The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-30
IDAHO NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

1tomo OF Interest Taken From Oul
State Exchanges.
A man, wife and daughter recent
~ went through Idaho Falls bound
for the National Park. having driven
from Old Mexico, in wagon behind
q team of mules.
Miss Vollmer of Lewiston. queen
of the Idaho Intermountain Fair,
has sent each one of her maids OF
honor and ladies in waiting lovely
gold ring with an opal setting.
Both the gold and the opals came
from Idaho mines.
A lizard was found on a farm
near Grangeville the other day at a
depth of Al feet by two workmen
who were digging we'll. The AMI
NAL emerged from his stone coffin
alive and kicking after a confine-
nent of untold years, says the Free
Press.
A big strike has been made in
the Daisy mine, at Neal, owned
by George Bredehoft of Boise and
w. ]. Chamberlain of Denver.
From the 2OO-foot level drift was
run which has encountered ledge
six to eight feet in thickness that
averages $50 to the ton. It is one
of the biggest and richest bodies Of
ore ever uncovered in that section.
The Lewiston Tribune says that
q meeting of local German citizens
will be held there in the near future
for the purpose of taking steps 10
aid in the movement recently in
by New York Germans,
to purchase and equip a man. of-war
and present it to the United States
This step on the part
Of the New York Germans was made
to emphasize their loyalty to Amer
lea in whatever situation the coun-
try may become involved.
Boise Democrat: Two men arrived
from Sheep mountain the other day
bringing the good news that the
little smelter up there had proven a
success in turning the rich ore into
bullion. They also brought with
them samples of the 6rst run made.
They have been experimenting three
or four years and the final success
met with insures the immediate
opening of one of the richest and
most extensive camps in the state.
Silver largely predominates in the
pre- but it is very rich and carries
gold enough to more than pay the
expenses of working it.
Young Mans Terrible Death.
Earl Wearyrick, a young man
Is years of age, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wearyrick of Black
DOT, was accidentally killed Satur-
lay, July 18th, by falling off a load
If hay under the horses feet. The
News gives the following particulars
If the fatal accident: The young
nan, Earl, and Horace Doud were
hauling hay on Jim Hulps place.
The load had been pitched on by |
Carl, and in accordance with Gus
ON he sought to climb up on the
Dad to ride in to the stack. Reach
ng up be took hold of the standard
n front, and endeavored to pull
himself up when the standard broke.
his precipitated him backward
'etween the horses. The animals
rere untractable at best, and this
udden surprise started them to
licking and running, and the boy
must have received more than one
low from the hoofs of the horses
8 his face bore the marks about
be mouth, and under the chin were
mprints and bruises and his neck
'as broken. Horace Doud who
'as on the load fell off also between
be horses but miraculously escaped
1jury. As soon as be could re-
over the use of his faculties sufi-
iently. be ran to where Earl lay,
nd was Mortified to find him breath
e his last.