The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-07-10
IDAHO NEWS.
Items of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

Items of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.
Mrs. Charles Oakley of Dubois,
Idaho, was fatally injured at Salt
Lake, July 9Th, by a runaway acct.
dent and died within two hours.
Robert Noble informs the States
man that his wool clip for this year
will aggregate 400, 900 pounds. He
has not cold pound of it as yet.
| A cloudburst occurred at the Hot
Springs about ten miles east of
Mountain Home last Sunday. The
water stood about two feet deep
around the buildings.
Near Boise City, 400 feet below
the earth's surface, there ia subter.
ranean lake of hot water of ITO deg.
temperature. Ithas pressure enough
to ascend to the top floor of most
of the houses, and will be piped
to them for heating purposes.
Idaho Falls Times: Mr.. O. F.
Eastman is making water filters
out of red sand rock which are just
the thing wanted by every family
who is obliged to drink river water.
The impurities in the water is fever
breeding and when winter comes it
begins to show itself particularly
among children.
Idaho Falls Times: A shipment
Of eight buffalo, eight deer and ten
antelope were made yesterday by
J. Adams Of Jackson's Hole. The
deer belonged to F. K. Hit of this
place. They are quite tame and we
understand will be used to stock
some rich mans park. They will
60 through to New York.
The Elmore Republican says: J.
w. Badger, once an attorney at law
in Boise, is now travelling with
Mains circus and, we are told is
keeper of one of the elephants.
He claims that during his travels
through Asia he met Yves. Wicker
sham, the Gilmore county embezzler,
who is now thoroughbred mis-
sionary.
The body of Thomas Aram, who
was drowned in the Clearwater at
Lewiston May 20, by the swamping
of a ferry boat, was discovered at
Collins Landing, near The Dalles.
Oregon, on the Columbia river, last
week. The body had foated a dis
lance of 300 miles and was stripped
of all clothing, but had one shoe on
upon which was spur. by which
the body was identified by the
brother, who had gone there TO view
the remains.
The Boise Statesman reports that
a new pest has appeared in Boise
valley at the farm Of George Butler
IL miles below Boise City. Millions
of strange looking worms from one
to five inches in length and of all
colors, came out of clover field
and attacked the apple trees, entire
ly stripping them of foliage. State
Fruit Inspector Mcpherson was no.
tilted and went down 10 investigate,
but he was entirely at sea when it
came to naming the new arrivals,
never having seen any Of their kind
before. He secured some samples
and placed them in a box, intend
ing to send them to the government
etomologist atWashington for class.
ification, but before reaching town
the worms ate their way out Of the
box and crawled all over the in
spector.
The reported Indian uprising on
Camas Prairie proved farce. Act
ing Indian Agent F. G Irwin of Fort
Hall agency and Col. G. NJ. Randall
of the Eighth United States infantry:
Fort Russell, who went to the scene
of the alleged depredations of the
Indians, reported that there has
been absolutely no foundation in
fact for the agitation and the many
unfounded reports which have been
published over the country about
these Indians becoming ugly or un-
peacea0le. The squaws we're dig
ging camas and the bucks fishing
and killing game unlawfully. Set
tiers on Canas Prairie disliked to
have them there, and fearing they
might become unruly and commit
depredations circulated petitions
which were signed by all the ranch.
ers asking for their immediate re-
moval, alleging grounds that did
not exist, and sent them to Gov
ernor Steunenberg at Boise.
Nampa Leader: An accident oc-
Cured Monday evening which
might have resulted in considerable
destruction of life and property.
Indeed the wonder is that there
was not more harm done. One OF
Mr.. Berry's teams, loaded with
giant powder was climbing the bill
to the mine and when part way up,
the load capsized down a steep
place, rolling and tumbling q dis
lance of hundred yards. Fortu-
nately the king pin came out, un'
coupling the front wheels which
freed the horses from the wreck,