The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-05
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The stage between Weiser and Salu-
bria upset recently aud the driver was
Killed. The one passenger escaped
without serious injury.
The Apron Social and Oyster Supper
has been changed from Thursday to
Wednesday, and will take place at the
Presbyterian church next Wednesday
evening, December 9. Supper will
commence at $50 o'clock and continue
the entire evening. Everybody is cor
daily invited.
1t is announced that the Athletic
club will hang $1,000 p urse for Simon
and Pike for a fight during the holi-
days. George Dement, and Jay Ball
are also young and aspiring pugilists,
whose fighting abilities will soon be
recognized.
Capt. J. w. Plummer was entertained
by the Forwarding Company directors
with wine supper at the Commercial
hotel last Friday evening. Ca]dwell's
business men not only lead the state in
aggressive enterprise, but also have the
social requirements necessary for the
entertainment OF their friends and
patrons.
Miss r. W. Rogers, NJ. d., whose card
appears in another column, is Il medical
graduate of the University of Michi-
gan. DIR. Rogers was senior assistant
to the chair of Obstetrics and Gynn-
cology in the Homeopathic department
of that University, and is therefore
specially prepared to treat diseases of
women.
Hon. J. NJ. Wells, of kootenai county,
has accepted the appointment of
state commissioner for Idaho to Worlds
Fair, vice j. r. De Lamar resigned.
Mr.. Wells was member of the last
state senate, and was voted as being
the most popular legislator. If we
remember Alright, however, he will not
be hampered much by DE Lamar's
$4,000 a year salary, as he is the man
who had such spirited newspaper con-
test with the gentleman from Owyhee.
He will enter upon his duties at once
and all good citizens will help him.
| We would suggest that the towns of
Caldwell, Payette, Nampa, Emmett,
Middleton and Star combine and build
a walk in Boise City from the hotel to
the court house. We who are not used
to walking on stills to keep out of the
mud have to go up there occasionally,
and we are not educated up to that
high standard necessary to get comfort
or enjoyment out of Boise City side
walk. OF course the good people who
live in that unfortunate city would not
be compelled to use the walk, and thus
their rights and pleasures would not
be interfered with. If the Boise City
council will give the right-of-way, The
TRIBUNE will give bonds to put down
a good four-foot sidewalk to the court
house. We can safely say that when
the people of Canyon county want to
come to the county seat to pay taxes,
they won't have to wade through mud
| to do it.
Some months ago the Williams Bros,
of Payette, instituted suit against the
U. p. Il. r., to compel them to put in
draw bridges over the Snake river, they
claiming that the present bridges inter-
fered with their navigation of the
river. The Williams Bros. are engaged
in placer mining on tho river, and had
a small steamer which they moved
from bar to bar. The bridges prevented
coming up the Observation-Disclosures and
they instituted the suit above stated.
While we can get no authoritative state
ment of the case, rumor says that the
Oregon courts have decided that Snake
river is a navisable stream ard that
the railroad company has no right to
interfere with its traffic, and issued an
order for them to put in draw
bridges within specified time. The
rumOr further says that the company
has decided to abandon the bridges
entirely by taking up the present track
from point near Parma and lay it on
this side of the river instead Of crossing.
AS at present the railroad only crosses
the river into Oregon to recross it into
Idaho again after run of 10 miles,
the statement seems quite plausible.