Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-11-19
IDAHO NEWS.


pointed a railway mail clerk.
A. r. Dodd of Caldwell will feed 200
steers for the spring market.
A 4oO-pound bear was killed within
afew miles OF HALEY last week.
The state penitentiary now has l49
convicts, two OF whome are women.
w. A. Hamilton, Of Meridian, has
dried so, 900 pounds of prunes this sea
son
A patent for miners use has been
issued to John d. Campbell of Lees
burg.
pension was granted November IL
TO the minor of James p. McGooHey,
of Salmon, Ida.
The mercury registered degrees
shove zero at Idaho City on the night
of November 10.
Mary f. Butler, Of Boise has been
adjudged insane and committed TO the
Blaclsfoot asylum.
Henry Nelson, while houling wood
near Mountain Home was run over by
the wagon and fatally injured
1t is expected that the Northern Pa
citiic company win complete tbs Mos
SOW & Eastern road next year.
"Seven-up" Smith well known about
Caldwell, was thrown from a wagon
last week, aud il is feared his injuries
will prove fatal.
Another Intermountian fair will be
held at Boise next year The fair
grounds have been leased and the
buildings erected this year will DO
left standing
The road supervisor of Little Smoky
will have TO build at least eight snow
bridges across Littlc Smoky creek, to
enable the mail-carrier 10 make tri'
weekly trips
The state board of prison commits
sioners have offered u reward of 5000 /
for the capture of Turnbough, who /
escaped FROM the penitentiary on the /
night of the 10th of last August.
Chris Van STRAIT of Salmon River, /
shot beautiful wild swan the other
day that measured six feet from the
tip OF its wing and three and one-half
feet the other way
Kleinschmidt, the Montana million
niro. arrived in Boise on the 18th FROM
Butte. He roughed it for his health,
sleeping in barns and haystacks. He
refused to go TO hotel in Boise, sleep
ing in an clubhouse.
The Kootenai Herald says work on
the road from Bonner's Ferry To Fort
Steele is going forward at the rate of
mile and half to two miles day.
The contractors expected to reach
Junction creek by the Goth of Novem-
Der, aud will continue the work right
along toward Moyea City as fast as 200
to 800 men can push the work.
Six suits, asking damages in the ag-
gregate of $50 600, have been filed at
Rathdrum by Herman Knuden and
Thomas Holm against the Northern
Pacific Railroad company. The suits
are the outgrowth of injuries sustained {
by members OF the plaintiffs families.
The company offered several thousand
dollars To compromise the case, but I
the offer was refused
Right Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, bish-
op OF the Episcopal diocese of Idaho,
who has been elected TO the biShopry
OF Pennsylvania, has accepted the ,
position offered him. The salary is
double the amount paid in Idaho, be-
ing $4,000 year lie will arrange !
with his new diocese TO retain control =
IN Idaho until next October. 10 close
up important work already In hand.
Mr.. Richie of Meridian lost some S
SIS in traasmission per registered let c
ter from Idaho City to Boise. His son I
inclosed the money in an envelope,
registered the letter and sent it on its
way. The receipts came back 10 the
postoiiice in Idaho City with the name
OF MIR, Richie signed 10 them Mr.. :
Richie says he never received the
money or sig-sd the receipts. !.
II is believed that Daniel La =
mont, vice president of the Northern Z
Pacific railway viii within two months, +
succeed President Hin, at the head of :.
the Northern Pacific system. The
opinion is based on the tone Of mes
sages which passed between Lamont
and Hin while the former was at 8
Wallace. The telegraphic correspond d
ence was of such a nature as to indi- Il
cate that Lamont's trip was solely TO n
aquaint himself with the condition OF n