The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-11-30
state News.

The Soldiers Home at Boise has
thirty-three inmates.
Senator Shoup left Boise Monday
for tho National Capital.
There are 216 students enrolled
at the State University ct Moscow.
Twelve cars Of sheep were shipped
from Shoshone last week to the
Chicago market.
A packing house company has
been incorpsted at Idaho Falls.
The capital stock il $4,000.
The wool clip Of Idaho for 1895
will aggregate 5000. 600 pounds, an
increase Of 1,O0O, 900 pounds over
last year.
A hundred head of range horses
were sold last week in Jordan Val
ley for SIS that being just Is cents
per head.
H. A. Tucker, president Of the
bank of Genesee, has been arrested
for stealing the books Of the bank
from the vault.
Congressman Wilson has arrived
at Washington and is stopping at
Wizards Hotel. His family will
remain in Chicago until after the
holidays.
The supreme court at Boise has
decided that George N. Huxley,
the Latah county forger, must serve
his sentence Of twelve years in the
state prison.
&C. Glenn, of Glenn's Ferry, hae
given bonds to appear before the
U. S. District court to answer to
the charge of perjury in q desert
land entry case.
Isaac Culp, of Oreana, died at
Silver City Nov. 22nd, from the ef-
fects of a bite from scorpion. Mr..
Culp was proprietor Of the Mer-
chants Hotel at HALEY in pioneer
days.
Attorney A. D. Walker of Salmon
City died at Salt Lake last week
from the effects of having cancer
removed from his stomach. DR..
Pinkerton performed the operation.
There are half million acres in
the Nez Perces reservation. All
are reasonably worth SO an acre.
From 5000, 900 to SIC, 900, 900 will
therefore be added to the taxable
wealth of the State, and makes
Lewiston the wealthiest city in the
state.
Professor Gooding of the Univer-
sity at Moscow has issued circu-
lar offering a free course to the
miners and prospectors Of Idaho
in assaying and prospecting. The
circular states that board is only
$3.50 per week and the cost of ma
terial would not exceed IS month.
The Lewiston Teller says Jacob
l.. Piplinger rode forty miles in
three hours and twenty minutes, to
secure the fling on coveted quar-
Ter section of the Nez Perez reser
vation land. He had three relays OF
horses and passed many others who
were hurrying along on similar err
rands. a.
The Lemhi Republic, Nov. 23d,
says: Yellow Jacket machinery is
still running in in a steady stream
as is proven by the passage OF two
more fve-stamp batteries, and the
great steel wire cable started over
the hill Friday morning. They cal
culate to reach Yellow Jacket in
about ten days. Dave Kerr is in
charge of the expedition.
The Emmett Index says the citi-
zens of that place have done we'll
in their efforts to get the railroad
They have secured their right Of
way, 40 acres of ground for depot
only half mile from the post office !;
295 acres a short distance from
town; 4O5 days labor for man and
team. and 50, 463 cash. The labor
would amount to 81 $50.
Rector Jennings of the Episco-
pal Church at Caldwell was in Lar
annie recently and made arrange
ments for the transfer of the big
pipe organ in the church at that
city to Caldwell. It will be replaced
in the Laramie cathedral by splen-
did new instrument, the gift of the
wealthy members in New York.
The Bank of Genessee closed it's
doors November 23d. The follow
ing notice was posted on the door Of
the bank This bank is compelled
to close it's doors. The bank owes
$45, 600; the people owe the bank
$72,777. The bank owns real estate
and other personal property valued
at 10000. The total assets are
$1O2,777; liabilities, 5000"
A special dispatch from Lewis.
ton Nov. 21st says: It is reported
that real estate agent of this city
by the name of Hughes has been
shot and killed in the Nez Perces
reservation. A dispute over claim
is said to have caused . row, with
the result that Hughes was killed.
Ranchers are fling in q continual