The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-28
Idaho Items.

last Monday.
Wood river was at its highest point
at Haley Sunday.
Weiser business men now close up ut
noon on Sundays.
High water has stopped work on the
new bridge at Bellevue.
A. chapter of Royal Arch Masons
have been instituted at HALEY.
Crops in Garden Valley have taken .
fresh start and are looking fine.
Squaw creek crops are said to be on
the road towards first premium.
Work has been resumed on the new
Methodist church at Lewiston.
Homer Stull has settled all right of
way difficulties on the Ketchum exten-
sion.
Nearly $500 were raised by subscrip-
ton at HALEY for the family Of Prot.
Butler.
The HALEY and Ketchum telephone
tine was badly damaged by storm last
Sunday.
There are three thriveing towns on
Lost river-Alder,. :. Houston and Car
Donate.
One Of Diokinson's mule teams was
drowned by high water above Ketchum
Monday.
HALEY business men will Thereafter
close their stores at 10 O'Clock, Sunday
morning.
A HALEY man can furnish lime in
quantities from three ounces to three
millionltons.
An average Of twenty-five persons
day go into Eagle City by each; OF tho
several routes.
. The democratic territorial central
committee will meet at Boise on July
10Th to call convention.
A. F. Parker has left the Cce,lr a. Alene
Eagle and will work his mines and the
postofice at Eagle City.
Men and teams are crowdingE the
work on the Ketchum extension TO have
it flashed by August 18th.
Con Shea has purchased 500 head of
horses in Nevada and is driving them
to his range on Cow creek.
Nelson Kelley, aged 4s, was drowned
BY the capsizing OF boat at lewiston
On the l4th. He left wife.
A postofice has been established It
Crichton, on Camas paairie, and Capt.
Hammer appointed postmaster.
The adjourned annual meeting Of the
IDAHO Stockgrowers' association will be
leld in Silver City on August 4th.
The Silver City Aualanchc has seen
nan that saw a snake over there with
wo heads, four eyes and two mouths.
Soda Springs has direct railroad con-
ection with Idaho again, the high
'ater having gone down and all tracks
epaired.
South Mountain stock is reported roll
'g fat. Ranchers on Reynolds creek
re jubilant over the good condition of
i crops.
Daniel Spencer and Mike Hyde, Of
wYhee county, have purchased from
o Eastmans, of Boise, the thorough
ed stallion Warwick, to improve
cir herds,
Prof. Gilbert Butler. of HALEY, was
Gently found dead in the road a short
stance outside Of Haley. The coron-
8 jury decided his death was caused
excessive exhaustion and exposure.
While unloading coal at Beaver Can
recently, alaborer named VIM. Laird
from the engine and ruptured his
mach, causing peritonitis, from which
died few hours later. He was
led at Eagle Rock by the railroad
npany.
V. N. Shilling was the Idaho dele
o on the committee to apprise Mr..
inc of his nomination, but a. Mr..
lie was going to Maine on . visit 10
old home, and as Mr.. Shilling want.
% get back to Idaho, the appoint
1t was changed.
couple Of men were convicted IN
Alturas district court recently of
ng COW. A part of the testimony
ed by the defence was that they did
know whether they killed q COW or
'er. They will have a chance to
y cattle architecture in the next
years.
The town is covered with circus