Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-01-28
IDAHO NEWS.

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The next Idaho Iutermountain fair
will be held in September instead of
October, commencing about the s5th.
IL is believed the man ST Clair who is
under sentence for the murder OF John
ID ecker has served term at San
Quentin.
The Womnn's Columbian club OF
Boise has secured Hon. Fred 4. Dobois
for lecture next Thursday evening.
His subject will be" Hawaii.
Governor SteunenberR has appointed
Frank w Boyd OF Mountain Home as
a delegate to the stoclsmen's conven-
ton that convened in Denver on the
25th.
A petition for additional letter car
riers signed by over 900 citizens OF
Boise. and representing over 5000
people. has been forwarded to senator
Shoup.
Governor Steunenberg has instituted
n manadamus suit TO compel the state
treasurer TO transfer to the general
fund The money held in the capital
building fund.
The Klondike fever IS raging at
HALEY Two parties are organizing
10 go, and many miners and pros
pectors are getting ready to start in
February or March.
Ralph Cowen Of Boise is going into
the sawmill business at Lake Linde-
man, lie will cut lumber and build
boats, selling either 10 prospectors
for tho journey down the Yukon.
silve. City is losing some OF its best
people this winter but many who are
leaving will return with the robins.
Others intend remaining away per-
manen,ly, according 70 the local paper
While returning from Rathdrum re-
Gently Rev. Hogson OF Occur d'Alene
was he'd up within mile OF his home.
The lone highwsyman secured only %
cents. all the money the preacher had
with h:m at the time of the holdup.
Mrs. J. C. Steele, who was burned at
Kendrisk by attempting to throw a
burning rug from her house, died at
the horne other parents. She suffered
intense pain. almost two-thirds OF
her per son having been burned.
Chief OF police Francis, Of Boise,
says The curfew bell has produced
splendid results. His personal OBJ
servation have been that there are no |
small Toys on the main streets OF the
city at least after the bell rings, and
his mig At men report that they see no
Youngsters after curfew excepting
such as are accompanied by elders or
are on permissible missions
The town OF Vienna, near the head.
waters OF the salmon river. is deserted
this winter Vienna was bustling
little town few years ago, but its
glory has departed. Coyotes howl in its
one street nightly, and the roofs of the
houses have fallen from the weight OF
sno'z. Ii is lonesome place. but yet
IL viii not do 20 call il anything but
an idaho "Kiondike" with future
and lots OF il, before It.
r. Aramatsu, Japanese laborer
OF pocatello. had his face badly burned
white at work this side OF FOSSIL few
days ago. lie was blasting some
rock aud charge went of accidental
~. lie is now at the Japanese head.
quarters Ia this city, and doctors
Steele and Myer are attending him.
The foreman OF the gang was also bad
~ burned and was taken 10 the hos.
pital at Salt Lake City.
The hearing of an important land
contest case, involving title TO large
portion Of the townsite OF Hope, Is in
progress 10 the United States Land
0flice at Occur d'Alene- The people o.
Hope are ccntestiug tho right 20 o. G.
Smith 10 the land. claiming 1t was
n Government townsite. Smith is the
oldest resident OF the place and claims
10 have squatted on the land long be-
fore there was a town OF Hope.
Mr. Webster Of Rexburg the sheep
man. met with o rather serious loss
last week, at his sheep camp. few
miles northwest OF town. where he is
wintering about 1000 head. For
winter protection Mr. Webster built
shed covering about an acre OF ground.
On this the snow accumulated about
Is inches deep, which was too much
and during a slight snow storm the
sheds came down, killing about $50
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