The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-07-13

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kicked BY I horse, his brains being
dashed ont.
Mrs. Roman has been arrested fo1
the murder Of her husband, Thomas
Roman. The hearing in her oase
will come up the 18th inst.
AT Moscow on the night Of July
9Th the liquor store of Dernahan &
Kaufman was blown up by dyna-
mite. It was the second attempts
of the tends to wreck the property.
Great excitement prevailed and
threats we're made to lynch the per-
petrators if caught.
Challis Messenger: Two divisions
of the Challis- Yellow Jacket wagon
road is now completed.
Custer is beginning to assume its
old-time prosperity. People are
focking there from all directions.
Blackfoot News: One hundred
and seventy-seven homesteads were
filed in the Blackfoot land Office in
June. This is the largest number
ever filed in any one month.
Over 10000 acres of land we're
filed on in the Blackfoot land Office
in the month of June.
The postofice and store of J. L.
Fuller at Bliss, Lincoln county, was
robbed Monday night by experts
who secured about 5000 in money
aud stamps, besides a number Of
silk handkerchief. Entrance was
secured through a window, and
with sledge hammer and powder
cracked the safe. No clue to the
robbers.
Boise Democrat: It is said by
parties just down from there that
Capt. Varney on Loon creek was
believed to have discovered the
ledge whence came the coarse gold
and nuggets found on the bars and
banks Of that stream twenty-five
years ago. Thousands of dollars
were taken out, but the rich placers
were soon exhausted and the camp
went down as others had before it.
Capt. Varney, who once represented
Lemhi county in the territorial leg
stature, has remained in that regi en-
ever since the gold discovery, and
in company with another old timer
spent last winter on Loon creek.
This spring. finding a ledge from
which they could take large and
scraggy nuggets of gold. they be-
lieved they bad at last brought to
light the mother lode which fed the
placers. If these have been so for
tunate the find will create much
bigger excitement than did the fa-
NOUS Charles Dickens mine.
Father Van der Heyden, who suf-
fered amputation of one of his legs,
has returned from San Francisco
with an artificial member in its
place. His friends rejoice to see
him.
John Farley has started three
men, q wagon and five pack ami
mails for Sheep mountain. He will
follow in a few days.
Salmon City Recorder: Henry
Lawson and wife had = narrow es-
cape from death while en- route to
Challis. The accident occurred on
the grade between the Pahsimari
and Challis. A runaway team
dashed into their rig completely
demolishing it and killing both
but fortunately the family
were uninjured.
A man named Nelson, from Hal
ley arrived here on Saturday in
search of a missing horse and cart
which he found in True & Wentz's
stable, they having purchased the
outfit from johnson, the Boise blk
who came here several weeks ago
after his daughter, who he claimed
had been kipnaped by the Hewett's.
He hired the horse which was .
valuable one, from Nelson, who
runs a livery business in HALEY,
and sold him here to True & Wentz
with the cart and harness for $25.
They turned over the property to
The owner, who left on Sunday for
his home. Johnson went from
here to Montana, and If they locate
hun, he will in all probability land
in the pen.
The C@ur d'Alene Miner Of July
6th says Bishop Talbot arrived in
the Ceur d'Alenes last week on his
annual visitation. Saturday even
ing he dedicated the new Episcopal
church at Wardner. Sunday morn
ing he ordained Rev. Holworthy to
ths priest hood.
The Statesman says the Custer
mines in Custer county will soon
be in full operation. The property
has been absorbed BY, the Lucky
Boy Mining Company, Of which
Nick Treweek, Of Salt Lake, il pres
ident and manager. The property
has been idle for over two years.
The group comprises the Lucky
boy. Custer, Dickens, Unkno4n
md Continental mines. There ~
good mill Oh the property. which
will rsquirs but few repsi.s 70 make
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