The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-11-25
STATE NEWS.

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fever cases reported in Pocatello.
Judge Clagett of this state has
Joined the populist party. Another
solemn dirge by the 6. o. p. band.
The wife of W. C. Mosley of Po-
catello gave birth to triplets last
week-two boys and one girl. The
tiny little babes lived but few
minutes.
Some very large apples which
had been on exhibition in Boise
City store, were recently sold to a
gentleman who was going east for
the sum of one dollar each.
Another big ditch scheme is under
way near the town Of Payeste. An
eastern syndicate has offered to
take the bonds and furnish the
money for building the ditch owned
and controlled by the Payette val
ley farmers.
One day last week team belong
ing to Ben. Parrish of Caldwell
became frightened and ran away,
dragging for a.considerable dists ncs
Mr.. Parrish's son, who had become
entangled in the lines. While the
horses were running at full speed,
the boys head struck against a
piece Of plank, cutting a terrible
cash in the scalp and laying the
skull bare for six or seven inches.
The little fellow was picked up in
an insensible condition, and there
is little hope for his recovery.
Cour D'Alene Miner: W. D.
Shepherd, late of Wardner and
grand chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias of Idaho, died on Sunday
at Waverly, Iowa, the home of his
parents. This intelligence was not
unexpected, as it was plain to his
friends in the C9ur d'Alenes that
he could not live long when he left
for his home some three weeks ago.
| Payette Independent: A gentle
man has written Mr.. Jacobsen from
Louisville KY, asking for informa-
ton concerning this portion of Ida
ho, and speaking in highest praise
of Idaho's fruit exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. He suggests that,
with a soil and climate capable of
producing such fruit as we have
shown to the world, we must Ger.
tainly be prosperous and happy
, people, who feel that they have dis
covered the garden spot of the uni
, verso. He asks numerous questions
, about the various kinds of fruit
grown in Idaho, also for prices of
several kinds of prune trees, which
he proposes to give trial in the
old Blue Grass state.
Boise Sentinel: Last Thursday
Mr.. Sheehey had the two prisoners
Badger and McCarty, in charge
while they were transacting some
business in the city. He and Gun
decker met opposite the Davis
block, when the boiler inspector
suddenly turned around and caught
, Sheehey by the coat collar. look 7
angrily spoke the enraged state Of
fetal. II have good mind to pull
your nose. If you don't behave
, yourself l will break your jaw
Mr.. Sheehey, being on duty at the
. time, was armed, and had his hanc
on his revolver. Disengaging him
self from the grip of his angry OPP
> ponent, he cautioned him not to at
tempt to pull his nose and in the
future to not even tritle with hi
wardrobe. If he did, it would b,
q at the peril of his life. The two
men faced each other with detian
looks for second or two and then
, separated. This is the first round il
! q mill that promises to be more in
teresting and full of rich develop
: ments than the Mitchell and Cor
belt match.
;, Caldwell Tribune: Last Sunday
e Mr.. S. Cox made half day tria
with his sagebrush grubbing ma
y chine, and demonstrated its practi
i cabilisy. The test was made on
l. piece ofground just out of Caldwell
g belonging to Mr.. Gipson and result
u ed in grubbing the brush and pre-
J. pairing for seed about two. and
half acres. The machine cutie
Ie runs under ground at depth G
about three inches, quite dee
e enough for first blowing, and Will
N cutting off the brush below the sui
1t face thoroughly plows the ground
re Six horses and two men are require
'e and the capacity of the machine
:, four to five acres per day. 1t doe
d the work in good shape and n
A mistake. The writer saw it in opel
n alton and was convinced that Nj
.ett Cox has q good machine. TIL
!. gentleman sells the machines ou
:" right or he will contract to cles
- ground in any quantity at yer
,e reasonable rates. Mr.. Cox is th
i inventor and sole proprietor.
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