The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-02-05
THE LOCAL NEWS.

Anything from diamond necklace to
a baby rattle found at Rowett's.
@. H. Gretes little girl is somewhat bet
ter, but still far from well of the whoop-
ing cough.
The anti-Japanese bill and anti-alien
land measure was voted down in the Cal
ifornia legislature.
Mrs w 7 Langford is visiting with her
parents at Reynolds, and Walt says that
this is a very lonesome world.
Mrs VIM Williams and little son
returned Tuesday evening from visit to
friends and relatives in Oklahoma.
The finishing touches are being put on
the Rock building and it will soon. be
ready for business. The enterprise shown
by Mr.. Rock is very commendable.
Mr.. Downey, brother-in-law of Mr.
l.. G. Gardner, has purchased an interest
in the freighting business and the new
firm will be known as Gardner & Dow
ney.
An automobile transportation company
from Nevada, is contemplating establish
ing line of autos between Nampa and
Silver City for the transportation of light
freight and passengers.
E.E.Myers returned from trip to Boise
and other points the first of the week.
As Ed is in close touch with the Republ-
can leaders about our state Capital he
obtained some pointers on pending legis-
latlon.
Frank D. Hall, cashier of the Owyhee
Co. Bank, has been called as a witness in
the J. H. Neal cases, and is spending the
week in Boise. During his absence r.
H. Leonard, Jr., is presiding at the CASH
ier's window and will take all the money
you shove through the wicket.
A moving picture show held forth in
Silver last Wednesday evening but we
were too busy to attend, but from all
reports they did not make an everlasting
fortune, as it was not generally known
that they would be here, they expect to
return in the near future and give an
other entertainment.
If the ground-hog had been out on last
Tuesday in this part of the world he would
have had an opportunity to have seen his
shadow, and undoubtedly retired to his
den in disgust, as the weather man sent
us beautiful snow storm on Thursday,
with the mercury standing about thirty
degrees above zero.
Our popular stage driver, Fred Thomp-
son, has gone to Boise to the hospital as
he is still unable to resume his labors
His place on the stage is ably supplied by
Marion Page, who is an all-around man,
and is an old hand at the business. Mar
ion is as much at home driving six horses
as bank clerk in signing bis name-or
any other mans name-to check for
$4,000.
On next Thursday evening the Owyhee
Aerie No. 1897 F. o. E. will entertain
members Of the order and number Of
invited guests at a dance and banquet.
As the membership of this order is very
large and as it is a well known fact that
the Eagles never do things half way, but
always go the limit. We look for very
large attendance and cracker jack" OF
q time.
A circular letter is being sent to farm
ers and stock raisers with blank form
to be filed out giving data of farm pro.
ducts, hay fed to stock etc. The letter
states that the object in filling out this
slip is to secure information for the bene-
fit of the Congress of the United States
that they may ascertain whether or not
the tariff shall be reduced on cattle hides
and ON wool. If it can be shown to Con.
gress that a large amount of hay is fed tc
cattle and sheep there will be no revision