The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-05-01
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Mrs Chas. M. Hays is visiting her
daughters in Boise this week.
A show party arrived here last night,
too late to show. They viii show tonight
Mrs. Charles Forney took the stage out
yesterday morning, for few days visit at
Nampa and Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank D. Hail. he cashier
of the Owyhee County Bank, have been
over to Boise this week. They returned
last evening.
I. R. Meredith, Trade Dollar miner,
fell down shaft in the Black Jack. yes
terday, 35 feet, and escaped with only a
bad scalp wound.
Mr.. Mike Jordan, the veteran road
builder of Reynolds, and his daughter,
Miss Anna Belle, were visitors here one
day at the beginning Of the week.
A letter received here from Richard
Cunningham states that he is very liable
to lose the sight of one Of his eyes from a
blow received while splitting kindling.
Mrs. John G. Conners entertained a
large number Of her lady and gentlemen
friends at pleasant card party Wednes-
day night They all had a hilarious and
very enjoyable time.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Clegg. old resi-
dents and prosperous ranchers of Pleasant
Valley, were visitors here Tuesday and
Wednesday. We regret to say that Mr..
Clegg is not feeling at all well.
Only two bids were received by the
trustees of the bankrupt estate of Richard
Cunningham for the property in Oregon
advertised by them. The higher bid,
5000, was by Mrs. Cunningham.
Mr.. Peter Adams, the veteran mine
owner of DeLamar mountain, returned
Wednesday from a business trip to Boise.
It is pleasant to know that he is able to
make the trip, after his recent illness.
Today, being May Day, we are pleased
to say, is a most delightful one. The
weather could scarcely be finer. But the
ranchers in the county would gladly well
come more rain.
Vic. Wisner, the artist of the paint
brush and paper hangers paste bucket
and shears, loomed up in town yesterday
after putting in busy winter plying his
trade in Bruneau valley.
Screendoors
Gardenrakes
Carpet and
Building paper
at Philipp's Hardware Store.
Frank Swisher was up here on Tuesday
from his Jordan Valley home, looking
after the guardianship of his own minor
children, in furtherance of the distribu-
ton Of the estate of their deceased grand
mother, Mrs. Joyce.
A. B. Ascuenega, the big Trout Creek
wool grower, was doing business in Silver
City, yesterday. He is making a wall
over the scarcity of grass this season. He
says the streams are now nearly dry, and
unless we have an unusual amount of
rain this spring, the hay crop viii be
very light when it comes to cutting it.
Mrs. Charles Forney, ofDeLamar, gave
the young kids of her neighborhood a de-
lightful little party last Saturday after
noon, in honor of baby Hanson, of Mug
get, who was visiting her, with his moth
er. She fixed the youngsters up dainty
luncheon, including cakes, ice cream and
fruits. Those old enough to say it, de-
clared they had bully time, and hurrahed
for their entertainer.
The Odd Fellows Anniversary celebra-
ton at DeLamar, last Friday night, con-
sisting of we'll rendered literary pro-
gram, ending with pleasant dance, was
attended by quite number of young