The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-25
EAGLE ROCKIsMS.
The School Census Improvements :
Personals -MatrimOny.
espOndence of The MINER.

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Special correspondence of THE MINER.
EAGLE Rock, July Is 1885.
Conductor George T%hornburg has been
transferred to the east end. His family will
remove to Ogden in a few days.
Henry Lopas has been transferred to the
Oregon Short Line. His family left Friday
for Shoshone.
The school census just finished vas made
to include an entire censu of the town,
with a result OF 1878 inhabitants. showing
that the population had nearly doub-
led in the last year. and yet we lost the
county seat. Who says Eagle Rock is not
booming.
F. s.. Chandler says he had, he thinks,
155;OOO applicants for his house just vaca-
ted by Henry Lapas. This is no cat story.
G. W. Ogden and others of boys went to
Willow creek last Sunday. Object in view
fish. We were promised some trout, but
they did not have enough to go arodnd.
To say. that Eagle Rock has lived during
the passed week would be rather II
confusion on that holy principle, truth.
The wind has blown almost without cessa-
ton, Wednesday being the worst day
known in years. We have heard OF three
women threatening divorces ifmatters were
not arranged different.
Eagle Rock now has a waiting DON in
the depot. The Union Pacific will receive
thanks daily from the many passengers
who have to wait the arrival OF trains.
Agent Green has changed his quarters,
moving his family into the late offices OF
Superintendent st. Clair. The building has
been entirely remodeled and now presents
a modest dwelling aspect.
d. F. Chamberlain has just received n
D. d. Pease 4 Co. upright piano for his bill
lard hall. tho accompanies Ed Mackay's
violin nightly.
On Tuesday evening at the residence OF
Mr.. Lewis, Richard Hyham was married to
Miss Mary White, both OF this place. Mr..
Hyham is OF the firm OF Hyham Bros
Lumber Company, their mills being on the
south fork OF the Snake. The bridal tour
will extend to Ogden, visiting friends at
that place, then returning to settle Town
as old married people. They have our
congratulations and wishes for many
happy returns.
Sheriff Taylor was put in queer dilema
this past week. He left here Friday morn
ing for Blackfoot, intent upon carrying out
the sentence OF hanging DR.. O'Callahan.
On arriving at Blackfoot he found the case
appealed, the prosecuting attorney having
neglected to notify him.
Eagle Rock now boasts OF the finest law
team in Idaho Territory. 1t is composed
OF Judge Willard Crawford, late Prosecuting
Attorney OF Oneida, now Bingham county,
and the six years prior to that District At
torney Third district of Idaho; Jed Smith,
for the past three years attorney in this
place. Prior to entering the bar he was Il
m%achinist, running the steam hammer in
the U. P. shops at Omaha. His Nebraska
associates christened him the sledgehammer
orator OF Nebraska. 1t was through his
endeavors that DR.. O~'Callahan's appeal
was granted. Samuel D. Chase. the third
member OF the firm, was deputy sheriff in
Nevada for a number of years, was adj
mitted to the bar in 1888 and has since
practiced in this place. They ave a large
office 24x27 with a consultation room
13x24. Their library, consisting Of over
1000 volumes, comprises all the leading
authorities and reports.
Arrangements are nearly perfected for a
pleasure resort near Basalt, thirteen miles
south of here. Messrs. Dwyer, Brown and
Chandler, nave the matter in hand and eX-
pect to run the first excursion Sunday,
July Goth. Tickets will be placed at
fifty cents for the rouud trip. fairgrounds
are located on an island vet to be named,
about one mile long The committee say
they will guarantee no mosquitoes and no
sand.