Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-08-14
IDAHO NEWS.

There is 400 acres In fruit at Orchard.
and all indications point to fair crop.
All of the fruit of southern Idaho
this year bids fair to be sold at good
prices.
An effort is being made to secure a
big mineral exhibit for the next Idaho
Intermountain fair.
A general merchandise store was
totally destroyed by fire at Lapwai
last week, entailing loss OF $4,000
Wallace is TO have complete sewer
age system, which will cost Si4.500,
contracts having been let to Port
land firm.
News has been received from Manila
that Steunonberg, Kipp, Hartman and
York, officers of the Idaho regiment,
have re-enlisted in the provisional
army.
Articles OF incorporation OF the
Grand View Land company, limited,
of Grangeville, capital stock $4,000,
have been filed with the secretary Of
state.
The Improvement OF the telephone
systcm between Boise and Idaho City
is about completed, there remaining
but two or three miles more Of wire to
stretch.
The reports OF damage done TO the
Palouse country have been greatly ex-
aggorated. The crop will be as large
or larger than usual, and the grain il
OF better quality.
In the Boise valley up on the Payette
river, there Is lot Of new orchards,
some just beginning to bear this year.
One young orchard will ship = carload
of Hungarian prunes alone.
The shipments Of green prunes and
pears from southern Idaho In Septem-
Der will be about 200 cars, composed
mostly Of silver, Hungarian and Italian
prunes and Bartlett pears.
10 all the localities along the Oregon
Short Line railroad, from Washing ton
to bingham counties, where water has
been available, everything from fruit
TO alfalfa IL in splendid condition.
The first crop OF alfalfa Is all in and
a very large crop has been harvested.
The second crop is doing unusually
fine wherever water was used, but on
the dry farms this crop will be small.
Funds are being raised for the relief
co. The money is being forwarded to
Mrs. boomer, who will see that 1t is
properly distributed among the boys.
One OF the biggest quartz discoveries
In the history of the state has been
made on Badger creek, which empties
into the Boise river about three miles
from Twin Springs. Ten assays made
show from SIT to Sl33, 900 to the ton.
Nez Perces county viii issue bonds
TO the amount Of $50, 900, so AS to take
up all warrants outstanding and com
ing due. These bonds are to run ten
and twenty years and 1t Is claimed that
they can be placed at four and five
per cent
There are now $50 men and 100 teams
engaged in grading the roadbed for
the st. Anthony and Idaho Falls rail-
road. There Is IS miles Of road to
grade, aud the side tracks and yards.
All the men and teams that can be Sc
cured will be given work.
g. r. Taylor, Joseph Bergier and Ed.
Cameron, ranchmen living near Haily.
asst week killed two large silver-tip
bears which had been playing havoc
with their cattle. These bears had
billed over 5000 worth of cattle along
Little Wood river the past month.
A bicyclist near Ketchum last week
huge mountain lion,
which was following band Of sheep,
evidently looking for some choice NUT
,ou. The cyclist was unarmed, and he
ioes not deny that he did some scorch-
ny in order to give the lion u clear
rack.
In the section around Boise and ex-
ending to Nampa there arc large
ields OF tine looking grain and huge
.rops of alfalfa on both sides OF the
abroad. The large orchards look
1ery hnc and hold out mu- j promise.
especially the Elberta variety,
ire very fine.
In the section between weiser and
8lue Lakes alone there are II, 900 acres
. orchards. some young, but most of
,earin1 age this year This section In