The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1885-10-17


and other slight improvements.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
w. Weaver, on Thursday evening,
the 18th instant, handsome nine
pound lad. 1t is no use to mention
the fathers glee, Of course he's
tickled nearly to death; but the
mother and child are doing quite
well.
Complaint was made to the Grand
Jury of the powder magazines in
close proximity to HALEY, and
notice will probably be given to all
powder dealers in the county to
remove their stores of that mate
rial to safe distance from inhab-
tied localities.
At the Ketchum Literary and
Dramatic Society Thursday even
ing the following officers were
elected for the ensuing season :
Geo. NJ. Snow president, Miss Lill-
ian Pinkham vice president, Mrs.
DR.. Lewis secretary, Ii. Schweitzer
stage manager.
Orlando b. Batten, Of the firm of
Hyndman e. Batten, lawyers in this
place, was called away six weeks
ago by telegram from Suffolk, Vir-
ginia, that his father was at the
point of death. He did not reach
home in time to see his father liv-
ing, but remained for time sick
himself. He returned to Ketchum
Thursday.
The new Chinese baby on Fifth
avenue is still attracting a great
deal of attention. "A number of
scientific gentlemen haye visited
the palatial mansion in which the
parents reside, and gazed with
admiration and wonder upon the
Acknowledged stranger. DR.. Eggles-
ton was among the recent visitors
and was satisfied that it is from
the Gland of pigtails and tea"
a man named sIunsey recently
collected $40 mileage from Era to
the county-seat, claiming that he
was compelled to come by the way
of Blackfoot, Granger, Pocatello
and Shoshone-a distance of 700
miles. What whopper! and the
deputy clerk was taken in. He
came across via Champagne, q dis
lance Of seventy-five miles. The
crime can only be censured in the
clerk.
The Kctchum Public Library has
been doing quite well. The treas
airy is in good condition and mem
bership increasing. The executive
committee yesterday purchased a
1rst-class book case with shelves for
for 900 volumes formerly pur-
chased by J. G. Brashear for 500
for S23. The active patrons pro-
pose to increase the membership
from 40 to so within the next three
months.
The case in the Probate Court of
J. b. Harper VS.. John Kerns and w.
Loucks for the recovery of two
horses worth $3.50, and 800 dam
ages was decided in favor of the
plaintiff without damages. Had
they known of the reward offered
when they got them away from the
parties who stole them they could
have collected the reward offered,
but as they did not, they failed to
get anything.
Kaiser of Bullion has had hard
time. When they brought him to
Haley after the shooting scrape
Monday morning a crowd rushed
around the wagon in front of Rup-
ert's and a number of voices in
CURED: whats the matter, Kai-
ser?" ooh, holdings; dey takes
all mine monish und den dey wants
to school me; but Kaiser is left
yet, und don you forged id. I'm
shot all fool off pulets, doctor;
come up NIT yer hooks und fish
'em ouid."
If any smart Aleck of a newspa-
per reporter thinks it is fun to
accompany an examining commit
tee through mine, let him tryit. A
couple of days in mine crawling
through slopes, climbing and
descending 300-foot ladders, squeez-
ing through man-holes, wriggling
like a snake, on his belly through
nearly filed openings, cropping
through five miles of drifts and
crosscuts, shining up and down
wines, etc, may all be very fine,
but being no hog we don't want to
monopo!ize the pleasure.
Baxter says the gong for calling
fire meetings must be supplanted
by something more effectual. We
suggest, as the most expedient
means of obtaining quorum, that
on evenings specified a crier 90
about town inviting all the firemen
to stake a drink" and when they
are congregated herd them in. We
once knew a deaf GU hestler who,
when requested in laundering tones
to hitch up ~ or bring in wood J"