Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-23
IDAHO NEWS.

@. Ramsey, United States marshal for
the district OF Idaho.
In several portions OF the state light
frosts have fallen, but no damage to
crops has been reported.
Threshing is in progress throughout
the state, and bountiful yield is re-
ported from most sections.
The United States signal service
station at Boise, will be opened on
October l. NJ S. Garrett, OF Boise has
been appointed messenger Of the sta
ton.
The officers are taking extraordinary
precautions To prevent mob from
lynching 1. Lyons. who murdered far
mer Bradley at Parma. Public feeling
is very bitter against Lyons, and the
officers fear they will experience no
little trouble in keeping him out OF
mob's hands.
The state land board has received
the report Of Appraiser Gates The
whole pine timber is mainly put in at
sl.75 per thousand, one tract being APP
praised at 81. so and one at sl.25. The
cost OF logging by river is put at s5
cents on portage and at SIPS by rail
TO nearest present railroad point
The case OF Charles Nelson, charged
with the murder OF Themes Nj. Kerr,
has been set for Monday, September 6.
This will be the most sensational case
known In Boise since the early days.
Kerr was prominent, and is alleged to
have been intimate with Nelson's wire.
this being the cause of the tragedy.
Among the Idaho postmasters ap-
pointed during the past week were:
Bellevue, Blaine county. Miss Lottie
Davis, vice Joseph Brown. resigned;
Labella, Fremont county. Samantha
Powell. vice Joseph H. Morgan, re-
moved r oclsville, Owyhee county, Jose
Azeredoe, vice William Upham, re-
signed.
decision has been rendered in the
case OF the First National bank of
HALEY, VS. the G.. V. Il. mining com
intervenor as owner OF one-third OF
the property, the Red Elephant mine.
The Judge holds that Brown shall re-
ceive one-third of the money in the
hands of the receiver, s7,6l7, and the
bank the remainder.
Enos Smith shot and killed George !
Rice at Salmon Meadows. and Smith is 1
now in jail charged with murder The
two men had been rivals for the hand |
of q lady. Smith married the lady, I
and Rice, after the marriage attached
photograph OF the lady to his hor-
SEES bride and rode over the country
displaying the photograph. The two
men met and fight ensued in which
Rice was killed.
A remarkable story comes from Long
valley. Considerable excitement has
been caused there by u seismic dis
mcnse butte, which is declared TO be
gradually crumbling away, shaking
itself TO pieces as though troubled with
chills. Large hedges Of rock have been
broken down. Boulders few through
the forest below, cutting wide swaths.
People who have been there declare
they heard rnmbling sound near the
top OF the butt, aud this fact, coupled
with the hollow sound heard by them
~ they walked along the rim OF the
butte, gives the impression that sae
,rnst OF the earth was very thin, and
scared them into the belief that a /
5olcano was about to burst, and they !
for safety.
The Masonic Grand Lodge OF Idaho. I
held three days session last week at
Boise. The following officers were
elected. Grand master, George II. I
'torer. Idaho Falls; deputy grand mas 4
er. John c. Muerman, Moscow; senior I
rand warden. James Criswell, Poca- /
clio; junior grand warden. Fynls c, @
iordon. Delta; grand treasurer. Chas. i
iimrod. Boise; grand secretary, T. n.
randall, Boise; grand lecturer. +. f.
Seal, Boise. Among the officers APP
'ointed by the grand warden are:
'rand chaplin, r. NJ Hardman. Idaho
Falls; grand orator, Fred c. Mock, Idaho
Falls; grand marshall, George Steele,
salmon City; grand senior deacon,
edward Smith, Lewiston; grand junior '
eacon, George l.. Wall. Blackfoot. =
The residence Of c. E. Cole. Of Boise t
vas entered by burglars one night