The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-07-04
WHOLE NO. 3o5


rabbit ear fund from three cents ,x.s.
pair to five cents. The petition sets
forth that unless they are killed o(f
they will take the country. as they did
some years ago. The present bounty
OF three cents barely pays for the am
mun'tlon used in killing. and conse
quently novigorous war has been warr,l
upon the pests. With a tive-cent bounty
hunter can make fair wages by killing
them and the incentive thus established
will do much toward thinning thei.>
ranks. Two years ago hard winter
killed the jackrabbits off. but they are.
again becoming numerous. When
they get thick the damage done to
orchards and alfalfa fields is almost
incalculable.
"A few months ago all South Idaho
was greatly excited over the arrest Of
several men, who were accused of steal
ing cattle and shipping them out of
the country by the train load. 1t begins
to look as though there was nothing in
1t judging by the following from tho
Blackfoot News: Andrews, one Of
tho party alleged to have been engaged
IN the big cattle stealing case, was
acquitted Wednesday by the jury with
out leaving the box, tho district attor-
ney having no prosecuting witnesses
against him. The remaining cases arc
set for July It'll. At one time those
cases were looked upon as among the
most important ever docketed in the
county, but the prosecution has been 50
tame SO far that they cease to give rise
to any more street talk than an ordi-
nary case before the court"
Get a pair of those fine dancing
shoes at Cakes Bros. before going to
the dance tonight.
flames n. Lawrence, of Star pre-
cinct, in digging post holes not far
from the post office down there, brought
up one Of the handsomest gold nuggets,
weighing probably two ounces, over
seen III the northwest. But the draw
back to its value was that it was not
solid gold--only heavily plated with
the pure stuff with inside good COM
position imitation. The spot from
under which it came was quarter of
century ago the site of bogus gold
dust foundry, where a lot of enterpris-
ing gentlemen turned out coarse dust
and nuggets by the pound. The officers
finally got on to them and they had to
close out business and skip. Mr.. Law
renee believed that the nugget he found
was but one of many that had been
buried by the gang, who never returned
to resurrect the cache. The gold COW
ering was heavy enough to stand the
severest test, and its true character
could be discovered only by cutting
deeply into it. The company who
uttered the stuff were past grands at it,.
and it is too bad Tor good that the,
secret of it's manufacture is among the.
lost arts.--Democrat.
We must sell our entire stock of
boots and shoes, as We do not intend to
carry them in stock in future-and to
close them out rapidly We offer the
entire stock at cost for cash. The
Coffin & Northrop Co.
Did you ever figure out the circu--
lation Of your little home paper that
prints, say 500 copies a week. The
papers with big circulation won't
look at town for less than 800 look,
and shoot off squib of column or
two-at regular rates, but reduced to
you, you know. That mighty puff
appears but once, probably noticed by
one in thousand of it's readers and
may be read by one in hundred
of those who may have noticed it,
Like a bubble on the ocean, it is but
momentary and is soon lost to sight
and memory dear. On the other hand,
the little town paper is perpetual: its
every issue is full of home advertise
ment -leastwise ought to be and must
be Il very poor paper, indeed it it does
not contain something of interest to
its readers at Il distance concerning It's:
town. 1t. in three months, prints and
distributes $500 papers: in six months.
1900, and in year, $4,000. This is
regular. and although many 60 to the
same address week after week, vet
many changes are made, and it is quite
safe to say that nearly the half of the