Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-10-07
IDAHO NEWS.

PdiNh.
An original pension OF So per month
was last week granted to Georg,
Bartsche, OF Haley.
Alfred T. Jones, T. u. Smith and @
Nillson OF Pocatcllo, have been granted
patent on a trunk strap.
An increase OF pension from SO to SIC
per month has been granted TO Barton
A. Mcclure of Couer d'Alene.
Idaho has the same day at the Trans
Mississippi Exposition as President Me-
Kinley and his party, October IL.
The racing at the Boise fair was the
best ever witnessed in the state.
There were over one hundred entries,
many from adjoining states.
s. NJ. Blapdford is to establish sta
tion of the weather bureau at Boise.
He is from Salt Lake. Boise will here
after be the headquarters of the SER
vice in this state
Elwood Meade, state engineer OF
Wyoming, special agent of the Agri-
cultural department, was in Boise last
week TO gather information respecting
irrigation laws, ETC.
During the past month the citizens
OF Idaho enjoyed twenty-five days OF
sunshine, while one day was cloudy
for few hours. Four cloudy days In
a MONTH What state can beat this
record?
The supreme court has decided that
the Taylor wing of the Populist party
has the legal organization, and 1t alone
Is entitled to have tickets printed on
the official ballot under the name of
the Peoples party.
The intermouptain fair at Boise has
proved a grand success, both financially
and In point OF attendance. The dis
plays are the best ever shown at any
fair held in Idaho, and the event will
long be remembered by visitors.
The taking Of testimany in the Nell
son murder case occupied the time of
the court during the latter part of the
week. DIR. Owens, superintendent OF
the insane asylum, was on the stand,
and give it as his opinion that Nelson
was sane.
Harry Pope, a member of troop d,
second regiment of volunteer cavalry,
died on the 2nd inst, at the home of
his father in Salmon, from the effect OF
malarial fever contracted in camp at
Jacksonville, Fla. lie came home on a
furlough about three weeks ago.
A suit has been filed in the United
States court by the Bunker Hill and
company against the Last
Chance company and the Empire State
Idaho Mining and Developing com
pany. An injunction is asked for, the
plaintiff company claiming that 1t
holds the apex OF the great ore body
Of the company, and that it has priority
Of location.
l.. II. Sweetser, OF the firm OF Sweet
recently purchased for his firm the
Ireland band of blooded cattle, con-
sisting OF 1880. which he took to Colo
RADIO to pasture The stoclxman states
that these cattle are probably the most
ever brought into Colorado,
some of them bringing as high at $3.50
/ head. Mr. Sweetser has gone TO Col
,rado to inspect his purchase.
The weather during the past week
gave generally warm days with very
,ool nights, frost being reported In
many localities on several dates. Lit
lie or no rain fell during the period.
rhreshing made good progress during
tances; the grain crops are for the ,
most part fulfilling expectations. Po-
atocs are OF good quality and an aver
ge yield. Some gardens have been
by frost The second cutting
4 alfalfa Is completed aud the crop {
ayed in good condition.
Thirty men working in No. tunnel
4 the Morning mine at Wallace had a
Iarrow escape from death. when ESQ
'ounds of dynamite ia magazine ex-
'lcded. Not man was killed or seri- /,
usly injured, the only casualty being i
he killing OF horse used 10 haul out
he ore. Most OF the men walked out,
Though some OF them were SO stunned
y the explosion or overcome by smoke
nd gas that they had'to be helped. A