Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-14

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more fruit, more grain, more cattle and
more money than ever before.
The town has been full of excursions
for the past ten days. Special cars rail-
road officials and big men generally. All
report this as the greatest point in Ida
no. The Lakes and Falls are the at
traction.
sheriffs Oliver and Mosely, Of Elmore
and Ada counties respectively, we're in
town Monday with Bert Butler, who is
charged with horse stealing. They were
taking him to HALEY for trial, on a
change OF venue.
Miss Mary Frost, has been visiting
friends in Shoshone for several days.
We are pleased to learn that the young
lady has fully recovered from the injur-
les she received a few weeks ago, by be-
ing thrown from horse.
J. c. McMurrin, who has been in
Omaha for several weeks, having his
eyes operated upon, returned home on
Sunday morning, much improved. He
will, however, return there again in 30
days, for further treatment.
Warden Campbell, OF the State pene
Tertiary, arrived in town Friday night,
to meet Mrs. Campbell, who has been
in Shoshone and HALEY. Mr.. Campbell
made pleasant call at this Office, and
said THE JOURNAL reached him regular
ly.
fetch Frost and Bub Lewis are so alb
sent minded they don't know where
they're at. Monday morning they for
got where they had started for, and re-
quested Fred Gooding to solve the prob
lem for them; but as he had to give it
up, they saddled their cayuses and lit
out for Caras after a bunch of cattle.
dad" Herrick, who has been run
ming as an engineer on the Short Line
since it's construction. died Tuesday
morning at Glenn's Ferry, OF heart dis
Ease. Mr. Herrics was one Of the oldest
and most faithful engineers IN the coun-
nv, and it is reported that he hauled |
he train that bore Lincoln to Washing
on for Inauguration. and also hauled |
lis body to Springfield after his assas-
iination.
The Teachers Institute closed We'd
lesday evening with addresses
md singing. The work OF the Institute
vas successful in point OF interest and |
excellence Teachers were present as
ollows: Mesdames Berry, Ingram,
Burnside, Gleason. Misses. Jones, Va
len Wallace and Dill. Messrs. Nc
dahon and Walters; Prof. Swanger OF
he State Normal at Albion, E. Pratt B.
i. OF Columbia college and Superintend
Mt Brown.
The examination of teachers was con-
luded last week Saturday at II o'clock
n the evening. The sessions were lon
er and the work done bY applicants
reater than any before IN the county.
he covering more than four hundred
ages of fools cap are under considera-
ion. The questions were more search
lg than before and show that with the
sachers institute and the grade OF
uestions that substantial effort is be-
lg made to improve the common school.
I. G Hale, who with Mr.. Mitchell, is
managing extensive placer diggings OPP
osite Geo. Halls ranch on SEske river,
lade the Bulletin a pleasant call Satur-
av. Mr.. Hale says his company is at
resent employing nine men and opera
ng a big gold-saving machine very sue
Stripping is now being done
V teams and scrapers, which is rather
ow work, but they will soon carry
ater from the Owyhee canal to the
round and sluice the waste dirt away
lpidly. He feels highly elated at his
pod prospects, Bulletin.
An exchange tells story OF boy :
no went to market with a sack OF rab-
its and fingered around town all day.
hen asked by his mother why he had
Of sold the rabbits, he said no one had
;ked what he had in the sack. How !
any merchants are like this boy?
hey have plenty OF goods for sale, but
il to tell the people what is in the
OK" II you expect to sell goods in
lis day and age of the world you must
zen your sack and keep shouting the
er:ts of your stock in trade.