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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
IN HONOR OF MAJOR HYNDMAN
Resolutions Presented In the Su-
preme Court.

idaho Statesman.
At the opening Of the supreme
court Friday, Feb. 18th, the special
committee appointed for the pur-
pose, consisting of 4. q. Johnson.
J. H. Hawley and Lyttleton Price,
presented the following resolutions
upon the death of Major William
Hyndman, who died Oct. l, 1896,
and the same were spread upon the
record:
Whereas, We are again called to gather
around the grave Of one of the members
of the bar of this court, William Hynd-
man, cut off in the prime OF manhood and
in the fuIIness Of physical vigor, after a
life of usefulness on the tented field, in
Bvocations of business, and in the prac-
tice Of his chosen profession
ResoLred, That the court and bar have
heard with deep regret of the death OF
Major William Hsndman, who at thu
breaking out of the civil war, though then
quite young, volunteered in a Pennsyiva
MA regiment and was made 'the boy
captain of Company A, Fourth Pennsyl-
vania cavalry, and participated III man,
of the battles in the Army of the Potomac
was prisoner IN, and escaped from, An
| jacksonville; was breveted major, and Wa:
mustered out of service at The end of tn,
war, at Lynchburg, Va, july l, 1865; ane
afterwards studied law and was admltte,
| to practice as Il member Of our profession
ResokDed, That in the death OF Majo
Hyndman, the profession has lost an &C
complished and honored member; In
| professional! brethren and his large clrcl
of personal friends genial associate ans
ompanioD, whose honorable name an'
character it shall be our desire to perpct
uate on the records of this court by thu
memorial.
| Resotoed, That this memoria, be sprea'
upon the minutes of this court, and thu
an engIossed copy thereof ne sent 10y tn
clerk of the court to the wido" OF de
ceased.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
Blackfoot Bank Fails.

News reached Ketchum Tuesday
to the effect that the bank and store
Of G.. Bunting & Co. at Blackfoo,
had been placed in the hands OF re-
ceiyers, under an attachment OF the
First National bank Of Pocatello,
full particulars Of which were re-
ceived here Wednesday.
The attached bank contained the
school and county funds of three
counties, Bingham, Custer and Ere
mont, and the public schools will
probably close for lack of funds.
The withdrawal of $22, 900 of the
state funds on the 18th was the i'm
mediate cause of the banks collapse,
Amomong the heavy depositors
are: Bingham county, 500, 900; the
state of Idaho, $4,000; Louis Mes
line, $4,000; John p. Spalding
$4,000; York Bros, $1,000; Par
son Jones, $4,000; First National
bank of Pocatello, 1900; Roger
Bros, $4,000; Fremont county
$1,000. Small depositors are nu
merous. An old lady IS years Of
age, who feared pauper burial, has
had $40 on deposit in the bank FOL
| a number of years with the under
standing that it was to buy her coffin
Judge standrod has appointed
c.. E, Thum of Blackfoot and l.. A
PIXIE Of Dubois as receivers, wht
| will make all collections and pay al
creditors their pro rata dividends
The liabilities are estimated at tron
$3.50 900 to 100000. The bank i
one of the oldest institutions OF 1t
| kind in the state.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
IDAHO NEWS.
Items of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

The people of Idaho Falls are
trying to get the land office removed
from Blackfoot to their town.
Over 20 patients have been re-
ceived in the Blackfoot insane asy-
lum since New Years day.
Thomas Moore. a native of Ire
land, and about Is years of age, was
killed by q cave-in in mine three
miles from Gibbonsville Feb. 1st.
The ledge struck by Col. Dewey
on the mine at Willow Creek has
widened from twenty inches to three
feet, the ore assaying $245.45 in gold
per ton.
A rich strike has been made il,
Idaho county on Snake river, near
Pittsburg Landing, says the Free
Press. Ore assays 5000 ounces sill
yer, $50 gold and 20 per cent. lead.
Gibbonsville Miner: The body of
John Hough. the young man who
was caught in snow slide last week
on Sheep creek. was recovered on
Saturday. The body was carried
some 1900 feet down the mountain
and buried only foot deep.
Caldwell Tribune: A bill has
been introduced in the Legislature
to supply the penitentiary with a
sky pilot at $500 per year. There
are other localities in the state
somewhat in need of a similar off
cial and the state administration
might add another plume to its cap
by recommending a Board of AID,
duration and Contrition to be com.
posed Of competent theological EN-.
gineers in charge of the Valiss oil
Divine Clemency.
Oneida Standard An accident oc'
Cured here last Thursday, through
which Thomas jenkins. Of Fairview
lost his life. Mr.. Jenkins was en-
gagged in hauling manur. from
Preston to his ranch. He had
loaded his sleigh and started fol
home, bat stopped III front of "
c.. Parkinson & Cos store and wen
in to get some candy. After pro
curing the candy, he once NOR,
started for home, but had gune bu
a few steps when the candy fell off
Mr.. Jenkins got off and picked vi
his candy and climbed back On t
the sleigh, and was in the act of pill
ing up some straw to sit on, wher
he lost his balance and fell of
backwards breaking his neck. HI
was carried into Smiths barrie
shop, but only lived few minutes
Deceased was 80 years of age. Ii
leaves wife and nine children t.
mourn mis- loss.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Greenhow & Rumscy and 7. w. Gillette,
their heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that ! have ex-
nended the sum of two hundred 2OO) dol
lars in labor and improvements upon the
Dream
lode mining claim. situate in Bassett guicn,
about eight miles from ketchum in Warm
Springs Greek mining district, Blaine coun-
ty. state OF Idaho. as required by sectloh
I,l4 Revised Statutes of the United States.
being the amount required TO hold the same
for the years ending December 81, 1880 ano =
1896: that your proportion OF the same Is
as follows, o-wit: for the sad Greenhow q
Kumsey, $25, being oneeighthi and Tor or. tue
said T. w. Gillette, SIS, being One-elghth
and il within ninety days from the service
OF this notice, or within ninety days aitei
this notice by publication you fai! or refuse
to contribute your proportion OF such ex
penditure as co-owner, including costs %
publication, your interests in SAID CLAIM
win become the property Of the under
signed under the provisions OF SAD sectloi
2324 MEo a, olO LIZ
Ketchum, Idaho. Jan. q, 1897.
. First publication, Jan. rs, 1897.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
Notes of Interest.

At a meeting of preachers at the
Methodist Book Concern in New
York City Monday, after a paper
was read combating DR.. Lyman
Abbott's recent declarations con-
corning the Bible. Rev. James
Buckley, editor of the New York
Christian Advocate, the official or
gan of the Methodist church, rose
and boldly said: II am sorry to
disagree with the paper of my
friend Curtis. | don't believe in
the infallibility of the English ver-
sion of the Bible, and l think there
are scarcely four men in this meet
ing that do.'
A most singular mode of money
making has been discovered by an
enterprising girl. She answered
one of the countless advertisements
of work at home," and found il
to offer payment for lists-so much
q hundred-of addresses. She was
to make out one of ald-headed
men, another of cases of curvature
of the spine, one of babes under q
given age. etc. The rates paid were
in direct ratio to the scarcity of The
case, curvature of the spine coming
much higher than bald head. This
helps to answer the question otter
asked. "Where do these patent med
icine circulars people get my name!
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
An Old Settler.

When the rheumatism first .preempts
cartnin tracts of your anatomy 1t may pc
ousted easily, but when it becomes an Ola
settler it is pretty hard to bulge = Remem-
res of this obstinate and ACCOUNTING aisease
and attack it with Hostetter otoiiia ',a
n nns.gtI, leave you unmolested and in
peaceaole possession of your own comfort
IN fine future. Peril always attend Sheu-
n,Iism, if it become chronic, on account
If is tendency to attack the heart. Usually
it is complicated with kidney trouble o, Ueri
tain it is that the kidneys, when arU u;t;.s
hv the Bitters, will eliminate impurities
Ti,;ch rive rise to rheumatism and dropsy.
In imclemeut or wet conditions OF the ,;
weather. tue Bittcrs, taken in ADVANCE WIN
often avert rheumatic trouble. Use 1 M
yenlal family medicine for dyspepsia oii-
Inusness. headache and constipation.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
Application for a Patent.
Notice No. AL.
Survey No. IT'S.
United States Land Office,

United States Land Office, /
HALEY, Idaho, February 10, 1886.
Notice is hereby given. that George A
Williams, whose post Office address Is At
lanta, Eimore county, State OF Idaho. mas
made application tor United states pat
ent for the
Tah0mA No. .
lode mining claim, situate on unspryeyed
lands of the United States. in Middle Boise
mining district, Elmore county, State OF
Idaho, consisting of 1915 linear feet OF the
lode, and surface ground 600 feet vide, De.
ing survey No. 1l1o. and described In the
tIeld notes and plat OF the official survey on
tile in this Office, with magnetic variation
at ~ degrees and o. minutes east, as foI-
lows: 49,.
Beginning at the discovery point OF this
claim, and running thence n. 3lo ~ w.
32o feet to west center end stake; thence ..
40 "a, w. 500 feet to corner No. l; tnence
n. 40 ~ T.. go feet to corner NO. z. trom
this corner U. s. NJ. NJ. No. bears l0o
81, 81" w. 4,643.4 feet; thence 3. o!o ~, y.
328 feet to corner No. 3; thence 3. 6oo n:
$40 feet to corner No. 4; thence 5. 47o ~
w. COO feet to corner No. 8; thence =. W
w A48 feet TO corner No. b; thence n. OILY
30, W. 32s feet to corner No. l, the place OK
beginning survey OF the exter or Oounda.
ries of this claim including an area %
10 249 acres applied Ior. no conHe.s. T.,
the Office of the County Recorder OK SAID
mining district, at Mountainous. In Ill
more County, state OF Idaho: Inc nearest
knowu locations being the Tahoma lode,
survey No. 9l5, and the Belcher lode.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any uorrion OF the said rahona No. = Iooe
mining claim or surface ground are re-
auired to tile their adverse claims thereto
Nth the Register of the United States Land
| Once, at HALEY. State of idaho. within the
sixty days publication thereof. or they VIII
| be barred by virtue Ut the provisions u TUG
| statute III such cases maze and PROVIDED
! w. h. BRODHEAD, Register.
l direct that the foregoing notice OF APP
| plicatiou for patent be published tor the pc,
riod Of sixty days (ten consecutive WeehS
| in the kETcHUM KEYSTONE, d weekly news
paper published at ketchuin, Blaine coun-
| ", State of Idaho, being the newspaper
published nearest said claim.
w. II. BRODHEAD, Register
First publication, February Is, A. y. le96
W, II. WATT, Attorney for Applicant
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

Frank Weaver and AL Meudenhall
had narrow escape from being
covered ur in a snuwslide Tuesday
while coming over the Hogback
from Boyle mountain. They real
lied the danger Of crossing the point
Ia! concluded to make the venture.
Al took the lead, followed 10y Frank
few minutes later. The latter had
barrel y started when the crust broke
and down wen!--Frank. He saved
himself, however, but lost Que Of
bis suowshoes, which left him in a
predlesment. When he got out OF
The hole lie was in he failed to
locate Al and naturally concluded
that he was buried in the slide.
Al had made the crossing all right
ana had anchored in a safe place,
Just In time See his COMPANION take
header down the hill. For awhile
sacn thought the other had gone to
Tue happy hunting ground" and
concluded to look for each other
iDsy met hsliway, both kneeled
mud offered up devout prayers TO,
'nsiF narrow escape and-the resto'
sauon OF the lost shoe. After half
nOufs search, their prayers were
answered " and they We're rewarded
oy hndlng the shoe. 1t was Il Close
.sll and will long be- remembered
0! The participants.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
Legislative Notes.

Both houses voted to adjourn
from Saturday to-day noon unit.
Tuesday at l O'Clock to permit thu
members to make trip to Sal
Lake. Monday is a legal holiday
and the only time lost will be Sat
urday afternoon and Tuesday morn
ing. Night sessions will be held
to make this up.
An interesting bill was favorably
acted upon by the Senate in com
mittee Of the whole Wednesday.
1t provides that convicts may be
paroled by the prison board upon
the recommendation of the warden,
and under certain conditions and
rules. The idea is to provide =
greater incentive for good behavior
than the customary deduction from
the sentence.
There was a very lively contest
in the House Monday over the pro
posed sheep Legislation. All bills
referring to the subject had been re-
ferred to the ive-Stock committee
with instructions to report substl
tute. The bill came in the follow
ing morning, and it was found that
it was a copy of measure alleged
to have been prepared by the sheep
men themselves, embodying very
few of the provisions that the anti
sheep mem bers desire. The bill
raised a storm. After a long ano
| acrimonious debate, it was referred
to the committee of the whole will
bill No: SO, which is the favorit'
measure of those desiring restric
| tive louicl.fiOn .---
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
Non Compos Mentis.

Owing to the great difference OF
opinion as to the true mental con
di,ion of DR.. Arthur Dues,row, the
murderer of his wife and child, IA
nos -mortem examination OF his
hra;n was made at St. Louis We'd
nesday by a number of specialists.
Tha examination resulted in con-
viction among the physicians that
Duestrow's brain WAS IN an abnor'
NAL condition.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
The Lodge immigration bill has

The Lodge immigration bill has
passed Congress and sent to the
President for his signature. The
bill as passed extends the imm'gra'
ion restrictions against all persons
physically capable and over 10
years of age who cannot ieaa anu
write the English language or some
other language. For the purpose
of testing the immigrants illlteracy,
he is compelled TO read ano Wlise
from twenty to- twenty-five WORDS
If the United States Constitution
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

I have given Chamberiains cough
Remedy a fir test and consider II one OF
tbe yery best remedies for Group that
nav. ever found. One dose has always
been sufficient, although l use IT freely.
Any cold my children contract y'e'us
very readily to this medicine. l can
copscientiously recommend 1t tor Group
and colds in children.-GEo =. WOLFF
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Fernanoina'
Fla. Sold by ]. /. Lewis, druggist.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

From an electrical standpoint,
says the Spokane Chronicle, the
most modern cities in the world are
Great Falls. Mont, and Spokane
Falls, Wash. Within their limits
nearly everything is done by cleo
iricity. Not only are the street
railways and all the manufacturing
establishments operated by the cur,
rent, but even the houses are lighted
and the cooking done with the same
agent. Elevators, sewing machines,
dumb walters, church organs
pianos, house heaters, burglar
alarms, door bells, chatting dishes
water heaters, hair curriers', sadlrons
washing machines. printing presses
the telegraph, the telephone ana
in fact, every piece of mechanism
tina, requires external force to pro
pel it, is dependent on electrlclt,
for motive power.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

MIR. Ward l.. Smith, OF Frederickstown,
Mo. was troubled with chronic diar:hHa
for over thirty years. He had become
fully satisfied that it was only Question
,f a short time until he would have 10
give up. He had been treated 10y some
OF the best physicians in Europe and
America bu, got no permanent relief
One day he picket up newspaper ana
CHANGED to read an advertisement OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Dlar'
rhea Remedy. He got bottle OF H.
the first aose helped him and its contin
ued use cured hun. For sale ny l. l
Lewis, druggist.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

IT,. Wallace Tribune says: George
c Inc " I four former towsmon) is at
NE Va Mesa lemon farm in CaIifor-
n nis r where he went some three week s
n n: ~ SF for the purpose of purchas-.
tln'o On additional thousand acres OF
t-I,, land.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

~ built my house on dotted wells
"ioul nsII' ioown oculist referring
sal ia fact fact that his practice was
to ' i' lucrative by women patients
m maze eve ewes we're injured by wearing
wa fashionable gauzes.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

NJ Richards and J. S. Thorndike,
,os =" Inter a nephew Of E. c, Norris,
' ',rirsd from Paris, France, on last
s sa,urday's train. The gentlemen,
s.me to take possession of mining
' "rDDerty at Smoky which they re-
rspily purchased.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

10 Swift has bonded his Black
bird mine, in BIackbird district
Iemhi county, for six months to
the Exploration company of Lon
don, England, of which the Roths-
rbi!ds are at the head. They are
/, nav for all development work in
the meantime. If they take the
mine they are to pay s20O,ooO in
rg.h and large interest III STOCK
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
Application for a Patent

Survey No. 1l72.
United States Land Office,
HALEY, Idaho, February 10, 1886.
Notice is hereby given. that george A
Williams, whose post office address Is At
Lama Elmore county, State Of Idaho, has
made application Tor United 0lases ~
ent for the
l3rouse Creek No. 4 MAIL Site
claim situate on unsurveycd lands Of the
limited States, in Middle Boise Mining Oas~
rrict, Eimore county, State of Idaho, cCds-
sistnx of Oil linear leet Of the MILL h!se.
and surface ground 40 feet woe, peanx
survey No. llI2, and described III the neiu
notes and plat of the official survey ON nue.
i'll this office, with magnetic VallatAoA a' -"
degrees east, as fOtlOWs:
Beginning at corner No. OF this caa10i.
and running thence n. $40 r. .OO teet 10
corner No z. From this corner Y. 3 n. "a
30. bears n. $50 PA 81" Il. $3.50 feet;
thence 5. $50 35' L. Oh feet to corner No. 5,
thence s. 24o W. 90 feet TO corner NO; 4:
thence n. $50 So W. Sll feet TO corner NO.
/, the place vi beginning survey OF the ex-
| terror boundaries vi this claim Incluolhx
all area OF 3.9ll acres applied ior No
conflicts.
The said Mill Site claim being Of RECORD
| in the office of the County Recorder oi said
| mining district, at MountalhnGme, III LA
more county, State of Idaho. The nearest
known location being the Grouse creek
/ No. Mill Site, survey NJ. lib
| Amy and ali persons claiming adversely
I any purtion OF the said Grouse Creek NO
| Mill Site claim or surface ground are re-
| unlred TO tile their adverse claims thereto
with the Register OF the United states Land
| Unice, at ii ~iiey, State OF Idaho, within ,he
sixty DAYS publication thereof. or they Wui
! be barred by virtue vi the provisions vi Tie
statute in such cases made and provided
| W. H. BRODhEAD, kegistez-,
| direct that the foregoing notice oi appi,
cation for patent be published for the period
| of sixty days ten consecutive WeeAs] IN
| the kETCHUM KEYSTONE, weekly news
paper published at Ketchum, blaine couli-
| ty. State OF Idaho, being the newspaper
| published nearest said claiin-
". L. BRODHEAD, Register.
| First pub,ication, February Is A ID. 1896
I W. Ii. WATT, Attorney for Applicant.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

The Idaho Avalanche takes oc-
casion to administer a little rebuke
IL our state golOns as follows:
The legislature is still grinding away
bu! tue Avalanche has not been favored
With copy of solitary bill. After cleo
ton, sentiment changes rapidly favor:
are forgotten; even common acts OF court
.sy seem buried and that after the pass
ns- Of the stamp act" 1t is uuaccount
able. "Mau's ingratitude, etc.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

The KEYSTONE received se'erai
legislative bills in yesterdays mail
Introduced V1 by Hon. G. c. Clawson'
Thanks, CaI-your protracted 81,
ianca caused US to fear that you had
l.;led to get your part Of the stamp
errropristion. Glad to know that
Won didn't get left.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
Yubn River Will Site

claim, situate Oh unsurveyed lands of the
United States, III Middle Boise Mining Dls-
lrict, Elmore county, State OF Idaho. con-
sisting of 5ii 5 linear feet Of the Mill Site.
and surface ground 40 feet wide. being
survey No. liza, and described III the neio
notes and plat of the official survey on HE
ill this office, with magnetic variation AT ~
degrees east as follows:
Beginning at corner No. OF this claim,
and running Lnence y. l5O o. W. oif.o ieet
to corner No. z; thence n. 74o 10 II. fV
Ieet to corner No. ); thence >. I3O GU L.
544 8 feet to corner No. 4. From tins corner
L. s. NJ NJ. No. / bears n. GO 81 Al II.
.. eG2 I feet; thence S. 74o Isl w. 400 feet To
corner No. /, the place of beginning survey
OF the exterior boundaries OF thls clailhi
including all area OF ) acres applied Tor
No conflicts.
The said Mill Site claim being of record
i'll the office oil the County Recorder OF said
mining district, at Mountalnhome, IN Ill
more county, State of Idaho the nearest
| known locations being the tuba River NO
| 2 Mill Site and the Atlanta No. lode,
| survey No. 543 A.
| ANY and all persons claiming adversely
| any portion OF the said Tuba River MN
site claim or surface ground are required
| to file their adverse claims thereto WITH the
Register OF tine United States Land once.
| ut Ii alley, State OE Idaho, within the Sixty
! DAYS publication thereof, or they will be
| barred by virtue OF the PROVISIONS 81 tAs
statute III such cases made aud provided.
| SW. II. BKODHEAD. Register.
| / direct that the foregoing notice or aP'
piication for patent be published Tor the pe,
riod OF sixty days ten CONSECUTIVE weeks
! in the kETCHUA kBlsToNE, weekly news
paper published at ketchum, Blaine coun-
| ~, State Of Idaho, being the newspaper
published nearest said claim.
w. Ii. BkODHEAD, Register:
| First publication, February Is. A. u: lS6.
| w H. W ATT, Attorney for Applicant
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

:. bas been q storm one,
The b, s 'eore ed and b'C~sd almost limos.
having Sn Yesterday irregular
flCrDn,srd prevailed
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

,or Dubois has secureu tne
Senas0 "f the shafroth bill to pre-
passage pas; See,e es Fl fires on the public do.
vent mt. ' and imposing fine upon any
naln au au wiI I starting a fire and
poi' uO,,empting to extingulSh IT,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

Rev. Sam Jones. the Evangelist,
saws: II believe that fun is the
next best thing to religion, and the
next best thing to fun is money.
If a fellow has religion, fun and
money, can't see what else the
fool wants."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20

~ repairs on St. Thomas
The Iep .a been completed and
church nav, york reflects credit upon
the at t'ii, "f "" James Shaw who made ma
The ski, aa Ua in the plan of the edifice.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-20
CONGRESSMAN Gum left yesterday

Congressman Gum left yesterday
for Washington. He has never
been in the national capital and de,
sires to make. the acquaintance OF
the place and familiarize himself
with the departments in advance OF
beeinning active work. He Alec
desires to witness the inauguration.