The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24

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by opening switch and In overturning
killed the fireman. The express car Z
was blown opon with dynamite and a
large amount OF money secured.
"A party Of eastern capitalists are pre-
pairing TO put in extensive manufatur-
ing plants at Shoshone Falls and also TO
build an electric railroad from shoshone
to that place. They propose to bride
the falls so as TO secure power for run
ming the road and the machinery Of the
different plants to be erected.
Hank Williams was down from his
Dry Buck saw-mill during the week and
reports four feet OF snow in his vicinity.
A terrific snow and sand storm swept
over that section recently. II Is suppos-
ed the sand came from some point In
Nevada II was precipitated from the
clouds. the same rain or snow.
Captain Gum. of the Sentinel. IL
taking time by the forelock, and is
making tour OF Bannock. Bear Lake,
also included Lemhi In his circuit
The Captain is an able speaker and no
doubt will receive an ovation from the
converts OF populIsm in this county
Salmon City Recorder.
1t will be remembered that last
summer Governor Mckinley. OF Ohio.
father of the famous Mckinley Bill.
made an assignment on account of OBJ
legations he had assumed for friends.
II is now learned with much pleasure
that other friends have raised sufficient
money to meet all his obligations, and
his property-which was placed in the
hands OF trustees-hss been returned
to him.
Near Bcnning ton. in Bear Lake
. county, a man named Booth was caught
; in snow slide recently. carried about
thirty yards and completely buried. His
Z comrades. who were close by concluded
that they knew about where he landed
and going there. by placing their ears to
the snow could hear him grosn. They
set to work with shovels and soon dug
him out. He was black in the face and
nearly dead, but soon revived.
One of the most importand business
transactions that has probably ever
taken place in Nampa was consummat-
ed last Thursday when the well known
firm OF Cottingham & Nettleton. lumber
and coal dealers. purchased the entire
stock Of the Central Lumber Company
at this place. The puchase price coulc
not be learned. but II is known that sew
Z eral thousand dslisrs changed hands il
= the ransaction.-Leader.
4 Jim Cross. a desperado who wa
under arrest for burglary near Bliss
:, killed Wilson and Baker. witnesses 70
the state. while left In a room will
them by the officers in charge while h
:. went out for fuel to make n fire. Cros
. escaped and is in hiding. II apperhend
cd IL is thought he will pay the penelt
~ Of his awful crimes without further es
pense TO the state. He has been cal
tured.
e. "A story is told. though we wouldn
vouch for its truthfulness. that there
only one newspaper man in heaven.
:, is not known how he got there but pr
- sumably passed himself of as a minist'
on and stepped in Unexpectedly. AS SOC
:, as IL WAS found out who he was a sea nc
was made all over heaven. for n lawye
as a writ Of election was to be issued. b'
"e none could be found. so the lucky, b,
'e lonesome editor was given a sent
=, 1t is said that when Gov. McCol
- nell was United States Senator
paralyzed the elder Hoar with
breezy western whole-souled form
100 salutation. Meeting the grave and re
"S erend Massachusetts, Senator on the ca
= itol steps one day Mcconnell slapp
e" him on the shoulder and chcerily sal
III out: How arc they comm, old son
Senator Hoar, who had never before m
ng the light-hearted Idahoan. fell in fai
ted and had to be carried to the cloak roo
nat Boise Democrat.
! is
-, Miners in the vicininty OF Boise 8
eagerly searching for a hidden fortu
OF s40. 900. claimed to have besn buri
vas by J. w. Wheeler. an outlaw OF {
'"e early days, and who recently died
the talllOrnia state prison. Deli
e' death overlook him he made the Il
'"' known and said the the buried gold "
a" about five miles above Boise. near
certain marked tree, only short d
zen tance from the Boise river. IL is thoug
be that the tree has been located. but no
iis- ing has been seen of the gold.
job The death OF w. F. Reddingt
md which occurred near Payette on
oor nineteenth inst, was learned with
gret by the many friends OF the dceai
re- at this place. where he resided for sew
Dad al months during the construction of
on Payette Irrigation Ditch in the capac
Ter OF lumber inspector for that compal
stl- He was highly esteemed by all.
be death was caused while digging u W
hv II seems that he was At the bottom o