Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02
IDAHO NEWS.

reported 10 be working in very salts
factory MANNER
An amateur burglar OF Boise il In
the tolls Of the law ON charge Of
stealing a dress from Sal sation Army
Lass
The text book commission has I'm
ishcd its laboru, and the books TO be
used In Idaho's schools have all been
selectcd
The work OF rebuilding the Bunker
Hill mill at Wsrdner is being pushed
night and day, aud the mill will soon
be finished.
A q. A. X. post has been organized
NJ Weiser and christened McConville
post No. 20, In honor OF Idaho's hero
who fell in the Philippines.
Extra police have been put on the
Boise force, In view OF the the threats
OF soldiers 10 clean out certain resorts
TO which they have been denied ad
mission.
The bicyclists OF Boise are organ
ixing aud will fight for u modification
OF the recent ordinance passed pro-
hibiting cyclists from riding on the
sidewalks.
The shipments from the United
States assay Office at Boise for the week
ending May go amounted To SEQ. 942. 90.
For the corresponding week last year
II WAS sal, ses.36.
couple Of horse buyers from Iowa
arc visiting Idaho for the purpose of
buying range horses. They have al
ready purchased about 500 head, pay
Ing from - TO $40 head.
The Tip Top mill at HALEY was COM
pleted last Monday. The mill Is of 30
stamps of $40 pounds each. that will
make 30 drops minute. IL will reduce
from so 10 90 tons Of ore per day of
twenty flour hours
The body OF an old man was found In
the Salmon river last week, which II
beloved to be that of 0'Brien, one of the
Mallick miners drowned nearly two
months ago. The description TALES
In every particular.
Mrs. Mary A. Coleman. of Pincreton,
committed suicide ut the Moscow hos
pital by hanging herself with cord
arc OF muslin bandages. She had been
IN invalid for several years. and dis
ease had unbalanced her mind.
Adjutant General Weaver has re-
turned from Lewiston where he mus
tered In company A, l. N. q. 1t has 40 !,
members with j. o. Barbour ~ cap !,
tain, IL. G. Matheson first lieutenant
and J. A. Gill second lieutenant.
According to mining men thoroughly N
familiar with every section of the Bit N
ter Root country, the richest mineral
tract II yet to be discovered In the
Race Creek mountains. A number of :,
prospectors are going into that country
md old timers prophesy some start
Ing discoveries n
The unusual number Of severe frosts W
Turing the present month have serious IA
y affected the fruit crop in the Boise S,
'aucy. II Is still hoped there will be \,
! fair crop. but II Is now clear that the RI
held viii be fur below what was hoped m
or.
The eoustitutionality OF the anti m
rambling law will be tested, an action III
'aving been started In the probate tr
curt Of Idaho county for the purpose. he
The case will be appealed to the dis to
riot court aud then to the supreme T,
curt &C
The very interesting and important
act has been developed during the re-
snt valuation Of cold that smudging pv
I orchards can be made successful. .
lumber OF fruit growers having saved
heir fruit by keeping up hres At cal
isht
A band OF young hoodlums pelted ov,
'e Friends church ut Boise with bad Tb
ygs during the progress Of an enter pu
Iinment last week. unadulterated no,
,viiishness Ia the only cause known his
n this unusal attack on tho house OF act
orship. eitl
The total mineral production OF the ina
ate Of Idaho for 1895 amounted TO
s,bes,s7s, decrease of siss.6oo, As
impaired with the production of 1897. Ney
he decrease was caused by the closing
'wn Of several mines ON account OF s
Dor troubles Is '
The weather record shows den- Sew
sncy Of lol degrees In tempernfure ahi]