The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-08-28
IDAHO NEWS.
statesman, August 2lst.l


statesman, August 2lst.l
The Hook and Ladder boys are
making extensive arrangements
for their coming ball-Septem-
Der, 18th.
We understand that a gentleman
was here last week inspecting the
New York Canal property with q
view to commence the same.
The prices for new grain opens
as follows: II cents per pound for
wheat, II for barley and It for
oats. The grain is good but the
yield is not as large as was ex-
pected.
Since the old pavilion has been
torn down the new Capitol build
ing presents a handsome appear
ance from the Jefferson street front.
When the grounds are fenced and
seeded down with grass, the build
ing will show off to much better
advantage than it does now.
There are few empty houses in
BOise-no business houses. In the
fall there is always a demand for
residence property by miners and
stOckmen who come to Boise to
spend the winter, and by farmers
and others who come to send
their children to school during
the winter months.
The present winter will be
lively one in Boise City. The
meeting Of the Legislature always
brings a great many strangers and
residents from different parts of the
Territory to the city. This winter
will probably witness the largest
number of strangers and others
ever before seen in Boise..upon the
assembling of the legislature.
Register, August 2lstl
An important discovery has Just
been made in the Blackburn mine.
For the past thirty days q new
shaft has been worked on by the
owners and now the bottom of the
shaft is in solid galena and carbo-
mates. The new shaft will be con-
tinued right along in the vein and
shor Id the present ore body con-
tir ~ this mine will soon be paying
big.
Idaho World, August 20th.]
Conrad Haag, who accidentally
shot himself while on Rabbit creek,
was brought to town by a
party of Cinnamon and is now at
Warm Springs. The ball went in
under the right pit, through the
lung and came out between the
shoulder-blades. 1t was thought
he would recover.
U. S. Timber agent Caldwell
here last Wednesday to
investigate the unlawful Staying of
timber, and to hunt up evidence
against certain person guilty of
criminally starting forest fires.
Any one guilty of maliciously or
setting fire TO timber
ought to be punished without
mercy-that is to the fullest extent
Of the law.
lCassia County Times, August GOTH
Mrs. Darlington, wife of John
Darlington, of Elba, Cassia creek,
died last Saturday evenig at 8
o'clock. She leaves family of
four children, the youngest being
only ten days old.
Judge Niles and W. G. Child
returned from the Goose creek trip
evening. They discovered
and unearthed many interesting
fossils at the Horse Creek coal
mines.
The neglected condition of the
Albion cemetery is attracting
Many graves are be-
coming obliterated and the occu-
pants unknown. Altogether, the
city of our dead is in q disgraceful
Idaho Messenger, Aug. cAl
The Custer Company's Office has
been removed from Challis to Gus
Ter and Myron L. Crafts placed in
charge. This change is made SIM
ply to curtail expenses, and is con-
Of the decline in the price
IF silver and the reduced bullion
output of the Gen. Custer mill.
Rollin Wheeler was the recipient
IF very nice present. on Satur--
lay, in the shape OF. q 81 900 draft
On the Merchants National Bank,
IF Chicago. It was presented by
his uncle, Tolman Wheeler, Of
Chicago, an aged and wealthy gen.
Eleman.
Six and . half tons of ore FROM
he Mountain King mine, Sheep
was delivered at the
Clayton shelter on Monday. This
q the third shipment. Tho ope
averages 125 ounces oilver and
rom 50 to 10 per cent. lead.