The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-06-12
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Bert Meredith, Of Dewey, paid our town
visit during the week.
A. A. Getchell, our efficient druggist
and postmaster, made flying trip to
Boise during the week, on business.
Mrs. Chas. E. Knapp and little girl,
Alta, returned home from Nampa, last
evening, where they spent the winter
Mr.. David Farmer, foreman OF the
Noble mine on Florida, arrived with his
family from Boise valley, on Tuesday last.
The adjournment of congress without
modifying the tariff on wool has had its
effect and wool is now selling at 14115
cents per pound
Oscar Brunzell was up from Reynolds
yesterday, on business. He reports fine
weather on the creek and rain enough to
moisten the ground
Jordan Valley, it is said, has gone dry,
and from reports it looks as though the
hot wave will invade Idaho to mingle
with the cooler atmosphere of the noun
tains
The time is not far distant when poll
ticians will be shaking hands with their
friends, and those not their friends, and
kissing the babies of those who are abso-
lutte strangers to them.
The editor of this paper left here Mon
day to attend meeting Of the trustees Of
the Albion State Normal school, leaving
the care Of supplying copy for this num-
ber to some of his friends.
We hear it stated that the Trade Dollar
Co., have ordered lumber with which to
erect a large boarding house on the old
site of the Dewey hotel, and that it will
be rushed to completion as rapidly as
conditions will permit.
The friends of Otto Petit will be pleas
ed to know that he underwent an opera
ton few days ago in Boise, which prov
ed successful, and is rapidly recovering
from same. We understand that DR..
Smith performed the operation.
We hear it rumored that Abel Berg is
about to sell several Of his mining claims
lying on Florida mountain between Silver
City and the Blaine mill. His many
friends here are glad that his labors are
to be substantially rewarded.
The Boise papers seem to think that
the Capital State Bank will commence to
pay dividends on or about the first day of
July next. A great number Of its de-
positors will be glad to have the bank pay
its depositors in full and dividends after
wards.
The advance of summer and warmer
weather was proclaimed during the week
by sharp cracks of thunder and gentle
showers of warm rain, which advance is
greatly appreciated by those Of us who
have been in refrigerator for the past
six months.
Ted Connors is home from school at
Salt Lake City, and Arthur Heer, Frank
Slattery, and Clifford Weston arrived
home from Moscow, the first of the week,
all looking well and happy. They will
spend their vacation at home, and we
wish them all jolly good time.
August Crete left here yesterday NOR
ming for Boise, where he will remain for
a few days, when he will return with his
family He was accompanied by Miss
Bessie Crete and Miss Florence Mills.
Miss Crete will visit with Florence Mills
while there, and later return home
We have the pleasure of notifying oul
readers that Bishop Funston, of Boise,
will be here next Sunday, June IA, tc
hold services at the Episcopal church in
Silver City, in the forenoon, Dewey in