Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-09-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

~HNAl ARRAk NAAn'AF pr
dnces large crops OF barley and hop
and now II is 10 have a brewery.
In drilling contest at Silver City
Tom Fry won first money, drilling q
inches In granite, with three-fourths
inch steel in Is minutes
Robert Jones. foreman Of sheep
ranch, was attacked By rheumatism
while hunting sheep on Trail creek,
and for two days lay helpless in the
woods.
Canyon county held Il special cleo
ton for the purpose OF validating war
rants issued for bridges and rabbit
aars. The bridge warrants were de-
feated. and rabbit ears carried
N. kuroye, japanese section-man,
was struck by an engine and badly in
Jured az Diamond, the 5th inst. He
was taken 10 the hospital at Pocatello,
and died soon after arrival.
The Morning mines ore train ran
away at Wallace, recer tly, jumped the
track and landed 200 feet down the
mountain from the road. Two hum
dred men will be laid of until II can
be got back
Grass being short. the Idaho Ava
lanchesays the Meridian Sun man Is
trying 20 get up a watermelon contest
among the ranchers OF that vicinity.
He offers 70 send the sun one year TO
the party leaving the largest melon.
The fruit exhibit that is 70 be
shipped east for the Quaker meeting
In Illinois h attracting considerable /
attention. The various fruit dealers
are gathering the best specimens of |
local fruit Of all kinds grown in the
valley. There win be 500 pounds in
the exhibition and il will be started
shortly on It's wa, east.
In compliance with the rcduest OF
the Japanese counsel, Attorney Gen
eral Mcfarland has requested Dis
trict Attorney Bulge OF the Fifth dis
trict 10 make IA thorough investigation
OF the shooting Of the Jap at Idaho
Falls, Ida, and TO prosecute Constable
Wilson, the shooter il the facts are
found 10 warrant H.
Judge Beatty OF the United states
court has appointed W. H. Watt re-
reiver Of the Red Elephant mine at
HALEY, owned by the G.. V. NJ. Mining
sompany. The appointment Is made I
m foreclosure proceedings by the First d
bank OF HALEY on mort l
gage for $4,000. The Red Elephant has I
been one OF the best silver properties :
IN Wood river. a
George W. Dubois, receiver OF the b
Meridian creamery, says the creamery t
las capacity of from Z, 200 to 10, 900 "A
'ounds Of milk per day, and that they .
re getting about $500 lie advanced p
he price paid for milk to IS cents per I
as the advance in the price W
( butter warranted IT, A plan is on t'
Dot 10 dispose OF the concern to some OF
ne msa who will run II under his per-
onal supervision.
The iOyear-old daughter OF Mrs. u
ndreas of Hog Hollow, Ida, had an .
rm badly broken recently by being "
irown from the wagon by runaway te
am. Her father was killed by light da
ng near the same place, a man was W
owned and another little girl was NV
He'd all within the past year. The u
habitants OF that locality are begin an
ny 70 think that the place is pos Gle
ssed OF some evil spirit tn
IL Is now understood that Judge 10
ewart will not hold The law provid- an
< for the prosecution by information
valid. lie has some point ~ mind !
Getting this particular act thjt will raj
ord him a reason for declining TO pa,
low the fee bill decision when the ere
estion Is raised, and the responsi-
ity OF passing on the matter will sos
rs be thrown directly on the su. red
.me court. 3Gs
'he citizens OF Kendrick. IN Iatah ho'
lnty, have turned out en- masse to ms
e war against bears which threaten It's
invasion Of the towns and orchards. sole
band cf hears entered several or. all
.rds less than a mile from the town and
almost ruined them Ia their efforts
.ecure the fruit As many as dfty CT
irned before dark and were killed. cifc
man left his ranch and came post vey
tc to town. saying his place was TIVE
Of bears Of ferocious type. pos,
lure Of the wild berry crop in the Of q
Intains is repoasible for the inva- TIVE,
This n the h.nt hnn. 49,. nli,.