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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
A Religious Idiot.

A Mrs. ]. E. Mills, described as
an elderly woman, highly educated
and showing the grace of refinement
in every movement" has become a
convert to some new religious fad
in San Francisco called Koreshan-
ity, and has left her husband and
family to sacrifice herself, her hap
piness and the happiness of her
family to this imbecile delusion and
monstrous sham and fraud. The
Messiah in this latest religious craze
and madness is one Cyrus R. iced,
a mechanic, who has shrewdiy de-
termined to live upon the supersti-
tons of the thoughtless and de-
mented herd as many others are
doing, who knowing no better are
ever ready to follow after some
cka-lantern, or flee from some
bugaboo from another world for
ignorant people there will be, and
pious sharpers will take advantage
of their weakness; but Messiahing
is hardly a legitimate business in
this age Of the world, and those who
engage in it should have their oper-
atoms restricted to a chain gang.
Mr.. Mills, the deserted husband, is
a geologist of national reputation,
and the couple had lived together
for over 80 years when his wife
surrendered to her ridiculous in
sanity.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

A REPORT is out that the railroads
aim TO get all of the ores possible
shipped out of this country by Sep
TENDER first, as they will need all of
their freight cars after that time to
move the crops of the Northwest.
There is probably something in this,
as the wheat crop of last year great
ly exceeded the carrying capacity
of the roads; but. their refusal to
ship the ores of our mines after
September first would be no less
public calamity than would be a
failure to move the farmers crops.
Either way would result in great
hardships and loss to large bodies
of people, and the roads having had
a years time to provide themselves
with the necessary cars should be
prepared to do the work, and the
law should require that much at
their hands. Their plea last year
was that the tonnage of the North
west exceeded all of their anticipa-
tons, and the emergency was one
requiring time to meet it. The ex-
cuse was plausible last year, but
Hill not DO this year.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

WHAT a harsh medley of crime
is the news Of the week. Take any
and every week from one year to
another and the routine is the same.
One day describes the week in min
iatGre and each week the month and
year with scarcely 6 variation.
Crimes against property, crimes
against persons and crimes against
life are of daily and hourly occur
renee. ISLANDERS, arsons, perjuries,
suicides, embellishments, defal Ca
tions, robberies, rapes, murders and
assassinations make up and vary
the hideous record. All of the pris-
ons in the land are full; the poor
houses and insane asylums ditto
and yet criminals thicken and grow
holder in all the walks of life. From
the millionaire down to the tramp
and pauper the line of law-breakers
and social enemies is unbroken. Is
not the pessimist justifiable in
great measure for denouncing civ
illzed society as failure and pre-
dieting its early downfall
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

RABBI Brown delivered lecture
at Salt Lake few days ago on the
subject: did the Jews Cruelty
Jesus of Nazareth?" We thought
that matter was settled. AS we un-
derstand history the Jews had no
authority at that time, in Judea nor
elsewhere, but were a conquered
people subject to Rome. The trial
was under Roman law and before
a Roman court. A Roman was
governor of Judea and the soldiers
who guarded the crucifixion were
Roman, or else we have misread
the whole story.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
The Unpublished Laws.

The Statesman of last Tuesday
hurls a column of billingsgate at
the KEYSTONE because it last week
took Secretary Pinkham to task for
his failure to have the laws of the
last session published as they
should be. We will not now reply
in kind. Indeed we shall not reply
at all. The Statesman's article re-
flutes itself Having a good case it
could make its defense in decent
language; having a bad case it
must perforce resort to calumny
and abuse. But we decline to ac-
cept the facts stated by that sheet
as true. We derived our informa-
ton from gentleman of respecta-
bility and character, who have no
motive for either lying or suppress
ing the truth, and we accept their
statement as true and shall do so
until they are disproven.
Moreover, we do not believe the
laws of the state are so loosely drawn
that the Secretary ''could give the
contract, but had no power to hurry
or in any way hasten the prosecu-
ton of the work." To admit that
they are would be to admit that they
are drawn in the interest of just
such shady transactions as the fail
ure to publish the laws. Neither
do we believe the so-called fees in
this instance go into the state treas
ury; but we know that all moneys
which are fees in a proper sense
should go there. Certainly making
transcripts of unpublished laws for
private individuals is extraneous to
the ordinary duties of Secretary
of State. If we are right about this,
Mr.. Pinkham would be entitled to
receive pay for making them out
just as any other citizen would be;
but his fees for certifying to them
would belong to the state. In case
he were required as Secretary of
State to make out transcript of
law for public uses the entire charge
would go the state, or should do so.
Again, charging $40 and $50, and
even more, for transcript of law
is extortion, and states do not usu-
all extort off citizens.
The Statesman has had ample
time in which to have published
the laws half a dozen times over,
and if neither it nor Mr.. Pinkham
is benefited by Withholding them
an explanation of their real motive
would not be amiss,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
Pioneers Should Organize.

The Statesman of last week pub
lished plea for pioneer society.
This is a matter that should be
urged upon our people by the entire
press of the state as duty, and yet
when the KEYSTONE took occasion
to refer to the matter eight or nine
months ago, the Idaho Democrat
was, SO far as we know, the only
publication in the state to copy or
even refer to the article on the sub
ject. The pioneers Of Idaho are
rapidly passing off the stage of life.
With them will pass into eternal
forgetfulness much that is of inesti-
mable historic value. By organizing
a pioneer association the remaining
remnants of the adventurous band
who 30years ago penetrated the then
terra incognita of Idaho, drove the
red man from it's beautiful valleys,
gave the treasures of it's rich depos-
its of gold to commerce, laid the
foundation of the present social
and political structure of which we
are all SO proud, giving their youth,
their energies and their lives to
make it civilized commonwealth
and its early and first history, can
be called together, made acquaint-
ed, and by talking over old times
and comparing memory-notes can
bring to light much that is forgot
ten and preserve it for the use Of
the future historian. If an organi-
cation Of this kind be not effected,
and soon, too, the most interesting
chapter of Idaho's history must
unavoidably remain unwritten; for
no skill in wordpainting, no imas-
ination however vivid can repro
duce even in similitude, the facts
and scenes as we, the pioneers of
those days of knight-errantry and
romance saw, experienced and knew
them. Nay, the story is one which
told by the pioneers themselves
must still fall far short of the real
ity, for language is impotent to de-
scribe the lights and shadows of
human nature and human life, the
wild adventure, the recklessness of
danger, the chivalry' and cruelty,
the heroism and cowardice, the mag
nanimity and treachery, the gener-
osity and humanity which each
recurring day of that momentous
era portrayed and reenacted. The
actors in that tragic and incompar-
able time are passing away, and are
bearing with them into a common
oblivion, recollections Of inestima-
BILE value to hisory and romance.
1t is worth while to organize for the
collection and preservation of so
much of the record of that dramatic
time as is yet obtainable, and the
pioneers being the most immedi-
ately interested, should take the
initiative in organizing and entering
upon the work. Every day lost now
results in an irreparable diminution
of valuable data and material out of
which to construct true story of
frontier life and adventure, surpass-
ing in versatility of dramatic inter
est and tragic event, even the most
imaginative Of the works Of fiction
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
Without Factories.

The Statesman few days ago
pointed out the fact Of an almost
total absence of manufacturing es-
Establishments at Boise City. This is
a very anomalous state of things IN
a city that is exerting itself to get
up boom. No city in the country
of it's size presents greater induce
ments for the investment of money
in manufacturing enterprises than
the charming capital of our young
state. Water power there is ample,
and can be applied at very trifling
cost; the climate is perfect, raw ma
terial in mnay lines abundant, and
obtainable at reasonable figures !;
the demand for manufactured prod
ucts of all kinds good in this and
neighboring states, and increasing.
To outsiders, therefore, there seems
to be no excuse for the absence of
factories at the capital except it be a
lack Of public spirit and enterprise
on the part Of it's men of means, for
it is not conceivable that a lack of
the necessary capital has retarded
manufacturing enterprises at Boise
City. The men of wealth there could,
if they would establish a wooden
mill, a fruit, meat and vegetable
cannery, cracker bakery and,
what is of much more Importance,
a quartz mill and a roasting and
smelling plant, at which all of the
vast quantities of ore now being
shipped abroad at great expense for
treatment, and the still greater
quantities piled on the dumps in
our various camps, because they
will not pay for long-distance ship
ments, could be reduced and made
to profit the city, the miner and the
state. Alturas county alone is pro-
ducing ore enough to make a
Acton smelter a success from the
start, while Soldier contains large
quantities of gold ores that can only
be worked by roasting or smelling,
and which will not pay to ship East,
but will pay to ship to Boise City.
The time is near at hand when this
ore will be worked, and if the cap
ital people are prepared to do it as
we'll and as cheaply as Omaha and
Denver people can do it, the differ
ence in the railroad freight and the
natural inclination of the miners
to have their work done at home
would insure to Boise the prefer
ence over Eastern competitors, and
the money that our miners are now
sending abroad would go to build
up, beautify and add to the wealth
and growth of that city.
The same is true of wooden mill.
Our state is annually exporting
more than wool enough, if it were
manufactured into wooden goods
and yarns at home, to supply the
needs of our people in these lines.
The cost of its expectation as wool
and importation as WOODEN cloths
and clothing is continual source
Of impoverishment to our state and
and would guarantee wool
en- mill at Boise employment and
good income. And as it is impos-
sible to build up city without fac
tories to give employment to its
inhabitants one would think the
Capital people would have had at
least smelter and milling plant
this being mining country-in
operation long ago. 1t would GER
tainly have augmented the growth
of the city and increased the value
of property. Build factories and d
boom will result.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
MINERS receive, so it is asserted,

MINERS receive, so it is asserted,
from one-half to a cent more per
pound for their lead under the Nc.
Kinley law than before it was passed.
Admitted. But they receive $4.64
cents less per pound for silver under
the republican act demonetizing it
than they did under the old demo-
cratic law of free silver coinage.
About how much profit does the
protected miner derive from repub-
lican protection anyway?
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

definite. Just by carelessly emitting
to state the nature of Cleveland's
assumptions" the Times man
has left himself open to the suspi-
cion of having asserted that the
democrats have all of the brains of
America, when it isn't probable he
meant any such thing. We suspect,
however, that our contemporaries
comments in this case were pro-
voked by thoughtlessly reading one
of his own editorials. Ifso, they were
perfectly natural and to the point.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

DISPATCHES report the finding re-
Gently of three-inch vein of me-
tallic silver in Pomeroy Mountain,
Colorado. The story may be true,
but it looks like good deal of sill
NOR for hit
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

MUSCLE and skill is the sole stock IN
trade of millions of workingmen in the
United States, and Protection enables
them to always sell their goods at an ad-
vanced price.-Register.
Since pauper laborers are being
landed in our country by hundreds
of thousands every year, and since
it is a WE'LL known fact that the
wages of labor is constantly declin-
ing because of the arrival of these
laborers, it would be interesting to
know how this Protection with a
big P enables them to always sell
their goods at an advanced price. "
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

We are not a member of North
west Educational Bureau, and there
fore not supposed to know as much
RS the editor of the Statesman but
in our purely lay opinion, the power
TO let a contract carries with it, in
law, the coordinate power to en-
force a reasonably fair and business
like performance of the contract.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

THE town of Pocatello has placed
saloon license at $500 year. The
state license is $500. The entire
license demand, therefore, aggre-
gates $108.33 a month. Still -
saloons are kept open at that place,
showing that the profits are SO good
that legislation may hamper it but
cannot kill it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

PATRIOT NEIDR1NeHAUs, having
imported heavy supply of "un-
dutied" tin plate, has applied to
Secretary Foster for a permit to
import pauper laborers enough to
work it up into wares for the benefit
of the unprotected consumers.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
TIE Salt Lake Trihune had !,

THE Salt Lake Tribune had in
formation a few days ago that
diphtheria was devastating the Sal
mon Meadows country. Over 25
deaths were reported. We think
the report is exaggerated. So many
deaths in so small a settlement
would mean the entire destruction
Of the juvenile population.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

THE Cnur d'Alene Miner remarks,
"a genuine campaign of education
would do Kentucky good" 80 II
would. 1t would make it unanl-
mously democratic.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

w. H. CRANDALL of Beloit, Kan
sas, wants the address of A. j.
Crandall, at one time a resident OF
the Wood River country, but be-
lieyed to be in Utah at present.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that have P owls,
my accounts in the hands OF Geo, t o. collec.
at the First Bank of Ketchnm, Io Lives Ius to
ton. All persons knowing them .as ~ tho
be indebted TO me, late proprietor y will
Cornucopia Bakery and Res'aura nts With
please call and settle their accounS;H fos
Mr.. Lewis, who is authorized to THIN.
the same GEO. 5. CALI H
Ketchum, Idaho, June IL, 1871
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
NEW TODAY.
NOTICE
Of Application for a Permit to Cut
Timber Upon the Public Mineral
Lands Unsurveyed.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will, in compliance with the Act
Of Congress approved March 3, 1891. apply
to the Honorable Secretary of the Interior
Of the United States for a permit to cut
timber upon tract of public mineral land
situated about six miles, in westerly
course, from the town of Ketchum. Alturas
county, Idaho, ~ miles from sawm.ll. on
the left-hand fork of what is known az Dry
gulch, commencing at a stake marked No.
at point about 50 rods from mouth of
said Dry gulch, in westerly course from
stake; thence in a southwesterly course
252 rods to a stake marked No. q thence
in a course about 20 degrees south of east
erly course 200 rods to summit of noun
tain to stake marked S. E.. thence east of
north about 20 degrees. distance of 252
rods; thence 20 degrees north Of west to
point of commencement, distance of 233
rods. Also. to cut timber on creek about
two miles from sawmill, in westerly
course. estimated amount of timber to be
about 100000 feet, and no more.
A. ADAMS
Ketchum, August Z, 1891.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

NEW YORK has suffered this week
from the hottest weather known in
twenty years.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
THE POLICE GAZETTE

Is the only illustrated paper II, .; sMv and
containing all the latest sensatlonRa rber
sporting news. No Saloon keeP @r;tthout IT.
It always makes friends wherever .ad Z stsstes.
Mailed to any address il the Unl.esui d..
securely wrapped. thirteen week. nv
Send Five Cents for sample copy
BfCHARD X. FOX. -r Catg.
Fra1kljn Square, ~"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

The State Board of Examiners
have allowed claims for expenses
incurred at the Blackfoot insane
asylum amounting to $1l 1860.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

BEER

The Metropolitan Saloon and Pol,
have Gently been in the hands Of d ds,0H
tive artists, who have finished them Ul ui 6
style made famous during the ~ rai u 'he
LOUIS KY when that monarch va ,si fauG9i
Ing the celebrated Castle of Vers all .a'd
l respectfully invite my old friona.
the public generally to call and tI aos and
assuring them that they will ba s , me
courteously and served to the Onesn,uD esla
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

How very fortunate it is for the dem
ocratic party that a great many people
have short Statesman.
And how very fortunate it is for
the republican party (of Idaho)
that the miners have forgotten that
that party demonetized silver.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15
NOTICE TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.

The date printed on the wrapper Of each
paper denotes tho time mp to which the
subscription has been paid.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-15

Ketchum, August Z, 1891.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-28

Daily Advertiser, 50e. per month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-28
XMAS PRAISE SERVICE.

There was an overlooking audience
al hauudKdpIII Onurcu IaSJ evening
at the Christmas praise service.
Many people were unable to obtain
admission. In the Royal pew were
Her Majesty the Queen, Their Royal
Highnesses Princes Kawananakoa
and Kalaninaole, and His Excellency
Governor Cleghorn. The service
was little late in starting, unfor-
tunately, owing to Mr.. Wray Taylor,
the organist, being detained at the
Masonic service at st. Andrews
Cathedral. The choir of the Ka-
waiahao Church rendered two an
thems with much skill, the soprano
solo in the first one being sung with
telling effect. A quartette of the
Kaumakapili choir also furnished
some excellent music. Prince Kala-
ninaole played, as violin solo, Raf's
Cavatina, and did remarkably well.
Hon. @. P. Iaukea possesses a really
fine tenor voice, and in Adams
Christmas song, 20, holy night" he
just carried the audience away by
his excellent singing. An address
was given in Hawaiian by the Rev.
DIR. Hyde. After the doxology was
sung and the benediction pro-
nounced, the large audience dis
persed to the strains of the Hawaiian
national anthem.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-28

made. A hall will not obvlate
The difficulty, but lamps such
as are used in halls, will. Ours
are very handsome ones and
reasonable in price. If you
tried one you wouldn't be with
out it again. The wind must
be very stroog to extlngulsh
the light. We know a gentle
man who has had one for more
than a year and the light has
blown out once.
A very well known gentle
man here was robbed last week
of some valuable diamonds
and a gold watch and chain.
Robbed while he was asleep,
dreaming of the rise in values,
interest rates, and the demand
for coins which the holiday
season would bring to the
average young man. Tie
mourns his loss and as he
mourns he considers the ad-
visibility of someone to kick
him for not buying one Of our
small Safes. A safe is really
the only protection a person
can have an expert thief
could not get in one without
making noise enough to dis
turb the entire neighborhood.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-28
POLICE.

The police of this city and indeed
of the country IN general are in
by no means good odour just now,
nor are they likely to gain in pub
lie esteem until they are better in
structed and trained in their duties.
1t is not the fault of the in
dividual constables, or in this case,
of their superiors, but the parsi-
nony of the Legislature that con-
fines the area of police protection,
such as it is, to SO small portion of
even the capital and its suburbs;
but it IS the fault of the Executive
from the Marshal down, that the
burglaries within the police area
were SO frequent and so long un-
detected a few months ago, and
now another night entry is effected
and a plumber of more value than
usual carried off within half q mile
of the Station House, and yet out
side the regular beat of the city
constables.
The fact is that the men need
special instruction, and to be train
ed to watch, and when necessary