The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-02-09
TOWN Things.


Snowshoeing is excellent. but
Htumbling" is embarrsssingly pro
fuse
The KEYSTONE is indebted to Mrs.
Howe and Miss Crawford for very
pleasant call.
The Club dance given on Wednesday
night, in Davis Hall, was an exceedingly
pleasant affair, and it went off without
single dissatisfaction.
John Harris. son OF NJ. NJ. Harris. re-
turned yesterday from the O. S. l.. look
ing fat and hearty. He was the subject
Of many kind greetings.
Frank Lemon and A. Hines slid
out on snowshoes yesterday for
prospecting quarters on the East
Fork of Wood River.
Mr.. Strange and family recently
arrived from Missouri to take up
their abode with as, and now occupy
Che former residence Of ]. II, Ritcbie.
Get out next Thursday and have
voice in the establishhient of n fire
brigade. It is All important enter
prise and should be considered With
out delay.
Joseph Taylor, formerly Of Taylor
y Hastings, this place, left Philadel-
phia for Sheffield, England He
will probably return to Ketchum
about April LIST.
The enormous letter list appear
ing in this issue is pretty good evi-
dence of the popularity Of Ketohum
abroad, and the destination of many
travellers to Wood River.
B. F. Rogers, superintendent Of
the Philadelphia Company's mines
in Warm Sprung Creek District, at
tended the club dance on Wednes-
day night, and took slide to Hal
ley yesterday.
Will the persons who have suffi-
cient gall TO come in and carry off
our exchanges before we get a
glimpse at them, bear in mind that
they are not public property, and
have sufficient deceny to return
them
The Ontario during the month of Jan
uary produced 100 tons of first-class ore
the work of three miners. This amount
now lies on the dump ready for slip
ment. and viii be increased n nthly I'M
til The spring opening. The miners at
work are now stopping, and the breast of
the stope is looking we'll
The Northwestern Forwarding Co. will
probably move their branch agency at
Blackfoot to Naples, the O. s. Il. ter
minus at an early date, about March 1st
Until that time, while the railroad is yet
unprepared to run regular freight trains,
there will be little safety in forwarding
freight save to Blaekfoot.
On Tuesday morning the ther.
mometer registered 32o below zero,
the coolest point reached during the
previous night. The cold snap last
ed over Sunday, Monday and TIES
day, moderating on Wednesday
TIE weather now is pleasant and
trails III we'll packed condition.
The Chinese hereabouts have
adopted new feature in their usna
celebration of the New Year. viz.
the shooting of bombsi sky-rockets
Roman candles, etc, and other fire
works characteristic Of our 18th O
July celebration. These sights have
been witnessed fof some time pas
avery evening
Celestial happiness seems Il
least to havs been attained By some
We refer to Chinatown and th-
New Year OF It's Inhabitants
Their generous hospitality has beel
demonstrated beyond d doubt, AM
ae can but admire the good spiri
shown in ths recent receptions ten
dered By bur prominent wHshee me-
to their whits brethren.
We want our readers to undei
stand that the KEYSTONE will tax
no part whatever in anything lik
idle gossip debasing the tongues {
its readers, and positively withhold
its columns from tbs disgracef'
flavor OF scandal But we do fe'
duty bound 10 defend clean frol
unclean character
The vile, disreputablsl and ign,
minious series of letters that has
been scandalizing abroad some
our most respectable and inoffensi'
citizens, whose retirement from pn
lie occurrences should at least SHE
them from the contemplate wag
idle tongues, cannot be The on
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