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OWYHEE NUGGET
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NUMBER 24
SILVER CITY, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1909.
VOLUME XIX.
Personal Mention-Coming and '
r, . * r\ , n ..
Going of Owyhee County
People in Brief. I
WEEK'S LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Special bargains at Philipp's.
Send your orders in to Sweeney for
summer suits.
Special Sale in Boy's Snits this
week only at the S. C. S. Co.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Dun
ham is much better this morning.
Fleeced lined underwear only 65
cents per garment at the S. C. S. Co.
Born: At Bruneau, Idaho, on 18th
inst., a daughter, to Mrs. Lester Law
son.
Just arrived, a new line of Sweaters
and Sweater Coats at the S. C. S. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bartow lost the
infant recently born to them at the Hos
pital in Boi~e.
William Feeney is very low with
pneumonia and there is very little
chance for his recovery.
A full line of brand new Kodaks and
Kodak supplies jnst received at Rowett's
Send your measures in for summer suits.
Prices ranging from $15 to $25.00, at
Sweeney's.
A fine assortment of new fall suits just
received at Sweeny's. Don't fail to call
' and look them over, as he can furnish
the goods.
Mrs. Ballard is over from Boise, vis
iting her mother, Mrs. Stevens who
will return with her to Boise for the
winter.
See Sweeney'y Summer Suit Samples
and Warm Woolen Winter and Fancy
Fall Assortments of the Latest Styles.
500 Choice Samples just arrived.
Ira Gard ter and Marion Page were
out to Nampa and Boise last week Mr.
Gardner visited with his wife and
daughter at Nampa.
The young students from Silver City
who are attending the State University
at Moscow are reported as making ex
cellent progress.
A jolly crowd from Silver City at
tended the dance at Reynolds Creek
last Friday night and returned early
Saturday noming—Oh, so sleepy!
R. J. Gifford, of Reynolds, Creek
will deliver Pure Ranch Butter at
Dewey and Silver City, evry Satur
day. See his ad which will appear next
week.
Wm. Bews returned from Boise City .
and other points where he has been for
some time. He will be employed this \
winter at the Silver City M. & M.
Co's works.
Bert Nugent has just completed the i
annual assessment work on the prop
erty of the Big Sugar Loaf Mining Co.,
and says that they have all kind of
rich ore in sight.
We wish to impress upon the patrons
of the Nugget, in order that no mis
understanding may exist, that the re
duced price of $2,00 per year, only ap
plies if paid in advance.
C. C. Hedum took out a 4|horse load
of supplies, this week, to his camp on
Boulder Creek where he will keep sev
eral men employed, during the coming
winter, developing his mining proper
ty in that district.
Don' forget that the Grand Ball at
Dewey takes place tomorrow evening.
If you want to enjoy yourselves don't
fail to attend, as some magnificent cos
Every detail
has been sttended to and a good time
assured.
The new reservoir built by the Owy
hee Butcher Co. above town on Jordan
Creek is completed and Fred Ulmer
says that it is up to-date in every way,
and all that it needs is an electrical
launch. The res ervoir.
the
in
is
was built to
" tumes will be worn
store water from which to cut ice after
Jack Frost gets his work in during the
coming winter. This will make an
excellent ice pond and be near the City.
Theo. H. Philipp and daughter will
take their departure Saturday for Boise
from which p ,ace Miss phil >pp wil1
return to her old home in Germany.
Mr Phlllpp and
his business here.
Theo. H. Philipp would like to call the
public's attention, and more especially
the attention of the property owners of
in
a
of
this place and vicinity, to the safety of
their stoves for the approaching winter,
as he expects to leave here as soon as
possible this fall and would like to feel
that everybody is prepared in this re
spect.
Owing to quite an amount of unfinish
ed business it will be impossible for Theo.
H. Philipp to leave as soon as he ex
pected, and therefore will be compelled
to stay longer. In the meantime the
reduction of prices will remain the same,
for which a list will be made through
the Nugget.
The races at Jordan Valley came off
as advertised and we are informed
that an excellent time was had by all
who attended. The race between Bo
gus Bally and Greyhound was won by
Greyhound. The ball was a grand
success and those who attended from
this city say that they had an enjoy
able time.
Owing to considerable space being
occupied by the report of the Commis
sioners' Proceedings and legal publi
cations we are unable to publish, this
week, several articles of interest that
have been received, among which is an
excellent letter on the Kings Hill Ex
tension project, which will appear in
our next issue.
Dr. W. D. Springer of Boise, one ot
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Dr. W. D. Springer of Boise, one ot
the most noted surgeons in the west,
succumbed to a sudden attack of heart
His
failure on last Tuesday evening,
brother, Dr. J. S. Springer, who was
here in charge of Dr. Hamilton's prac
tice for some time during the summer,
has been summoned from their old home
in Canada where he is on a visit.
Dr. W. H. Schuyler and wife have
been visiting with Mrs. Schuyler's
brother. Michael Rock of this place,
for several days this week. The Dr.
is veiy much plased with this locality
and has decided to locate here per
manently. He is a physician and sur
geon of over 25 years experience, hav.
ing been in government employ in the
Philippines for a number of years.
They left for their present home in
Boise, this morning, to make arrange
ments for their removal to Silver City
by the 1st of next month. We wel
come Dr. Schuyler to this place and
predict his entre and complete success.
A Special Sale on Hat«, Shirts and
Men's Under wear at the S. C. S. Co.,
in
The Pacific Monthly of Port
land, Oregon, is a beautifully illustra
trated monthly magzine. If you are
interested in dairying, fruit raising,
poultry raising, or want to know
about irrigated lands, or free govern
ment land open to homestead entry.
The Pacific Monthly will give you full
information. The price is$1.50 a year.
If you will send twenty-five cents in
stamps, three late issues will be sent
you so that you may become acquainted
with it. Read the following splendid
offers.
Offer No. 1 —McClure's Magzine,
Woman's Home Companion and The
Pacific Monthly, costing $4.50, will be
sent at a soecial rate of $3.00
Offer No. 2—McClure's Magzine,
Review of Reviews and the Pacific
Monthly, costing $6.00, will be sent for
$3.60.
Offer No.3— Human
Homes and The Pacific Monthly will
be sent for $2.00.
Order by number and send your order
accompanied by postal money order for
( the amount to The Pacific Monthly,
to , Portland, Oregon.
Life, Ideal
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OWYHEE COUNTY
MINING NEWS
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J. W, Shore is sacking- ore for ship
ment from his property near Twilight
Gulch. This ore is of high grade.
Marcus White and R. M. Lewis are
in from Twilight Gulch, near Flint
and have on display at the Big Store
a fine sample of ore recently taken
from one ot their claims that assays
1804 oz. silver $30.00 in gold to the ton.
The Flint mill is making a fine record
of saving the values with the Swaine
tables and 2 more of the same kind
will be added as »oon« as possible.
They are putting through IS tons of
ore per day to the battery of 5 stamps
crushing to 30 mesh, and the tables
are making a close saving. Mr. Bon
nell is thoroughtly testing several dif.
ferent ways of treating the ore of the
camp and is getting the best machin
ery that will do the work satisfactor
ily.
A discovery of a large vein of free
milling gold ore on the Jarvis Fork of
the Bruneau river was recently made,
and there U much excitement over the
discovery in the Bruneau Valley This
discovery is about 80milesfromthe town
of Bruneau in this county not far from
the Nevada State line. A complete
outfit has been taken from Bruneau to
thoroughly develop the property. The
ore assays 4400 per ton in gold and it
is reported that there is lots of it. For
several years rich float has been found
in that localty but the Cow-boys have
been too busy chasing, "slick-ear
calves" to stop to investigate for mines.
If the ledge is anything near as large
and rich as reported, another rich min
ing camp will soon be booning in Owy
hee County. The stampede for the
new discoovery has set in and Bruneau
is booming.
8 he Silver City M. <3. M. Co.
J. F. Cook, Secretary-Manager of
the Silver City M. & M. Co. was in
Silver this week attending to business
in the interest of the company. They
are all ready to start the work on the
cross-cut tunnel, and Mr. Day will be
here to supreintend the work. Several
more men will be put to work and the
tunnel driven as rapidli as possible.
WILSON.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Keith and Miss
Myrtle Belk of Wilson were Fair vis
itors last week.
Quite a number of Wilson's young
people attended the dance ar Reynolds
last Friday night.
Mr. J. B. Keith returned home Fri
day after a trip east with sheep.
Mrs. A. Cox and Mrs. Fred Bachman
made a flying trip to Murphy Satur
day.
Guy Givens returned home Sunday
from Caldwell where he was called to
the bedside of his brother.
Mrs. W. H. Gardner and daughter
Ovanda were visiting relatives at
Reynolds this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bernard went
to Nampa a few days ago to visit Mrs.
Bernard's Mother, Mrs. Bennett, who
is very ill.
be
for
for Hedum th> Photo ,„ pKer . ls , ully pre .,
*&.*".nd V dx^iL'^Ms
Notice.
Potatoes delivered at Silver City or
Dewey for $1.50 per hundred; at De
Lamar $1.75, if orders are sent in be
fore October 15th. In orders from one j
hundred pounds up. Cabbage, carrots I
turnips, rutabagos and beets In quanti- j
ties to suit purchasers with orders for
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potatoes.
A. A. Wetmore,
Box 64,
Silver City, Idaho.
work when In Silver City.
Auditor'« Quarterly Report.
! To the Honorable Board of County Commission*
! era, Owyhee county, Idaho.
GentlemäiV:— I herewith submit, pursuant to
law, ray quarterly report for the quarter ending
October 4th, 1009.
Respectfully submitted
J. 8. 8t Clair. Auditor.
souses or retenue.
$ 23 04
... 1,815 24
... 1,260 05
.. 162 86
Property fax, 1907, delinquent...
Property tax, 1008, delinquent.
Property tax, 190D ..
Costs on Delinquent Taxes.
2 poll taxes, delinquent...
2 road taxes, delinquent .
36 poll taxes, 1909.
45 road taxes, 1909.
Costs on poll tax.
Fees of probate judge.
Fees of clerk, auditor and recorder.
Interest on public funds .
State School Apportionment. .
Inheritance Tax, Estate of Johu Wag
\ deceased.
Ferry licenses.
Fines..|H
Costs—State vs. Arnuchasiegui ....... ..
Costs—State vs. Acordoilia.
Costs—State vs. Ytuarti and Urresti.
Spe -ial tax, school district No. 15, 1907,
Special tax, school district No. 10, 1908,
Special tax, school district No. 9, 1908,
Live stock sanitary tax, 1908, delq't...
Live stock sanitary tax 1909, . ..
Predatory animal tax, 1908, delinq't..
Predatory animal tax, 1909 .
Water Master's Tax, 19U8, delq't.
Miscellaneous Licenses.
Teacher's Certificate.
Teacher's Register, sale of.
5 00
7 00
72 oo
135 00
50
84 85
708 25
287 72
1,051 10
. 1,020 00
. 36 00
660 00
19 05
19 05
52 20
8 20
S 62
2 06
3 46
127 87
2 31
170 25
4 87
55 00
1 00
1 35
$7,224 80
HRVENUR APPORTIONED.
Current expense. 1207, fund.
Carrent expellee, 1908, fund ....
Current expense, 1909, fund.
Qeuerul school fund..
State fund.
Road fund.
Bridge fund.
Redemption lund ..-.
Bond tax and sinking fund .
Live stock sanitary tax fund .
Predatory animal tax fund.
Tax redemption fund.
teachers' Institute fund.
Special fund aehool district No. 9 .
Special fund, school district No. 10.
Special fuud, school district No. 15..
» 16 95
578 -21
. 1,857 74
. 2,178 25
. 1.692 21
875 60
111 66
13 04
330 78
131 18
172 46
38 15
1 00
l 81
$7,294 SO
—
618 0 1
2 06
3 20
WARRANTS I8AUED.
$9,458 30
2,464 37
Current expense lund.
Road fand............ ..
School district hinds.
Tax redemption fund .
Teaeheas' lnistitnte fund.
General School fund....
County Remnding Bonds paid . 6.100 00
Interest paid ou county bonds
Interest paid on current expense fund
warrants.
33 15
33 33
7« 67
74 14
Warrauts outstanding Iasi quarter:
Current Expense.$7 .188 40
75 UU
. 22 50
. 7z 00
60 00
. 101 00
180 00
Road..
Sheep Bounty.
Migratory Stock
Sch. Dlst. No. 18.
Sch. Piet. No. 20.
Sch. Dist. No. 23 ...
7,677 90
$27,933 25
WARRANT- RAID.
14,688 84
WARRANT- RAID.
. ..» 93)90
1.686 10
. . 2 .726 37
. . 1,182 75
33 15
S3 33
79 67
Current expense, 1908, fund —
Current expense, 1909, fund
Road fund .
School district funds
Tax redemption fuud..
Teachers' Institute fund.,
General School fund.
Interest paid on current expense fund
warranta .
County Refunding Bonds paid.
Interest paid on County Bonds.
Warrants now outstanding:
Current Expense —
Road fuud..
Sheep Bounty.
Migratory Stock.
Sch. Dist. No. 1.—
Sch. Dist. No. 14 .
8ch. Dist. No. 17.
Sch. Dist. No. 18....
Sch. Dist. No. 20. ..
Sch. Dist. No. 23 .
74 14
6,100 00
618 00
.»14,004 70
13 00
22 50
T2 00
.. 210 00
5 84
80
., „„ ls
*° ><
60 00
100 oo
iso oo
$27,933 25
CASH ON HAND.
Current expense, 1909, fund..
General school fuud .
Slate fund.
Hoad fuud ..
Bridge fuud .
Redemption fund.
Bond tax aud sinking fund
Live stock sanitary tax fund.
Predatory Animal Tax fund
Sheep bounty lund.
Tax redemption fund.
Migratory stock fund ...
Teachers' Institute fund —
Special School District funds. 1,821 67
729 89
14,f>2l 87
851 81
6,146 51
262 93
35 46
9,358 78
128 26
170 52
67 27
ITS 95
72 00
oo
j No. l.
I No - 2 .
j *.*
No> 5 .
! No. 6
No. 7 .
I No. 8.
(No. 9.
; No. 10.
No. 11.
! No. 12.
Total Cash on hand.$33,841 42
SCHOOL DISTRICT BALANCES.
. » 2,372 40
687 69
147 47
273 71
365 52
85 62
1.196 35
138 31
353 22
262 10
210 08
2,118 52
. 1,112 25
793 62
j No. 15
y
502 74
261 29
No. 16
No. 17
No. 22
$12,10» 38
Districts Overdrawn:
8 81
Diet. No. 18
Dist. No. 20
Diet. No. 28
73 84
138 08
215 73
11,803 66
2,071 08
To be apportioned
Warrants outstanding:
No. 1-
No. 14.
No. 17 ...
No. 18.
No. 20.
No. 23. ..
......... $210 00
5 84
80
60 00
100 00
180 00
556 64
$14,521 37
Balance general school fund,
Approved Oct. lltb,1909.
C. H. Gret*. Chairman.
TKroxigK Dvick Valley
[by prof. a. d. bradfiei.d.]
(Continued from last week. )
I had emerged from the last "shade"
of my journey and was just entering
the last "sun" when the red roofs of
the government buildings loomed in
sight. Half an hour's drive brought
me to them. The first white man I
met was the government doctor. On
learning who I was, he insisted that
I should remain with him the rest of
the day and over night. I was very
glad for such a privilege and after
turning my horse into a pasture and
getting some of the dust from my cloth
I joined him on the veranda.
ing,
He introduced me to his family, and
then brought out a rocker and bade me
to make myself perfectly at home. It
was delightful after that rough trip to
rest in a soft cushioned chair on a
shady veranda, fanned by the cool
breezes laden with the smell of new
mown hay. The doctor had three very
pretty little girls who, after a little
coaxing, came to me and when I took
them on my lap and began asking
1 questions, they became very talkative.
All of them wanted to talk at once and
tell of their pets. There were Bright
eyes and Nimble-foot, their cats that
caught squirrels every day. Why, if
it had not been for them the squirrels
would have eaten up their peas—the
little thieves 1 And Watch was just the
truest dogl He would growl when
ever a stray animal or bad Indian
came along. But the one concerning
which they were most enthusiastic was
Two step. O, he was just the dear
est, the gentlest, and he wouldn't hurl
anybody!
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"And what is Two-step?" I asked.
"Why, our pet pony."
"And why doyou call him Two-step?"
"O, because he takes such dainty,
little steps with his two front feet,"
they all helped to answer. Then noth
ing would do but that their father
must go and saddle the pony so that I
might see how well they c„uld ride.
The indulgent sire was soon returning
from the stable followed by Two-step,
walking with "dainty step." In fact,
he could hardly do otherwise, he was
so old, fat, and unwieldy. Two of the
little girls were placed upon the pony
and, after much encouragement with a
willow whip, they succeeded in mak
ing the over fed animal move about the
yard. After circling around a few
times, they rode up to where I was sit
ing- and it was plain from their beam
j i n g faces that they expected congratu
j
lations on their accomplishment. When
I praised them for their horsemanship
and Two-step for his gentleness and
beauty, they fairly beamed with pleas
ure.
In the evening, the doctor and I
went fishing in the Owyhee river but
the water was so low and had been
fished in so much that we had no suc
Next morning we looked over
the buildings. There is a large
cess.
church, also a schoothouse, showing
08 ual and the intellectual welfare of hi»
that Uncle Sam takes care of the spirit
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wards. I was told that one great task
25 of the teachers is to inculcate habits of
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cleanliness and good breeding into the
y ung Indians. When they return to
school after a summer vacation, they
are loaded with filth and vermin, and
the firstthing to bedone with them is to
give them a thorough bathing and a
new suit of clothing. Then as they
crowd around the tables, pushing,
shouting, and snatching, they must
needs have many a slap and sound
shaking before they can be made to
recall and put into practice the man
ners which they learned the previous
term. I saw one of the teachers at the
doctor's place and judging from her
emphatic Scotch accent and vigorous
manner, I think she is well quali
fied to train the red children to become
useful citiiens of our great republic.
The doctor accompanied me to my
next stopping place, Mountain City,
Nevada. As we passed by a neglected
ranch, he exclaimed, "There's an In
dian who will lose his ranch if he don't
stay at home and take care of it." The
wire fence was broken down and cattle
were standing in the meadow cropping
the tall grass. The doctor explained
that any Indian could have a ranch
all to himself if he would live on it and
cultivate it The government furnish
es wire and staples as well as imple
ments to work the land, but the Indian
of
in
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ments to work the land, but the Indian
must get the logs from the mountains
to build his home and he must also get
Fine animals for
posts for his fence,
breeding purposes are also furnished
by the government, and every encour
agement given toward making these
people independent and prosperous.
As we passed up the hill leading from
the valley, I turned for a farewell look
at the scene below. How different the
view from what it must have been
centuries ago when bison roamed over
the valley and the mountains re-echoed
the war cry of the savagel In the cen
ter, the lake, formerly the haunt of
countless numbers of ducks, is now
the favorite resting place for herds of
cattle that stand knee-deep in the
water, chewing their cuds and switch
ing at the flies. All around it are the
Indians' hay ranches, dotted with log
cabins and hay-stacks As I breathed
the fragrance from the meadows, saw
the little girls waving a good-bye, and
caught the gleam of the hay forks of
the red men as slowly and patiently
they toiled upward from savagery to
the civilization of the white man, I felt
that I had passed through an experi
ence rich in interest, instruction, and
inspiration.
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For fine jewelry, silverware and cu
glass call on J. W. Rowett, next door to
the post office. He keeps a supply of no
tions, candies, cigars, nnts, bananas,
fancy chinawareand many other articles
not carried by the other merchants.
On Friday evening, Oct. 22, 1909, the
Dewey "Hobos and Fisheaters" will give
a grand ball at the K. P. hall in that city.
The best of music has been secured and
the Captain of the Hobo Police requests
patrons to appear in full dress uniform.
Any Suit in the house for $17
Sweeney, Silver City.
We have on hand a number of copies
of the Early history and dlscription
of Owyhee County published in book
form that gives an accurate description
of the county and biographical sketch
of many of the pioneers who settled
the country and by their industry and
perseverance succeeded in making this
one of the best and most productive lo
calities in the west. A copy of this
book should be in every home in the
county. We will sell this book lor the
low price of *1,00 per copy, post paid
to any address in the U. S. Order at
once before they are all gone as we
have only a limited number of copies.
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