The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
THE TRIBUNE.
CALDWELL. IDAHO. SEPT, !, 1888.
Who stole the watermelon?

Dan Kelleher is now freight
rustler at the depot.
The bank paid out over SIS
600 for cattle Thursday.
-Chas. III. Reed was in Boise
several days this week.
-Gwinn told us just before he
left that he would surely build this
fall.
There were forty-two cars Of
cattle shipped from Caldwell last
Thursday.
Our typographical tourist shook
the Caldwell dust from off his feet
last Thursday.
Mr.. Sam Holt, of Goose Greek,
Cassia Co., was in town several
days last week.
There will be about 1000 head
of cattle shipped from here about
the 18th inst,
VIM. Lowe, of Winnemucca,
visited the family of W. W. Dry
den last Sunday.
-Messrs. Clegg and O'Keef, two
lof Jordan Valleys good men, were
in town this week.
Hon. Seth Bixby, of Middle
ton, renewed allegiance to The
| TRIBUNE this week.
The west bound train had on
twelve coaches last Friday. Most
of them were immigrant.
H. R. Stevenson, and J. S.
Negley started for Long Valley
Thursday evening to chase the
wild gazelle.
Did you register last Saturday?
If not, do so to-day. Just shut
your eyes and take the oath. 1t is
not quite as bad as signing an iron
clad note.
| Mr.. Geo. Little purchased a
fine new piano the other day for his
daughter, Miss Edna, who has al
ready become quite proficient with
THAT instrument.
The election next Monday is to
lelect two school trustees; the cleo
ton next Saturday is for the pur-
pose of voting a special tax of one
half of one per cent for school pur-
poses. Don't get them mixed.
4 BY the number of drunken
imen in town last week, we should
Infer that the stock of election
whisky has commenced to arrive.
| He who drinks that is lost. There
1are just nine fights to every pint.
/ We understand that our es-
lteened fellow townsman, Jim Jams
Woods, has gone to Montana. The
Itown will undoubtedly sadly miss
this illustrious boozer, even as they
miss Rebel Jack.
I -Messrs. I. E. Meek, Geo.
Church, J. O. Baker, Jim. Lusk,
4 Geo. Roadway, and VIM. Northrup,
of Boise City, were in Caldwell
Thursday evening, chasing the Ma
sonic goat around the mystic circle.
Mrs. J. w. Russell and child
and Mrs. HI. P. Johnson, of Stuart,
Iowa, daughters of VIM. Dorman,
arrived in Caldwell last Thursday.
They were in a wreck in Nebraska,
but fortunately escaped uninjured.
Mr.. Williams, of Payette, took
a three dollar interest in THE TRI-
BUNE this week, and will, of course,
be prosperous and happy the next
twelve months. He says the latest
news at Payette is that A. B.. Moss
& Bro. have come out for Harrison.
Y There is no doubt in our mind
that if all the Jordan Valley peo-
pie who were in Caldwell this week
had voted at the last Oregon cleo
ton, the county seat of Malheur
county would have been moved to
Jordan Valley by two hundred ma
ljority. (
No. w. Cooper has sold his lum-
Der yard to R. A. Cowden and H.
R. Stevenson, who will continue
the business under the style of the
Caldwell Lumber Company at the
same old stand. In retiring Mr..
Cooper carries with him the good
wishes which always follow an hon
orable business man, while the new
firm will be received with open
arms by the trade in general. -
T-The following resolution was
passed unanimously the last meet
ing of the Lazy Mans Club: Re-
solved, That the exertion of open
ing ones mouth in the desire to
yawn, is antagonistic to the spirit
of our constitution, and the hand
of fellowship shall be withdrawn
from any member guilty of such
IoHopco apd no cbo1l ho axpa11ad in