The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-09-28

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carried over the falls with it.
WORTHY TRAMP.
. At last tramp has done some.
thing that deserves the gratitude OF
the public who are 80 ready to be-
,. lieve that tramps are all evil and
no good. But one of that leisurely
and unreliable brotherhood averted
a serious railroad accident on the
Chicago and Northwestern road
near Council Bluffs, the other day.
He not only ran three miles to in
form an operator of broken rail,
but not finding him at his post pro-
cured hand car and returned to
the dangerous rail in time to warn
the approaching train. May hot
meals and cosy hay lofts never fail
that tramp, and may he always find
the watchdog chained as long as
he continues to travel for his health.
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR ONE PASSENGER.
One day last week the Long Island
Railroad Company advertised to
run special trains from Sag Harbor
to the fair of the Live Stock Asso.
citation at Huntington. The fair
opened on Tuesday. Owing to the
heavy rain storm, however, the spe-
cial train was poorly patronized,
and as it blew fearful hurricane
the next day the railroad officials
naturally supposed that there would
be no demand for the special train.
They were mistaken, however, for
C. B. Thurber, of Bay Shore, was at
the depot at the advertised time for
the train to start, bought n ticket
for Huntingdon, and took his seat
in car. He was the only passen-
ger. The conductor demonstrated
with Mr.. Thurber, but the gentle
man announced his unalterable in
tention of going to Huntingdon on
that train, and he didn't care whe,h-
er he had any company or not. No
passengers appeared at Babylon( the
next station) and again the con-
ductor appealed to Mr.. Thurber to
take back his ninety-tive cents and
allow the special to go back. But
still Mr.. Thurber insisted upon the
company's keeping its implied con-
tract, and the corporation gave in,
the result being that he was the sole
passenger of special from Bay
Shore to Huntingdon. 1t was re-
ported in railroad circles that the
solitary passenger found fault with
the company for not putting on a
patlor car, a sleeper and a dining
coach, but the rumor is not gener-
ally credited.
CULPEPPER's MYSTERY.
The little town of Culpepper. Vir-
ginia, has been thrown into a state
of intense excitement over mystic
rious happenings which have baf-
fled every attempt at explanation
for over week. Spiritualism, ma
tural phenomena, and fraud have
been alternately suggested to ac-
count for the strange things that
have taken place, though as vet no
one has been able to prove anything
except the bare facts Of the occur
rences. These are strange indeed
The scene of the mystery is a little
cottage occupied by Richard Nor
ton and his family. For ten days
the Morton family have been ter
rorized by intermittent showers of
stones aimed at their house. and
often at members of the family.
Mrs. Morton seemed to be the chief
object of attack. Where the stones
come from, Or how propelled seems
inexplicable. Hundreds of people
have visited the place, among them
the most intelligent people of the
neighborhood, and have tried to as
certain where the stones come from.
but all in vain, the mystery is
mystery still. The first stone was
thrown when Mrs. Morton was sit.
ting on her porch, surrounded by
her little children, it dropped sud-
denly on the floor as though it had
come through the roof. It was
soon followed by dozens more COM
ing from all directions. The whole
family were much frightened. Nor
ton, believing some miscellaneous
person was trying to annoy him,
seized heavy stick and searched
all around the house and adjoining
fields but without avail. As the
shower of missiles continued the
little family went in the house and
oolted and barred windows and
doors. Occasionally a stone seemed
20 drop on the porch or strike the
side of the house until dark, when
he disturbance ceased. In the
morning Morton lost no time in
elling the man of whom he leased
1is little farm and other of his :
1eighbors, but was only laughed at
or his pains. For several days
hese demonstrations continued ;
Without being believed or investi- I
gated by any one but the unfortu-