The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
IDAHO NEWS.
Items OF Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

Items OF Interest Taken From 0u1
State Exchanges.
The goldbug Republicans have
called state convention to be helc
at Boise on August 18th.
George w. Webb, convicted o
robbery At Wallace last week, wal
sentenced to Is years At hard lsbol
in the state penitentiary.
The eastern dailiss are printing
pictures of the four most beautiful
women in the world, and one Of
them il the wife Of Capt. J. r. d.
Lamar, of Idaho, who married Z
Kentucky lady.
The Spokane Chronicle recently
published an article in which the
assertion Was made that Idaho
would produce more mineral wealth
in the next 10 years than the whole
wilderness of Alaska.
At Fossil. Wy, Wednesday morn
ing, Helmer Dean, an old time Short
Line freight conductor, blew the top
of his head off with a double bar
relied shotgun. He placed the mug
zle Of the gun against his face and
having attached a strap to both
both triggers discharged the gun
with his foot. Dependency and
dring were the causes.
Mountain Home Bulletin: After
great delay on the road the machin-
cry for the Dixie cyanide mill ar
rived here Thursday, since which
time teams have been busy hauling
it to the mine. 1t will not now be
\ great while before the mill will be
in running order and then Dan
Reber will show the world what =
good thing there is in the Gold King
mine.
A Tacoma dispatch to the Spokes-
man-Review says: "Track-laying
will commence in q few days OIL the
Lewiston extension of the Northern
Pacific railway, and will be pushed
through to the Clearwater river,
where = delay will be caused by the
erection of tho bridge, which will be
framed at Juliaetta and forwarded
by rail. The contractors are push.
ing the work, and there is no doubt
but that the cars will soon be rum
ming into Lewiston.
Kid Mebley, a cowboy of the
Keogh Bros. outfit, Came into Po-
ca,ello last Saturday from the Rock
Greek country and reported an aw-
full hail storm at the head of Ross
Fork basin, about IL. miles from
Pocatello, the night before. The
hail stones, he said, were as big rs
hens eggs, and the thunder and
lightning was terrific. He was on
horseback and was leading another
horse. Both horses were killed by
u vivid flash of lightning, and al
though he was knocked senseless by
the shock, he came to apparently
unframed, and extricated himself
from under the fallen animal which
he had been riding. After wander
ing around in dazed condition for
u while, he roped an Indian pony
and rode to town, but has not yet
recovered from the effects of the
shock.
Fell by the Way.
A special from Lewiston to the
Spokane Spokesman Review says :
William Nj. Redding died at 4
O'Clock this morning in dive on
Fourth street under mysterious
circumstances. Redding came to
Lewiston about q week ago from
the Salmon river country. He had
$500 in cash, a team of horses and
= wagon, and stated that he was en-
route to Klondiks.
Shortly after his arrival he in
dulged in q drunken spree, which
continued until yesterday morning.
During bis spree he gambled of
and squandered all of his money
but $500. Yesterday morning he
made preparations to resume bic
journey, but in the evening be &C.
companied Matte Williams, sport.
ing woman, to her room on Fourth
street. He was alone there at 4
o'clock this morning when "Doc"
Williams, the woman's male asso-
ciate, found him in dying condi-
ton. A physician WAS summoned +,
but the man died before bis arrival.
The unfortunate man recently
sold out IN interest in sawmill on
Salmon river to 60 to Alaska.
No-To-k ac for fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong. blood pure. soe T. AL dregeissA