The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-08-04
IDAHO NEWS.

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is circulating petition for the con-
tinuance of the mail route from
Placerville to Horseshoe Bend.
The Postofice Department has CIV
en- notice that said route would be
discontinued August 1st.
Salmon City Recorder: Fred
Raynsr, who occupied the cabin
back of town near the old slaugh-
ter house, has not been seen or
heard of since high water of last
year. His blankets and utensils
were all left intact, and his four
horses are still on the range near
town. 1t is presumed that he has
committed suicide by drowning.
Nampa Progress A curious
searcher into ancient lore, who is
DESTROYS of obtaining information
with regard to the early history Of
Idaho, asks the origin of the name
of Ada county. We have searched
all the histories in vain, but old set
tiers say it was named after the
first white girl born in the county,
the daughter of Hon. II. c. Riggs.
Of Payette Valley.
Cassia County Times: There is
something very strange concerning
the escape from the Blackfoot Jail
of the negro barber, Woods, who
was to have been executed last Sat
ufday for the murder of his wife
The affair looks decidedly suspi
cious and ought to be investigated
by United States officials. There
seems to be just little too much
suspicion resting on certain parties
in Bingham county to trust with
the recapture Of Woods.
Idaho Co. Free Press: A 5000
package of opium that was stolen
from a China pack train near here
few weeks ago, has not yet been
recovered.-A large ledge of very
rich ore has been found in the lower
levels of the Cleveland mine in Al
ton district, and it is highly. prob
able that the property will be sold
this summer.-A dispatch from
Spokane Falls to the Oregonian
states that the Northern Pacific
surveyors have found a good route
from Genesee to Lewiston via Cath
Ole gulch and will build the road
Immediately and extend tito Camas
prairie.-A bill has been intro
duced into congress for the relief
of citizens of Oregon, Idaho and
Washington who served with U. S.
troops in the war against the Nez
Perce, Bannock and Shoshone In
dams, and for the relief of the heirs
of those killed in such services and
for other purposes.
| Challis Messenger, July 31st /:
The Dickens-Custer mill is now be-
ing run on the old arastra tailings
from the Charles Dickens mine.
This only necessitates the use OF
the roasters and pans, and the
stamps are hung up.-Rogers
Bros. are moving their band of
sheep, about $4,000 in all, on to
their Willow creek range. They
camped with the whole band, near
the old Willow creek station Friday
| night.-Geo. Smith, of Bayhorse,
shot himself accidentally, on Sat-
urday. He was removing revolt
| yer from his right-hand front
pants pocket when it was discharged,
the ball passing downward through
the flesh of the inside of the thigh.
The wound is quite deep ana long,
and necessarily painful, though not
considered dangerous.-Quite a
number Of men. who were knocked
Off by the Dickens-Custer Co.,
have passed through Challis en-
route to Wood River.-John Ire
week and Charles Stevenson, secre-
tary of the Dickens-Custer Co.. came
in from Salt Lake Sunday and went
| on to Custer yesterday-.The
Challis Turf Association has leased
the Womacks track, and will put it
in condition for the fall races
Hull & Co. shipped 1900 pounds
| of wool for J. D. Wood Sunday.
The population of Graham, the
new mining town of Boise county,
| is now three hundred and fifty or
more.
The Board of Trustees of the
town of Weiser have passed an or
dinance to prohibit cattle, horses
| and mules from running at large in
! the town.
Early Thursday evening Quig-
ley's house on his ranch one mile
east of HALEY, was totally destroyed
by fire.
Robert Henderson, of Silver City,
this territory, blew out the gas in
his room in Chicago Wednesday
night of last week, and died Sat
urday evening.
While a son of Mr.. Wagner was
leading horse to water at Chin.
new creek last Friday. the animal
took fright and ran away. The
rope somehow got fastened around
the boys wrist, and he was dragged
over the ranch at fearful speed.
His arm and neck were broken, and
his skull crushed.