The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-07-19
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Born Saturday morning, July l3,
1907, at Silver City, Idaho, to Mr.. aud
Mrs. S. D. Maxon, 10 pound daughter
The Silver City Supply Co., has Sc
cured the services of new salesman,
Mr. 3. P. Ottestad. He is a pleasant
appearing young man and looks like
one who will fill the position all right
Nugget is pleased to report that Mr..
l.. 9. Eisenhart, who has been very i'll
with typhoid, since his return from at
tending the K. P. convention, at Couer
d'Aene, is now in a fair way to recovery.
There will be no services at the Cath
olic church on Sunday, July 21st next.
Holy Mass will be read at Silver City.
on Tuesday, July 23rd at 7 80 a. m, at
DeLamar, in the-DeLamar Hotel Parlor,
at 73o a. M, on Wednesday, July oath.
Mrs. John Murphy, who went to
Horseshoe Bend about two months ago
to be at the sickbed OF her father, Mr..
James Burke, prominent Boise county
rancher who died while she was there.
returned home, Wednesday, accom-
panied by sister
A. +. Stevens came up from his Cali
fornia home, among the Big Trees, last
week, and went directly up to his Rich
Gulch mines, where he has been since,
stopping with his mine Superintendent,
Williams, scarcely deigning 10 come
down town to shake hands with his
friends.
Mrs. W. Fl. Dewey and her daughter.
Marie, and grand daughter, Geraldine.
arrived here Wednesday, to spend the
hot weather visiting friends here. Mrs.
Dewey and daughter are the guests of
the formers sister, Mrs. Daley, and
Miss Geraldine is enjoying the hospi-
tality of her young friend Miss Carrie
Hastings
For three evenings last week. medi-
cine man, with his wife and two bright
little girls entertained people at a cor
ner on our streets with songs, dances
and spiels about his wares. The man
pnt up rather handsome ring set with
an emerald and two small diamonds to
be voted by purchasers of his medicines
to some popular girl. Miss Lottie
Gardner is now the possessor of the
ring
The board of county commissioners,
after auditing the county bills aud ac.
cepting the reports of county officials,
going over he assessment rolls with the
assessor etc. closed its sessions, Tuesday,
until it meets again in August as a
board of equalization. 1t is reported
that the assessor has done his work so
thoroughly that he has increased the
list of taxable property in the county
by something near 5000, 600.
This community will regret to learn
that MIR. Archie Ricketts, has given up
his position as clerk at the Idaho hotel
and that he and his wife will leave here
for Nampa early next week, where Mr..
Ricketts, will engage in business on his
own account. During their residence
here this esteemed couple has made
many warm friends. Mr.. Richard Per
sighel, popular young miner here, has
taken Mr.. Ricketts, position behind
the hotel desk.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Crete and their
two daughters, Misses Leona aud Char
lotte, who have resided in Boise since
last fall, arrived here Monday, to make
their home for the present. These fine
cool Juue days have a charm for all,
but for persons who have enjoyed our
mountain weather nearly all their lives,
there is an irrisistable attraction here
which draws them back, in spite of all
the Inducements other places may offer.
We are sure all of these people receive a
most cordial welcome back.