Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-17
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News Miner.
w. "A. Dobbins left Germania Ro.
SIN on Dec. 9th, to come to Ke,cb.
um' taking only lunch, expecting
70 arrive at the Mountain House the
nrst day, and thence to Galena the
next. But it commenced stormino
soon after he started, and by dark,
having made only ten miles and be-
ing very much exhausted, and meet
ing with serious accident in break
ing one of his snowshoes, he forth.
nately found good place to make a
hre. On taking off his boots he found
that his feet were considerably fro
zen.
The next day he succeeded in 90
ing about three miles to a deserted
cabin, where he remained that night.
lhe third day he travelled only one
mile, arriving at the Junction House
situated at the Forks of the road. this
side of Sawtooth, where the mail car
rier found him SO badly exhausted
that he probably never could have
got away without assistance. The
mail carrier gave him some of his
lunch and then assisted him to the
Mountain House at the foot of the di-
vide, where there were bacon and
beans, which he cooked and ate,
staying there two days, the mail car
rier bringing him grub.
| After getting somewhat recupera-
ted he went on to Galena, following
behind the mail carrier. Having
rested again at Galena, he continued
on to Ketchum, and Sunday came to
HALEY. He looks considerably the
worse for wear, butts walking around,
his feet being pretty sore, but not as
bad as might be expected.
WEDNESDAYS DEMOCRAT: Mrs.
Chas. Mozet lives near Jacobs mill,
About one P. m. to-day in removing
pillow from the bed a pistol lying
underneath clung to a portion of the
slip and was raised with it. Becom-
ing detached the pistol fell and strik-
ing the bed railing was discharged
and the ball entered the left breast
of Mrs. Mozet high up and came out
: near the point of the shoulder. The
upper part of the lung was touched
) DIR. Collister. the attending surgeon
says the wound is not necessarily
fatal. In making up beds firearms
: kept under pillows should first be
carefully carried to places of safety
....Jess Angle, who arrived from
Weiser yesterday morning, says the
. thermometer at that place on Sunday
night last registered forty degree:
l below zero; but the cold wave hac
e passed when he left there. >. Hon
: H. X. Hartley informs us that a
e Caldwell during the cold snap the
S mercury dropped to thirtytwo de
T grees below zero.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Demo
crat, writing from Salmon Meadows
says:
, "There is quite change hers
since my visit last spring. Their
are now all told sixty-seven rancho
on the Meadows, twenty eight o
= which are occupied by families, an'
the balance by bachelors. attend
ed the first meeting of what Is to b.
known as the "Meadows Literar,
Society" The turnout greatly sur
: prised me. Over fifty members wer
enrolled. Cal White was electe'
president, J Latham vice, Miss Id
= Never secretary, and {. Campbell
," treasurer. They have four months 0
! school here, under the able manage
: ment of Miss Anna Meyer. Twenty
seven pupils in attendance. Stock
- owners are well prepared with hay t
- feed for the next FIVE months, if re
: ouired. Stock looks we'll"
4 Two horses, owned by John Myers
J. of Wood River, we're killed by
q snowslide the other day, on India
J.. creek. The team was valued at 500
q The News Miner says they wer
is buried eight or ten feet deep, wit
"a their heads uppermost. In the
" struggles quite cavity had bee
= formed in the snow, and their breat
70 and bodily warmth had melted
hole through the arch overhead.
rs FRANK F1NIAYsEN, Banner ma
or carrier, arrived here last Saturday
r.. II o'clock AN. He travelled all RI
day night, and he said it was WI
the greatest difficulty that he ma
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