Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-08-27
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


per day of the l0-cut in the wages OF
Japanese section men. which caused
the incipient strike about Aug. }. Al
the. company employs about 400 Japa-
nese section men. this will make a
difference Of about 81 500 per mon Tn in
the pay roll The laps now get Si.e0
per day and wood and water free.
DR., Carver. the worlds famous shot.
has written the Idaho intermountian
fair committee making a proposition
10 give exhibitions here during the
fair. In addition 10 the shooting en-
tertainments Carver has a sensational
show In the way Of two horses diving
from "A high tower head foremost into
water. II arrangements are made
with Carver 10 show here during the
fair large tank will be built on the
fair grounds for the horses to plunge
into.
Two Boise wheelman. while touring
the Wood River country. had the mis-
fortune TO scare wboy's horse
The enraged vaquero took after the
Understanding and swinging his lariat
over his head, as II TO lasso them. An
exciting chase ems ued, the wheelman
being scared almost out Of their wits,
until finally one of them fell exhaust
ed by the wayside. The cowboy was
merciful and permitted the PROSTATE
man 10 live, but the wheelmen will /
ride home in the ears.
A special election will be held In
Canyon county Sept t. at which time
the taxpayers viii decide whether they
will pay the bridge and scalp warrants
outstanding against the county The
amount in question is SIG, 5000, So
03e.0i being scalp warrants, Si3.97f,
with 2 per cent interest from January.
1898 for bridges, drawn in favor OF the
Gillette-Ilerzog company.
George w. Bali the engineer, has
returned from Long valley where he
has been inspecting United States sur
geys, Mr.. Ball reports that cattle are
scarce in the valley this year, aud he
price high. Two-year-olds bring S3s
head. A buyer whom he met there :
had secured 800 head, but that seemed
b clean the valley up. There are I
large quantities OF sheep In the coun- :
try Mr. BAN saw nu merous bands,
the smallest OF which numbered . 500
A. II. Butler, the well known dredge
contractor, has been engaged for some a
time in putting in big dredge on the ;
Snake river near Nyssa for Baker &
Scott of Tacoma. The dredge is prac- u
ticaly completed, and the intention ia p
TO steam up soon. The plant is N
one OF the largest ever put on Snake "
river. II has two 14-inch centrifugal 81
pumps and the barge itself is 5oxllO u
feet. The plant will handle $50 yards
~ dirt an hour. The ground has been ro
prospected and will run for ~
y cents b. so cents yard. The Taco OF
ma people purchased the ground about RIA
80 acres, from Dan and Arthur Rich aV
ards Of Boise. do
A sad case OF destitution aud deser- -
ion tloated into Pocatello In riclsety
I'D wagon and a sorry old team one
lay last week. IL was Thomas Bla- a
ock and his six children the youngest ne
babe OF two years and the oldest NO
sss than "a years. BlaloclS told a wa
itiful tale. With his wife and lief
hildren be started out from Mont VIII
elier about ten days ago, heading for apl
Washington, where he hoped to build yer
home and wiring living from the rer
'il. The second day out his wife de- TOW
'rted him and the children aud with ten
a a word, went Off with Cokevillc no,
'ort He tried toinduce her to return. tow
AZ In vain. and then came on lie hay
rived here sick aud destitute. his and
lildren helpless and uneared Tor and han
as compelled TO appeal TO the county
r aid. He is being cared for -,
Isaac w. Blake the promoter OF the
ven Devils railroad. was in Neiser W.
u week lie stated that Ia order In ~
terest any one in building railroad "''''
the camp, IL was first necessary To H'"
Z shelter az work and turning out ~
product IA order 10 practically de.
,nstrate that The ores could bc sue D'o'
'sfully and probably treated They o''
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ed on the banks OF the snake. at
foot 81 the Kleiusehmidt grade. vi