The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-29
NEWS And COMMENT.

NEWS anu COMMENT.
Happenings Of the Week not ii the
Dispatches.
SHORT, POINTED AND PETTY.
The Negro SklDped-A Boom at Or.
Chard Good News for Silver City
State Republican Committee Meet
ing BOndsmeD Foot the BiII-NoW
Mining COmpany-MOntana Valuation
Ect.-
The bondsmen Of Assessor Helfrich
of Elmore county have settled his
shortage and are trying to look happy.
The prospect of losing all the politi.
cal conventions is beginning to stare
Boise in the face this year and she IL
manifesting very uneasy feeling on
the subject.
Nampa has secret organization en-
titled the c. NJ. A. meaning the coming
men of America. All right, but what
about the coming womanP Isit meant
to knock her outY
The French people deVoured %, 1856
horses, 43 mules and 3S3 donkeys dur
ing the past year. The animals were
mostly dished out in the shape Of nice,
fresh pork sausage.
The railroad building editor Of the
Statesman is letting himself down easy,
and is now engaged in building cleo
triCt roads to the mining camps of At
lanta, Neal and Willow Greek. -Nampa
Leader.
The new town of Orchard about "a
miles east of Nampa is experiencing
quite boom all the idle men about
Nampa who wanted to work have gone
to work at the above named place
Nampa Progress.
Three defaulting county officials in
three years, is the record that confronts
the Democratic party in "Little Ell
more" 1t is not record to boast Of,
to be sure.-Republican. But Republi-
cans are capable of that thing, too.
Says the the Lemhi Republic: "When
reason is supplanted by Billingsgater
We retire from the field as gracefully as
the nature of the anathemas hurled at
US will permit" We thought SO. Now
let the hugging proceed. Never mind
the crippled members.
The negro prisoner who has beer
confined in Jail here since Christmas
awaiting the action of the grand jury
on the charge of stealing horse escap
ed Sunday, and to be mean about 1t he
has not yet returned. Probably tbs
Jail bill. of. fare did not suit his delicatC
appetite. Fremont County NeIcS.
They had a shooting scrape In Hope
this state, las: week. A man named
Roby had the end of his nose Clipped
off and one Childs had a hole put
through his hat aud a furrow plOWeC
through his auburn locks. The trouble
grew out Of the shooting Of 9 lot o
poultry destroying dogs. The court
are discussing the affair.
A new mining company known a
the Recreation" was organized her
on Monday last, and will operate Of
Snake river. At this writing the com
pany are voting on man to fill tn
position of general manager and super
intendent, with E. II. Horrie as faVorit
and odds in his favor. Pools selling 8
to Sl.-Shoshone Journal.
Mr.. Hutchinson, manager of th
Trade Dollar mine at Silver City, r.
Gently returned from the east bearin
good neWe for the Silver City country
He says, the Idaho mines are attract
ing great interest east and that capita
lists are preparing for large investment
in properties and extensive improve
ment of properties already in the
hands.
A shooting scrape occurred the oth'
day Just below ShOup, Dan Hurle
Jack Reynolds and Barnum Doa
being the principals. Our infOrmalio
is meager, but from what we can lear
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