Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-10-21
IDAHO NEWS.

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Thomas J. Groom OF Blackfoot, has
been granted a pension Of sl3 per
month
Alfred +. Isham Of Lewiston. has
been admitted to practice before tho
interior department.
Tao weather during the past week
throughout the state has been cool,
with quite heavy frosts.
The discovery OF another gold boz
nanza is reported from the head Of
Grimes creek, and about i've miles from
Idaho City The ledge Is 90 feet In
width, while some OF the ore runs
800 TO the ton In the yellow metal.
The owners OF the new find are Jake
Welch, Andy J. Fasscnden and Ernest
Dickinson.
At the annual convention OF the
Presbyterian synod OF the jurisdiction
u Idaho, Utah and Montana, held In
Ogden, Utah. Rev. John Knott OF Soda
Springs, was elected moderator for the
year. The retiring moderator's SER
mon was preached by Rev. e. Il. Else
Of Boise, by request of the retiring
moderator.
q. A. Warner. Indian agent at Fort
Hall Indian agency. states that he has
issued passes TO Indians TO hunt at
Gray's Lake. Idaho, and not Gray's
river, Wyo. The report had been cir
,ulsted that the Indians were hunting
In Wyoming, and the citizens feared
depredations Warner claims that
only peaceable, good dians have been
given passes.
The secretary OF the interior has af-
armed the decision OF the land Office
In the case of the Northern Pacific
railroad company from the Occur
d. Alene district. 1t Is held that GER
tain lands selected In 1887, and pat
ented 10 the company in 1894, were OK
cepted from the operations OF the
grant by reason of their withdrawal
by executive order creating the winter
pasturage reserve. The commission Is
directed TO demand n reconveyance OF
title to the lands to the United States.
Comptroller OF the Currency Dawes
has given out an abstract OF reports OF
the condition OF the ten national banks
OF Idaho. 1t shows that since the last
report, July 10. the total resources
have increased from s3,779, s6i to ss,-
Ds3,ovp. Loans and discounts increased
nom si,127,6 $40 to si,i33,5ll; reserve
decreased from ST. OBS. 500 TO 81. 03s, 63e,
Of which the gold holdings decreased
from $3.50, TAT to seoa, 7so; the deposits
increased from ss,5a4, 700 to $1,000, $40,
and the average reserve held decreased
from 4s.os to 1928 per cent
Judge Piper has handed down de-
cision ordering the auditor To file the
Latah county Populist ticket. The
Populists originally tled complete
ticket and afterwards consented to .
fusion with the Democrats and Silver
Republicans. When the Populists Of
fered the necessary designations they
failed to have them properly certified
by tho registrars OF the precincts in
which the nominees reside, and the
auditor refused to file them. The time
for fling expired with tho matter In
that condition, but the fusionists went
into court with the matter
Governor Steuenen berg has received
> petition asking that steps be taken to
have the Idaho volunteers mustered
out The petitioners say tho men are
anxious to come home; that they en-
listed to fight aud do not want to do
garrison duty. The governor win send
! petition 10 the war department, ,
probably with favorable Endorsement
The general feeling is that there may !
yet be an opportunity for active ser ,
rice, and that Idaho troops should DO
given an opportunity to participate in /,
any campaign that may yet be fought
n the Philippines.
The bonanza Land and Power COM
pxny will install power plant at
American Falls that win be one OF the
most important OF its kind In tho west.
Z embraces two pumps that arc the .
srgest Of their kind In the western
'ountry. These viii be rotaries, each .
With capacity OF $500 gallons min
ito. delivered Mt an elevation of 100
cot Later on dynamos will be in
tailed for the generation OF electricity !