The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-11
State News.

"A party IeIt fOcatollO TUESDAY
for q trip to Alaska.
The state has filed on Is, GAO acres
of land in Ada and Payatte valleys.
The defalcation of E. R. Leonard,
the absconding postmaster of Boise,
has been made up by his relatives.
The city council of Boise appro-
priated 5000 to go toward meeting
the expenses of entertaining the
different state conventions.
Charles Perry, the murderer of
Pat McNamara, was sentenced in
the district court at Pocatello, Tues
day, to be hung September 28th.
The Grangeville Free Press says
q 10-pound nugget was found in the
bill Short placer mine" on Salmon
river, just above the mouth Of Little
Salmon, on the 10th ult.
The Occur d'Alene Miner says q
cut of 20 per cent has been made in
the wages Of the Union Pacific SEC
ton men. This reduces the wages
of the men to $1.40 per day.
The Pocatello Tribune says in
surance rates have been raised 25
per cent that city, and every policy
now written contains stipulation
that only three-fourths of the loss
will be paid.
Salubria Citizen: The railroad
men returned from the Seven Devils
on Friday. They we're we'll pleased
with what they saw, the resources
of the country being greater than
what was represented to them.
Boise Mail: The deputy U. S.
marshals who were out under Mar
shall Pinkam are having a gold
badge, valued $50, made and will
present it to him soon. It is in
tended as a token of their esteem
of their commanding marshal.
The Silver City Avalanche says
David Jordan, who had a lease on
the Bruce ranch this season, was
thrown from his wagon on the
Scotch Bob road last Monday sus-
tanning injuries which caused his
death a few hours later.
Caldwell Tribune: The survey of
the Crook ditch has been completed.
When proper estimates are made
the landowners interested will be
enabled to approximate the price
they will have to pay for water.
We understand it will be placed at
the minimum.
Statesman: General Petit is here
from Atlanta. The general is work
ing a force of men on the east ex-
tension of the Atlanta mine. A
tunnel has tapped the ledge at q
considerable depth, and $35 gold
ore is being extracted and milled.
About fifty men are now working
in Atlanta.
Silver Messenger: Charlie Fahler
and Sebree arrived in Challis We'd
nesday with two of H. G. Lewis big
freight teams loaded with 10000
pounds of machinery for the Howe
& Co.'S mill at the Yellow Jacket.
They report the Yellow Jacket Co.'S.
sawmill machinery between here
and Ketchum. This begins to look
like business.
Lewiston Teller: A report has
come from the reservation giving
the details of what might lead to
an interesting development. Ed.
Marriage, Indian interpreter at the
reservation, was in town Friday and
an incident that had &C.
CURED at the Lapwai ferry during
the night. On Tuesday party con-
sisting of two men and one woman,
having with them a baby boy, about
one year old, crossed on the ferry.
They wanted to leave the child with
George Mox Mox, the ferryman,
saying they were going to Colfax to
be gone a day or two and would
return and get the child. Mox Mox
did not care to accept the RESPONSE.
bility and declined the charge. Tie
party proceeded then to an Indian
camp q few rods further on and left
the child with an old squaw. A
week has passed and still no one
claims the waif. It is q clear case
of abandonment and the develop
ment might lead to some interest
ing details.
Idaho Herald: Cleveland is un-
doubtedly responsible for the de-
structive hot winds that have re-
Gently swept over the cornfelds of
Kansas and Nebraska. Grover is
responsible for all the American
plaques. He has even been charged
with bringing on the China-Japan
war, and no one will deny that be
did not start the Asiatic cholera on
q journey of direful destruction.
It is now thought by many promi-
nent Republicans and a very large
number of loud Populists that
Cleveland destroyed Rome, was the
biblical PLATE, besides killing Cro-
min. Editor Walton, Of the Educa-
tor, declares that Grover created
The Populist party of Idaho and
hat some of the Presidents Colo
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