Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-05-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


IN the Short Line wreck in Idaho, died
last week in Boise.
Quite large outfit OF men and teams
have arrived al Payette and are work
ing on the Seven Devils road.
Edith Easley has been appointed
postmaster at Houston. Custer county,
Ida. vice g. r. Easley, resigned.
The grand lodge OF the a. o. U, W.
Of the district comprising Idaho, Wy
oming and Utah meets in Boise on the
10th inst
Quite a large outfit Of men, teams,
ploughs and scrapers have arrived at
payette. and work has been begun on
the Seven Devils railroad.
High water is causing farmers much
annoyance in Boise valley. Not only
has the river overhowed but much
damage has been done 10 irrigation
bitches.
TO comply with the new law, the De
La Mar miners were notified 60 quit or
take out their first papers Most OF
them declared their intention TO be-
come citizens.
Another attempt has been made to
burn the town of Leland. but for "A
third time In the last four weeks the |
fire was discovered in time. Insurance
companies have Withdrawn their risks. |
The Lucky Boy gold mining compa-
"a IL Ia fa1
BlaclSfoot, are preparing 10 resume OPP
Grafton. A carload of machinery con-
signed TO them arrived last week
Carpenters are at work now.
The packet steamers Ruth" and
"twendolin, which piled between
Jennings, Mont, and Fort Steele, Be,
were both sunk in the Kootenai river
four miles from Jennings by the same
rock within "A few hours. They were
loaded with Canadian ore for the
Great Falls smelter. The passengers
and crews escaped
Men who have come up from the val
ley below Boise state that the river is
playing havoc with the farmers about
the headgate of the Dry creek ditch
This is near the ranch Of c. Rhodes.
There is a turn in the river at that ]
point and the entire force strikes the {
headgate of the ditch.
The Shoshone Journal believes there i,
is little likelihood of Diamondfeld :
Jack paying the penalty OF his CIR ime
His friends have too much wealth. II
he should be hanged the people may L
expect disclosures that viii startle the a
people Of Montana and Nevada as well
as Idaho Hired assassins never die
on the scaffold with sealed lips 2
The trustees of the Albion normal L
school viii hold meeting soon for the
purpose of selecting a principal for the o
'nsuing year in place OF Professor !"
swanger There have been large e
lumber of applications and the board y
viii have no easy task to choose from u
.mong them. II is barely possible that o'
he other positions ia the faculty may ~
nay also be filed at this meeting
State Engineer Mills is now making di
arrangements for putting in measur- 81
ng devices To comply with the require vi
sents OF the irrigation law passed by
he last Legislature. which becomes op.
rative ON May 18th, except that pro
ision changing the method OF meas -,
rement of the amount Of water sold. !,
hich takes effect next spring. IL !,
Ranges the manner of measurement -.
'om that of acreage 10 quantity, max =,
X il possible for the ditch com ~.
anies and the farmers to make "A "a
stinite aud sensible contract: but n.
PES not take from the courts their a..
'rmer jurisdiction over the matter OF ~.
king the price OF water Several .o,
tch companies realizing the great 90,
'nefit and saving OF water which will &C.,
Use FROM a compliance with the new
w. are placing measuring boxes for
e this year. These devices are % be 4
proved hy the state engineer. nv
There is 10 be an immediate arm
aDge IN the postmastership al Boise aga
ty. II has leaked out at the post inei
ice department at Washington that Gae
a result Of alleged Irregularities in hin
c oiiice NJ Boise, Postmaster +. Il. the
we well shortly be removed and re- deb
aeed by Republican. senator ed
onp, IL was stated. had been notified 1t
the fact and asked TO name a success. yea
r 20 Mr.. Tage. Information respect lie
2 the amount of the alleged shortage don