The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-06-14
IDAHO NEWS.

IDAHO NEWS.
Idaho Democrat Capt. VIM. T
Nye has gone to Wood river to tax
1 look at the great Idahoan mine
of which he is one of the owners
This mine is making constant ship
ments of ore.--E. J. Carr, VIII
was chief clerk of the council a
the session of 1915, and a cousi
of Jas. H. Hawley, is here on visit
Of the members of the council a
that session five have gone to thei
last home-Judge Beatty, president
and Messrs. Pickett, Foote, Angel
and Cannady. The late B. NJ. An
derson was sergeant-at-arms. Nh
Carr will shortly go to Boise count,
to help develop a valuable ledg'
discovered some time since by hi.
father.-The Statesman printing
company now flies at its masthead
the following scroll: Calvin Cobb
president; J. E. Rounseville, secre
tary and treasurer; JOS. Perrault
editor; w. A.. Goulder, assistant
editor; George w. Brizee, city ed
itor, together with the names of its
mechanical force numbering thir-
teen, making eighteen in all.
Avalanche: DeLamar now pre-
sents a lively appearance. Consid-
cradle building is being done, while
nearly every available spot has a
white tent spread upon it. Restau-
rants, barber shops and houses
wherein can be had a drink of good
whisky for a 'bit," are being con-
structed, the latter off the DeLamar
property. Everything is lively,
money plentiful, and a fight nearly
every night-Mr. John Nugent
took his departure on Monday last
for Fairhaven, Washington. Mr..
Nugent is an honest, capable young
man. He will find many old Idaho
men there, who are in the front
rank and doing a good business,
among whom are Mr. E. M. Wilson,
Governor Black and +. ]. Hughes.
Independent: Frank Moore and
L. D. Hopson were drowned in
Snake river on the Oath ult. while
trying to take soundings about three
miles below Eagle Rock. Mr.. Hop
son was in charge of four men under
Foote'S geological survey. They
were pursuing their labors when the
sad accident occurred.
Cassia County Times: Deputy
Sheriff Murray sold at public auc-
ton on Tuesday last the old Van
derbilt placer mining claim, at Sal
mon Falls, containing one hundred
and forty acres with all water rights
etc., to George H. Day. The sale
was made by virtue Of an execution
issued out of the District court at
Albion, April p, 1890, in favor of
George H. Day and against the
Cordoba Mining Company. The
sum realized was 81 ,4S0 IS.
Shoshone Journal: On June I'd
Alex. Nimlow, in Shoshone at the
line, received a message from Bliss
conveying the intelligence that
Martin Hunt, brother miner, had
oeen found dead near that station. |
Hunt was man of about 70 years
If age, single, and understood to
nave owned some little property.
Hunt, when last seen alive, left |
Bliss about week prior to the find |
ng of his body, which was not in
he best state of preservation when
ound, having been exposed so long
o the elements. The body was
ound within fifty yards of Hunts
home by party who went to pay
! friendly call. The place is an
solated one and it was mere ac-
ident that the body was found as
arly as it really was. The suppo-
ition is that the deceased never
cached home after leaving Bliss.
The Rev. T. Miller Smith passed
through the county seat yesterday
n route to Boise from Chicago,
where he has been to purchase the
naterial for the new daily, the Boise
Jun, which Mr.. Smith expects to
ave in operation by the 18th inst.
1r. Smith is considerably "used-up"
aving been in the U. P. wreck at
forth Platte, where he remained
unconscious for four days.
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