The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-08-22

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Payette in large quantities. Water
melons bring IL cents apiece o,
board the cars. The yield is 1900 t,
the acre, making the revenue $18(
per acre. Canteloupes bring 4 cents
or 500 per acre.
Challis Messenger: Charlie Heney
met with terrible accident at Gus
ter last Thursday afternoon. Will.
hauling ore on Custer mountain, h,
attempted to jump from his wagon
but the bank being steep, be wal
thrown under the wheels, which
passed over both legs near the body
He was horribly mangled, and very
little hopes are entertained for hit
recovery. His parents live neal
Houston.
Fears are entertained that Chas
Meherien, an old-timer of Custer
county, has lost his life in Salmon
river. He disappeared on the 18th
inst, and is supposed to have been
insane.
MONTPELIER BANK ROBBED.
Que Of the most daring robberies
ever perpetrated occurred at Mont.
pelier one day last week at 3 o'clock
afternoon. Three heavily armed
men, with faces partially concealed
by handkerchisfs, rode up to the
bank of Montpelier, and drawing
their revolvers, ordered three or
four men who were standing outside
to 60 inside Immediately. Once in.
side the citizens were told to throw
up their hands. One of the robbers
stayed outside and one inside on
guard, while the third went behind
the counter and demanded all the
bills from Assistant Cashier McIn-
tosh. He was told that there were
40 bills. The robber called him q
Cd liar and hit him on the head
with his revolver. The inside guard,
who seemed to be the leader, told
bis partner not to hit him again.
The robber then raked ali the money
in q sack, taking even the small
silver coin. One of them saw q
Winchester in the corner and said /:
I'VE will take that too" They then
ran out, mounted their horses and
rode towards the mountains. The
sheriff with . posse of men started
in hot pursuit of the robbers. The
loss is estimated at 5000. The
bank was fully insured. Governor
Mcconnell has offered q reward of
$1,000 for their arrest and convic-
ton, or q proportionate amount of
the reward for the arrest and con-
viction of either.
A CANDIDATE FOR THE PEN.
[Weiser Signal.]
Last week travelling Corn doctor
came into the valley and during his
peregrinations discovered q simple
unsophisticated girl of fifteen out
in the country q little piece. By q
chain of incidents not necessary
to recount, he got her into q buggy
with him and drove around, against
her protests, until late in the even.
ing, feeding her candy and fattery
until he succeeded in getting her to
promise to run away with him and
get married. On the plea Of late
ness and darkness he induced her
to stay at the Vendome where he
agreed to get her a room and come
after her in the morning. Unknown
to her he had registered ~ G. S.
Lock and wife. In the night he
her room and in her tremb.
ling horror could not even scream
TO rouse tho house. She was com.
plstely at the brute's mercy. The
following morning she was taken
out to the Day place to await de-
parture of corn doctor, who was to
call for her and fly to Boise. But
her parents searched her out and
after corn doctor was in
The hands of the minions of the
law charged with rape. He was
Monday before Justice
Newman and bound over to district
court in SUM of $4,000, defaulting
n which he reposeth in the Rastile
.rsiting trial and journey to the
state penitentiary, where he is GER
ain to 60 for q good heavy term.
It would seem that Portland, Or,
he boasted wealthy city Of the Pa.
:ific Coast, will soon lose it's prestige
Is . great shipping port. The
and completion Of the
Astoria snd Columbia River r. r.,
which will connect Astoria with oil
ranscontinental roads that carry |
he products of the great Northwest,
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