The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-08
BOISE CITY ITEMS.
The Democrats Are Considering
Whether It Is Not
TINE TO DO A LITTLE FIGHTING.
The Mountain Fires Have Broken Out Again
The Feeble Fight With the Social
Evil, Etc.

BOISE CRY, Idaho, Sept. 9, 1885, GSpecit
correspondence of THB HERALD. Yer
/ little is being said about political matter:
4 One might travel
ALL OVER SOUTHERN IDAHO
: and, unless he fell in with professions
politicians, not hear the late convention o
Its constitution mentioned. If alluded t.
at all 1t would be IN the form of an inquiry
u wonder when they're going to get tina
thing QUIT" There has been something O.
revision OF the leaders of the Democratic
party during the past year. A similar
change took place in the Republican party
four or five years ago with good results t.
themselves and the Democrats have taken
the hint James H. Hawley is about tc
remove to Pocatello and will look to the
interests of the party in southeastern
Idaho. Hon. George Ainslie still holds his
grip in this section. REED and Sac seem
10 be the most prominent in the northwest,
While Burke, Mayhem, Kellogg and
BlVens are active in the northeast. The
party has never had so many efficient lead
erS and II we had ANYTHING like
lair apportionment there would be no
trouble IN carrying the territory for the
Democrats. On Monday next the Demo
cratlc territorial central committee will
hold meeting in this city. What course
they Will take in reference to the adoption
or rejection of the constitution we are un-
able to say. 1t looks to most of the party as
II 1t was nearly
TIME TO DO LITTLE FIGHTING
Court is in session. On Monday next we
will again be treated to the trial of a muir
der case. In the month of April last, one
Bedell shot his brother-in-IaW, a man
named Shelton, near Star postoftice, in this
county. 1t is claimed that improper rela-
tlons existed between the deceased and
defendants wife. Although not consti-
tutlng legal defense, it often happens
tnat extraordinary cases make bad law.n
Inc people OF this town generally eyince
but little interest in trials at the court
house. In this case, however, it is pre-
sumed considerable interest will he
awakened. A prisoner who has been held
as witness for the last one hundred DAYS.
and released from prison Wednesday, tells
your correspondent that Bedell evinces
SOME SYMPTOMS OF INSANITY
which he believes to be the result of wor-
rylng about his child. The Judge charged
The grand jury in relation to houses of
prostitution in the city and directing their
attention to the statute in such cases.
Suopenas were placed in the hands of Off !
GERS and many prominent citizens sum |
moned to attend the court. 1t is very |
doubtful whether any presentments will be |
made by the grand jury in these cases.
Several married men have found
IL convenient to leave the city on business
about this time. Whether this points to |
their being possessed of any knowledge in
the premises we cannot tell. This class of
houses have been kept much more orderly
i'll Lnls city than is usual
Ihe mountainIires have broken out again
and the town and surrounding country
were blue with smoke yesterday and to-
day. These fires extend up into the Cueur
d. AIene country and in the western part
OF the Idaho country, where
THE FOOT OF THE WHITE MAN
b never trod. They seem to be in every
garU OF the territory where there is timber
that can be made to burn.
In recent communication to THE
mention was made of the arrest of
4 man IN Texas supposed TO have been Will
son, alias Nlnemyer, who killed three men
1T Graham, in Boise county. one year ago
,he past summer. Sheriff Robbins went on
With JAM Mckay to Lipscombe county.
Nnere the prisoner was held in custody.
he did not prove to be the person wanted.
Several Sisters of the7Holy Cross have
opened boarding school for young ladies'
n this city, corner of Jefferson and Twelfth
streets. They expect to build a convent
lext year.
Inc Oud Fellows hall on Eighth street | {
lear the Overland hotel, is under way, and :
IS intended to make it very attractive
tructure.
There was light frost in the city on
Wednesday night which had the effect of (
KILLING THE MELON VINES i
nd some other tender plants.
Mrs. Webster, wife of Captain George o.
Webster, of Boise barracks, has Just re- r
urned from trip to Sitka. Alaska, where \
he has been to spend the summer months.
Work has already commenced on the bed
ock ttume in Boise county. This scheme
as been talked of for many years. There
supposed to be millions in it.
work upon the capital grounds proceeds
cry slowly. At the present rate it will {
AXE all next summer. Only two men are I
ngaged in dressing the stone for coping.
The graded school will commence on Mon
ay next. 1t has had vacation since the :
econd Monday in June. Running the
treets has made many of the boys look and
ppear like young Arabs.
Farini and McMahon's circus exhibited
0iC Oii -iIOHuaJ anu AueSOdy last IL was
uch better than we expected, but we
DID NOT EXPECT MUCH.
t least thousand people visited the city
ON the surrounding country. some of 4
HON had never seen circus before Z
We hear of mining strikes from every
oint of the compass, but those things are
eriodical and it is seldom anything comes
them. z
An effort is being made to drive the So
al evilists from their present places of
,ode on Idaho and Sixth streets to some
lint on the outskirts of the city. Should
prove successful, robberies ami all kinds 7
crimes INDUCED in by the rougher ele-
ents of society will hecnma far mora