Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-08

'OhOoi, oNer winch our tOwnSwOman,
Miss Sadie Bledsoe, most satisfactorily
presldes. There are two frst class
hotels-"Baxter's" and "The Palace.
both up to the times, clean bedrooms
and furniture, homelike treatment,
well-supplied tables, polite attendants,
and Jolly landlords, who know how
TO welcome the coming, and speed
the parting guest. P. P. Baxter, a
direct relative of Sir John Falstaff, is
king of the house bearing his name,
and James Judge, big hearted
Coaster, who carries good cheer and
welcome in his hand, commands the
line at the Palace. Both gentlemen
are prime landlords. "Jim" is typical
ly generous, while Falstaff is a whole
minstrel show, brass band and all.
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There are brick yards, run by La
FONT Bros, lumber yards, slaughter
houses, telephone line to the Parker
| and Elkhorn mines, fine racetrack,
shooting club, with field and target,
up Trail creek and market gardens
adjoining the town which already
furnish fresh vegetables in plenty.
Within the town stand the sampling
works, ready and in order as soon as
the snow permits the transportation
Of ore. Just outside are the Phla-
delphia Smelling Works, which will
start up within fortnight, and Of
which the TIMES will hereafter speak
more fully.
Among private enterprises it is diff
ticult to select, where there are so
many. koninser Bros, two active
and jolly "wild Dutchmen," las their
friends call them,) have fine brew
cry on Trail Creek, inside the town.
1t turns off excellent beer, and It's
clean underground cellar is stored
with great barrels and tanks, whence
comes rushing the foaming CONSIDER,
that exhilarates but does not make
foolish. These "wild" boys manufac-
ture steadily 900 gallons per week for
local trade and Haley and Bellevue
dealers. They can easily turn off
three times that amount. Their es-
tablishment is we'll constructed and
kept, and is as clean as new pin and
cool as shaded cucumber. They are
royal sons of Faderland, and sing the
Watch on the Rhine. x
Akin to the beer makers come a
bevy of billiard table keepers and sa-
loon men. Jerome F. Jacobs. under
the Metropolitan Hall, has a splendid
establishment, the finest probably in
Idaho. Billiard and pool games run
all the time and all sorts of liquid re-
freshments, of fine quality, served out
over magnificent bar counter, entice
and crafty. Jacobs is young, active
and frugal, and his handsome place
is favorite with all. Then, too, the
"wild boys" have a nice uptown place
where it is worth a treat to sit and
hear "Bob" tell his wonderful stories
Near by there is Tom Mitchel's place
Tom is a character. About as large
as a Louisiana pineapple, he is as full
of good sense, wit, generosity anc
good cheer as the pineapple is O.
sweetness. With keen business sense
he has grown rich, and when he in
vites you into his cellar down on Trai
Creek, you enter place where every
delicacy in the liquid and smoking
line is stacked around you. Sample
$50 Jake Lockman and Cassidy say
and you taste nectar worthy of Ju
piter and the lesser gods.
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There are two banks-First Ma
tional, safe and prosperous institu
tion-and L. E. Clohecy & CO..
Banking House, one of those thrifty
we'll regulated institutions that are al
ways trusted because honorable anc
prudent, and presided over by mel
with hearts as we'll as brains and bust
ness qualifications. X
Among the mercantile establish
ments are SO many that the repor:e
, had time to visit but few. The
all, however, would be ornaments t
any town and, like all bushes
places in ketchum, are conducted o.
f scale suited to a city of 5000
people. One of the prettiest an
, best stocked dry goods and genera