Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-29
JOTTINGS,
Fresh eggs At 1000 Main street.

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to permit of good ventilation while
keeping out dust.
The Board of County Commissioners
will meet tomorrow, May 80, to take
further action on the courthouse mat
ter.
About 20 passengers arrived on
Wood River by yesterdays train,
about one-third coming in on the first.
class coach, and the remainder on the
second .cless coach.
S. B. Kingsbury, of the law firm OF
Kingsbury & McGowan, of this city,
went down to Salt Lake last week, and
was expected back to-day t1Shoshone
where he has considerable legal bust
ness to attend to.
Alphabetical Smith has struck new
vein Of mineral water, and now has
flow of $50 miners inches into his
swimming baths. Travel to the baths
is increasing so rapidly that Mr.. Smith
will run an extra conveyance from
HALEY soon.
Oscar Bache is about to put q front
on his clearinghouse similar to that on
Hendricks jewelry store, and will fit
up a store Immediately for S. S. Hig-
ginbotham & Co., who are coming up
here from Ogden, Utah, with q large
stock of general merchandise.
Mr.. Wilson, Superintendent of the
Narrow Gauge and Bannack group of
mines came to town yesterday, 10 make
arrangements to ship or sell lot OF
Is tons of high grade ore which ell
cumbers the mine dumps. He will
probably sell the ore to the Philadel-
phia Company, and return home to-
morrow.
Mr.. Solomon, Of Bellevue, was in
town yesterday, feeling as contented
as June bug under cabbage leaf,
because his miners have struck it rich
in the Annie mine, on Lees gulch,
which is owned by him. The streak
of ore just cut is exceedingly rich, and
= solid foot wide Of it is equivalent to
. bank account of 100000.
Texas Angel had jack. staff stuck
in the ground yesterday, at the Bullion
Block corner. 1t will do for hitch
ing post, but for flying a flag it needs
an 8O-foot pole under it. The flag
pole at Rocky Bar, the former county
seat, stands lis feet high to the gold
en- ball on the top, and consists of u
main staff, cross trees and top-mast.
Riley & Tracy last Saturday even.
ing received very complete stock of
Majolica ware, which is just too lovely
for anything. 1t is now unpacked
and on exhibition at their store, where
ladies' can find the dalntiest little sets
Imaginable. Majolica ware is ali the
rage east, and it is exceedingly useful,
ornamental and cheap.
The furniture and stock of millin-
cry and gents furnishing goods or.
dered by Mrs. caldwell is on the way
in, and Tom Bell is rushing to COM
pletion the new building to be occu-
pied by her. Jos. Oldham concluded,
while about it, to build the store two
stories high, and thus get double rent
for his ground and make better i'm.
provement to the Bank block.
Assayer Simondi, who has been for
seventeen years in business in Silver
City, Owyhee, will remain on Wood
River ten days and meantime visit the
principal mines at Bullion, Deer Creek,
and in Warm Springs district. Mr.
Simondi is agreeably surprised at the
rapid growth and prosperous appear
ance of the Wood River towns, and
has formed very favorable opinion
Of the mines so far.
The Haley Crank Club met yester-
day, at the Office of w. H. Watt.
Pete Canavan was sitting in the chair,
and the other members on the bed,
desk, or sticks of stove wood. Mr..
Caravan called the meeting to order,
Dan Coleman took the minutes on a
single, J. H. Van Ness and several
bloods were examined and reported
duly qualified as members. W. H.
Watt was chosen sergeant-at-arms,
and the club adjourned to permit the
"ew members TO treat.
J. H. Van Ness dressed up in his
oest, last Sunday, and went to the
railroad station, where he understood
tae photograph man had arrived, and
ne wanted a picture taken; but the
Photographer had not come owing to
ais being detained at Shoshone taking
Photographs of Shoshone Indian bucks
,or the new illustrated work soon to
&c issued of the scenery and objects
o. interest along the U. P. r. Il. lines
The Miss Bentleys and their brothe,
Ave gone to Deer Creek, at the mines
~oere they will camp in one Of the
,.. nant,c gulches surrounded by tai
S Sses, flowing streams, daisies, and
IH:''ercups. and live a Gypsy life