Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-30
BUSINESS CHANGE
IN OREGON TOWN
Nyssa Opera House in New
Hands-Scow Sinks in
the Snake.
(Staff Correspondence

Nyssa, Ore, July 3o.-A business
change of Importance here was con-
summated whereby Lee Blodgett, for
eight years a successful business man
of Nyssa, sold his office, fixtures and
insurance business, his lease on the
Nyssa opera house, and his ice cream
parlor to A. H. Boydell of California.
Possession was taken yesterday. Mr..
Blodgett has gone to Portland where it
is reported he has gone into the insur-
ance business Shortly before leaving
Nyssa Mr.. Blodgett sold his ranch of
100 acres in Kingman colony to John
Ennis of Sioux City, Ia. for $4soO Mr..
Ennis will develop the 100 into an apple
orchard.
A H Boydell who bought Mr.. Blodg-
ett's Nyssa interests, is a son of ].
Boydell. Nyssa's former well known
merchant J. Boydell will hereafter
run the Nyssa business formerly oper-
ated by Mr.. Blodgett-the insurance
business and the opera house. His
daughter Miss e. A. Boydell is in
charge of the ice cream parlor.
Scow Sinks, 80 Steers Swim Snake.
Thirty steers and two horses while
being taken across the Snake river
here in q scow practically swamped
this ferry yesterday, and all the steers
and horses had to swim and wade to
shore where all arrived in safety The
steers and horses belong to c. w. De
Boer and c. C. Hunt, we'll known
Nyssa farmers. The steers first
crowded on one end of the ferry. then
they all moved over to the other end
of the ferry. sinking It to such extent
as to cause the stock to swim and wade
to shore Fortunately the accident
happened near the south bank of the
river, making it comparatively easy for
the stock to get ashore.
New School in kineman Colony.
Closson & Carmen, Nyssa contractors
who have the contract for the new
school in Kingman colony, will have
this school completed within the next
ten days. This school will cost about
$500 L. f. Wilson, Nyssas we'll
driller, recently drilled a 160-foot we'll
at this school, A splendid body of fine
water was struck in this well.
Remodeled Hotel Opened.
The Modern boarding and rooming
house Of Nyssa, formerly known as the
Star, has been completely rebuilt and
re-modeled following its fire Feb %,
1914. 1t has just been opened to the
public and is being operated by Mrs.
c.. c. Forbes. 1t has been modernized
and otherwise much improved over its
former condition before the fire.
Nyssa Brevities.
A Boise firm is putting a new tar
roof on the Phillips building, in which
are the Foster drug store, telephone
office. Davidson's barber shop, the
post office and pool hall. They will
also put new tar roof on the building
occupied by the Caldwell dry goods
store.
The seven year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Winners was taken to the
Weiser hospital Wednesday morning.
The boy is suffering from a combina-
tion of heart trouble and dropsy. and is
said to be in a critical condition.
Nyssa's cheese factory is now To-
Gated In its splendid new building
which was built expressly for cheese
factory purposes. The factory is thor
oughly screened and has ample room
and facilities for making cheese on a
large scale.
Frank Harris, who formerly operated
the Western hotel here, arrived in
Nyssa yesterday from Portland with. a
view of locating. He is looking around
to see what he can do in the way OF
buying some land.
A. F. Tulley of the state pure food
and sanitary department, arrived in
Nyssa Tuesday to spend two weeks in
an inspection and cleanup campaign.
The ladies' aid OF the M. E. church
gave a successful ice cream social
Wednesday evening on the Mrs. James
Dennis lawn.