Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-12
INTER-MoUNTAIN NEWS.

The heaviest 'n thirty three year,, 4 o.
inchrs
John Sparks, the cattle king Of Mason
valley Nevada, Is said 10 have the finest
nerd ~ Herefords on the continent.
Peter Brown. aged 81, died Sunday at
his residence "a the valley, seven miles
below Boise lie was a pioneer Of the
state
j. Rowley, who left HALEY three
weeks 40, with his teams for Davis
Vile, near Atlanta, Is still on the way
lie Is compelled 70 shovel out the road
every foot Of the way
a Wardner special 10 the Statesman
says Henry Johnson, shift boss at the
Bunker liill and Sullivan mines, was
struck 90 the head BY falling rock, and
sustained ia,al injuries a9s
A practical oil well ddller from
Wilsesbarre. Pa, Is at Douglas to take
charge Of the work Of prospecting for
Of for the Pennsylvania OIL company IN
iha' vicinity
The efforts 10 secure 100000 Of
English capital for investment in the
Goshen Hole irrigation enterprise have
noi been successful, owing 10 the "tl
midi,} of capital
The annual trouble with the Chey
eones on Tongue river, Montana, has
broken out The Indians are killing
range cattle. and two troops OF cavalry
from Fort Custer have been ordered to
hold them IN check
A party OF men with fifteen pack
horses have gone 20 Clearwater valley
idsho. where they will establish camp =
for party Of New York ladies and
who propose to spend the =
summer a. the camp
The parties who are prospecting the
placer. near the junction Of Louise and .
Jordan creeks are still engaged IN their y
Investigations They are convinced y
ha' they have fond an old river bed n'
pd 40 area of rich placer ground ~
The high water la Clearwater river, -
{ Julletia, Ia, which has covered the il,
wagon road 20 ,hc depth Of from two 10
ve feet 10 mary places has suspended
avel i0s ihe present Dditwood Is ~
upnlng 10 ihiek a. 10 make ferries daa ~
rraus 10 cross -
twenty ave carloads OF rock have "
cen hauled from Tie Wood river branch ~
nd from points between Bliss ana sho Z,
home % Boisc and placed In the Boise -,
vey To- protect the railroad bridge -
lore rock viii be brought ia and side ~,
aeked for use In an emergency. nm
Warden Campbell Of the Idaho STATE
,lsou returned from Deer Ledge, tal
iouana. with II l. Hardy. convict me
no escaped from the idaho peniten- 20
ary October a. ISoi Hardy was sent att
> from Bear Lake county July 80, 1850 Inc
y four years for grand larceny lie for
as arrested for burglary In Bate and DO,
al 10 he Montana pcnitentiary, his hu
nirngc expiring June isi. dia
The supreme court of Montana has rea
.cided unique case Mrs. Phillips, sta
ho q the widow Of the late DR.. George KIN,
Phillips OF Walkerville, sued herself STR
exccutrix OF the will Of her husband co,
recover shout Ss.Soo paid out By her spa
g funeral and burial expenses of her an
isband The judgmen, court decided ere
At she could not, ia her individual ten
pseity. sue herself as executrix am
The Hood la the Boise river continues
increase. Tonight It has cut away
e north approach to the Broadway
idse, severing al connection between >"
nth Boise and TIE city The dyke iis'
rown zap to protect Central addition is an'
umbling and people are moving out OF e"'
a, mar, ~ town The river Is rising
inch an hour tonight as a result. of a cas-
.rd rain last night. Tonighti1 Is colder yes
the mountains. with prospect Of the
,od being checked. A'e
The man who attempted 70 commit gu
fcide west OF Wsrdner died the same par
,ening IN the hospital lie never re- req
.aied hts name Several people here eio
,ow him and say his name was John the
cry: that nc formerly lived at Iron OF
ountain. Mont he had some goed "a
ining property there at one time, but oei
Wing 10 disagreement with his partners he
was compelled to sell his interest at par
eseat sacrifice Berry about four the
.srs ago had trouble with a man in sw'
tttf.4 "a. atpryrarv 10