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THE KETßHUM KEYSTONE. Entered at the Po.stoffieo nt Ketch um, I. T. as second class matter. TOWN TIDINGS. Ice, ice, ice. Weather hot and sultry. Full capacity in operation at the Phil adelphia smelters. Lawyer Harris, of Bellevue, is here taking a survey of the town. Work is progressing rapidly on the Cballis road, above Ketchum on Trail creek. The clearance sale at Phelps <fc Gra ham's store goes on with astonishing vigor. II. C. McLennan is astonishing the natives with uu excellent variety of fruits. A car load each of flour and grain, just received at T. E. Cloheey A Co.'s. A number of Ketchumites contem plate forming a party to visit Lake Taliomn next week. Mr. Cotter, Esq., a well known drug gist of Boise, was here on a visit yester day, the guest of Mr. Ed. Williams. E. B. Hall and Mr. Hougan, of Bolle vne, passed through to Sawtooth Monday to look after some mining property. Mr. Wm. H. Pettit, of Atlanta, passed through hereon Monday en route to that place, and will return to Wood River Friday next. Mrs. West, Misses Clarey, Holcomb and Fox, Mr. West and Mr. Clarey vis ited the Guyer springs Sunday evening and had a jolly time. Rain was threatened by dense, black clouds Monday afternoon and night, but nothing moro than a few light drops was the consequence. There i^n total want of ice in Ketch iiiu.' notwithstanding the fact that enor mous amounts were prepared by differ ent citizens lust winter. Mr. G. B. Moulton, of the Conklin sampling works at Huiley, is now Gen eral Superintendant of the Philadelphia smelting works at this place. Fuel is arriving at the Philadelphia smelters in immense quantities. It is now the object of the P. M. A S. Co. to lay in a large winter supply. Rapping hammers and buzzing saws give the air a boom-like sound. The life and push manifested in the build ing enterprise is quite more than usual. The ladies of Ketchum certainly de serve great credit for the industrious manner in which they supported the Union Church benefit. It wua a deci ded success. Messrs. Cap. Somers and Richard West, owners of the St. Julian mine, on Warm Spring creek, contemplate spend ing the winter of '83 ami '84 in Europe. The mine must be looking way up. It is ventured by a prominent citizen that the excessive heat now experienced over the laud is tho development of a great aggregate of Straliorn and news paper lies about the country, into a visitant stroke of prolonged hont-light niug. Dr. J. C. Leonard, the well known dentist of Boise City, is stopping at Baxter s Hotel, in a tooth jerking, fill ing and manufacturing capacity. His professional skill is unquestionable, and persons iu need of dentistry should call at once. The Hotff John S. Grey, of Huston A Grey, law firm of Boise, and a wall known pioneer of Idaho, came to Ketchum Sunday to accompany home his wife and children, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Pink hum. Recent samples of the galena taken from the Buekkorn mine, return 275 ozs., the average grade. So we are told l>y Mr. Montgomery. This is certainly exceptionally high grade galena, and will make the Buekhorn a very valuable mine, with little more than half the j body of ore shown in either tho Elkhorn [ or Noonday. « , j I It is told of our celebrated boy orator, Wiley McDowell, that he walked ft dis tance of five miles from the Elkhorn mine to become n candidate for another election of the handsomest young man, und even paid Jones, our foreman, $5 to remain at home in his interests on Poor Mack got left. this There was no election. occasion. The Bellevue Tri-Weekly Sun will discontinue publication on Friday next. It is rumored that the proprietor, Mr. Henderson, is about to engage in the publication of u newspaper at Shoshone, Idaho. and energetic member of the craft on Wood River, sparing no pains in the representation of our mineral resources, and it is with regret that we see him reef sail und drift to other seas. Mr. H. has long l>eon an active j i THE CHURCH CONCERT. A Very .Enjoyable Affair—A Goed Finan cial Receipt and a Success in Ererj Particular—Miss Mary Holcomb Elec- j ted the Handsomest Young Lady in own e.f Etc. j Tlio Union Church l>eneflt concert laat evening was a decided success. I .... , , Although the cash receipts are not yet definitely known, they were apparently , arge, an swelled considerably the J church budding and improvement fund. ■ * f 1 H ln ^ »«autifully decor- , * *, t T, ® ver * r «en* »'id otherwise tastefully and properly arranged, with j spread tables, "Rebecca's well," cnlin liary department and other necessaries at the hands of Ketclium's active ladies, the doors were flung open at 6 o'clock and supper served from that hour, eight o'clock the number of visitors had become quite large, and at nine tbe •house was crowded with who seemed to enter into the of the ■ ! At a merry throng purpose occasion with on enthusiastic sense of a jolly good time all 'round. Contributions to the tables were rich and liberal, and a dozen beautiful young lady waiters were prompt to the call of every patron, and kept simply flying for two hours. j [ At ten, nine musical se lections were rendered, ware flute and piano duets liy Mr. Lewis and Mrs. McLennen, piano solos by Miss Sadie Bledsoe, vocal and instru mental selections by Mr. Foote, and in strumental selections by Miss May Cloheey, all of which was choice and appreciated. among which Rebecca at the well" was represented in an admirable manner by Miss Lolla Bledsoe, who, to say the least, charming in a tastefully arranged cos tume. was Among the visitors present from other parts, were tho Rev. Mr. Osbume and family, of Hailey, and the three Misses Bledsoe, of Deer Philadelphia smelters body in Ketchnm favorably inclined | toward the church-supporting pro- | creek. The were well repre sented, and, in fact, nearly every jeer, were pockets. present with liberal ! j The most interesting and enthusiastic ! feature of the evening was the election j of the handsomest young lady in Ketch nm, which consumed more than an hour and turned the throng into a spirited numlier of voters and worker*. Fox and Holcomb sold tickets at twenty five cents, and disposed of about a hun dred each, subsequently proving to be lively contestants in the affair. Misses Both j had liberal supporters, who seeming- j iy spared neither pains nor prtrse to gain the victory. The scene was one of amusing activity, purchased were written the names of candidates, figuring illustriously among whom were Misses Holcomb, Fox, Lolla Bledsoe, Annie Bledsoe, Walker, and Sadie Bledsoe. Upon the tickets j A few marri*d Indies j were also candidates, among whom were I Mrs. Cloheey, Mrs. Judge, Mrs. Harner ■ Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. McLennan and Mrs! ! Sickles. The opposition waxed strong ! when the polls j were' closed and the following result i was announced: Miss Holcomb 45 votes. 'I Miss Fox 3o, Miss Lolla Bledsoe 25. and J others, mentioned, iu proportion. Loud applause mingled with hearty congratu lations filled the room for several j | until eleven o'clock, mo ments in behalf of the handsome young lady upon whom this wreath of victori ous honors was liest owed, and the even ing's entertainment was at a close. ... , , . _ _ , „ , A shipment of ore from the Bob Inger- I soll to the Hailey Sampler took place j last Saturday, and we ure told that more | are soon to follow. I j A strike is reported in the Queen of , tho Hills, a fine stream of galena being uncovered. I Mining Note*. Work on the Elkhorn is going stead- ' ily on; and it is reported to be looking „ m,. , b fine. The management doesn't allow ta emu- on zi ~ 1 termmed to sink 30 feet deeper, lhe ; water interferes with the working some « , . ., , , - h j but they expect to keep it baled out. j I It is expected that the coming of j Professor Corning with the necessary j coin to start up the smelter, will start j inspection by everyone. On the Bob Ingersoll it has been do u number of our mines into active operation. It is estimated that the Monday is in over G00 feet.— Sun. Election of Trustees. An election will be held in the school house, corner of First street and Lead ville avenue, on September 3d, from 1 to 4 o'clock, p. M., for the purpose > electing a new board of trustees. One for a term of one year, one for a term bf j two years, und one fora term of t Ur ■ i)f The importance of this elect p years. should become apparent t zeu, nnd every interested citizen »'• VI every e not fail to turn out on that nc< littvo a voice in the proceeding. THE PHILADELPHIA SMELTERS. j _ 0re receiptll at the PhilftdelpUa j mue |(^, r8 continue vigorously, and now amount to about 90 to 100 tons daily. In addition to the above amount the Ore and Fuel Investments—Prepara tions for Winter, Etc. I company expects to receive soon from the Bullion mines a daily shipment of , nI)0nt forty tons. The amount now ag J gregating at the works is far in excess ■ of the captti .j t y, but i* given reduction , a8 soon M possible, and will undonbted |y leave a good supply on hand when j ■ the Fall season closes. Several of the leading mines in the vicinity are pre paring for winter operation, and the Philadelphia Company is preparing for the reduction of their ores. It is esti mated that the company has $75,000 worth of fuel and fluxing on hand, con sisting eliicfly of coke, iron and lime, and has $100,000 worth of matt in transit. There are probably nearly ! 3,000 tons of untouched ore in bins. Tbe daily output of bullion is an av erage of 420 bars, weighing 105 pounds. Col. Mathew*, President of the P. M. A S. Co., will take leave for his home in Philadelphia soon after the first of September, and we are glad to antici pate that both Colonels Mathews and Green will return to Ketchum early noxt spring with their respective fami lies to spend the summer. While Colonel Green remains General Manager of the P. M. A S. Co.'s inter ests in Idaho, and especially the works at this place, Mr. G. B. Monlton. for merly of Conklin A Moulton, Hnilev, is now General Superintendent of the smelting works, and will officiate in the negotiations for purchase of ores, con tracts for transportation, etc. • The Pride of Idaho, On the South Fork of the East Fork of Wood River, is rapidly devel oping into a rich and valuable mine. Mr. James Davison, the owner, | came to Ketchnm Sunday with a large | sample of loose dirt which has been ! thrown over the dump from above the j ledge. It was apparently worthless, but ! an assay made of this sample returned a j vaine of $950 per ton. Mr. Davison will now probably put a portion of his foree to work on the dump iu recovering the so-called "waste." The Pride of Idaho is developed only to a depth of fifteen feet, where a beantifnl vein of steel lena twenty inches wide is obtained. ga Considerable ore is now on dump for j shipment, and the prospects are very j flattering for large quantities, Cballis Road. Messrs. Burkhart, Dickerson and M. M. More left Ketchnm Sunday with ad ditional force nnd supplies for the Chal lis road construction on Trail creek, nnd are now pushing the work ahead with all possible force. They will not be enabled to put on the complete erew j I " J 1 ""? 6 «mrvey ng is finished, which ! W,H ** nlK,nt "*** M ° ndny ' At ,We8ent , », , . „ „ . . in readiness for the fall freight to the Challis country. there are about twenty-five laborers on the rood. Tho directors of this en ter prise are confident that the road will be The Muidoon Mine nnd Smelter. Col. E. Green bus just returned from tho Muidoon works, und we learn that beautiful body of ore is developed in the mine, while the •moothly. The Little Wood River Min a smelter is running , The Circus I tin us j Comes off to-morrow afternoon and j | evening. It is the first representation j ing A Smelting Co's operations at that I place are steadily and surely paying j good interests on the cnpitnl invested, , and have a mine that promises much more thau moderate interest on its cost, I ---—— of the kind to bo witnessed in tliesç hills, j ' That the Leo Brothers and Frush fum- I By "re talented and worthy of patron- ' t .* _ „ ! tliero Is no (Question. Our Idaho ; exchanges speak very highly of them - e 1 J fa oj. mtrn j 1 ---' ; The Black IIorse. j —— ' * at i c. . . j mY* rloyd, Superintendent of the * j Black Horse mine, at Boyle Mountain j j informs us that by the work of two men i thirty tons of first-olass ore have been ' . : T he showing now in the breast of the 1 main drift is jn-nni a ' mam unii is granu. a beautiful vein of > j solid sparkling galena is there devt-1 I ' Î , ,, , mint., IC n miles north of Ketchnm on the North Fork hv II,. * ' t.Mt t urdy and Mr. Durham. Home henuti ■ a eihilvKi»,, it , «■•».ujiHMou at Aie . from every quarter. taken from that mine in thirty days. oped. Humboldt, A very rich strike is reported in tbe Humbolt fid) na are Lennan's store Al. Boamas and family, who have re in Ketchnm for several months, '< oence for Pocatello yesterday. ■Vt 'Hi * j A. lb >tu s celebrated "Oval Brand" of fresh ovters in any quantity on ice at the Bon Ton Restaurant. Fire Hundred Ton*. 3. C. Cobaugh, of the Victoria, and j Baltimore mines informs us that he ha* | nearly one hundred tons of ore on I dump at present, and feels assured that | lie will l>e enabled to extract and ship ' about 500 tons liefore Junnary, 1884. The Baltimore and Victoria lodes have been frequently mentioned in the Key store as of more than ordinary import ance and we are pleased to show this undeniable proof. Ekvine Mine, Ang. 23, 1883. Please answer the fol lowing questions, and decide a bet: 1, How many years is the Governor of Ohio elected for at one term? 2. Was there an election held in the Htnte of Ohio in the year 1879? Ed. Kxysone: Respectfully, J. Murphy. Ans. : 1, He is elected for two years. 2, Yes. Thomas Mitchell came into the Key stone office this morning with over whelming generosity and deposited at onr door a case of lager beer. Well, now, really, Tommy, we of course feel a delicacy in accepting anything that don't suit a temperate character, but we'll do our level best to wet up the old reliable brewery business, and kind o' wash down the new livery enterprise. What we can't punish, the boys in the office will murder with smiles. Baxter's Hotel is having put into place a large and new patterned cook ing range. A new show-case filled with the choicest cigars at McLennan'«. * Miss Nellie Moore, of Galenn, is visit ing Ketchum, and is a guest at the Bax ter Hotel. • Mr. Pease is down from Galena. Louis Gottlieb passed through town last Sunday on his way from Bellevue to Vienna with some parties wiio are ne gotiating for the Fredonia and Beeth oven mines, on the head of Big Smoky. Messrs. John Foster A Co. are ship ping 218 sacks of ore from the Opbir mine, Boulder creek, to the Philadel phia smelters for reduction. Altnras County. Mr. E. R. Leonard, Assessor and Tax Collector of Alt urns county, arrived here from Hailey on Satur day. From him we learn that the Assessment roll of Alturas county will show this j'ear about three and a half millions of taxable property. The Oregon Short Line is assessed on 227 miles of railroad and tele graph line at 86,500 per mile, the rate of taxation being 82.80 on each one hundred dollars—Statesman. Why is coal the most extraordi nary article known to commerce? Because, when purchased, itstead of going to the buyer, it goes to the collar. Acceding to the Norristown Her ald it is the man with the brilliant red nose who has a ''bright prospect before him." The Idaho World quotes the Rev. F. W. Crook us saying that the finest po tatoes ever seen in the Territory was on Wood River.—Boise Democrat. APPLICATION FOR PAT EXT. Notice No. 3. U. B. Land Office, Baelet, Idaho, i August 'Xu 1st«, j Notice 1« hereby given that the Philadelphia Mining and Bmclting Company,an organization Incorporated under the law« of the State of New Jersey by its authorized agent, Edmund Green, whose Poet Office address is Ketchum, Idaho Territory, has this 'day tiled its applica j ofThe^ a1>4teut fur öfteeo hundred linear feet j Tensbooe Lode Mixing Claim j Or vein beariiur »liver and other minerals with I rÄ w™ sÄ'fflÄÄ ' bounty of Ahurasaml Territory of Idaho, and ! desivm&ted by the held notes anti officiai plat ; on tile in this office as Lot Number 52 , and des - "ribeh in saiii field notes ami official plat with magnetic variation at 19 degree» and 3(1 minute« j Kant as follows, to-wit : Kegrinning at the discovery point and run j nine thence S. S deg. a» min. É. fit«) feet to een ter of south end line of chum; thence N. «1 deg. U! min. W. 300 feet to corner No. 1; thence S. 61 * deg. min, E. too feet to corner No. 2 : thence j i 4: th*»ee N. 61 deg. 01 min. W. 5U4 feet to feet to corner No. 6 ; thenee S. 8 «leg. 39 miu. É. ' 600 feet to corner No. 1. the place of beginning : survey of exterior boundaries of claim, eontain 1 ins are* of I8 and 22 -l«uaere 8 . From corner ' No. L V. 8. M. M. No. 3 bears N. 53 deg.38 min. > k. *»•_'. 6 foetdistant. The nearest known locations are the Slogan, Hathaway and Hub No. % Any and all person» claiming adversely anv I \xirtion of said ''Tenbrook" lode mining claim ' or surface ground are require*: to file their ad Î verse claims with the Register of the United j States Land Office at Hailey, in the Territory of | Idaho, during the sixty day» period of publica- , tion hereof, or they will Ive burred by virtue of i the provisions of the Statute. j It is hereby ordered that the foregoing Notice j of Application for Patent be published for the , perto« of 6(1 days (ten oonsecntlve weeks) in the ! Ketchum Keystone, a weekly newspaper pub- j . fished at Ketchum. Idaho. HOMER L. POUND. Register. Wm. Hyndman. Attorney for claimant. f Aug, S3. j j Gold or Silver. Call on J. B. Reiff if you want a Gold or Silver Watch. He is selling them at j very low- prices. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE co-partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned under the firm name and style of Thompson <fc Hobinson, who have carried saloon business on Warm Spring creek, is tills day dissolved by mutual consent. Frank Rob inson continues the business and assumes ad account« favoring or against the late firm. Fbank Robinson. F. E. Thompson. on a Ketchum, Aug. H, 1883 . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE copartnership heretofore existing between undersigned under the Arm the name anti style t,f Coshow A Btinton. 1« this day dtosolved by mutual consent, Mr. Thomas Btinton all account« for or against the late firm. Luther C. Coshow. Thomas Btinton. assumes Ketchnm, An8. l, 18S3. ENTERPRISE RESTAURANT, Ketchum, Idaho. RICHARD WEST, Proprietor. Having fitted up the above named Res taurant, I am prepared to feed tho hungry and weary on reasonable terms with the best the ket affords. mar Open Day and JYight. Thankful for the past patronage I hope to merit a continuance of the same. te^Meals at-nil hours. RICHARD WEST, Proprietor. T.E.GL0HEGY&C0. BANKERS, KETCHUM, IDAHO. Transact a general banking business in till its branches. Buy and sell Exghnngeon the leadin ' cities of the United States. Sell Exchange on the principal cities of Great Britain, Ireland. Switzerland France, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Italv, Russia, many and Austria. Norway, Ger Collections made with prompt returns at lowest rates. Certificates of deposits issued payable on demand. Accounts solicited. Correspondents ; Ban Francisco, .. Salt Lake,. Chicaoo. New Yobk,.,. ÎÜ-A-S3] Wells, F «go C .First Nation,,! Bank .Well», Fargo Or Co. keystone CHOP HOUSE. Slain Street, Ketchum. Meals by the Day or Week, branche». Ah kinds jewelry carefully repaired. Ail work gm __, ._ „ 10011 t0 rfl>e satisfaction or money refunded, Mr prices will be at bottom rate» -» p ,, * ..... no a.» the lowest. Hoping to receive a share of y Open Day and Night. Everything the best tho market affords. DonT forget the place, KEYSTONE CHOP HOUSE. NOTICE» C. McYICKAR, Watchmaker and Jew, 1er, would respectfully announce to the citizens of Ketchum and vicinity, that he hat located in this place for the purpose of carrying on the ateh repairing and jewelry business in ah its of clocks, watches u ml patronage, 1 remain Tours respectfully. C. McVic.eai;. ijy-4-A] Repaired. Watches, Clocks and nil kinds of Je elry repaired on short notice and at ion rates by Reiff, at Mores drug store. w-