The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-01-24
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SWEENEY, Silver City.
The weather still continues mild here,
with good sleighing, and it is quite easy
getting to the mines on the mountains.
Even physicians will occasionally
get very i'll. 1t has been SO with DR..
Hamilton for the past several days. DR..
Farrer has been paying him daily visits
from DeLamar, as well as attending to
his other patients. DIR. Fl. is reported
to be much better yesterday and today.
The gang of Boise goodfellows who
came over here Wednesday, to as
sist in installing an Aerie of Eagles
here all took their departure for home
this morning, leaving their brother,
VIM Gibbs, of Murphy, alone here to
the tender me cies of the newly made
Eagles
The smallpox cases at Murphy proved
to be those of Mr.. Wood and three of
his children and Mrs. Mowbray.
They are all mild and the victims are
recovering nicely. Mr.. Woods home
was securely quarantined and the d.
sease prevented from spreading. Rum
ors of cases at the stage station and at
Dewey are without foundation.
The report from Mr.. Peter Adams,
who has been very i'll at his daughters
home at Wagontown for the past fort
night, is that he had not been quite SO
we'll yesterday, but somewhat weaker
Mr.. Adams has placed his mining pro-
perty in such shape that it will be
cared for in case of his demise.
The Postoffice was, last Sunday, re-
moved from the Supply company's store
to the drug store, three doors east and
Mr.. A. A. Getchell took charge as post
master, making mp and sending oui
Mondays mails. Nobody here car
suggest that Mr.. Getchell will not make
an obliging, polite and very efficient
postmaster. His wife is his deputy and
is assisting him in the office.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. o. Hanson and theil
boy, of Nugget family, arrived home
Monday, she and baby boy from stay
of nearly five months among friends il
Minnesota and North Dakota, and hi
from a months absence, visiting ther'
and to bring them home. Both mothe
and boy came home in excellent health
and all report they had exceedingl.
pleasant visits. The "old man. is ono
more happy.
business man in this town is doinl
some grumbling today, because he !
up against several protest fees of abou
$3.50 each on checks drawn on the Cap
ltal State bank in ample time to hav
been paid before the bank suspended
he having ample money there to pa
them all. Is he liable for these notar
fees, in addition to the chances of los
ing the money against which the check
were drawnY
Two very worthy cases, deserving th
sympathy of all kindly charitable pee
pie, now exist in DeLamar, and tn
people of that camp have arranged
help them out by giving Charity Lea
Year Ball at the school house, Frida
night, February IA. The families
Mrs Charles Hoskins, the widow Of
miner who died at DeLamar year ag
from consumption, after exhausting b
savings to support his little childrel
and Mrs. Ed. Andrews whose husban
bereft OF his reason, is now in Cal
fornia infirmary, and she, with thr'
small children dependent upon her, ca
for sympathy and assistance. Do nj
stop with buying ticket to this bal
but do everything in your power to a
the worthy families.