Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-03-14
! FEW APPROXIMATIONS FROM BOISE CITY

/ March s, 1875.
i Mr.. T. Brumback, who has been OUT 10 vl1.
Ida county unearthing and bringing 20 1eIs
the OUTRAGEOUS frauds perpetrated o.: anu :.
tar. the election last fall, returned, on Monuay
The .irreqularities" in this instance nav
somethinp like precedent in the election ne !s
twelye Years ago, when Wallace got away wiz.
.hout fifteen hundred votes in very iraudu
llent manner. Brumback not only appears !, -
The hest of health but he looks wonderIu'..
pleased, and az if be had something no waus'
to tell awful bad. Suppose it will DO mao'
public in due time. :, :,
The overland stage from the east co., ,I u
Monday eighteen hours behind time. ~.
delay was occasioned by the impassao.!eenes.s' y
Mud creek, about one hundred and nfly ml'el
ont from this place, rendered 30 by the sudden
melting Of the snow. Coach had to wait 10
til the water run down.
Snow on the other side Of Snake river
east, has nearly all disappeared. Passenger
sav that there is more snow about Boise City
than anywhere else on the Kelt0n road. Loss
of stock out in that direction has been CON-
paratively nothing. ~.
Grass is green on the bare spots out in the
hills, and three or four inches high. Cattie
and other stock doing well. >,
Between Fort Boise and the summit, on tne
Idaho City road there has been enough nutri'
tious bunch grass in sight all winter to keep
fat several hundred head of stock. 1t was
not generally known and but few cattle
ranged along there: those that did however
are now in splendid condition.
Passengers and mail matter to Idaho CITY
are conveyed as far a. the first toll gate on
wheels; thence on runners. They take
wheels at the same place coming this way.
In few more days the sleighs will be aban'
doned altogether.
Dealers have Just received from California
and the east their usual supply Of seeds OF all
kinds; aud farmers and gardeners are busily
engaged making their selections.
1t has just been discovered that the berry
stalks in the gardens have been killed to the
ground; aud in some instances peach. plum
and cherry trees suffered in like manner.
Sam Clayton whose ranch is well sheltered
out in Cranes Gulch, thinks that his trees are
all right, and that be will have the usual crops
of fruit and berries.
Not much, if any, grain was sown IN the
valley last fall Had farmers put in their
wheat then the yield would have been tre-
mendOus, as the winter has been unusually ia.
vorable to that result.
Beef sells from the block at twelve and
half cents for choice cuts, and BY the quarter
ut FIVE and seven cents. Al one time during
the winter. beef sold by the quarter at four
cents, greenbacks, cheap enough for any coun-
try.
The old firm Of Logan g. Louthan has been
dissolved. the former buying out the latter.
Logan will continue business at the old stand.
Mr. Chas Bilderbeck. for many years the
popular salesman Of Logan e. Louthan, has
formed copartnership with Mr.. Chas Selma.
bel in the wholesale and retail grocery bust.
ness. This is not the only partnership that
Charley has formed lately His friends wish
him long life and happiness in the first and
unbounded success in the last transaction.
Mr.. Robt. Louthan. lately Of the firm OF
Logan Il Louthan. has bought the property
on the corner opposite the Overland Hotel.
on the south side Of Main street. The old
building is to be torn down to give place to
fine, large. fire proof brick. the erection of
which Mr.. Louthan will commence at an ear.
ly day, and in which, when completed. that
gentleman will open out fine
stock in the dry goods and grocery line
And 1t s also current on the streets that
the Odd Fellows and the Independent Cham.
piOns Of the Red Cross have made satisfacto-
~ arrangements with Mr.. Louthan to add an |
other story to the building in contemplation.
which, if carried out. the said addition is to
be used as hall tor these two organizations
70 hold their meetings in Success to all par.
les concerned, every body says down here.
1t has got here. The hotels use it. mean
he patent hash cutter. A Chinaman turns
he crank and two sharp knives play up and
Town in large bucket in which are placed
he "ingrajients." When dog collars and cat
claws pass under the knives the noise s simi
ar to that made by small quartz mill in full
operation. 1t is traditional among hotel board.
'rs that the cooks "chawed" hash to proper
before dishing it up. This new
rash machine knocks that tradition endwise.
md our children's children will never hear il
A MIR. Matthews died from a stroke Of
omething like apoplexy, over on Dry creek.
N Monday last, and was buried on Wednes
lay IN one Of the cemeteries of this place.
me attack which caused his death was al.
orlnduced by long continued exposure Incl.
ent to hunting and taking care of stock.
de and brother. who was present at his
cath. came up here last season with larp.
and Of horses, which they have had on sai,
yer since. They came from jacksonville.
outhern Oregon. and the surviving brother is
be man who carried the news of Capt. Jacks
cath from the scene Of the execution to the
ead9uarters Of the correspondent of the
an Francisco Chronicle, getting in consider.
oly ahead OF the other express riders, though
hey all started ut the same time.
Hon. JAS H. Hawley, the enterprisiue
Dung Quartzburger is in town. He is here
attend to some court business. Jim il in
ood condition. mentally and physically.
Hon. F. Il. Ensign came over from Silver
'e other day to attend the district court now
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