The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-05-07

have newspaper.
The salmon catch on the Columbia
the past month was unusually small.
weissr authorities have been raiding
tho Chinese opium dens of that place.
Tho peach buds OF 6quaw Greek have
been killed by frost. Apples are also
damaged.
Out OF 60 votes cast by tho ladies OF
sprague, Washington, at a recent town
election, 80 voted the whisky ticket.
II IL supposed that this Thomas Rich
ards who was killed at the Occur a.
Alene mines last week WAS an old Ruby
Hitler who went by the name Of Poker
Tom"
A Montana gambler named Snow was
shot and killed at Thompson Falls on
March 18th. On tho same day at Rath-
drum another man experienced SINH
lar fate.
The other day an Oregon girl found
nest Of young mice In her hustle. Tho
average maiden would have tainted on
tho spot, but she didn't. She coolly
backed against the wall and mashed the
intruders into Jelly, remarking, Guess
you'll know Your place next time"
Hon. 4. r. Singiser. delegate to con-
gress from Idaho territory, IL endeavor-
ing to secure an appropriation for the
Enforcement Of the navigable waters OF
the north fork OF the Occur d'Aleue riv-
or. He Is also urging the immediate
establishment Of money order office at
Eagle.
Idaho World.
Riordnn Il Co and Joe Hill commenced
piping in their claims In Charcoal gnlch
about week ago.
The mill in Mineral district. near
Weiser, has started up on orc from the
Black Maria mine.
Work started up yesterday in the ny
draulic claim OF VIM. Baker, Geo.
Cartwright and JAS Hall, in Campbell's
gulch.
LeWtsfou IeHer,
Every body lis busy blowing and put
ting In their grain.
The Spokane mail arrives here in two
days from that point.
Railroad ties in large quantities have
been cut on the Grand Ronde river dur
Ing the past winter.
| Oregon improvement stock dropped
to 30 ON tho nth. making 30 points in
three Days. Al this rate II will soon
drop out OF existence.
A correspondent OF the oregonian
writing from Eagle City, under date Of
April 18th. discloses about the true con-
ditIon OF things In that mining camp.
Young man named c. H. Miller, had
two fingers Of his right hand sawed off
aud third badly eut by an edging saw
ut the Lewiston lumber mills on Satur-
| duy. He emo from the lower country
II short time ago and entered the service
Of the mill company.
Idaho Iualanch4.
| The estimated cost of building the
branch road from Caldwell to Boise city,
says the Caldwell Tribune, is $4,000
Mr.. kirkpatrick who ran for Congress
in this territory, in 1866, against E. D.
Holhrook. Ia operating mine in old
Mexico.
/ There Ia club of young Democrats"
in Boise, formed for the purpose Of
making political boom next fail. 1t is
said that they are opposed to the sJohn-
ny.come- latelys.'
The Chinese made an effort last week
10 work the placer ground west Of the
War Eagle mill. but ths water failed and
they Ind to shut down.
The Idaho Statesman OF the goth nit.
snys: ..The Odd Fellows ball ut Good
Templar Hall Inst evening, was the
| grandeat social gathering of the season. :
| Joe darlington. one OF the larges.
cattle raisers in owyhee County. was in
ON Thursday. He reported fine weather
in his section Of tho country md cattle
doing we'll. Tho ranehers have all put
in their crops aud are looking forward
10 lurge yields this year.
/ II is reported that a company, backed
with plenty OF money. will visit 0wyhee
this season with a view to purchasing
some Of our quartz mines. Come along.
gentlemen. you could go much further
| uithont investing your money 20 ~
good advantage as in this camp.
Castle Greek Ia getting tn he Of some
Importance. Il has a postoiliee and q
Justice Of the peace. The former hands
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