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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

DR.. Rice is a dandy" but the
people of Haley, who hockcd to
the depot en- mass the other day,
with all. the 'busses and spare wag-
ons in town, to receive him and his
"colony of girls" so long antici-
pated, were daisies" They pro-
ceeded in organized procession,
with the HALEY band in the lead
and all the bald-hcads Of that hos
pitable community next in prom
inence, and drawing up in suitable
position at the depot paused with
abated breath for the evcntful
moment, while representation OF
the daily press assumed convenient
stations to chronicle the ceremon-
les. At last the train arrived, and
10, and behold! the "doctor" de-
sccnded-for a second dcath-likc
silence prevailed-and then there
was panic, furious but stimuli
taneous break of horns, 'busses and
bald-heads for the city. Tie "col-
ony of girls" consisted of one dried
up old maid, which the doctor
brought along as a sample!
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

Thomas Spence has returned from
the Fisher mine, on the East Fork
of Salmon, and reports that prop
erty making good Roadway towards
a paying condition. About 100
tons of ore are on the dump, the
average value of which, in gold, is
$25, and in silver $40. It is free
milling ore and will be reduced at
the Fisher mill, which is located at
the mine. The net proceeds of this
amount of ore will not he great,
but sufficient to pay tho working
expenses of the mine during the
past winter. Superintendent Eugene
Antz is directing . very jadicious
development of the ground, and
will very probably place it in pay
ing condition this season.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24
Where Is ylr. kctch y M:

ED. KEYSTONE: Sir: Permit me
to make some inquiry of you about
one Marion Ketchum, who left this
county many years ago for Califor-
MIA for mining purposes, since
which time we have heard nothing
from him. l notice the name OF
Ketchum often mentioned in the
introduction Of Idaho by J. NJ
Rice, SO / feel in hopes Of hearing
from my long lost brother. you
can give me any account of him
you will greatly oblige your fellow
traveller, JOHN w. KETcHuM,
Sturgeon, Boone Co., Missouri
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

A correspondent Of the Madiso-
Man says: "Therc is sometalk In
Twin Bridges Of organizinga hug
ging society. The following scale
Of prices is announced:
Girls under 16 years, ID cents for
a hug Of two minutes, or 10 cents
for short squeeze. .f
From 16 to 20 years, 80 cents.
From 20 to % years, IS cents
Schoolmarms, 40 cents.
Another mans wife, 81.
Widows according to looks)-
from 10 cents to $3.
Old maids, 3 cents apiece or two
for a nickel, and no limit of time.
Preachers free.
Editors may pay in advertising.
but are not permitted to participate
until everybody else is through,
and are only to be allowed to
squeeze old maids and school
marms."
That scheme would not do for
Ketchum, because some people
would be barred out on the "othcr
mans wife " elsuse, and the county
Jail would not be large enough to
hold those who would fight over the
widow class, ond there would also
be so much attention paid to the
enterprise by outsiders that the
editor would not have a fair shake.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

The King of the West, worked
by two leases. one by Joe Mont
gomery in the upper works and the
other by VIM. Mitchell and James
Dougherty who have the main vein,
is developing into the biggest
bonanza in this upper country.
Mitchell and Dougherty have a
lease, on the upper works, the pro-
visions of which allows them
twenty-five feet in depth on the
ledge and seventy-five feet on both
sides of their shaft, above which
level they are entitled to percent
age of all ores extracted. In sink
ing, they struck the big vein at a
depth Of twenty feet and were COM
PEELED to stop sinking in sight of
ten feet Of the finest ore that ever
was struck in such body in the
Wood River country. They are
drifting and preparing to stope out
what comes within their limits,
while the owners, Mcssrs. Geo.
Montgomery, Geo. Black and
Woodward, are arranging to put a
large force on the mine at once.
The Trade Dollar, another Of the
above company's properties, is like
wise developing an immensely fine
body of ore, several feet in width,
and a bonanza itself, the character
istic of which is wire and horn
silver, which is found in all the ore.
1t is little more than prospect,
but worth a fortune.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

Francis Jcfferics, a paper hanger,
formerly of Kctchum, assaulted a
man in Shoshonc some days since
for paying attentions to his daugh-
ter, and then, to evade the law, fled
to the lava fields. News reached
here yesterday that he had been
found, and, by order of the Justice
Court, committed to jail to await
trial. In his absence his daughter
was interviewed by the peace
officers and made astounding con-
LESSONS of her fathers guilt. He
will in all probability be bound
over to await the action Of the
Grand Jury and will likely follow
in the foot tracks of Zacharia
Barns.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

Jerome F. Jacobs is accumulat-
ing one of the best general collec-
tons Of curiosities on Wood River.
He has an enlarged cabinet, in his
new place under Metropolitan Hall.
which is rapidly growing in the
accumulation Of odd and valuable
specimens of geology, mincralogy,
antiquity, etc. Among the most
noted of his recent collections is
an original copy of weekly news
paper dated livingston, Ulster
county, Jan. 4, 1900" and bearing
the head of q" Ulster County Gazette
New York Statc). 1t is n five
column folio printed entire with
only two kinds of type-onc for
reading matter and the other for
ads, both old style with "f" for
49," and it contains an account of
the funeral ceremonies of Gen.
Geo. Washington, who died few
days before. The paper has been
carefully preserved through ages
and was the property of Harry
Murdoch, who presented it to Mr..
Jacobs. The paper is coarse and
yellow and the deep rules of mourn
ing and other old-time pcculiarities
represent distinctly the customs
practiccd in the primitive publish
ing houses Of that age.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

Emanuel Mallon died at the poor
farm, in Boise, last Monday.
The registry law passed by the
Oregon legislature at it's last SEES
sion has been declared unconstitu-
tional by TIE Supreme Court OF
that State.
The Odd Fellows of eastern Mon
tana will celebrate their 9th ami
veray on the 26th at Anaconda,
with a good procession and grand
ball in the evening.
Furey's red headed deputy
attacked this Office to-day and left
Ketchum's kind regards. A reporter
will be there and paint your ball,
hall, lads and ladies.-Times.
The bona fidc prospector has,
exempt FROM execution, in Idaho,
one saddle animal, sone pack ami
NAL, together With other equip
ments not exceeding in value $3.50.
It is rumored that the Union
Pacific intends building a hospital
in Salt Lake City for the accom-
mediation Of the patients from the
Oregon Short Line, the Utah 4
Northern and a portion of the main
line.
There is one quartz mine in the
Sweet Grass Hills, Montana, that
yields free milling gold ore, assay
ing as high as $1,000 per ton.
There is shaft fourteen feet deep
on the lead which shows an eight
inch vein on the bottom.
Jim Woods came over from
Wood River (from Ketchum to
Riverside on snOw-shOes) during
the week. He tells us the Wood
River country is in a thriving con-
ditioa-the mines looking well and
money reasonably plenty. - Mes
senger.
Sol Abbott tells the River Press
that fully 800 head Of cattle have
been killed during the past winter
by Piegan Indians on the Tcnton
and Marias ranges. The heaviest
losers will be Dan Flowerree and
others whose stock drifted near the
agency.
Pack-trains are expected to
arrive in Atlanta, via up the river,
in about two or three weeks. 1t
was on the 2Sth of April last year
when the first train made its
appearance, and it is most likely
the trail will be open as early this
spring.-Atlanta News.
The Boise Statesman says: Mr..
J. L. Powell, of the lower Boise
Valley, has among his stock Of
cattle a calf with six legs. The
two surplus members grew out from
the spinal column and are projected
forward over the shoulders, one on
each side of the head. These legs
are fully developed with knees and
other joints, hoofs, etc. The young
animal is apparently quite healthy
and active, and bids fair to live and
grow up to cowhOOd.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

The outlook for the mining
interests in Idaho was never so
promising as at present In eight
of the fifteen counties in Idaho
there are prosperous mining camps
and as the work of prospecting and
developing goes on, each year adds
to the numbsr of paying mines.
Until recently Idaho has been iso-
lated, but with three railroads now
traversing the Territory the mining
camps in all the counties are eas-
lily rcachod.-Scientifc Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

Following is the roll of honor Of
the higher grade II the Ketchum
Public School for the month ending
April Is, 1886:
Ieona Griffin,
Frank Montgomery,
George Easley,
Fannie Newman,
Francis Barry,
Mary Cluer,
Hanna Newman.
Will Mccoy,
Lizzie Monks,
Maud Newman.
J. NJ. SrAcxPo1E, Teacher.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

Just - We 90 to press ne learn
that the postofiee ct Bellevue was
broken into and robbed of several
registered packages at an early
hour this morning. There is no
trace of the guilty parties and the
extent Of their booty is unknown
! at this time.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

this morning with "say mister, vii
you give a poor fellow two bits?
havn't had anything to eat since
last night and tomorrow will bs
three days." OF course we couldn'
refuse a fellow in such distress.
The o. r. & N. Railroad Com.
pany has just put one hundred
men to work on grading the branch
line from Ontario northwest into
Washington Territory. The line
lies through the Malheur Valley and
taps RICH agricultural and graz
ing country. The move is sudden
and supposed to have been made to
cut off other roads.
1t is wisely suggested that our
streets, and especially Main street,
should be cleaned before Monday.
The Odd Fellows from all over the
country will come here with billed
shirts and polished boots, and it is
but fair that we should have some
regard for their fastidious tastes
even if it would give the town a
much better appearance.
The report that Charley Foster,
the Bellevue postmaster, is in
default, is false His books were
found in neglected condition and
his reports irregular-owning en-
tirely to carclessness, but Charley
didn't try to get away with any
thing. How could he? The Belle
vue office has been drawing on
Uncle Sam to keep up expenses.
The trial of the billiard table
proprietors, arrested for refusing to
pay county license, has been
postponed in order to give the
time to consider the
The Ketchum trials are
set for Saturday of this week,
those in Bellevue for next Wednes-
day, and in HALEY for next Thurs
day. The Bellevue defendants will
probably take out licenses.
While Jack Harrigan and Charles
Swonson were engaged in a scufile
ut the Milwaukee Brewery Saloon
last Monday evening the latter's
leg was broken three or four inches
above the ankle. 1t was quite a
severe fracture and the patient is
IN charge of DIR. Lewis. Harrigan
vas taken to Justice BOWS Court
and given a fine of $50 and impris-
ten days in the county Jail.
The Atlanta News wrote the obit-
larv of a fellow down at Mount
hin Home and it subsequently
.ranspired that the dead(?) man
vas alive. This is his comment
addressed to the editor upon the
notice of his death: Friend
Abbott: My obituary is received.
It came to me like voice calling
up "dcad past memories" that |
had vanished forever.
However, i shall give it a place in
ny scrapbook, and when my hair
S silvcred by the frosts of many
winters and my head is bowed with
'ge, and after your carcass has
in the city of the dead
or many years, / shall gaze upon
his little scrap as a relic of the
mmemorial; and 1t will be then
hat my boyish fancies shall rush
-ividly to my memory, and then
I'll reflect back the bushes of
-outh and will kindly think fyou."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

TRAINS:
i've at rl.i5 a. m. Depart at2r. H.
an NAILS:
sou,hern, II. rs a. m. Dep p ~
Arriii'e' northern, $50 y. m :, a.
iI,;lev. ). y. m 4" ="
rosroFFIcE HOURS:
f.,,, a. IN. 10 8 p. m week Gays
Open i nci from u. IN. to l0a. IN. ana =
M. 10 Pr !, :" order or registry business tran
No M nn sunday, or on week days between
steted w. of ~ IN. and Up. m
tie i'o TELEPHONE HOURS:
,arqe open on week days from ~
Exciannn m On Sundays from a. III.
q. N; % . Rates 10 all parts outside OF the
70 III J5.ts to subscribers, and ~ 10 DINERS.
cbuch.-Rcy Geo. Richie, pastor
Uhlon every Sunday at III u. III. ana
Sp. III an,.orol Church.-Rev. /. I. Osborn,
Epis' .rryices at IL Il. IN. ana =. IN. on
Rector, IN sunday in each month ",
the io llnrd;'t Episcopal Church.-Rev. w;
M.Iillnr'reli pastor, services ON the tiilrd
.,n,lav in each month";
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

Frank Gooding is back from his
ranch with thirty milch cows for
sale. They are the Whitson cows
and number one stock.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

Why will you cough when Shiloh's Cure
will give immediate relief? Price 10 cts,
80 cts. and 81. STEWARD Bios.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

| MU-lt NEllii sAs ''AS
very warm, pleasant week.
The streets are getting dusty.
rscK K. X. Horse Medicine. =
Tom Covert has gone to Smoky.
The pay-car was here Tuesday.
Goto Worswick's now for choice
candies.
Mans Coffin was up from HALEY
yesterday.
Re-papering and re-painting is
in fashion.
Baxtcr's hydraulic ram is again
in operation.
OBJ. Batten was slightly sick for
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Pinkham are
visiting Boise.
G. D. Worswick is repainting
his fruit store.
The independence mine is report
ed looking well.
W. A. Dobbins visited Bellevue
during the week.
The Methodist rcvivalists are
working Payette.
Fine, delicate sachct powders at
the Lewis drug store.
c. G. Hickick, and Virgil +.
Grum are at the Palace.
Clean up the streets. Everyone
clean up in front of his business
house.
81 Caldcrhcad is improving a
ranch near Toponis, on Little Wood
River
John La Point contcmplates
moving his brick machine to
Haley.
A floral Easter service will be
held at Union Church Sunday
evening.
Good reports continue to come
from the mines in all parts of the
country.
The old canvas awnings and
signs have been hoisted at the Pal
ace Hotel.
For sale-A fine set of buggy
harness for double team. Inquire
at this office.
Jake 0ttenhcimer and Billy
llampsom will soon open saloon
in Broadford.
President Adams and his party
stopped over at Shoshone to visit
Shoshone Falls.
&. 7. llOdson now has his Office
in the old Fort building, just below
the Capital Saloon.
Pinto and Dave will be in
town shortly with their winter herd.
1t Is in HALEY now.
L. 7. Baxter announces his intcn-
ton to put a free bus on between
the depot and his hotel.
Bellevue has wells, Hailey has
water-works and Ketchum has to
buy water from wagons.
DIR. Dewitt is located at the Bax-
ter Hotel, in the rooms formerly
occupied by Justice Wait.
Robert Wheeling, who has been
foreman of the Lion mine at Vienna,
mas returned to Kctchum.
Louis Roberts will open beer
saloon in the building formerly
occupied by the lady barber.
N. c. McLennan, formerly of
hetchum, is clerking in large dry
goods house in San Francisco.
Joe Montgomery came in from
smoky Wednesday. He says the
Aihg OF the West is looking fine.
and now Bradley is making a
sui hunt for one very audacious
Lazarus" who had better lay low.
L. L. Chase has in his jew
'lry store "grandfather's clock -"
over 100 years old. 1t is quite a
relic.
The Odd Fellows are bracing up
metropolitan Hall with posts, just
'of satisfaction. The hall doesn't
need it.
"rS' Roncaglion, the lady bar
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-24

The special train will leave the
different stations as follows: ShO-
shone at 500 a. H.; bellevue,
10: 40 a. m. !; HALEY, 1l:Oo Il. m.
arriving at Kctchum at II IN.
The train will return after the ball.
Return tickets from these points,
good returning by any train on the
9th. will be sold at half rates.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-29
MORE FIRE DAMP.

Terrible Milne Explosion - Newnu'-
Virgins = Thirty-Sesen Men imp1,~-
In the workings. with Hut Litsis go
Of Any nBeing Recovered Alive
WHEELING, w. Va. January
2:l5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
plosion Of frc-damp occurred ~ 'ne
Of the Ncwburg Qriel Coal comp's'
Ncwburg, w. va, which shook 'he NM.
lngs in the immediate vicinity ana eau
CONSERVATION aud alarm amonr 'he M.
tivcs and friends 81 the miners emP'g.,
there. Immediately following 'ne y,
~ the explosion a fame 81 fire asoss
above the mouth Of the shat anu ~
and debris Of all kinds was strewn w. Y
Great excitement ensued p ci'"
people hurried 20 the spot. ..., X.
The shaft In which the cxrlos'.
curred was sunk about two years s- ,..r
Mas reached a depth ~ $50 feei. .~.
the base II the shaft the main hcanls- , ",
ont about half a mile from whcie VIZ NJ,
row rooms dtyerc from either sloe \
theory advanced as 70 the eaus ,.r,
the explosion IL that Nv.
had accumulated In one q
rooms, and was nn,hln.
ianlted by . miners lamp, ~, -" ,srs
positive has yet been learned. ~
81 the explosion blocked the ~. IA,
| that no 4 dared venture In We n
| heading 90 ascertain the iate mi
| Imprisoned men until an air passa-' "a
| ~ established. This work y
pushed rapidly .. hceur
Up 70 midnight 40 bodies hase ~,
Covered. IL Is supposed that tnl.' ,ln.
men are imprisoned. Tne r.rsh
opinion Il that all are dead, AIM NV
few express the hope that some !" M
may escape the effects 81 thc ss N
and have been able 70 reach ap slssI
from the fatal black damp, wn'0s
follows an explosion 81 TINS N'"'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-29

80 PAsnsaesphla ON Wassheusss ussssse
fhroueh the DropplnG - : Lamp ~ :
Oarslsss Worhmnn-fsrseaa1 Hn)urses
end Marrow kscnpes.
PmuLADELPurA, Pa, January u.-A
workman named Kessler In r. !. Allen
8 sons oil warehouse, lis Arch street,
dropped Z lamp on the basement noor
about Ave O'Clock last evening. The oil
soaked timbers, instantly ignited, 2
The flames spread % last that kcssler
had dlniculty In escaping. lie was 20
badly burned that he was remove "a
q hospital, and Is In . critical condition.
The danes soon enveloped and ruined
the whole building.
Samuel Bailey, . packer, who was -
work In the rear o1 the first noor when
the Are broke out, 10 missing, and u u
believed he was burned "a death.
Two young ladies', employed on M
second floor rs stenographers, had narrow
escapes. One got out Of . window
and walked along h projecting lodges
Of the window stills until she reached z
place Of safety In an adjoining building
The other waited at . window until {
ladder was brought, and she was carried
down by the firemen. The fire spread
from the Allen building TO Crew, Levick
d Co.'s oil warehouse, No. lis Arch
street, and that building was also de-
stroyed.
The firemcn by this time were able to
check the further progress OF the fire 70
the eastward. On the west was WIN
Kirkson 4 Co.'s benzine store, No. III
Arch street. The three upper floors O
this building were used as q cheap lodg'
ing house. The building was Quilted.
As the burning buildings were situated
In what Is known a the Oil District
| nearly the entire fire department was
summoned to the vicinity 70 prevent I
| great coniagration. For q time ther'
was great excitement over rumors Of los
Of life, but so far Bailey Il the only per
son missing. The buildings were old . n
not very valuable, n the stock
contained In them were not large, as al
ordinance strictly limits the amount Q
oil which may be stored In warehouse
within the city. Allen, Son 4 Co. los
$4,000 on stock and building; Crew
Levick & Co., $4,000, and King, Son
Co., $4,000; all covered BY insurance
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-29
RAilWAY ACCIDENT.

4 Chicago. Burlington = Quincy Train
Thrown Over an Embankment BY . Brok-
en- Ratl--One Man Killed ana Several Per-
sons seriously Injured.
Albany, Mo-, January 2l.-An ac-
cidcnt occurred yesterday morning on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
IL a point about i've miles east Of here.
The passenger train due In Albany at $3.50
a. M, southwark. was derailed AZ the
place mentioned on account Of a broken
rail. The entire. train, baggage
CAT, coach and Pullman sleeper,
was pulled down an eighteen-foot
cmhankment, leaving the locomotive on
the track. The train was In charge 81
Conductor James III. Budd, and when the
accident occurred he was e~ndeavoring y
make up time, being over an hour late
one man was killed instantly. The fol
lowing Is a list Of the injured:
James III. Budd, conductor, severe
scalp wound and both hands mashed 70 :
Jelly.
a. Miller, Of Palmyra, Ia, killed. Hi
wife escaped without injury. They wers
en- route to Lcona, KAN, TO visit . sici
daughter.
LOUIS uuIflSs tINNttIi@ rHtNrhA I'LL
cago, back and hip strained.
Louis Lehman, Of Burlington, travel
ing for a Chicago clothing house, skull
crushed and internally injured; he VII
die.
Mrs. Clara M. Shafcr and two littl'
daughters, Edgar, Neb.; the mother has
both arms and wrists broken; one chile
skull broken.
r.. Al. Baglcy, Cedar Rapids, Ia; E.
Epps and wife, Of Robinson, Kan.
James A. Danner, Of Ottumwa, Ia, AM
Oliver Brown, Of Blythcdale, MO, sus
tanned scalp and flesh wounds, not neccs
sarily serious.
James Brown, Of Des Moines, a.
had q deep cut on the SIDE oi ~
head. and sustained fatal internal IN
jurics.
George Johnson, the engineer, thoug'
scaldcd and injured Internally, ran al
engine into Albany for help.