Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-22
IDAHO NEWS.

MOSCOW anu chilcu ~ iof poi>o W" sA'~
date the democrats and silver republic
cans meet.
The owners OF the Comora mine, ON
Connor creek. are raising TO the sur
face for an air shaft from the end Of
the long tunnel. When this is COM
pleted, II ia proposed to continue driv-
Ing the tunnel ahead several hundred
feet In hopes Of cncountering the chute
Of rich gold ore which was found on
the surface
A couple were married at Weiser re-
Gently under quite fetching circum-
stances. The youthful couple went to
Weiser few days before TO be
made one. but during the interim OF
preparation the bride-elect changed
her mind and disappeared, whereupon
the sturdy young swain took her trail
with marriage license In one peck ct
and six-shooter in the other aud over
hauled her aud brought her back, and
they were married.
I'D Pierce, who was in Idaho City
recently, informs the World that the
Stevens Bros. have made good quartz
discovery q short distance below the
old Black Corral, and about mile
west Of the Gold Eagle claim. The
Gold Eagle is about mile north OF
the Boise road, and seven or eight
miles from this place. The Stevens
boys are now rocking short distance
below the ledge. The ground IL good
and the gold very coarse
Frank Ram, boy 8 years OF age,
was taken to Wood River recently and
placed in the custody of the sheriff
A few days before the arrest of Ram
Walter Roberts, is months old, was
drowned In Lost river. Ram con-
fessed to having pushed him in while
playing, but to have said nothing
about 1t, through fear Of punishment
When the Roberts child was missed
Ram admitted he pushed him into the
river. He says he liked Walter and
did not mean to drown him, and only
done II for fun.
Sheriff Gray received telephone
message recently from Ketchum, in
forming him that the Ketchum butch
err, w. c. Tuffield had shot his daugh-
ter. Tunield was placed under ar
rest. The shooting seems to be the
outgrowth of family trouble. 1t ap-
pears that James Reager has been n
frequent visitor at the Tuffield resi-
dence and that Mr.. Tuhleld had order
ed him to keep away. Tutileld sent for
Reager and when he arrived he tried
TO shoot him, but his daughter caught
the weapon and received the bullet In
her side.
The officers OF Shsshonc took in =
curio the other day, in the shape Of a
man. A peculiar looking foreigner had
been in Shoshone for few days, and
thinking him Spanish spy arrested
him. He was stripped and searched.
On him were found six coats, four vests,
eight shirts, six pair of pants, two pair
open and then laced over the others
and four hats. each OF which had been
damned over the other and sewed to-
gether. At his hearing subsequently
he was sdjudged insane and sent to
Blackfoot.
John Leary recently returned from
Plscerville with big cleanup from
his placer mines. Mr.. Leary has own
I'd all the water OF Granite creek, both
west and east forks, and also that OF
Illinois gulch, ever since 1865. He 10
interested in the Ranch company dig
gins, the Plncerville and other impor-
tant claims, amounting TO about 1000
acres- Mr.. Lcary usually employs frog
thirty to thirty-five men every season.
but owing to the scarcity of water this
yea. less number was employed than
usual. Placerville claim was not work
ID on account Of the scarcity Of water.
Nephi Secrist met with an accident
'soently near 81. Anthony, which came
rear proving fatal While driving a I
pan OF colts, they became frightened /
md started to run away, breaking the
OF the buggy. throwing
FIR. secrist out and he fell on his head
j. w Lane, who was arrested one
ny last week at Montpelier by officers
rom Weber county, while being con