The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-07-24
IDAHO NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From Our
state Exchanges.

OoASuou8e~ report u
, scarcity of fresh eggs.
There are over one thousand Chi
. dren in Pocatello of school age.
Asa Abbott, formerly editor of Il
Busy Bee at Albion, is the father {
twin girls,
i Ex-senator Dubois will leay
Blackfoot on the LIST of August 70
his trip to the Orient.
| The State land board has appoin,
ed Samuel F. Taylor of Idaho Fall
as a selector of state lands.
Mrs. Kensler, the woman servin,
a life sentence in the Penitentiar
for the murder of her husband. cav,
birth to a girl baby several day
ago.
The Lewiston Teller says th,
farmers of Nee Perez county are bar
vesting their grain. and that CSC, 600
bushels will be marketed from tina,
county this season.
Senator Shoup has received the
promise of an appointment for
Joseph Perrault of Idaho for the
consulship at Chatan, Canada, with
a salary of $4,000 year.
John Ingram writes the Grange
vile Free Press from Bulawaylo,
Africa, that boom has struck the
town; lots selling for So, 900 to 81
GOO, and eggs only $3.50 per dozen.
Pocatello Tribune: The school
board has elected Prof. D. C. Van
Burea of White Sulphur Springs,
Mont, superintendent of the Poca-
tello city schools. He was selected
out of about rs applicants.
James NJ. Shoup, United States
marshal for Alaska, and Timothy
Dore, his deputy, left Boise Tuesday
for Seattle to make preparations
for leaving for Alaska on Sunday.
Mr.. Shoup's family accompanied
him.
Challis Messenger: Col. Mead
len expects to have his new quartz
mill completed and ready to begin
operations at Custer this week.
Chris. Morler and Bert Wilson
departed on Monday last for their
mines in Seafoam and Sheep noun.
ain. They took with them a pack
rain load of supplies.
A 7-year-old son of ex.Commis-
ioner l.. P. Nelson of Ovid, in
Scar Lake county, was accidentally
;illed one day last week by the
'reaking of a hay derrick which was
icing used at the time by his father.
The heavy pole struck him on the
ide of his head, crushing in the
kull and causing instant death.
The Paris Post says: The county
commissioners have had A sweet
cented job on their hands this week
n counting squirrel tails. Several
thousand were brought into town,
nd while the bounty Of one cent
eemed hardly sufficient induce
rent to do much toward the de.
'uction of the pest, vet several
undreddollars will be paid out at
lis session.
Boise Democrat: Mrs. Green
lh;te and family have gone to
runeau valley where they will live
J the future. Mrs. Whites par I
,ts reside there. Green White, jr., ]
ow young man, has found en- {
oyment in one Of the mines at
cal.
Bryan In shoshone. IL
Shoshone Journal Wednesdays a
st bound train carried distin. q
lished passenger, in the person of &
lillian Jennings Bryan late candi- q
tie for President. Mr.. Bryan was .
troduced to our people by Hon. d
ic Bierbower, made few remarks, z
ook hands all around and retired
his car. He was very hoarse
ID tired from the many recent .
eeches he has made during his &
.stern tour, and in fact it was b
rdly expected that he would c
AXE his appearance here. o
Hon. ]. S. Waters and Hon Vim 6
Mt Bierbower escorted Mr.. Bryan @
Salt Lake where he went to pre- 81
le over the deliberations of the n
ans-Mississippi congress. K
Bitten ny . Snake. V
Lemhi Republic: Lee Ramley .
S bitten by a rattlesnake Wednes- v
y morning. He was walking :,
ing up trail on the side of the u
when the snake without
y warning sprang out and seized
n by the left hand, between the a q
,mb and fore6nger. Ramey q
I'D not shake it loose, 80 he e
ched for his six shooter and shot :
reptile just below the head.
is caused it to loosen its hold, al
. it sprang again quick as fash d.
sank its fangs into his leather B
It and winding itself around his NJ
at the same time. In vain did d.
young man try to shake it loose. 81
er shooting it in several places NJ
finally grasped it by the neck br
shot it's head off. After dispos- La
cf Tho cnako he Mt nnC0 nfO- r.