Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-09-28
The Yankee Fork Herald Of the Hi

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didn't get here until the 25tb. Its MS
ual time is eight days.
Ike PrrzER came up Sunday from
Boise City.
CAI~ CLAwsos. who went over ID
Wood river few weeks ago 10 write
lup that country for the Herald, has
returned to Bonanza.
JoHN FRANK has gone up 10 resume
work on the Tidal Wave.
We learn from the Yankee Fork
Herald that Charles Olsen, who fell
from the frame work Of the Custer
mill on the 4th died On the following
morning at six O'clock. The wounds
that caused death were compound
fracture Of both the right and left
tibla fibnla. and fracture Of the base
|of the sknlI.
IHE Yankee Fork Herald saws
Samnel BIackman died at Challis on
the 4tb. Early last spring he took
severe cold from the effects If which
be never recovered. He was well
known In most Of the mining Countries
.of the northwest. having been on the
coast for &c years. He has been in.
the Salmon river country since the
Loon creek gold excitement.
THERE have been 70 harvesters. 81
mowers, 10 tlirashers and 3 headers
sold in Albany, Or, this season. ag-
gregatiig value of $42,
JUST received at J. B. Ernery's:
A superb lot o Laces--all widths and
patterns-Point de Venise, Point de
Bfabant, Point de Languedoc, and
Neck Rnchings of all varieties at 10
10 and 20 cents. and upwards. Also.
ready-made White Dresses, Children's
Dresses, Ladies Calico Wrappers
Cheap Jewelry. Flowers. Gives
Lace Handkerchiefs, silk Ties, &c.
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JoHS CAMERON and Nat. and John
Ritchle returned last Saturday from
their trip to Eastern Oregon, where
they went to look Cor place to locate,
and were through Burnt river, Pow
der river and Grandc Ronde valleys.
but found no place that suited them
until they reached the Weiser on their
road home. Mr.. Cameron has taken
up piece of land in the Middle val |
ley. He says Indian valley, and Up
per, Middle and Lower Weisers are
settling mp at lively rate, aud there
is plenty of good land left. As soon
as the farmers Of the Upper Valley are |
through harvesting they will go toll
work on an irrigating ditch, but will /
not finish 1t before next season. This /
ditch, when completed, will be three
or four niles 'ong, and will cover a
large tract of land, now a barren
waste, but which, with irrigation, will
produce grain in abundance. Mr..
Cameron says all the land OF any ac-
cannt in Grand Ronde valley is
claimed, and is held at high figures.
The railroad from the Columbia river.
/ is expected, will reach there next
year.
MEssRs. JONAS W. BRowS and G. C. /
Stevenson, and Mrs. E. Hayes and her
laughter. Miss Hattie, left yesterday
~ private conveyance for Boise Civ. t
Mr.. Stevenson and Mrs. HAYES are
iele ates TO the Grand Lodge of Good
remplars, which convenes to-day. I
Miss Hattie lis sn her wav to Blue
n ,untain University. at La Grande,
Oregon.
That Is very small reward ufferel
or the capture Of the escafed peniten-
larry convicts $3.50 head, dead or
alive. 1t was no doubt calcuia, ed /,
or the glory that win surround the
'apiurer to make up for what is
acking in a pecsniary sense.
Mr.. AND Mrs. Frank MrLLER left
sunday morning for Boise City. al
BILLy ANDERSON and Anthony Yane ,
lrrived here yesterday from Lewiston. /
they came thrnnUh hv ,va, IS p,no.,-. /