The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-19

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) etats 1xohangee.
Dipthsria and scarlet fever i
raging in no less than half th
n towns Of Idaho and in many place
the schools have been closed.
The wife Of ]. G. Christensen o
Pocatello gave birth to healthy
well-formed boy, Dec. Sd, which
weighed but q pound and 4 half
The tiny bit Of humanity lived bu
few hours.
i Mrs. Anna D. Stevenson, widow
Of the late Governor e. A. Steven
son, died 1t Boise Sunday morning
after an illness Of four days. The
deceased had an attack of pleurisy
which terminated in paralysis Of
the heart. Mrs. Stevenson was e
years Of age. A son. Charles C.
Stevenson. survives her.
The HALEY Times says that q
mountain trout weighing III lbs.
was caught in the Twin Lakes on
Camas Prairie 4 few days ago by
9 local sportsman. It has been
sent to a taxadermist at Shoshone
to be mounted and will be placed
on exhibition at HALEY. This is
claimed to be the largest mountain
trout ever caught in Idaho.
Idaho World: Dell Shearer and
Hugh McMahan. of Willow Greek
district, called on the World Wednes.
day. Mr.. McMahan owns q mine
on Rock creek. They left yester-
day. Mr.. Shearer secured q bond
and lease for one year on Gus
Schlosser's Gold Belt quartz claim
on Willow creek, three miles west
of this place. Mr.. Shearer will
return in about a week to begin
work. A tunnel has been run
quite distance to tap the ledge.
but lever reached it. Mr.. Shearer
will drive this tunnel ahead.
The body of Dudley Snow, the
aged man who was missing from
his home near Centerville, and sup
posed to have persisted in the re-
cent snow storm, was found several
days ago in q cut ten feet deep
about . quarter of q mile from his
house. 1t is supposed that the old
man became bewildered in the heavy
storm and wandering around trying
to find his way home he fell. into
the cut and persisted With the cold.
A Miner Killed.
(Lemhi Republic.
An accident occurred at the A. D.
4 N. mine at Gibbonsville on Tues
day whereby = workman by the
name Of Rubiford lost his life.
It appears that Rubiford, in com
pany with a fellow workman was
detailed to lower some planks into
one Of the chutes of the mine.
His companion was stationed above
to do the lowering, while Rubiford |
received and disposed of them some |
forty feet below. It is not known
exactly how it happened, but it
seems that one of the planks that
was to be lowered, slipped from the
platform from which it was stand
ing, and Tell, striking Rubiford
upon the top of the head with fear
ful force, dashing his brains out
and killing him instantly.
Rubiford was a young man ap-
oarently about thirty years of age,
and went from Yellow Jacket to
5ibbonsville about three weeks ago.
No one seemed to know him, and
here were no letters or papers in
lis possession to prove his identity.
soldisrs' Hons.
Caldwell Tribune]
Major J. A. McGinty is making
quite q record in his management
# the Soldiers Home, and has
'een highly complimented by the
Governor. Adjutant Reynolds re-
,ort for the month of November
hows the cost Of maintenance perl
apita was reduced 10 cents from
be month before. For October the
otal expenses was 1899 81 and the {
'er capita expense per day 593 cents.
FOR November the total was 1865 60 |
nd the per capita 49t cents. The
lumber Of inmates increased 5 and I
be average attendance Z. The re-
uction in cost was brought about ,
q the face Of extra expenses made
ecessary by the severe cold and I
y an accident necessita.ing addi- {
ional medical attendance. The i
ccount for November also includes
47.45 expended for permanent i'm {
rovements. Tho saving. the gov. {
rnor says, 10 affected by Mr.. Nc q
|inty's thorough knowledge Of the !
seds Of such IN institution and 1
y his practical methods. Much
redit 10 also due Mrs. McGinty. G
ho personally looks after many I
oints where saving can be made. .
The number of inmates Of the I
ONE to-day is ~, four of whom .
re- on leave Of absence. q
The money paid by the national i
overnment towards the mainte- q
ance Of the homo il accumulating !,
] the treasury, % there 10 no law d
nder which it can be used. Il will p