Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-04-21
IDAHO NEWS.

cal strike last week.
The Northern Pacific expects to set
tie the Clearwater extension difficulty
- once and complete the Lewiston ex'
tspson this season.
The rush into the Buffalo Hump
country continues, and the indications
are that there win be the greatest ex-
element over this country ever known
n the state
DR.. +. T. Mathea. Professor OF his
tory and economics In the Idaho State
chosen president Of State Normal
schools vt whAtcom. Wash.
colony OF about 40 persons Is or
ganixing In Ogden, Utah. to settle in
Csmas prairie by the first Of May.
The interior OF the state Is being set
tied ~ well ~ the portions along the
railroad.
Walter Boise and a man named Seal
lion attempted to ford the river at the
BONANZA Bar ford. below American
Falls, and were drowned, one day last
week. The bodies have not yet been
recovered.
G. A. DE Saussure, the Cocue d'Alene
banker, was found guilty by jury OF
twelve men on the charge OF INSIDE
mesnor. He was charged with having
accepted deposits In his bank after he
knew II was insoIyeut.
w. y Mack died at Boise last week
Of spotted fever He was well known
In Boise and elsewhere Ia the state.
lie was warden Of the Idaho penitcn-
tiary for part Of "a term under the Gov
ernor Wiley administration.
Governor steuncnberg has pro-
claimed quarantine against sheep
from Cache aud BOX Elder counties,
Utah, and Elko county, Nevada, or
which may be driven through those
counties for a period of 90 days Fear
OF contaSion Is the cause OF the quar-
antine.
+. j. Odum has been arrested at /
Market Lake on charge Of forgery,
II being claimed he raised the sum on
school warrant. Odum is school
teacher. and IL IN claimed this IL the
second time he had been guilty OF the
same crime, but the matter was hushed
up on the previous occasion, after no
made the loss good.
An impressive feature OF the funeral
services OF Major Edward McConvillc,
was the presentation OF commission
- colonel OF the Idaho National Guard
TO Harry McConviile, the seventeen
year-old son OF the dead hero, the com
mission having been issued by the gov
srnor few days ago. The young man
was fighting as private in his fathers
when the latter fell
II. Il. tdppman, well-l<nown min
my man, said on his return to Grange
Tille, few days ago from Buffalo
Hump: III is ridiculous to see how
many locations have been made and re-
ocsted ia the snow. We dug down in
me place just out Of curiosity aud
ound three location notices one above
|nother In the snow. The last man to
ocate had appropriately named his
ocation the Pirate.
State Irrigation Commissioner Bees
EFT says the Short Line will make I,
trenous effort TO divert the Buffalo
lump travel to the southern route via
Warren. The latter place Is only t,
Eighteen miles from Mallick. the new
amp on the Salmon river on an extern !.
ion Of the Buffalo Hump belt There
re good roads into that section from
be south, aud II is regarded as the
uickest and best route 10 take. 4
-Four cars of freight train on the A
ewistou extension of the Northern g
ncific went over an EN- banhment. kill v
X Engineer Mat Ralston aud Fire b
an Fred Lemon. The wrecked loco W
otive and cars lie half imbedcd in cl
le stroAm 100 feet below the track. a,
fireman Lemon was killed Instantly I
I'd his body was shocksngly manglcd te
ngIpeer Ralston was still alive when RI
und lie said: Hold my head for NJ
{; am dying. Take my hand;
mt want to go alone
The remains OF Edward Mcconville 40
the Idaho volunteers. who was h.
He'd At Manila on February lsth m
bile leading charge at Santa Ana. Ia