The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-16
IDAHO NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

the OuLleS OF MS ONCE.
Dewey is the name of new town
at the Junction of the Nampa and
DeLamar railroad. 1t is about
three miles from Silver City and
five from DeLamar.
Ben F. Ragsdale, the young man
who was recently arrested at Boise
on the charge of embezzlement and
taken back to Chattanooga, Tenn,
was released after hearing in the
case.
A special from Blackfoot January
18th says: William Shields. an old
miner, living on an island in the
Snake river, four miles below town,
was reported missing last Saturday.
Yesterday a number of men from
Blackfoot began searching for the
body. 1t was found short distance
from the cabin, lying face down.
ward, imbedded in the ice. Indi-
cations seemed to show that he had
probably died in an epileptic fit
and the warmth Of his body had
melted the ice through to the gravel
beneath. He had just taken out
his knife and chunk of tobacco to
cut off some, and they were found
by the body.
Idaho World: Lawrence Morgan,
ten-year-old son of Mrs. Morgan,
living near Nampa, was killed last
Tuesday. He was driving a team
and the horses ran away. He WAS
thrown on to the double-trees, and
one of the horses kicked him and
then falling to the ground one of the
wheels passed over his body. After
being carried to the house he recov-
cred sufficiently to relate how the
accident happened, but soon after
died from internal hemorrhage.
Mrs. Frank Miller of Idaho City
was recently adjudged insane and
Saturday in company with an at
tendant was taken to the Blackfoot
Asylum. The World says: Mrs
Miller's mind has been failing for a
number of years, and the past few
months she has been violent at
times. Her husband and daughter,
Lena, would not consent to have
her sent to the asylum until they
saw that they could no longer care
for her, being themselves complete
ly exhausted. During these spells
her insanity seemed conferred on her
daughter, whose life at many times
was in danger. The daughters life
aside from being threatened was an
almost isolated one, the mother not
allowing her to have any intercourse
with persons outside her home.
Albion Times: j.. w. Foster,
who resides on the north side of
Snake river, near Diamond City,
became violently insane, and laid
out in the sage brush near his home
for eight days without food except
one meal that he obtained in Wapi.
He was found by his neighbors and
after some little trouble was per.
suaded to come into shelter where
he is now being ministered to by
kind friends. While Mr.. Foster
was in this demented state his wife
was lingering in the last stages of
consumption, and died without see-
ing him.
Nampa Leader: Last Tuesday
the first ride on the B. N. go. Ry..
was taken over the new road. Col.
Dewey and Col. Stearns, president
and general manager, respectlv ly
together with a party Of frie o DIS,
were hauled over the line as far as
the track was laid. Since then the
track has been put down at the
rate of a mile a day. This work
will continue until Snake river is
reached, there being rails and ties
enough here to complete the road
that far. There is now about SIX
miles of track laid. The co.npany's
buildings here in the yard are near
ing completion, and ere many days
one-third of the entire line will be
completed and ready for business,
Owyhee Railroad.
TSilver City Avalanche.
Mine Inspector Hastings, who
has recently returned from Nampa.
saws that there is no further ques-
ton about the success the Owyhee
railroad. This month will see the
railroad completed to the river, ~
miles, and carrying freight and pas,
sengers. The road will be extended
20 miles this side of the river, up
Rabbit creek. at once. A corps OF
surveyors will take the field and
run line up through Willow Greek
district to the Payette timber belf.
No less than seven fattering offers
nave been received by the compan.!
for the bonds of the entire road,
but the company will not entertain
these bids until it has the entire road
in operation to the Rabbit creek
springs. The officers say that they
have funds of their own to complete
| it that far and they intend doing It.
Track-laying is progressing at the
rate of about mile per day. Inc
| piledriver, cement and other sup,
plies for the big bridge, are all al