The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-19
IDAHO NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

Strawberries are selling for fv
cents quart in Boise.
There are now 1876 convicts il
the Idaho penitentiary.
Three inches of snow fell at Sod,
Springs Tuesday night.
Over 1900 boxes of strawberrie,
were shipped to Butte City from tn,
local market at Boise last Saturday
The Idaho Democrat says hare
times in Boise is having it's effect OF
the saloon business that the Min,
saloon had closed and two or three
others will close the first of July.
The ladies of Boise have organized
a society to encourage the keeping
of the sidewalks and public places
clean, generally identifying and
improving the sanitary conditions
of the Capital city.
Boise City has just paid $50 to
Charles Owens for damage done bis
cab by striking rock in the street.
He recovered that amount in court.
The city has also paid Frank Lane
500 for an injury sustained by bis
wife in crossing ditch bridge.
The Oakley Sun reports an out
rage on the 4-year-oll daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mecham of that place
by Frank Marcus, aged 10, that
aroused the people almost to the
lynching point. Marcus was arrest
ed but escaped and is still at large.
George Smith, who had been en-
ployed as porter at the Graehl house
in Idaho Falls, while endeavoring
to board freight train was thrown
under the wheels and suffered the
loss of both legs. He was taken to
Blackfoot and placed in the county
hospital where death soon followed.
A fatal accident occurred in Cot
tonwood valley near Oxford one
day last week. While John Dees
and his son. aged 81, were telling
trees, tree fell on the young man,
killing him almost instantly. The
deceased had come up with his
father from Weston, Ida, where
they reside, to get two loads of tim
Der, which resulted in the young
mans tragic death.
Idaho Falls Times: Frank Her.
shey was in town on Monday. He
has AZ, 900 sheep on the trail, II 900
Of which will be wintered ia the
Of Idaho Falls.
Lewiston Tribune; A shocking
accident occurred 10 Manuel Lease,
10 years old. living Oh Asotin creek
Is miles north of Lewiston, Friday
evening, The boy Was playing with
giant powder cartridges and one
exploded, SCATTERING bis right hand
in dreadful manner, blowing off
parts of TWO fingers and the thumb.
Frank smith to Hang.
At Moscow, June 10th, Judge
Piper sentenced Frank Smith, con-
victed of the murder OF Emmett
Fox, TO BE- hanged in the Jail yard
1t that place on July 23d. Smith
has applied TO the board of psrdons.
which meets in Boise on July 7th,
or Communication of his sentence
o imprisonment for life.
Idaho PossoaesA
The Redistribution Of presiden-
ial postmasters' salaries will take
fleet on July lat. Idaho Offices
Effected are: Increases-HaiIey,
1920 to $500; Lewiston, $500 10
$1,000; Montpelier, $1,000 10 $l10O;
Wallace, $500 to $1,000; Wardner,
1920 to $14OO. Decrease-Black-
DOT, sl4OO to 1920.
suits for Damages.
Two suits have already been filed
n Salt Lake for damages for injur-
es received by the accident at Ma
ad bridge, on the Oregon Short
line last April.
William w. Croco, Of Idaho, is
me plaintiff, and he sues TO recover
%, $50 for injuries sustained, the
alleging that he was in.
ured, crushed, cut and mutilated,
10Th externally and internally, and
hat bis injuries are of y permanent
haracter.
The other plaintiff is Reece T.
Ieninger, also of Idaho, and his
nit is for $3O,15O damages. His
omplaint alleges that his leg, ankle
nd arm were broken, and he in
nred and crippled for life. |
Both complaints allege that the
ccident resulted from carelessness
nd a defective and inadequate
witch.
More suits from the same cause
ill doubtless follow.