Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-08-19
IDAHO NEWS.

being shipped from northern Idaho tc
eastern markets
Edward r. Carson has been sppoint
ed industrial teacher at the Lemhi In
dian school at 5000 per annum.
A young man by the name OF Price
~ years old, while bathing In the
Portncuf. near Empsey, was drowned
August IL.
There was $50. 900 pounds OF Idaho
wool sold In the Boston market last
week for I'M cents, according TO re-
port In Textile Manufacturers Jour.
nal Of New York.
Campers from the Wood river coun-
try are going in large numbers to the
Smoky region OF this state, to remain
. month or so. The party Ia chaper-
oned by Mrs. Texas ANGEL
The Zelandia on which the Idaho
boys went to Manila, was on fire for
several hours, but the flames were ex-
tinguisbed before those on board were
aware that there had been fire.
f. Il. Johness the Dixie mining man.
has returned from visit to the mica
mines about 30 miles east OF Palousc.
Mr.. Johncss was very favorably i'm
pressed with the prospects and secured
options on the claims OF the Palous
Mica company. Mr.. Johness will leave
soon for Salt Lake. where he expects
TO interest eastern capital in mining
properties Of this section.
McDevitt, a sheepberder, having
hcrded sheep near Soldier only ten or
twelve days, was found dead one day
last week. McDevitt went to g saloon
previous TO his death, got drunk, be-
came very abusive. and followed young
Mort Kisslcr about the room, daring
him 10 fight. Kissler being employed
there, had TO remain In the place, and
he took the shcephcrders abuse for a
time. Finally he hit him, knocked him
down, then hit him thrice with his
fits after he fell down. McDcvitt was
found dead soon after. kissler was
arrested on . charge OF manslaughter.
Comptroller OF the Currency Dawes
gave out an abstract Of reports OF the
condition July II, OF the ten national
banks In Idaho, It shows that since
the date Of the last statement. May 5.
the average reserve increased from
1884 To 42.0s per cent. Total reserves
have increased from s3,571 .4se to So
570, s6i loans and discounts decreased
from sl,i0s. ESQ 10 s1,las, $40 and re-
serve increased from S774, 6e4 to 81 ,03s.-
500, of which the gold holdings de-
creased from s3io, i9e, TO $3.50. 747. The
deposits increased from se,sss,o e3 to
s2,as4. roo.
What appears to be remarkable
Ease came under the treatment OF DR..
Alfred Skippen of Payctte. Charley
Decker the six-year-old son OF Jake
Decker. has been suffering for long
time with chronic affection OF the ear,
which Mt times resulted in u mattery
discharge. The doctor removed sew
sral large maggots from the effected ear
which appear to have eaten away the
small muscles attached TO the little
bones OF the ear, and would very
soon have worked their way through
To the brain. DR.. Skippen thinks tho
maggots are the results Of fly which
deposited its eggs while the child
slept.
Lightning struck the farm house OF
= Z. Sobya, killing John Ross and
Tom Aasen, and severely stunning
Neis Swcnscu, Ole Oleson and Sorcn
Sobya The two men killed were the
Swenscn brothers crew of threshers
and had just quit work for noon lunch.
John Ross was badly mutilated. The
bolt struck him on the head and passed
down his frame. His remains were
brought 10 Grnesee and were cared
for by acquaintance. Aasen was
taken to the home OF his cousin. The
shock was violent one and those
about the place state that 1t shook the
earth for sonc distance. The house
was badly damaged
Joseph Brown. who has been post
master OF Bellevue since last January.
has disappeared. He has not been seen
In Bellevue since August IA. and 1t is
believed that he is in the British pos
sessions. II is evident that Brown was
prepared for night, Ms he sold his ranch
a short time ago to MIR. Albertson for
$500 cash. This Brown kept so quietly
that very few knew of the sale until