The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-03-27
IDAHO NEWS.
Items of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

now mas 10 uAuaIoS.
Representative H. 8. JONES, of
bribery fame, ia going to locate at
Payette.
Hon. VIM. H. Clagett and bis
daughter, Miss Ida, left Boise last
Saturday for Chicago. Miss Clagett
goes to be treated for ear trouble.
In anticipation of the new anti
gambling law, the different houses
in Pocatello are preparing to close
their business, and the law will he
strictly observed.
The receiver of Bunting & Co.'S
stores at Blackfoot and Dubois has
declared a dividend of topper cent
and commenced paying out the
money last Saturday.
One of the new laws of the State
provides that an employe of the pen
itentiary shall take convicts from
the counties to the penitentiary.
This will cause a great saving to
the State.
Blackfoot News: The land Office
received its first paper Thursday
in which the affidavit was sworn to
before a lady notary public. 1t was
a publication notice sworn to before
Rose E. Davis, notary public at ST.
Anthony.
Silver City Avalanche: Word has
been received of the death of Jack
Thomas in South Africa, by falling
into a shaft. Deceased was an en-
gineer, formerly employed at De-
Lamar, and had many friends in
this neighborhood.
The Fremont County News Of the
18th says "The last child of Joseph
Kershaw died last Friday, and the
entire family of eight children, who
three weeks ago were hale and
hearty, now lie beneath the snow as
a result of dyphtheria." Mr.. and
Mrs. Kershaw will 60 to Salt Lake
and the house they lived in with it,
entire contents will be burned.
Payette Independent: Senator J
NJ. Ballentine of Star and John Con
dron of Boise were Payette visitors
tuesday. Mr.. Condron selected lots
upon which he proposes to build a
| fine hotel. The site selected is the
northeast corner Of what is known
as the Masters block, opposite Hote
Idaho. 1t is rumored that Senator
Bailentine is interested with Mr.
Condrou in the hotel project.
i Mountain Home Bulletin: Abou
} thirty men and women assembled
at the city hall Monday evening
= and unanimously nominated thu
a present board of town trustees al
. candidates at the election to b.
4 held ON the 9Th Of April.
Sundays Statesman says: Thu
+ news from the scene Of the contes
between Weiser and Payette for tn
A: Seven Devils railroad is that tn
contest was being closed yesterda.
D afternoon. When the train lef,
J about 4 o'clock, all but four of tn
subscribers had signed, aud thes
we're in town, ready to attach thei
signatures. 1t was expected tina
the matter would be finished in
couple of hours, securing to tn
beautiful Payette valley town tn
prize commended for. r. E. Lock
e wood, editor Of the Weiser Signal
expresses confidence that the roa'
, will not start from Payette, aud h
D., is willing to back his judgmen
with hard cash.
Pocatello Tribune: "Bob" Nc
Cormack, the Cassia county shee
king, is in the city. He is just bac
e from the great fight at Carson Cit
and says it was was magnificen
spectacle. He is of the opinio
i that Fitzsimmons is easily the bel
ter man Of the two. Corbett, b
! says, landed enough blows to XII
an OK but he seemed to have n
s force to bis jabs. Every blow ths
Fitz struck wac like the blow of
y pile driver. Corbett, he says,
: lighter on his feet but not tghte
+ and Mccormack sums up the Who'll
{ situation by the statement that Co
u bett is a boxer while Fitzsimmon
e is fighter.
II Pocatello Tribune: The Short Lin
u officials have been notified to sen
all sick men to St. Mary's hospit'
at Salt Lake. The men say that
!, is all right if Dr. Pinkerton is an e.
. pert on appendicitis, but if not, the
will demand an immediate chang
A petition has been started
Pocatello with view of having III
- board of pardons commute the SCI
u sence of James S. Larkins for ii
murder of Josie Hill at Idaho Fall
'S Decemb Der 25, 1895. Larkins is no
10 in Jail at Blackfoot, sentenced TO
at executed April Both. The petitio
1t is headed by Mayor w. F. Kasisk
and Judge c. E. Arney.
X Mrs. Anderson, living about 81
re miles east of Idaho Falls, placed
'r pan of ashes In the chicken hou:
for the use of the chickens. The
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