Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-30
IDAHO NEWS.

wallace, nave been Krhnteu patents on
grain ngging machine.
postoiice has been established at
Norton, Oneida county. Idaho, with
Charles A. Norton as postmaster.
William McGover has been appointed
postmaster at Gilgore, Fremont county,
Idaho, vice Goodlib Rasmussen re-
moved.
The famous Heid's band Of Salt Lake,
Utah, composed OF twenty-five pieces,
have been engaged to furnish music at
the state fair at Boise.
Miss Geneva Jennings, a popular
mezzo and voice teacher OF Salt Lake
City has been engaged TO sing at the
state fair la Boise next month.
w. II. Blish, teacher at the Lemhi
Indian school, has been transferred TO
a like position at the Iloopa valley
school, California, at $500 per annum.
The Idaho Inter Mountain fair will
open at Boise. Monday, October 3.
Fifteen thousand visitors are expected
the first day. Race horses and exhibits
are arriving on every train.
Paul Lyons has been arrested at
Boise on n charge OF robbing his em-
ployers, Hesse and sturges, jewellers.
He is supposed TO have robbed the firm
OF 5000 in money and jewclry. A
stolen pin was found In his room, and
II is expected more OF the stolen
property will be recovered.
The trial Of Charles Nelson, charged
with the murder of Thomas NJ Kerr
has been commenced at Boise There is
unprecedented interest In the case and
public sentiment is divided Kerr was
quartermaster general of the Idaho
militia. Nelson is miner and he
killed Kerr because the latter, accord
ing TO the confession of Mrs. Nelson,
had seduced her.
Az Silver City William Cooper shot
and severely wounded Bob Hamilton.
The men are deputies. They were
sent out after men for whom warrants
had been issued. When they ran
across each other In the hills Cooper
was beastly drunk. He pulled down
on Hamilton and fred. The ball
passed through Hamilton's jaw. Coop
er Is under arrest IL is supposed he
mistoolS Hamilton for his prisoner.
The supreme court has handed down
an important decision, passing on the
constitutionality Of an irrigation act
II was la the case OF Robert 4, Wilson
vs.. Joseph Perrault ct AL, owners OF
the pcrrault canal. The decision is
for the defendants. Water from the
ditch had been taken by the plaintiff
to irrigate so acres The defendants
demanded $500 for the water for the
1898 season. Wilson offered them
500. so for flow OF one cubic inch per
second, the maximum permitted under |
the act approved March $, 1897. The
case came up on writ of mandate, /
an alternative writ having been
issued
Harry Caldwell of De La Mar took a
six-shooter from the shelf TO show to a
prospective purchaser and broke It
down TO extract the shells, throwing,
as he supposed, all OF them out. But
the fatal one remained, and when the
trigger was pulled to show that the
was in perfect order. the ham
mer struck the remaining shell, the
report came, and MIR. Caldwell was
horror struck on learning that no had
shot w. ii. Calleck, who was sitting
just opposite and watching the work
ing OF the gun. Medical aid was
called for the unfortunate man, but
the wound was fatal one, and from
which death resulted about thirty
hours later
Nevada parties have under way an
TO utilize the waterof Snake
river for mining purposes in Nevada.
5. Is. Miner, of Elso, in an interview
the matter said: .'At
point two aud .onc-half miles above
shoshone Falls | have patented the
ground contiguous TO tho stream
where the full dow OF the stream
makes sheer descent of lss feet
have already tunneled under the lip OF
the falls to within q few feet OF where
my desired quantity OF water can be
tapped. The only expense necessary
70 obtain any desired quantity Of pow
sr will be the building Of a stand pipe
and the installation OF the necessary
iYuninnS The disfancA from this