davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
LOCAL JOTTINHS.

Warren & Shepherd have reopened
the old Dan. Harrington saloon.
A good driving or work horse for
sale cheap. Inquire at this office.
J. S. Childs left to-day for Saw.
tooth, intending to return in about
one week.
Samuel Millsaps, successor to Pur-
dam Il Ward, will fill all orders for
ice left at Whitman & Walkers.
The oldest Country-order House on
the Pacific coast.-The RED HOUSE,
Sacramento, Cal. Catalogue free.
Orders filled for any class of goods
manufactured. Lowest prices, quick
returns. Catalogue free. RED House,
Sacramento, Cal.
Give Warren & Shepperd call, at
their Constock saloon. They have
cosy place, and their liquors and
cigars are first class.
Go to w. S. Mack's to have your
painting, paper-hanging, calcimining,
ETC., done, and carpets taken up aud
relaid. W. S. MACK,
Agent for Singer Sewing Machines.
In his old quarters, Straiorn Block
Campaign Hsndkerchiefs. Latest
creations. CLEVELAND and Thurman
5. 8, 10, Is, %, 4S, IS cents and 81
Harrison and Morton-l5, rs, so, "a
cents and 81. RED House, Sacra
mento, Cal.
Peter McPhec and J. II. Hague, of
Bellevue, aud w. T. Riley aud E. b
Lennon Of Haley will leave Saturday
for Cheyenne, to attend the annua
session of the Grand Lodge, A. o. u
W. for the Nevada jurisdiction.
Messrs. Johnson and Parker, the
Union Pacific Railway officials, return
ed from Smoky, kctchnm and the
East Fork, last evening, III company
with the members o: the committee
This morning they left for Bellevue
and Broadford in company with w
II. Watt, E. c. Coffin, and w. b
Farr.
Governor Stevenson passed up thu
road to the Guyer Hot Springs, to
day. He was accompanied by M
wife, who visits the springs in the hops
Of deriving some benefit to her veal
eyes. His excpllency must have JON
ed the ranks of the Prot. ctionists, a
he wore Blaine hat Of four years ago
with handsome band of the sam,
g'ittering white Tor gravy as the felt.
NJ. NJ. Moore was down from Ketch
."m to day. He says that the -xodu
to the Reddish lakes is evidently wei
started, and that it will rapidly in
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
4 DOLEFUL TALE,

The Scarcity Of Water Causing Much
Sickness-The Roads Badly Democrat.
ixed-Etc.
The lack of water is being seriously
felt on Camas Prairie. From Croy
gulch to the Rocky Bar junction of
the Boise road travellers can only
obtain sufficient quantity of water
for their stock. This is ut Peck's, at
Crichton.
On upper Camas Prairie families
are actually suffering for the want of
water, and several cases OF cerebro-
spinal meningitis have in conse-
quence broken out there. DR..
Brewster, an eminent practitioner
who came from the East for the
benefit OF his health, was compelled
to attend to the sufferers until he was
quite run down, and finally left for
home last Monday, with his family.
He stated that the impure water
which the settlers were compelled to
use caused blood poisoning, which
settled in the spinal cord; and he
feared if he remained longer, tina,
his family would be attacked. Che
disease seems to be almost epidemic
as whole families are stricken. On
u ranch 10 miles west of Corral, TO,
instance, the four adult members Of
family were laid up with it, and
only two younger children were able
to take care of and nurse them.
The feed, too, is very scarce. Ir
fact, between Soldier and Boise Cit,
there is absolutely no feed for stocl
along the old Emigrant road, ane
travellers have to buy feed every foo
of the way. The ranchers, Will,
having none to spare, willingly &C
commodste the travellers with feed
but charge 50 cents and even 81 pc
feed, per horse.
Heavy rains have badly demon
allied the roads west Of Pine Grove
and at Canyon creek it is absolutel
impossible. The settlers would no
mind this much if the water ha
"come to stay" but the rain wa
simply cloud burst, and the
derived very little benefit from it.
An artesian we'll is being bored a
! Soldier, which is down about so fee
If it taps flowing water many o,he
wells will be sunk on the Prairie thi
fall, rs it is evident that withou
water for irrigation ranching on tn
Prairie will be very precarious bus
ness in dry years.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
Removal Notice.

c. A. Wood, the foremost frui', veg
etable, nut and candy dealer OF Wood
River, has just moved to the Riley
building, on the northwest corner OF
Main and Bullion streets, where he
will be better able to supply the wants
of his growing custom in his line than
ever before.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
Delegates Elected.

Very little interest was taken III
the Republican primaries, yesterday,
as it was generally understood that no
one intended to contest Delegate
Dubois's right to a denomination.
The voting was therefore light. Fol
lowing are the delegates elected, as
far as received:
At the Republican primaries held
in this city yesterday, but one ticket
was voted. The delegates elected to
the Territorial Convention were
James B. Black, N. j. Brown, Jos.
Rupert, JOS. Bury, j. S. Childs, and
Thomas Campbell.
In Broadford..- Bert. We,cker, W.
Fl. Gillette, and Henry Armstrong.
In Bellevue. H. II. Clay, j, S.
Wilton, Robert Campbell, and 7.
L. Redsull.
In Shoshone.-R r. Bartlett, r. Rob
ertson, George King, w. G. Hill, A.
S. Senter, and c. w. Wernicke.
In Hailey.-J. A. Rupert, J. S.
Childs, James B. Black, DR.. N. J.
Brown, Joseph Bury, and Thomas
Campbell.
Corral Creek.-Thomas Darlington
and Moses Maxfrld.
Bul!ion.-No election.
Ketchum.-Joseph Pinkham, Dow
Newman, and Frank Goodlng.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The Best ySalve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Kheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chappcd Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all skin Erup-
tions. and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunaed.
Price % cents per box. For sale by D.
4. Rupert.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
4 Sppcial Excursion.

Tickets for the round trip to Chev'
enne and return will be on sale at the
HALEY depot the 18th, goth, and 2ls'
inst, good until the 9th. Fare fol-
round trip, s37.
This rate is made at the request OF
the A. o. U. W., whose Grand
Lodge for the Nevada jurisdiction
meets at Cheyenne next week.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16

crease year by year, from this time on.
If railway ever runs past them, Mr..
Moore says,there will be thousands who
will visit them every year. But the
lower lakes, he says, have much super.
Tor surroundings to the upper ones and
will in time get the bulk Of the travel.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
SMITHS SPRINGS.
Notice to the People Of Wood RIVER.

The undersigned, having leased
Smiths Hot Springs, near HALEY,
will endeavor TO so manage them as
to meet with public approval.
The hack will take passengers to
and from the Springs at all hours of
the day or night. Fare for the round
trip Gncluding ba,h) 70 cents.
Orders left at the Alturas Hotel Or
Rupert's drug store promptly attend
ed to, A. r. SULLIVAN,
Lessee.
Haley, |. T., June ~, 1883.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
NEW TODAY.
z O'clock ,. m., August %, 1885,

to lease public road commencing at
a point where the road leading from
the old Blackfoot stage road to An
telnpe creek, commonly known as the
Crauston road, crosses Fish creek !;
thence by the most easy and practi-
cable route to the head of Antelope
creek: the location and construction
Of said road to be at the expense Of
lessee. The road to be leased for the
term of five years.
Bids to be indorsed: "Proposals to
Lease Public Road"
The Commissioners reserve the
right to rcjert any or all bids not in
the public interest.
Hv order of the Board OF County
Commissioners.
JOHN NJ. CANNADY,
Clerk.
Haley. August Is, 1888.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Sheriff.

hereby respectfully announce myself as a
candidate for Sheriff of Alturas County. subject
to nomination by the Republican Cous ty Conyen-
ton. JAMES l.. FuLLER
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-16

r Blank Proofs of Labor fcI
sale at this Office.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
An Incident of a Murderer's Banquet.

l heard related tho oLllo1, doJ ,v4y
striking incident, which was said never
to have been in print, although so much
has been written about the sad affair
with which it was connected, the Web
ster-Parkman murder. 1t will be re-
membered that even after suspicion had
been turned toward DR.. Webster his
friends most vebemently asserted his
innocence, and stood firmly by him until
the evidence brought out at the trial be-
came so overwhelmingly conclusive
During the interval between the muir
der and his arrest, DR.. Webster gave o
dinner to q number of his gentlemen
friends, who attended quite as much for
the purpose of showing their confidence
in him as from ordinary social reasons.
All the evening Dr.. Webster was dis
trait, but during the dinner he did IN ex-
traordinary and painfully singular thing
Just as the roast appeared he directed
the servant to turn down the gas. The
company sat silent in the half light won
dering what was to come, when the host
deliberately took up the carving knife,
and, throwing back his head, made the
motion of drawing its blade slowly
across his throat.
The effect was, of course, startling in
the extreme. It seemed as if DIR. Web
ster's mind was completely unhinged by
dwelling on the horrible crime, which
from that moment most of those present
were forced to believe he had committed
that he could not resist the impulse to
do this strange thing. He recovered
himself as if with mighty effort, babe
the servant turn up the gas, and the
dinner proceeded. 1t is safe to assume,
however, that it could not have been
very hilarious. &c Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
Facts Worth Knowing.
Ketchup is very foolish. It W.

Ketchup is very foolish. 1t works
even in hot weather.
Lend dishonest man money and you
will find him out sooner or later. He
will be out when you call for the return
of your money.
| We all gr11mble at the shortness oil
time, but we should scorn to look at the
functionary who should offer to give Us
six months.
Don't ask a woman over thirty how
old she is. Wait until she tells you, and
then add eight.
| Don't feel sure because you find that
a man doesn't know how to play poker
that he cannot beat you in a horse
trade.
serve your life. If doesn't work so well
on men as it does in glass jars on fish
es.
Don't despise man because he is
poor. You can hire him good deal
cheaper than you could if he were we'll
TODD.
The famous old Gen. Wayne inn, in
Baltimore, the last of the old Maryland
hostleries of the days of periwigs and
three cornered hats, is soon to be sold.
Don't look gift-mule in the heel.
If you must know exactly how he is shod
behind, hire an experienced darkey to
find out for you.
Don't kiss a girl as the poet says he
did, "under the silent stars" Tip her
head back gently and kiss her about half
an inch under the tip of her little snub
nose.
Don't laugh when you see a woman
trying to drive horse. 1t may seem
funny to you, but think how the poor
horse must suffer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
Waited Sixty Years for Her.

A rich old farmer, who lives in Con-
necticut, came to Norwich a few DAYS
ago with his young bride, upon his we'd
ding tour. The old man is eighty-five,
while his wife is just seventy wears his
Junior. He had purchased an organette
from Main street music dealer q few
months before and wanted some music
for it. The old man suggested as a
sample, 'Where is Ny Boy To Night. -
He led his bride up to the counter, and,
after paying for the music, said, address
ing the clerk:
my son, she's my wife. Amt she q
likely one" He seemed to remember
something, and, Strengthening up. said:
young man, I've waited for SIGH blood
as flows III them veins fur nigh onto
sixty years now. | knowed her grand
mann and wanted her, but she wouldn't
see to it. She married my bitterest
enemy and had n daughter. 7 courted
that daughter when her folks wasn't
round, but somehow they got wind of
it and was dished agin. She went and
got married and had daughter. Saws
|, Jonathan, you'll marry this'n,' and I
settles down glum like to wait fur the
youngster to grow up. Marthas folks
watched her close, and begun to sus
pcct I'd have to wait fur the next fam
lily, when they died-all of them died,
and Martha was left without no relatives
SO I popped the question and we was
married" And picking up the music
Jonathan placed it under one OF his arms.
while one of Martha's stole under tho
other, and the two lovingly walked out
Of the store, complet .ly ignorant of the
fact that they were furnishing amuse-
ment for the crowd
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
Biting the Finger Nails.

DR.. Jerome Tuthill, of Chicago, ILL.,, il
the Medical Record. says: A novel acct
dent, resulting from habit of very
common prevalence among nervous PEG,
pie, was brought to my notice recently.
A young lady presented herself at my
Office complaining of constant irrita-
ton in her throat. Two weeks pre-
viously she had been taken with q severe
"sore throat" which was treated by a
neighboring physician. Under his care,
she says, the inflammation quickly sub
sided, but there still remained O sensa-
ton Of irritation. Examination revealed
n small 1leshy looking object, about the
size of kernal of wheat, adaerent to
the tissues posteriOr to the left tonsil, by
one end. The other parts of the throat
We're normal. The little mass could not
he deta he'd by cotton-cov rro;'' ,
but by the use of forrcps it was easily
removed, and on eXa ninatiOn proved to
be Il piece of finger nail, viii il had be
come covered by cheesv deposit. A
broken piece of the nail was also re-
removed from under the mucous mem
brane at the same spot by a sharp point
cd probe. The patient then confessed
to the habit of biting her finger nails,
and, moreover, could remember that Il
day or two previous to the onset of her
throat trouble piece of nail which she
had bitten off had become lost in her
mouth, but after it had caused fit of
coughing, she had forgotten about 1t I'M
till reminded by my discovery,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
A Few MaXinls.

There is no system of maxims or pro-
fessional rules that I know of that is
laid down for the guidance of the jour
nalist, said Charles A. Dana to the Wis
consin editors. The physician has his
system of ethics and that sublime oath
of Hippocrates, which human wisdom
has never transcribed. The lawyer
also has his code of ethics, and the rules
of the courts and the rules of practice
which he is instructed in; but | have
never met with system of maxims that
seemed to me to be perfectly adapted to
the general direction of newspaper
man; and [ have written down few
principles which occurred to me, which,
with your permission, gentlemen, I will
read for the benefit of the young news
paper men here tonight:
1. Get the news, get all the news, and nothing
but the news
IL. Copy nothing from another publication
without perfect credit.
III. Never print an interview without the
knowledge AMI consent of the party inter
viewed.
". Never print paid advertise ment as news
matter Let every advertisement appear as an
advertisement; no sailing under false colors.
V. Never attack the weak or defenseless Ell
Their by argument, by invective or by ridicule,
unless there Is some absolute public necessity
for SO doing.
VI. Fight for your opinions, but do not be-
leve that they contain the whole truth or the
only truth.
VII. Support your party, if you have one.
But do not think all the good men are in it
and all the bad ones outside of it.
VIII. Above all, know and believe that hui
mainly is advancing, that there is progress
in human life and human affairs; and that as
sure as God lives the future will be greater
and better than the present or the past.
That is pretty general code, but it
see ms to me it covers the case very WELL
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
The Peculiar Circumstances.

They were sitting together in the
warm parlor, saying little but thinking
much. But lovers do not need to say
much to be companionable.
The little clock on the mantel for 6
considerable time had been the only
speaker, says the Boston Courier. Its
tick, tick, tick, tick, seemed to say
kiss her, kiss her, kiss her, kiss her.
To the maiden it said: "Leap year,
leap year, leap year, leap year, and its
reiteration of this phrase forced the
maid to break the silence:
GLOW funny some people are !" she
said.
"Funny?"
"Yes; some people who are going to
be married"
"Oh p
eyes; some want to be married in a
balloon some on the middle arch of a
bridge, some in a boat, some in a rail
road train, some on horseback, some on
the edge of precipice, some down in
coal mine"
eyes, I have noticed it."
"What is the object, [ wonder?''
"Marriage, of course"
sBut mean their object in getting
married out of the usual way
"Well, I'll tell you what 1 think.
They get married in this way SO that
they can tell their children and their
grandchildren that they were married
under peculiar circumstances, as, fol-
instance, Your mother and me, children,
were married in a coal NINE or, Your
grandmother and me, children, were
married in q balloon, !"
'Tll bet that's just the reason, said
the maiden
"Of course it is the reason.
There was pause. Then the maiden
with q glowing cheek said:
give been a thinking, john
eyes P" he said, interrogatively.
give been thinking how funny 1t
would be" "a pause and deeper
blush.)
"Well, Bella, you've been thinking
WHAT"
"I've been a thinking how funny it
would be if"
eyes"
eff when the subject of marriage
comes up thirty or forty years hence,
you could point to me and say, why,
children, your grandmother proposed to
me in leap year, and we were married
few weeks after.
John is very busy these days furnish
ing a nice little cottage, and Bella is
uperintending the making of her
wedding dress.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
Flocking to see the Deceased.

A city undertaken vouches for the
truth of the following: 81 had fune-
raj at one of the heightened colored
churches on the south side not long ago
The audience room of the church was
crowded. The preacher, who is good
deal OF q common-sense man, by the
and then closed the book with
out selecting his text. This is quite
common, however, with him. I
will repeat to you just what he said:
'Brudders and sisters, de church am
crowded to-day as L habent seen it
TO many day. In fac, as de theaters
sometimes put it, dar am standin' room
only. Now, why am dis? kin tell 20
all, and Use gwine TO to speak my mind
to de pint. 70 all come heah TO- to &c
the deceased in de coffin dar. I ren n
bah, brudders and sisters, when Brudder
Johnson, de deceased, was a-hbbin', and
when he ust to come to de church which
am proud to say fo' his mem'ry he did,
yO-all was never berry much consumed
about fockin' in heah to see him den.
When he was ibbin' de deceased WANT
much run after. Some of 20 all
wouldn't speak to him. But row
dat de deceased am dead yo-all
kin come in heah and block up
de lies and de spar room, kase yo-all
t'ink dat de coffin will be opon and you
kin march aroun' and take look at de
deceased. Use gwine to disapp'int yo-
all. De coffin won't be open, not in dis
yeah church. Mr.. Undertaken, proceed
wild de necessary preprashuns for remov-
in OBJ de body OBJ de deceased while de
congregation will remain stanin and
jine de choir in de chant, Blessed are
de dead what die in de Lawd. De
Deekins will improve de opportunity by
passiD' de baskets. want you cuIlud
people, what's in de habit OF fockin' to
de funerils OBJ deceased members and
won't come to church, to understan' dat
you got to pay fo' yo' fun. Chicago
T5yDes
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
On the Bathing Beach at Atlantic City.

1 saw beautiful symphony in yellow
on the beach to-day. 1t was a CIR
about IS years of age. She wore full
suit of black and white striped cloth,
and the head was surmounted by O
iaunty Tam O'Shanter of the same
material. 1t was almost hid, however,
by the heavy, wavy golden hair which
seemed to have been crimped by nature
herself, SO that each hair knew itself.
The beautiful bangs in front, only
partially concealed the forehead, but
rose to make beautiful golden rim for
the cap. Behind, wealth of golden
hair spread about the neck and shout
ders to complete as pretty a picture as
one could see.
Another lady bather [ saw had an
unusual share of daring. She were no
skirt at all, but with neat blue Jersey
and trousers, polka-dot handkerchief
about her neck, and long black and
white stockings which reached above
her knee, she looked charming. Her
skill as a graceful swimmer was I'M
impeded by water-logged skirts. Most
attractive was a plump, sweet-looking
lady-perhaps young matron-in a
very light bathing suit, with black
stripes running lengthwise, and pair
of stockings to match. Her bodice was
sleeveless, and her shapely form was
shown to advantage.
Another lady who had attracted gen.
eral admiration wore a suit of black
and white barred, with jockey cap of
the same material on her head. A heavy
roll of chesnut-colored hair, which had
evidently just been allowed to fall from
a coil with that careless abandon which
is the art of actresses, added to the
charm.
Still another lady wore a black dress,
all in one piece. It was cut after the
extreme decollete style, but she had
underneath a gauze-what shall I call
it? I saw one lady with bright cardi-
nal dress, unrelieved by trimmings.
A toilet of pink and white, the bodice
of which was loose and flowing, while
the skirt was arranged in pleats looked
quite attractive. In the matter of stock
ings the plain black seem to be the most
desirable, while black and white, in
stripes or bars or clicked, come next in
popularity with those who wear fancy
suits.
But cannot refrain from saying that
I to-day saw the funniest pair of little
legs in the world. They belonged to a
woman of middle age, but far below the
medium height, whose native heath was
some where in ireland. They were the
shortest little things, but well rounded
and solid, and we'll set off with pair of
boots with soft soles. The little woman
was entirely unconscious of the admira.
ton which followed her.-Baltjmore
american.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
The Ghost OF Dead River Swamp.

The mystery of the Dead River Swamp
has been cleared away. For a year past
the people in that neighborhood have
been terrified by the appearance after
nightfall of weird object near The pub
lie road in the swamp. Travellers can ev-
idence that after night at certain point
III the road figure dressed in white ap-
peared and moaned piteously as it
crouched beside the road. Excitement
ran SO high that no one could be in
S7I-ooI - - ~ 7 r. I'LL. IT,
negroes who lived near, LETT their cabins
and deserted their crops. No one had
the courage to investigate the mystery
until one night Dick Dennis, a reckless
character, n ade q wager to some of his
associates with whom he had spent the
night a few miles from the haunted spot
that he would prove what the ghost
was. He accordingly started little
after midnight on the road. As he APP
preached the spot where the object
usually made its appearance, his horse
SHE'D, and figure robed in white knelt
in the road and moaned and cried. In
an instant Dennis shot at the object and
sprang beside it. With cry of pain
the spectre fell to the ground. and the
Immediate discovery was made that it
was a man, and that he was dangerously
wounded. Later his identity was fully
established. His name is Swinton. 4
year ago he murdered his wife and es-
capped. Leading hermit's life impaired
his health and affected his mind, and he
put on white robe and chose the swamp
for retreat.