The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-08

Mr.. Newman proposes to sink an
artesian well to provide water for City
purposes on condition that the City will
purchase the well if it prove successful.
That looks like good proposition.
Stewart the practical and fashionable
desires to speak with you personally a
moment respecting those ill-made. ill.,
shapen shoes you have on. You will
find Stewards card in this paper.
Germany continues to retaliate
against the sugar duty. The last move
is placing a heavy duty on American
cotton seed oil, of which 100000 pounds
was exported from this country to Ger.
many in 1893.
T. C. Egleston has ordered one of the
new government guns He says it will
shoot three miles and kill six men. It
is hoped Mr.. Egleston will take shot
inst as soon as his gun comes but he
needn't go so far away.
DR.. Maxey reports Assessor Horns
condition, as general improvement, but
some fever, still confined to bed and
probably will be for ten days. On the
whole, the patient is progressing as
rapidly as can be expected.
Senator Turpie has made speech in
favor of the election of United States
Senators by popular vote and that will
be the last of it unless the Idaho dele
CATION get in and push the resolution
through despite all opposition.
Miss Neatly Steavens will give mus
ical recital at the Presbyterian church
on the evening of the 10 instant. She
is the most accomplished pianist in the
west. Admission fixed at the moderate
price of 80 cents so that all may go.
A 800 baby carriage. almost new,
richly upholstered, with rubber tires,
everything elegant, inquire at this office
and you can get it for $l2. 1t cost 800
in Salt Lake City and will make a
splendid gift for the Christmas baby.
A series of special meetings will be-
gin in the Presbyterian Church tomor-
row evening and continue through the
week. A cordial invitation is extended
to all. The sermons on the Life of
Christ will be discontinued for short
time.
Now comes the Turkish government
and says it is no such thing about Ar
5, menian Christians being abused; that
the Armenians are a set of rogues and
blackguards and deserved the discipline
which they received. The unspeakable
Turk is again mentionable.
On the 16 of January government
will be called on to pay 81, 365 900, Cen
trail Pacific railroad bonds. The COM
pany has in the United States treasury
$5,07O,205 and Secretary Carlisle is con-
sidering whether or not the money can
be used to pay off the bonds.
Bates, the alleged war veteran that
infested Caldwell year ago last
spring and showed his panorama from
Andersonville to Washington seems to
an unmitigated fraud. THE TRIBUNE
had reasons to suspect that from its
own experience. 1t is said Bates was
never in the army.
A quarrel between miners on Salmon
river ended in the killing of one and
wounding of another. 1t is said there
was conspiracy between parties
named O'Brien and Hepp to do away
with one Halford. The conspirators
quarreled, O'Brien shot and killed
Hepp. Halford came up later, took
the gun away from O'Brien and shot
him IN the hips. Halford gave himself
up to the officers.
BORN-In Caldwell, Thursday morn
ing, December 9th, 1894, to Mr.. and
Mrs. .. 5. Willett, 3 pound boy.