Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-17
IDAHO NEWS.


~ 1T Dclsmar. He was John Noble,
who hsd passed his Goth year.
The building occupied by the Lewis
ton Teller was burned last week, but
most OF the plant was saved.
Sheepmen In the vicinity OF Ameri-
can Falls report that the weather Is so
cold that sheep are dying there even
when well fed.
The Columbia mine, in the Buffalo
Hump district, has been sold to the
Columbia Mining company, Spokane
corporation, for $4,000
1t II reported that good many
ahecp were turned out in Payette val
ley just before the present storm,
owing to scarcity Of hay.
The Catholic church at Boise was
looted by burglars, and large num-
Der Of vessels used In the service taken.
No clue to the robbers has been
secured.
The present snow Is one OF the heavi-
est known In Boise In many years.
The weather bureau reports that eleven
inches fell In two days. The depth,
packed, was about nine inches.
c. s. Loveland and Frank Martin
have been appointed by the governor
70 investigate the status Of the text
book matter rs shown by the records
In the state superintendent Office.
The mayor OF Boise granted the
Chinese residents Of that city from 7
70 l2 o'clock each night in which to
turn loose their fireworks during the
celebration Of the Chinese New Year.
The Crsc kerjack mine, In the Buffalo
Hump district, boasts of = streak Of
quartz that will average about ten
inches wide and from which average
samples show by assays a value Of
92,457.61 per ton.
The Trade Dollar mine at Silver City
In one of the most wonderful proper
ties In the country. In the south drift
in the Alpine, ore Is being sacked that
IL streaked with gold. The ore is from
four TO sixteen inches thick, the vein
~ that point being from two to four
feet thick
The resignation OF Colonel Jones,
the death Of Major McConville and the
resignation OF Captain Murphy, will
make number OF promotions necessary
Ia the Idaho regiment. The power OF
promotion rests with the governor and
all these appointments will have to be
made by him.
Adjutant-Genersl Weaver has been
advised that the Idaho troops will DO
paid by the general government for
the time they served between their
enlistment under the presidents call
and their muster into the service. A
former order stated they would receive
NO pay for that time.
The teamster that hauled the scat
fold upon which "Diamondfeld Jack"
was TO be hanged. from Minidoks to
Albion, was almost compelled " feel
supcrstitious, for first his wagon
backed of the ferryboat into Snake
river. and sfterwxrd his team ran away
and broke the wagon to pieces
The presidents rostrum in the SEN
ate has been tastefully drappcd in
respect to the memory of the Idaho
volunteers killed in the engagement
1t Manila. The colors of the Idaho
troops have been crossed in the back
ground, their crimson folds being
caught up with rosettes Of crepe.
Horny smAlley. aged 90 years, who
lives on Snake river. forty miles south
west Of shoshone. was recently caught
In violent snowstorm and wandered
about during one whole night without
being able to find shelter or make .
Ore. The old man did not feel the
worse for 1t, however, after finding his
way home the next day.
Miss Della McAfee, u student of the
Ohio Wesleyan, At Delaware, o., from
Boise, entered friends suite Of rooms
and discovered tho carpets and cur
tsins In = blaze. Selling blanket
abe smothercd the flames, holding
them In check until the hose of the
hall was connected and water was
thrown, extinguishing the dre- Miss
AcAfcs escaped with only slight burma
Representatives OF the Moscow 4
Eastern railroad are in Portland taxi
ing the preliminary steps toward the
construction Of the road which 10 TO
run from Moscow 70 Collins. The