Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04
IDAHO NEWS.

boy 20 years Of age, answering 4
the name of George Cooper, is in jail
at Lewiston. charged with stealing
eleven horses ia Idaho county.
State Treasurer storer has made a
call for 100000 Of warrants. These
are OF The 1897 issue, beginning with
No. / and running up 10 No. 1861.
Ths Gum public library at Hager-
man will give a rhetorical silver medal
contest on Feb. -, 10 which all pupils
Of the public schools OF the state are
invited
Il. u. Lower, ex-state superintendent
OF public instruction, has entered the
journalistic arena, having purchased
half interest In the Silver City Ava
lanche.
comparison Of the conditions exist
Ing four years ago, when load Of
wheat brought S. and those OF today,
when load brings $50. brings a smile
OF satisfaction 10 the Kendricl farmer.
Richard Rudy, Geneese farmer
has gone East feeling he can afford
the expense. He raised e. 600 bushels
OF wheat, 1900 bushels of barley, and
100 tons OF hay this yeat, farming
800 acres.
In HALEY a few days ago at the
Hope mine, blast In the bottom of the
shaft sent up a rock with such force
that IL made e hole in the roof of the |
hosting works. The shaft is down |
about ninety feet
Az Iona William Longhurst and |
others were out shooting rabbits. His |
twelve-year old son with es-caliber
shot at rabbit the bullet striking
his father on the tip OF the nose coursed
downward lodging in the left lung.
Al Blaclfoot insane asylum there
now 1877 patients-i29 males and 81
females. Six months ago there were
ia males and 50 fomaics Since then
20 males have been received and II fe-
Males IS males and two females have
been discharged, and four males and
one female have died.
Effort is being made,to have Boise
designated as one Of the United States
railway terminals. IL this plan could
be carried out il would make Boise
the headquarters for re to IA clerks,
each earning "a salrry OF 81, 200 a year
Ia addition making IL the turning
point for the clerks coming from Port
land
The Farmers Alliance Joint Stock
company, whose warehouse at Gene.
sae was burned last November, has
called meeting of stockholders for
The goth inst, to decide whether or
not 10 rebuild the house. The loca- n
lion for ware house is excellent /,
md the warehouse capacity Of the city t,
$ insufficient a
The Northern Pacific bridge crew Is Y
'usy putting bridge across the Pot W
ateh creek, 70 enable trains TO carry cl
upplies To where the grading will OF
ommenee. This bridge Is only a Il
temporary one, as it is the companv's o.
mention to turn the current of the 10
reek as soon as the water is low al
nough TO permit il. The graders and 70
heir onttits are expected this week. di
hen the work will begin in earnest. pa
j. w Cunningham, assayer in lie
barge OF the United States ASSAY th
lice az Boise. has returned from a Ca
Up through the northernpart of the lie
ate taken for the purpose OF com ar
citing tue collection of statistics of WI
neral production. lie was in Spo. Co
me on the night OF the recent fire cai
I'd was an eye witness OF the disas. die
r. tee
One Of the best known Indians in "h
aho died few days ago at Gienns
try. His name was Beuneau John
"a he won distinction for his services Tn
government scout during the Ban.
ck war The war department pre-
nted him with a silver medal in rec IRA
milton Of these services. and Bruneau re
IN priced IL above everything in the gr'
'rld. John died OF old age some res
= he was in the neyghborhood of 100 Del
ars old ter
Mortgages aggregating about sos SAL
have been filed ia the Office Of the sui
unity recorder. in which John Helm ""'
Boise is the mortgager aud Bunnell ess
Emo Investment company the mort coo
zee II a not fb,,..l.4 a. Gov