The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-10-06
TOWN TIDINGs.

Elegant diamond pins at Reifs from
F75 to $500.
New milk for sale in any quantity at the
Bon Ton Restaurant.
Fresh butter and eggs at McMahan,s,
the fruiter.
Fresh butter and eggs at McMahan's,
the fruiter.
new showcase filed with the
choicest cigars at McLennans.
patent is being published for the
Washington lode in Wood River District.
j. b. Hastings & Co are about to get
out five patents on their group OF claims
ut Galena.
Waitham's patent dust proof watches
Just received at ]. b. Reiffs. These
watches are perfectly dust proof.
A. Booths celebrated ssOval Brand" of
fresh oyters in any quantity ON ice at
the Bon Ton Restaurant.
sIrs. j. It. Richie and Misses Emma
and Leta Crawford, of Anamosa, Iowa,
take their leave for the East Monday
next.
The following up country stores have
closed business: E. B. Shaw, Galena
and Vienna; Mr.. A. B. Moore, Saw
tooth.
The Silver King mine at Sawtooth
continues to furnish the entire supply
Of ore reduced at the Columbia & Bea-
yer mill.
The Vienna and Mountain King mines
at Vienna are producing more ore in
proportion to the working force than at
any previous time.
One-third of the Queen of the Noun
tains could have been purchased one
year ago for $500. $4,000 is the figure
set on the property now.
Work in the keystone tunnel to tap
the Elkhorn from the east at depth of
500 feet is progressing rapidly. 1t is
now in about 100 feet.
The Popham Brothers, who have
leased the Independence and Silver
Bullion claims, are about to go to south
ern Utah to spend the winter.
The mines and prospects on Warm
Spring creek are generally in better
shape and present better ore bodies. in
the proportion of two to one, than ever
before
Assessment work is done to a greater
extent in proportion to the number of
locations in the Wood River country
than during any previous year in our
history. This is a good sign.
Several well known Wood River bust
ness men have recently returned from
visit to the Lost River copper and silver
mines on Alder creek, and fully sub
stantiate the favorable reports from that
quarter.
O. Peck i Co. have come to town with
a steam saw, and are prepared to saw up
cordwood in any lots from five to five
hundred cords. Leave orders at the
machine or at the store of Pinkham &
Lewis.
Mr.. G.. D. Danskin, of San Francisco,
who came here to close up the business
of the late firm of Phelps & Graham,
left for the coast Thursday. having sold
out the entire stock, disposed of the
real estate and collected accounts.
We are pleased to note the arrival
from Kansas City of the wife and daugh-
ter of Major w. A. Mensch, our we'll
known citizen. He now occupies the
former residence of p. Sickles, near the
Philadelphia works.
A young man of this town, says the
HALEY Miner, naturally bashfuI, is nc
quiring great reputation for kissing
babies, and is becoming quite popular
on this account. He has already re-
ceived many favorable encomiums from
fond parents. Babies are well enough
to commence on, but Tor real satisfaction
we are compelled to pronounce them
failures.
Billy Reinhart will have one of the CO.
ziest places on Wood River at the Pal
ace Hotel. The interior of his bar,
sample and club rooms has been finished
deliberately by Levi Gheens, and his bar
top and mirror are simply immense.
The mirror. from Chicago. is the richest
one we have seen on Wood River. It
cost S2lS laid down. Billy will open up
with a grand ''blow in" tomorrow
night.
The new place of 0ttenheimer &
Hampson is a gem. 1t WAS opened up
Thursday night with grand hlow-in
and free lunch. and the games ran high
tin Friday morning. Both Messrs. OF
tenheimer and Hampson are both well
known and hospitable old timers of the
do don BIT Tho silllAss