Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-08-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS


Lavlnia A. Williams has been ap
pointed postmistress at Teton.
This has been the hottest summer
that pocatello has experienced in tho
past five years.
There viii be a teachers institute a
HALEY, commencing the 18th and end,
ing the cath of August.
Meridian has been struck by wave
of prosperity, and IS expecting build
ing boom in the fall.
WILDER Doolittie the i2-year-old son
of Jerry poolittle, of Boise, was
drowned while swimming in the river
slough.
In Boise and other Idaho counties
the commissioners, in passing upon the
bills of officials, allow them under the
new fee law.
Thomas and Fred Cooling will ship
II carloads OF sheep from the Kctchum
stockyards for the eastern markets.
from Salmon.
Several arrests have been made
at Pccatello under the anti-gambling
law of solo players. Social games will
be raided hereafter.
Richard PealSe has Just been paraon-
ed out OF the penitentiary. In the early
days OF Placer Basin he killed man
who jumped his claim.
William Jones has sold his wool be.
tween 100000 and 100000 pounds, at
los cents per pound, the highest price
paid at Boise this year.
The south end passenger crews on
the Short Line now lie over twenty |
four hours in Pocatello instead of in
Salt Lake, as heretofore.
One of the men in the employ of the
Twin Springs Placer company was bit
ten by rattlesnalee the other day
Prompt application Of remedies saved
his life.
An effort IS being made by Lemhi
county farmers TO have regular old
fashioned county fair in connection
with the October race meeting at Sal
mon City
Arrangements have been made to
hold the state fair at Boise the early
part OF October II will be called the
Idaho Inter Mountain fair, and the idea
is to hold it yearly,
The fourth annual teachers institute
and summer school for Bear Lake
county commenced August 2, at the
schoolhouse, Fish Haven, and win
continue three weeks.
All the lumber merchants of Bear d
Lake county have agreed upon scale
OF prices which will govern hereafter.
II was necessary for such step as
means of self-protection L
WIN Austin, the mining expert Of r.
Boise, on being asked II he were going II
to Alaska, said: ''No; / could take
what IL would cost TO go there and do g
much better with It in Idaho" i
The well at the post is at present =
down 7i5 feet The drill is in black -
lava formation, which is said to have !,
been encountered just before finding -
water in the other hot water wells
Two prisoners confined in the county W
Jail at Caldwell, awaiting trial before
the district court. broke Jail by remov- n,
ing the steel plate lining and going tn
through the brick wall From iudica-
ions they must have had assistance
rom the outside. After getting ont
hey stole horse belonging 10 l.. C. -,
lay, the merchant, and left for parts ~,
Unknown. The names of the fugitives
re Charley Mccoy, CHARGED with for ~
-ery, and James Clark. sent up for Jail ~.
'reaking. m
Cleveland is stirred M by the pres am
nee of several mountain lions The of
IONS are roaming in the hay fields. ab,
hey are seen nearly every by the men tai
'orking on the new creamery. In bes
tead of one lion and fawn as at first STA
sportcd, IL Is ascertained beyond doubt op,
nat there are twoof the lions, with
iree young ores Some think they are
but as people down here arc =
ct as well educated in wild beasts as
! horses and cattle, they may be mis-. =.
'lsen. Several attempts have been
iade 10 kill them, but SO far attempts
ave not succeeded -
The through stage and telephone SER wol
ce from KendriciS through Nez Perez a ~
} Grangeyille and eventually 10 Flor sist