Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-07-16

The Smith-Ollgaard pistol-6ring
last night amounted to nothing Of
consequence, except the offense of
disturbing the peace. Nobody hit.
Officer Tatro promptly arrested the
parties who will have a hearing be.
fore Justice Miles this evening.
Rev. J.W. Maxwell was telegraphed
to start Immediately for Parsons, Kan
sas, to see his aged mother who was
thrown from carriage and received
fatal injuries. He left this afternoon.
Rev. Rob't Ennis will occupy the M.
E. pulpit during Mr.. Maxwell's alb.
sence.
r. P. Baird, of Grande Ronde val.
ley, Oregon, will arrive in this valley
within the next two weeks with 100
head of stock, principally mares, for
sale. He will Craze them ir this vi.
entity all summer. Persons wishing
fine stock for work or breeding should
examine them. m1Otf
The little breeze that for a while
yesterday caused q ripple of amuse.
ment for the guests of prominent
hotel and threatened baptismal GER
emory for several, blew over pretty
soon and all that was left after the
shower was couple Of vacant places
and one of the sprinkled telling of
his escape from being drowned.
Bishop futile arrived in HALEY
yesterday and takes his meals at the
Alturas. He conseorated the Episcopal
church to-day, according to the. beauti-
full rites of that sect, in the presence of
goodly audience. AS is known, the
Bishop has issued his "farewell'' to
his Idaho followers and will soon
leave for his new home in Missouri.
The County Commissioners, in de-
fining the boundaries of new Com
missioner districts, probably did as
near justice as it was possible for
them. The 1st and 3rd seem large,
but it must be recollected that in
many of the precincts named in them,
there will, in November, be few, if
any voters, except such as may be
STUFFED"
. The District Court sat Sc days.
During this time only 81 jurors were
called, and of these only "a were
kept. There were 224 witnesses ex-
amined before the grand jury and in
criminal trials. The grand jury was
in session IA days and the business of
the court is now in such shape that
the calendar will be cleared easily
next October term.
John Mundy, who was shot In the
Era fracas, is getting we'll. The ball
was fired from 3S-caliber pistol,
passed through the left arm between
the shoulder and elbow and entered
the body under the left shoulder rang
ing downward. 1t is yet somewhere
i'll the muscular portion of the back.
He told a reporter to-day that he
could not vet move his arm freely
without considerable pain.
Ketchumites are singular set. Last
Saturday they got up petition to
Congress for some great National
purpose. 1t was signed by all the
representative citizens. The head was
dignified and expressive. BY some
hocus pocus they lost that head and
in the hunt for it got mixed and
substituted for the original head a
proposition TO abolish the American
eagle. Quaere: Who headed the
movement and did he lose his head?
The TIMES calls this one daisy.
She was engaged to be married to a
"young man of society" on a certain
day. Within 48 hours of the ap-
pointed time she met, and within "a
hours thereafter married "another
Teller" Within 4S hours after the
marriage she left the young husband
and sought divorce, and within SO
hours after directing her attorney to
begin proceedings for divorce she Or
dered them stopped, returned to her
"hubby" and at once gathered bis
spare cash and purchased a new
hat.
The following extracts from the re-
port of Rev. J. w. Maxwell to his
presiding elder at the fourth quarterly
meeting of this charge, shows the
earnest, active work of Elder Max
we'll: "We have built church and
parsonage in HALEY at an expense,
including grounds and furniture, of
$4,000; repairing and completing
church in Ketchum at a cost of $1,000;
repairing church and purchasing or
gan in Bellevue 1925; total $4325.
Eighty-6ve have been received into
church membership within the bounds
of the charge"
Mr.. Mandell, of the survey Office in
this city, returned from the Smoky
district Yesterday, after a weeks visit
on professional business. He gives
gratifying description of the mines
particularly of the Carrie Leonard,
Silver Star, King of the West, Ga
lore, Stormy and such other now we'll
known and established properties.