The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

. ''''"h ultut Wnlcn cuuHtu
'he incirirnt strike about Aug. J. As
'n' company employs about 400 Japa-
nr'c section men, this will make
Inference Of about $500 per mon Oh in
the pay roll The Japs now get SLIGO
per day aud wood aud water free.
DIR. Carver the worlds famous shot,
has written the Idaho lutcrmountinn
lair committee making proposition
70 give exhibitions here during the
fair In addition To the shooting en-
|rtainmcnt, Carver has n sensational
show In the way ~ two horses diving
from high tower head foremost into
water. II arrangements are made
with Carver 90 show here during the
fair a large taul, will bc built on the
fair grounds for the horses TO plunge
into.
Two Boise whcclman. while tourinA
the Wood River country. had the mis-.
Fortune 30 scare u cowboys horse.
The curogcd yaqucro tool, after tho
oikerH,cursing aud swinging his lariat
over his head, a. n 10 las,o them. An
exciting chase ems ucd. the whcclman
being scared almost out 81 their wits.
until finally one Of them fell exhaust.
ed by the wuysidc. The cowboy was
mcrclful aud permitted the prost rate
man 20 live, hut tho whcclmcn will
ride home In the cars.
4 special election viii he held In
Canyon county sept. .. at, which time
the taxpayers will decide whether they
will pay the bridge and scalp warrants
outstanding against the county. The
amount la question Is slG, ss6gl, S.
o3a.pi being scalp warrants. si3,g7i,
with per cent interest from january,
i'oi for bridges drawn In favor Of tho
Gillcttc'llcrlog company.
George W. BAH the engineer, la,
returned from Long valley, whore hc
has been inspecting United States sur.
veys. Mr. Hall report, that cattle arc
scarce In the valley this year, and the
price high. Two-ycar-olds bring sls
head. A buyer whom he met there
had secured 800 head, but that seemed.
10 cloan the valley up. There are
large quantities Of ghrcp in the couH.
try Mr. Hall saw nu merous bands,
the smallest Of which numbered $500
A. II. Butler, the well known drcdge
contractor, has been engaged for some
time In putting In big dredge on the
Snake river near Nyssa for Baker &
Scott OF Tacoma. The drcdgo Is prac.
ticaly completed and the intention Is
10 steam up soon. The plant IA
one OF the largest ever put ON Snake
river. II has two it.inch centrifugal
pumps aud the barge itself Is 5ONli0
feet. The plant will handle ESQ yard,
Of dirt an hour. rhe ground has been
thoroughly prospcctcd and will run foi
IS cents to 80 cents yard. The Taco
ina people purchased tho ground abou
$50 acres, from Dan and Arthur Rich
ards Of Boise.
A sad case OF dcstitutlon and desel
ton fioatcd into Pocatello la a riclsct
old wagon and a sorry old team ON
/ day last week. II WIS Thomas Bln
look and his six children, the youngos
babe OF two years and the oldes
less than u years. Blalocls told
pltlful tale. with his wife m,
children no started out from Mont
pcller about ten days ago, heading 10
Washington, where he hoped TO bull,
n home aud wiring Il living from tn'
soil. The second day out his wife de
serted him and the children and with
out n word, went OH with a Cokovill,
sport, lie tried toinduco her 10 return
but In vain, aud then came on. liz
arrived here sick and destitute, hii
children helpless and uncared for ant
was compelled to appeal TO tho county
for aid. lie Is being cared for.
Isaac w. Blake, the promoter OF the
Seven Devils railroad, was In Weisci
last week. lie stated that In order Il
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