The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-23

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was attending to business matters
here Tuesday.
Dunkin Reese, ranchman OF the
Junction, was transacting business
here the first OF the week.
We are again glad to welcome to
our columns the correspondence from
Carmen. The Carmen letters are al
ways full OF news, and gives the nap
penings In that locality. In most ao'
mirabIe manner.
Parties here have received letters
during the past week from Mrs. j. D.
Cone, making inquiries as to the con-
dition OF the roads to the Ore Cache
mine, and other information. We
understand she contemplates putting
on a gang OF men and doing consider
able work on the property TINS sum
mer. In days gone by the ore Cache
has been large producer and very
large body OF ore Is now In sight.
John Ostrom, OF May, was transact
Ing business here the last OF the
week. Mr.. Ostrom has purchased
the general mercantile store OF Mr..
and Mrs. Hammond, and came down
to close up the deal and make the
transfer. Since Mr.. Hammond's re-
cent Illness he Is disposins of large
part OF his interests and will spend
some time under the care OF special
lists. The village Of May Is good
trading point and no doubt Mr..
Ostrom will do large amounts ~
business. The Recorder y Hitting
him out with the necessary station
cry for bis business.
From gentleman residing tne
other side Of Baker, we learn that a
very peculiar accident happened to a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Capron, at the
Seventeen Mile house. The boy was
chasing cattle down steep hill,
when the horse stumbled, and started
to fall. In falling the saddle girth
broke, tossing the saddle, which fol.
lowed the boy over the horses head.
In falling the horse struck its head
against rock knocking It's brains
out. The boy came out OF the DIM
Guilty uninjured. 1t was truly a re-
markable escape from instant death.
During the past week Fred Brough
purchased one of the Yellowstone
Park coaches of the Redrock Stage
comdany TO run between town and
the Hot Springs. The coach is a
most easy riding vehicle and will
make the trip to the springs one OF
pleasure. Every season the springs
are becoming more popular. 1t is
the right distance for pleasure
ride, and the springs are a most
pleasing place for a few hours recrea'
ton. The baths put new vigor in a
man and the culinary department Of
the hotel satisfies the hunger which
the bath seem to create. Mrs.
Brough Is splendid cook, and the
tables are always provided with the
deilcacies of the season.
Rev. II. A. Gibbons arrived here
Saturday and preached at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
and evening. lie comes to take
charge of the Carmen creek work fol-
the Presbyterian church, but will
hold services at the church morning
and evening here In the city until
such time as the regular pastor may
arrive. Rev. Gibbons is a young
man just out of college. but is an ex'
cellent speaker. lluent, and makes a
most pleasing appearance in the
pulpit. and should judge that as q
J minister of the gospel he has 9
bright future before him. liz
preached two excellent sermons las,
Sabbath, and will occupy the pulpit
J here In the city next Sunday morn
Ing and evening.
II. II. Bacon and wife came il
Saturday and left yesterday morning
for the scene OF his labors on tn,
main range. Mr.. Bacon Is at tn,
head OF the surveying party which
has been surveying line over Ban
mock Pass. He has completed thi
survey and found the required grade
but he Is not yet satisfied He tell
us that he will run another line owe
the Lemhi Pass which will take hin
three or four weeks, to see II bette
crossing can be found Mr.. Baco
was not very communicative as t
the parties or interests which ar
backing the enterprise, and to en-
large upon the object Of his visit Q
to attempt 70 say what all OF thi
work means would he merely specu
lation The reader can do this par
to suit himself We do know, how
ever, that while here his time wa
spent In securing general informa
ton as to the resources. the genera
tonnage etc. Sunday he made tri
several miles down the river, return
ing Monday and Tuesday he spen
10 visiting the coal mine and drivin
several miles up the river.
George NJ. Mckinney, paymaster G
the mines at Meyers Cove, arrive
here on business Monday evening /
connection with the forest reserve
MIR. Mckinney does not seem to b
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