Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-06-11
NORTHWEST NOTES.

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James Ross Irvine. eldest son of w.
G. Irvine, of Ross, Wyo.. was awarded
the prize in the final contest for the
Means prize for orations at the Phil
lips academy, Andover, Mass.
A cowboy in Gold Creek, New, gave
little exhibition on the avenue re-
Gently. He was thrown and the horse
stepped On him, breaking rib or two.
The horse had not been drinking.
The cash of the First National bank
at Boise was locked up for two days
last week, owing to some disarrange-
ment with the combination lock on
the vault. An expert finally opened it.
Mining throughout the state is be-
coming more active. An unusual
amount of prospectieg is being done
around all the old camps, and new
strikes of more or less Importance are
of frequent occurrence.
Thepost office at Aurora, New, has
been closed down and all mail viii go
to Fletcher's. Aurora was once the
best-known town in the inter-moun-
tain country, with a city government,
5000 population and piles of money.
Judge Lindsay, at Butte, has handed
down an important decision, one in
which new question is involved,
there being no authorities He de-
cided that surface ground and the vein
go together in patent and cannot be
separated.
1t is estimated that Box Elder coun-
ty UTAH boys have clipped at least
70, 600 Wyoming sheep this spring. The
sheep were in good condition. show
ing clean wool and heavy leeces.
Some sheep would shear fifteen or
twenty pounds.
Ed Robinson. a pumpman at the
Victor mine, Colorado, was struck by
lightning near the Ironclad mine on
returning from work He was riding
a fine horse and had behind him his 49,
year-old son, who had just come from
Boston on a visit to his father The
horse was killed instantly and the man
only lived a few minutes. Strange to
say, the boy was not injured.
The report of the weather observer
at the Boise barracks shows the month
of May was very dry. there being only
s inches of precipitation. the rain fall
ing on the 18th, 16th, Goth, 23d and
25th. The maximum temperature
was 100 on the 10Th. The mercury
reached Of on the goth, 90 on the 23d
and SO on the 9Th The lowest tenn
perature of the month was 80 degrees
on the sth.
1t is alleged that Alfred Freel has
confessed that he killed John Kensler,
for whose murder Freel and Mrs. Kens-
Ter have been sentenced to life term
in the Idaho penitentiary. According
to the story, Freel said he killed Kens-
Ter because he was in love with Mrs.
Kensler and was advised by relative
to put the ranchman out of the way.
The confession is said to have been
made to his cell mate.
The Wyoming election contest cases,
which it was thought would be bitter
ly fought in the district court at Raw
Inns, have reached an unexpected con-
clusion by an agreement of counsel.
The cases have been certified to the
supreme court on agreed statement of
facts. Attorneys for the defendants
admit that 70 Firms who could not
read the English language voted the
Republican ticket in Hanna precinct,
and that these votes changed the re-
suit. The only point to be settled by
the supreme court now is whether it
is necessary to read the constitution in
the English language to qualify for
eigner for voting.
Despite the threatened hostilities be-
tween cattle and. sheep men of Wyo-
ming, the wool growers are preparing
to do thriving business. Two new
sheep companies have filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary OF
state. The first was the keystone
Sheep company, incorporated by John
Mahoney. Patrick Sullivan, and Eu-
gene Mccarthy. This concern has
capital stock of SIP. 900, and will do
business at Natrona county. with head
quarters at Casper. The other concern
was the Figure Eight
Sheep company, organized with cap
ital stock of SIS, 900. The incorpora-
tors of this company are John Mahon-
ey, Patrick Sullivan and Patrick Nc
Dermott. Messrs. Mahoney and Sulli-