Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-24
JorTINes.
Fresh eggs at 1000 Main street.


New S buildings are cropping up
rapidly here and there, as mushrooms
spring up in night.
Professor Jenney is vet hard at
work on the Saturn mine and other
claims up Bullion way.
Justice Lennon has two civil cases
on hand which were entered Yesterday
one for $50, and the other for $73.
There is dangerous chimney on
the building above the Grand Central
Hotel which, if it ever gets afire, has
hne opportunities for starting u big
blaze.
w. H. Watt intends removing his
mining and business Office from near the
classic suburbs of Haley, known as
Chinatown, to more eli gible quarter
on Main street, near to the county
Offices.
During the three weeks Just passed
the Mayflower mine alone has shipped
out to the railroad 26O tons of ore
which runs from 200 up to 500 ounces
in silver to the ton, and 70 per cent.
in lead.
The some work of the foundation
for the new fortv-thousand-dol he
tel being erected in this city, on the
northeast corner of First avenue and
Croy street, was begun yesterday, and
will be continued uninterruptedly un-
til completed.
Do not forget the grand May-day
masquerade at the Theater. Get
your costumes ready. S. J. Fried
man reports having sold considerable
in the way of material, masks, etc.,
and SO far the masquerade promises to
be pronounced success.
Mr.. Teasel, of Colorado gulch,
came in to-day and reports the mines
Whereabouts on dividend basis. The
Hard Times and the Cottonwood
claims are especially promising, and
the Croesus will soon be developed by
u Colorado company.
DR.. S. B. Miller is having two acres
Of ground surrounding the County
Hospital laid out as garden. 1t will
be planted in choice flowers and taste
fully plated out. Shade trees are set
out, and in summer it will be a de-
lightful spot, and only a moments
walk from the Hot Springs baths.
The roof over the cellar in the rear
of Cohn & Frankenheimer's store, at
Bellevue, was lifted off by the gale
this morning, and carried some dis
lance, when it landed upon the roof
of building across the way. Belle
vue gets the "breeze" from every
quarter.
Frank Bradley struck out on horse
back from Boulder for Boise, via the
Croy sulch new road, last week, and
reached Boise, 100 miles, in just three
days, ON his cayuse. He will return
with his parents and sisters to Boulder
in their own wagons, and remain at
Boulder to work some mines there
this season.
Francis Jeffrey, the "boss" paper
hanger of Haley, has a card in to-
days TINES stating that he does good
work promptly and at reasonable
rates. Mr.. Jeffrey is as good as his
words. All wishing to see sample
of his work are respectfully requested
to go and examine the Grand Central
Hotel dining-room and William Rab-
johns ceiling.
The latest advices from Boise City
are that Walt. Coffin, who was re-
ported as having been killed by an
escaped convict from the Oregon
penitentiary, was not killed though he
was shot and seriously if not fatally
wounded. Mr.. Coffin was discharg-
ing his duty as United States Deputy
Marshal, and in the act of arresting
the fugitive.
Superintendent Chase, of the Davitt
mine, has secured Attorney Burns's
Office and furniture, on Bullion street,
and transformed the premises into a
mining Office for the company, where
he will have his headquarters. Mr..
Chase's example will be followed by
many other mine superintendent, and
the secretaries for various companies
will also make HALEY their headquar-
tiers.
This morning a Chinaman who is
very light was nearly carried away by
the wind into back shed, and had to
catch clothes line and lash it around
his shoulders to keep from blowing
away. AS he stood there with his
long tail flying in the wind, some
hoodlums tried to catch the other end
of the rope and raise him. They
never had better chance to fly a
Chinese kite; but the fellow slipped
the cord off and scooted.
E. r. Leonard, Assessor, and Rob-
ert Campbell, deputy, have returned
from their trip south to the stock