The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-26

a. J. Mcfarland, Of Falks store was
a county seat visitor Friday. lie was
here attending to some business in
connection with the horse stealing case
which occurred in his neighborhood
some time since. Mr.. Mcfarland lost
several horses in that affair and win
endeaYor to recover them. =
W. II. Thorpe and Pete Steunenberg
captured a wild swan near town this
week that weighed pounds and meas
ured feet from tip to tip. Thorp
says he shot ID, but Pete says that
ThoTp's dog caught the bird The
TRIBUNE is netrual in this matter, but
we are inclined to give Carlo the credit.
The TRIBUNE received a friendly can
| from Jack Watkins, foreman of the
| White ranch at Parma, Wednesday.
lack has now nearly recovered from
the effects Of his dislocated shoulder,
but says they have such nice doctor
down there that he wouldn't mind hay
ing the other arm in sling.
o. c. VanHouten, Of Nampa, was a
Caldwell visitor Tuesday Van was
here in the interest of the Earnpa
Dramatic company, endea4oring to
secure the opera house Gome night
next week. The company is said to be
alright and it is to be hoped Caldwell
people will have an opportunity to see
them play.
Joe Wilson was in from Middleton
Thursday. Joe says 10 has completely
recovered from the effects of the late
election. lie admits he took it pretty
hard, but not SO much 40 som5 people
he knows Of Nov, that the election is
ever, the TRIBUNE does not hesitate TO
say that it always thought Mr.. Wilson
pretty good sort Of fellow and now
Nc are more convinced 80 than ever.
Certain newspapers in the state are
making q great hullabuloo because a
lone female somewhere i'll Idaho, Eve
have just now forgotten where, rode 60
miles OH a sogrel nag, bareback and
straddle, to cast her vote on election
day. Those same journals also claim
that she voted Il straight fusion ticket.
Had we felt SO sore as she must have
been, we'd have voted her straight our
self.
Some party with more sand than
sugar industriously lugged off a sack
Of the latter necessity from 4. e. Egle-
ston & Co. s platform one night this
week. After carrying it about mile
he opened it aud was dismayed to find
his sugar had turned to s-a-l-t. This
case is.ideutieal with the old bible story
of Lots wife. The only difference be-
ing that one was pillared and the other
was sacked.
The TRIBUNE wants to call the at
Dtention of the 100000 people of this
United States of America and Grand
Dictator of the Philippines, to the fact
that about 480 of the citizens of the
grand commonwealth of Idaho owe us
from one to six years back subscription
and that if they expect us to grow fat
and opulent and have influence with
our creditors they must come up to the
rack and put down the rocks. A word
in time saves nine, etc.
Corbett and Sharkey, two noted
"pugs' had prize fight in New York
city this week in which Corbett would.
have been knocked out had his friends
kept out of the way. AS Sharkey was
giving him the finishing touches Cor
belts second jumped into the ring and
the "bout" was declared off by the
referee, who gave the fight to Sharkey
and declared all bets off. 1t il claimed
that Corbett's friends saw he was get
ting the worst Of the fight and used |
this method to save him getting knock
ed out.
The county commissioners adjourned |
Wednesday having completed the Off |
cial count and fixed up the bridge mat.
ter. The board refused to accept the
bridge because the terms of the con-
tract had not BEEN complyed with ON
the part of the bridge company. The
company agreed to re. paint, re.floor
and key up the structure, and having
failed to properly do SO the commits.
sioners refused to issue the warrants