The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-05-22
IDAHO NEWS.
Items of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.


| Five new patients have been &C
mitted to the Blackfoot insan
asylum since May LIST.
Pocatello is inundated by an over
flow of the Portneuf river, causin
temporary suspension of traffic.
Wednesday morning the three
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. +
Banner, while playing near Mars1
creek, two miles west Of Albion, fel
into the stream and was drowned
George w. Hall, keeper of the AID,
County poor farm, has been sen
fenced to Imprisonment for ninet,
days and to pay $3.50 fine for bru
tally beating 1O-year-old boy EN-
ployed on the farm.
Eight lots in Pocatello, hiehl,
improved with ornamental trees
grass and shrubbery, and situated
in one of the most desirable por
tons of the city, were sold last week
tor the paltry sum of $500.
Benjamin Brackenbury, veteran
of the Mexican war, died at thu
county hospital in Caldwell May
9th, aged n years. The deceased
was member of Colonel Prices
regiment, End Missouri Volunteers
The anti-gambling law of Idaho
is now being tested in the court
1t has been sustained by the Pro.
bate Court of Ada County, in the
Third Judicial District Court, Judge
Stewart, and now goes to the Su.
preme Court.
One of the Seven Devils railroad
promoters has pulled up his grade
stakes to keep the other promoter
from beginning work and there is a
wrangle between them which does
not argue we'll for work being done
soon; but all this is giving Weiser
and Payette a chance to begin the
fight over again about the terminus.
James Jennings, former secretary
of the Utah Sugar company, and
Idaho parties are interested in a
3,OOO-acre tract Of land near Boise.
They think it will be an excellent
district for raising sugar beets, and
intend experimenting on a large
scale with the beets this year and
if successful the parties will estab-
lish sugar factory there.
Lewiston Teller: Miss Della Couey
of Denver, who was the prosecuting
witness against the Spanish"healer'
passed through Lewiston
in charge of keeper EN- route to
the asylum and took passage on
the Almota Tuesday morning. She
seemed to be afflicted with mild
form of insanity and not a tempo
rary arrangement caused by her
recent trouble, As reported.
Boise Call: Yesterday morning
James McCord, who was running .
restaurant on Ninth street south of
Main, was arrested by the police
and taken before Judge Blake of
he probate court and adjudged in
sane and sent to the asylum al
McCord has been act
ng strange for several days, appar.
'ntly under the impression tha,
everybody WAS after and wanted to
Kill him.
Malad Enterprise: A very sad
.ccident happened here last week.
Ir. and Mrs. John Nelson living
N a ranch about three miles from
own had a little daughter two and
half years old. Tuesday the
hid was playing short distance
rom the house. She ran in crying
nth a wound on the arm. The
supposed she had scratched
erself on the wire fence and gave
but little attention. The arm
DON began swelling and upon 60
ng out where the child had been
laying they found a large rattle
make. Aid was obtained but ii
'as too late; the poison had been
4 the blood several hours. The
rm continued to swell until it burst
he little sufferer died the next
forming.
Nampa Leader: John P. Ernest,
Canadian, about AZ years old,
no lived mile and half west OF
own, shot himself in the mouth
tuesday, evening, dying instantly.
! seems that his wife had left him
nd he had plead with her to return.
lie came into town that morning
ressed in his best suit, got shaved
nd told Capt. Lsng's folks that he
as going out to the Cottingham
lace and see his wife, that if she
ould not live with him he intended
, kill himself on the doorstep in
er presence so she would be sure
remember him. 1t is said he
led to kill his wife. but Florence
eters struck his arm allowing
Irs. Ernest to escape into another
,om. He then placed the revolver
, his mouth and fired. /
Some of our citizens are becom-
'g alarmed about the welfare OF
homas Ross and John baltimore,
70 miners who left here last Octo-
n to work the Star of Hope mine,
hich is situated on the east fork of