Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-04-01
IDAHO NEWS

killed.
Rev f. f. Fife, of Lincoln Neb., has
been called as the pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church at Boise.
The Twin Springs company is send
Ing fifty men to Idaho City TO go TO
work on the placer property there.
There was lively competition for
leasing OF school lands at Moscow re-
Gently, 81. 20 an acre being paid. The
average price was about s125 to 81,
The o. S. L. Railway company has
just paid si9,o0o delinquent taxes into
the Blaine county treasury, as the re-
suit Of a recent court decision.
At the Morning mine, Occur d'Alcne,
the strike was Of short duration. The
demand OF the men for $3.50 per day
for ali underground men was acceded
TO-
The State has received from the
National Government 1920, the
amount due under the law donating
per cent Of the money derived from
public lands
The last two Of the thirteen convicts
that escaped jail at Boise have been
captured. They were Pat Sullivan
and Harvey Cole sullivan was caught
by Guard Donnelly at Payette and
Cole was stopped at Reynolds creek
by Lex Brunxelle
The road between Bruneau and
Mountain City, New, Is TO be put in
good condition at once, at cost OF
$1,000. Mountain City viii contribute
$500 aud Mountain Home win assist
A force of men are now engaged and
work will be pushed,
The grand jury NJ Lewiston has rec
commended the discharge OF T.. n. Hal
lett charged with embezzlement The
specific charge against Hallett was the
embezzlement of $500 certificate of
deposit, the property OF John Lowry,
a'Noz Perez Indian.
The Boise school board has notified
superintendent Allison, Il. j. Faust,
p" th"if Va hht iAiSh echOol, anu Mfa.
Hawes, principal OF the Whittier
school, that their services win not be
required next year oexplauation is
made in the premises.
DR.. Gundlach is looking over the
ground with view to starting bank 4
at Moscow. IL is reported that two /
other parties, one from Colorado and I
the other from Missouri. are consider
ing the same matter and the former
seems to have the inside track.
Nels johnson and VIII Peterson took
IL afoot over the Challis trail, and
were twelve hours from Forney to
Hotel De Witt, on Morgan creek. They
were overtaken by George Virgins, on
snowshoes. lie built a fire for them,
got their feet thawed out and started
on the trail again. The boys arrived
at the station OF o'clock, pretty badly
nsed up.
The Payette Independent issued a
souvenir number for March. printed
on book paper, illustrated and bound
In convenient form. Its leader is n
weli-written article on "The Promised
Land, and contains much information
OF value Of the great Payette valley.
The varied interests of marvellous
country are put before the homeseelser
attructively.
Thore was considerable excitement |
In Wallace the other day, when one of S
the principal owners OF Sunset peak 1
went around town exhibiting (
a sample Of the ore which one of the d
workmen had brought down. stock 4
took boom, but as suddely dropped q
whom u was learned later that the [
sample was one that boy had fonnd r.
In an alley. and some of his friends h
thought il would be fun to show il 10 /,
The heavy stakeholder. Il
Concerning the charges Of cattle n
stealing against Baukcr Kenttenbach s
'f Lewiston. that Indian Interpreter
Mcconnell wants investigated, tits ex.
'luined that the cattle. thirty head. =
we're sold TO Kettenbaeh by William
King who stole them and subsequent
y left the country They were inter ii
'epted at Pocatello and returned to a.
.hSown grand jury Investigated W
.ne charge against Kettenbach aud d
dismissed it by unanimous vote. il
The increased acreage and better. h
nent In condition OF farmers arouna W
hendrieiS has caused demand for work a
horses. A prominent raueher saws.