Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-08-25
JOTrINGs,


Go to 1000 Nam street for fruit.
vegetables, tobacco, cigars and no.
tons
Wind mills to operate force pumps
are to be generally used on Camas
Prairie, and will be success.
Amerry party of picnickers started
out this morning, ami another is or
ganized for to- morrow.
Stud hor. e poker is becoming
popular game among the profession
al, as well as mining men of the town.
Mrs. E. Fisher give birthday par.
ty, last night, to number of invited
friends, who enjoyed some rare vocal
music.
Chris HennecAe is building fire.
proof powder for Cliff & Mickey
at the rear of Their hardware store.
1t will be bombproef.
The railroad depot is the scene of
considerable activity Oh the departure
of trains daily-something not dis.
similar to the Union Depot at Omahc.
A trial was progressing before the
Probate Judge this morning, but as it
was for rent money, it elected little at
tenton outside Of the ATTORNEYS in the
case.
A traveller just in from Camas re.
ports finding saddle blanket mired
down at point near Camas Creek,
and fears the horse and rider have
gone through underneath.
The main shaft on the Davitt mine
is down over 100 feet, where strong
body of igh-grade ore is exposed.
The miners describe the sight as worth
seeing by the light Of number OF
candles.
Mr.. Walker, the great land specu.
lator, to-day invited number OF
friends to visit his homestead entry on
the bench back of town, and there
view some agricultural crops which,
he claimed, prospered without irriga-
ton.
A Merchants or Mining Exchange
is needed badly. The leading opera
tors of the town are compelled to as
semble daily or the sidewalk arounG
the Office of the Probate Judge, to ex.
change items and discuss public az
fairs.
The streets Of Haley Of afternoon:
and evenings are becoming favorite
drives for the fortunate owners Of ex
pensive carriages and buggies, ant
chief among them is almost daily t
be seen the fast outfit owned by J. O
Swift.
The Oregon Short Line is nov
opening region capable of support
ing 100000 cattle and 100000
sheep, which, when it shall be full
occupied, can export yearly 10000
cattle, 100000 sheep and 100000
pounds Of wool.-Tuscarora (Nev.
Times Review.
The bar of cobble. stones and gray.
on the unpaved walk below the pos
office, which has been sore grievanc
5 to ladies with light slippers and
, tender feet, is being removed to.da
and carted away. This piece Of dis
interested public benevolence shoul
] be duly appreciated by pedestrians.
> The Sheriff and deputies wer
: nearly worn out with business durin
!, the late session of the District Cour
but are having rest now. Th
Office is quiet, and the chains, shack
les and rifles hang on their fastening
t as if no further need of them woul
be felt. Only three prisoners renal
3 in Jail, ami one-Pcarsons-outside {
a Jail.
Louis Walker, who recently visite
-, Lost river and has been very reticer
Of late, has, it appears. discovere
t more rich ore-lodes OF mineral the,
t than he can conveniently take care o
and has been studying out plan
corral them, but some prospectors g
in there after he left and have helpe
themselves to some of lis most prom
ising locations.