Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-25
IDAHO NEWS.

'4HN dEchNJs
Jerry O'Callaghan Of Bonners Ferr
has soo,o feet Of logs out, ready {
raft down the river
Five cars Of hogs from the CANA
prairie country were shipped from
Genesee for Klondikers.
The state land board has determined
10 sell the remainder Of the school
lands in Bingham county.
Lewiston banker states that a
great deal Of money Is coming into the
local banks for Investment in neigh
boring properties,
State Auditor Andersous report
shows the bonded Indebtedness OF the
state to be sa09.0ooi floating debt, $780,
%2s,oo total s7e5, felGo.
The recent damage to the Oregon
Railway Il Navigation track at the
Bunker Hin aud Sullivan mill at Wal
lace was largely caused by break In
the ilume.
As "A result Of the operation of the
Northern Pacific In extending their
line into the Clearwater valley, new
town Is building below the mouth Of
Lapwai creek.
Gray wolves are causing the stock.
men Ia the Little Basin considerable
trouble. Several have been seen in
that section and they have killed CON
siderable stock
Articles Of incorporation OF the Pay.
cite Valley Melon Growers association
have been filed with the secretary of
state, The capital stock Of the assoc
citation Is 5000.
John Sparks, the Nevada cattle king,
has turned loose IN cassia county 700
California quail, 500 at the san Jacinto
ranch on salmon river and 200 at the
Pat Garrlty ranch on Rock creek.
L. T. Green, manager Of the Boise
& Nampa Canal company, has received.
from the east about 800 packages of
domestic coffee berries for free distri-
button among the Boise valley farm
ers to be used for seed.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Bon
anza Power and Land company have
been died with the secretary of state.
The capital stock is 100000 and the
principal place Of business is Pocatel-
10. The directors are /. Il. Perrin of
Blue Lake, Joseph W. Waldron aud
Victor Bierbower OF Shoshone and H.
u. Thomas and J. Il. Richards Of
Butte
A sensational suit hes been fled
In the District court at Pocatello
Alon1o Heath and wife of Gray's Lake
have sued DR.. William 4. Wilson of
Soda Springs for SEQ, $50 damages for
malpractice. They allege that through
DR. Wilson's cRrelcssness and lack OF
skill their baby died and that Mrs
Heath has been wrecked both ia physi.
ical and mental health.
The snowfall in the mountains IL
said to be the lightest ever known In
Salmon isis season OF the year. and
unless more snow fails the season win
be failure SO far as placer mining
and crops are concerned, especially
the latter where the water has 10 be
divided among number. as is the case
ON Carmen creek, Big Flat. Geertson
creek and the west side Of salmon
river watered by Jessie creek.
The suit brought in the supreme
'onrt at Boise few days ago by State
Auditor Anderson against Secretary Of :
state Lewis was decided in favor of
he auditor Ia this case Anderson
brought suit against the secretary Of q
tate to recover sa7s, which the pla,rtis u
alleged belonged TO the state and Il
which Lewis had received f,om the q
sentinel Publishing company ef Boise II
or transcriblng the session /. ~ and i
'ouse and senate journals. preparatory 4
o being printed. The point az issue 4
a the suit was whether the secretary y
= state could take u private contract -
or the work n
Jessie. tho i0.year-old daught... ~
'harles Sears is dead az her fath ,r,s
Iome a. Lewiston. with pistol bar -
through her brain. fired b, her own
and. She had lived here for wear. ~
er father. being pioneer. She had J.,
ast returned from school. dressed inn !,
ancy dress. having participated in a :,
ialogue. She went to change her %
ress. aud a moment lafer "a Shot ,,,,