The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-09-09
STATE NEWS AND col(lrRur.

company.
The U. S. Court is in session at
Blackfoot.
Rathdrum has a 13-year old boy
in Jail for robbery.
The Pocatello Steam Laundry
was burned last week.
When is the McC onnell buncomb
party going to organizer
There are 900 names on the tax
list of Washington county.
The Canyon county wheat crop
is reported as excellent this year.
The free school books are being
distributed throughout the state.
Much prospecting is being done
in the Seven Devils district this
season.
Glenn's Ferry has advertised for
bids for the erection of Methodist
church.
N. P. Cody, of Latah county, has
been sent to the Blackfoot Insane
Asylum.
The Carriboo gold mines, in Ban
mock county, have commenced OPP
erations.
The College of Idaho commenced
it's fall term last Wednesday, at
Caldwell.
A Cinnamon at Rathdrum has
been arrested for catching fish on
a set line.
The county commissioners raised
the assessment list Of Washington
county $12,759.
The Pocatello Herald has re-
sumed, with H. A. Moore as editor
and proprietor.
The Grand Lodge of A. F. & A.
NJ. of Idaho, will meet in Boise
City next Tuesday.
Eggs are worth Is cents dozen
at Salubria, and the legislature is
not in session either.
Ben Rich has secured control of
the Rexburg Press and will run it
as republican organ.
William Fuller, prominent
Emmett stockman, has been ar
rested for cattle stealing.
| The regular weekly shipments
of the DeLamar and Trade Dollar
mines amount to $4,000.
A state convention of wool grow
ers has been called to meet at
Mountain Home on the 25th inst.
Howard Sebree, Caldwell land
baron, has discovered gold on his
ranch. That scheme won't sell land
any more.
The U. S. Senate has refused to
confirm the appointment of Gener-
al Straughan as Surveyor General
of Idaho.
The threshers in the farming dis
tricts are all busy threshing out the
golden grain, but Idaho people have
no silver to buy it.
Five nuggets, weighing 8! ounces
-$63 &c. were taken from the
Duncan & Golden placer claim, on
Snake river near Caldwell.
Wages on the Union Pacific have
been cut from 10 to 20 per cent.
Employees drawing under $50 a
month were not affected by the cut.
A. J. Graham, editor of the Belle
vue Herald, is at the Malad Hot
Springs, where he is stopping to
avoid his old enemy, the rheuma-
tism.
Grangeville is to have a repuhli-
can paper run by Musgrove & Ed
monson. What an Idahoan can see
in the republican party to endorse
is a mystery.
Hon. A. J. Crook has purchased
body of land near Boise. He has
turned from an honest miner to an
honest farmer. The title of "Hon'
est Jack Crook" will always re-
main with him.
The Industrial Legion of Idaho
is making preparations to hold 8
grand outdoor meeting, at Boise
Lake, about the middle of Septem,
Der. A number of eastern speak
ers will be present.
| Postmaster Chester, of Soda
Springs. was held up on Monday
night of last week. and relieved OF
SO in cash and eight registered let
tiers. This is said to be the result,
of the threat to take the tariff OFT
of wool.
Dull times has caused the Pay
cite Independent to reduce its size
one half. The same complaint has
been remedied in the same manner
by the Daily Statesman, of Boise
and other papers will probably fol-
low suit.
The Idaho branch of the Union
Pacific Law Department has been
abandoned. and the business will
! otto he done from the Salt Lake