The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-29
IDAHO NEWS.

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Shoshone Journal: Messrs. Colt
harp & Brown, placer mining on
Snake river near Salmon Falls, last
week unearthed a complete skele-
ton of an elephant or mastadon.
It was buried about twenty feet un-
der ground The place had at one
time, evidently, been a whirlpool
or eddy of the river. Many large
bones have been found there but
this last discovery was a perfect
skeleton, it having without doubt
been deposited there while the hide
was yet intact. 1t was about six
teen feet long, and it is estimated
that the pile of bones would weigh
5000 pounds or more The tusks
were between six and seven feet
long. The tusks and some of the
huge molars and other bones were
preserved, bat it was impossible to
save the skeleton entire as soon
after it was exposed it began to
crumble.
Lewiston Teller: News has come
from Seattle that the newly APP
pointed chief justice Of Washing
ton Territory suddenly deceased at
Seattle on the evening of the 18th
inst, after an illness of but few
days from pneumonia, caused by
exposure in going up the Skagit
river to hold court There were
other complications of disease.
His predecessor, Judge Jones, sud
lenly died last August. tits sad
thing for the territory. He leaves
! wife and one son, whom he had
appointed his clerk. His age was
tifty-two years.
Idaho Democrat: The States
man, in commenting on what the
Governor said about the rights of
poor men in political affairs and in
condemnation of Doodle politics
and saloon influence. says that such
a condition of things does not exist
here; that such remarks will do
Idaho no good and that the inn
preston abroad will be that the
votes of our people are bought and
sold in the market. Call a jury,
Judge, composed of the republican
county officers elect and submit
the question to them. In view of
the three regular assessments dur
ing the campaign, and Of the large
sums spent on the still hunt, and
Of the kick that was made by some
Of the respectable ones because so
much money was spent to buy sa-
loon Influence, you viii need no
witnesses to get verdict of guilty
as charged in the Governors in
dictmcnt. If the impression goes
abroad that votes are bought and
sold it will be a correct one, and
we do not fear the effect on immi.
grafton SO long as poor men abroad
know this ia a territory governed
by a man with manhood great
enough to proclaim the poor mans
rights and to denounce Doodle pol
itics straight from the soulder.-
The republican Legislature of Idaho
has memorialized congress not to
admit Utah as a State, while Salt
Lake fixes up the laws for Idaho
on the Mormon and other questions.
Fair exchange, etc. Coming legis-
latures may henceforth meet at
Boise City and Salt Lake altern
ately. Why not? That town, which
controls the politics of Idaho
should also claim share of the
legislative perquisites.-The leg
lslature has gone down to Idaho's
,ther Capital-Salt Lake City-te
get the pointers that will cinch the
Iormons Of this territory for tive
years more. The aim of the sche
mers is to continually give tn.
Iormons something to appeal, and
hus keep ahead of the U. S. Su
oreme courts reversals.
Idaho Independent An econom
zeal Scandinavian has been hauling
lumber from Hoge d Nibley's saw
mill in Liberty canyon for some
time. Last week as usual he was
coming down driving two teams
and wagons, riding on the first
wagon and the other team follow
ing. All at once he missed the hind
team. and consequently had to wal
lior it to come, which it soon did
With nothing but the tongue of the
wagon, having pulled it out anc
left the balance behind. He started
oack and found the wagon, anc
low to fix it up so as to get it home
was the next question. His inge
nuity was fully equal to the occs
sion, however, and ne proceeded tt
tie the tongue of the wagon to the
hind axle and started down thu
canyon with the hind end of the
wagon first. He had not proceeded
far when looking around he dis
covered the team coming leisurely
along dragging the tongue and axle
tree, and minus wheels, load ane
everything else. On going back
the light suddenly dawned upor