The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-05-30
REcouNTiNo EVENTS OF FORM.
Err DAYS FROM THE RECORDER

cate July 10. 1883. has come ts this
Office from N. l. Andrews showing
the good service the paper then gave
its patrons. At that time Mrs. Mer-
ritt, mother OF Allen G. Merritt. was
at the head OF the publication. That
was nearly 81 years ago. In those
days the names still prominent In
current Lemhi county events were
occurring again and again In the
news items reported in the paper.
Here art a few of them:
Visitors During the Week.
We noticed the following named
persons In town during the week: A..
Mather and Ross Dodge. Carmen
creek; Mont White and wife. Carmen
creek:D. McNutt, Carmen creek: Ely
Suydam. Shoup; l., G. Geertson, Lem
hi valley: George Barrack. Bohannon
bar: w. II. Potter, Bohannon bar:
Judge A. X. Thomson. Shoe Fly: II.
w. Wayant. Eldorado canon: Sam
Harondeen, Pine creek: Johnny
Rowe. Pine creek. George Williams.
Pope's ranch: George Rippey. Hay
den basin: s. Il. Rippey. Riverside
farm: Joe Shirk. Hot Springs: Mrs.
Mulkey. seven mile ranch. j. r. Gil
mer, Shoup; Mrs. Jos. Barnes. Mrs
John Hughes and Mrs. John Kadietz
Lemhi valley
Abraham Group Disappears
About the first OF October. 1887. a
Mr.. Abraham Group. employed at the
Kentuck mine. left Shoup for Salmon
City, He had In his possession about
$4,000. the accumulation of several
wears labor. since which time nothing
has been heard from hiEa. He car
ried with him package OF Kentuck
specimens to give young lady In
this city. No one here has seen him
and the package was not delivered.
He was a strictly sober and industri.
Gus man II looks as II foul play
had been nerpetrated Docs any one
know anything concerning him. His
friends are exceedingly anxious
about him. ANY information receiv-
ed will be published by the Recorder.
Testing Fiagpole.
The G. A. r. flag pole was tested
to It's utmost capacity duriag thv 'nte
wind storm. Many feared |; would
snap asunder M II swayei and bent
In the fierce blasts. Messrs. kenney
and Fudge after much effort secured
The guy ropes firmly and saved II
frem destruction. n would have b.fn
n great pity had II fallen. as II IL not
only beautiful but handsome and
costly monument OF the energy OF
our patriotic veterans.
Hats In Stock.
Tim Dore received dozen Cleye'
land hats and sold them pll In 30
minutes after their arrival. BY the
way. are thev Cleveland or Harrison
hats? Who knows?
ing the plans for the proposed coun'
ty hospital. VIII give full particulars
next week.
Mail service between Salmon City
and Shoup has been increased TO a
semi.weekly which Is a great accom-
mediation to the people AT the Ken
tuck, Crunter and Pine creek mines
Quite party gathered TO see the
boat start yesterday. She was load
ed for kentuck mine and North
Fork. Mr.. J. Gilmer. capt, and g
Sanderlin. frst mate. Bon voyage.
Davis and Birdseye have sawed
100000 feet Of lumber this season
Their mill has done better than ever
averaging 1000 feet per day. They
will cut 100000 shingles and 100000
feet dressed lumber before they shut
down.
Considerable danger attends ths
practice Of swimming In the Salmon
river. The current IL not only swift
and treacherous. but the water Ii al
ways cold which makes the danger
from cramps more imminent. Tom
my Boyle and Jimmie Kirtley wers
taken with cramps while bathing 4
short time ago and nearly drowned
before assistance arrived. To swim
in the Salmon river anywhere rieai
town where the current In no stron,
Is species OF foolhardiness alto
gether reprehensible. We hope 4
will be discontinued before nefioul