The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1912-01-11
WEEKS LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

According to the Glenns Ferry Gazette,
the Tax Payers league at King Hill have
employed w H. Harvey Of Mountain
Home to fight their tax assessments in
the courts if necessary. They will fight
the tax question in Owyhee county to a
finish.
For Sale. Secondhand typewriter,
cheap. Address Nugget Office.
Fred Ulmer went to Dewey Saturday
to attend to some matters concerning his
sheep. He was out in the worst Of the
storm and while chasing a woolly he hurt
bis game leg some more. He got back
to Silver late in the evening.
A snow-slide on Florida put the electric
system out of commission on Saturday
night, about 9.So The slide came down
the mountain like young tornado and
took off the end OF a house owned by Mr..
Elisha Lewis. Fortunately the house was
untenanted. Linemen went out Sunday
morning to make repairs, but it was
Monday evening before the power was
turned on again,
The De Lamar stage did not go out on
Saturday night on account OF the storm.
but made the trip on Sunday morning.
There were five teams out bound for that
burg on Sunday morning. Mr.. McDon-
nell took bis family back and the Masonic
bunch also made the trip. They started
about i a. m. and made the eight miles
by 4 p. m.
Commissioner Harley, who arrived
on Saturday night, attended the conven-
ton Of County Commissioners held at
Boise last week. He reports good
meeting
Ednetta St Clair returnad to Caldwell
on Saturday morning. Miss st Clair has
been attending high school at Canyon
capital and has been spending the holi-
days with her folks here.
Miss Villa May Gardner, who has been
spending Chriitmas in Silver, returned
to Nanpa on Saturday, where she is at
tending school.
For seventeen cents a day, right here
in Silver, you can buy the best typewriter
on earth, the Oliver The machine is
the last word in writing machine ingen
uity. Call up the Nugget Office and let
us demonstrate the Oliver and its fine
writing qualities. Only So cash required.
Temperature seems to be erratic in
this neck Of the woods. Monday opened
about seven below zero and Tuesday
closed with warm chinook.
Bring your laundry bundles in. Unless
enough bundles are brought to justify the
expense this feature will not be continued.
A real estate deal has been on the tapis
this week for property on the main
street. We understand that it has been
practically closed all but some Of The nee
essary signatures.
Commissioner Clifford got in Monday
evening. He drove over from his ranah
on Reynolds and had hard trip.
Simon Harris, State Senator from
Owyhee County, left on Tuesday morn
ing's stage for the scene Of his duties in
connection with the special session Of the
Legislature. Fred Ulmer left at the same
time for brief Boise visit and to have
his injured leg attended to.
We are pleased to be able to report
that John Connors is little better of his
rheumatism at this writing, His wrist
still hurts him considerably and is badly
swollen, but he is feeling better
The Knights Of Pythias dance held on
Tuesday was a huge success. Some thirty
two couple INDUCED in their fondness for
Terpsichorean exercises and at midnight
a fine supper was served by the Pythian
S;etars