The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-09
IDAHO ITEMS.

Idaho City thinks it would like the
telephone.
The residence of DR.. Richie in
Ketchum was destroyed by fire on the
31st. Loss, 1000; no insurance.
The company that owns Shoshone
falls will erect hotel and several cot
tages there in the spring, put in ferry
and make other improvements.
The roof of M Metropolitan hall at
Ketchum fell in under weight Of the
snow upon It on the goth, causil e a loss
Ct about $4,000. No one was hurt.
The Bellevue school house is dis
grace 10 community the size and pre-
tentions of the Gate City and we are
glad to learn that there is movement
among leading citizens and the trus-
tees looking to the erection of credit
able structure in the near future
Chronicle.
A war has been declared on the
numerous dogs that infsst Main street. |
and to- day three Of them were sent to
dog heaven. The first to 90 was old
Ben, j. j. Tracy's bull-pup. He VS.
given dose of prussic acid, and he
only licked his chops and looked for
more. He was then given some aeon
ito, but that did not fetch him. He was
hen dosed with strychnine, when he
once turned up his toes. The other
wo were shot.-Hailey Times.
HaIve Esmond. who died at Placer
lille last Wednesday, was an old resi-
ent OF this county. He was engaged
q the saw-mill bus mess on Alder creek.
ear Garden Valley several years ago,
nd later was owner of the saw-mill at
tar Ranch. He leaves q wife aud
Tree sons. The two older sons are
rown, and one of them is married.
he other is seven or eight years of
90. Deceased was taken down with
ountain fever while prospecting at
leep mountain last fall, and has not
BEN we'll since. The funeral took
ace at Placerville on Thursday.-Ida-
World.
Last Monday afternoon, about 3 81
clock, snowslide at the Montana r
Inc, Deer Greek, smashed the one
boarding house into |
ndling-wood, and carried most OF it
wn the hill. Steve James and two
rtners are working the Montana I'M G
r 8 lease. Mr.. James was at Boil -
as springs, at the time of the avail
che, and Thomas Mitchell was shoy- V
ng snow off the blacksmith shop, -
en- he saw tho slide coming. Jump wei
down he made for q hole in the eve eve
. bill, which he made in two Jumps cas-
l where he was safe. The other cha
n WAS in the clearinghouse, and Nj
to the floor, covered with snow and Tn.
'ris-from which perilous situation tro'
crawled out in Is minutes, some bur-
at bruised and sore, but otherwise m
lurt. The people at Bottoms springs o o,te
ught for few minutes that they bum
seen the last OF the two men, i,h
ley Times dim aim,
ohnny Carey, q we'll known Galena- n n.ss
started out Monday afternoon with stiol
other gentlemen to snowshoe the 10 to
lntain east of town. They assembled S,es
n the south when Me-. Carey, being IL X
dvance. walked around a point Of
10 to gain position. He had no N
Ter reached the open hillside when
'erceived heavy side coming from -
We. he made quick effort to get
or Roadway and escape by running NO.
re, but his shoes stuck and the slide TR
took him. He fell and with feet
head alternately in the air, made +
descent with the slide at rather an w
easant rate, Lodging at the bottom ~
IT two feet of pacsed snow. His A
rades, who were saved by being be- MLz
, saw the disaster and ran to the w
le. Several citizens happened to VA
ess the accident from Main street ~
hurried to the scene with shovels, :
10 Two snoW-SnOerS Ead succeeded agree
Mr.. Carey by digging VITAL
tba heai ~ tha;r sLoc, uooo trestn
". lnoh sAoeS. 10 Whs times
unnurt; having worked breath hdenti
lace with his elbow, and upon be- "a. A. E
estored walked of laughing as
h nothing had happened. Ketch- viii b,
Keystone. ~ APT.