The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-08
STATE NEWS.

Bellevue Herald: About 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon great volumes
OF smoke were seen rising from the
roof of the kitchen of Geo. B. Hills
residence, on Third street. The
family were absent from home and
neighbors ran to the place quickly,
buckets in hand and shouting sire"
as they ran. 1t was soon found
that water from buckets did no good
as the entire inside of the kitchen
was enveloped in flames. The loss
is estimated by Mr.. Hill to be near
$1,000. Some $500 worth of silver
ware in the building, and failing OF
removal, was afterward found in
the ruins in fused mass.-An
examination was held Thursday by
a legally appointed board of ply
sicians, consisting of Drs. Wheeler,
Marshall and Estili, to examine into
the condition of John Hoard. At
ter hearing evidence and private
examination, the board adjudged
him to be insane. He was there
upon ordered to be taken to Black
foot by Judge Dilley, of the Pro-
bate Court. and Geo. P. Wheeler
was deputed by Sheriff Campbell
TO take him to the asylum the same
afternoon. Mr.. Hoard is an old,
respected miner, having worked
several years in the Minnie Moore
mine, and acquired considerable
means. which he invested in land on
the northern suburbs of the city,
which has since been conveyed to
Hash q Grover.-On Wednes-
day morning last, about 10 o'clock
Mrs. Augusta Hagan, a boarder at
the international Hotel, died very
suddenly. A Coroner's jury rem
dered a verdict of death from an
over dose Of gelsemmium.
Ceur d'Alene Miner: Far up in
the Sunset basin, about 800 feet
north of the Sunset claim and par
allel with it are the Hero, Liberty
and O'Mara mining claims. Just
now William O'Mara and Merritt
Frost are working the Hero. Those
who are familiar with that section
will remember that it is very COM
mon to find boulders of galena there.
Lately these men have been ground
sluicing and have removed the loose
earth over a large space. Nathan
Wittner, partner with O'Mara and
Frost, was over there Wednesday.
He returned with a number of
specimens of galena and says the
result Of the sluicing has been to
expose several hundred tons of
loose galena.
Statesman: A man named AL
fred Funk, more commonly known
as BISMARCK" committed suicide
August 8, by jumping into the
Portneuf river. The man was about
Az years of age and had lived in
this city for a number of years J;
was married but secured divorce
from his wife some time ago. He
has brother living at Park City,
Utah. The deceased is said to have
been we'll fixed at one time. He
had been drinking heavily of late
and in the morning had fit in the
street on account of it.-Governor
Norman B. Wiley has appointed
the following additional delegates
to the irrigation congress at Salt
Lake next month: Hon. P. Fred
erickson and James E. Jones, of
Malad, Oneida county; and Robert
Noble of Owyhee county.-M. G.
Athey has been appointed chief
clerk in the office of the Adjutant-
General, Idaho National Guard, and
has entered upon the discharge of
his duties.--The second crop of
alfalfa throughout the country is
reported as much better than the
first, which was somewhat injured
by the excessive rains early in the
season.-The market is now very
,yolI cupulio1 with domestic fruits