Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-12-07
JOTTINGS.


Go to Heclethorn's fer Christmas
and New Years presents.
Deputy Postmaster kingsbury is i'll,
and confined to his bed to- day.
Fresh Eastern oysters, tried, stewed or
plain, at the Nevada Chop House.
If you want really elegant printing,
you must come to the TINES office.
At 1000 Main street: Fresh can
dies, nuts, toys, and holiday goods.
Oysters in every style at the Nevada
Chep House, up to O'Clock in the morn
ing.
AL. Sterritt passed up yesterday for
Ketchum, as advices received from
there report his wife i'll.
George kohlepp wrote from Boise
on the 18th Of November, ordering the
DAILY TINES sent to lam. The letter
was only received to-day
Major Taylor and e. Is. True de-
parted this morning with team and
assistants to survey the Snow Ely mine,
Oh Deer Creek. They will probably
complete the business to-day, and are
very fortunate in having SO little snow
to impede operations.
Three of the principal saloons OF
Bellevue have been closed down for the
season. on account of dull times and
the scarcity of money. There are
more sober, sad men walking the
streets of that town to-day than dur
ing any time in the past Il months.
John Gilman promised to write
to his friends here about the true
inwardue,s Ct Ben Butler, lie newly
elected 1a@ern0r of Aass4etus :. $,
aaa Will OBTAIN from the 4sea4t's. b.
inkling OF how the eamPaig'. ,sas con-
Quoted. All this for the benefit Of tie
boys next election.
Abe Corder is no good, or be would
have sent in the Indian Creek returns
by this time: but the trouble is out
now, ana it is learned that if Indian
Creek cannot b. made a county seat,
then she will not take part in any cleo
tons and the County Commissioners
need not, in future, delay the count to
await returns from that quarter.
Sheriff Gray returned yesterday
from visit to Shoshone, on business.
He reports difference Of opinion as
to the date when the O. S. L. will be
com oleted to that point, and that
while many are ready to wager largely
that train will not reach that place
before March, others, including some
contractors, say it will be there by
January Is.
The firm of J. O. Swift & Co. vii
soon build tire-proof warehouse 6e
feet long, 20 feet wide, and II fee
high-all inside measurements
ketchum, the headquarters of .hel
firm. In addition to the warehouse
an Office or countin2-room 2OA4O wi
also be built. The stone required
will be hauled at once, and building
will begin early next spring.
A former student and graduate Q
Harvard University, who noted TIN
comet some time since from bac'
yard in HALEY and discovered tn
milky way, has recently noted
transit OF Venus not reported IN tn
almanac. It occurred last night
when Banjo Nell took walk fror
the respectable part OF HALEY up INT
the aristocratic suburbs.
David Whitmer, Deputy Assessor
is nonplussed at the large amounts Q
money arriving, and his Office pre-
scnts the appearance of eountr
bank A look at his desk, with stack
of greenbacks at each corner, WI
drive away the blues. The receip,,
will begin to taper dow. present.
from $3.50 to s35 per day. Conside
able delinquent tax is yet to be pau
Postmasters have been subject a
ways to sudden illness, and until r.
Gently the doctors have been bafiled
account for the peculiar symptoms
the disease being confined to pos
masters and their assistants. 1t
stated now that it is caused by gu
on the stomach, from the constal
licking of postage stamps for ladie
and getting arsenic from the stam