Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-21
IDAHO NEWS.


The Idaho regiment left Manila ON
the eth inst for home on the transport
Grant
Payette had small fire last week
caused by . cigarette being thrown in
20 . waste baahct
The surveyor general estimates that
the state has increased In population
daring the last year fully $4,000.
The copper output of tho state Of
idaho for 1898. as reported by the geo.
logical survey, was i.s66. $50 pounds.
The Houston Ditch Com ANY, OF
Houston, capital $40. 900, has filed ar
ticles OF Incorporation with the secre-
tary Of state.
Articles OF incorporation have been
hled with the secretary OF state by the
Evangelical Lutheran st. Johns Con-
gregation Of tennessee.
The famous Noble wool clip in
Idaho, comprising over 1000, 900
pounds. has been sold and will be
moved over the Missouri Pacific
The Northern Pacific Is 10 build up
the PotlAtch river In Idaho. 1t IL
still keeping up its contest with the
Oregon Railway 4 Navigation Com
pany.
Every boom brings TO light few
bad men. Grangeville has been the
scene OF two murders and Lewiston
has suffered seven robbcries and wit
nssscd several shooting scrapes.
The jury selected In the frst OF the
WArdner cases consists OF nine farm
ers, two timbermen, and one miner.
They all camo from = section far re-
moved from tho scene of the trouble.
A. d. Green Of Grangcville is dead
~ result Of the duel fought between
himself and Attorney Ailshie. Green
Wa the aggressor In the trouble and |
II 10 not probable that Aiishie will be
prosecuted.
fce Wee, the murderer of zee Wah,
has been landed In the penitentiary.
Yea Wee wss tried July 9TH in HALEY
and found guilty OF murder In the rst
degree. Judge Steckslsger sentenced
him 70 be hanged on August s5th.
Surveys are now being execu ted in 10
counties of tho state ~ follows; Koote-
mai. townships; shoshone. 4; Lstah.
2; Idaho. 4; Washington. 10; Boise, 4;
Fremont, II; Bingham. /; Hammock, 8;
Oneida, o.
The Northern Pacific railroad has ap-
piled for the survey of seven full and
eight fractional townships Ia Kootenai
county and has deposited $50. 1863 with
the surveyor general TO cover the sx-
psns< Of the same.
Idaho has another Klondike. II IL
located on the Clexrw stsr river in what
Is known ~ the Cove country eighteen
miles from Buffalo Hump. 1t IL said
70 Be one Of the richest placer discov-
sries ever made In the state.
A Bois. boy. while driving . COW to
pasture. tied the end Of the rope 1t.
Iached 10 the COW around his waist /
The animal took fright aud dragged !
he lad over three blocks, badly In
uring him Only the best of care will
ave his life.
Sixty-two whole and fractional town.
hips have been surveyed during the
'ast year. The whole embracing L.
7o, 93doo acres There 10 IS. 900, 900 :,
cres In Idaho with only l7.4ss, so1
crss surveyed, leaving Jet 70 b sur /.
eyed s7,7ss. 7so scres- :
United States Attorney Coxisr says b
be Federal government win push 70 (,
he utmost the prosecution Of the ring .
paders Of the mob that went 70 Ward G.
or on April e9th. There are dfty
sen uamsd In the federal jury's and :,
ags, and four counts against each !,
Ian.
The outlook for fruit shipment from d
osthsrn Idaho IL very catering. O. :
:. Martha, the northwestern agent Of :.
be Earl Fruit company, makes the Il
Eatemsnt that there viii b. shIppcd h
bis season from the Boise district G,
looe. about 100 cars Of green pears
nd pruneA
The body Of man presumed TO have
sen murdered was found In the Clear re
'ater river ak miics from Lewiston. At
. wAs sen in Lewiston twsuty-four Js
ours previously with bag Of gold ~
nat Tha fr,dv hnd shr~s h<.f.~ 4. A. -,