Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10
IDAHO NEWS.

serve in the district court at Boise arr
two women.
The plumbers are reaping harves
throughout the state as result of the
recent cold weather.
The people of Idaho are justly proud
Of the spirit Of bravery displayed by
the soldier boys of this state in the
recent battle at Manila.
The better class OF the people OF
Idaho are very much pleased at the
action OF the state legislature In pass
ing the anti-gambling bill.
1t is reported that the Oregon Short
Line has sold seventy-fve miles of its
discarded steel rails to the company
that has projected road from Hunt
ington down the Snake river.
A movement Is on foot for the Idaho
solons TO pay the Oregon legislature a
visit 1t Is expected an invitation will
come from the Oregon lawmakers, and
the introduction OF joint resolution
of that body to this effect is looked for
any day.
BertJones, one of the representatives
from Boise county, is being twitted
over the fact that he was elected by
Chinese votes. Three Chinese voters
were very anxious to cast their ballots
for MIR Jones, and did vote for him.
Mr.. Jones was elected by three votes.
Bear Lake county will ask the legis-
lature to make an appropriation Of
$4,000 TO help in the construction of
= canyon road to connect Bear Lake
and Oneida counties. Bear Lake has
never before asked for an appropri-
alton, and II is probable the request
will be granted.
Medora Clendenning, a 16-year-old
girl and heiress to fortune, COM
mitted suicide at Lewiston on January
2s, by deliberately walking into the
river and drowning herself. She was
the heiress Of her father, the pioneer,
John A. Clendenning, and was worth
S25, 600 In her own right.
The second payment has just been
made by the purchasers of the Camas
No. mine at HALEY, 1000 being the
aum paid. The full price to be paid
for the property is $4,000, and the
balance of the payments will now be
made promptly as they come due, the
new owners feeling that they have
secured bonanza.
The supreme court has handed down
decision in the case brought by
Charles Sweeney and others against
Judge Mayhem for review OF the lat
ter's order appointing receiver for
the Slxookum mine. The receivership
order Is set aside, and incidentally,
the title of Sweeney and associates to
the interests in dispute is practically
Jack Hilton, alias Hill, has been ar
rested ut Boise for postoffice robbery |
at Lakeview, Or, December
IL, 1885, He and Albert Wilson broke
into the postoflice at night. They
were discovered by clerk and Wilson
was shot and wounded, falling into
The hands of the officers, Hilton has
to the officers his participa-
lion In the crime.
Advices have been received from
that "a claim of $500 In
'Avor OF the late Perrin Il. Whiteman.
who was buried on January 2s, last, at
Lewiston, had been allowed by the
government aud only awaited the
'ignature for the amount to be paid
,ver. The claim has been pending for
wenty years. and was for property of
Mr.. Whiteman's that had been de-
troyed by the Indians at the massacre
4 his uncle, DR.. Marcus Whiteman,
n ls47.
las just returned from trip through
oregon, Washington and California,
AIKEN for the special purpose of max
ng nm inspection of the fruit growing
industry in those states, makes the /.
tatement that he nowhere saw any
richard that would compare with Hon.
edgar Wilson's near Boise. The trees
a California do not grow so vigorously !
s here. and he did not find any orchard !,
O well kept and making SO fine an APP !,
'earance generally as the one referred !;
o. Nor is the fruit in any OF the three \
tates comparable with that grown N q
IDAHO In California the prunes are d
My about half the size Of those pro-