The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-09-18
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per ton.
Watermelons and muskmslona
are way down in Lewiston. A grocer
Of that town ID. Offering them fol
one cent each, and big ones, too.
One hundred head Of horses that
few years ago would have com.
manded from $50 to $75 each we're
sold at Mountain Home last week
to . Texas dealer for a per head
The Mountain Home Bulletin
says Barney Horn one of the larges,
cattle owners on the Bruneau, has
sold his entire band of cattle to
eastern parties at $40 per head, to
be delivered At Halleck, New.
The Elmore Republican says the
poor sheep herders Of that vicinity
can testify that there is q breeze ia
Idaho that has q resemblance to Z
prosperity wave. There are mum.
Der of them had their wages raised,
among whom are those employed
by R. P. Chattin. He increased
their salary IS per month.
The Italian group of mines, stu
ated in the Leesburg district, has
been sold to w. E. Hubbard, of Sal,
Lake City, for S. 900. The property
consists of six claims and q ten.
stamp mill and is considered one
Of the best properties in the county,
It has been worked for the last
three years by a company of Ital.
ians at great profit.
J. C. Dolan, the Cassia county
cowboy, who is backed by Mr.
Sparks, the famous cattle king, has
issued challenge to any man in
Idaho or Utah to roping and tying
contest of 10 steers or over, three
feet of each animal to be tied. for a
eide bet of from $500 to 5000
Contest to take place during the
Idaho Intermodntain fair at Boise
City in October, 1897.
Being swindled ~ sharpsrs.
The Biackfoot News says that o
lot of sharpers in North Idaho are
engaged in settling homeaeekers on
state land selections. These lands
are very valuable, and the sharpers
charge the homeseekers from 500
to 5000 to place them on homeeteadt
Of their own selection. The home
steader soon finds himself without
q home and without his money.
Arrested so- Stealing His Own Cattle.
Stephen Wallace of La Grande
Or, was arrested at Pocatello sew
eral days ago on telegram from
that place charging him with steal
ing cattle. Wallace had two carl
Of cattle and was taking them to
Omaha for sale. It appears the
cattle belonged to him, but he failed
to consult parties who had mort
gage on them before shipping them
away.
Tragedy 1t Wardncr.
A special from Wardner Sept 9tf
says:
Claire, the 14-year.old daughter
Of William Falconer, accompanied
by two echool mates, was passing
| along the street in the lower par
of town when Miss Brown invited
them to come in. The girl noticed
a 22-caliber rifle hanging on tht
wall. She took it down and begar
| examining it. Mrs. Brown tool
| the rife to show the girls how j
cooked. and she attempted to oper
it. The gun was discharged, th'
ball striking Claire just above th'
right eye, killing her instantly.
Gambling Fleurishing Again.
Gambling is running full bias
| in Gepesee, Idaho. Several game'
were opened last week, and gam
blers from other cities are hockinl
to that point. A dispatch to tn
Spok esman- Review from Geness'
ex plains the condition as follows
"As q result Of Judge Stewards de
| cision at Boise that the gamblinl
law is unconstitutional. the gambler
applied to the city authorities TO
city licenses as provided by the or
dinance in force when the gamblinl
law was passed by tho last legisla
ture. Being in doubt as to thei
right to issue them, the city council
directed the city clerk to wire tn
attorney general inquiring if tn
state gambling law is unconstitu
tional and if the city should ISSUE
gambling licenses. The attorne!
general replied that Judge Stewar
had declared the law unconstitu
tional and that under that decision
the city could issue licenses. Th
city then issued the licenses"
Hooked sturgsoa.
/ Lewiston Tribune: Toledo Smith
| who is one Of the keepers Of tn
government scows at this place, ha'
q sad experience Wednesday, Will
ltrying to capture . monster stni
i eeon in Snake river. The fish whic
l vas ten feet long was hooked on
trout line" Smith was engage
in an effort to land it and was grad
ually drawing il in. The fish revlve'
and began anew the deperate 6gh
| for life. II turned directly away from
the boat and sur9ed like . whale OF