The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-04-10
IDAHO NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

0IoGo GXc4duR06.
Owyhee county has produced over
81 100000 in gold and silver in the
past three years.
Charles VanDorn. the newly ap-
pointed Warden of the penitentiary,
has filed his bond and is now on
duty.
At the city election in Moscow
Tuesday 61O votes were cast, 152
being by women. The entire citi-
zens ticket was elected.
George HALEY, son of Hon. John
HALEY, has gone to De Lamar,
Idaho, to take charge of w. 2.
Beers meat market at that place.
The city election at Pocatello re-
suited in an almost complete VIC
tory for the united silver party.
Their entire ticket was elected with
the exception of one councilman.
About 300 ladies exercised the right
of suffrage.
The manager of the De Lamar
Mining Company of Idaho has
cabled to London the following re-
turns for February: Crushed dur
ing the month, 3545 tons; bullion
produced in the mill, $41 ITO; es-
timated value of ore shipped to
slnelters, 500; miscellaneous rev.
enue, $95; total product, $42 ,565 /;
total expenses, $685. 30; profit for
the month of February, 81 ,535.
A fatal wreck occurred on the
Oregon Short Line at Malad bridge,
33 miles east of Glenn's Ferry,
Saturday morning last, of the west
bound express train. One man
was killed, and a number of pas
sengers injured, several seriously.
The accident was caused by de-
fective piece of metal, the cast lug
on switch bar breaking. The en-
CINE, mail car and baggage car
went over all right, but the tourist
smoker, day car and two Pullmans
took the siding. All but the latter
one turned over on their sides.
The smoker and day coach were
completely demolished. All those
hurt were in the smoker out one
The injured were conveyed to St.
Alphonsus hospital at Boise.
Blackfoot News: w. C.. Stuffle-
beam, proprietor of the Blackfoot
House, was assaulted in the road
near his ranch, some Is miles below
town, on Snake river, Wednesday
morning, and murderously beaten
with all iron rod. Mr.. Stufflebeam
was brought to town by neighbor,
I aud DR.. Moore was summoned to
give him surgical aid. His head
was cut in a number of places and
be was also bruised about the body
and arms, and the doctor used the
needle freely in dressing his wounds.
A thickly padded cap which the old
gentleman wore protected his head
and probably saved his life. The
assailant is a rancher named John
Henry, who lived near the old gen.
tleman's ranch, and it is said took
offense because the old man closed
up a gate through which he was
accustomed to pass. Henry was
arrested, and at a preliminary hear
ing before Judge Whittier, Thursday
afternoon, he waived examination
and was placed under bond OF
SO, 900 to answer to the grand jury.
Idaho Falls Register: G. G. Taut-
| phaus returned from trip to Noun
tain Home Sunday last. He came
along the river, being six days on
the road. He says that between 1000
and $500 men are working along the
banks of Snake river between Amer
lean Falls and Bliss, placer mining.
Some of them are making from 81 .5O
to 50 per day, and some from $40
to 500. Most of them do not aver
age more than seven hours a day
working. Many of them are work
ing with rockers, but all claim that
| work on a large scale would be a
success.
Deputy Sheriff Morlen cremated
IL, 900 rabbit ears, Monday. They
we're the accumulation of few
months in the auditors Office. 1t is
sure thing that the commissioners
will revoke the orders to pay bounty
on rabbit ears at their next regular
meeting.
Americans are the most inventive PEG
pie on earth. To them have been issued
nearly 5000 patents, or more than one
third of all the patents issued IN the
world. No discovery OF modern years
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