Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-03
IDAHO NEWS.

said, he started for Utah.
Senator Shoup has been advised o.
the appointment OF J. u. Montieth OF
Lewiston as consul at Chatham, Can
ada.
A special election will be held al
Boise 10 I'll vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Councilman Woodcock,
who removes 20 ogden.
A large force OF men and teams are
at work on the Marysville canal under
the instruction Of c. &. Tautdhus. La
Dor is in demand at 81 per day per man
and 50. so der day for man and team
Warden Van Dorm has made his re-
port 20 the governor for the last quarter
IL shows the cost per capita of main
tanning the prisoners was 80 lO-ll cents
per day. The report shows that the to-
tai disbursements from the state cash
fund we're s497 90 and from the appro-
priation S., 640. so.
James II. Bush, aged So, a pioneer
OF California and Idaho, and one OF the
wealthiest men OF Boise, died Novem-
Der %, after brief illness of cancer
of the stomach. He was vice presi-
dent OF the Capital State bank and its
organizer; also prominent Mason,
having been past officer of Idaho grand
lodge OF that order.
William Z. Sullivan, son of Chief JUS
tice Sullivan of Idaho, has been chosen
president of the postgraduate class
Mt the Columbia law school, Washing
tou ID. c., and Lyttleton Price, jr, son
OF Attorney Lyttleton Price, of Hal
ley, is president of the sophomore
class in the Colorado school of mines
at Golden.
Three men at Boise were conversing
recently when the topic of height came
up. II was discovered that their com
bined height was 10 feet and half
inch. The gentlemen were V. ID. Han
nah OF weiser, feet, 6 inches; t. M.
HerriclS, feet, inches, and IL. NJ.
Sebern, feet, "a inches. They were
all Hoosiers.
The railroad company have large
gangs OF men on the road between
Glenn's Ferry and Medbury and King
Hin surfacing aad fixing the road bed
preparatory to putting down the heavy
steel rails which they will commence
about the 25th inst. TO lay. The rails
are seventy-three pounds to the foot
and thirty feet long.
State Land Selector S. +. Taylor
who has been at work in the
White pine belt on the Clearwater
has been driven out by snow. He says
the party did not get out day too
soon. The storm came ON with great
severity and the snow was becoming
so deep that travel was alreandy diff
cult Assistant Selector Niece has
also returned and is at Nampa.
Suits have been begun in the United
States court by the United States to
recover some 2, 700 acres OF land located
Ia the Blackfoot land district, which
the government claims was illegally
proved upon by those entering it, This
is the first step toward regaining pos
session OF the several large tracts of
land in that district which are alleged |
10 have been proven upon under the /
grossest misrepresentation.
ST, Clair. the murderer OF the miner,
Dexter. protests against being left
alone. He politely requested Sheriff
Lippincott 10 allow some one TO remain
with him in his cell at night. He also
wanted a light kept burning in his
cell at night. He said that IL left
alone in darkness he would be fright
ened 10 death. ST. Clair declares that
he sees visions In the dark. which ag-
gravate his heart troubles. In his
and crushing grief, darkness
and lonliness weigh heavily upon him.
His requests cannot be granted under
existing laws.
The supreme court has handed down
an opinion IN the case OF William L.
Spaulding vs.. the Cpur d'Alene Rail
way company, affirming the Judgment
Of the court below. The case was the
outcome OF the construction OF four
teen miles Of road from Old Mission 10
Warduer Junction. In Shoshone coun-
~, which was 10 be completed October
10, 1896. The plaintiff alleged he was
delayed in the work by negligence on
on the part of the company to supply
rails; clear right OF way, etc. The
contractor was unable TO complete the
work within the prescribed time, and