Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-04
JOTTINGS.

came to town to-day.
H. Z. Burkhart is limping about
to-day. Last evening, while Jumping
out Of the express wagon, at the de-
pot, he sprained his right ankle.
The Annie Booker min,, owned bv
An Jus and John McMaster, aud 10.
Gated some ID miles south of HALEY.
has been bouded to Eastern parties.
Several gentlemen from Chicago
and the east were out in the hills yes
terday, examining the mines in Lees
gulch, Star gulch, and at the head Of
Rock Creek. 't
Frank Mcbride, who was shot in the
leg, last Thursday night, by burglar
VIII had effected an entrance in his
rom, IS SO far recovered that lie
thinks he will be able to be out to-
morrow.
To-day report is given out that E.
s Chase, formerly United States
Marshal, has arranged transfer Of
his interest in the Star mine for the
requisite capital to construct smelling
works at Haley.
Remember and go to the church
meeting at Texas Angels office to-
night, in Balloon Block. Everybody
is invited to be there irrespective of
nationality, color, or previous condi-
ton of prosperity.
Hon. NJ. B. Hoxie, ex-Register Of
the United States Land Office, Grand
Island, Neb., accompanied by his wife,
came in on the train last evening.
Mr.. Hoxie is an able lawyer, and
comes to stay.
ID. =. Morse, ten years of age, while
in wagon at Bellevue, yesterday,
was thrown over the side of the box.
and one wheel passed over him, break
ing an arm and bruising him badly.
The family were moving - Muldoon.
At 6 p. m. yesterday the residence
of r. NJ. G. Dayton, in Bellevue, took
fire and burned to the ground. 1t
was built of logs with frame additions,
located on Second street, and not in
sured. Mr. Dayton is an old resident
Of Wood River.
The passenger train backed up,
last evening, from the depot to the
end of the track at Bullion street.
The railroad company will lose moth
ing by delivering and receiving pas
sengers in town, instead of a mile
away, as formerly. 80
A new school district has lust been
established at Fish Greek Station,
Blackfoot road, known as School Dis
trict No. IA, and a new district at An
telope Station, in the northeastern
part of the county, known as School
District No. Is.
A visitor just returned from Ketch-
um states that large part of the ore
at the Philadelphia company's smelter
is marked "Davitt." The vein in the
Davitt shaft, which narrowed down in
kthe center, is widening, while on each
side the ore-body is regular.
4 The stone foundation of the new
.hotel being erected in this city is com
Epleted, and the contract for the re-
mainder of The masonry and woodwork
will be let in few days. The work
has been delayed from the lack of
brick, but will now be pushed ener-
Egetically.
Robert E. Strahorn, Manager of
the Idaho and Oregon Land Improve
ment Company, arrived this morning
from trip out Boise way, where he
went tn select town site at the june
t,on of the Oregon Short Line with
Pie proposed Boise City branch rail
way.
The courthouse plan having been
decided upon, it is now hoped that the
commissioners will rush the work and
pave the building erected without
moments unnecessary delay. Mr..
t'awkins's plan-the one adopted-is
not OF the regulation pattern, but will
present fair exterior, with very con-
Fenlent interior arrangements.
Joseph d. Bergen, part owner of
4, Ivy VHc silver, anu
I'ner mines near Sawtooth City, came
uown to-day from the Ornament mine,
""ere ne has been working all winter
nu IS getting lot of mine supplies
pu' up. lie will start tomorrow for
Ie Sawtooth country, and immc-
aateiy develop his properties there, in
"n'ch he has great faith.
LAST Friday John Curtin sold a
ur'n interest in the Vanderbilt mine,
!, Non bullion. to Eastern parties for
ioo' and is to-day closing sale Of
Us interest in the Favorite, Hynes, /.
10y 10y and Justice mines, near Bullion,
,. ome Eastern parties-after which
a" WI pack up and strike the trail for
wbs. iaooma, Washington Territory,
Grounded by a growing, prosperous
."Iy-the last Macoa cf Idaho ,,;l