Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

win organize base ball club aud en-
deavor to get into the Boise league.
The new sawmill which is to be es-
tablished at Emmett will be capable OF
turning out 20, 900 feet Of lumber per
day.
The number Of prisoners now In the
state penitentiary is l22. During the
past month Ave were received and
eleven discharged.
Walter Percy came near being killed
st Boise last week by horse falling
upon him, when he received severe in
juries about the spine.
The four-club base ball league is
msIing hit with the Idaho fans. and
the boys are putting up an article OF
ball equal TO professional teams.
A sheep man has been exhibiting a
freak sheep in HALEY for two or three
days. The sheep has horn about ~
inches long growing from It's nose.
II Is said that $500 OF the $1,000
needed TO run telephone line from
Meadows To Council has been secured
and stock company is being formed.
G. II. Simpson OF the chronological
bureau OF the department OF agricul-
ture has arrived from Washington and
will look into the grasshopper uisance
of Camas prairie.
Ulysses =. Charter, aged 80 years,
committed suicide at his home In South
Boise by taking strychnine. Deceased
was at one time patient in the State
asylum for the insane.
The city council OF Weiser has nc
cepted proposition from II. " Gates
OF Ilillsboro, Ore. to put in system
OF waterworlss and electric lights to
cost not less than s25, 900
At an election in Boise the voters
decided In favor OF the city borrowing
s25, 900. The money will be used for
the library, fire department and other
municipal improvements.
Two Boise girls, aged II and 10
years, attempted TO run away with a
circus which was in the capital city
last week, but were captured by the
parents and returned home.
Mike Hyde, one day last week,
met with terrible accident at Bru-
neau. lie was handling giant powder,
some OF which exploded unexpectedly.
His hand and portion OF his wrist
were taken or.
Last week skeleton was found
under pile OF rocks on Scott creek,
near Weiser. Old-timers think 1t may
be the bones OF +. L. Clark, ranch
man who mysteriously disappeared
about fifteen years ago.
II Is reported that man named
John Baxter has been lost on Stratton
mountain. between Middle and Dead
wood forks OF the Payette river. and IL
is feared he has starved TO death. A
searching party is looking for him.
Three women and two men have
been arrested at Rathdrum, charged
with attacking with Wholesalers
gang OF men engaged in logging.
threatening To shoot any of the crew
who attempted to pass their place.
State Engineer Ross is Ia receipt of
n letter from Professor Newell of tho
United States geological survey assur-
Ing him that the survey win duplicate
any sum OF money raised here for the
Investigation OF irrigation matters in
this state.
Information from Pacerville is to
he effect that the Garden valley peo-
pie are making their arrangements to
begin the tirst of the week on the con-
s,ructlon OF the drst eight miles of the
Thunder Mountain road above the DE
place.
A new mining district, the Rosetta, {
las been created on the South Boise, =
With George NJ. Rogers as deputy re- I
'ordsr for the district The district is
attracting great deal OF attention at
present, aud is being rapidly pros :
'eeted and taken up. 4
II appears that the arrest OF George
v. Walseu, who is accused OF stealing
q, 900 OF tho funds of Lomhi county,
sas brought about through the direct
forts OF his wife, who is the county =
She claims Walssn stole q
he money from the safe
r. w Martin, the man who has been :
ding about the county protesting to :
urc cancers aud other diseases, was =
rrested and tried for practicing medi- :
inc without license He plesded