The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-11-03

stumping with me. "-Challis Mes
senger.
IDAHO NEWS.
An old Chinaman, who had been
missing from Mt. Idaho for several
weeks, was found in secluded
canyon near that place last week.
Evidences of murder by the use of
Ratchet were visible about his
skull, and it is supposed he was
killed by his compatriots because
he was a burden to them.
Judge Norman Buck, editor Of
the Stars and Bars, of Lewiston, is
an independent candidate for dele
gate to congress. He was nom-
mated by the annexationists. He
is sin" for slicing up Idaho.
Democrat: Hon. John M. Burke
is doing splendid work for Hawley
and the ticket in the northern
counties.-Boise and Idaho City
will be in Geographic communica-
ton the latter part of this week
Mayor P. J. Pefley arrived home
last week after an absence of about
month, the greater portion of
which time he spent in Oregon and
Washington.-Col. Matt Graham
will spend the coming winter in
London, and will shortly start on
the journey. He will carry with
HIM the best wishes of everybody
in the territory.-Mr. and Mrs.
R. J. Leuark, who buried an infant
boy two weeks ago, are again dis
tressed by the illness of their little
daughter, aged two years. She was
not expected to live last evening
dispatches are already arriving
from North Idaho booming Dubois,
which were concocted and sent
from Blackfoot by H. NJ. Bennett,
chairman republican central COM
mittee. The Dubois organs will
TEEN with such stuff just previous
to the election.-The conductor
of the Idaho Central railroad claims
that the expense of running two
trains a day into Boise City was
too great to admit Of its contin-
uance.
Eagle Rock Register: The sur
veying party under charge of assis-
tant engineer Carpenter, who have
been surveying the National Park
branch road, came in ON Wednes-
day afternoon, having completed
the work. They went from here to
Logan, and it is reported they will
make a survey Of the cutoff down
Bear river from the vicinity of Ok
ford.
Cassia County Times: The well
borers offer to sink a pump we'll for
any settler in the valley at fair
bargain, and if they wish it will
continue for artesian water at the
rate of twenty-five cents per foot
j. P. Larsen, of Almo, arrived in
Albion yesterday evening en- route
for Glenn's Ferry to assist in the
search for the body of his brother
Hans, who was drowned in Snake
river near that place on the 10Th
instant.-The republican papers
have picked up Mr.. Hawley's ideas
on constructing canals and are ap-
plying them as those of Dubois.
Nampa Progress Arrow occurred
at Rocky Bar last Thursday night
over a game of cards, when a man
by the name of Jack Shipley stab
bed Jack Davis, and man named
Mike Rizer stabbed Jake Vettors.
Both of the wounded men are in
critical condition. Shipley has
been arrested, but Rizer made his
escape.
Boise Statesman, 28th: A rumor
reaches US that Tom McMann died
a few days ago at Silver Mountain.
Rev. Owen, pastor of the Bap-
tist church Of this city, breaches his
farewell sermon in that church to-
day.-The poles for the Noun
tain Home and Rocky Bar tele-
phone line are set from the latter
place to Bennett creek and the work
is progressing rapidly. The line
cuts off some corners from the
stage road.-Word comes from
Graham that Jesse Pollard, who
has been sick at that place for some
time past, died a few days ago.
Mrs. Pollard went up for the pur-
pose of bringing him down, but it
appears he was too i'll to move.
Later news is to the effect that
Mr.. Pollard is still living and has
been taken to Boise City
From limb two feet in length on
the place where D. N. Higgins is
living, there were gathered seventy
one fine, large, well-proportioned
apples.
Spokane Review: The Ceur d
Alene Indian council, held at the
De Smet mission on the 22d, re-
suited in the Indians giving their
unanimous consent to the building
of the Washington & Idaho rail-
road over the reservation. The
council was entirely harmonious.