Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-16
IDAHO NEWS.

orange mctufnbtF OF ot hhtHoh} obu
Clark NJ. Wilson OF Caldwell.
Rosy red Idaho apples are now Of
fering In the Salt Lake City Wholesale
market. They are plentiful at sl.s5
and 81. so per bushel-
Upon recommendation Of Senator
shonp, Theodore Simon OF Boise has
been appointed superintendent OF the
Boise public building.
There Is talk OF combination be-
tween the republicans and popuists
to control the state senate. Neither
party can organize the senate without
the aid of the populists.
The case OF the state OF Idaho VS.. J.
J. Byrne. charged upon oath OF }. IL.
Blair. local attorney for the Oregon
Short Line railroad, with manslaugh-
ter, the jury brought ia verdict Of
mot guilty" The case grew out OF
wreck head-cnd collision near
Grace on August 81, in which Victor
Kiellbery was killed.
A burgler, giving the name OF Rob-
ert Manning, broke into J. 4. Kane's
grocery store at pocatello on Dccem-
Der 4. win and Temp Smith, who live
next door heard the fellow and saw
him crawl ia at back window. Temp
ran for gun, while win stood guard
ut the window and called on the bur
glar To come out The fellow did, and
Smith beat him into a jelly with a
board before the officers arrived.
The fierce storm which swept parts
OF this state last week was more Sc
we're in Utah Near snlt Lake City
two loaded cars were blown out OF
moving train aud down an embank-
ment. Old settlers tell of q wind which
blew an entire freight train, engine
and all. over on It's side. between Po-
catcllo aud Blackfoot, Ia the early
DAYS OF the Utah & Northern, which
about the only storm more fierce than
this last one.
The coming legislature win be one
OF the most important In the history
OF the state. The supreme court has
decided In the fee law case that four
ffths OF the laws OF this state are i'm
valid on account OF technical non-com-
piiancc with the provisions of the con-
stitution on part OF the legislatures
Upon the next legislature will devolve
the responsibility OF bringing order
out Of this legal chaos A strong eff
fort viii be made TO secure authority
for code commission to codify all the
laws, patching up the defective ones
and proposing new ones II necessary.
Warden Van Don OF the Idaho PEN
itentiary, left HALEY one day last week.
and had in custody Peter Caggic, sent
up for two years for burglary, and
young Columbus Weir, recently con-
victcd for assault with deadly
weapon, whose sentence is one year.
Weir is not quite IL, but this is not his
first experience. lie has served term
in the Oregon pen for burglary. JUS
tice was not tardy in Weir's case. He
shot Frank Williams about o'clock
December 6, and within twcnty-fo6r
hours he was arrested, tried and con
victed. and was sentenced as soon
thereafter ms the law would permit.
In passing sentence ON young Weir.
Judge s,ockslader stated that he took
la. a ~
OF the prisoner, and would be AS lenient
with him as he consistently could DO.
His honor also gave Columbus some
good advice, and Il Is to be hoped that
the young offender viii profit thereby.
A shooting ARRAY occurred At Grange
vile. December 3, that may result fa.
tally for J. Rigley, one OF the owners
OF the Rig Buffalo, at Buffalo Hump.
The other participant was j. N. Rice,
who claims grub-stake interest In
the property. This is the property for
which il is alleged Captain De La Mar,
through IL. A. Cohen, recently offered
$500 600 The trouble WAS due to the
dispute as to the title 10 the big Ruff
falo claim. Rice asserts that he stsked
Rigley, and he therefore claims half OF
the lattcr'ss nterest I'm the property,
and QUARREL ensued. when Rigley
drew revolver aud fired. but was too
excited to shoot straight, the ball
striking Rice in the leg. inhicting a
slight wound when Rice sprang upon
Rigicy and wrested the revolver from
HIS grasp with which he used to batter
Rigley on the head, until the latter