Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-06-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

Boise on August 20.
The three-year-old child OF William
Smith, of Robin, was killed last week
by falling from bed.
Parties just In from the South Noun
tain mining district report the snow
too deep To permit OF mining opera
fions.
Citizens OF Tany have petitioned
for better mail facilities and Senator
Dubois expects TO have the petition
granted
will be held In Pocatello, September T.
The Democrats have invited the Pop
niist to join them.
Prospectors from the north fork OF
the Concr d'Alene river report two
severe shocks Of earthquake on the
night OF May 18th,
State lodge No. II. !. o. O. f., Of
Boise claims the honor OF being the
largest odd Fellow lodge In the state.
The membership Is lGi.
All the principal cities in Idaho are
rapidly filing up with strangers aud
every line Of business Is experiencing
unprecedented prosperity.
A young man named Goodwin, of
Dewey, was killed by falling from
train near Dayton, Friday last, his
body being literally ground TO pulp
A man passed through Idaho City
last week pushing wheelbarrow, on
which he had his bedding and provis-
ions. lie Is bound for Thunder Noun
tain.
Fully i,eO0 children and as many
more grown people witnessed the lay
Ing Of the corner stone OF the new
high school building In Boise last
week
There are two positions In the Boise
postoilice, worth $500 per year each,
which the postmaster IL unable TO I'LL,
there being no applicants for the
place.
In Pocatello there are no buildings
or rooms OF any description unoccupied
and many tents are pitched all about
the city. Property has doubled twice
in value In the past two years.
Idaho postmasters recently appointed
are, Ncx Perces. Nsz perces county, w.
ID. Hardwiek. vice p. M. Harding, re-
signed; Winchester, Neg Perces county,
NJ. 9. Hall, vice Alexander MARI, re-
signed
ldsho's public lands are being rap
Idly taken up. The number OF acres
hled on so far this year are as follows:
January. $3.50; February. e.740-
March, o,oe9; April, II $50; May, lo,2ol
Total, $4,000.
NJ. o. Peterson, station agent OF the
P. 4 |. N. railroad at Council, was
wounded last week by the accidental
discharge OF revolver. The bullet
penetrated his leg. The wound Is SER
ous, but not fatal.
Julius Hanson Is at Weiser suffering
rom severe pistol wound, received
While rcsisting arrest by an officer In ,
huntington, Oregon. Hanson will be
aiken back TO Oregon for trial as soon
IS he has recovered. |,
The G. a. II. and Relief corps held u c
hree days session In Boise last week, I,
ver 100 delegates being In attendance. S
Ulcers Tor the ensuing term aud dele 4
a,es TO the national encampment at d
Washington. b. c., being selected. Ii
The remains Of H. A. Whittier, a
eavciing salesman from Portland. was Il
ound on bar 10 the salmon river, OF
ear Salmon City. 1t is supposed SC
Whittier suicided by drowning. as he az
ed previously made an attempt on his
10. Ci
Charles Maddy, the Thunder Mouu.
ain prospector VINO was arrested in
olso at the instance OF an Oregon
iiaing company and afterwards re- -
ased, has sued the company for sss.. ~
% damages for defamation OF charac- NC
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The state land board. has made a
range Ia the rate OF toll that may be
'arged by the ST. Joe improvement to-
'mpany for logs driven down the ST. tel
'c and st. Mary's rivers. The rate on h.
'wlogs was axed at Is cents per / 900 tn
ct. a.,
AT the srtesian well being sunk on of
e strahorn place. at Caldwell, by at
essrs. iisrtkoptf aud Glenn dow OF on
alter has been reached. The well Is 80,