Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-09
J0TTINGS.


Egg lemonades ut Rainey's.
Sunday School and Bible Glass at
%. m. tomorrow.
Ex.Sheriff James NJ. Lawrence, of
Ad. county, arrived this morning from
Boise City.
More carpenters are needed in Hal
lev. Those here now have more work
on hand than they can attend to.
Kaiser, of Bullion, started in YES.
tsrday to celebrate the Fourth of july.
He was afraid of getting left, if he
waited.
Dr.. S. B. Miller is arranging to
double the accommodations tor patti
ents at his hospital, and to ada q
female ward.
Divine. service tomorrow in the
school house, ut IL o'clock in the
morning. The Rev. E. Pratt will
otIiciate. All are invited.
J. A. Rupert received a telegraph
dispatch from American Falls, to-day,
ordering two seats reserved for the
minstrel performance in HALEY Thea
ter this evening.
Isaac Culp says he felt homesick af-
ter leaving his fine ranch in the Snake
River valley. There's no life so en-.
joyable and independent, says Ike, as
on Natures broad domain.
Judge Parsons and small party of
friends left for Silver Creek to-day, to
enjoy days fishing, and as the party
contains several experts at the art
there will be big fish fry Tomorrow.
Steve James, of Bellevue, was up
yesterday to examine mines near Hal.
ley. The mines around Bellevue are
allowed to go undeveloped, and con-
sequently investors steer clear Of that
locality.
Sheriff Furey and deputies are
kept very busy, of late on county
business. Licenses are being applied
for continually, and this fund alone is
becoming an important item in the
county finances.
County Treasurer Burkett adver.
tises for bids for the *4O, 900 worth of
courthouse and Jail bonds, which are
now ready to be issued No bid offer
ing less than par value for the bonds
will be received.
Isache's lodging house has been
completely remodeled on the hotel
plan, and will be opened next week
by Ms. LaGrande, of Bullion. Mr..
and Mrs. Bache will live in their new
residence, OH First avenue.
General john 3. Winters, one of
the men most prominently connected
with the Comstock, in the early days
Of that lode, is in from Rocky Bar, to
attend on the District Court. He re.
ports the Bar prosperous, but quiet.
Cottner and McMasters had foot
race ON Main street, last evening, for
$50 side; distance one block Every
idle man in town took in the race,
which was won by McMasters owing
to Cottner tripping while on the run.
District Attorney James II. Hawley
arrived from Idaho City, last night, to
attend the term Of court here; but
left to-day for Challis, on hearing of
the postpohement of the session here.
He will return in couple Of weeks.
John Hogan, who struck out yester-
day with Lockman's horse and is
wanted by the Sheriff, has been heard
from at Willow Creek crossing, and
officer Jack Campbell is on his trail
and is expected in to-day with his
man.
Business in Galena is improving.
The mines in that section are being
developed, and are looking we'll. f..
B. Shaw, now in HALEY, anticipates
better results this season from mine
operations up country than at any
season since the mines were located.
James Fitzsimmons, wholesale and
retail liquor dealer Of the upper coun-
try, is in town. looking after some
financial matters in which he is heavily
interested. Mr.. Fi!zsimmons has
great confidence in tho up-country
mines, and in addition to his estab-
lishment at Sawtooth, will open one
in Ketchum.
Two horse thieves were brought up
from Shoshone by rail last evening,
and are now in jail. They are of Jack
Green's party, which stole four horses
from Kyner's railroad camp, recently.
Deputy Sheriff Cunningham captured
Jack Green and the two prisoners be-
low Glenn's Ferry. Green escaped al
Shoshone, but is looked for to-day Oh
the evening train, as General Gun
bingham was in close pursuit of hin
at last advices.