The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-02-08
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Valentines, Valeuti nes, at Rowetts.
Fancy and comic valentines in great
variety just received at Rowetts.
Born AT DeLamar, Idaho, Monday
February A, 1907, to Dr. aud Mrs.
Thomas D. Farrer, son.
There will be the usual Sunday SER
vices at the local Catholic church on
Sunday, February 18th Mass at l 1 a.
IN. and evening devotions at 7:30 p. m.
Hon. G. NJ. Hays, who went to Boise
to attend the convention of prosecuting
attorneys, two weeks ago, only arrived
home during last Mondays storm, and
has slice been quite unwell from the
exposure.
w. II. Stenaker of Salt Lake, who
was here in charge of the Commcner
mine last fall, arrived here last Sunday
presumably To hunt up evidence in the
suit between Newhouse aud Bunch, to
be tried in Salt Lake City today, left
here yesterday, Louis 'Sorensen going
with him.
The Improved Order of Redmen,
whose anniversary is coincident with
the birthday anniversary of the Father
OF his Country, will celebrate that day
by the tribe in Silver City giving
grand war dance at their wigwam, Low
er Masonic Hall, that night. Further
particulars will be giveL next week.
Nugget is pleased to learn that Mrs.
Charles IL. Crete, who had very cri-
tical operation performed on her ten
days ago, by Drs. Springer and Hamil-
ton, is continuing TO do nicely. She
slept very comfortably Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, but was somewhat
restless last night. Unless some un-
foreseen turn occurs for the worse, she
will soon be convalescent.
Marcus While, coming over the noun
tains from Flint, and other persons who
have made trips over our mountains,
say that more snowslides occurred dur
ing last week than have been noted here
during any winter for a great many
years. Happily no damage has been
reported from any of them. The big
gest slide noted came down Allison
Gulch on the west side of Sinker, about
mile above town. This is reported to
be about one thousand feet long, more
than hundred feet wide, and to have
swept down big mass of boulders and
dirt with it.
Next Thursday, according to folk lore,
will be the date when the birds begin
to choose their mates-St Valentines
Day, they call it. Well, there is a covey
OF birds of fine feather in this good old
camp which flock together, and call
themselves The Bachelor Girls Club
Not unmindful Of finding mates, so that
they may hereafter flock in pairs only
they are all going to flock together to
Lower Masonic Hall, next Thursday
evening, to hop, chatter aud preen their
feathers, and they wish this fact to be
known, that the males of their species
may flock there also. The Club will
provide good music. Remember it is
to be on st Valentines evening.
After the storm calm describes tn,
weather here for the past three days
Last Tuesday morning the sun came
out as brightly as it ever shines, the
nights have been cold enough to checl
the melting snow and put a crust upor
it so that persons can travel on it with
out breaking through, and the floods il
the streams have been reduced to rivu
let's. The stages coming in from Muir
ply by the Reynolds creek route, make
nearly schedule time. The old Scotcl
Bob and Sinker route cannot be repair
ed iOr several weeks, the road is SO bad