Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-11-27
IDAHO NEWS.

New militia companies have beer
organized At wardner and Gem.
school lands near Nampa and Payctts
were last week sold by the state land
board.
Nampa will probably secure the pro
posed sugar factory to be built by the
oxnard company f
Ada coupty's bond issue, amounting
70 sI0o. 800, was sold last week at a
premium OF s2,sas
The express Office business transact
ed at Boise this year will be so per cent
more than that OF 1898
Jess Hawley. son OF J. II. IIawley of
Boise, has been appointed clerk in
the census Office at Washington.
Congressman Wilson has departed
for Washington and does not expect TO
return to Idaho until next summer.
The total assessment OF the state is
s3s.ifs.a5s Railroad assessment, ss.-
4so.ass; telegraph. so3, 100; telephone,
ss1 .o09.
Boise is enforcing rigid quarantine
to stamp out scarlet fever. qunran-
tine of thirty-ive days is enforced in
every case.
Adjutant General Weaver is sending
blankets, overcoats, etc TO company IL
At Wardncr, which is now on duty at
the prison there.
The Boise railroad committee reports
that the subscriptions TO bring the
main line OF the railroad to Boise
amount TO 5000 900
Night shifts have been placed on the
grade Of the Pacific s Idaho Northern
In order TO complete ss nfs;shns possible
of the grade before winter sets in.
Another new Occur d'Alene company
is the Mullan Mining company, capital
$50. GOO. which has just filed its articles
OF incorporation Nth the secretary of
state.
Thomas c. Maupin, Boise pioneer,
died last week The deceased was
born IN Virginia in 1871 aud came to
Idaho In the fall OF 1861, making Boise
his home,
The smallpox scare in Lewiston has /
sbated TO such an extent that the reso-
luton closing pablic schools and for
bidding public meetings has been
rescinded.
The state has received second pay
ment from the national government on
it's war claims. Its amount is $3.50, so.
making total of sii, 33s6o so far re-
ccised. There remains about $4,000 to
be adjusted.
George X. Settle. who was charged
with stealing horse from the Green
Meadow corral. near Boise has been
acquitted, Mr.. Settle paying the costs.
1t was found that the horse was not
taken with criminal intentions.
TOWNSHIP company has been organ.
ixed by men connected with the p. q
l. N. company. IL il called the Pacific
A Idaho Northern Townsite company,
its capital stock Is $40. 900. The articles
Of incorporation, state II is TO lay off
TOWNSHIP at Cambridge in Washington
C. Y. Prescott, we'll known in Lewis.
ton. was killed near Grangeville while
leading packtrain Of thirteen mules.
The animal he WAS riding went over
! prccipice, dragging the others after
Il. killing eleven of them. One OF the
animals fell on Prescott, breaking both
arms and both legs, and injuring him .
internally.
The camp OF the United States troops
In the Occur d'Alenes has been remov-
I'd to Osburn. four miles below Wallace.
The site is one that will make a very
good camp ground, and 1t is probable
hat the military will be able TO secure
he use Of number of vacant build
ngs there.
Governor steunenberg has offered
reward OF 81. 900 for the capture OF Ed
Boyle. president OF wardner union, I'M
der indictment for completely in the
riots. Boyle fed the country,
Ind has not yet been apprehended.
A shipment OF 70 boxes OF apples 4
very badly infected with San Jose l
,csle. were condemned at Boise last /
week. The apples are part OF . con- I