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The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
Religious.

Having been cordially invited by the
citizens of Ketchum to hold devine
services in "Baxters Hail." Rev. A. j.
Joslyn will in accordance Herewith
preach i'll said "Baxters Hail. Sunday
morning and evening next at II A. NJ.
and p. NJ. sharp. All interested in
said services. and having the Gosple
Hymn book in their possession are
kindly requested to bring them with
them to the services, should such find it
convenient to attend. Subject for eve
ming discussion, els there any profit,
or pay in the practice of the christian
religion for practical and go-ahead-
alive men.
The Rev. DR.. Richie will conduct d.
vine services in Union Church to-mor-
row at the hours of IL A. NJ. and p NJ
Sunday School at II o'clock.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
CGur d'Alene.
The following is q letter received
from James G. Friend dated.

The following is letter received
from James. G. Friend, dated:
Fort Cnur d'Alene, Jan. II, 1884.
The winter thus far has been mild
here, the thermometer ut no time regis
tering below zero. The chinook wind
melts the snow rs fast as it falls. The
snow is reported five feet deep at the
mines, but trails are broke and trains
running with half loads of freight at 25
cts. per pound, it being necessary to
load the other half with feed, the grass
up that way being covered so deep with
snow the animals cant subsist on it,.
The stampede to the mines has already
begun. Men are going in every day,
some on horse back others on foot draw
! ing hand sleds. Considerable ground
| asalready changed hands, cheap ground
sells readily. have sold enough to en-
able me to rustic to some purpose. The
| highest price paid that l know of was
| 81 900 for IA acres of undeveloped
blazer ground. / met Tom. Bently the
other day who informed me that he was
well pleased with recent Developments
on his placer ground and that he woult
not take less than $4,000 an acre for hi'
claim. Ole Rorum has returned from
intends showing through to the mines al
soon as possible. 1t is his intention tt
try and take it up the river on small
boat. I met Tim. Wadsworth here
few day since. I will start back to tn,
mines in about q week IN Chronicle.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
FIRE AND DESTRUCTION.
The Residence OF DIR. j. H. Richie En-
tirely Consumed by Flames Cause,
Accidental.

At IL o'clock Thursday Mr. VIM. Ste
yens and others living on Third street,
several blocks east of Main street, dis
covered light flames through the win
dows of the residence of DR.. Richie, and
immediately gave the cry of fire. DR..
Richie was among the first to hear s'fire,"
and quickly gave the alarm on the gong
in front of Coffin Bros" store. Most of
the firemen were at the X. @. G. dance,
but, hearing the alarm, broke off merri-
ment and hurried to the scene with
hooks and buckets. The building stood
comparatively whole and the door was
found locked. It was broken, but the
heat and flames coming from within
made it impossible to enter In few
moments the roof was in flames and the
whole building being Of perfectly dry
timber, soon ragged beyond all CONTROL.
The Ketchum firemen did their work
bravely in three feet of snow, and ply
ing the hooks to good advantage, man
aged to save shed full of wood and
other out buildings. There was no wa
ter in reach, and had there been, it
would have been useless.
The building, furnished, had been
rented to T. w. Buzzo in November.
Without the knowledge of DR.. Richie
Mr.. Buzzo left town a month since for
California, depositing the key in others
hands for keeping and access to the
building. 1t seems that on Thursday
these persons decided to occupy the
building and built fire in the stove
about dark. The house was vacant at
the time of the fire, and it is supposedto
er it is the work of accident or careless
ness is question.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
Artificial Oysters in Paris.

Artificial oysters are now manufac-
tured in large quantities by several oys-
ter factories recently established in the
neighborhood of Bordeaux. This new
product, the making of which is kept a
real oyster very perfectly point Of APP
pearance, and the main difficulty of the
business, the fixing of the spiduons pro-
duct to the oyster shell, upon which it
takes the place vacated by its prototype,
is said to have recently been got over
with perfect success. Montreal Herald.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
Pre- Enption.
LAND OFFICE AT HALEY, Idah
Jan.I9l

LAND OFFICE AT HALEY, Idaho
january l6, 1851
l. John F. BOYLE of ketcbum, Idaho, who
made Prescription Declaratory Statement No.
5000 for the Lots IL 9 Sec. H. I. A, n. r. II f..
do hereby give notice of my intention to make
final proof to establish my claim to the land
above described, and that expect to prove my
residence and cultivation before Register and
Receiver, at HALEY, Idaho, on March "a, 1884, bv
two of the following witnesses:
Horatio NJ. Stewart of Ketehum, Idaho;
Vim. Hyndman, of Haley, Idaho;
Frank r. Gooding OF ketehum, Idaho;
VIM. H. Petit, of Ketchum, Idaho.
JOHN +. BOYLE,
tClaimant.l
Land Office at Haley, idaho, Jan. IL, 1884.
Notice OF the above application will be pub
lished in the kETCHuM KEYSTONE, a newspaper
printed at Ketchum, Idaho, which hereby dcs
ignate as the newspaper published nearest the
lsud described III said application.
HOMER u. POUND,
JanI9l Register
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
JanI9l
Presumption.
LAND OFFICE AT HALEY, IDAHO

LAND OFFICE AT HALEY, IDAHO,
December 10, 1881.
/, Frank r. Gooding, Of Ketchum, Idaho, VINO
made Homestead Entry No for the S. Il. u of \.
w. "a tV Lots 2, 3 and 4, Sec 7, L N. r. Is H. do
hereby give notice OF my intention to commute
said Homestead to cash and to make final proof
to establish my claim to the land above des-
cribed, and that expect to prove my residence
and cultivation before the Register and Receiver
at HALEY, Idaho, ON the 4th day OF February.
1884, by two of the following witnesses:
Vim. Hvndman. of ketchum, Idaho;
Frederick W. Gooding. of ketchum, Idaho;
George P. Hodson. Of ketchum Idaho;
Lee Vader, Of ketchum. idaho.
FRANK Il. COOLING,
tClaimant.l
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho, Dec, 20, 1879.
Notice of the above application will be pub
lished i'll the KETcHUM KEYSTONE, a newspaI sr
printed at Ketchum, Idaho, which hereby DIES
ignate as the newspaper published nearest the
land described in said application.
HOMER l.. POUND,
Dec22l Register
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
TIE PARKER.
According to the Times, is Not for Sale,
but We Fail to See 1t in that Light

The KEYSTONE recently published an
article stating that a portion Of the Par
ker mine, OF which we have had just oc-
casion to speak very highly, was for sale.
We are still of that opinion, and will
continue to be so until an official con-
tradiction is brought into the office.
The news was commonly current on the
street at the time of publication, and
Mr.. Montgomery not being in town, we
concluded, after learning the fact from
what we considered reliable source,
that the report was true. Notwith-
standing the fact that our Croy street
contemporary eagerly publishes a contra
diction chiefly compiled from street ru-
NOR in HALEY, which it admits, we do
not consider this contradiction authori-
tative, as it is simply the statement of
said contemporary.
Why shouldn't mine of any kind be
for sale at such figures as would satisfy
the owner? However, the Parker bo-
nanza is one of our most valuable prop
critics and we hope the present mana
gers. who are live. active men, WILL re-
tain the property. They will undoubt-
edly be of more benefit to the country
than eastern operators.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
v. UIll.

From latest accounts Mr. Y. UhI the
shoemaker shot in the face last fall and
who WAS recently removed to the eoun-
tt hospital to be treated for the eresyp-
elias ia his wounds, was suffering severe
ly and pronounced in serions condi-
ton. Mr.. Uhl was first taken with ere
sypelas on about the 23d uItimo and
ease and cure the trouble. But it con-
tinued to increase for several successive
days when it was decided that the hos
pital was the proper place for him. We
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
THE METROPOLITAN HALL.
1t will be Reconstructed and Complete
by February 22d-The Contract Let
to Joseph Hawkins and Coffin
Bros. Fitxsimmons In the
Ring and ON Top.

Mr.. James Fitzsimmons, the plucky
proprietor OF the wrecked Metropolitan
Hall, came into the KEYSTONE Office
yesterday with pial.s and contract,
drawn up by Joseph Hawkins, by which
that building is now under reconstruc-
ton and will be finished and ready for
grand ball February 22d Mr.. Fitzsim-
mons, notwithstanding the double mis-
fortune of falling buildings in the Wood
River country, shows himself to be n
man of remarkable pluck and determi-
nation. He is still coming" The
metropolitan Hall proper, which was the
second floor Of the large building con-
structed by Mr.. Fitzsimmons, will be
rebuilt by the acknowledged chief me-
chanic of Wood River, Mr.. Joseph Haw-
kins, who will use that system of con
struction by which, when finished, it
will be unquestionably strong and safe;
beyond all possibility of destruction
save by fire. According to Mr.. Haw-
kins contract, "The second story is to
be sixteen feet in the clear the roof to
be self-supporting, each rafter to be a
supporting truss, Independent of the
others; the floor shall be strengthened
| by a double joist on every other joist
now in the floor, and three rows of
! budging. to make said floor self-sup-
/ porting for ball, party or other large as
! semblages that may gather in said hall
without any necessary support under
/ in the saloon" We have quoted the
| foregoing as the agreement of compe-
/ tent mechanic whose reputation is q
! thing governed by his success; and in
| consideration of this importance the
| people who hereafter frequent Metropol-
| itan Hall will do SO with perfect conf
d single slant roof, with % powerful
bridge support as shown above, and
covered with heavy tin. This hitter
work Of roofing has been contracted to
struction will be finished with such
4 speed as is consistent with perfect
/ workmanship, and the entire structure
will be complete and thrown open for
public use as soon as expected before
the disaster.
Mr.. Fltzsimmons doesn't throw up the
sponge at little misfortunes, and 'Sulli-
van is the only man that can knock him
out"
The grand ball already arranged to be
given in the new hall ON February 22c
Will be the greatest effort of the season
and we hope the grandest success. It is
the citizens purpose to spare no pain,
in the interests of this affair and it shal
be given for the benefit of James Fitz
simmons; than whom no man in Ketch
um has manifested q more public spirit
done more for the common good; beer
more enterprising, nor, perhaps, NOR,
unfortunate. These things the public
appreciates and we feel assured will zeal
ouslv heed in the present instance
While the hammers and saws agair
sound from the eminenee of Metropoli
tan Hail. an echo of friendship and es
teen resounds from the heart of ever,
citizen. We hope to see the 22d of Feb
ruary an event of no parallel in the his
tory of Ketchum.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02

There is beginning to be radical
change made in the editorial contents
of many of the leading papers of the
country. The long and dry disserta-
ton ON the ''Inevitability of the Inevi-
table" is giving place to brief opinions
on interesting and important subjects.
The public now wants IL condensed ac-
count of most matters. Life is brief,
and the shortest distance between two
points is straight line" is a re-
markably wise saying, and is being APP
piled to journalism as well as every
Other business - News Elmer.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
The Sawtooth Mail.

The Sawtooth mail is now carried on
now-shoes from Ketchum. Notwith-
standing the hard efforts of the stage
company to break the roads leading
north, as yet no point has been reached
to which the mails can be carried and
transferred. The first mail from Saw
tooth was brought down from Galena
Thursday by A. j. Griffin. He came the
entire distance on snow shoes and re-
ports the means of travel very hard be-
cause of the Gghtness of the snow.
The mails will now go and come daily
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
Dissolution Notice.

The firm heretofore existing under
the name and style Of Mrs, A. Hines 4
Co.. doing business in Ketehum, Alturas
county. Idaho Territory. is this day dis
solved by mutual consent. Mrs. A. Hines
having purchased the entire interest Of
William Remnant III said concern. All
Indebtedness of the firm will be paid by
the said Mrs. A. Hines, who will con-
time the business mt the corner of Main
and Third streets, Ketchum.
Mrs. A. HINES.
". n. RINEHART.
Ketchum. Alturas county, Idaho Terri
tory, January 3, 1883.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
The National Park.

CHEYESE, Jan. 26.-The Governor of
Wyoming in his message regarding the
Yellowstone Park, recommends the
passage of a law making it the duty of
the Judge of the district in which the
Park is situated, to hold a term of court
in or near the same, between May and
September of each year.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02

OK and Horse Shoeing
a Speciality.
Ketehuln, Idaho.
LAND OFFICE AT HALEY, Idaho,

LAND OFFICE AT HALEY, Idaho,
January rs, 1884.
l. Geo. B. Monitor, OF Ketchum. Idaho. whe
made Presumption Declaratorv StatementNo.
80 for the N. y NJ y. 4 Sec. II w. u, S. Il. -
Sec /, L. 4, N. r. II E., do hereby give notice Of
my intention to make final proof to establish
my claim to the land above described and THAI
expect to prove my residence and cultivation
before the Register OF the Land Office at Haley
Idaho, on March ~, 1884, by two OF the follow
ing witnesses:
Vim. Hyndman- of Ketchum, Idaho;
Horatio M Stewart. of ketchum, Idaho:
VIM. H. Petit of l[etchum, Idaho;
Frank r. Gooding, OF Ketchum. Idaho.
q. b. MoULToN,
tClaimantl
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho, Jan. 1e, 1854
Notice of the above application will be pub
lished in the kETeHUM KEYSTONE, a newspaper
printed at ketchnIn, Idaho, which hereby Dies
ignate rs the newspaper published nearest the
land described in said application.
HOMER l.. POUND.
JAn19l Register.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02

The miners of the Elkhorn district
talk very business-like of putting up
large concentrating works there for Gus
tom work next spring. The scheme is a
grand one. The low grade ores of that
could be washed out, leaving the grade
high and shipable.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
The Stages and Nails.
LBAvEs FOR
Post Office Hours.

The Ketchum Postoffice is open from
IA M. to Sp. NJ. every day. No Money
Order or Registry business on Sundays,
II week days after Pm
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
Singers Sewing Machines.

We are prepared to sell machines for
cash or on time. Call and examine our
latest improved Singer machines.
Dec12t) GILLETTE < EVANS
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
TOWN TIDINGS.

Know shovels at Pinkham 4 Lewis's |
Stages are again OH time from the
south.
Wanted; Wood at this office imme-
diatly.
Who said ''dot leetIe Ketchum pand"
was busted? |
Druggists sundries in full stock at
Lewis & Sons. If
Ore hauling from the Elkhorn will be
resumed Monday.
Weather bright, temperture warm,
roads getting better
A little Flood, little Baker, and |
more and moore coming.
Go to MeLennan's for choice No. l |
roll butter and fresh eggs. tt
Mrs, A Thompson, wife of the Rev. A.
Thompson Of Bellevue, is guest of Mrs.
Pete Sickles
Our Croy street contemporary says that
there is golden opportunity to buy re-
al estate in Haley.
Mr.. Mahue has for some time been
.'laid up with q bad arm. He has APP
piled for county help.
There is no real estate for sale in
Ketchum, nor houses to rent, but plenty
of applications for both.
We hear the best of reports from the
Ontario mine. It is destined to be
among the greatest shippers next sum
mer.
The Parker will continue to ship to
the Sampling Works at the terminus
Just as soon as the roads become well
packed.
John LaPoint intends to bring first
class brick machine in the spring, by
which he can make brick cheaper than
lumber. Everybody viii thus be ena-
bled to build of something substantial.
Judge Lewis, Mr.. Eli Lewis and Miss
Ella Hainlain were arrivals on Wednes-
day mornings train, The Judge has
returned from an extended business
trip in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia
and st. Paul.
DR.. j. II. Ritchie desires to extend
his sincere thanks to those citizens and
fremen who so CALAMITY exerted them
selves TO rescue as much as possible
from the flames of his burning residences
on Thursday night.
Five columns of live ads. are omitted
from this issue of the KEYSTONE by
special contract to furnish Mr.. Fitz-
simmons with the entire first page.
The Metropolitan Hall is being re-
built by the most skillful mechanics
and it is yet destined to be the great
popular resort of the town of Ketch-
um.
About fifteen couples of the X. @. C.
danced i'll Baxters new hall Thursday
evening The music unusually good
was furnished by Prof. Delius, and con-
sisted of two violins, bass and cornet
Bakers new dining hall is at present
the most commodious dancing hall in
Ketchum. 1t is finished with close
tongue and groove floor and ceiling.
and is the largest dining hall on Wood
River.
How fortunate that our Croy street
contemporary in Haley has at last dis
covered means whereby he can allude
to the KEYSTONE and not advertise us.
He has hit on the fact that we are alone
here andcalls us his ''ketchum contem-
porarv." Henceforth our readers will
recognize our retaliation when We call
him, WELL ''what is it," This means
anything you want it to when your
right mad and want to arrive at the truth.
But from sense of decency we refrain
here from giving sample interpretations.
''say druggist, what is gum Arabic a
pound?"
Fifty cents"
'Well give me five cents WORTH"
Druggist, have you got q twelve
onnca bottle?"
Eyes SIR"
"Well give me one ounce Of pare
eoric."
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02

The evidences of the observance OF
Chinese New Year are abundant Vari-
Gus incidents are contained in the press
Of the country, where the sly Mongo-
liam has embraced too fondlv the bot
tie tliat incbriAtes.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
THE RAILWAY TRAIN.
II Arrived at Noon, and Left at Half-Past
Two O'clock This Afternoon.

The train did not leave Shoshone I'M
til 7:l5 this morning, and arrived here
about noon. 1t left for the down trip to
Shoshone at half past two o'clock, over
six hours ahead of time. This is on the
account of the snow. The station agent
says the hour was advanced for one day
only. and if the track is in good order
tomorrow, the train Will arrive and
leave on time.-Times.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02

A dispatch from the city of Matamoras.
Mexico, says that the Rev. Father
Damazo Soto of the concorded State of
Vera Cruz has discovered the key to the
Aztec writings.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02
For Sale.
A second hand sewing Machine "yic
tor" at Lewis & Sons drug store

The Denver Republican says: The
Utes must go. Most of them have gone;
the few now remaining in Colorado will
soon follow. The bill which Senator
Dawes lately reported from the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs, providing for
the removal of the Southern Utes, now
located In La Platt county, will make
interesting reading for the citizens of
Durango and for the ranchmen in the
fertile valleys round about. Senator
Dawes proposition is to send the In
dians to Utah and to give them agricul-
tnral lands near the Uintah reservation
The White River Utes and the
Uncompahgres are there now.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-02

GuITTEAU's skeleton is polished and
has been shown to Sergt. Mason, who
had so much trouble about shooting at
it, when clothed in flesh. 1t is in pri-
the old Ford theater in which Booth
shot Lincoln. 1t is not on public exhi-
bition, bnt Mason was permitted to see it,
and shook his fist ut it exclaiming
"Your bones caused heap of trouble in
this land
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-26
PHILADELPHIA INNOVATION.

From The Fhtddfiphfn Record
very curious relic Ia the possession or Po'fsy'1e
boo Keeper veteran of the late war, Was examined by
several Philadelphia doctors recently, and appears 10
furn conclusive proof that death does not always pue
body. even after the lapse Of many years. Henry
Matthews a good soldier during tie war, ana wa. AZ
the front In the hottest engagements 81 that
great strug Gle As member ~ Company H. ~ the l"th
Pennsy lyamia Volunteers, he IN the nghi AZ Gold
Harbor ON May 20, 1861 he was struck down ~ Dui.
let which entered the back part OF his head. The ball
passed through portion OF the brain and was taken CUT
above the forehead The operation was performed ny
Dr. W X ID. Backwood. then surgeon General %: the
Division who lives No 2i6 North Twentcthst
In this city During the progress or the operation mass
n the BRAIN weighing about an ounce and haif and
to which Of the brain matter and portion OF tho
scalp adhered. preserved. and upon his departure
from the hospital given 10 the wounded man, who 70
the astonshment Of the surgeon recovered lie has SUI
ferel mental inconvenience. and occupies re-
sponsbe clerical position I'm the Reading Railroad Office
AT Pottsvie. When the bullet presented Ia hun
twenty years the hospital door the brain matter
and the little patch Of scalp had dried hut few
short hairs could he sticking out from the atter
The bullet had been considerably fattened and some.
what resembed In shape miniature clam she'll
As time elapsed Mr. Matthews who greatly priced this
relic. noticed astonishing fact The hairs. which nc
first scarcely prominent enough Ia he noticed were
bunch appeared the back end OF the bullet AZ first
his friends refused credit the story although he
twice he cut of the ends OF the growing hair.
Il continued to grow. Aboqt year ago
sought out DR. Backwood to whom he exhibited the bull.
let with its bunch of apparently healthy hair The sur
In the presence OF professional Witnesses cut on
an inch Of the hair measured that which remained.
boxed and sealed up the bullet and placed II In rusty
hands for safe keeping. Recently the package was
had grown inch since the ball had been last seen,
and Dr. BackwOOd said yesterday THE fact l. beyond
dispute. Apparently without nutrition, upon the dried
growing surely II not uxurianty as II grew
upon Matthewss head when he was shot"