Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-09
IDAHO NEWS.


The law prohibiting the firing o.
irecrackern in Boise WA suspended
when the volunteers returned.
An attempt was made TO wreck T.
A l. " train last week by some mis-.
ereanis who placed distractions on
the track,
II was one year, four months and
fourteen days from the time the volun-
teers left the state until they returned
seasoned veterans with an honorable
record.
feature at the state fair was ten
mile cowboy relay race. each man hav-
ing five horses II was won by Il. w.
Brown, Frank Pinlsham being 800
yards behind.
state Auditor Bartlett Sinclair. gov
ernor OF shosbonc county, reports
everything quiet In the Occur d'Alenes
with prosperity prevailing. General
Merriam has advised him hat the
troops will be directed to prepare
quarters for winter.
The blacksmith shop ut the Boise
barracks was destroyed by fire last
week. The blacksmith. who has the
combination to the waterworks, was
away and the pressure could not be Sc
cured for some time. 1t came too late
TO save the builling.
The bee exhibit at the state fair
showed colonies making honey In all
stages from the beginning OF the cell
to It's completion where the process
could be watched through glass sides
in the hives II was very instruc-
tive
7. 7. Shelby OF Parma is growing
held OF lo-acres OF peanuts. II is too
early to be certain OF the result. but
everything indicates u big crop. The
crop Is worth s.. cents pound on the
ground. and IL 1t can be protitably
grown viii open up new industry.
VIII Long OF Salmon City, who has
been sick for some time. became de.
mented last week and burned down n
storehouse on his fathers ranch en-
failing loss OF 5000 He then wander /
ed on and was found at Junction, fifty
miles away. after several days search
Ing.
Edward I. Plank, an ex-president of
the typographical union, died at Boise
last week. He was taken sick in the
mountains where he had been pros
peeting, and was brought TO town. He
vas an old-tiner, and worked on the
Virginia City Enterprise with Mark
Twain.
The new miners union at Wardner
'as adopted resolutions reciting that
ife aud property are safe under mar
ial law. and that conditions are
acceptable to the residents. The reso-
utlon was called out by interviews
nd false statements published in the
asst that the rights of people under !
Martial law were not respected.
In June. 1897. NJ W. Miner and
dam u. Lyons we're campcd on Sui
hur Creek, In Idaho county. Mr..
.yons took mountain fever aud was !,
elirious for four or five days and !.
'andered away while Miner was
sleep. A long search was made for :
in. when Il was concluded he had !.
cen drowned in attempting to cross n !.
rcek To which he had been tracked
lis remains have just been found on :,
ae opposite side OF the creek from :,
amp. IN clump Of brush two aud !.
ali miles away.
The dairy exhibit at the state fair
'cupicd one section OF the horticul-
iral building. and was a feature of p
ne fair Improved methods were Il
iustrated. The exhibits of full al
'esmery cheese and butter were ex. st
'ptionaliy good.
Last Monday Morning at 10 oclock e'
1 pioneers, both men and women, IN
sthered In front OF the city hall. at W
pise where a picture OF the group was i'd
ken. The names were left at &C
gallery so that they may be 81
'snled on the pictures. la
Word has been received from Mrs.
orilcy Hunt Trevitt OF the death Ia
'r,land OF her mother. Mrs Hunt. la
Idaho pioneer. The deceased was
'rn In Virginia on March 20. 1911. 81,
&c will be remembered By many Of be