The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-14
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.


this district meets in La Grande,
Or, OH Sept. 26.
There is a rumor to the effect that
J. r. RapeGe, Superintendent of
the Idaho division, o. S. L., has
resigned.
The tenth annual meeting of the
Idaho Baptist Association will con-
vene at Weiser Sept. 18th and con-
tinue three days.
w. T. Kennedy, the HALEY sa-
ioonkeeper who killed Hank Lufkin
last week was discharged at the
preliminary examination.
Montana butchers have recently
been buying beef cattle in eastern
Idaho, the price varying from $25
to $50 per head, delivered at the
nearest station.
The railway authorities at Poca-
tella contemplate fitting up room
for the purpose of displaying the
grasses, grains, fruits, vegetables,
and minerals of Idaho.
The Boise City Council has pass
ed an ordinance making it unlawful
for any one to keep a house of i'll
fame within thirteen blocks, in any
direction, of the public schools.
The City Council of Boise has
appropriated 1927 for the purpose
of making preliminary railway
survey from Boise to some point
east on the O. S. L.
Gus. Bohlke was arrested, tried
and convicted in Haley last week
for maliciously setting fire to the
woods in Quigley gulch. He was
fined 5000 and sent to jail four
months.
The reading room for working
men at Pocatello established
through the efforts of Supt. Rapelje
of the o. S. L., is meeting with
good success. The members en-
rolled during August numbered
1874. The bath and library privil-
eyes are $3.50 per year, or 25 cents
month for transients.
Surveyor Hesse, of this county,
recently completed survey for a
bed rock fume in Moore's creek.
Boise county. The surveys extend
from Mud Springs, about five miles
below Idaho City, continuing ur
Moore Greek to Walla Walla Flat.
at the mouth of Granite Creek, and
up Elk creek to the site of the old
Buena Vista dam.
The Eagle Rock Register says a
man named C. A. Clark had a cab
in and has been hunting on creek
eighty miles from Eagle Rock.
About three weeks ago two Indians
came there and asked for breakfast
which he gave them. They came
again next morning but We're refus-
ed. During the day Clark was out
along the river on his horse when
he was fired at. He jumped on the
opposite side OF the horse and re-
turned the fire, but his horse broke
away from him. The next shot
took effect in his groin, and his as
sailants fled. Eight days after a
trapper came along and found
Clark. He had crawled on some
rocks aud with an old can and a
piece of string had dipped up water
from the river, and was just able
to whisper and inform the trapper
that the two Indians he had refus-
ed were his assailants.
The Elmore Bulletin says that
last Friday Samuel Hallet was
walking along the tunnel on the
first level of the Wild West mine
with lighted candle, and before he
was aware of it he stepped into the
main shaft. The cage fortunately
was at the bottom of the shaft, and
he succeeded in checking his fall by
grasping the wire cable, but not be-
fore he had descended about fifty
feet. From this point it was at
least 100 feet to the bottom of the
shaft. While hanging with almost
a death-grip to the cable, Sam at
tempted to gain a footing on one OF
the cross timDers of the shaft, and
iii this attempt he was first made
aware that his left leg was broken,
He came near losing his hold Oil
the wire, but finally succeeded in
gaining a support on a cross tim
Der, and by shaking the cable at
tracted the attention of the engi-
neer, who went to his rescue. When
Hallett was brought to the surface
it was found that his left leg was
broken and the ligaments of his
riuht wrist torn in a friphtfnl man