Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-03-17
IDAHO NEWS.

haa beSn resumed
John Kesue Of Boise was last week
Ansd 500 for selling liquor 70 minor
The Daily Capital. Of Boise. has sus
pended. II being succeeded by = weekly
pubiicatIon.
The output OF the Occur d'Alens
mines for the past season Is estimated
~ iie, 500 tons Of ore.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared third dividend Of per cent
In favor Of the crcditorh OF the Moscow
national bank.
Captain Schsttner Of company Is,
has returned TO Lewiston. II Ia stated
he has sent Ia his resignation 70 take
effect March s5th.
While the destruction OF the eastern
peach crop will be bad thing for
eastern people. Idaho's orchards can
be relied upon TO make up for the
shortage.
Charles L. King, superintendent Of
the Boise public building, has arrived
from Washington. The good weather
has also arrived aud work on the
building will be pushed.
The Idaho State Christian Endeavor
Union will hold It's annual meeting
this year in Mountainhome. The con-
vcntion will open on the evening Of
May aoth. and continue two days.
The people OF Weiscr are greatly
excited over the prospect OF the rail
road 10 the Seven Devils country being
built. Everybody is pleased and all
arc anticipating busy and prosper
Gus season.
The Central Idaho Milling & Mining
company has filed its articles OF incor-
porstion with the secretary Of state.
The capital stock Is $3.50. 900 and the
principal place of business is starbuck,
Washington.
The Helena-Frisco Mining company
of the Cnur d'Alene country. has de-
clared another dividend of IS cents =
share, payable one day last week The
dividend Ia sie5. 900 and makes total
OF 500. 900 paid by this company.
The contract for the construction Of
the 100 miles OF railroad from Weiscr
to tho Seven Devils has been let. The
contract stipulates that work shall be |
begun ON or before May .. The aver
agc contract price is Sli 900 mile.
Tho Legal Tender Exploration, Do
velopment and Mining company has
been Incorporated. The principal
place OF busiucss Is Burke and the
capital stock ., 600 The company is
organized 10 operate In tho Occur
d'Alcne country and the Buffalo Hump
region.
Among the appropriations made by
the recent session of the legislature Is
one OF ~. 900 for improvement of the
capitol building. Out OF this fund the
vaults. are to be improved, and 1t is
proposed TO build enough of Are proof
vault room for all records that should
be protected.
The force on the Northwest railroad
iown Snake river is being daily in
'reased. Camps arc being established
bout every two miles along where the
,cavy rock work Is located. Men are
till very scarce and work IL held back
IN this account. Wages are 81 and
a. ss per day with board.
Daniel House. who lived on = ranch
lear Challis. accidentally killed him
elf while out hunting. His friends
ecame alarmed At his prolonged ab-
cncs and search was instituted and
Is body found lying In the sage brush.
Ic had been using his rife as . stan, =
nd II wss accidentally exploded. I
Tommy Redsel, aged is. started from
K Lamar for Rockville on horseback.
uring the recent cold weather. His 1
orse gave out and he attempted to !.
ush forward on foot, breaking his :,
ny through tho snow. He will never y
'rget his terrible experience, n his !,
zee were 70 badly frozen they will :,
ave to be amputAted. !,
c. w. Jones. who has been building b
largo barge At weiscr, has loaded II "
ith nvc tons Of supplies purchased OF y :,
cal merchants. and has gone down
sske river TO his mine. the Copper
aief. located about eighty mica from
un tington bridg~. Hc will then re- q
I'D the barge with ore and float Il =,