Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-07-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

Costeo Arnold, rancher az Soldier
Camas Prairie, is in Jail at HALEY on
charge Of horse stealing,
Large parties OF homeseekers fror
the east are looking for a place q
plant colony. They are looking
around Nalnpa
On the lith the miners az Wallace
celebrated the anniversary Of the con
fiet ut the Frisco mine last year
President Boyce Of the Miners FEEDER.
alton was the orator Of the occasion.
A fatal accident occurred at Ovid
Idaho, The s-year-od son OF Peter
Nelson was assisting to unload load
Of hay when the mast Of the derrick
broke, falling on the boy and shocking
his brains ont lie died instantly.
The refusal Of the miners unions OF
Gem and Burke 20 take part in the
Wallace Fourth Of July celebration
because the Wardner militia had been
invited, although they knew they were
not going, Is sufficient 10 show the i'll
feeling which exists there against tho
properly constituted guardians of the
peace, says the Wardner News
Sunday was the hottest day Of tho
year thus far and the hottest day since
1892 AZ Boise. The mercury at the post
stood io7 degrees, and several places
about the city registered at Il higher
mark In the past twenty-five years
there have been only ten days in which
old Sol poured down his rays with
greater vigor
Lou Leeds aud J. A. Baker came over
20 Boise from the Snake river bridge.
Mr. Baker Is one Of party Of eight
who came from Chicago with fourteen
carloads Of iron for the bridge work
Nearly all OF the ears have been taken
TO Guffey and the work Of stringing
the iroa, the false work will be begun
at once
A. G.. Church OF Emmett reports con
damage at his placer mine |
Mt Marsh from ne cloudburst recently. |
lie was preparing 20 clean up race
where large quantity Of gold was
lying at the time the food came, and
such was the force OF the water that
when II was over he found that gold
md all had been carried entirely out
q the race on 20 the dump
Ex-Lieutcnant Governor Bierbowet
while AT Shoshone, when asked what
he effect Of the recent decision on the
&c law had on the legislation estab.
ishing the counties OF Blaine aud Lin
DIN, said It was difficult 10 tell, but
rs recollection Of the action of the
legislature ON these measures was that
hey have not been passed in accord
nee with the rule laid down bv the
curt He feared that further litiga
ion over their long standing troubles
here would result lie advanced the
pinion that the only safe course 10
ursue would he 20 call the Legislature
! extra session a
Charles llopf was killed by an eNplo- =
on of giant powder AT the Trade Dol.
r mine nj Silver City. TheeNplosion u
scurred on the go foot level of the
rade Dollar. llopf had drilled mum.
n OF holes and was preparing to blast. A
an instant there was terrific ex
osion aud Hopf was blown back
ards falling heavily His body was c
mangled, hardly un inch Of "
but was covered with pieces Of metal q
pm the caps The top of the head b
IS blown OF carrying away both the al
es. His left hand was torn OIL at 81
e wrist. and every finger on the right "
nd was taken OIL. but the little tin To
r. The cause OF the explosion is NJ
known, but IL is con iectured that
:. iiopf was smoking at the time and sa
'park ignited the blast. with the W
,ye result ole
shorty Miller, one Of the hands OF ~
: Dewey company at Pearl had the We
'fortupc 20 have his righthand cut
just above the wrist. lie also re. 81
ved a frightful cash in the back Of nc
neck and oge OF his legs was badly or
shed He and man named Hair
were working az the bottom Of the -
las shaft and were preparing 10 SUI
ne out, as the end of their shift was
r az hand Just as they were roll .
a large stone into the center of the
Il preparatory 20 sending IL up.
Their boulder which had become 80
ened about ten feet above them ~,
catching Miller's arm between IL -.