Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-11-11
IDAHO NEWS.

During the past month the citizens
OF Idaho have enjoyed II clear days,
IL partly cloudy and ) cloudy.
Craig ]. Baugb has been appointed
postmaster at Menan, fremont county,
vice Charles A. Smith, removed.
Reynolds Bros have commenced the
erection OF a distillery at Granger
This win be the first dIstillery to be
operated In the state OF Idaho.
Weston ward people have this year
raised about 200, 900 bushels OF wheat,
besides lucern, oats, garden truck, etc.
Weston Is growing and its people are
thriving.
The contract for the excavation and
erection OF exterior walls OF the base
ment of the public building at Boise.
has been awarded TO Finnegan q East
man OF Boise at ss,243.
The Oregon Short Line and the
Southern Pacific have agreed To carry
free OF charge 10 San Francisco all the
Christmas presents put up by the
Idaho people for their soldier boys in
Manila.
An agent OF Captain DE La Mar has
recently been looking over certain
Idaho mining properties, and IL is ru-
mored some promising properties VIII
be bought ia for the great mining
magnnte In the near future. The
agent stated that Captain De La Mar
was particularly anxious to get hold Of
some promising Idaho properties.
Mrs. Culbcrtson, postmistress, and
Harry Rue, assistant postmaster, at
Wallace. have been arrested by the
federal authorities. The arrest is said
10 have grown out OF the recent disap-
pearance OF 81 600, mostly money order
funds. Mrs. Culbertson claims that
she placed the money in an Clubhouse
for safe keeping and it was stolen.
A rich strike has been made in the
Friday mine at Willow Creek. A rich
chute OF ore has been found cropping
out on the surface. 1t has been strip
ped for thirty feet, and has been cut
into from the bottom Of the cut dis
lance Of eight feet, without exposing
the hanging wall. The value of the
ore il not given out, but II is said that
II averages over 500 u ton in gold.
Near Kainiah. this state. few days
ago, an Indian was torn to pieces by
silver tip bear The Indian was In the
timber, armed with nothing but s2
ride, when he met the bear The ami
NAL at once attacked the Indian. The
latter used his rife. but the only ef-
ect was to aggravate the monster, who
soon succeeded in killing the Indian,
scattering portions of his body in all
directions.
Jacob West, who raises cattle on the
Portneuf river near Bancroft, has
gained an enviable reputation in his
success in the business. He raises
Durham and iIerefords, aud through
good care OF his animals gets top prices
when he markets them for beef llo
cuts large quantities Of wild hay and
purchases more from the Indians. the
product coming from the Ross Fork
the Missouri river forty-nine carloads.
over 1000 steers, for which
he received s45. 200. lie classes wild |
hay AS the best OF feed for making
good beef
A sad tragedy occurred at tho farm
n Ned Bartlett on the reservation four
miles from tennessee. Charles Settler \
stabbed to death Robert Fognrty, in
dieting a deep wound in the victims
right side. A few minutes before the
boys. who are about Is years of age,
we're engaged in contented play. The
BOY who committed the awful deed is
! qusrter-brced Indian, the son OF
'harles Settler. a wcli-known citizen
esidiog near Lapwai The victim.
Who is half-bree Indian. is step
on OF Ned Bartlett. at whose homo
he tragedy occurred.
Very sensational stories are told re-
Ipeeting developments in property OF
Twin Springs Placer company on the
frper E.isn According To these re-
'orts the company has opened a chan
lei In which the gravel for a depth OF
fifteen feet and width OF $50 feet
una over 10 cents to the pail. This Is
nc of the companies working what Is
allied the high bars on the river.