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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
THE MINSTRELS.
They Did Well, In Financial Way,
on Wood River.

The minstrel troupe did very we'll
on Wood River. The gross receipts
at their entertainments in Bellevue,
ketchum and HALEY exceeded $4,000.
The actual expenses of the troupe
while on Wood River, including SAL
aries, averaged less than 5000 per day.
Mr.. Baird therefore realized profit
of between 500 and $500. As the
troupe had to make time so as to reach
Portland the 9th, this is clear profit.
1t will play in Boise next week, and
will make money there, as over 800
reserved seats had already been sold
yesterday.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Business Transacted at Their April,
1885, Meeting.


1856, Meeting.
To.pAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The following claims were allowed:
County Treasurer Hague, quarters
salary $500.
Mccormick 4 Co., jurors certificates
1918.
Alturas Water Company, three
months water for courthouse and
Jail, 800.
Relf. Bledsee, II cords wood, $40.
Richards & Richards, printing $25.
B. S. Prickett, certified copy OF law
$35.
Supervisor Tatro, of Road District
No. s (Hailey), submitted his report,
and warrant was ordered drawn in
his favor for $21.42.
The County Surveyor was instruct
ed to make preliminary survey of
the Smoky road.
The petition of G. M. Black and
others, praying for road across
Wood River, running from point on
the Ketchum road west to Rock
Creek, was granted, and J. B. Ring
gold. Owen Dix, and Neil Campbell
were appointed viewers of same.
Thomas Kennedy was appointed SUI
pervisor of Road District No. Z (Bul-
lion).
Samuel CLANCY was appointed Su-
pervisor of Road District No. 4 (Glen
COY.
The following bills were allowed:
Murphy & Sn'vely, repairs OH Jail
and courthouse, $36.44.
J. c Waite, justice fees, ketchum
precinct, $50.
Idaho Forwarding Co. merchandise,
5000.
G. B. Fox,intercst on cash advanced
$l2.66
H. w. Baker, trans portation Of in
digent sick to hospital, rs.
G. B. Fox and G. Nj. Parsons, pur-
chasing agents as per contract S7l.
Adjourned till Monday morning.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
Fluctuations In Hale 4 NOrcrOss.

The Comstock stocks are Just now
engaged in a game Of ground and
lofty tumbling. The Salt Lake TIL
bune received Yesterday reported Hale
4 Norcross selling for S. per share.
To-day's Tribune quotes it at 81 l per
share-an appreciation of nearly 100
per cent in one day That is the
way things 60 on the old Comstock,
when they 'go'' at all. In a few
weeks people need not be surprised il
Hale & Noroross sells for $500 pei
share, as it is probable that it will.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
PRESS ASSOCIATIONS.
Two Of Them Are Coming TO Wood
River This Year.

River THIS Year.
Two State Press Associations are
coming to Idaho this year, to wit : The
Iowa and the Colorado. The first.
named will come the last half of
MAY, the second the last half of July.
They will represent some 200 news
papers, many of whom have 10000
subscribers each, and it is important
that they should be made to feel vel.
come.
To this end, some money will have
to be raised, and reception commit
tee appointed. Probably $500 will
do for each, or $500 altogether. For
this amount the visitors can be carried
to and from the depot, to tho springs,
to Bullion, to Ketchum, and given a
ball and lunch in HALEY.
Several business men and some of
the county officials have already prom
Used financial aid and moral support
for the project of entertaining the
press "gangs," as they consider it the
cheapest possible way of properly and
widely advertising Idaho.
The matter will be considered day
or two longer, and the answer to the
Secretary of the Colorado Press Asso-
citation will doubtless be favorable.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
The New Base Ball Grounds.

The Wood River Base Bal! Club
have secured for their grounds plot
Of ground at the upper end Of Main
street, opposite the dwelling of Mr..
Sidebotham, and had force of China
men at work leveling it off, yesterday
and to-day. The ground has been
rented from the l. & O. l.. !. Compa-
ny, with the option Of purchasing. 1t
is very eligiblv located. The club
will have practice game to morrow.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
4 Great Discovery.

Mr.. VIM. Thomas, of Newton, Ia.
says: "My wife has been seriously
affected with cough for twenty-five
years, and this spring more severely
than ever before. She had used many
remedies without relief, and being
urged to try DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry, did SO, with most gratifying re-
suits. The first bottle relieved her
very much, and the second bottle has
absolutely cured her. She has not had
SO good health for thirty years.
Trial Bottles Free at Tracy &
Foote'S Drug Stole. Large size
*l.OO.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
Why the Wind Changes.

A careful scientific study into the
causes operating to produce the vary
ing changes of the wind IS of much
practical importance. A late writer
i'll Cassell's Magazine says that the
changing of the direction of the wind
is due to the shifting of the situations
Of the greatest heat upon the earth is
substantially proved by the fact that
in certain regions Of the earth's sur
face, where the situations of the great
est heat and cold do not alter the d.
rection in which they lie to each other,
the wind does not change, but always
blows in the same direction from one
day to another, and all the year round.
This occurs in the great open space of
the ocean, where there is no land to
get heated up by the sunshine of the
day, and to get cool by the scattering
of the heat at night. In those spaces
for vast breadth Of many hundred
miles. the sun shines down day after
day upon the surface Of the sea, heat
ing the water most along the mid
ocean track, Which lies Immediately
beneath its burning rays as it passes
across from east to west.
This midway track of the strongest
sunshine crosses the wide ocean as a
belt or zone that spreads some way to
either side of the equator. Through.
out this midway track the cooler and
heavier air on either hand drifts in
from the north and from the south,
and then rises up, as it becomes heated
by the sun, where the two currents
meet. In both instances, however, in
consequence of the spinning round OF
the earth, the advancing wind acquires
a westward as we'll as an equatorial
zone, where the onward movement
of the sea-covered surface of the earth
is performed with the velocity of a
thousand miles an hour, does not i'm
mediately acquire this full rate OF
speed, and lags back upon the ocean.
SO that it appears as adrift toward the
west as we'll as toward the equator.
On the north side OF the equator the
wind blows all the year round from the
northeast and on the south side from
the southeast, both in the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans. These steady
and unchanged ocean winds are called
trade winds, on account of the grca,
service they render to ships carrying
merchandise across these portions o.
the sea. In sailing from England te
the Cape of Good Hope, through thu
entire length of the Atlantic Ocean
ships, before they reach the equator
have topass over a broad space, where
the strong winds are always steadil,
blowing from the northeast. That il
the region Of the NORTHEASTERN trades
They then traverse space near t
the equator itself, where the AIR is yer,
still and calm, and they aftcrwart
come to region south of the equator
where south winds are continual,
blowing from the southeast. That i
the region of the southeast trades.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
Quaker CITY Ore.

A lotion lot of ore from the Quaker
City mine, in Parker gulch, came
down to-day, for sampllng. It will be
sold here.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
Mining Leases.

An excellent form of blank mining
lease (such as is used by mining COM
paniss hrre) is for sale at this Office
Price, two for % cents; five for oO
cents. IL for Sl-spot cash.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18

'a'' who arc suffering from errol.
w 'ndlscretions of youth, nervous
@s"ess, early decay, loss of man.
"'' &c.: will send receipt tina,
r rai cure you FREE OF CHARGE.
~" ~: great remedy was discovered by
.lr VISIONARY in South America. Send
srsa .' Al envelop to Rkv. 10.
Yo, a |. lSMAN, Station d, New
a2ayldw
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
Emmanuel Church.

The usual services of the Episcopal
Church will be held in Chase's Hall,
to. morrow-in the morning at IL
o'clock, and IN the evening at s
o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. l.. /. OSBORN, hector.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
Religious.

Rev. Mr.. .Joslyn will preach in the
public schoolhouse tomorrow evening
ut 8 o'clock. A song service will pre-
code the sermon. All are invited.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
Lration Nvtices Two Cents Each.

The best location notices III the
market for sale at this Office. Price,
TWO cents each-in lots OF five or
more
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
Barbcd Fence Wire.

Barbed fence wire for the million
expected daily. WIN be sold at
bottom figures. COFFIN Bios.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
MAILS CLOSE
Weather Report.

Total snowfall to date this season,
"a inches, Of which none remains
On the ground.
vs. The letter '.b" in the tabular state
,.ot indicates "below zero"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-18
HALEY P0stOmce.

AAlL8 ARRIVE
The Press., 1885-09-10
Issued Every Thursday Evening.
Flor The Press.] THOU GOD SEEST ME.

o, Thou Supreme! Who reign'st Der all, Yet deign'st to mark the sparrow's fall, Thou sure wilt heed my feeble call,
 Thou God seest me. My strength is nought, I fly to Thee, My rock, my tower, my refuge be. Thou knowest my souls sincerity,
 Thou God seest me. What though Life's chains have unawares, Bound down my heart to earthly cares, Thou knowest my frame, Thou hearst my
 prayers,
 Thou God seest me. Should Censure falsely do me harm, Or Blame my futtering fears alarm, Spread meath me thy sustaining arm,
 Thou God seest me. Thou knowest my spirits untold need, Dost lifelong aspirations heed, And all my thoughts and motives read
 Thou God seest me. And when stern trials cluster round, My soul looks OCT Earth's narrow bound, And cries from every bleeding wonnd,
 Thou God seest me! Holland, Conn. M. M. NouLToN.
The Press., 1885-09-10
LOCAL TOPICs-PENN,D AND sClssORED.

LOCAL TOPlCS-PENN'D AND SClSSOkED.
 ROCKVILLE.
 Burns, who was stabbed in the affray Monday night last week, died Thursday morning. Niemann has been placed in Holland jail. His statement, which is cor roborated by others, is that Jackson, one of the parties in the atfray, had with him in the saloon bull dog which he 'set on" to Niemanns shepherd dog. Jackson and Burns protested against Niemann who was trying to separate them, and did finally succeed in so doing, whereupon Burns struck him. After this it is claimed that Jackson and Burns left the saloon, and Niemann waited for some time after they had gone before starting for home; that they attacked him and the stabbing was done in self defense.
 The superior court at Holland was occu- pied last week with very interesting case involving the question of the responsibility of towns for the roads in their boundaries. Main street in Rockville turns into West street, and about 100 feet from the turn, is bridge about 26 feet wide, situated a little east of the road. Beneath the bridge is stream of little depth but with rocky bottom. A railing extended from the west end of the bridge to one side. Francis Skiffington of Ellington was driving home from political meeting on the night of November IS, 1884, in company with his brother and wife. He was driving an old farm horse at a jog but failed to turn sharply enough and all went over the side of the bridge, landing on the rocky bottom of the brook and Skiffington was killed. The trial began Tuesday and did not close till Friday afternoon, more than fifty witnesses being called. The case is brought by Burke of Rockville, Skifington's exec utor, and was prepared by Phelps and Bill of Rockville, Jones of Hartford conducting the trial. The town was represented by Mahlon R. West of Hartford and Gelor West of Rockville. The suit was against the town of Vernon of which Rockville forms part. The jury were out about two hours and returned verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $500 and costs Two more cases growing out of the same accident are on the docket
The Press., 1885-09-10

New Hampshire's new fire insurance law, to go into effect January l, has begun to operate already and succeeded in driv- ing nearly every one of the 53 outside in- surance companies away from the state. Over 75 other stock companies which have not been represented in the state have signed an agreement to sustain the with drawing companies by declining to accept risks on property in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire fire insurance company of Manchester and the mutual fire insurance companies are the only fire companies to- day doing business in the state. Five of the six largest companies in Hartford, Ct., are among those withdrawn, and they had 15O agencies and several million dollars in risks in the state. It is estimated that BIO, ,OOO, ,O00 of insurance will expire in the state within three months. In Boston there is decided unanimity among the in- surance men that the act is extra judicial. The results of this insurance stampede on the industries of the state are regarded with fear by a majority of people, and it is thought will necessitate an extra session of the legislature for the purpose of modify ing or repeating the law. It is called the valued policy law and under it the compa- nies are compelled, in the event of total JOSS, 10 pay Une Iull amount oI bne pOHcy, and the courts cannot give judgment un- less it can be shown the over-insurance was fraifdulently obtained. It also pro- vides that should any company make an application to remove any suit to which it is party from a state to United States
 court, or shall enter into any combination
 with other companies for the purpose of controlling the rates charged for fire insur- ance, it's license to do business in the state shall be revoked.
The Press., 1885-09-10
Volume 28. Number AZ.

Sam Wednesday, an impecunious cit . zen of Austin, was supposed to be crazy, and his relatives brought him before the county court to have u htsa0ticO de aaqmi- ressdO pass on his mental condition, his de- fusion being that he was very rich. A law yer proceeded to ask the crazy man Ques- tions to test his sanity.
 s'I hear, that yon are going to build a $50, 900 residence.
 sslt is going to cost $6O, ,OOO.
 You don't say so
 'tYes, and am going to start a daily paper with $250, 900 capital. That's mere trihe for man of my means" ssYou seem to have so much money, perhaps you would not object to lending me thousand dollars"
 'sI'd like to do it, Judge, but that would be such risky investment, everybody would suspect me of being crazy"
 The refusal of the supposed mnatic to seriously entertain the idea of lending money to an Austin lawyer caused the lu- ry to decide that Sam was in full posses sion of his reasoning faculties. Isrus Sittings. ...-.
 An actual case of mixing babies inex- trieably is reported in Milwaukee. There were two mothers of blue-eyed, fair skinned boys in the same honse. At the early age of four days the infants were carelessly bathed at once, and it was i'm possible to identify them. The parents are distracted, but they hope that, in a few months, resemblances may be devel- oped that will settle the question. ID the meantime they have agreed to keep up a kind of joint household.
 A monster in human form" says that the only time woman does not exaggerate is
The Press., 1885-09-10

DAUGHTERS. WIVES AND MoTHERs.-We emphat-
 caily guarantee Dr. Marchisfs Catholcon, ef male Remedy, to cure Female Diseases, such as Ovarian
 troubles, Inflammation and Liberation, Falling and
 Barrenness, Change of Life, Leucorrhea, besides
 many weaknesses springing from the above like
 Nervous debility, Palpftaton of the heart, sc. For sale by Druggists. Prices $1 % and 50 per Bottle. Send to Dr. J. B. Marchisi, Utica, N Y, for Pamph- | let, free. For sale by W. D. Head, druggist
The Press., 1885-09-10
(Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle) THE CHILD IS FATHER OF THE MAN.

He was not president of the United States then, although he afterWard attain ed unto that honor He was a little boy, and rather inclined to be good, obedient and bright. He loved his mother and even maintained sincere respect for his father. One evening he was about an hour or longer off time getting home from school, and the eager maternal eye fell mp on his shirt and at once divined the cause of his detention. The other eager matern- al eye, for she had little pair of them, saw the same thing.
 "Thomas.' said his mother, ''why are you so late ?'
 7 .'Lost my jografy, an shatl to go'n hunt it."
 "Did yon find it?'
 ssYes'm.
 70. Tommy. you left it at home this morning it has been here all day"
 YesSn, Etht'sa what | Isgremembered I 'aosa,Gs6 :'fcaay W1I f t5AN8
 ssYes, ma"
 ssYou have been in swimming"
 "No, ma'am P very stoutly.
 ''Tommy! Mother knows"
 "No, ma'am!' with the air of a boy whose position is rnassailable. 4sa8&
 s.Tommy, you have been swimming in the river I can tell by your shirt. '' ..
 "Nixie, boss !" shouted the boy, trinm- phantly. 'Yon can't play no turned in- side out shirt on me You can't prove nothin' by that shirt, s. <. ss
 "Tommy your shnf tells me every thingr' ssESES8slsIa aI
 "Tells nothin's l didn't takeit off when I went inan 2 A6sAFE &ts.k \
 It was many, many years after that when Thomas Jefferson learned why he was fed on the skate strap of affiictlon that night, in the entire absence of sufficient evidence to convict him, and when the truth dawn ed upon him he wrote the Declaration of Independence, and invented the shirt that buttons behind.
 Providence Journal The people. of the south reject the penny they will use no smaller coin than the five-cent piece. This shows want of appreciation of the value of small savings, which assures continued slavery to the fnancier. In New England man would be considered fool who should leave three cents on a counter, because he would not be bother ed with them. He gives newspaper boy ten cents for paper as an act of charity, but he would never think of refusing pen nies in change, if due him, at the counter of store or counting room. In manu- featuring or in other enterprises the south l will have to come to the decimals before it will prosper as it might and should. Thomas Hughes's experimental, colony, Rugby, in Tennessee now has betWeen $50, and 400 inhabitants, only sone-haf of whom are English. s& @& &AA 2 AtAA A smooth complexion can be had by every lady who will use Parker's Tonic. For promptly regulating the liver and kidneys and purifying the blood, theresis nothing like
The Press., 1885-09-10

A Manitoba farmer was sharpening stake with an axe, when flash of light ming, accompanied by single clap of thunder, came from the only cloud visible, small one immediately overhead. The bolt struck the head of the axe, splitting in two pieces and breaking the handle. The farmer was knocked to the ground in- sensible, but speedily recovered, and upon searching about found the fragments of his axe forced deeplY into the ground
The Press., 1885-09-10
A Case Without a Parallel.

In that horrible railroad disaster at Ashtabua Ohio, which every remembers. Mrs. F. M. Coulter was hurled through the bridge 70 feet into the river of ice,
 Her friend and Messrs Moody and Sankey's associate, the sweet singer F. P. Bliss, killed, aud she was so badly injured and her nervous system so shocked that chronic hysteria followed She was sent to a private asylum where after long treatment she was pronounced incurabe. Foul years ago friend sent her bottle of Dr. Flowers Nerve Pills. The effect like magic II bottles were taken, and Mrs.Coul- Ter was thoroughly cured.
The Press., 1885-09-10

Conductor James Williams, of the N. N. l.. road, entered upon his thirty-fourth year of service for the company last week.
The Press., 1885-09-10

Passengers on the Ulster county express Saturday night had ad exhibition of un- gentlemanly conduct, and saw the same neatly rebnked. A lady was occupying seat behind a man who persisted in keep ing the window opposite to him open, not withstanding the fact that the lady had requested him to close it. It was raining, and the storm, which dld not annoy him, came upon her. The scene was taken in by the gentleman in the next forward seat, and he immediately raised his window, which caused the rain to beat upon the man who had refused the request of the lady. He complained, and leaning for ward asked to have the window closed, when he got rebuke he will doubtless long remember. ''I heard the lady," said the gentleman, "ask you to close your win dow because the rain was beating in upon her and you refused. Just so long as you keep yours up shall mine." The man was so obstinate that he would not yield, add took the rain to his journeys end, while the passengers who had witnessed the occurrence enjoyed his discontent.- MiddletOaU7a (N Y) Press.
The Press., 1885-09-10

The Stafford Press questions our state ment in regard to a fine German carp be- ing captured by Charles N. Allen, Esq, of this village while fishing in Kenyon's pond, Woodstock Valley. "It says: "We have heard of no carp being taken in Tol- land county waters, though many young spawn were planted therein." Very like ly; but MT. Allen caught his three pound carp in Windham county waters, where they abound. It was brought to Putnam, criticised here, and eaten by those who know it was a German carp. A great many nice things are enjoyed in this coun- ty that are unknown to our good friends Tn other counties besides carp.-Putnam PatriOt.
 The item to which we made exception stated that the carp in question were caught in Union. We knew that we were right in questioning the locality of the catch. As the Hartford Courant also cites instances of successful carp culture in Connecticut we give it up so far as the little portion of the state outside of Tol- land county is concerned. And if carp can be grown in Connecticut let's grow them. Pity that we couldn't substitute them for that gross mistake of our fish commissioners-the black bass.
The Press., 1885-09-10

CURED-E EFF & CO.,, 5OI Sixth Ave-, Cor. 30th st., New York. New method. Holds any with and comfort. Relief at once
 Parties attended to and return home the same day.
 Also, Varcocele without surgical operation.- Advice free. Open day and evening. Snndays till ? p. m. Established 15 years. Book for cent stamp. 26f1y
The Press., 1885-09-10
Rip Van Wrinkle.

Joseph Jefferson, the great actor {vhose equal in the character of Rip Van Wrinkle we shall never again. states that he visited Dr. Flower in very lew state of heath He had given up the stage aeconnt of his health being utterly broken down. Dr. Flower entirely cured he is to-day enjoying the very best of heath after having filled last season a heavy professional engagement The two great remedies used in this celebrated cure were Dr. Flowers Liver and Stomach Sanative and Nerve Pills. z.s-... .-
The Press., 1885-09-10

B. H. Douglass dE Sons Perfected Capscum Cough Drops manufactured by themselves and are the result of over forty years experience in compromising cough mixtures. Retail price, I5 cents per quarter nal
The Press., 1885-09-10

A smooth complexion can be had by every lady who will use Parker's Tonic. For promptly regulating the, liver and kidneys and purifying the blood, theresis nothing like moves n, yes pimples @ s and % gives rosy bloom so the cheeks. *S@