This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Short Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADI/552.2 Message Board Post: Payette Independent Payette, Idaho March 17, 1898 John Short, the well-known stockman, is lying in a very precarious condition. His trouble is inflammation of the kidneys. For a time his friends had little hope of his recovery, but we are pleased to state that his case is more hopeful at this writing.