The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-04-23

There will be from Is to 100 republi-
can delegates in town to-day The po-
lice force will not be increased. !
The man who blows out the gas and
the man who blows in the barrel of a
gun to see if it is loaded is closely re-
lated to the man who thinks that his
personal popularity CO is so fetching"
that he has no use for the newspaper
Eek.
The high license law, which has re-
Gently been attacked by some liquor
men, of Boise City, on the grounds of
unconstitutionahty, has been sustained
by the supreme court. The liquor
dealers now have nothing to do but
pay the license, and they will find that
cheaper than paying lawyers.
The Salubria Citizen is of the opinion
that man who stands on street cor
ners and makes slanderous remarks
about ladies, should be treated to
coat of tar and feathers and rode on
rail. We are surprised that as bright a
newspaper as the Citizen could think
of no worse punishment than that.
Interesting and important proceed
ings of the county commissioners ap-
pear in this issue. You should read
carefully and post yourselves on the
three bridges across the Boise river,
one across Moore's creek, appointment
of new sheep commissioner, the tax
levy for 1892, list of road overseers and
liquor licenses granted.
Services at the Baptist church, Sun
day, April "a, at 1880 a. m. and at 8
o'clock p. m. Subject for 1l:30: THE
sabbath; it's origin, and reasons for OBJ
serving it, At p. M, the question,
"What do we baptize for" will be an
swered. This subject is continued from
last Sunday night. Owing to the
inclemency of the weather at that time,
those most interested could not attend.
The practice of playing ball on the
! MALL SJlCCU oIOuANA 10 uAo-
couraged. 1t is not only dangerous
but nuisance Ladies walking along
the street dislike to keep their eyes fix
ed on the heavens in search of de-
scending ball. or be scared into an un.
graceful jump and an unmusical
scream by some gallant young man
sharply yelling "Look Out" Thought
full mothers are in constant agony
least ball should light in her baby
carriage and perhaps murder the in
FAINT; business men shake for their plate
glass windows; horses are liable to bt
scared, and aside from all this, it is ne
place to play ball anyway. The boys
have a nice practice ground on
back street and should use it.
Guy Newcomb talks to the PEG
pie of De Lamar and Owyhee
county through his paper, the Nugget
in strain that should impress them
He is dead right. This western notion
of turning criminals loose to 'save tn.
county expense" is harmful, disgrace
full, dangerous and barbarous. Aftel
. commenting upon the escape of Reed
who shot Morrison, he says: "There i!
new made grave on the hillside above
the Nugget Office that contains all tina
remains of man shot down in thu
prime of life; there is widow and twt
: fatherless babes, in destitute circum
stances, in a tent just across the creek
and there is a blot on the name o
. Owyhee that the SHOWS of hundred
winters cannot efface; why is tina
grave there? Why all this misery
I'll tell you why it is. 1t is bscaus
Reed escaped, and you winked at it be
cause it would save expense to tn
, county; it is because $. J. Prichart
was murdered and a bungling justic'
turned the slayer loose; it is because
ID. Il. Chrisman was shot in the back OF
the streets of Silver City and his muir
derer stalks at large. know this wore
murder sounds hard, but it is correct
and these are the reasons that w. A
Steele lies meath the sagebrush: why ;
widow weeps and babes are left with NJ
; father to provide them food: for, hat
: Peter Midlen seen the gallows befor,
him, his own grave yawning for it
victim, and his rude coffin ready to re
) ceive him, he never would have pressed
. the trigger that drove charge of sho
/ through the body of w. "A. Steele