The Owyhee nugget., June 04, 1909, Image 1

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VOLUME XIX.
SILVER CITY, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO, JUNE 4,
1909.
NUMBER 4
THE LOCAL NEWS.
Stop at the Mitchell.
Screendoors and Windows at Philipp's.
Mrs. Stevens is visiting friends in 8ilver.
A. B. Crocheron was in town the first
of the week.
Mrs. I. J. Gardner and Miss Lottie
visiting in Oreana.
Building, Roof and Carpet paper at
Philipp's Hardware Store.
are
New line of Ruching and Taffata Rib
bon at the Silver City Supply Co.
J. B. Pereta has taken his departure
for Hot Springs for a short time.
Mrs. J. 8. St Clair is visiting relatives
and friends in Caldwell and Boise.
Mrs. Andrews of DeLamar made this
office a pleasant call on last Monday.
Send your measures in for summer suits.
Prices
ranging from $15 to $25.00, at
Sweeney's.
Another ehooting scrap in Bruneau.
A bad man got his eye shot out by the
Deputy Sheriff.
New Shipments ariving daily of the
latest styles and colors of summers suits
at Sweeney's.
Mrs. Valverde left, Tuesday, for Lucky
Boy, Nevada, where she expects to reside
for some time.
J. C. Connors left Wednesday for Hot
Lake, Or. as he has been afflicted with
rheumatism for Borne time.
Mrs. E. J. Burrough, Jr. took her de
parture, Tuesday morning for a visit to
relatives in Tacoma and Seattle.
Silver City Supply Co. has everything
in the grocery line, all kinds of salt fish
mackerel, herring, salmon bellies,
P. M. Weeks, a mining expert of
Chicago has been in looking over the
Potosi property during the past week.
We have on hand a new line of Sum
mer Dress Goods of all kinds, Ribbons of
all colors and widths at the Silver City
Supply Co.
The hearing at DeLamar, today, of the
case of assault was postponed until Mon
day, to give the defendants time to
cure counsel.
Cutlery, Mechanic's Tools, such as
Saws, Hammers, Tongs, Levels, Files
etc., will be sold for cash at cost at Phil
ipp's this month only.
Jnst received at Silver Supply Co., the
finest line of Oxford and other style shoes,
for Children, Ladies and Gentlemen, that
has been in town for a long time.
Mr. Thos. Nelson, Secretary-Treasure
of the Banner Mining Co, accompanied
by his popular wife are visiting in Silver
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall.
A moving picture artist could have
made an independent fortune had he
Leen here the other evening to take views
ol the "Taming of the Bronco" by Pose
Morrow.
Bill Schumaker, the ladies' man of the
Banner, has taken a trip to Minneapolis.
It is reported that Bill imagines that Ty
ler is casting goo goo eyes at his best girl
«nd went home to see about it.
C. C. Harder the rustling rancher from
Sinker Creek, was in with produce and a
supply of beautiful flowers for decoration
day. As usual he found a ready market,
as the supplies he brings in are always
fresh and first class.
etc.
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ATTENTION EAGLES1
All Eagles are requested to be present
at the next regular meeting of the Aerie,
Thursday evening, June 10, at 8 o'clock
4 >. m. Matters pertaining to the adop
tion of new By-Laws will come before the
Aerie, also the semi-annual report of the
Worthy Secretary will be read.
Lunch will be served in the banquet
hall after the close of the meeting.
I. O. Hanson, Sec'y.
ENTERPRISE,
Miss Katie Foster of Boise is visiting
Miss Cecelia Kelly in Wilson.
Messrs. Kelly, Roxy Kneer, Berry
Givens, and Misses Laura Cox, Foster
and Cecelia Kelly all spent a joyful Sun
day afternoon, May 30, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Givens. Mrs.
Givens served a delightful dinner.
The farmers of Wilson and Enterprise
are sharpening their cycles, oiling ma
chines and straightening pitch fork tines.
The dancing club formed by the young
folks of W. and E., known as "Pumpkin
Center Pleasure Club," has so far proved
a perfect success.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Tim
Shirley has been very sick though he
is now considered out of danger.
WILSON.
Mesdames J. L. Keith and Winn started
for their home in Leon, Kansas, the 31st
of May, after a short visit with J. E
Keith and wife.
Married :—June 1st, 1909, at Boise,
Idaho, William A. Gardner of Wilson
and Iva F. Cox of Murphy.
Mrs. A. Cox and family went to Cald
well Tuesday for a short visit with her
daughter, Mrs. F. B. Hardy.
Ed. Winn was a Nampa visitor last
week.
Alvin Hallberg of Wilson was a Boise
visitor last week.
W. A. Gardner and wife returned to
their home at Wilson, Monday. •
Sinker Creek Reservoir.
Charley Harder was in town Thursday
from his home on Sinker creek in Owy
hee county. Mr. Harder's ranch is lo
cated just below the Sinker creek
voir and is one of the best on the creek.
He has a fine orchard and lots of small
fruit. The frost did bnt little damage to
his apples, some of his peaches
jured but his berry crop will be good.
Mr. Harder stated that he frequently
goes out before breakfast and catches a
mess of trout while the tea kettle is boil
ing.
reser
are in
The Sinker creek reservoir is located
about 10 miles from Murphy, and is now
completed. The embankment is 70 feet
high and has a cement core 35 feet in
depth. The reservoir is filled with water
within 12 feet of the top.» There is water
sufficient in the reservoir to irrigate 5000
acres of land. It is the purpose of the
company to build an additional reservoir
above where the present one is located
which will irrigate a considerably larger
aeerage. The cost of water will be about
$60 per acre.
BIG EXPOSITION OPENS
AlBLska - Yukon - Pacific Exposi
tion Now In Full Blast.
Promptly at twelve o'clock, noon, yes
terday, tbs first day of June, President
William H. Tait pressed an electric key
in the Capitol at Washington, and the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
formally opened to guests from every
part of the world.
The opening exercises were conducted
in the preseuoe of a quarter of a mil
lion people. These impressive cere
monies were held in tho immense nat
urel ampitheater on the shores of Lake
Washington. The enormous crowd
stood silent and awed as the solemn
words of invocation were uttered by
the Right Reverend Bishop Edward J.
O'Dea, Bishop of Seattle. Nota flag or
s strip of bunting fluttered from the
thousand flag staffs and domes; the
tire exposition city awaited with sup
pressed eagerness the touch of the Pres
ident's hand.
With the first stroke of the bell
nouncing the arrival of high noon, the
deep sounding whistle from the univer
sity power house taken from the Rus
sian gunboat that announced the trans
fer of Alaska to the Uuited States years
was
eu
an
a«o, gave a response to the flash from
Washington, and every wheel of the ex
position machinery was set in motion.
It was the signal for general pande
monium; from every whistle, bell aud
siren of the great manufactories and
steamers the sound was taken np, and
the great throng gave vent to Its with
held enthusiasm. From the top of a
giant flag staff two hundred and fifty
feet in height, the largest. American flag
ever made, broke loose and the exposi
tion city was bnried in a cloud of flags,
(tanners and gaily colored hunting.
Over the blue waters of Elliot Bay
came the thundering salute of twenty
one guns from ships of the American
navy, and re echoing this rang back the
answering reply from the grim muzzles
of the guns of the Mikado.
The program marking the most im
portant happening of general iuterest
ever held in the Northwest was particu
larly elaborate and interesting,
commencement was announced by the
firing of the national salute from the
guns of a mountain battery on the
grounds, and this was the signal for
the movement of the military march to
the general review. This was made up
of one thousand regular troop., two
batteries of mountain and coast artil
lery, two companies of cavalry, bat
rallions of marines aud blue jackets
from the navy and two companies of
marines and sailots from ttie Japanese
Cruiser8 Asc and Soya
drawn up in parade rest just bsok o(
the amphitheater.
The formal program opened - witli the
playing of Americana, by Inues Band
•t eleven thirty; this was followed by
the invocation which was brought to a
oiose at the exact minute of twelve.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Director General I. A. Nadeau and
following this the march, Gloria Wash
iugtou, the offloial exposition march,
was rendered for the first time in pub
lic. Further addresses were made by
ilon. Sir James Bryoe, British ambas
sador to the Uuited States; Hon. Jas. J.
Hill, President of the Great Northern
Railway companyjCongressmau Roden
berg aud after these. President of the
Aiaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition J. E
Chilberg, turned the completed expos!
tion over to the people of the city and
state.
The benediolion was pronounced by
Right Revereud Frederick W. Kertor,
Bishop of Olympia and dosed the cere
monies of opening.
A magnificent display of daylight
fireworks followed the throwing open of
the fair,aud this was continued through
out the afternoon. With the close of
the program, a luncheon was served to
distinguished guests and was attended
by many prominent ladies and gentle
men, guests of the exposition manage
ment. In the evening an official ban
quet was tendered visiting dignitaries
at which short addresses were delivered
by the Governor of Washington, the
Mayor of Seattle, visiting governors and
a number of distinguished visitors.
The opening of the Alaska-Yukon-Pa
oiflo exposition was worthy of the
oasion. The presenting of a world's
fair, complete and finished, was some
thing remarkable in exposition history
and when the fair presented bad justi
fied the claims of its builders, and made
good the expectations of being the most
beautiful exposition ever built, the nat
ural enthusiasm of the boundless North
west had sufficient cause for liberal
penditure.—Ex.
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New York, June 1.—Five cars started
from this city at 3 p. m. today in the400C
miles auto contest over the continent to
the Seattle exposition ior the cup offered
by Robert Guggenheim. Mayor McClel
lan started the contestants on a signal
from President Taft in Washington who
at the same time opened the Alaska-Yu
kon-Pacific exposition in Seattle. From
this city to St- Louis the cars will be sub
ject to the speed laws of the states through
which they pass, but west of the Missis
sippi the drivers will be given free hands.
MINING
IN OWYHEE COUNTY
Frank Massey, an "old timer" of this
locality, lias obtained a lease on the Jo
seph and September claims of the Trade
Dollar Extension Co. and has begun
work opening np the property.
Very rich samples of ore from claims
recently located in the Rooster Comb
neighborhood were brought in a few days
ago. The ledge is reported to be of fairly
good size and the ore is free milling.
The Federal Mining Co. have had rep
resentatives here daring this week to de
termine the work to be done on their
property during the summer. We are
unable to state the outcome of their in
vestigation, but it is reported that work
will soon be resumed on this property.
Active work in developing the large de
posits of ore on Boulder creek is being
pushed with much vigor. Several loads
of supplies have been taken to that part
of the mountains and several new claims
will be opened. From present indica
tions the Boulder camp will be a hummer
this season. For natural advantages,
large veins of ore carrying good values,
all of which can be easily and cheaply
mined there is no better location in the
west for a good, prosperous mining
camp than at the Boulder.
Boise, Ida.— T. B. McKaig of Pittsburg
secretary of the Trade Dollar company
and secretary-treasurer of the Boise &
Interurban railroad, was a Boise visitor
yesterday. Mr. McKaig had just returned
from a visit to the Trade Dollar,
8ilver Cfty. He was accompanied by
Frederick Irwin, general manager of the
mining company. Before returning east
Mr. McKaig will pay another visit to the
mine and spend a short time looking over
other interests, including the Intel-urban.
Vlr. MeCaig expressed himself as being
well satisfied with his Idaho holdings and
stated he had found the properties in
good condition.
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THE BANNER..
The mill level tunnel is now in 1200 ft.
and the work is progressing with the ac
customed rapidity. Secretary-treasurer
Nelson has been looking over the work
done daring the past winter and is very
highly pleased with the future prospects
and is more thoroughly convinced than
ever that the Banner is destined to be a
rich property. The Banner vein should
be encountered in the next 100 or 130 ft.
The development of the vein when struck,
and the veins through which they have
passed, will be pushed with vigor. An
upraise on the main vein to connect with
the upper workings for proper ventila
tion will be necessary to put the mine in
working order.
GENERAL NEWS
More than 3500 men are working on
the Lewiston-Huntington extension of
the Oregon Short Line, according to a
statement made yesterday by John Jelli
son. who has just returned from a trip
down the Snake river, along which the
track is being built. "In all, we saw 27
camps of men," Mr. Jellison said.
"Seven of these were on the other side of
the tunnel near Homestead, which is a
mile and a half in length and for which
the ixye is through. There are fully 3500
men employed.
"At the tunnel the construction work
will be completed and the track through
before August 1. The total length of the
road will be 160 miles. About 35 miles
of the track has been completed and
more than 20 miles are ready for the ties. '
Washington, June I.—Senator Cum
mins today introduced his income tax
amendment to the tariff bill. It provides
for a tax of 2 per cent on all incomes of
individuals or corporations over $5000 a
year. A feature is included which is in
tended to eliminate double taxation by
allowing a rebate to the individual stock
it
of
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holders of a corporation whose dividend
assessment has been paid through the
States court this afternoon Judge Hunt
corporation itself.
Portland, Ore., June 1.—In the United
sentenced former United States District
Attorney John Hall to pay a fine of $1000
and serve 00 days imprisonment the
Multnomah county jail. Hall was con
victed of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment in connection with the cele
brated Butte Creek Land, Livestock A
Lumber Co. case.
Des Moines, Iowa, June 1.—John Jnn
ken,colored,murderer of Clara Rosen, was
tonight found guilty and was sentenced
to death. He will hang the last. Friday
in July, 1910. To night he was taken to
Fort Madison for safe keeping.
Adjutant General Gny Logan of De»
Moines was in the court room when the
sentence was pronounced. He stated to
night that there would be no need of mil
itia to guard the prisoner, as the verdict
met with popular favor.
Jnnken confessed to killing Clara Ros
en February 3 with a stone. He crushed
her skull. Her body was found by a
searching party the next morning.
Kansas City, May 29.—The jury in the
case of James Sharp, or "Adam God,"
charged with the murder of Policeman
Michael Mullane in a religions riot here
December 8 last, this morning returned a
verdirt of guilty of murder in the second
degree and Sharp was sentenced to 26
years' imprisonment.
When the verdict was read Sharp
heard it without a show of emotion.
"That's all right," said he, "it's the
will of God." The case against Sharp's
wife will come up within a week or ten
days.
Boise, Idaho.—M. D. Polk returned
yesterday from Mountain home after at
tending the sale of Owyhee county state
lands. Raw land under the proposed
Castle creek segregation, be stated, sold
as high as $38 an acre. Good prices were
realized on the entire aeerage.
Washington, June 1.—The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
at the close on May 31st, 1909, the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
$1,030,129,610, which is an increase for
the month of $4,246,965. The total re
ceipts for the month were $53,332,310 and
total disbursements $66,786,266.
Boise, Idaho.—Returns received at the
state land office yesterday from the sale
of Owyhee state lands at Mountainhome
last Saturday show that 1500 acres were
sold at prices ranging from $11 to $50.
The lands bringing the highest price
were in the vicinity of Grand View.
The farm units plats of lands under a
very large part of the Fayette-Boise pro
ject were filed at the United States land
office yesterday, and instructions given
to the register and receiver by the secre
tary of the interior limiting all future en
tries thereunder to 80 acres. Notices will
be issued within the next few days re
quiring all entrymen who now hold more
than 80 acres to relinquish all aeerage
over and above the farm unit back to the
government. Entrymen will be allowed
one month in which to dispose of the sur
plus lands after receiving official notifica
tion. In case of failure to elect which
part of an entry is to be retained, the
government will then direct the cancella
tion of sufficient aeerage to conform to
the regulation.
8ince the farm unit under the Payette
Boise project was established a year ago
it is estimated that from 60 to 70 per cent
of the entrymen have relinquished lands
so their claims should comply with the
ruling of the department when effective.
The lands embraced in the plate filed yes
terday include nearly all the aeerage un
der the New York canal and the Deer
Flat reservoir, although there are some
few small tracts under this part of the
project which are not affected. The plate
were for townships as follows: 1 north,
1 west; 1 north, 2 west; 2 north, 1 west;
2 north, 2 west; 2 north, 3 west; 2north,
4 west; 3 north, 4 west; 3 north, 5 west;
4 north, 4 west; 4 north, 6 west; 4 north,
6 west; 5 north, 5 west, and 2 north, 1
east.
Each entryman whom the order affects
and who mast relinquish a part of his
holdings will be given official notice
through the Boise land office setting forth
the farm unite involved in his entry.—
Statesman.