The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-04-06
IDAHO NEWS.

| mcNutC OTOu8ut III from MS TduCL
on the Big Flat Is head Of graded
Norman draft horses-three ane
four-year-olds-averaging 1900 lbs
apiece when weighed. They will b.
taken to Red Rock and there loaded
into a palace stock car and taken
to New York city to sell. D. Te-
walt will accompany and care fol
them. This is the largest and finest
lot of horses ever seen in this ceun.
ty, and Mr. McNutt has quite lot
of young horses left at his ranch
but not enough for a carload. We
will anxiously await returns from
this shipment as it is merely test,
and if prices are satisfactory no
doubt the business will be much
more profitable than when the horse
raisers depended merely on the
local market.
Reporter: Down in the everglades
of Florida terrapins climb up the
fallen logs and bask in the warm
sunshine. In Pocatello the loafers
seat themselves on the park ratings
and soften the marrow of their spl-
nal columns by exposing their
backs to the sun.-A great rush
for ranches prevails along the Eagle
Rock and BIackfoot ditch. This
will be the means of opening up {;
vast area of fine agricultural land.
and will largely augment the bust
ness interests of those towns.
Messenger: Geo. Kirk has started
active operations on the Cinnabar
mine. He has seven men employed
as a starter. He informs us tina,
the lower, or cross-cut tunnel is
penetrating the mountain at the
rate of three feet every shift, and
at that rate it will not take MANY
months to cut the ledge. We are
glad to see work resumed on this
promising property, and feel conf
dent that it will prove a whale
Sam Hays is down from Poverty
Flat where he has been leasing for
the past two months. Fifty tons OF
lOO-oz. ore is not bad for leaser
to get in fifty days work. and Sam
is to be congratulated. He is now
after a packtrain with which to
bring his ore to the smelter.-J.
d. Wood and Fred Phillips have
leased the Idaho, Arctic, Germania
and Cresus mine, Germania Basin.
to Nick Millich for one year from
July %, 1889.
The mines above named leased
to Nick Millich are situated on the
east fork of the Salmon river, and
are reported to be a valuable group
of mines. Ketchum is the nearest
point to this locality and the most
practicable route 10 the railroad.
Caldwell Tribune: A wolf iii
sleeps clothing was run down in
Caldwell, last Monday, and he now
languisheth in the county bastile
at Boise City. This fellow was ali
artist in his particular line, and no
mistake. lie worked the secret So
ciety racket for all there was in it,
and obtained money from both
prominent Masons and Odd Eel
lows, just as short loan of course,
and even went so far as to pass him
self off for a Presbyterian preacher,
and work Oh the sympathies of Rev.
Boone for a few cestercees. His
game WAS to borrow "a dollar ol
two to send a telegram for money"
and would have worked very NIGEL,
mad not d. L Bailey, who is of an
inquisitize nature, gone to the de
pot and learned that the fellow had
sent no kilograms. Mr.. Badle.
swore out warrant, the smooth
man was "jerked up before.J Judge
Beatty and given ten days in the
county Jail for obtaining none,
under false pretences. He was
taken to Boise City, where he vii;
have plenty of time for reflection
and repentance. He is a fine look
ing man and evidently. slick one
Gives his name rs James p. Ne
Pherson and ans wers to the follow
ing description: about 40 years of
age, FIVE feet ten inches tall, well
dressed, black coat, black and white
striped pants, black stiff hat, SANDY
wniskers and bald head. He has
already worked several towns in
Idaho, and will undoubtedly re-
sumo his iliegitimate occupation
when he gets out Of Jail Spot him
Idaho Free Press: The Scott !
boys found the dead body of man
on the summit Of the Joseph trail
in the forks of Salmon and Snake |
rivers while they were hunting cat
tie last Saturday. and immediately |
returned and notified the coroner.
the next day with jury |
coroner Bibby held an inquisition
over the remains. From a letter
found on his person it was ascer
tanned that his name was Cum
nings and that his wife is in Den
mark. The body was further iden-
tilted by Ben Brown, Frank Wyatt
and Others as that of a man who
passed down the river last Novem
Der on his way from the Pine creek
mines to visit j. n. Osburn, who is |