Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-15
cESrERvILLE LETTER.

Ed. WoRLD:-We have given up
all hope Of having our usual spring
run in our placer mines, IS the little
snow there is in the hills is fast dis
appearing without making any per
ceptible change in the flow of water
at the heads Of the bitches. Miners
have the reputation the world over Of
being an industrious and pcrsevering
class of workers, therefore will natu.
rally take to the mountains the COM
ing summer, and you may depend be-
fore snow flies will make astonishing
and valuable quartz discoveries.
Messrs. Smith and Smart, Boston,
Mass, quartz operators, are in the
Elkhorn country inspecting = group
OF mines recently purchased by them.
Mr.. s. X. Goldtrap will not begin
work on the bedrock fume until the
water in Grimes and Granite creeks
IS at its lowest stage. He has large
amount of fume lumber ready, and
will haul it as soon as he can get .
team over the road.
Mrs. G. G. Meffert has been con-
fined to bed for the past ten days,
troubled with a very severe sore
throat. She is much better to-day.
Dave Crawford, who was afflicted a
short time ago with one of the wors,
cases of erysipelas ever known here
is able to be about. He attribute.
his speedy recovery to the skillfu
treatment of DR.. Lippincott.
Maj. Mitchell Bono, who recent,
disposed of valuable mining propert,
in the Elkhorn country, is a guest a
Mefert's hotel. He contemplates
trip to Europe, health permitting, ear
ly in June.
Mr.. Murtie Crossen, formerly
popular business man of Quartzbure
who so severely wrenched his fetloc
a month ago, Is still under care {
y veterinary surgeon Magee. He
able to get about nicely without th
aid of crutches.
DR.. Rob't Williams, the celebrate
chiropodist, is meeting with muc
success here. He not only cur,
corns, but it is firmly believed /
many that he also creates them. t
- has always in his possession a wall
full of what he terms after dim
= powders-a sure cure for indigestio
These he distributes free and with
lavish hand. Parties who use the
- powders are more or less afflicted wi
- hoof rot, and under his care this
making business with vengean'
-, Is there no law that can reach hir
" Our school marm, Norman Your
turns out to be an excellent teach
: Her loving disposition infatuates
= children, and her method of instr
ton pleases their parents.
:, Our fourishing temperance ord
organized early last fall, has prov
" a grand success. Meetings are h
~ =. nightly at the parlors of Postmas
~ ~ Lippincott. Men who had beer
~ the habit of lounging about salo
u soon learned that an evening co
be passed more agreeably within
"a order than in the old haunts of v
Innocent games of cards, such as
gressive euchre and whist, are
dulged in; also story telling, sing
and music. A member, an Nj.
'' moderate doser) who had an ex
sive practice in the early 'hftles
u California, recommends, in cases
q" extreme thirst, the use of mild t
perance drinks, such as abolition
MY and sugar, three X liniment' dix
10 carbolic acid, salts, aqua fortls
ure u, host of other prohibition bevera
W We follow his advice strictly and
. 90 :, Joy the best of health
e a' CESrgRvILLE, March II, SO.
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