Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24
IDAHO NEWS.

There Is talk Of a new telephone line
to run from Weiscr to Grangeyille.
A new school house Is being vigor-
ously urged for Malad.
All stock on the range in Blaine and
Lincoln counties is said To be doing
we'll this year
There are now confined In the pcni-
Tertiary if6 prisoners the number
having been increased M per cent
during the past year.
The stakesbcrry hotel at Meridian
has been purchased by San Francisco
parties, who will build forty-room
house. Fifty new buildings are look
Ell for before May.
Uudur the new time card which
went into effect recently on the Boise,
Naapa 4 Owyhee railroad the stop
over night en- route TO Silver Is made
At Reynolds creek.
The comptroller Of the currency has
declared second dividend OF 10 per
cent IN favor Of the creditors OF the
Moscow National bank, Of Moscow,
making IN all 20 per cent on the claims,
amounting 10 SIS, 300
After two years Of hard work the
new road from Gibboosyille over the
Bitter Root range into Montana, has
been completed, bringing the town
within 65 miles OF the railroad at
Grautsdale.
One OF the things that impressed
Gov. Steunenberg during his recent
northern trip was the condition of the
State normal school at I.ewistown. He
declares II is the best institution OF the
kind he ever visited.
Hon. w H. Morgan OF Moscow has
been appointed private secretary To
IIeitGeld, aud has left for Washington, /
MIR. Morgan was member of the last |
legislature. He succeeded G. A.
Fuller.
The last act OF the last session provid-
ing that convicts shall be conveyed to
the penitetnary by the warden or by
guards sent by the warden. is TO be
submitted 20 the test of the courts to
determine its constitutionality
Uncle Tom Elliott went to Caldwell
recently to attend court. II is said
Mr. Elliott crossed the plains in 40 and
has seen the mining booms worthy OF
note in Idaho and California, but this
was his first introduction To war
nishcd ear"
The seventh annual session of the
State Teachers association convenes
In HALEY, December 1881. An excel
ccllent programme has been prepared
and every possible effort of not only {
the people of HALEY but those Of the q
entire Wood River valley, viii be S
made 10 insure It's success. c
Daniel Grise, OF the Union Pacific
railway land department. with his son,
w. NJ Grlse, and William Caskey all
Of Ellis Kan, spent couple of days
last week looking over Payette valley. u
These gentlemen belong TO the .
Society Of Friends, whose committee
recently investigated and made 0
favorable report on this locality. re- II
II 20 such Of the people AS Ct
nay contemplate finding homes in the @
rid west.
The supreme court has declared un- ',
constitutional important sections of y
he sheep inspection law OF 1865, as y
mended by the last session of the ~
egislature. The question was raised
a lhe case Of the state VS.. James :"
,uelsworth, from southeastern Idaho, =
rho appealed from "A Judgment timing !"
i'm for violation OF the act, he having
rought sheep into the state without -
rat having them dipped by the :.
ep1ty sheep inspector. -
Harley stephens. George Fields and
ndrew Whitworth recently have beeu
'aying some sport in trapping. near
be Bigliuttes, in Idaho county having
aught four coyotes two eagles. They :,
ave the eagles Gagged aud they are not :"
njured in any way. The largest VT
measures feet and inches from tip
o tip, and It's claws coyer.a space of ~
nehes IN diameter. al
sam Ackerman, one Of the employees {"
I the Sparhs-lIerrel company was Gu
lugged at Rock Creek. Cassia county. an
few days ago by man named Fos- ~
er. Alderman had drawn his wages IN
nd had been drinking He was called Nj
b the door by Foster who struck hin In