The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-10-17
HAILEY'S CABLE ROAD TO KETCHUM

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And now it appears that the article
which recently appeared in the Salt
Lake Tribune to the effect that the
Philadelphia NJ Il S. Co. was taking
large stock in HALEY cable road scheme
to Ketchum was all NTH. The gall
of our modest(?) neighbor, which semi
occasionally comes to view in petty,
low cunning, to deceive an innocent
world into the belief that HALEY is the
hub present and prospective; the Den
yer of Idaho; to which Ketchum and all
other neighboring towns lean with de
pendent frames, and beyond which there
is no natural attraction or support Tor
anything (that tends to draw the life
away from HERSELF, is amazing
to behold. Now Hailey's latett
and most nonsensical scheme to I'M
pose upon the public the inference that
Ketchum is too Insignificant to support
great advantages, the publicity OF
building q cable, narrow gauge, road
between HALEY and Ketchum, with wa
ter power at some intermediate point,
though actually sought by various Hal
ley parties, whose fictitious names re-
Gently appeared in print, is wild, des-
picable fraud. The report that the
Philadelphia Company, OF this place,
interviewed by representatives OF the
enterprise, looked favorably upon the
scheme, and took big stock in the shmels
:, l,1e bIp,h11or Tho y hi nd al mia
Company never gave these wool pulling
delegates one whit of encouragement,
and the latter left Ketchum assured that
not dollars worth of support could
they get for tue enterprise at this end
of it. In recent interview with Col.
Green, of the Philadelphia Company, We
soon learned the Colonels opinion OF
the scheme, which he had denunciated
emphatically III the presence OF the
aforesaid in these words: we don't
want any such humbug, and don't in
tend to have it, so far as our influence
is concerned, and will not have any
thing till we get a broad gauge road;
just put that i'll your pipe and smoke it. :
We understand that an officer Of
remarked that she couldn't see the no
cessity of jail in Ketchum when Hal
ley WIS so near at hand, with good
Jail and courts for the trial of our pris-
oners" Grief can such Partially rs
this exist in the management of county
affairs entrusted IN the hands of officials
for whose election we all polled votef
True, Haley is the county seat and
headquarters, but that doesn't signify
the necessity of her attempting to hog
the little legal transactions of her neigh
Dor towns all over the county. We have
Just as good attorneys for snch business
as she and Just as good right for the con
struction and maintainance of a branch
county Jail here as she has of the county
j, il there, and we do hope that the peo-
of ketchum will assert their rights
put stop to IL i, sculdrggery, of which
tn, ..Biles" trial is an example, that has
been shamefully going on, and enjoy
I'll e privilege of their rights.
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The cowboys who tried to emulate the
late lamented Jesse james and his gang
in the attempted robbery of the Atchi-
son, Topeka 4 Santa Fe train, were
doubtless unaware that heroes of his
like only come to the surface once in I
long while. At any rate. the goot
fortune which followed the redoubtabl,
Jesse till he was shot by one of his owl
pals does not seem to oyershadow these
mriat- fingers. At last account the,
stood very good chance of taking
view of the surrounding country from
an elevated position rat the end of
rope.