The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
IDAHO NEWS.
Items OF Interest Taken From Oul
State Exchanges.

IDAHO NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From Oul
State Exchanges.
Two little boys, the eldest no
more than 10 years old, were sen,
to Jail at Blackfoot last week fol-
stealing.
The cavalry at the Boise barracks
has been ordered to join its regi
ment. This will leave Idaho withou,
any troops until the reorganization
of the militia.
A horse owned by S. M. Hine-
gardner was struck by lightning
and killed, last Monday evening, on
his ranch at the mouth of Quigley
gulch, near HALEY.
The Blackfoot News says the
heavy movement Of freight to the
Lost River country indicated by a
constant stream of loaded wagons
leaving Blackfoot daily, gives Gre
dence to the belief that business
boom is being enjoyed by that Sec
ton.
Montpelier Examiner: Wool is
coming In rapidly at Soda Springs
and all of the shearing pens are
running full blast at this point.
Wool buyers are numerous and the
town generally is lively. We under
stand the prevailing price for wool
this year is IL cents pound.
It is estimated that there is be-
tween eight hundred thousand and
a million pounds of wool stacked up
in Caldwell waiting for shipment.
The price offered, is between Is and
IA cents per pound but the owners
are holding out for Is cents. Wool
buyers are said to be in abundance
but not at Is cents.
The baby girl of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stitz of Broadford was
drowned Sunday afternoon. The
child wandered short distance
from her home and when search
was made for her she was found at
the edge of a slough with her little
head down in about four feet of
water, having it caught in sunken
tree. The child was about eighteen
old.
Miss Katie Breen, of Boise, has
received a letter from her brother,
Jack Breen, who is an Idaho boy.
and one of the gunners on the Bos-
ton. The letter is dated Manila,
Cavite, May 4th. 1t was sent via
Hong Kong. reaching San Francisco
IN the 7th OF this month and Boise
IN the 9th. Young Breen was in
he Manila fight and in the letter he
describes the battle that resulted in
such remarkable victory for the
American feet under Dewey. He
lays that fully 5000 Spaniards were
killed in the engagement. After
he battle Breen was promoted to
irst gunner seaman at $35 month.
Caldwell Tribune: "A fine sal
non trout, about II feet long was
'aptured May %, in Indian Greek
rear the new creamery building in
CALDWELL This news is q trifle
ate we are aware, but the question
hat is bothering us, is what in the
evil that fish wanted to come up
indian creek for anyway. 1t is
vident to our mind that he wanted
0 60 straight on to Boise and sim
ly got off the track. If Idaho
My had a fish commissioner or
wo that could be. placed at the
of Indian Greek Mr.. fish
1ould have been notified of his
1istake and all this trouble would
ave been obviated. The apparent
eed of fish commission in this
sction is becoming more and more
ronounced every day. |,
Nelson's Victim Dies.
Thomas M. Kerr, who was shot
t Boise June 4th by Charles Nelson.
,r alleged intimacy with the latter's
life, died at noon Monday. Every
hing that medicine could do was
one for the wounded man, but an
utopsy showed that the cause was
opeless from the start. Two ply
clans and a trained nurse from
ortland were in attendance on Kerr
ntil be breathed his last. The re-
lains were shipped to Philadelphia
1ednesday for interment.
After Kerr's death, Nelson was /;
,arged with murder, the complaint
,arging him with assault with in
mt to commit murder having been
ithdrawn. The preliminary exam ,
alton under the new charge has ,
ZEN set for June 22d and Nelson
manded to Jail without bail.
One Volunteer Dead.
Private B. L. Anderson Of Com
my G, Idaho Volunteers, who en- {
,ted from Albion, died in camp at |
IN Francisco, June IL, Of cerebro- /
,inal fever. He was q relative of I
rosecuting Attorney J. G. Rogers, :
this district. His mother was /
,th him three days before he died. !
Big Price For Wool. /
The highest price paid for wool
the western country was paid BY