Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-09-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

sessments show total of 500, 95l ,920.
Two ranchers living near Portage
coulee, Montana, in digging well
found petroleum.
The Chinese Of Plaeerville are run.
ming fan games and faro banks in vio-
lation OF the law.
Parties from Yellowstone park state
that up to July 27th 10000 persons had
registered In 1897.
The assessments this year show a
great increase in the state valuation Of
1921 ,457, compared with last year.
The governor and secretary Of state
will go TO shoshone county this week
TO supervise the selection of timber
lands for the state.
A family row between Mr.. and Mrs.
Golden, Boise colored couple, led TO
the woman being fined $50 and costs,
which she viii serve out in Jail
A committee of Dunkards from Illi-
nois are inspecting various localities
in the state with a view TO establishing
a colony.
Leandcr Jackson OF Payette, received
fatal wound Sunday in a peculiar
manner. While stending on a tub
dressing he had occasion to seize
broom to brighten away some chick
ems. The tub collapsed and fell on the
broom handle.
Surgeon Steely Of the Short Line
operated on George Yashiosa, the Jap
who was shot in the neck at Idaho
Falls last Saturday. at the Japanese
hospital at Poeatello taking ten frag-
ments OF bone and two pieces of bullet
out of the wound
The Idaho State Fair committee has |
decided Co extend the event over five
days beginning Oct. IL and continuing
until the eth. The exposition build
ing win be e00xlsO feet. There win
be 500 stalls for stock.
Ellis Wade. the little blind son OF II
r. Wade OF Prospect Ida, has acquir-
ed faculty in recognizing objects by
the sound, being able 10 tell which of
several pans have been placed on the
table by the sound produced by the
act
Late news received from the scene
OF the hunt for the escaped convicts
was to the effect that they had been
rallied eighteen miles from the sheep
camp they had robbed, but that the
trail had been lost. A later report
announced that the fugtives had TAX
en- dinner Monday at the logging camp i
on the north fork of the Boise. George
Ralston and Andy Robinson were re-
ported close on the trail c
Lewiston claims 10 have the wheat
ding OF the Northwest. j. p. Volmer .
IF Salmon, Ida, has crop OF 1900
Icres this year. All of this body of n
and Is ia the best division of the W
ynes' belt, the crop was well farmed u
md the yield uniformly large, being t'
onservatiYely estimated at thirty ~
bushels to the acre, or grand total of
90, 900 bushels Il
For several days huge clouds OF II
molSe been rolling over the Priest h,
AXE range OF mountains. indicating -.
lat great fire was raging in that di- IN
seton. The fire seems TO be in the
riest Lake forest reserve, set aside -,
y Cleveland before he retired from !,
lice II will probably destroy moro !,
mber within "A few weeks than the 49,,
md Of man would destroy in twenty
ye years.
NJ. Carey of Haily has commenced =,
10 against the Warm Springs Mining -
'mpany 10 recover $4,000. wages ~.
hich he claims are due him. lie has 49,
'en agent for the COMPANY for sew. -
al years, and has done development -.
OrlS and never received any money
ON the company. Some time ago he -
ased the property, A considerable n,
'dy Of ore has been struck in the mine -
ID as soon as they learned Of il, they
moved Mr. Carey as agent mud put -.
other man in his place. ~,
The mine owners Of silver CITY. fr,
", met recently to effect joint ar Co
agement with the American. Flat am
nnel company, or the ComstoclS the
nnel company, 10 drain and exploit fot
: mines Of that district To a greater toe
pth than the present owners ,can col
ord 20 do. The American Flat no
velopment company has under con