The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-21
NEWS And COMMENT.
Happenings Of the Week Not in the
Dispatches.

SHORT, POINTED AND PETTY.
Those Are StNtesmen-POIiticS Not Il
be Considerable Fish StOry-BOIsC
Revenue Ordinance Mining Develop
ment--DemOcrats Must Unite or Fail
"A World ROmancer - Atlemhted
Suicide.
A new post office has been estab.
lished at st. Joe, Kootenai county
Here is an excellent opening for an.
other newspaper.
The Malheur Gazette, published at
Vale Oregon, came out last week much
improved in quality and double ms ize
1t is refreshing to note sporadic indi,
cations of returning prosperity.
The Salubria Citizen is in trouble on
account of having been inveigled into
publishing an obituary notice prema-
turely. 1t is difficult to understand
people who trihe with such solemu
matters.
j. II. Egbert, of Anaconda Mont, is
now in Nampa and will remain several
days looking after his real estate inter-
ests. He is having an extensive orch
ard planted and other improvements
made on his ranch near Nampa.-
Nampa Progress.
Congressman Wilson has designated
Lewiston Normal school as a State ed
ucational institution to receive libra
ry from the U. S. government.-Black-
foot NeICS.
Albion, fairest daughter of the des-
ert, where dost thou come in?
Plymouth congregation have out
grown their present quarters and many
plans have been brought forward to
provide a suitable place of worship.
Last Sunday ninety-six were present
and listened to an able sermon preach
ed by Rev. Burns.-Payette Iq1depend-
ent.
A letter signed by number of En-
NETT citizens has been addressed to
Governor Mcconnell asking that E. X.
Hayes be invited to read paper before
the immigration convention at Boise,
touching on the advantages of the Up
per Payette valley as field for home
seekers.-IndeU.
Somebody tapped the tin'' at the
Pacific Bakery Monday while Mr.. Blass
was out for moment. The fellow who
did it didn't get much for his paius,
He may have been looking for the
printing Office, however, and if so his
disappointment must have been terrible.
-Payette Independent.
Many western journals are giving
space to a senseless yarn concerning a
wonderful lake in Alaska, the bed of
which is literally paved with gold
dust. The flake" emanated from a
New York World romanGer, and was
exploded by the Alaska Mining Record
Inter Mountain Mining Reoie,0.
Sommercamp and Butterield have
let contract for the erection of per-
haps the largest wool warehouse in the
state, 40 $50. 1t will be put up be-
tween the l.. C. block and the Weiser
mill, and about up to the side track
Weiser Signal. Tut, tut; Caldwell al,
ready has two, one of which is 3 times
larger than that.
Judge Gibbons, of Chicago, recently
entered an order compelling wife who
sued for divorce to pay alimOny, pen
ding the decision. The judge said the
responsibilities were mutual. That
Judge has killed off half the divorce
business at one swoop. You'll never
hear of another wealthy woman apply
ing for divorce in Chicago.
The Black property at Custer, is run
ming along smoothly without stop, be
sides it is turning out considerable gold
bullion, which helps to make the ma
chinery run more smoothly. The othel
day a 5000 gold brick was shipped tt
: Challis for transportation, and this wa
not the FIRST one. The mine is showing
well. Custer has a bright outlook
Challis Messenger.
This is a very peculiar country apC
some very funny people live in it. 20
instance, some Spanish students recent
" tore up and spat on the American nag
. ond mo ora filled with Indignation q