The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-03
INTERESTING FACTS
GATHERED FKUM THE
OLD tribune FILES

known al respected ranCher OF the
BOISE Valley got aboard with the in
tention OF gong to BOISE City. 1t IS
supposed that ne LAID down on the
cushions and went TO sleep between
here and Nampa-a sleep from when
he never woke. At Nampa the freight
tram sidetracked tor the west bound
passenger and did some switching.
by some carelessness, the caboose
and one OF the freight cars were lett
standing on the main line tracks with
out the brakes being set. Beng on
down grade, they started tor Lald-
well.
The eastbound passenger train was
behind time and the engineer was
crowding on steam to make it up
when about three miles this side OF
Nampa the train collided with the
runaway caboose and freight cars,
which had acquired considerable We
locity. The shock was terrible. The
engine was completely stripped OF
smoke stack, bell and cab, only the
naked boiler remaining, while the ten
der trucks and all were telescoped into
the baggage car.
Vi the ill fated cabooSe, nothing re-
manned but the root. 1t was in this
car that Mr.. Doyle was sleeping. The
remains were horribly mutilated and
it was only by papers found on the
body that it was identified. Charles
Peterson OF Parma who was best ac-
quainted with Mr.. Doyle's business
affairs Mr.. Doyle having no relatives
in this country was sent Tor and he
, took the body to Boise to be buried
N1&L r1s ~.A -. 10. a,
Mr.. Doyle's religious convictions.
The engineer and fireman were Sc
verely, though not fatally, injured.
Frank Corron of Caldwell who but q
short time ago was scalped in wreck
at Medbury Hill, was fireman. He is
badly cut up again. 1t is supposed
that BODY of tramp is under the
telescoped tender, but there is no
means Of knowing for certain until
the car reaches the shops. The con-
ductor says that tramp had been
riding on the blind baggage and that
he did not see him get oft. None of
the passenger cars left the track.
The account of the Dubois meeting
in the Salt Lake Tribune, which was
written by Freddy himself, is quite
a remarkable document. After care
ful reading we have come to the con-
clusion that we don't live in Caldwell.
Freddy failed to enthuse the audience
here at all and was only feebly
cheered few times. His statement
that the Republican party was the
tirst appoint territorial officers from
the territory provoked a great deal of
amusement when all present remem-i
bersd that the first home government
we ever had was E. A. Stevenson, a
Democrat, appointed by Grover Cleves
land, Democratic president.
II
The Board of Trade of Boise City
have finished their enumeration OF
the population of that city and find
1892 inhabitants. Porter's men could
find but 1882. 1t is fair to assume
that the census work at Boise City
was representative of that throughout
tie entire state, hence Idaho's popu
lation is undoubtedly one-third more
than given in the official count. The
population is undoubtedly more than
100000.
A movement is now on foot, with
good chances of success, to start a
gymnasium in Caldwell. A charter
has been circulated this week for
members and if 80 can be obtained an
outfit will be sent for and suitable
building erected. There are scores of
splendid young men in Caldwell who
would make exceptional athletes with
practice and who are becoming round
shouldered for want of exercise. As
none of them have the privilege of
pulling Washington hand press, we
feel like we have mean advantage OF
the boys and hope that the gym
nasium will soon be erected. So far
as known, there is no organization of
this character in the state. As in all
other things, Caldwell will be the
first.
Robert Noble, the man of many
sheep, called on The Tribune last
Tuesday and laid in his winter supply
of reading. He says grass is getting
rather short and dry in the hills but
that if the Republicans are elected in
October, everything will be lovely.
There was a certain hoodoo on one
OF the passenger trains which passed
through here this week. The train
was wrecked nine times between
Cheyenne and Baker City and in seven
of the wrecks one or more lives were
lost This is the story from a passen-
ger who will vouch for its truthful
ness.
The old familiar advertisement Of
athe Louisiana State lottery will be
conspicuous by its absence in The
Tribune in the future. Uncle Sam is
making it unpleasant for newspapers
which publish lottery advertisements
and we gracefully withdraw. From a
moral standpoint we are glad; from a
financial standpoint-we will miss
J. H. Bates checks.
Rev. w. ]. Boone is drawing large
audiences at the Presbyterian church.