The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-08


The Boise Mail resigned Judge Rich
ards last Saturday and had John T
I. Morrison Of this city OF George II
Stewart appointed in his stead. J. H
Richards is still doing business at the
Judges desk.
There is no use being frightened over
the water problem you can raise a good
crop Of potatoes with out water, and il
you will plow deep and thoroughly pull
verize the soil, you can raise a good
crop Of corn without water.-Nampa
Progress.
That democrats and populists will
unite in Idaho at the coming election
there is no longer any doubt, and if they
manage the affair properly state politics
won't be such one sided affair as it
has been in the past.-Salubra Citizen.
Neither will it be 8 cornered.
Jimmy Hishon, a Wood River miner,
was buried under snow slide for three
days. He managed to dig himself out
and appeared on the surface just in
time to greet rescue party. He suf.
fered much on account of lack of
"tay" during his entombment.
Another report is now being circu-
lated in the east, to the effect that the
Vanderbilts will shortly control the
Short Line. Just how they win get it
is not known, but the deal is to be con-
summated when the Union Pacific is
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Examiner.
They have a town on upper Snake
river called New Sweden. Hans Han
sen is mayor, Peter Peterson clerk, and
the common council is composed of
Peter Hansen, Hans Peterson, Peter
Hans Peterson, Hans Peter Hansen,
and Peter Hansen Hans Peterson. No
relations.
There has been troable in the Epis-
copal church ut Moscow, which will re-
suit in the removal of Rector Murphy
and the installation in his place of a
young man from New York who wants
to come west and grow up with the
country. Judge Piper lead the opposi-
ton to Rector Murphy.
The county commissioners of Latah
county have determined that divorced
women, are not widows, but single
women and therefore not entitled to the
$1,000 tax exemption provided by law.
Grass widows do not come under the
operation of benevolent statutes, in fact
they arc not recognized.
While coming down the stairway
from the hall last Saturday evening af-
ter the conclusion of the play, J. H. Car
penter had the misfortune to slip and
fall half way down the stairway, there
by dislocating his left shoulder. He
suffered considerably for few days but
at this writing is doing well-IndeD.
JGdge Patton, Of Bear Lake county,
has Concluded to go upon the stage.
He will appear shortly as "Vladimar
the Monk" in the "Gunmaker of Mos
cow" Judge Patton used to run the
probate court and had his blanks
printed to order. They read: "Iu the
Probate court of Judge Patton" A
novel idea.
The Hoise Mail is exhorting what it
calls the "grand old democratic party
of Idaho" to wake up and organize
What for 1t has no principles that it
cares to fight for. Two years ago it
converted itself into tail for the pop
ulist kite, and the Mail evidently
wishes to have the performance re-
peated.- Occur d'Alene Miner.
The northern part of the state is en-
joying q considerable boom in wheat.
1t has gone up from 16 cents to so
cents and the farmers are in much bet
ter spirits than they have been for a
long time. Some who sold at 40 cents
few weeks ago are kicking them
selves, but they don't feel half as bad
as those who continue to hold wheat
until slump comes on.
Con Uonahue, an old timer of this
county, who has been placer mining
on Henry creek, near CenterYille, for
several years, died last Tuesday in the
county hospital at Star Ranch. Con
was a steady-going, industrious man,
was never known to do a dishonorable
act. He was well known all over the
county and had many friends. Cons
health has been very poor for long
time.-Idaho World.
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