Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-22
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JOTuNas.
to-t3ay.
l,0ooAmile shoes, warranted, At $. J.
Friedman's.
. Weather warm and windy, with dus,
lying high.
Miss Katie Cornwall and Mrs. Hines
o6Aetchum, are In town.
The Blackfoot stage t,ok 1--WE passen-
eess on for up river to-day.
Baxter's hydraulic ram is known Al
ths ketchum Hose Company No. l.
IL =. n. Wilson, managing partner OF
she Bullion house Of J. O. Swift & Co.. il
IN town.
Aill-owners are stacking their lumber
piles high, In anticipation Of q new build
ing boom.
Deer creek is booming, and az much
travel goes to that district above HALEY
~ to points up the river.
James Fort and John Meeker had !,
Set-to at Ketchum, Monday, and caused
considerable excitement.
Chief Justice John Il. Morgan arrived
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main a few days in HALEY.
The two BARRIERS at our sister town
above have consolidated, rs the style is
to grow boards up that way.
Sheriff Gray is having dwelling house
De'lt l4x2S feet, on First Avenue, be-
tween Croy and Bullion streets.
Twenty charcoal pits are burning day
anu night for the ketchum smelter. The
c'al costs the company only seventy cents
per bushel.
The Bassett boys, working on the Ben.
4achree location above Ketchum, are re-.
ported, by private letter to-day, to
have struck it rich.
Fred. Dubois, United States Marshal
for Idaho, recently appointed, arrived
yesterday afternoon from Blackfoot. and
will relieve Marshal Chase.
). r. Boyle was up on Deer creek last
Saturday, examining the Montana mine
Tor Eastern capitalists, and were accom-
panied BY the Sheriff Of Custer county.
The Phil Melphia Company's flune is
completed to the second crossing of
Warm Springs Creek, and few rods re-
main only to be finished to carry it to the
emelter.
ketchum Hose No. is being fitted
up for throwing powerful stream. Bax-
Ter would not sell that ram for its Weight
IN silver. All he has to do is to feed i,
well with water, and it will work.
Our scientific editor, having discover
ca the jumping capabilities Of fiea if of
the size of Mastodon. is now figuring
on the intensity Of the grip of an official
after many years Of incumbency in a fat
Office.
A fire In the lot in rear Of AL. Sterrit's
saloon, Ketchum, yesterday afternoon,
was supposed to be burned out. and the
refuse was raked up under the fence. The
latter took fire soon after, and gave the
IRE boys run.
Brother Wheeler, of the Blackfoot Reg
lister, was in town to-day. but will 90 to
Boise this evening. He looks rs vigor-
Gus as ever, and says that his paper is
paying handsomely. He will return
here in about three weeks.
ITO sacks of ore arrived from the KING
OF the West mine t0-day-all high grade
-snd the shipments since last report are
~ tons of Valley View ore, ii tons of
ldahoan and 10 tons Of Ontario, with 500
tons yot to arrive from the latter.
The dense volumes of smoke rolling
up from the cOal-pits and snlelter stacks
st ketch,lm gives that section a Pitts
oesrgish sky, while ut night the indows
glare from the electric light, reminding
Deho!der Of Mississippi steamer OIL q
dark night. - :
II Gibbon brought in some ore FRI m
tho y ciser country yesterday to Mr.. b..
con for assaying. 1t ran 80 to 90 ounces in
silver, and is all free-mil!;ng. The claims
are only scratched, hut look well, and
eeme have large veins, and will nav well
If railroad ever gets near that section.
Sunday evening, while Bishop futile
anu the good people Of Ketchnm were
Adding Church services in Rochon's
new hall, at Ketchum, the goats
we're assembled in hall
lew feet above witnessing the
Snow Of variety troupe. The booming
psts OF the variety brass band maGe sad
Siscord with the Church choir and the
Bishops sermon-but, certainly, this is
. free country.
B. L. Joslyn, ow ner of the Minneha-
IN mine, on Deer Creek, WAS in town to-
T1ay. He reports that parties have twice
-*0rn down his notices, and this summer
parties relocated part of his ground,
under the impression that no location had
been made there. Robinson & O'Neil Sc
cured the property ut this time, and Mr..
O'Nell sold his interest to 4 gentleman
q HALEY. Much to their surprise Mr..
J0slyn showed them his stakes. notices
and record, and proved that he has been
representing his claim.
Board Of Equalization.