The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-06-29
IDAHO NEWS.

in the early sixties, was one of the
proprietors of the Boise News, and
was beaten for delegate to congress
by ]. K. Shafer, has been appointed
receiver of public moneys at Pres
colt, Arizona. Tom, who is a giant
in stature, one night sauntered into
saloon in Silver City when faro
game was in progress. The dealer
seeing his head so far above the
crowd and swaying about near the
ceiling, paused to remark: "What
---has come in here horse
back ?"The nine democratic
delegates elected by convention to
the constitutional convention, met
in this city yesterday and selected
the following four of their number
to represent the democracy in that
august body: /. N. Costin, P. ].
Petty, Frank Steunenberg, Chas. A.
Clark, with E. A. Stevenson as con-
tingent. All present either in per-
son or by proxy except R. q. john
son.-B. l.. Warmer, probate
judge of Boise county, mysteriously
disappeared from Idaho City last
week, says the World. He was quite
feeble from heart disease, and it
was supposed that he had dropped
dead somewhere in the vicinity of
town.-By articles of agreement
and consolidation, made out in
Boston, the following railroads have
been united under one manage
ment: The Oregon Short Line, the
Utah & Northern, the Utah Central,
the Salt Lake & Western, the Utah
& Nevada, the Ogden & Syracuse,
the Idaho Central and the Nevada
Pacific. According to the terms Of
Article I, these eight corporations
are united into one corporate body
including all their property and
franchises. The existence of the
corporation will be fifty years, and
it will be known by the corporate
name of the Oregon Short Line &
Utah Northern Railway Company.
The termini of the consolidated
roads, are, Granger, Huntington,
Garrison, Ketchum, Boise, Frisco,
Castle Valley, Tintic, Silver City,
Eureka, Stockton, Steptoe and Ash
Meadow. The total cost of con-
struction ofsthe combined roads is
given at about $50, 500, 900, and the
aggregate length is about 1924 miles
now and to be constructed. The
principal places are fixed at Salt
Lake City, Cheyenne. Pocatello,
Butte, Huntington and Reno.
Recorder: A romantic marriage
took place on last Monday morning
at the Jail Office just prior to the
departure of the stage having on
board the prisoners for the peni-
Tertiary, Mabel Corey and Frank
Sinclair were united in the holy
bonds of wedlock, Judge Elder Off
ciating. James St. Clair unwillingly
played the part of best man. The
ceremony was very brief and the
happy groom was carried rapidly
away by the unfeeling sheriff and
the revolving wheels of the outgo-
ing coach, each revolution increas-
ing the distance between "Two souls
with but a single thought, two
hearts that beat as one. At a
meeting of the republican Central
Committee held on Monday last,
N. l. Andrews was appointed as a
delegate to tho constitutional con-
vention, in place of the late Col
Chas. A. Wood. We consider this
a wise selection on the part of the
committee, and feel assured that
Mr.. A. will with the other two del.
egates, Thos. Pyeatt and John Ho'
gan, worthily represent our county
| Weiser Leader: Saturday morn.
ing last FIVE shots from a forty-foul
Colts, awoke the stiffness of the
morning air at Mineral, and one OF
them sent a bullet into the side Of
John .Flannery. The facts in the
matter are difficult to arrive at, but
one James C1unie, alias Big jim
from Cracker creek, did the shoot
ing, while his adversary used rocks
almost as effectively as were the
bullets. Big Jim's head caught 9
couple Of them, and he soon looked
as though he had been run through
the corrugated rollers at the Egan
mill. Bullets finally got the best
of rocks and power of muscle, Sc
Flannery was badl, though not dan
gerously, wounded. He was taken
out to weiser for surgical attention
while Big Jim crossed Snake river
Messenger: The Houston cop
per mine was sold to a St. Louis
company on the Goth inst, for 8
consideration of 100000. Parties
representing the above company
are at Houston investigating the
properties, and talk as though they
would start up the smelter as soor
as possible.-A shooting affair
took place at Clayton one nigh
last week, between Alex. Dow, ont
of Clayton's highly respected bust
ness men, and freighter by thu
name of "Chubb' Henderson. Fou
shots were exchanged by the two