The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-08-14

! mirers they had made while mere, ana
left for their home yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs Steele accompanied them as far as
Boise, where all of them will remain a
short time.
The ball given by the 'Skidoo Girls"
on last Friday evening was one of the
most enjoyable events Of the season. A
large crowd was in attendance, AZ tickets
were sold which netted the girls S27 after
paying all expenses. They contemplate
spending this surplus in purchasing sup
plies for fishing party in the near future.
Mrs. NJ. N. Fegtly returned from Boise
on Mondays stage, and once more we
have had square meal as our efforts at
running ''batchelors halP' are not a
bowling success. She was accompanied
home by Mrs. M. N. Thompson, an ex-
pert stenographer and shorthand court
reporter who has been employed at the
Capitol, and is now taking a, short yaca-
ton in our delightful climate.
Silver City can boast Of having for one
of its citizens the most popular democrat
in the state Of Idaho. Although Owyhee
county is not represented on either Of the
state tickets put out by the two factions
of the democrats, yet when it came to Sc
lecting the state central committee, Mr..
John c. Connors was the only man in
the state upon whom they could unite.
4 L. A. York, of the Syms-York Co. Of
Boise, accompanied by his wife and son
Ralph are on visit to their many friends
in Silver City. 1t seems like old times to
the residents here to see the familiar fig
ure Of brother York in our midst again,
as it was but few years since he was pub
fishing the Avalanche and did much to-
wards the development of this country.
The Ada County commissioners, as a
board OF equalization, are to be com
mended on their action in raising the
assessments of the banking institutions.
No other branch of business is better
protected by law, or better organized,
so as to avoid being assessed at any
thing near their real value and thus get
out of paying anyways near their just
proportion of taxes.
t George R. Sweeney is now prepared to
r furnish first class and up to date styles OF
+ all classes of tailor made clothing and
guarantees a perfect fit and satisfaction.
He has in his employ the well known tai
lor, W. ]. Gibson, who is known to be a
specialist in his line and who needs no in
i PRODUCTION to our readers; also Mr. Good
! night of New York, another first class
workman.
: Aboutsix O. clock Tuesday morning some
q sneak thief pried open the door between
China Toms restaurant and Slattery' sa
, loon and helped himself to what money
! there was in the till. The amount taker
was about $3.50 in cash There hai
been number of suspicious character
about town lately and we understand tina
they have a pretty good idea who com
mitted the deed Silver, like other town.
in the country, has number of hangers
on who ''never work, neither do the,
spin"-only yarns of hard luck and 0
what they used to be. A move in tn
right direction would be for the authori
ties to invite them to take hike
We want a regular correspondent from
! every part of the county and adjoining
localities to send us the news each week
To any one who will take up this worl
: we will supply the necessary stationer
u and postage. We wish to enlarge th
7r size OF the Nugget and make it live
y newsy paper and to increase the circula
"a ton. Our columns will always be ope
y to any one to voice their views on all sui
+ jects if written so as not to cause resent
ment, and will be published promptly ur
a less prevented by want of space. In OIL