The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-02-28
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Jasper Spencer, the Jordan Valley bust
ness man and rancher, spent Wednesday
here, while Dr. Heer, the dentist, worked
on his teeth.
Mr. E. A. Thompson started to Given's
Warm Springs several days ago, but found
a quarantine existing in that neighbor-
hood and did not get to the springs. He
returned home Tuesday.
L. s. Honstead, vice-president Of the
Banner Mining & Milling company, ar
rived here Wednesday and is visiting the
mine and mill This is the first time he
has visited here since work on the mill
construction was begun.
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The year 1908 will be one of important
happenings the world over, news of which
will be covered completely by the Spo-
kane Chronicle, the popular daily OF the
Inland Empire. Don't overlook this.
Sam Sloper, who keeps booze and
gambling joint in DeLamar, was arrested
and brought before Justice of the Peace
PIN, last Saturday, accused of using OBJ
scene language and flashing gun in his
own place, tried, found guilty, and had
to pungle up $50 for the school fund.
Sam has a couple of young kids who are
holy terrors, whom he has taught to
smoke cigarettes, chew tobacco, drink
and use the vilest language possible, and
he glories in them. They should be sent
to the reform school, for they are bright
boys, only wrongly directed
Mr.. Honstead, who came over from
Boise, Wednesday, says, that while in
Nampa he had heard a report of the
death of John Arvidson occurring at San
Francisco, but could learn no particulars.
Mr. Arvidson was for many years pro-
minent resident of Owyhee, living first
here, then at DeLamar, but few years
ago sold out, removed to Nampa and
made some profitable investments. but a
few months ago leased his business houses,
and recently he and his wife went to
California to remain during the winter
His many friends in Owyhee will be anx-
ious to learn more particulars of his de-
mise, if the rumor proves to be true.
DIR. Hamilton, health officer for the
county, and recently recovering from an
attack of pneumonia, and not in condi-
ton to undertake the trip, went to Will
son, Monday, to look after the smallpox
cases in that neighborhood and at Enter
prise. He got home Wednesday evening
quite badly knocked out and is still con
fined to his room. He reports that there
had been seventeen cases down there, all
of a mild sort, and all but four Of them
are again up and around. The most ser
ious case was that Of Mrs. Shirley, mother
of Tim Shirley, who has acted as quar-
antine officer, and the lady is now con-
valescent. Only one of Henry B. Ward
children had the malady, but Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Share of the Share House,
Nampa, who were visiting their daughter
got caught in the quarantine.
Mark Colborn, who kept the hotel al
Dewey until that structure was burned
last summer, is disposing of some of his
effects which he does not care to take
with him, and expects to remove witt
his family to ranch he recently pur
chased on the west side of Snake river, il
Bingham county, about twenty-five miles
north Of American Falls and eighteer
miles from Pocatello. The ranch com
prises 400 acres of land with good inn
provments and two thousand dollar
dwelling, and he purchased with it som,
200 head of cattle. 1t is near the line o
a canal on the west side of Snake rive