Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-11
IDAHO NEWS.

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Mrs. A. NJ. Church has purchased
the Emmett Index FROM S. A. Patti
son
The idea is abandoned Of bringing
the legislature together in special SEES.
sion.
Mark Price has been arrested as
Caldwell Tor robbing Silver City maa
OF S2s0.
Owing 10 the heavy snow in the foot
hills, Il Is feared that much damage
will be done at Boise by the floods
the coming spring.
@. II. Hazard, a horse raiser Of May
field, was shot Ia the leg by the acct
dental discharge OF a shotgun, and
his leg was amputated above the knee
Mart Patrie. chairman OF the Silver
Republican state central committee,
Is being petitioned TO call meeting Of
the committee TO meet in Boise some
time this month.
A committee Of seventeen has been
appointed at Wallace 10 take the pre-
liminary steps towards the removal OF
the county seat from Murray 60 Wal
lace this fall II two-thirds of the
voters shall decide.
On Monday a special tourist car from
Boston went over I he Short Line with
Klondilse passengers. Last week
there were thirteen dogs aboard be-
l,nf,i,,. q. ,,aeaapc,org hound 10. tka
north.
A Chinese company has been work.
ing placer ground on Moor creek, just
above the halfway house, between
Boise and Idaho City. for ten years
past. IL is said they have made in that
period $40 900.
The town OF Juliaetta is overrun
with railroaders. The contractors
have set their tents up two miles be- /
low town, and are expecting 100 teams /
this week There are now thirty-five
carloads Of material on the switches
The application for an injunction to
restrain County Treasurer Northup
from paying the $1,000 warrant issued
10 w. Il. Hepburn as retaining fee
In the attempt OF the County Commits
sioners To prove part OF Shoshones
bond debt invalid, will come up In
the February term OF court.
Joe Kaufman lost his life In the snow
on the summit on the Idaho City road
one night last week Deceased was
weil-xnown miner. Recently, it seems,
he has been of unsound mind. At Ida
ho City he was lately held in Jail, the
doctor stating that he had softening
Of the brain.
The present soldiers home middle in
Idaho serves To call attention to mat
-er that has been public knowledge for
.ome time. This Is the fact that an
fort is being made TO GUST Superin-
.endent Clark. The attorney general,
I is understood, is very anxious to put !,
lark out. The governor Is credited
With being friendly To Clark.
Lewiston and Moscow officials have
egun appraising school lands on the
Only lands worth $40 per u
ere will be appraised, aud the =
ppraisement will be limited TO agri- u
altural lands. The appraisers will !"
asten the work AS there is great de- "
land for this land by farmers who u
esire 10 farm IL under lease. :"
The third Market Lake annual rab- !"
Il drive held recently was the most C
iccessful ever held. fully 1000 people -
Three thousand rab- u
rs were killed aud captured. A del -
alton from Butte and Anaconda were -
cured 2o0 live rabbits. which they ="
dipped 70 their homes aud viii use "
lem for their coursing next summer. ~
Boise Cinnamon were given permits ="
On 20 sound goHgs and explode fire. -
orks last week, while conveying IN
eir Idol 70 the basin towns 10 afford 90
cir CO lntrynen an opportunity TO W.
orship- The idol Is a painting OF the
iineae gods surrounded by retinue
attendants, aud is priced above all OF
her possessions Of the subjects OF the gr
ow1ry Kingdom living In Boise. th
Oscar and Ammi Josiyn, aged 10 and DO
years, sons Of Musician Joslyn OF du
e Sixteenth infantry band, stationed Is
Fort sherman, were drowned while
sting on the lake. Two other boys co
INT through the ice with them but ca
ere rescued. Oscar Joslyn was taken tn
4 unconscious and removed 10 the ab
80 hosoital ,vhera all effort. to,..s,s- We