The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-26

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ststs RxohanGes.
j Mrs. DR.. Davis 10 m applicant
| for tho postoffice 1t Pocetello.
i Il 10 said that there are nearly
| fifty applicants for the position Of
psnitentiary warden.
The State press association will
bold business meeting ct Boise
City, Sd Of January.
/ Judge ]. H. Richards of the
Third District Court has rendered
his resignation and Attorney George
H. Stewart Of Boise will be ap-
pointed in his place.
Over 1000 stock hogs have been
shipped from Idaho Falls during
the past 80 days. They have been
taken to Nebraska where they will
be fed cheap corn and; fitted for
market.
The case against Newt Eddy, of
Meadows, charged with counterfeit-
ing, or passing counterfeit coins.
was tried at Boise last week and
the boy was discharged, there not
being sufficient evidence to prove
his guilt.
The board Of pardons have par.
doned Fl. B. Hall. ex-treasurer Of
Shoshone county, who was convict
led Feb. 20, 1896, on . charge Of
embezzling $500 of county funds.
Hall has been ut liberty under bond
pending the action Of the supreme
court, to which his case had been
appealed.
Wsiser Signal: Had the women
voted on the suffrage amendment
they would have voted it down.
Something has been imposed upon
them which they do not want.
Many of the good women of Weiser
| are disguised Nth the outcome.
Many openly proclaim they will
never 60 to the polls. We bend
the knee TO them.
Shoshons Journal: Monday, Al
bert O. johnson was taken in charge
by the sheriff, on the grounds of
insanity and confined in the county
| Jail. No examination has been
made owing to the absence from
town Of DR.. Baugh. Anderson has
been at work for Stiff1er this sum-
mer and is known as q quiet and
peaceable young man.
Salmon City Recorder: The min
ing case Of Geo. A. Lowe ct al. W.
Owen Long which was taken to the
Supreme Court from this county,
has been decided in favor Of Lowe.
This suit involved the title to the
Golden Crest mine at Shoup and
has been in litigation for two years
!. past.
John Rowe, the Gibboneville
butcher. and John Benedict, of the
firm of Benedict Bros, of Carmen
creek, have been arrested on war
| rant sworn out by E, s. Edwards
charging them With grand larcency.
It appears that Benedict sold one
Of Edwards beef steers to Rowe
who took it to Gibbonsville and
butchered it.
soldisrs' Home.
(statesman]
lite said that the Populists have
quietly agreed upon several meas-
ures to be pushed through the legis-
lature, and that pne Of them is
abandonment Of the soldiers home.
A populist who is familiar with tho
plans and purposes Of the party
recently said: I'VE shall shut up
that castle and let the occupants
find homes in the states from which
they enlisted"
He argued that the state could
not afford to maintain the home,
and that it should not be expected
to provide for veterans who had
come here from other states weight
ed down by conditions that were
destined to make them early appli-
cants for such protection. When
asked what would be done with the
building and grounds he said that
he did not know, but be was in
clined to think that the place would
be turned into q reform school.
Idaho Falls Register.]
The United States grand jury,
now sitting in Boise. has found an
indictment against Frank A. Lee
for stealing postage stamps. In
July last search warrant was is
sued for the purpose of searching
his valise for q silver watch, but it
was found that he had left town.
About the same time the postof1ice
at Leorin, in charge Of his brother,
Grin Loo, was. robbed OF about $18
worth Of postage stamps. The
pottoffice inspector commenced
working on the case and the result
10 al indictment has been found.
Only about six weeks before leaving
Idaho Falls he had married >
young girl, daughter Of G. w.
Wilson, whom be deserted. Frank
il ! son Of Grin Lse, ST., highly
respectable ranches living at l1eorin.
Frank had been ceDsidsred = model
young man. He spent : year Il
tho agricultural college, y Logan,
and last winter attended the high
school herr, and vas one Of the
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