Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-07-17


He is a carpenter aud builder. He 4
will open beer gardens and believes
that every man who attends to
his business has enough to attend
to. jes3tf
The furnace and entire heating ap-
paratus for the new $4,000 school.
house is lying at the depot and before
this issue of the TINES is read, will
have been slowed away safely in the
old schoolhouse--so says School Trus.
tee Jackson.
Competent critics pronounce Bishop
Tuttle's address on the occasion of the
conservation of the church yesterday
fine one. It was not ornate, but
PLAIN; not deci~matory, but forcible;
not aimed to catch, but to convince.
The Bishop has lived in Idaho some
19 years.
T. P. Baird, of Grande Rende 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 in this vi
entity all summer. Persons wishing
fine stock for work or breeding should
examine them. m1Otf
1t will interest the many ex-Neva.
dams in Wood River to know that
"Bonansa" Mackay has been to Vir-
ginia City and refuses positively to
open his sack in the Senatorial cam
paign. He says it matters little to
him, in a business way, who is elect
ed, though he, being a Republican,
would prefer personally to see Re-
publican from Nevada.
The officers say that the only pre-.
ferred creditors of Alturas county are
the lawyers who defend criminals at
county expense. They get a per-
emptory order from the Court direct
ing the Treasurer to pay it from any
money in the treasury without war
rant. If the Judge were to refuse
to give the order the attorney would
compel it by mandamus.
In the Probate Court the case of
John Murphy VS.. G. H. Furey was
called and a jury ordered. The OBJ
ject of the suit was to recover dam
ages for failure to return, or improper
return of some paper in a suit in the
District Court. The jury consisted
of Van Ness, Rabjohn, Walker, Re-
rem, Woodwork and Brichbaum.
The case is being argued at this writ
ing.
A. S. Mercer, the editor of the
Stock Journal, published at Cheyenne,
has been roaming with the herds all
over Idako and Oregon. After play
ing cowboy he ran up to Wood River
to get into the Hot Springs baths.
Mr.. Mercer is an accomplished news
paper man, thorough stockman and
clever member of the craft. Call
again, Mercer, the door is always
open to you.
Messrs. r. ]. Hill and Fred S.
Shields after visiting Shoshone Falls
arrived safely in Haley. These gen
tlemen are associated with our towns
man, S. j. Friedman, in several valu-
able properties up the river and over
the hills. Tomorrow morning they
and he start on general examining
tour-a sort of pleasure and inspec-
ton trip-and the TIMES will await
their report with interest.
The new schoolhouse is we'll under
way. The foundation, of maidstone
from Indian Creek is up to grade
level and the corners built within one
stone of the table. The door stills
are set in granite, the best material
obtainable. Work will now 90 on
rapidly. Notwithstanding the delay
of two weeks in letting the contract,
it is believed that the house will be
completed on time-October 1st-ot
very soon thereafter.
At Gimlet last night there was a
nice dance and excellent supper. A
number Of HALEY people attended
! Among the young ladies whom the
TIMES reporter recognized were Miss
Maude Fleming and Miss Rosa Fair.
child. Others he did not know. Billy
Rabjhohn and Mr.. Se!by furnished
the music and the dance was a most
enjoyable one. The supper gotten
up by Mrs. Fleming, Of HALEY, was
declared to be excellent and the com.
pany separated at a seasonable houl
we'll pleased.