Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-07-09
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

dropped dead
During the past week i.O7O loaded
cars and 433 empty ones passed through
Nampa, making a total OF SOB cars
The annual report Of the mayor OF
Boise shows that the receipts for the
past year were sss,7ls and the expen.
ditares ss4,95
A. II. Mckay, a hostler employed by
the Northern Pacific railway, had his
left leg cut OF below the knee while
attempting 10 board an engine at Wal
lace
William Mcdonnell died IN Boise at
the age OF SO, after a residence in that
city Of fourteen years. lie was a mem
OF the Methodist church for sixty-uine
years and a class-leader for sixty.
II Is understood that a company is
organized 20 put line Of small boats
ON sawtooth lake topiy between Hunt
ington and Ballard landing at the foot
OF the klcinschmidt wagon road.
Representatives Of big lumber
company at Marinette, Wis. have
lately finished an examination of the
white pine bolt in northern Idaho A
large plant viii be located at Moscow.
Warden Van Dorm says Mrs. Kens
Ter, who is serving a life sentence for
the murder OF her husband, conducts
herself with strict decorum, aud IS
OF the neatest and most industrious
habits
The warlike Indians who have OF
late been tcrrorizing the inhabitants
OF Camas prairie and who have been
the cause Of much warlike news being
Published, are now peacably returning
20 their reservations.
$50 Lemhi Indians are on the river
Ia the vicinity Of the big Sawtooth
lake These Indians are peacnble, and
are busily engaged fishing Some are
at the lake. and others are working up
the river 10 that body of water.
At shoup last week an attempt was
made TO dynamite two buildings that
had been erected on land over which |
there was dispute. The explosion did
more damage 70 adjoining buildings
than 10 the structures aimed at,
Near Boise City. 400 feet below the
earth's surface, there Is suhterra-
mean lake Of hot water Of 40 degrees |
temperature. II has pressure enough |
20 ascend 10 the top floor OF most of
the houses and win be piped to them
for heating purposes.
The town of Erice has four munici.
pal tickets ia The field Republican
improvement, silver improvement.
non-partisan improvement and non
partisan anti-improvement. The chief
issue is whether a program OF public
improvements shall be carried out
There are two surveying parties in
the field 10 lay out connection be.
tween the Great Northern road at
Bonner's Ferry and the foot OF Koote-
mai lake. The promoters propose not
only 10 build the road and rum steam.
ships, but also work the mines.
A son Of Zen and Su san Thomas a
Maiad met with quite serious acct
lent. He was ralsing hay when the
horse IN some manner was struck hy
he prongs of the rake and kiolSe
he lad, causing compound fracture
II the right leg just below the knee
md wielsedly cutting the calf OF the
eft leg.
Several purchasers OF school land ia
5atah county who were long In ar
ears on interest have relinquished
Host OF them leased tho land from IN
tate, paying this years rental Ia az,
ance This was their only hope oi ,
aviug this years crop Where Lane
o relinquished has not been rented I,
hose who held IL. leases have beer
made 20 others
Marry Bartlett, ie-ycar-old boy
inrlsct Lake was seriously injurc,
ast week Tie was out riding aftei
orses with Charlie Clark and Roi
dams nad when near Bartletts hom
nd the horses on the dead run Young
dams deliberately reached over and y
brew young BARTLETT under The horses G
.et The hoy had his arm broken o
is face badly bruised and his scalp 9
A. u
The body Of Thomas Aram, drowned
! the Clearwater at Lewiston. May
lth. by the swapping OF ferry boat.
IS discovered az Collins Landing. "a
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