Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-18
IDAHO NEWS.

Governor stcunenbreg is IN at hi
home at Caldwell
John Austin Benny has been com
missioned postmaster at Alpine.
The Republicans OF Ada county he'll,
meeting at Boise. and organized
club Of 80 members.
Mrs. Dale of Caldwell, the mothe,
Of five children has been deserted b,
her husband and has gone insane.
The State Treasurer has called 70.
warrants amounting TO $780, 900. This
will wind up payments until April
Matthew Graham. mining pro.
moter who has operated EXTENSIVELY
in Idaho, died In London, England, on
Jan. 81.
IL is reported that an effort will be
made TO remove the county seat Of
Bannoclk county from Pocatello to Me-
Cannon
There is more ice in Snake river than
there has been for many years past
and all mining operations have been
stopped from American Falls 10 Weiser
In the trial of James J. Baker, at
Boise, on the charge OF committing
rape upon his daughter, the jury re-
turned a verdict Of guilty.
O. p. Hazard Of Mayfeld, who re-
Gently had leg amputated at st,
Alphonsus, at Boise is not expected TO
live. He was accidently shot on Jan
10.
A band of several hundred mountain
sheep are ranging in the vicinity of
the Star mine, Ruby valley. About
forty head We're killed last week,
mostly by the Indians.
The De La Mar mine has closed
down for six weeks while the new
is being put in place. and
1870 men at the mine and mill have
been laid off for that time
Advices from Lewiston say the
at the agency are now engag-
ed preparing the rolls for the semi
annual Indian payment The dis
amounts TO about $4,000,
viii be made about March list.
As an evidence of prosperity, the
Preston Republican says in the old
lays a dance ticket could be purchased
or IS cents in scrip, now IL costs so
'ents In cash. Other things have gone
Up in proportion.
The preliminary examination or
William Bird and Noah Bachtel who
re charged with making an assault
With intent to commit murder on the
erson OF Albert Wheeler has been
Wheeler is still in
ritical condition as result. and
IN probably die.
The record OF mortgages released In
.atah county during the month OF !,
december, 1897 shows that fully $780,
DO of mortgage indebtedness had been
II is estimated that $780,
DO Of mortgages has been paid during !.
he six months from July 70 January.
A letter has been received at Boise j,
ON r. r. Calvin, superintendent of !,
lie Oregon short Line, in which he !,
Iys that the company is making an :
fort Tor change In the postal rail
ay service whereby the clerks run
ng between Granger ana Portland
IN stop 10 Boise AS the intermediate Il
rrainus of two divisions. a
Chief Engineer MeIIenry of the o
ortbern Pacific. accompanied by two h
slstants, arrived ia Lewiston last B
eek and inspected the local interests III
the company. The particular mis- W
IN Of his visit was under stood to BIO in
connection with location Of the la
pot buildings. lie stated that the W
ork on the extension would be push fs
70 a hasty completion. fe
Hughes, who has been eli
aching school during the winter at de
ttlefoot. had both feet badly frozen te
Gently, He had tsiSen twelye-mile da
'rsebaek ride. for the purpose OF get
~ his mail, aud while returning his
rise gave ont several miles from home
o he had TO walk through two and 20
II feet Of snow, with the thermom. co
r. many degrees below zero. @n
AT meeting Of the state land board a.
I'd recently 23s forfeitures of school
"a were declared. These are on sales "a
ide in 1891 The purchasers have -
led 10 maintain THAR navynantS .rd ''