Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-03-30

Smokey.
Hon. John NJ. Cannady is reported
dangerously i'll in New York City.
The pupils of the HALEY public
day.
Austria now has $50 meteorological
stations, no less than nine being in
Vienna alone.
A large assortment of hand sewed
Kangaroo and French kid boots and
shoes, at George Krieg's.
Grand Millinery Opening, Tuesday
and wednesday, April 10th and 18th,
at j. G. Fox's.
The Salvation Army lasses will
hold a meeting in HALEY Theater, at
8 o'clock this evening.
Salt Lake Beer by the glass, quart,
or gallon-at Kayser & McLaughlin's
saloon, two doors north of the post
office.
The expert sent GU. from London,
England, to report upon the Idahoan
mine is at Silver City, Owyhee, and
expected here next week.
Another strike is reported in the
North Star mine on the East Fork of
Wood River. This property is prov
ing to be second Minnie Moore.
The Camas No. 2 mill and mine are
being put in shape to start up for a
trial run, when the San Francisco ex-
pert who is expected here next week,
shall come.
Since the organization of the
Security Mutual Benefit Society the
expense to a member of middle age
has been LESS THAN TWELVE DOLLARS
YEAR for each thousand dollars OF
insurance. J. A. RUPERT,
Agent for Alturas County.
w. A. Jones, of the Portland
Smelling works, arrived in Haley to.
day. Mr.. Jones came to Wood River
to ascertain the outlook of our mines,
this year. with the possible view Of
entering the ore-market as purchaser
for his works.
A warrant was issued, this after.
noon, for the arrest of a resi-.
dent of Bellevue on a charge OF
grand larceny, in stealing II quilts,
II sheets, so pillow slips, 81 towels,
"a napkins, 10 soup bowls, bed
spread, ana 2 wool mattresses, from
the residence of H. K. Miller.
Fulton Haight, superintendent Of
the Bellevue-Idaho Mining Company
was in HALEY to-day. The Queen Of
the Hills, one of the mines which Mr.
Haight is experimenting, ships an
average of three carloads week
and promises to do better ere long.
Sam. Allen came to town to-day
He estimates the total damage caused
by the explosion of box of giant
powder in the Parker tunnel at about
$3.50. And he considers it almost
miraculous that the men at work,
who were knocked down by the con.
cusslon, should have escaped unhurt.
Forty of the schoolboys who desire
to organize themselves into volun.
teer military company assembled at
the rendezvous, where Major Hilton
assisted by Captain Hoffiger, pm.
them through the preliminary drill OF
the awkward squad" In a couple
of weeks they will be sufficiently ex-
pert in tactics to be instructed in
the use of arms.
In Virginia City. New, the health
authorities have been compelled to
put a miner named John Hoey in
irons, and chain him to the floor, to
prevent him from going out of his
house. The man not being sick
could not be sent to the pest. house
but he persisted in going about town
although his 15-year old boy was
down with smallpox. He was ar
rested. but the county jailor refused
to receive him.
A correspondent writes to an ex-
change: "Reading of so many being
lost in the snow aud fog, would call
your attention to simple way of de-
termin1ng the position Of the sun at
anytime of the day, which is by plac-
ing the point of a knife blade or a
sharp lead pencil on the thumb nail -,
which will cast shadow directly from
the sun, no matter how thick the
snow or fog Is. Try it,"
Alvin Bruner got back today, from
London, England, which he left the
10th instant having been only 10
days on the way. When he left
Matt. Graham, George M. Parsons
and V. S. Anderson were in good
spirits, and confident of succeeding in
all their schemes. Messrs. Parsons
and Graham expected to leave for
Idaho about the 18th of April, but
Judge Anderson may not return for
another month or two.