The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-11-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Machine at G. r. Sweeney.
Special shirt sale, reduced prices from
81. .25 to 75c and SOC at the S. @. S. Co.
1t looks as though winter had set in,
as snow has been falling for day or two.
Al. Harley, county, commissioner,
arrived last evening to attend special
session of the county court.
A Thanksgiving dance viii be given at
the Jordan Valley Hotel on the evening
of November 25th. Supper viii be
served.
Sheriff Krieg and wife returned last
night from a trip to the Bruneau country.
He reports the races held at that place
on the 4th and 5th inst. great success.
Senator John Benham Of Bruneau is in
Silver City renewing acquaintances and
attending to business. NJ Benham is
confident that the Bruneau country will
soon have railroad.
Mrs Mary Birmingham, wife of George
Birmingham, died Wednesday evening at
DeLamar of pneumonia. The funeral
win take place tomorrow afternoon in
the Catholic cemetery at DeLamar.
Union Sunday School at the Episcopal
Church at o'clock sharp every Sunday.
A full attendance desired, as preparations
will be made to give an entertainment
about christmas. All are invited to at
tend.
Reports from the State Univerity at
Moscow show that Miss Matte Heer has
attained the highest grade possible in her
classes at that institution Miss Matte
is an unusually bright student and her
parents and friends are much pleased to
hear Of her success.
Having disposed of my business l
would consider it great favor for all
who are indebted to me to settle their
accounts during the present month, as |
will leave here by December |, 1909
o. A. PETIT.
Mr. Day, superintendent of the Silver
City Mining & Milling Company, ac-
companied by his family, arrived on the
stage last evening and will at once take
charge Of the work at the mine. The
work of driving the crosscut tunnel will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
NJ. N. Fegtly, editor of the Nugget, and
D. G. Boyd made a business visit to
Jordan Valley Monday last, returning
home the same night. Mr.. Boyd will
begin the publication of the Jordan
Valley Express in the prosperous Oregon
town and the first issue will appear on
Thursday, December 2.
The Thanksgiving ball will be given by
the Rebekah Lodge on Thursday evening,
November 25th, at the Lower Masonic
Hall. Tickets $l.50. Lunch will be
served by the ladies in the banquet room
for those who desire it. The best Of
music has been secured and those who
attend may be assured Of good time.
o. A. Petit has sold his barber shop to
Michael Rock and will leave on the first
of December for Indiana, where his fam
lily now reside. He does not expect to
remain there longer than this winter and
will 60 into business in the spring at
some point in the west. We wish Mr..
Petit success in every way as he is good
business man and an exemplary citizen,
and we are sorry to lose him. James
Brown, who has been employed by Mr..
Petit for some time past, has rented the
barber shop from Mr.. Rock and will con
duct the same on and after the first Of
December.
Charley Perry, the electrician Of the
Trade Dollar Company, had quite a try
ing experience last Saturday while in the
old workings of that company's property
While assisting the mining engineer in
making some surveys under ground he
( became separated from the surveyor anc
took the wrong tunnel and found himself
in part of the mine with which he wa.
not familiar, and becoming confused pro
E ceeded to make haste to get out, but al
: usual under such circumstances he took
4 the wrong course and wandered arounC
in the numerous tunnels. crosscuts anC
slopes in the mine, going through par
of the mine that had been abandoned
years ago. He went up and down mar
ways on old rotten ladders, and very
: nearly lost his life by one ladder giving
? way with him. By good fortune he haC
: a good supply Of candles with him, bu
g he was down to the last match when HI
fortunately came to the stairs near tn,
Black Jack and knew where he was
Thoroughly exhausted he arrived at tn,
is Black jack station, his clothes soaking
Is wet and almost in a state Of collapse
He says he does not care to repeat tn
experience, even for all the wealth Of tina
IS famous property. He was wanderin
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