Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-03

Wiz ~aiS teANH@SS hHt NbuttACoS SlSflN
ready to take hold of any promising
mine which may be offered in this
vicinity at reasonable figures. This
will greatly stimulate claim-owners
who will know that if they cannot
secure the capital to properly develop
their properties, they can at least sell
them for something like their actual
value; and this will inspire other cap,
italist with confidence in our region
and lead them to invest here.
With Craig Chambers and Professor
Jenney operating the Durango and
Bullion-0phir groups, the Alturas
syndicate at the Idahoan, Colonel
Thomson at the Rising Sun, Charles
Pepper at the King of the Hills, Mr.,
Venable at the Red Cloub, Messrs.
Flannery and Burns at the War Dance,
the Red Elephant Company at their
group, and the number of other com
petent mine-mauagers in the district,
Bullion and vicinity would boom this
summer, as it never did before.
Keystone.-The months of Janu-
AIRY and February are generally con-
coded the dullest months of the year,
but business at the Ketchum depot
has held up well. The receipts for
January We're s3,269, nearly 81 900
in excess of January, 1887. Freight
is commencing to come in more freely
every day, and the outlook for the
present season very fiattering.
The smelter is shipping two cars
a day of matter to the Germania lead
works at Salt Lake City.
W. c Burns, general western freight
agents of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railroad, came in on Wednes-
days train and remained over until
Thursday. He is looking around this
locality in the interest of his road.
+. 1. Collins, agent of the Branch
road at Ketchum, who left on a visit
to his home in Chicago last December,
is expected back by the middle of
next month. He report having a good
time while on his visit.
All the new rate sheets for the year
have been received by the agent. They
show reduction of rates from ten to
twenty cents per 100 pounds from the
Missouri river to San Francisco and
Portland.
Albion had a jail delivery last week, |
TWO prisoners walked out with Oregon
boots on.
The stage line between Minnedoka
md Albion has been withdrawn.
The spirit of rivalry and competi-
ion for county officers is being work +
d in Alturas county between Belle
rue, HALEY and Ketchum.
Era mines are looming up again.
A MIR Stevenson of Bay Horse has
lrawn SIS 900 in the Louisiana Lottery
The territorial court at Boise has
lecided the case appealed from Altu-
as county of W. W. Yeates VS. the
)regon Short Line railroad, involving
he payment of large amount of
ounty and territorial taxes, in favor
t feates, or the county. The rail
Dad commissioner will now have to
ut up their coin like other folks.
Statesman-And now that Judge
lays has been assigned to this dis
'ict we intend to tell story or two
n the gentleman. About two and a
alf years ago, be the same more or
IS, the judge was holding term at
'lackfoot and trying case where
Glow had broken into the house where
is honor boarded, to-wit, the Com
Iercial hotel, and purloined pair Of
reeches. After court had adjourned ;
'r supper, and while the jury was
CELEBRATING, julie Bassett, the under :
lerif, was leading the defendant
ong, who had stubbed his toe on the
Lilroad track. The chief justice was
ear at hand and remarked in his ur-
Inc manner, "Look out, my good
an, that you do not iniure yourself
ne prisoner, turning to Bassett, said.
What kind hearted gentleman the
dge is. | just love the man." An