The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-16

crows be canned and sold to the
hotel and boarding house propri-
etors of Augusta for use on their
tables. Burleigh moved an amend
ment to this, that. the gentleman
from Bath eat the crow. There was
q long and serious discussion over
the amendment to reduce the bounty
to five cents, but finally the original
bill was passed. The crows scalp
is now worth ten cents in Maine.
A CONTEST OVER A WILL,
While the testator is still living, is
something out of the regular order
of events, but such a novel event
took place in New York last week.
Henry Wclch, a wealthy grocer,
still in perfect health, but Of pru-
dent mind, concluded last winter
to have his will drawn up, so that
in case Of accident his affairs should
be found all right. He employed
Seaman Conger, an attorney at law,
to prepare the document. On read
ling the rough draft handed him by
his client, Conger found that the
testator wished to leave his prop
erty in very peculiar way. The
laws of New York forbid that
man should leave over one-half of
his property to a charitable insti-
tuition. The will specified that az
ter the death Of testator's wife, and
if the only son should die without
heirs, the property was to go to va
rious charitable institutions. Con-
ger had a hard time in overcoming
these legal difficulties. In making
out his bill to WEIGH he charged
him fifty dollars for the will, but in
view of his trouble, study, loss of
time, ETC., Conger charged Welch
$1,000 for the extra work. WEIGH
refused to pay, and Conger sued
him. The appearance of man
explaining the conditions of his
own will was certainly a novelty.
Welch's testimony was listened to
by large crowd. The Jury award
ed Conger $500.
THE MONTREAL PEOPLE
Began to fear that the winter was
going to be so mild that they would |
not be able to have a snow carnival
this year. But the wished-for snow
came in good time after all, and
they made the most of it and have
had jolly carnival after all The
feature of the fourth day was a
fancy carnival drive, the descrip- |
ton of which is well worth repeat
ing, as it portrayed a little of the
popular feeling toward the United |
States. The procession comprised
seventy immense sleighs, some
drawn by twenty horses and carry
ing nearly hundred people, with
every manner and shape of bur-
lesque devices. The drive began at
2:3O P. NJ. and lasted three hours.
At least It's, 900 people stood in the
zero temperature with the snow
anywhere from three to five feet
deep, to watch it pass. The sleigh
which attracted the most atten-
ton was that Of the Montreal
artillery garrison, from the center
of which rose pedestal carrying
an immense Goldfish sixteen feet
long, from whose sides threatening
gun mnzzles showed themselves.
Above the fish was suspended fan
tastic designs bearing the inscrip-
ton, canada Is Ours" followed
by IF you want Goldfish supply,
apply to Sir Charles Topper" after
which came a conciliatory welcome
to ''Our American Cousins" The
horses were labeled with the names
of Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Har-
rison, Sir John Mcdonald and Lord
Stanley. There were two "Uncle
Sans" in the parade, on whose
back was the device, 81 only want
the earth" There were half-a-dozen
scenes from the south with the
most peculiar negro minstrel ideas
of what the southern negro is.
There were log cabins on sleighs,
canoes and Indians shooting rap
ids; the discovery of Canada by
Jacques Cartier and St. George
Kistling; a dragon which, by the
way, had snow shoes on; a noun
tain wilderness with trees, rocks,
ice, snow and other accessories.
The horses that drew the royal
Scots sleigh were dressed in kits
and BUSHES. The field battery had
a snow fort and cannon drawn by
thirty horses. One car represented
the Doodle Brigade" and another
was called the "White House." and
contained carricatures of Cleveland
and his Cabinet.
CABLE DISPATCHES
Announce the yet unconfrmed APP
pointment of Sir Julian Pauncefote,
e. C. NJ. G., permanent under sec
rotary of state for foreign affairs,
to succeed Lord Sackyille West as
British Minister ut Washington.
The initials, which stream behind
his name like the tail of kite, in
dictate that he is Grand Cross
Knight of the Most Distinguished