Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-10-23

Several parties were taken to Haley
last Saturday, by Sheriff White, to get
out their final papers, in order to be
enabled to vote this fall.
E. r. Horrie has nice lot of fresh
Salmon, caught in Snake river about %
miles from town. He will have salmon
every Thursday from this on.
There will be an entertainment given
by the pupils of the high school this
afternoon commencing at 2:30 O'Clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
X. Byrne, sec'Y.
I. B. Perrne of the Blue lake farm.
gathered from one tree in his orchard
one hundred pounds of winter apples,
the smallest of which weighed fifteen
ounces. Who says Lincoln county can't
raise big apples.
We have received letter from Doc.
Smith, dated at Salina, Kansas, Doc.
says that they were on their way home
when Mrs. Smith was taken suddenly
! i'll, and he is therefore unable to say
just when they will be able to continue
their journey home.
Judge Miller addressed large and
enthusiastic audiences at Hagerman,
Clover Greek and Toponis this week,
giving the views of a straight republican
upon the political issues of the day.
Many knotty problems were explained
by the Judge which have materially
changed the ideas of many voter, as
to how silver should be coined.
Judge Miller in explaining the present
POLITICAL situation said: There are
four tickets in the field viz: The Re-
publican, which everybody knows, and
three others, each of which could be APP
propriately designated by these emblems
mule, a goat and a skunk. When
asked why these emblems should be
selected, he replied. well, one is kicker
one is a bucker and the other is stink
err.
New enterprises are striking town
every day. A sore head candidate on the
combination ticket says he will launch
out on the journalistic sea, shortly. |
Whether he is elected or not. He says
the editor of this paper must be shut
out, starved out, anyway TO get him out, |
and they have concluded to buy print
ing press and fix him plenty. We are
sorry that we must leave, but if one
man concludes to monopolize the bust
ness of the town, why so mote it be.
The meeting advertised by the repub-
licans of this place, to take place last
Wednesday evening and which was to
be addressed by Hon. R. V. Cozier and
Judge Miller did not occur. 1t was
considered by the republican county
committee, that owing to the terrible
tragedy that had occurred in our midst
and the high esteem in which those d.
rectly interested were held in the COM
munity, that no speaking be allowed.
Judge Miller appeared upon the plat
form, and il a few and well chosen re-
marks, explained the situation, and dis
missed the audience.
At the inquisition, holden on the body
of James Lillis, the following verdict in
substance was rendered:
We, the jurors, summoned to appear
before Justice H. NJ. Thatcher acting
coroner of Lincoln county, Idaho, to in
1uire into the cause of the death of
James Lillis, being duly sworn ac-
,ording to law, and after inspecting the
body and hearing the evidence find that
deceased came to his death on October
2lst, from the effects of a gun shot
fired from a revolver in the
hands OF J. B. Chrisman, and that said
was without intent malice or
lfore thought and that u. B. Chrisman
5 exhonerated from any blame in the
leath of James Lillis, L. K. Adams,
brennan.
The difficulty which has arisen be-
ween the Japanense track laborers and
he clerk of w. H. Remington, one
Harry Kumamoto, appears to be that the
aid clerk has been collecting, or hold
ng out rather, from s. To IS per month
rom each Of the Japanese boys, for the
purpose of employing attor-
leys 20 defend one of the number who
vas having trial before the district
curt in Boise on the charge of murder
The Ianpanese boys say they never