Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-09-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


David Nickerson reached town re
Gently with eighty head of p McMon
igle's herd OF stolen cattle.
Alexander Tolman. sheep herder il
Cassia county, was attacked by bea
last week and terribly mangled. 1t il
thought he will recover.
A Kendrick druggist is wroth he
cause he locked up common Indian
dog, which made break for liberty
through SIS plate glass window.
Charles White. alias Clarence Hoyt.
of Boise, was sentenced to ten years
in the penitentiary for perjury com
mitted in case in a justices court.
The Gilmore county assessment roll
for s97 foots mp 81 ,Is3, 577,77, making
500 44976 more than the assessment
of 1896, and not including subsequent
entries.
The browning act of a verbal pledge
made between two men who were In
business in California some years ago
took place at the home OF J. f. Taylor
nearKendriclS,L atah county.
Mrs. G. b. Brown OF Warduer was
explaining the working of parlor
rifle 10 Clara Falconer, aged IA years,
not believing the gun loaded. The
weapon, small % skeleton stock rifle,
was discharged, the bullet striking
the girl on the right eyebrow and
merging less than two inches from
where IL entered. After few minutes
she lost consciousness and died in
about an hour.
A terrible accident occurred at
point in Kootenai county recently
resulting In the death Of John V. Mes
bitt, manager of the sawmill. Mr..
Nesbitt and his wife were riding on
railroad velocipede about one mile east
of town when the westbound express
came around the curve. Mrs. Nesbitt
jumped from the velocipede in time 20
save herself. Mr. Nesbitt also jumped,
but the train struck the velocipede,
which was hurled against him with
such force that his back was broken
and his head crushed.
Captain Bledsoe has brought into
Boise curiosity from Union county,
Or, that may prove to be an object of
great interest in the scientific world.
This find is either freak OF nature or
n relic of the civilization of prehis- |
II l.. -.
OF a human head, life size, and is so
perfect that men who have seen it de-
clare IL Is either a petrification or the
work OF human hands. II includes
neck terminating in a rounded knob.
The head and the knob are polished
md are OF greenish color, while the
ieck has the appearance of sandstone.
The curiosity was found in placer
'laim under Is feet OF gravel on East
Eagle creek in Union county. Captain
}ledsoe hoped TO be able 20 submit it
O Prof. Lindgren, the geglogist, but
hat gentleman had left for Warrens.
rhe image. or whatever il may be. is
N exhibition at the Nye-Galbraith
rug store.
About eight years ago j. f. Taylor :
vas engaged in business in California,
nd being in need of partner took {
ann by the name of j. @. New After I
wo years business grew duh and q
fter a hard struggle they were com I
elled 10 give up. without dissolving c
the men decided 10 part Z
nd made anagreement that should Z
,rtune ever smile upon them they I
'ould hunt each other up and divide. b
Ir. Taylor dri;ted into Washington. u
ngaging in business at Oakesdalc. for v
time, and then bought II ranch on a
edar creek, where he now resides. h
ir. New went 20 Alaska and when i,
ne riches of the KloudilSe were her
lded 10 the world was one OF the first
/ the camp, and succeeded IN making
small fortune, besides securing three nj
aims. Faithful 90 the promise that d,
as made in the shadow OF a business In
lilure, he hunted Mr. Taylor up and ci
scently, ia company with an attorney pi
ent to the homo OF Mr.. Taylor 10 get
Is power OF attorney for the disposal ri
his interest in some claims on the :,
londile Mr.. Taylor also received es
2, 800 rs his half OF the earnings oil lie
re OF the claims. He has been offer A,
ed sio0, COO for the other three CLANS We
John Lowry, a miner on the Boston
Montana property at Butte, fell ba
'wn shaft 400 feet aud every bone Ike
he t,,l,, ,s,ae b,.,lyep 40