, Monday, April Is, 1907, to
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Hanson, daughter
Excellent chances, good wages, steady
work, for experienced miners in rich
silver country. Write Box 296, Cobalt.
Ontario.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Bachelor were up
here yesterday from DeLamar, witness
ses for Mrs. w. B. Beers, on her appli-
cation for pension.
Holy Mass will be read at the Church
of Our Lady OF Tears on SUNDAY, April
2lst, 1907, at IL a. m. Event service
at 80 p. m.
F. I. Feuling returned yesterday
from Nampa and Boise whittier he had
gone to meet travelling statesmen to or
der further supplies OF dry goods.
H. S. Portlock, Of Riddle, Idaho, has
been in town yesterday and today set
ting the affairs of the estate of his late
brother James HI.
Anstin Byrd. the misRt clothing
dealer. who went to Nampa to receive
new consignment OF goods forwarded to
him there from Chicago, returned yes
terday.
August Crete came over from Boise,
Wednesday, and will remain here sew
eral days, transacting business and
visiting relatives. Mr.. Crete would
prefer living here, and as soon as the
Boise schools close, will probably bring
his family back to remain.
At their regular meeting the county
commissioners ordered liquor licenses
issued amounting to s650oOo. They
will hold special meeting tomorrow TO
act upon applications for licenses
amounting to $4,000, making a total
revenue derived from this source dur
ing the month Of April of $4,000 co.
This amount is apportioncd as follows
80 per cent to the school fund of the
district in which such license is collect
ed, 40 per cent to the Road fund and 10
per cent to the State fund.
Under concession granted to Joseph
H. Hutchinson several years ago by the
owners of the Swan Falls electric power
plant, Mr.. Hutchinson purchased, re-
built and equipped the Silver City cleo
trio light plant, and also built the light
plant at Murphy. The limit of time on
his contract for electric power having
now expired, the Trade Dollar company
has purchased from Mr.. Hutchinson all
his electric lighting equipment, trans
formers, poles, wires ETC., in Owyhse
county and has assumed the manage
ment of the plants.
The demand for good miners exceeds
the supply here by considerable num-
ber. The Trade Dollar company would
take on nearly so more: the DeI.amar
company is wanting nearly as many;
the South Mountain manager is calling
for Is or 20, aud several of the smaller !
mines are in need of men. Wages are
high here and the cost of living not
high, and most of the mines and pro-
spects wanting men are dry and we'll
ventilated, have good quarters and offer
desirable places to work. Yet there
are always people here ready to pull
out and go to new and uutried camps.
George Rasner came over from South
Mountain yesterda, He says that
Manager Keough is doing fine work
over there in the way of developing the
Sonnemann group of mines. but that he
is embarrassed by a shortage of men,
having only 15 miners at work while