Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-19
IDAHO NEWS.

Wardner, charged with taking part In
tAs recent rioting.
Adjutsnt General Weaver IL busily
engaged In organizing militia COM
pany At Lewiston.
Governor Stsunsnbsrg has resumed
his oficial duties, having recovered
from hts recent illness
There are ten series of arithmetics
seeking recognition at tho hands of
the text book commission.
6leighs are still in use In Silver City,
che Seven Devils and Buffalo Hump
countries. but the snow IL expected
soon TO leave.
An addition to the town of Cuprum
Il being plated. ON decided land, and
great prosperity IL looked for In that
thriving community.
II 10 predicted that the Vaughn and
River Queen mines 1t Billiards. Land
ing viii soon be among the leading
producers of the camp.
II Is stated that the engine which
was shipped from Chicago for the Pa
edo, Idaho & Northern railway at
Wciser. has been wrecked in transit.
There 10 said to be = scarcity Of
miners in the Seven Devils. There
are numbers of proapectors, but they
do not care to accept jobs In devel-
opsd mines.
The law prohibiting gambling has
gone into effect. A test case will be
brought, probably from Lewiston, to
try to have tho law declared uncon-
stitutional.
Billiards. landing on the Snake
Hvcr il the scene Of great activity.
A number of Oregon merchants arc
building there and all lines viii soon
Be represented.
Troop F, Fourth cavalry, which was
hurried 70 Wardner when tho oall for
troops was made, has returned to
Boise and Il making ready to proceed
~ The Philippines.
General N. M. Curtin, government
Anspsctor of soldier homes, visited the
Idaho home last week and declares IL
70 conducted In accordance with tho
ideas Of tho national board.
The snow Is still from two to ak feet
deep In the owyhee mountains. The
breaking mp viii occur very soon. how
ever. and II win not be long thereafter
until the slcighs can be put away.
The Diamondfeld Jack case, which
vas s~t for hearing In the United
States circuit court of appeals 81 San
Francisco on the 9Th has been post
ponsd TO the 18th OF this month. II
nay 60 over for the term.
H. f. Dunn. travelling passenger
agent of the Orc gon Short Line, sAys
this Is going to be big year for i'm
migration, and that more people arc
coming 10 Idaho this year from tho
east than have iumigrated in . num-
Der of years.
State Treasurer Rice has issued 80
licenses TO assurances companies and
$50 agents licenses during the FIRST two
weeks OF May. The companies pay
Isl, and tho agents % each, making .
total revenue to the state from these |
two items alone OF Si.os7. s
The money due tho state from tho ,
Bunting bank has been turned over to q
he afnt~ Nr~n srro~ ~ R>catw~- rhur, \
The amount OF tho claim was SILL, 4
'aa.4s, which was increased by costs TO s
III, 100 10. The money WAS tied up BY I
he Bunting failure In 1897.
The Boise chamber Of commerce has
headquarters in tho may
RS private offlce, which will be re-
aimed until arrangements for perma-
lent quarters are secured elsewhere in :
As city hall. The work Of this insti- n
ution is moving smoothly along.
Neg citations arc under way to have
;harlss 0stner repair the George +,
Warrington equestrian statue In the
apitol grounds. Mr.. Ostner carved
his statue from an immense tree, us !,
AZ IN are. some chiseis and other
zuds tools, with postage stamp for . !,
Aodsl. and consumed dve years time .
, IL construction. The last legisla- :,
are appropriated $500 for repairing 7
hs statute, and Mr. Ostner, who 10 !,
ow in British Columbia, viii be &C. :
prded the privilege Of making the
scsasAry rspsira- .