The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22
state News.

state News.
! Sheep arc being poisoned in ca
sia county.
j. Caldwell il discussing the build
ing Of an elegant and commodiou
hotel.
! The wife of State Mine Inspecto
w. s. Haskins died 1t Wallace til
18th inst.
! Conductor w. ]. Martin Of Poca
tello has been nominated for sheriff
on the populist ticket.
A new Populist paper will soor
make its appearance at Wallace
Saml Vandermullen, late Of Iowa,
will be the editor and manager O.
the new publication.
Col. Sharp, chairman of the stat.
Wagon road commission says the
road from Salmon city to Boise. q
distance of $50 miles, will be com.
pleted in about 80 days.
Silver City is reported to be OK.
periencing a boom. The streets
are crowded with people, business
is good and the mines are being
worked with renewed activity.
Col. Hugh R. Stevenson, 4 mem
Der Of the Central Lumber Company
of Caldwell, was killed Wednesday
evening by being thrown from a
sulky while driving out to his home.
The Blackfoot News says it be-
gins to look like old times in Black
foot to see so many freighting out
fits standing around the depot being
loaded with freight for the Custer
county mines.
J. J. King, prominent rancher
living on Mud creek near Meadows,
was, accidentally thrown from his
wagon Monday and received injur-
les which resulted in his death the
following day.
Conductor D. r. Stone on pas
senger No. 2, of the Oregon Short
Line, was killed on the Payette
bridge Monday afternoon while
ejecting tramps from the top of the
Car from being struck by one of tho
crossbars of the bridge.
The residence of County Clerk
o. J. Bell, of Bannock county, was
destroyed by fire at Pocatello Mon
day night. The house was elegant
~ furnished. Supposed cause of
fire, lamp explosion. Insurance
$440O. Loss much greater.
VIM. D. Hammond, of Montpe-
lier. a brakeman on tho Short Line
railway, was killed one day last
week at Fossil, q small station in
Wy, by being thrown from the top
of a car on which he was standing
during an accident to the train.
John Cannon, a young man %
years of age, son Of Bishop Cannon
of the Latter Day Saints Church,
committed suicide at Pocatello last
Saturday. He was engaged to be
married to a young lady at Malad
City and his fathers opposition to
the match is said to have caused
his tragic death.
Miss Phoebe McCumsey living
near Meadows while riding horse
back Tuesday Sept. ii, was thrown
from her horse. Her foot caught
IN the stirrup, and the horse started
towards home running at full speed
md dragged her to death. The
BODY of the young lady was horri-
lily mangied.
Rathdrum Post: The woodchop-
,ers of this community held a
Meeting the other evening for the
purpose of effecting an organization
or mutual protection in the wood
business. The wood market is vt
erly acknowledgement, dry TAM
rae and fir wood, in many inetar-
'es, being loaded on the cars for
4 90 per cord.
Lewiston Teller: Ground ives
'roken for the Normal school buhd-
ng on Tuesday. Preparations are
icing made for the foundation.
The first installment of money
aid the Nee Perces for their land,
ill be paid in sixty days-one- half
{ Lewiston and one-half at Mos
ow. This will rush business in
10Th places. !
Ceur d'Alene Miner: A singular
ccident occurred at tho Tiger mine
Wednesday night. A blast in the |
ottom Of the shaft threw = stone [
yer 500 feet perpendicularly, going {
trough the iron bottom of the cage
nd through the right foot of E. s.
a miner. He was brought I
own to the hospital and the foot
as amputated by Dr.. Genoway. !
Statesman Reports relative to 8
10 condition of J. B. Oldham are
the most discouraging character. {
% has grown worse and is now in = I
ID state. Eryeipelas has attacked
i'm aud his general health seems I
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