Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-02
IDAHO NEWS.

A new postoffice has bsen esta blishe'
At Gregg, Idaho county.
The Snake river is lower at presen
than IL has been for many years.
Idaho papers rejoice that none of thu
Idaho boys were killed at Manila.
A pension has been granted t.
widow Sarah A. Pond, of Nez Perez.
An original pension of SO per month
has been granted to Henry A. Clark
Soldiers Home, Ada county.
J. T. Mitchell has been appointed
postmaster at Kenterville, Idaho
county, vice J. N. Buttner, resigned.
The Treasure Hin mine. near Silver
City, Is now shipping six cars OF ore
each week, and still there is plenty OF
good paying ore in sight.
The following Idaho postmasters
were appointed on the e5th inst
Bliss, Lincoln county, G. NJ. Peters,
vice J. L. Fuller, resigned; Collins,
Latah county, V. M. Cady, vice A. o.
Cady, dead.
Private Richard Thorburn. OF the
hospital corps at Fort Douglas, a son
OF David Thorburn. grand secretary of
the A. o. y. W. for Idaho. Utah and
Wyoming jurisdiction. died on the Goth
ult., OF insomnia.
Dry hill farming will be Bear Lakes
mainstay in years to come, while
the valley lands will be given up to
hay. There are thousands OF acres of
these dry lands yet open to entry in
Bear Lake county, and intending
settlers ought TO note what they will
produce before passing them by.
News has been received of the sad
death Of Iii Gill, which happened up
Yankee Fork canyon, near Custer, Ida.
Mr.. GIL was driving freight wagon
loaded with concentrates, and in some
manner he was thrown to the ground.
and IL Is supposed the heavy wagon
passed over him, killing him almost
instantly.
Peter Stein, under arrest at Poca-
tello on the charge OF kidnapping little
Ralph Hayes was bound over to answer
10 the district court in the sum of
$1,000. Unable to furnish bonds. he
was sent to Jail. He said he could not
remember any OF the circumstances. as
he was drunk, and consequently, he
would not attempt to deny them
Ex-Mayor Glendinning Of Salt Lake
City, Utah, met with quite a serious
accident while driving from Clear
Water TO Elk City on a coach. While
going down steep hill the horses ran
away and Mr.. Glendinnng was thrown
TO the ground, falling on his head,
sustaining quite severe scalp wound.
From last reports he was gradually
recovering.
In the bingham placers. at Gibbons.
vile, In making paintings at bedrock,
SIS in gold has been realized in eight
pans, and one pan showed 81 in the |
yellow metal. Ii is the opinion OF |
many that miner with rocker could /
clean up at least $50 day on an area
OF gravel not exceeding a few yards
square. This part OF Idaho may vet
become the Klondike of the world.
AT Onyx station, six miles west of
McCammon, passenger train, east
bound toward Granger, killed outright
10 head OF horses belonging TO Lyman
skeen of Plain City, Utah. The horses
were some being worked by Mr.. Skeen
On the contract of the Corey Bros com
pany, and were being driven into camp
along the track. The train was lase
md came unexpectedly around the
'urve. One Of the men Ia charge had
very narrow escape.
John Jensen of Dewey was kicked
n the abdomen by horse, from the
Fleets OF which he died the following
hight. Deceased was a young man, 30
ears old, aud but recently come to
daso from Bingham, Utah. lie was
working for his brother. Joe Jensen,
i wood-hauling. His death was
Wholly unexpected, as he had rested
asily all day and retired in the evening
Win the other teamstsrs. His death
vas apparently painless, as he made !
10 complaint or struggle.
There is a family Of two grown bears T,
nd two cubs near soldier Meadows
daho, which has been causing con
iderable trouble of late, the Older
ne u, hers ~ Az, fa,.,fl,. 1..: