The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-01
IDAHO NEWS.

{ Avalanche Some or the rlcnes
l ore that we have seen for years wa
taken from the face of the drift i
t the Poorman mine on Tuesday last
It was not only rich in gold, Blu
also in silver, and resembled tn
rich ore that came from that min
twenty years ago. If this chut
holds out. as it is liable to do, none,
enough will be taken out to pay tn
national debt.-We hear that sew
eral of the old residents of Idaho ar
going to invest, and have invested
: heavily in town property in Seattle
Washington Territory, and also il
Tacoma. We also learn that G
w. Grayson and Tom Ewing, two
well known capitalists, former
residents of this place, are also put
ting large sums of money into rea
estate in that place and immediate
vicinity. There can be no doubt
that in fifty years the largest city
on the Pacific coast will be some
where on Puget Sound. Money
properly invested there now will
bring a good interest.
Pocatello Reporter: Engineer
O'Malie, of the o. S. L., who runs
the helper out from Glenn's Ferry,
killed a deer out of the cab window
last Thursday while the train was
under Roadway. There were two
deer about one hundred yards from
the engine and O'Malie took
couple Of shots at them with his
Winchester, knocking over one of
them. The other ran directly up
to the engine and then O'Malie lost
his head He got so ratified that
he could not get the she'll out of
his gun. Then he tried to hit it
with the monkey-wrench and final
ly attempted to jump on it's back,
but was restrained by the fireman.
At any rate during the excitement
the deer got away. The dead one
was picked up on the return of the
helper and O'Malie and his friends
have been revealing in yenison ever
since.
Moscow Mirror: The Bank of
Lewiston loaned money and took
notes from farmer who had
large band of cattle. The farmer
turned the cattle over to his son
because he owed the son and then
he could not pay his notes at the
bank. The Judge decided that this
was fraud and allowed the bank to
take the cattle from the son and
sell them to pay the notes. tits
better and there is more money in
it for farmers and everybody else
to be honest.
Mountain Home Bulletin: Last |
week Constable Jack Campbell, E. |
r. Hawley, W. D. Davis, Jim Car
roll and Ben Robinson quietly left |
this town, and the supposition was
that they had got wink from some
old prospector and had gone out to
locate bonanza. But when they
returned they had under arrest two
men who represented themselves
as named Luce, whom they had
over on Sailor creek, in
Owyhee county, on a warrant, for
a number Of horses from
Z. +. Hawley, large stock raiser
On Lost river. One of the brothers
IS supposed to be an escaped con-
1ict known as "Red" and former
partner in crime with Teton Jack
son, who is now in the Pen at Boise.
Warden HALEY came here Wednes-
lay to identify Red" and be is
positive he has the right man, and
ook Chalmers, alias "Red," to the
Pen Thursday to serve an unex-
bred term for horse stealing. "Red'
8 an old Jail bird and horse thief,
md was formerly partner with
hose terrors of stockmen, Teton
Tackson, Roxey, Richards, Thomp-
ION and Harrington. The other
nan is detained here by Constable
Campbell for examination. Jack
las to keep a special watch over
lis 'sbird," as our Jail is too inse-
ure to place such characters. Mr..
:. r. Hawley, last June, lost
and of 40 fine horses, and has al
,ays suspected "Red" as the thief.
lie has since then been on his trail
nd finally succeeded in capturing
i'm as above stated. Hawley has
pent much time and money to
reak up this band of stock thieves
nd stock men generally should
id him all in their power.
The editor of the Star of Idaho
as been elected Coroner of Latah I
nd here is his announcement of
is success to his county people:
Now, since the editor of this paper
as been elected coroner, We desire
, call the attention of all intended
licides and those going to be MUIR
cred, or accidently killed, to the r
lvantages of selecting Latah coun- '
: as the location of your untimely
Kit, for here you can have a dem
cratic inquest, and besides, the b
'roner will take particular pains
give you q good puff in the lead
g paper of the territory, the Star T