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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
THAT BUSINESS BLOCK.

Ccifin Brothers Will Not Build 1t. but
Lev will Oher Inducements to
Others.
f. c. Coffin, of the great hardware
rim of Coffin Bros, was in Haley
Te~te' ay. Being asked if there was
any tn in the report that his firm
wou,' coon build large brick bust
ness lock in this city, he answered
that it was not correct. The truth
was this: The Haley business of the
"rm of Coffin Brothers, next summer,
will require much more store room
than is at their disposal in the Kings
berry building, which they now oc.
cupy. 1t will therefore be necessary
to secure roomier quarters, and these
can only be had in new block erected
for tn purpose. This block Shout.
be of brick, about 6OxlOO feet, and
three stories high, with basement.
The front half of the basement coul.l
be used for barber shop, lager beer
saloon, billiard room, tailor shop, etc,
the rear for storage purposes. The
ground floor would be occupied by
the Coffin Brothers hardware store
the second story could be let for
Offices, aud the third story could be
fitted for the use of lodges and other
associations. Suck a block, first-clas>
in every respect, could be built ior
$4,000 or $4,000, and would pay a
good rate of interest on the mo cy
invested. If any person or assoc:
ton in Haley wished to erect such d
block the Coffin Brothers would su .
scribe few thousand dollars to tina,
end: and take long lease of the
ground floor and rear half of the base.
ment; but the firm would not build
such block themselves.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
SPILLED.
Two Haileyites Meet with Disaster o..
the Wsy Beck from Bellevue.

Two well-known residents of Hal
ley struck out yesterday afternoon for
Bellevue in "A box-sleigh, with spir-
tied team and bells. Bill and Van,
the occupants Of the e'gh, had been
indulein in copious dr.'is OF stmu
lan,s, and were ike Robin and Rich
ard, two merry men. They lett the
ho,el with a grand flourish, and had
The back seat on top Of a roll of blan-
kete, and under the b|an' cts two bot
ties of whisky, a lot Of her,ings,
crackers aud cheese, and intended go
ing up the sulch prepared to enjoy
their midday repast. At 3p. IN. the
team was seen coming up the roa
rom Bellevue on dead run, and part
of the sleigh behind them. Before they
could be stopped, they dashed around
TO MorriIl's corral, collided wit. big
sleigh (Which upset., tore the runner
OF, and then plunged into the barn
with the remaining part of the SET;
In three hours after the merry men
approached and went quietly to the
hotel, looking badly used up, and
scarcely able TO navigate. They each
lad blanket about them, and looked
like old Pocatello and Sitting Bill, re-
~pectively. 1t appears that the team,
while going at rapid rate, plume
to one side, the tail-board dropp,
out, followed by the seat and two men.
Anyone finding the behring's and
cheese will be welcome to it if they
return the whisky.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
JOTrINGs.

Hitchcock lamps at Burkhart's.
The finest stock of jewelry in the
IVES, at Hendr' ck's, HALEY.
Fresh Eastern oysters, fried, stewed or
plain, ut the Nevada Chop House.
Oysters in every style at the Nevada
Chep House, up to o'clock in the morn
Ing.
Go to 100 Main street for fruit,
vegetables, tobacco, cigars and no.
tons.
DIR. Hohly's celebrated Miners BIT
ters, superior tonic and appetizer, at
Riley & Trscy's drugstore.
Turkey and cranberry :Nuce and
goose Sunday dinner at Nevada Chop
House. N. B.-Turkeys, chickens
and geese to sell. It
The rep Mrs and alterations being
made to the schoolhouse will be ,af-
ficiently advanced to admit of the re-
opening OF school next Monday. Mr..
Hunnel is doing the work.
A China cook was discharged at the
Nevada Chop House, this morning,
for the reason that he fried the fish in
Chinese style, or just as they came
from the water, without any prepara-
ton.
Episcopal Church service at the
schoolhouse Sunday evening, at Z
o'clock. All persons willing to assist
in singing are invited to meet at Mrs.
Ensign's for practice, Saturday even
ing, at Z o'clock.
Over 800 pounds of chickens, tur-
keys, oysters, ETC., which should have
reached here for Christmas. were re-
ceived at the Nevada Chop House
Tuesday, and the patrons of that in
stitution will now have feast in con-
sequence.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
chance to show what he can do in the

chance to show what he can do in the
way of correction
Anybody in search of diamonds
ought to get them now. Not for a
long time has the trade in precious
stones been so dull as at present.
Times were when during the holiday
season importers and jewellers could
sell at premium of fifteen or twenty
per cent. over the regular price. This
year they were glad to sell at dis
count amounting to the same figures.
People in the trade gene.allv are not
willing to admit this, but it is so none
the less. A jeweler told me that a
stone which was fully worth $50, had
been lid for *55, and others in pro-
portion. Prices for exceptionally
large or brilliant specimens of course
remain unchanged, but as these do
not compose the trade the majority o..
dealers have made but little money.
Coufectioners on the other hand
have taken in small fortunes during
the three weeks ending with New
Years Day. There is one fashionable
establishment in broadway near
Mon square, which makes large
sales OF fancy bon-b in fancy DO xes,
whic took in close on $4,000 on the
day before Christmas, and on all
average $4,000 day during tie week
following.
Sporting men at present have their
hands full with cooking mains A
series of excellent figEt,-from the
sporting point of view-were INDUCED
in last Friday. A number of Others
have been arranged, and until the adj.
vent of spring, chicken fighters have
their hands full. One would be sur
prised what superior class of people
attend these encounters. Swelldom
at present is nothing If not athletic
and devoted to sports of all kinds
from racing to prize-6ghting. Pious
people are apt to raise their hands in
horror at this sign OF the times, but
when we remember how such grea,
men as Lord I'almerston, Lord Derby
and other famous statesmen of Eng.
land followed the sport, and beside,
breeding game chickens went from
one place to another to witness thcil
encounters, and then sat down +,
translate Homer, as Lord Derby did
or write essays and State papers a |;
Lord Palmcrston, one inclnes to IT,,
opinion that after all fondness f.
the lower sports may not be SO yer,
ruinous to individual morality.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
Tracticing for the Concert.

The quartet practice to-day was
unusually fine. The parts have all
been ,.lkien by male voices, aided by
the piano and violin. The mixed
quartet had a practice yesterday, and
next week the chorus will be taken
in hand, preparatory to meeting at
the Hall, to practice for the concert
to be given next month, when Pro-
fcssor Delius, and the entire musical
talent of Bellevue will assist.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
THE BELLEVUE PATENT.
s. Il. Dilley Retains 1t on the Plea that
He Has \ Lien Upon the TOwMsitc.

AsV As~S A/1CA NPVu wv sOVuSsscs
Fx-Probate Judge Dilley received
and fled for record, to-day, the patent
% the Bellevue townsite. 1t was
registered in Washington, ID. G., on
the I'd instant, and was therefore only
ten days on the way. 1t will be re-
corded in Book NJ, and not in Book l.,
as is stated in the printed deeds that
were issued by Mr.. Dilley, when Pro-
bate Judge.
On receiving the patent, to-day,
Mr.. Dilley had it filed for record in
his capacity as a private citizen, and
not as Probate Judge or Trustee for
the town of Bellevue.
George NJ. Parsons, present Pro-
bate Judge, demanded the paper as
successor in trust, but Mr.. lDilley re-
fused them, claiming flat he had a
lien on the townsitc for services, and
would not surrender the papers unit
his claims were paid.
Legal steps will be taken at one.
by Ju 'ge Parsons to compel him t.
turn over the papers to his successor
in Office, as required by law.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12

The vicissitudes of fortune are
strange. At the last Norwich Ashes
in England, Lord Justice Lindley was
called upon to sentence a solicitors
clerk named Edwards for a series of
forgeries. Edwards and 'my lorI,"
strangely enough, had been many
years ago fellow clerks, and it is said
that the former was attesting witness
TO the deed of settlement by which, on
his marriage, the latter participated in
much property.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
Stage Travel Yesterday.

l.. J. Bernard left for Ogden,
Robert Boone came from Kctchum,
H. b. Young left Haley for Dead
wood, NJ. d. Burgess for kelton, w.
H. Watt for Bellevue, Geo. w. Rich
ards and John Noel for Little Wood
River, Mrs. p. Baxter passed through
from bellevue to Ketchun,, and Major
Hyndman left for ketchum.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
Deputy Re orders.

County Recorder Fox has COM
pleted his appointments for Deputy
Mineral Recorders of the outer dis
trcts OF Alturas. The appointment is
are as follows:
Atlanta District-W. II. Butler,
Atlanta.
Bear Creek District-Sol New
conner, Rocky Bar.
Mu,doon District-R. II. Ably,
Muldoon.
Lava Creek District-Sam Martin,
Mines.
blackburn District-Samuel Ed
gerly, Blackburn.
Warm Springs District--James
Judge, ketchum.
Wood River Dist ';ct-Henry NJ.
Smith, Galcna.
The appointments are satisfactory
to the districts, as each appointee is
we'll qualified for the duties of Deputy
Recorder.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
WEATHER REPORT.

During the past few days The
weather has been fine and bracin2,
aud has moderated from 10 to 20 &c
grees in the forenoon, and grown
colder toward evening. The total
snowfall to date this season has been
about 10 inches, of which about l !:
inches remain on the ground.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
The Best Always the Cheapest.

Reader! 1t is not necessary to
swallow a teacupful of any cough
remedy to cure a cold or stop a cough
Three tesspoonfuls in "a hours is the
advertised dose for Browns Cough
BalsAm. "Pure as refined gold" is
the ve.dict of thousands annually
cured by this sterling remedy. For
sale by j. \. Rupert, Wood River,
Idaho.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
ANOTHER SCHEME.
The Merchants Hotel to bc Enlarged
and Improved, II the Citizens Con.
tribute $4,000.

anu lmpFOVeUs IL tue Nlt1"euS NOu'
tribnte $1,000.
Hotel schemes are springing up
every day. The latest is PROPOSE
ton by Mr.. Bews. to enlarge the
Merchants Hotel to width of GO feet
on Main street, and depth of so
feet on Bullion. the whole to be thren
stories high and 10 have rustic from
and side. This would cost $4,000.
AS the the value of the Merchants
Hotel is now stated at $4,000, and
the furniture would cost $1,000 more,
it would, with the improvements con-
templated, become $4,000 institu-
ton, and be made frst-class in every
respect. The dining-room would be
on Main street, run ON the European
plan, and coir-matted. A fine stair
case would lead from the upper foo,
of the hotel to the dining-room, io'
the use of the guests of the house, and
there would be a porch two stories
high in front.
The present owners of the Mer.
chants Hotel offer to make all these
improvements and to have the hote
completed by the first of May, if the
citizens will donate them $4,000.
The present hotel was erected il
seven weeks.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
Postomce Hours.

week aays-Once open from Z A. N. to ~ P. N.
0undays-frOm ~ to 2P.M.
Money Orders issued from A. n. to 4P.N.
No Money Order or Registry business tran. cted
- Sunday.
Blsckfoot mail closes ct ~ A. Il.
KeltOn closes 1t TAN.
! Kstchum, 0alena and sawtooth closes At 10 y P. NJ
Bullion closes 1t P.M.
Boise closes 1t 5k r. n.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
Have the sWeekly Times'' Sent to

Persons about to leave for the win
ter should subscribe for the WEEKLY
TINES before leaving. 1t only costs
50 year, and is the largest and best
paper, by long odds, in Idaho. 1t
pu fishes news from all parts of Wood
River and Sawtooth.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12

Chicken and Turkey Dinner.
There will be a chicken and turkey
dinner at the Nevada Chop House,
SUNDAY, the l4th instant.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12

IfyOm want really elegant printing,
you must come to the TIMES office.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
THE DOLLAR COLUMN.

advertisements not exceeding IN inch Tor tes}
lines of small TYPED in length will be inserted In
.S!s column for dollar per week. fifty ceu1a
sAs 6Is insertion and twenty five cents each 3D.
dt!ocal insertion-payable in advanced
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12

The fine WASHINGTON HAND-PRESS upon
which the DAILY and WEEKLY WooD RIVER TIMES
are printed. is for sale.
II can print an S-column paper. is nearly new,
and in good working order. Reason for selling
The TILES needs n steam power press.
Call on Or address,:
TIE PICOTTE,
Publisher.
HALEY, Idaho July 20. 1882.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12

make her good husband. He was
not yet forty, had Travelled extensively,
could ;peak four or five languages
had i; tle money of his own, was not
a clubman, never drank or smoked,
possessed quiet and refined tastes, was
ready to join any church she desired,
and altogether thought he would do
better than almost anybody among
the lady's immediate circle of
acquaintance.
"Do you know the man," asked.
"Not in the least. In fact, l believe,
judging by certain passages in his
letter that he has never seen me but
has learned all he knows of me from
the papers. l should not be surprised
il the fellow had sent similar letters
to other girls. What should do: Give
the letter to papa and ask him to
show it to the police:'
Son tine contrary, don't say 4 word
about it. If he writes again, you
have brother and plenty of male
friends, who pride themselves on
their muscle, give any of them an op-
portunity and he will be glad of a
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-12
NEW YORK GOSSIP.

New Years Calls an Institution Of the
.aSt-New Years Dinners -Theater
Parties for the Youngsters A Society
Bellies Singular Love Letter Cheap.
ne5s Of Diamonds Candy Trade
--COcking Mains In Fashion.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-07-25
Ancient Warfare.

In the days of hand-to.hand fighting.
when missile weapons were employed
by comparatively small portion of the
combatants. the vanquished wer, c :
orally almost annihilat d, and the vic.
tors suffered en- rm usly At Cam
10000 Romans cut of 10000 were
killed. At Hastings the N rmans
thou III 81 o Wet rs, lost 10000 ut OF
10000. and ut REC $4,000 Frenchmen
out of 100000 were, it is asserted,
killed, witho 1t reckoni g the won. dcd
When the flint-l G; rel me the aver
age of tn prop rtion If the kille an |
wounded in ten bates, b inning
with Zorndo rf in 1853 and ending with
Waterloo, was from Cne-fou~th to one
fifth of the tr, ops present n DO h
sides. The heaviest loss was ut Tor :
dorf, where 32,915 me out OF $4,000
were killed or wounded. 1t was also
yer, heavy at Fly lau. bel g CO., cas-
ualties out of 160, 900 men. | the cam
paign in Italy in 1859 rifles were used
on both sides, a d we fiji d tina the pro.
portion of casualties TO cor bata is was
at Magenta and Solferno one-cleventh.
In the Franco-rrussian war OF SOIL,
when both sides were armed with
breech-l a lin rifles, the We: age pr
portion of killed q id wounde mt Worth,
Spiche:en, Mars-le-Tour, tr We It ,
aud Sedan as one-ninih, the heaviest
!, IS being at Mars-le-T ur. where it was
tne-sixth, and the smallcs at Sc an
whe it was one-twelfth --ihcneH,R.
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rolled out volley o. terrible curses,
but was master of the situation at that
particular moment.
Suddenly there was sound OF voices,
and then the man outside cried out that
they were ''nabbed, and tried TO ma o
his es ape. But knew by the sound
that he was caught and was struggling
with his captors. There wero several
pstol-shots fired. and eager cries, dur
ing which the poor wret h in the door
made no effort TO escape, hut lay there
limp and motionless. ! began TO fear
had killed him. rev ! nc the Lolts,
and got the door open just in time to
see the othor one overpo Sered, a
prisoner in the hands of half-a-dozcn
of the boys from town. Then we got
the man out of the door He WASH I
dead, but he was insonsible; my blows
with the po'er had been too much for
him.
bought me pistol the first thing
next morning, and was on the lookout
for robt ers and adventures after that;
but that was the only adventure of any
count that happened TO me while /
stayed there. II it hadn't cen for that
telegraph which George and | had put
into operation, rather think ! should
have firished up all my earthly advent
ures that night and FtrcStde.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-07-25
They Played Poker.

There is rathera good story current,
in "a sub-rosa way, i'm certain well in.
formed business and society (male)
circles, respecting the brilliant achieve.
ments in New York of party of London
aristocrats, whose names were recently
chroniclcd in so called society journals.
Two airy, ostcntatious and somewhat
aspirateless cockneys and their wives
arrived by the Cunard steamer few
weeks since and put up at a fashionable
hotel on Madison square. The ladies
were of the order described as stylish.
They were tall and statucsque, bcaming
and gracious. They had neither of them
been long married. On the second day
after their arrival they went out riding
on horseback in the park. The ladies
were graceful equestrians. Although
they were high-bred they were conde-
scending. Well-known New Workers,
all of the male persuasion, however,
were introduced to the distinguished
party. Wine flowed in their parlors.
The fair Britons had no objection to
cigar smoke; nay, they rather liked IL.
Sometimes the ladies were discovered
amusing themselves with a game of
short whist or casino. Their New York
visitors spoke of euchre and poker, the
favorite games of the American eagle.
The fair English women were not ac-
quainted with either game, but were
willing to learn both. They were not
inapt scholars. Their husbands were
admitted to Gotham's educational adj
vantages. Pretty soon the ladies' de-
clared that euchrc was the incest game
at cards that ever was invented; while
as for draw poker, il was heavenly
pastime. The husbands did not affect
to see the American games in this light,
as they seldom took hand when their
wives and their guests sat down to a
quiet game, on which little money
was always staked, just to make it in
interesting. Unless current reports
greatly lie, several of the guests found
il good deal more interesting than
they care to acknowledge. The four
cockncys were sharpers of the darkest
and oiliest kind. Several club men
were very severely shorn, and a promi-
nent ex-oflicial is also reported among
the victims. But for the good offices
and intercession of the latter, who
dreaded exposure, the four sharpers
would have been handed over to the
authorities and perhaps compelled to
disgorgc their ample spoils. The party
bid their New York friends ''ta Ia"
last week, and will return To the society
which they adorn in Cockneydom with
warm appreciation Of Uncle Sans
currency and perhaps poor opinion
of Gotham sagacity. Philadelphia Item.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-07-25
Took the Risk.

When Brigham Young was alive
he collected his tenth of the farmer
with persistency that baked at moth.
ing. On one occasion he called be-
fore him a subject who has since re-
moved to this State and said:
Brother Blank, you have not
brought in my wheat this year."
81 didn't raise single bushel," was
the reply.
"Then III take it in oats"
81 have none"
"Well hay will do"
81 have no hay"
"Then bring in potatoes or corn"
"Both crops were failure, oh, wise
Prophet. All l have off my farm are
ten bushels of onions, and of course
the Lord doesn't eat onions"
maybe not" growled the old man,
"but you bring me in a bushel, and
we'll take the risk of it"
Mr.. Blank says it was that bushel
of onions which convinced him that
there was something suspicious about
old Brigham's inspirations. 1t was
too strong a religion.-Wall Street
News.
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How lie Took Him.

Tom Brown was an ignorant, queer
boy, and was constantly doing things
of an unaccountable nature. One
day lady for whom he had been do,
ing chores said to him:
"Tom, you're an odd genius"
"Yes'm," replied Tom, not knowing
exactly what she meant.
81 don't quite comprehend YOU"
"What, mum!"
81 mean | don't known how to take
you"
dad does"
How ?"
"He takes me by the seat of the
breeches, mum, and the nape of the
neck, and shakes me like / was a
rat"
The lady didn't indulge in that sort
of comprehension" -Cincinnati Mer-
chant and Traveller.
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is ignominy and disgrace; to ride for :
ward is-wait! There is no air stir
ring in the valley. Every limb and
bough is as still as if made of iron.
There is silence which weighs like a
heavy burden, and the harsh note of
hawk or buzzard would be relief
Here is the bend. The valley con-
tinues as before-no widcr-no mar
rower-level and unbroken. The
wild horse was out of sight long ago,
and the six troopers see nothing but
the green grass as their eyes sweep
the valley from side to side.
"Turn the bend and ride down the
valley for mile or 50 and keep eyes
open to discover any pass leading
out"
"Halt !"
1t is more than mile beyond the
bend. No pass has been discovered.
No signs of trail have been picked
up. The sergeant has raised himself
up for a long and careful scrutiny,
when an exclamation causes him to
turn his face up the valley. Out
from the fringe ride the demons who
have been lurking there to drink
blood. Five-ten-twenty-fifty-
the line has no end. 1t stretches clear
across the valley before word has
been spoken. Then it faces to the
right and 200 Indians in war paint
face the grim old sergeant and his five
troopers.
"Into line-right dress !"
1t is the sergeant who whispers the
order. Six to 200, but he will face
the danger. To retreat down the val
ley is to be overtaken one by one and
shot from the saddle or reserved for
torture. Down the valley there is no
hope; up the valley is the camp and
and rescue. The two lines face each
other for moment without a move
ment.
snow, men, one volley-sling car.
bines-draw sabres and charged
| A sheet of hame-a roar-a cloud
of smoke, and the six horses spring
forward. Then there is grand yell
a rush by every horse and rider, and
a whirlpool begins to circle. Sabre'
flash and clang-arrows whistle-re
volvers pop-voices shout and scream
and then the whirlpool ceases. 1t i
not three minutes since the first car
bine was fired, but the tragedy ha
ended. Every trooper is down anC
scalped, half a dozen redskins ar,
dead or dying, dozen horses arr
struggling or staggering, and turning
the bend at mad gallop is the scr
geant's riderless horse. He carrie
an arrow in his shoulder, and there i
blood on the saddle. in five minute
he will be in camp, and the notes o
the bugle will prove that the lost trai
has been found.-Free Press.