Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-09-07
LETTER FROM HOG'EM.
HoG'tM, Sept. 5, 1888.

in your columns, tnat "
seems that we must he forgotten by
the outside world. Hogem etll stands
and will stand as long as local enter
orise. braces and spikes will keep her
together She is net dead,
but slecpeth, aud when the Immortal
t,um,ot shall sound H"gem will
spring into life as yonng and strong az
in her palmy days. Tie business Ill
rectory of our town is not large at
present and stranger would be ~
little danger of losing himself here
The directory is small bnt Increasing.
Pat Callahan has started a gin palace,
which in dimensions, strong waters
and general appearance will pnt t"I
shame any other saloon in lloge'n.
He also runs the livery stable. and a
dairy. Judge Al ID rson dispenses
meat to all We tina, are hungry and are
.,eavy lade,.--wth huge appeltes
Squire Connolly is onr master mec,an'
ic and Mr.. All Tam our heaviest mer-
chant, dsppnses his goods to all COM
ers and what is better credits MS. We
hardly know whether he will take
Hogetn Cry scrip, if he would he
will nndoubtly settle up his business
in short time. Mlning is rather dull
ut This time OF the year The only
claims that are running that we know
of are Hon. Ben Wilsons's and Sevei-
son & Mobiles. Mr.. Wilson is work
ing his elevator on Big Muddy, with
good results He has IA large extent
of ground to work and the only way
il can be worked to advantage is b,
this process. Wilson has made and
patented several important improve
mcnts since the machine was invented.
Grimes Pass is lively now ON account
of the sudden advent of Idaho City
boys. 1t is understand that they have
organized town and have elected
city officers. Jun Freaner takes charge
Of the Judicial matters and extempu.
rizes fully ON the folly OF washing
shIrts and dovetailing patches into
varlons parts of trousers, susceptible
to wear. Bill Fry is .ChieI-de cuisine,
which, when translated into our vel-
nacu ar means "chief cook and bottle
washer" Bill presides over The kitch-
en- with the graces of feminine mat
ron tor which reason his dominion is
all the attraction at meal time. The
boys had camp meeting up there the
other night DR.. Noble and another
preacher came over from your city
and they had interesting sermons, ably
assisted by Rev. Matt. Davis. S,vera'
among VIII m was Jack Elliott, were
brought out of the ways of darkness
into light. Since Col. Stafford left the
CLASSIC shades of Hogem for the un-
romantic plains Of the Payette, Matt
Davis has had things all his own way
and the result is that he is about to
lead one Of Hogem's beauties into the
realms OF matrimonial bliss. Mrs. Bel
Wilson was agreeahly surprised the
other day by the arrival of her brother
and sister. Mr. Rempler comes direc,
from Egypt, where he occupies an i'm.
portant position. He engaged in tn,
bombardment OF Alexandria and a,
that time wrote Mr.. Wilson a hiyhl,
graphic description of that Important
event. Hogem had exciting times a
the school election last Monday. On,
n ticket, on which the term of Office wa,
= not specified received Is votes; Will,
Z another on which the time was speci
: fed received votes. The forme
), ticket was elected according to the ole
G law while the latter complied with tn,
new one. Now the question is which