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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
Chinese Get q Good Bargain.

Moscow Democratic. w. Bur
nett is the owner of a piece of land
on the American river, near Sal
mon Falls, Ell Dorado county,
Idaho. The river bed there for 100
to 200 yards had never been mined.
Some Chinese made him an offer
to lease this land for mining pur-
poses for two years, offering to pay
him 500 for the use thereof. This
was declined. The Chinese were
persistent, though, and, after bar
tering for a while. Mr.. Burnett
told them they could have the land
for the time stated for $3.50, one
half to be paid in advance and one
half at the end Of the year.
The offer was accepted, and Mr.
Burnett was congratulating him
self on his bargain, and considered
the $75 to have come into his pos
session easily.
He was not long in changing his
mind. AS soon as the lease wal
signed the Chinese began to work
a force of Is or 20 men were EN-
ployed by them. A wing dam wa
built and a wheel and other appar
atus put up there, the cost of whicI
was not over $4O0 or $500.
About three days after it was ru
| norod that tho mine was pro0uC
ing 81 500 day. An investigation
disclosed the fact that the heather
had sent away about $500 wort
of dust within week after the
began work. Several thousan
dollars worth of dust was also di!
posed of in Chinatown and hande
i over to one of the Chinese mel
chants there.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
Perlshed in the Mountains.

A correspondent writes from
Lapwai that the bodies of a man
and woman of middle age had been
found recently by Indians in the
Bitter Root mountains, 1t is not
definitely known who the victims
were but it is stated by prospectors
that parties answering their de-
scription left Lo Lo Hot Springs
last summer to go on foot to Boise
City in order to escape the perse-
cutions of the woman's stepmother,
They evidently did not realize the
danger of this journey, and, as they
were poorly provided, had to sue.
cumb to the pangs of hunger and
starvation and thus made this pit.
liable story possible.-Idaho County
Free Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

rocker, the possibilities Of snch a
machine are wonderful to contem-
plate.
The doctor says the inventor Of
the machine, who is now operating
it at Parma, will either sell or lease
machines and guarantee them to
do good work. HE does not ask
bonus or royalty as understand
it. He says he has machine that
will save the gold. People can try
it if they want to-"
To prove the thoroughness of the
invention, the doctor says the in
ventor has offered a standing re-
ward for anyone who will find
particle of gold in the tailings.
A chemicle solution, used to in
crease the amalgamating properties
of the quicksilver is locked in thu
breast of the inventor, safe from
the grasp Of an inquisitivo public
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
New Gold Saving Mac hine.

The Payette Independent gives
the following description of the new
gold saving machine which is now
being used in the vicinity of Cald-
we'll and said to be doing good work ::
The machine consists, in the
main, of four copper tanks, each
four feet long, about two inches
wide, with the sides about an inch
high. The tanks, which are ar
ranged similar to the steps of q
stairway, are half filled with quick
silver and the mysterious chemical
compound.
The dirt, after being finely "griz-
zled," is carried over an inclined
table by a stream of water of about
the thickness of knife blade
Just before coming in contact Will
the first tank, it encounters liz
which turns it directly into the tank
Here about nine-tenths of thu
gold is amalgamated and the re
mainder passes on to be caught il
! the succeeding tanks.
The object of the chemical is t.
vitalize and quicken the quicksilver
but for fear this will not be sufii
cient to amalgamate the fine part
Giles of gold, an electric current i
constantly supplied to the cope
tanks, thus further increasing tn
activity of the quicksilver.
DR.. Macy, said the machine wa
being worked on claim that pros
pectors had pronounced WORTHLESS
and from which they had remove
their rockers in disgust.
ut is fact" he continued, mo
outstanding this, that the Portlan
machine is now saving $2.4O pc
cubic yard. When it is know
that 80 or 40 yards of dirt can /
worked in day with one machin
and there are hundreds upon hun
dreds of acres of ground that WI
lpay fair wages with an ordinar
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
General n sws.

The Carson City News one of the
brightest Journals in Nevada is ed
tied by a lady.
Governor Mcconnell favors the
state paying transportation of pu-
pills to the State University.
Survivors Of the recent terrible
food in Louisiana propose to es-
tablish colony of 900 families in
Colorado.
Robert Louis Stevenson, the nov
elist, is critically i'll at Apia, Samoa,
from an attack of measles, which
is prevailing epidemic in the
South seas.
Charles Dodge shot and killed
H. M. Eaton, a telegraph operator,
the betrayer of his sister, at Davis
Vile, Cal. The unfortunate girl is
lying at the point of death.
| Harry Hammond, the twelve
year-old boy who murdered six
year-old Clyde Robertson at Salt
Lake, has been sentenced to fifteen
years in the Government reform
school at Washington, D. c.
A strange epidemic which com.
pletely battles the physicians il
sweeping throughout Wisconsin
Schools are closed, and strict quar-
antine is being sustained. Adults
and children are dying by the score
and as yet no remedies have beer
found to stay the terrible destroyer
U. S. Grant Jr. has purchased
one of the finest residences in Sal
Diego, CAL, Jesse Grant is also il
that city. They say that San deg
will be the permanent home of tn
!, Grant family. Mrs. General Gran
will shortly join her sons.
In. Gorham of Gold Hill, New
a nephew of Senator Jones, me
with a sad loss in the death of hi
little six-year-old boy at Oakland
! CAL, a few days ago, from bein
! poisoned by dose of homeopathic
Y pills administered to him by an oil
!. lady on the train in which the
: we're travelling from the East. Tt
!, little fellow had a severe cold, an
It through kind motives the old lac
o gave him a dose of the pills, whit
h resulted in aconite poisoning, eau
II ing his death few hours afterwar
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
OBJECT OF THE FREE CHURCH.

Standing for growth in religious
thought, as against fixed creeds,
which having Graded nobly the hui
man race in religion, are now alien
ating increasing thousands from
organized religious life, the World
Church recalls all to religion. I'm
der it the unchurched return to fell
lowship and organized good-works,
in the glad freedom of growing
thought as deep as religion and wide
as science. 1t points men to the
depths of divine nature in them,
which calls to higher life; and
which, under freedom, must lead to
ever clearer knowledge that what we
call religion is profoundly natural
to human nature, and deeply neces
sary to unfold men to growth il
higher life. 1t teaches that religious
revelation is something not mirac
ulous, or of the past alone, as tole
in Bible, or other good book, bu
that it is of the present, of the sa
cred here and now in our very ma
ture IAN ever present revelation il
the soul of man; that we have
perpetual religion by revelation t,
us" if we but recognize it in con
science, history, science and eterna
beauty around us. The Free ChurcI
teaches that man is divine in es
sence and purpose, and throug
strenuous endeavor, with joys, Ell
rors, suffering, peace, sin and repen
lance, he is to work out divin
and immortal destiny.
FELLOWSHIP OF THIS SOCIETY.
With no questioning of ones be
liefs and unbeliefs. but to sympath
and perfect freedom in the stud
and pursuit of all duty and trut
and love, and to a fellowship {
hopes and hands in the doing {
good and the building of the soul
beauty, this society calls those VIII
will join in its purpose, and invite
all who desire to hear its messag
Place of meeting at the Unit
Club rooms on Main street.
FREDERICK X. GILLETTE,
Minister and Lecturer for whit,
Of 1914.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
The Governors Plagiarism.

The Moscow Democrat displays
an abundance Of satire in the fol-
lowing commentary upon Governor
McConnelPs famous speech at Mos
COW:
AS has been told and retold in
every newspaper published in the
state of Idaho, Governor Mcconnell
addressed the farmers and business
men of Moscow and vicinity, few
weeks ago. His speech was re-
markable for its smooth rhetoric
and timeliness, and occasioned
much comment. His friends fair
ly dubbed over with enthusiasm,
SO mastery were his remarks, and
they clearly looked forward through
the dim future and saw their dear
gunner strutting through the por-
tails of the White House, with SEN
a:orial credentials bullying out his
pockets, and presidential futurities
dangling from behind. All this
the governors friends could see
through their minds eye. The
picture to them was beautiful to be-
hold; they nudged each other and
winked that off eye as much as to
say: "What birdie senator our
gunner will make" But. alas,
poor souls, we fear their exultive
hilarity must give way to shat tired
feeling" for Governor Mcconnell
has made sad, sad sight of himself,
and it looks as if he must wrap
himself in his senatorial inclina.
tions and crawl into his hole, pull.
ing his hiding place after him, to
save him the embarrassment his
audacity has brought upon him
And all because he made one ster
ling speech.
The substance of his speech was
published in the Democrat at The
, time of its delivery, but great
. portion of it was omitted, because
, as we stated at the time, it savoree
strongly of other speakers views
, We knew that GREAT PORTION wa
q not original, because the governo
was never known to make such
speech before, but we were unable
i to say whose address twas. Now
!. however, it is all made plain b
q the Boise Sentinel. That journa
4 declares that the speech delivere
y by Mcconnell was stolen" bodil
= from the memorial of Senator 4
Il Wolcott, of Wolcott, Ind, presen
,e ed to the senate by Senator Allel
{. September 6, 1893, and in suppo
N of its assertion it reproduces tn
w columns of the governors speec
If and the same amount of Senate
y, Wolcott's memorial, showing no
n Mcconnell took his speech Their
as from, and pawned it off on his a
ri dience as a production of his ferti
brain.
This is indisputable proof tn
q. the only original portion of Il
Il. governors address was his refe
ma ence to the new-fangled churn
';t the insane asylum, the good lit
If boys in states prison, his visit wi
Va the mormons, and his "come boy
Of let's have a drink" Does it n
ot look ridiculous that McConns
in should travel all the way fro
II Boise to Moscow to deliver spee'
plagiarized from the writings
one of the strongest Populists tn
r.. ever went to Congress? The tri
al was an audacious one, made doub
Al. so by the governor leaving CO..
Iy of it for publication with t
a. Spokane Review and the Boi
ID Statesman prior to his coming
Ear Moscow. Mcconnell should
~. ashamed of it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

In order to give some idea OF the
change that has taken place on the
bench Immediately south of Pay
cite since the completion of the
big irrigating ditch year ago, we
have only to refer to the fact that a
school district embracing twenty
six children of school age, has been
organized, where year ago there
was not single family. Mr.. c. Q
Haines G. T. Warner and w. e.
Redington have been appointed
trustees OF the new district by Pro-
bate Judge jenkins. They have
secured building 12x24, employed
the son of Rev. r. Pearse as teacher
and hope to have their school begin
on Monday next. We predict thai
in less than five years that will b'
one of the wealthiest and most pop
ulous country districts in Canyon
county. 1t is being settled up b,
a refined and progressive class o
people, who believe that the edu
cation of the rising generation
coupled with the moral influence
of the church and Sunday schoo
are of paramount Importance
Payette Independent.
1t is rumored that there is pro
iect on foot for a German syndi
cate to put out 800 acres of hop
near this place. We shall avail
developments with a good deal o
interest, because such o NOV
would at once bring this section c
country into prominence it has nc
heretofore enjoyed, resulting i
great benefit to all.-Independen
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

A valuable COW, belonging to
Jesse Hughes died from the effects
of having her hip broken while
grazing on the side of the mountain
by Harper's ranch, from being
struck by boulder which was
rolled down the mountain by sew
eral of Ketchum's enterprising
youths. The boys will have to pay
dearly for their cruel sport and
will doubtless be taught good les
son before the matter is ended.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02


Fraud.
The Mcconnell Plagiarist, other
wise known as the Caldwell Tri-
bune, conducted "pro forma" by one
K. H. Davis, recent lickspittle of
his master, foregoes the irrigation
controversy with this paper and
turns its venom, with the true in
stincts of depravity, upon an en-
tirely innocent party; much re-
spected citizen of this town. who
is in no capacity, whatsoever, con-
nected with this paper or any of its
disputes.
The slanderous imputations con-
tanned in an article on Irrigation
Civilities" in the Caldwell paper,
Nov. 25th, simply indicate that
that concern has descended to an
occupation that is disgrace to the
press of, Idaho and a warning to
her people. That article is das-
tardly, sneaking, knavish insinua-
ton; and its author, unless he is
prompted by some latent spark of
manhood to retract, is an arrant
coward; a pusillanimous cur; a
white-livered poltroon man
whose perception of honor and vir-
tue is measured by an infinitesimal
scale. He is too much of coward
to tell lie well, so satisfies his
morbid fancy with self-abasing in.
situations. If he had the courage
of a common dunghill cock he
would tell whom is meant by
"George" and | should take pleasure
in pronouncing Mr.. Davis prince
of liars. There is no such a per
sonage in this Office. Of course the
person he refers to as "George" ano
6 Legislator" cannot be misunder
stood in this community, and | de
, sire to say that gentleman enjoys
!, such esteem among all who know
him, as the pennywise varlet who
! serves on the Caldwell paper can
, not aspire to. The George" he re
J, fers to is a gentleman whose man
hood, integrity and sterling worth
e as citizen and friend to Idah'
J. journalism, might we'll be emulate'
:. = by the recreant who assails him
4 The Caldwell mans assault i
1 consistent with the rest of his ig
d norant plumbers. 1t is an unpro
r voked, unwarranted and unmanl
81 slur; conceived in idleness and eA
II ecuted in haste; one of those rar
a. dom, unprincipled utterances of
ID nincompoop who associates wit
as the slum and the riffraff, the lyin,
he the mischievous and the meddl,
y some. l venture to say that Davi
authority, if he has any, is SON
b, mealy-mouthed milksop, or son
of blatant ass, or some brawling, do
h ble-tongued sycophant; some tin
s. orous, sneaking viper.
he So far as the tramp printer Re
as is concerned, whose supreme &c
e. accounts for his officiousness
,g other peoples affairs, and who ;
I'D ficted this office and this comm
n nifty with his unsolicited presence
s. take no issue with the Welsh raj
he bit at Caldwell.
n In conclusion l wish to say tn
he the person referred to in the Cal
We we'll paper has not, except VIII
p duly signed as correspondent
CHI contributed one line to this pap
at for over one year. And here
les notify Davis and all Others that
rst alone am responsible for the utt'
he ances of this paper, and that |
ST. pudiate the assertion in his arti'
above referred to as foul-tongu
falsehood; and that, in SO far
least as that article goes, the auth
'm' of same and his authority {
bush-rangers, thieves, liars a
nal blackmailers. /. II. BOWMAN
itch
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
For Rates, Etc., address US.
8. n. PARSONS, sec'y.
Desert Land, Final Proof.
Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, 200

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, Idaho, September 10, 1888, J
Notice is hereby given that James BON
ming. OF Ketchum, Alturas county, Idaho:
has filed notice of intention to make PROOF
On his desert-land claim No. 42S. for the
lot 3, section Is. township 4 north, range
IL east, before Register and Receiver OF
HALEY, idaho. on Tuesday, the It'll day at
November, 1898.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
ton of said land: John Monks, George
Wetzler. George 2. Hodson, Amos Smith,
all of Ketchum, Idaho.
w. T. RILEY, Register,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
Notice of EOrfeitMre.

To MRs. PETER Brown and N. j. CALNAN.
their heirs and legal representatives:
You are hereby notified that l have ex-
pended one hundred 1000 dollars in labor
and Improvements upon the
SILVER CROWN
lode mining claim, situated near East Fork
of Wood river. in the Warm Springs Creek
mining district, Alturas county, State of
Idaho, in order to hold said premises UNI
der the provisions of section 1894. Revised
Statutes of the United States, being the
amount required to hold the same for the
year ending December 81, 1892; that your
proportion of the same is as follows, to-
Wit. for the said Mrs. Peter Brown Sc 6G3a.
Being one-fifteeth; and for the said NJ, J.
Calnan Sc 663s. being one-tifteenth; and II
within ninety days from the service of this
notice, or within ninety days after this
notice by publication you fail or refuse TO
contribute your proportion of such expen-
diture as co-owners, including costs OF
publication, your interests in said claim
will become the property Of the subscriber
under said section 1924.
NJ. A. HUMPHREY
Triumph Idaho. March, I, 1898.
First publication, March IL, 1885.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Frank Fulford was attacked sud
denly last Saturday evening with
rheum atism Of the heart. He was
confined to his bed at the Baxter
Hotel several days from the effects
of the attack.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Pat Hyde, of Galena, was doing
the town this week-laying in a few
extras for winter. Pat contemplated
getting up boom in town lots in
Galena, but on account of the
heavy snow has concluded to wait
until spring.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

For rheumatism have found nothing
equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t
relieves the pain as soon AS applied. i.
w. Young. West Liberty, w. Va. Tia
prompt relief it affords is alone worth
many times the cost, so cents. Its con-
tinued use will affect permanent cure.
For sale by Frank ]. Stone, druggist.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Last Saturday a snow storm set
in and continued throughout the
week. AS we 60 to press it is still
coming down, with a prospect be-
fore us of five feet of the beautiful
by Christmas.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

State Senator Robert Campbell
returned from two-months' visit
east yesterday. He will leave to-
day for Cayton.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Postmaster Mcmahon has been
critically i'll with catarrhal pneu-
monia. He is now out of danger.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
Payment Of County Warrants.

All warrants drawn on the Current Ex-
nense and Redemption Fund to and in
Guiding Registered Number 425S. will be
r f. X. GILLETTE.
County Treasurer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The First Free Church of Ketchum,
Idaho--.Temp0rary.

Based on the principle of unconditional
freedom in religion, the principle by which
the World Church is now growing that VIII
unite men of all races and creeds.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

at is pleasure to sell Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy says Stickney & Dentler,
druggists, Republic, Ohio, Because a
customer after once using it, is almost
certain to call for it when again in need
of such medicine. We sell more of 1t
than of any other cough medicine We han
die, and it always gives satisfaction"
For coughs, colds and Group, it is without
an equal. For sale by Frank j. Stone
druggist.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

There have been a number Of
Ketchum people on the sick list
this week, and bad colds and
coughs prevailed generally.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

In the recent earthquake at Ku-
chan, Persia, over 10000 persons
persisted. $4,000 cattle were also
DESTROYED.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

The proposition of the Wilson
tariff bill to make bond warehouses
of all smelters will be vigorously
fought by the silver and lead min
ers. The sugar men are also pre-
pairing to resist the bounty repeal
proposition.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Bismarck's memoirs have been
sold to a south German publisher
for $125,0O0, who will bring them
out few days after the demise of
the prince.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Drop into the drug store and take
a look at the chinaware recently
received by Frank ]. Stone.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Billy Buster and Tom Covert left
for the Snake river placers last
Wednesday. Frank Wells and Scott
Collins preceded them few days.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Sunday evening, December 10th,
f. X. Gillette will begin course OF
Lectures at the First Free Church
of Ketchum upon the Great His
torical Religions of the World. The
course will treat these historic faiths
under studies of "Seven great re-
ligious teachers" with closing
lecture of the course summing up
the topics discussed, with COM
ments on their bearings upon his
tory and universal religion. The
opening lecture will be upon Con
fucius, and Confucianism,' and the
others will follow on successive
Sunday evenings, with the excep-
ton of the first Sunday in each
month, when services are held al
Union Church. Notices of dates
and topics of meetings at the FRS
Free Church will be given in thu
KEYSTONE, and posted at the post
Office.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

The History Section of Unity
Club postponed their meeting of
this week on account of the contin-
uing heavy snow storms; which
gives the members another week to
look up the interesting question,
"Why did the Anglo-Saxons beat all
competing races for the possession
of the North American continent?''
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

VIM. T. Coleman, the pioneer
prince merchant of San Francisco,
is dead.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

That chinaware on sale at the
drugstore will make a servlceable
present to your wife.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
For Sale Cheap.

A first-class hand Fire Engine, complete
without hose. Apply TO
WM. d. GoEHRIsa, SecY-
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Non-assessment blanks for sale
at this office.