The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
M. B. Gwinn was in Boise City
several days this week.

| M. ID. 0WInu WAS III DOlse Slty
several days this week.
WIN. Manning, of Jordan Val.
ley, was in town Thursday.
The Monthly Gospel Temper
ance meeting will be held in the
Methodist church, Sunday, evening
November oath.
j. C. Brown, of Jord AN Valley
was in town Thursday, on his way
to Vale, Oregon, where he will open
a hotel and saloon.
The Methodist Ladies Aid
Society meets next Wednesday at
ternoon at Mrs. R. E. Miller's. A
cordial invitation is extended to
all to be present.
An inspection of Wright &
Martins new Drug Store on Front
street will reveal to the visitor as
fine stock of drugs and as can be
found in the West. The prescrip-
ton department in this store is
complete in every detail and the
compromising of prescriptions at all
hours-day or nights speciality.
DR.. Wright and J. M. Martin are
not novices in this profession, but
reliable and experienced pharma-
cists. All kinds of patent medi-
cines, fine wines and WHISTLES, sta
tionery, cigars and tobacco, toilet
articles, and fancy notions are to be
found on their shelves. Their first
announcement to the trade of this
section appear in our advertising
columns.
H. R. Stevenson, King of
Caldwells sportsmen, made what
he calls "double-barreled Goose
punt" recently, and he and a few
other sports have been figuring
on Staying all the ducks and geese
on Snake river while calmly float
ing down the tide. Thursday
was the day set for launching the
Goosepunt upon trial trip, and
Sherm Coffin, E. P. JUNIOR, HI. R.
Stevenson, a bottle a champagne,
the Goosepunt and few small
boys went down to the pond below
the section house to experiment.
The launching was accomplished
without difficulty, but when the
inventor bravely sprang aboard
and and lay down, the surging
waters rolled over the noble boat
and gave him ducking before he
could get up. He managed to
reach the shore, and the Goosepunt
was towed back to the lumber yard
for repairs.
There came near being a neck
tie party in the lower end of town
last Wednesday night. A freight
er by the name of R. J. Clifford,
while in the Exchange saloon, had
his pocket picked of pocket-book
containing about $50 and some
valuable papers. Suspicion fell
upon a fellow by the name of Ed
ward Messenger, who had left the
saloon short time before the loss
was discovered. A party organic
ed and went down to house of i'll
fame, where Messenger was stop
ping, called him out, seized, blind
folded and tied his hands behind
him, put rope around his neck
and gave him his choice to either
produce the missing pocket-book
or hang. Upon a protestation of
innocence on the part of Messen-
ger, the vigilantes started in
search of tree, dragging the vic
tim by the neck. Seeing they
meant business, Messenger prom
ised to produce the missing prop
erty if they would allow him to re-
turn to the house. This was con-
scented to. and on regaining his lib
erty he managed to elude them and
was locked in the Jail by Consta-
BILE Huntington. He was brought
before Judge Beatty next morning
and plead not guilty. After most
searching examination, lasting all
day, the Judge was forced to dis
charge the prisoner for want of
evidence. Messenger claims he
promised to produce the book to
save his neck, grasping that as his
only chance.