The Owyhee nugget., April 17, 1908, Image 2

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Published every Friday by
John Lamb
Entered as second-class matter January
4,1905, at the post office at Silver City,
Idaho, under the Act of Congress of
March 8,1879.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1908.
A newspaper paragrapher who
undoubtedly gets a good salary
for seeing things that other peo
ple overlook, has given out the
information that the Denver con
vention will be of shorter dura
tion than the Republican conven
tion, for the reason that Denver
air is so light no one can make a
speech of more than five minutes
duration. "You don't know
Democrats like I do," says the
bird on Nellie's hat. To make
the average disciple of Jefferson
incapable of exercising his vocal
organs to the extent of producing
a continuous flow of oratory for
more than five minutes, he must
be lifted over 40 miles above the
surface of the earth, into the air
less region. Rare air has no re
straining effect on a Democrat
bent on airing his views.
The great white fleet of Ameri
can fighting ships is now in San
Diego harbor in southern Cali
fornia, and every day for some
months to come will be a gala
day in some city on our Pacific
coast spent in welcoming, feast
ing aud enjoying the time with
the officers and men on these ves
sels until they sail out of the
Straits of Fuca, to continue their
festive and gaudy journey around
the world. That the fleet and
the sailors will meet with a hearty
welcome in every country they
visit is to be hoped and now seems
assured, despite the manufactur
ed rumors of its unfriendly pur
poses which filled the minds of
croakers and the columns of for
eign and home sensational papers
when they sailed out of Hampton
Roads to begin its eventful trip,
and despite the criticisms of the
sea worthiness of the vessels, the
wrongly placed position of its
armor belt and the other faults
which the knowing critics found
to descant upon and decry. But
they made the fifteen thousand
mile trip around Cape Horn, vis
ited and exchanged friendly sa
lutes and greetings with South
American cities and brought up
in Magdalena Bay and were re
ported by their commanding ad
miral to be ready for action
within an hour, if it were required.
The only sad incident heard from
being that the old admiral
"Fighting Bob" Evans has been
so badly crippled by rheumatism
that he had been compelled to
leave the fleet and seek relief in a
California sanitarium. In a new
coat of white paint, put on at
Magdalena Bay, the fleet has now
sailed into the first California
port and will continue its visits
up the coast until it sails in and
out of Puget Sound and contin
ues its visits around the world,
with friendly greetings to and
from all peoples, and again, in
about a year, sails into western
Atlantic ports on our own east
ern seacoast, we all hope, with
out meeting with a mishap or
untoward incident.
ANOTHER RAILWAY SURVEY
County Commissioner, John
Benham, here this week attend
ing a meeting of the Board, says
a corps of engineers is now en
gaged in making a railway sur
vey down the south side of the
river from Glenn's Ferry, presum
ably for the Oregon Short Line.
It is closely following the route
of former survey and passes
through the town of Bruueau,
will cross Bruneau river near the
head of the canyon at the lower
end of the valley and follow near
ly the line of the Grand View
canal down below the Grand View
settlement, but it has not yet
been developed where it may
cross the Idaho Northern Ily.,
whethernearMurphy orcontinue
down nearer the river. It is also
not known whether it will con
tinue down the south side of the
river to connect with the O. S. L.
at Ontario, or will make connec
tion at Nampa via the Idaho
Northern. There are so many
rumors afloat about the 0. S. L.
contiuuiug its Twin Falls branch
west on this side of the river, to
secure a water grade to Hunting
ton and thence by the route now
being built down the river to
Portland, that the present sur
vey is probably being made with
that plan in contemplation.
R. E-NAME THE R.1VER..
Salmon Falls River, as it was
formerly called, to distinguish it
from the greater and more import
ant stream by the same name flow
ing westwardly entirely across Cen
tral Idaho, called Salmon river,
should be re-named to distinguish
it from the greater stream. Salmon
Falls river is entirely within Twin
Falls county, but is now assuming
considerable importance because of
the great irrigation project which
contemplates the construction of a
high dam across a canyon through
which the stream flows and con
serving the water to reclaim a large
area of arid lands lying principally
in Owyhee county, near the Nevada
line. When this project is fairly
under way, it will attract or share
the attention of the several great
reclamation enterprises which are
fast making southern Idaho a mecca
of homeseekers. Already the news
papers are beginning to speak of
this projected reclamation enter
prise as "the Salmon river project"
leaving off the ' Falls" portion of
the name. The stream, before it
becomes conspicuous under this
name, should be re-christened, to
save strangers from confounding it
with the greater Idaho river upon
which the name "Salmon" was first
bestowed and properly belongs.
We would suggest giving it the
name of one or another of the pro
minent southern Idaho empire
builders—say Perrine or McCollom
or call it after the young engineer,
Hays, who planned the dam and
found a way to take the water out
of the canyon.
CARD OF THANKJTFOR
QUARANTINE.
The following card of thanks
recently appeared in a Kansas
paper: "I wish to thank the city
authorities for quarantining me
and my family for two weeks re
cently, because one of the chil
dren had the smallpox. During
that time my wifecaughtup with
her sewing; being undisturbed by
callers just at meal time, we had
three square meals a day; as no
one came in, and she wasn't per
mitted to go out, weenjoyed two
weeks of good long nights' sleep;
and, best of all, a cousin with
four children who arrived to visit
us, saw the smallpox sign on the
door and left town so scared she
will never come back. I wish to
thank the authorities, and hope
they will be equally as thought
ful of our comfort some time
again. Respectfully, Lyander
Johnson.
NOTICE OF R-EPUBLICAN
PRIMARY ELECTION
Pursuant to the authority vested in the
Executive Committee of Owyhee County,
Idaho, Republican Central Committee,
notice is hereby given that a Republican
primary election will be held on Monday,
the fourth day of May, 1908, within and
for Owyhee County, State of Idaho, for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
Republican County Convention, to be
held at the Court House, Silver City, in
said County, on the 8th day of May, 1908,
at 11 o'clock a. m. to elect four delegates
to the Republican State Convention to be
held at Wallace, Idaho, on the 12th day
of May, 1908, at 11 o'clock a. m., then
and there to elect delegates to the Repub
lican National Convention to be held at
(Chicago, Illinois, on the 16th day of June,
1908, to nominate a candidate for Presi
dent of the United States. The said
primary election in the several voting
precincts of said county, will commence
on Monday, May 4th, 1908, at the hour
of 3 o'clock p. m., and continue until the
hour of 6 o'clock p. m. in the outlying
county precincts, and in the precincts in
which the towns of Silver City, Dewey,
and DeLamar are situated, the election
will commence at the hour of 2 o'clock p.
m., and will continue until the hour of 7
o'clock p. m.
The various precincts of said County
are entitled to delegate representation in
said County Convention, as follows:
Bruneau 3 ; Castle Creek 1 ; Dewey 1 ;
Enterprise 1 ; Flint 1 ; Florida 1 ; Grand
View 1; Hot Springs 1; Murphy 1;
Oreana 1; Pleasant Valley 1; Poison
Creek 1; Reynolds 2; Riddle 1; Wicka
liony 1 ; Wilson 2 ; Silver City 5 ; DeLa
mar 4; Three Creeks 1 ; Big Springs 1.
C. M. HAYS,
Chairman.
II. S. Simmons,
Secretary.
Dated Silver City, Idaho, April 10, '08.
NOTICE
Those wishing to send out laundry, will
kindly bring it to Cooper & McCray's
confectionery store not later than the 30th
of each month.
JESSE COOPER.
Any Suit in the house for 815
Sweeney, Silver City.
The Season's Fashionable
PETTICOATS
First among fine garments be
ing chosen by smartly gowned
women forSpringand Summer
wear are the dainty durable
petticoats of Feather Silk.
They're just as beautiful as
silk. Same sheen, same swish,
same rustle, but far more dur
able. t t t t
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FOR. SALE BY
BIBBINS-MYER COMPANY
Murphy, Silver City, Dewey
and DeLamar
STAGE LINES
EyThe best facilities for transportation between the railway ter
minus to and from Silver City, DeLamar, or other points in Owyhee.
Keep good mountain rigs, with good stock and Careful Drivers.
Stables at Silver City and Murphy
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REGULAR
TRIPS
Between DeLamar and
Silver City. Stage de
parts from Delamar at
8 a. m. Departs front
Silver on return trip at
2 p. m. Passengers and
Freight carried. Stops
at Dewey en route.
Delamar Livery, Feed
and sale STABLes
CHARLES FORNEY,
Proprietor
Do not forget that Redum, the pho
tographer, id still in business iu Silver
City, and that at his studio are to be
found a great variety of views of local
scenery, mines, mills etc. Call upon
him. First class photos taken, frames
etc. for sale.
THe Old, Old Story
Told in all its Purity.
Hickory Bark Cough Remedy.
I For sale by
A. A. G-ETCHELL
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