The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-07-06
IDAHO NEWS.

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ing snake story which, Invested O.
ornaments, runs as follows: DR.
Kenney, Thos. Pope, Miss Carrie
Kenney and Miss Dora Pope, while
going from Gibbonsville to Salmon
City one day last week, met ar
enormous rattlesnake, measuring Il
F feet in length. The ladies were
some distance in advance of their
escorts and came upon the snake
first. They were naturally much
alarmed and called for help. Miss
Pope's horse was also frightened
and in stepping about put his foot
on the snake just as DR.. Kenney
rushed up with club and pistol.
The doctor soon killed the huge
snake. The Recorder adds: Miss
Kenney has the snake on exhibit
ton, charging Is cents to look at
him, the proceeds to be used for
building a road between Boyle's
ranch and North Fork.
Blackfoot News: Early this morn
ing news was brought to town of
the drowning of two little boys,
sons of George P. Howell who lives
on Blackfoot river, two miles north
of Blackfoot and Fort Hall bridge
The little fellows herded the mich
cows, and yesterday evening the
cows came home without them.
Search was made at once and their
clothing was found on the bank Of
the river near a deep hole. Their
bodies have not been recovered.
Shoshone Journal: In the justi-
ces court this week quite an excite
ment was caused over the arrest of
John Creswell on the charge of alb
duction. 1t appears from the evil
dence that he took Ellie Doran from
her parents, without their consent,
and married her. AS the girl was
under Is years of age her parents
interfered. At the trial large num-
Der of witnesses were examined, and
after lengthy hearing of the case
Creswell was found guilty and fined
$40 and costs, which he paid and
was discharged. The young wife re-
fused to live with her husband, and
returned home with her parents. -
A carload of flour for the Johnstown
sufferers passed through Shoshone
yesterday. The -four was the gift
of the citizens of Baker City.
Idaho Herald: A rather novel
boat may be seen on the Port Neuf.
It has paddle wheels worked with
cranks and a small boy as motive
power, and gets ever the water in
great shape. The inventors, Frank
Preston and Ed Stevenson, have
named it the Wood River.-On
last Thursday, Mrs. J. Nelson, of
Montpelier, who had had a diff
Guilty with her husband, Wednes-
day, from which her face and eyes
were blackened, left her home and
three small children, the eldest five
years old and the youngest scarce
five months old, for Bear river,
about two miles distant from her
home. She then waded into the
river to depth of about eighteen
inches Of water, and then laid face
downward and with both hands
clinched to the rocks committed
the act that caused her death, by
Neutrality-suspicious. sixty carloads of
stock is being transferred daily at
this point, in transit for the sum-
mer ranges, the most of which are
cattle.
Elmore Bulletin: Fred Sibley,
horse-buyer from Albion, Mich,
met with a sad and singularly fatal
accident at Old Glenn's Ferry We'd
nesday Of last week. When last
seen alive he borrowed rifle from
Aiken Bros. to go out on a hunt.
At II o'clock A. NJ. James Boreland,
who had gone to the ferry house,
found the body of the man lying
on the bank of the river, but think
ing him yet alive, ran to town and
informed G. G. Glenn of the matter.
Mr.. Glenn notified Justice Sinnott,
who called DR.. Ratty and the three
proceeded to the scene of the acct
dent. When they arrived they found
The body dead and life had been
extinct for at least two hours. The
body was lying in a twisted posi-
ion with the muzzle of the rifle
between his knees, and pointed to-
ward his head. His feet were in
The water, and against the front
end of skiff. DR.. Ratty examined ;
The surroundings and gave as his
opinion that the deceased had
stepped out of the skiff and then
reached for the rife, taking it by
he barrel, the muzzle pointed to- /,
ward him. In taking the gun out
;hus, the hammer became caught
against the edge of the skiff and
he rifle exploded. The ball entered
he right eye and came out at the
pack of the head. Death must have
been instantaneous. Deceased was
about thirty-two years old.
Cassia Times: From the looks .
If things at present there will be
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