The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-09-11
IDAHO NEWS.
Items of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.


State Exchanges.
/ Wheat is now selling in DeLamal
for $3.50 per hundred. That il
$1O8 per bushel.
j December wheat was quoted a,
San Francisco last Saturday al
1889 and barley at 934
/ Idaho Falls will send a carload
of horses to the races to be held al
Boise during the Inter Mountain
Fair.
The Payette Independent says
A. ]. Crook has secured the contrac,
for burning the charcoal for the
Seven Devils smelter and left for
that region this week.
| At Star, few days ago, while Miss
Lille Frost and friend of hers
were curling their hair, in some way
the hot curling iron fell and struck
the left eye ball of Miss Frost burn.
ing it badly. It took effect on the
right eye, and she is in very crit.
ical condition.
The Pocatello Tribune says the
news from Paris, Bear Lake county,
is that H. S. Woolley of that place
has been appointed deputy revenue
collector for Southern Idaho to sue
coed w. P. Gallagher. Mr.. Woolley
was prominent Nc Kinley support
er during the last campaign and is a
prominent member of the Mormon
church.
A rich gold strike has been made
in the Ceur d'Alenes near the head
of Trail gulch. $3.50 was taken
out from two pounds of rock.
Several rich pockets have been
found in the same vicinity while
doing assessment and development
work, one of them yielding between
81 900 and $4,000.
Judge Beatty of the United
States court has appointed W. H.
Watt receiver of the Red Elephant
mine at HALEY owned by the G. v.
NJ. Mining company. The appoint
ment is made in foreclosure pro-
ceedings by the First Nntional bank
of HALEY on mortgage for $1,000.
The Red Elephant has been one of
the best silver properties on Wood
river.
Boise Statesman: The recent
school census of the city shows a
school population of GAL boys and
693 girls, total Of l, 3334. This is
gain of II over last year. 1t is
the supposition that owing to the
great exodus of people to the hills
on camping trips it was impossible
to get the exact number of school
children. The total enrolment for
the past term was l ,135.
Park City Record: James Nc
Gregor and Clarence Carey have
resigned their positions as receivers
for the Utah Central railway CON-
pany, and the r. G. w. people, who
have an option on the road at $780,
600 which expires to-day, want w.
G. Sharp appointed by the court to
fill the vacancy. If he is named
the R. G. w. will take up the option |;
if not it is thought the company
will let it go. The appointment of
Mr.. Sharp and the taking up of the
option would give the K. G.. w.
practical possession of the road,
although the redemption option
does not expire until December 18th.
Montpelier Examiner The bank
of Montpelier has recently been ar
ranged until it is considered abso-
lutely burglar proof. Heavy sheets
of steel have been placed at the
windows and the teller's window
has been similarly arranged. No
one behind can be seen from the
outside and it is impossible to get
the drop on the cashier or any Of
the employees, while at the same
time those inside could fill rob-
ber's hide full of bullet holes and he
would be unable to return a single
shot. The bank of Montpelier is
safe from holdups in the future.
Lemhi Republic Never before has
Lemhi county witnessed as great
activity in mining as has been this
summer. There has been a demand
for some time past for good miners,
and all who have wanted employ
ment have been able to find it with
out much difficulty. In addition to
the 2O-stamp mill recently erected
by the Monolith company of Shoup,
the 1O-stamp mill on Sage creek,
the 1O-stamp mill for the Goldstone
on Pratt creek, and the 5-stamp
mill for the Midland Belle on Wall
ace creek, there are in contempla-
ton or course Of erection the 5O-ton
mill for Singiser e. Co. on Silver
creek and a 10-stamp mill for the
Lohmire mine on Carman creek.
These, with the large amount of de-
velopment and representing work
has created quite a boom in the
county, which bids fair to continue.
A Lunatic at Large.
A dangerous lunatic escaped from
the asylum at Blackfoot few days
cO ord oo;no down on tho river