The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1912-06-06
WEEKS LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

George Westlake arrived on Monday
evenings stage. Mr.. Westlake is princj
pal owner of the Ruth and expects to do
some work on the property this summer.
Commissioner Clifford is getting busy
on the roads. He arrived in Silver on
Tuesday morning and got Commissioner
Crete and the two left for an inspection
af the roads to DeLamar and Flint.
F. G. Burroughs left this morning for
Caldwell to take in the Homesteader's
Day festivities at that place. He win be.
back Saturday or Monday.
Mrs. O'Neil left on Tuesday for Sinker
Dam to visit her daughter Mrs. Will
sroddard, who is somewhat indisposed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McGough left Satur-
day Tor Boise, where they expect to stay
some time. Mr.. McGough has been act
ing as watchman at Dewey.
Mrs. Snyder, who has spent the past
winter with her son and family at Rich
Gulch, lelt on Monday for her home in
Washington state.
Joe Uhr of Dewey has quit the service
OF the local electric station and accepted
a position elsewhere with the company.
He will spend a few days in Boise before
proceeding to his new post.
The quarantined colony, Messrs. Val
verdi, Rough and Heer, were released
on Monday, leaving but solitary occu-
pant OF restricted quarters, p G. Will
llams. He will probably have to remain
IN seclusion for some days yet.
Nominations at the primaries close
this year on Saturday, the 29th. The
day set by law is the 30th, but coming
this year on Sunday, the nominations
will close day earlier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams Of the Rich
Gulch came in Saturday and left for
home on Sunday morning. Mrs Will
ilams has been staying in Caldwell for the
school season that the boys might have
the advantage of the educational facilities
Of the Canyon County metropolis.
Mrs. Getchell and little Asher left on
Monday mornings stage for Boise. She
expects to be ont some time.
There were twelve outgoing passengers
on Monday mornings stage. Most OF
these were from DeLamar.
Albert Behrend, nephew of Mrs. ST.
mon Harris, arrived in Silver last week
on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Harris. He
halls from Seattle.
Pete Neigard left Tuesday for an in
definite period of absence. He goes to
BOISE for a few days and thence to North
Dakota and points east.
Grass widowers are becoming right fire.
quent in this mans town, to say nothing
OF few OF the opposite variety. Getchell
and Dickens are the latest additions to
the lonesome colony and are now ming
ling their tears with those of the writer
hereof On the other side of the house
Mrs Connors and Mrs. st Clair are hus-
bandless but don't seem to mind. Paul
Nelson has been so long a celebate that
he is getting used to it. He started out
bravely on the cooking proposition but
seems to have fallen down and is getting
quite thin and peaked-looking.
Dicky Hawes and Simon Harris iourn-
eyed to DeLamar on Friday for the pur-
pose OF looking over the mine there
owned by Jack Wilson at one time.
The property was decided to trustees for
the Masons and by Mr.. Hawes' report is
very fair prospect Simon Harris
stayed to work there a while and Mr..
Hawes returned Saturday.
Assessor Townsend was busy Friday
and Saturday getting Silver City valu-
atons. He finished up the town and will
leave soon on another trip.
Asa Baldwin came in SATURDAY.. ex-
pectlng to stay in Silver some time.
MT. Baldwin expects to push work at the
Wennersten properties. He made trip
to the mine Sunday morning.