Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-12
IDAHO NEWS.

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1T Boise.
The Kcndrick State bank, with
capital Of se5 900. has been organized.
Dewey Day was observed as = half
holiday in many places throughout thu
state.
State Senator John J.. McMurrin has
been appointed commissioner to the
Paris exposition.
Mary Patterson at Stuart, and Mrs.
Addie Lister at Clear Water have been
commissioned postmaster.
A colony OF sixty families has pur-
chased land near Nez Perez and lap
wal. They come from near St. Paul.
Three miles Of the grade OF the ten
mile extension Of the Boise, Owyhee
a. Nampa extension have been com
pleted.
Japanese worlsmen have been inn
ported from Portland. to work ON the
grading OF the Weiser road, by the
contractors.
The Western Union Telegraph com
dany will string wire TO the Seven
Devils country along the line of the
Vsiscr road.
A publication containing the min
ing laws OF the state has been issued
by State Mining Inspector Chick. 1t
may be had upon application.
Up TO Saturday night last about $50
OF the lawless miners Of Wardner
were arrested and guarded by the sol
diers. They arc confined In barn.
Miss French, state superintendent
OF public instruction, ON account OF
Illness, was unable TO attend To the
duties Of her Office part OF last week.
State immigration Commissioners
Bassett il having issued u treatise on
irrigation which will be distributed
among homcscekers throughout the
east.
George w. Ball has resigned his po-
sition as inspector OF government sur
veys aud has accepted position as en-
ginccr with the Pacific and Idaho rail
road.
William Il. Saunders, Placerville /
pioneer, was found dead In bed last |
week, death resulting from heart dis
ease. He packed into Florence in the
early days.
Company +. Fourth cavalry, sta
toned at Boise, is rejoicing over being
ordered to the Philippines. The boys
have been clamoring for active service
ever since hostilities began.
The recent cold snap did not mater
tally affect the prune crop. Idaho
prunes are celebrated for their excel
lence, and prunc-growing is one of the
coming Industries Of the state.
The large number of irrigation
being Incorporated are an
evidence OF the development OF the
state. Many thousands OF acres of
nncxcelled land will be reclaimed
pension OF SIS u month has been
granted to Emergcne c. Moore, widow
,f Francis Moore OF Caldwell and an
Increase from slt to si7 per month ,
allowed Gilbert II. Farris OF uaspster
Charles 81 uclair, who issued checks
thousands OF dollars with I
which he purchased property at Pc {
eusl<y, Mich, on Boise banks, is not I
snown there and has no bank account. d
Captain Bachelor. who has command 4
4 the company of the Twenty-fourth \
afantry now a. Wardner. is charac- 1
rrixcd rs combination of cyclones "
Nd wildcats, when 1t comes to fight =
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The road leading from Wciser to the I,
even Devils country is lined with
len bound for the copper fields I'M /.
/ recently there has been SO much W
sow In the hills that travelling was u
one on snowshocs. q
Governor steunenhcrg was obliged II
go 20 the hospital for two days last 9.
eek suffering with severe pain in ~
is head. In the emergency oecasioned m
: the Wardner sawlcssuess he was as IA
.ted by other state officers. tr
The contempt case against William W
Common OF Boise, who refused to
We his deposition In case against
mself, has been dismissed by the
urt, Ms failure to appear at the trial ~