The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-17
IDAHO NEWS.

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went north yesterday morning tc
superintend the repair on the wash
out this side of Eagle Rock
There will be a grand excursion
over to Boise City on or about the
22d inst. coming up from Salt Lake
City.-The K. of l.. Assembly in
Shoshone has $50 choice volumes
in their library. That, if the AS
sembly accomplished no more, is an
act of the highest commentator.
"A washout near Eagle Rock
caused the passenger train which
went north on Wednesday morning
to return to this city.-The Bos-
tonians. or rather the ladies of the
Bostonians, en- route from Salt Lake
City to Butte, while awaiting a de-
layed train, gave free exhibition
on our streets Wednesday evening,
before very large and highly ap-
preciative audience, in that great
National game known as base ball.
Some of the ladies of Pocatello are
arranging for a Foncy Dress Calico
Ball in the Opera House Nay 29th.
"A freight train left the track
this side of Montpelier Wednesday
morning, demolishing some sixteen
cars. No one hurt. new
Bureau building erected by G. E.
Miller is one of the best business
buildings in our city and is finished
up handsomely .-The townsite
appraisers are at work. This is the
beginning of the work in which the
people of Pocatello are deeply in
terested.
Caldwell Tribune: A young
man by the name of John Henry
was drowned the other day in try
ing to cross the Malheur river
M. B. Gwinn and R. A Cowden
have entered into partnership un-
der the name of the Caldwell For
warding Company. Surveyor
General Straughan has been relieved
of further duty in this territory by
an edict of president Harrison. w.
H. Petit, of Shoshone county, has
been named as his successor. The
only Cleveland appointee now in
office in the territory is Judge Ber-
ry of the Third district.-The bill
passed by the last legislature ap-
$4,000 to build wag-
on road from Salmon Meadows has
been ratified by both houses Of con-
gress.-A gang of thieves has
been operating in the Short Line
towns the past two weeks. High
way robberies were perpetrated in
Nampa and Mountain Home last
week, while in Shoshone, Glenn's
Ferry and Caldwell numerous petty
thefts have been made.-Evans
& Blewitt will ship seventeen car
Dads of sheep from here on the
l5th.-Cartee, the Butte butcher,
has been in Caldwell several days
his week trying to buy beef steers.
The only beef cattle now in this
section of Idaho are about $50 head
belonging to J. M. Ballentine, of
Star, and 100 head belonging to T.
". Boone and Henry DOMAIN, of
Caldwell. This stock is now on
he Squaw creek range and is in
irst-class condition. He offers $50
DER head for three-year-olds. He
vent over to look at the stock to-
lay. Cartee has purchased 1900
lead of cattle of parties at Ameri-
an Falls, June delivery, at $26 per
lead.-William Jones, sheepman
# Dry creek, delivered 22OO head
# sheep to Cartee, the Butte butch
r, at Caldwell Thursday. Price,
2 so per head.
Owyhee Avalanche. May 10: The
scotch Bob. Reynolds creek and
Tordan valley roads have been de-
Jared county roads by the board
# county commissioners.-The
reeks in the county are now run
ling nearly bank full.-The citi-
ems of that enterprising town of
Caldwell, not to be outdone, have
tut a stage line on between that
own and DeLamar.-Mr. Sam
1owery, late of Boise City, is now
leputy sheriff of this county
The ore shipped by the lessees of
he Potosi mine, owned by w. F.
ST., worked respect
vely $50 and $500 per ton. That is
o say the poorer class $50 md the
irst class $3OO.-Business is now
uite lively between this place and
)eLamar, two stage wagons being
equired to carry passengers and
reight between the two places
The Phillips & Sullivan mine is
ooking as well as usual, and is pro-
ucing the same quantity and char
cter of ore that it has during the
ime that Mr.. ]. F. Sullivan has
ad it leased. It is estimated that
he ore on the dump will yield at
east $4,000.
Salmon City Recorder: The at
enhance at the Lemhi Agency
chool has increased to nine pupils.
Salmon river is a roaring
orient and is still rising. 1t is
cared that the bridge will take
French leave" at any time.