The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-10
IDAHO'S STATE FAIR
Building Activity in Boise City
This Spring.
THE P0SToFFICE ROBBERY
The Proposed Boise Butte Railroad is Meeting
with Encouragement East-Democ-
raey in the Saddle.

BOISE CRY, Idaho, April Especial cor
respondence of The HERALD. Our city is
just donning the beautiful garments of
spring. In the genial sunshine the buds
are swelling on the trees, the hills around
about are green under their coat of spring
ing grass, and the earlier flowers are in
bloom. The winter is over and gone and
the time of the singing of birds is come
notwithstanding the exaggerated report
that went out from irresponsible press cor
respondents here, the winter was mild and
but little stock persisted. One of the
largest sheep owners in this part of Idaho
told your correspondent that sheep whit
cred better the past season than for many
years past. Cattle did eorrespondingly
well.
BUILDING.
While no boom has struck Boise, build
ing SO far this spring has been quite lively
From present indications more substantial
houses will be erected this year than in
any one year in the history of the city. The
naJatorium will be completed early in May,
not later, it is thought than The 18th. 1t is
a very fine building, erected at a cost of
100000, and viii no doubt prove popular
resort. The new bank building just back
OF the Overland hotel, is completed, and
the Boise City National bank now has
handsome and commodius quarters. The
surveyor general of Idaho hiss q nice suite
of rooms IN this building, as has also the
United States marshal. The federal court
Is holding its first session in its new quar-
tiers in this building. The building is
built of stone taken from the almost mex
haustable quarries near this city. The
excavations for the new city hail have
been made, and rock is being hauled for
the foundation. A small brick structure
TO be used as an Office for the city court is
almost completed on the rear of the
lot The work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible The new
bridge now building across Boise river in
the south part of town will be completed in
ebout month. Your correspondent has
reliable information that the depot will be
moved down from its present position or
the bluff TO grounds below as soon as the
bridge is completed. The motor line will
be extended across this bridge to the depot
while ample space will be given on the
bridge for the crossing of teams and foo
passengers.
THE PROPOSED BoFsE-BUTTE RAILROAD
is meeting with great encouragement il
the east 0. l.. Miller, the protector of the
road, writes that capitalists are disposed u
view the scheme with favor and to invesi
their money quite freely in the road
THE STATE FAIR Project
is making much Roadway. The committee
appointed to solicit subscriptions report
that they are meeting with fiattering sue.
cess in all parts of the state. Captain
Wells, Worlds fair commissioner looks
upon the enterprise with favor, and if the
citizens OF Boise will make a liberal sub
Ecription to enable him TO push matters per
tanning to the state exhibit at Chicago, it Is
altogether probable he will lend the state
air project all the aid he can. 1t has been
suggested that @ exhibit intended fol
Chicago, or at least part of it, might bt
collected here and used in the state fail
under the supervision of the commission.
ers. and afterwards sent to Chicago. Thi
suggestion seems to meet with genera
favor, and if Boise comes 10 the front witt
q liberal subscription TO the Worlds fai
fund. which she no doubt will, il will b.
acted on, and thus made to serve doubl
urpose.
THE POsToFFICE ROBBERY
has been the chief topic Of conversation il
Boise for the past few days. Nothing lik
such braZen robbery has ever taken plac
in this city before. The postoffice is 10
Gated centrally, and the hour selected TO
the attack was early, only about 8 o'clock
time when people were still won't Il
visit the place. So far they have succeeds
in completely covering their tracks, n
trace of them having been found. 1t is tn
general impression that the robbers ar
still in the city. If the villains are sllowe
TO get away with their plumber, it is liabl
to prove quite an incentive TO other mem
beers of the fraternity and provoke repe
tition of the crime on a larger scale.
DEMOCRACY
Democrats in this city are highly elate
over the Democratic victories as reporte,
in THE HERALD in many of the towns /
Idaho at their municipal elections. The
accept it as good omen and that it simpl
indicates the drift of public sentiment tC
wards the Democratic party.
Mr.. c. c. Stevenson, VINO is one of til
members of the National Democratic assS
citation. viii, in few days. issue call 70
meeting to be held at Pocatello at tn