The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-24

ranch this season.
/ Challis Messenger l.. H. John
ston was appointed Probate Judge
of Custer county at the last session
of the Board of County Commits
Enthusiastically Sampson. who
was adjudged insane by the probate
court, has been taken to Blackfoot.
deputy Sheriff R. Y. Street de-
parted for Boise City Friday morn
ing. He had in his charge Sam
Staples, who was sentenced to two
years at hard work in the terrific
rial prison at Boise City, for assault
upon the person of another with a
deadly weapon.--The Messenger
has entered upon it's tenth volume.
Weiser Leader: From present in
dications this will be lively year
for the mining camps of Warrens
and Alton. 1t is now an assured
fact that the wagon road is to be
built from Salmon Meadows to Mt.
Idaho. This, with the fact that
these camps are to have at least
two new quartz mills is bound to
make them prosperous.
Lewiston Teller: Last week, dur
ing thunder storm, the lightning
struck into Benson's pack train,
now ranging at Cottonwood, kill
ing fivs and injuring another of the
mules.-John CASTOR writes this
week to J. 0. w. Ford, of Warrens,
that a new mining company has
been formed in Portland to do the
work in the Warrens district. This
company will be known as the May
flower Mining and Milling Com
pany. They have purchased all the
outfit of the Rescue Mining Com
pany, and in addition will send in
new fve-stanp quartz mill as
soon as pack train can be gotten
in over the trail. Mr.. CASTOR will
be ready himself to make tbs trip
about June 1st.-On May 22d
Indian Agent Robins expects to
call together all members of Chief
Joseph's band for the purpose of
getting proofs concerning the dep
relations made during the Nez
Perez war (1S77). Hundreds of
depreciation claims have been sent
from the department to Mr.. Robins
for inquiry into the facts. All par
ties who have claims against the
government, arising from injury
received or service rendered during
the Nez Perez war, can if they wish
be present either by person or by
attorney and assist in the adjust
ment of their claims. These claims
will, when acted upon, be forwarded
at once to the commissioner of
Claims in the Department at Wash
ington.--The glorious rains of
Sunday last gladdened the hearts
of everybody. 1t insures for us the
largest wheat crop that the country
has ever produced. The farmers
are jubilant.
Shoshone Journal: Mr.. J. C.
Bowerman of Camas Prairie has
Just returned from Utah where he
has been at work the past winter.
He reports that the Bear River Ca
nal Co. defrauded their working
men, paying only about thirty cents
On the dollar.-Snake River is
now as high as it generally gets at
It's highest and there is still month
yet before the time that it rises in
ordinary years, the highest being
about the middle of June; so we
must expect to see the high water
mark raised several feet yet. Sho-
'hone Falls is pronounced to be a
grand sight by those who have seen
t recently.-Anyone wishing to
zee a raging torrent, such as is only
seen in mountain country, should
7isit the Malad canyon eight miles
south of Bliss. The Malad river
here falls eight hundred feet from
he old stage station to the Snake
liver, less than four miles, and there
S but two places where there is
all of over fifteen feet. A view of
t at the present time will never be
orgotten.-On Sunday last a
ramp named Frank Woods entered
he ranch house of Mr.. Gus Baseler,
situated about twelve miles from
his place on the branch road, and
ook therefrom a suit of clothes,
bout 81 in money, a mirror, etc.
lie did not wait to get out of the
house, but at once disrobed and
lonned the better suit of clothes.
lr. Baseler on returning missed
he stolen articles and followed the
hief to Shoshone, where he was
ound in the office Of the Logan
Hotel. Sheriff Campbell was ap-
,rised of the fact and took Woods
n charge. Woods was given six
months in the county Jail by JUS
ice Hill.