Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-12-26
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

" Emmett have agreed TO close theil
places of business on the Sabbath day
II is said that Colonel Dewey's mag
nificent hotel at Nampa win be thrown
open to the public on New Years day,
Seven articles OF incorporation were
died with the secretary Of state one
day last week. breaking all records.
The fees amounted to $500
Notwithstanding the wet aud cold
weather at Emmett, building opera
tons continue and real estate Is
changing hands at lively rate
game of football between CaId
well and Nampa teams. played al
NamDa last week. resulted in vic
tory for Caldwell by score Of to 0
The state board OF pardons has com
muted the sentence OF Frank Arm.
strong. sent up from Aturas county
for life for murder. TO IS years i'm
prisonment IN the state penitentiary
A dispatch from Meadows says
Frank Branham and Frank Payne were
killed In snowslide near the Grown |
mine on Government creek about De |
rember 10th. Their bodies we're re
covered.
Fire In the residence OF DR.. c. u
Mcioux. at Pocatello, almost SUI
located his two boys, who escaped
10 their night clothes. The fire wa,
snhdued before the building was de
stroyed
Frank Wages sawmill. located near
Meadows. was destroyed by fire last
week. The mill was totally DESTROYED
and considerable OF the lumber also
The loss is about $500. Cause of fire
Ia unknown
The Idaho State Press association ,
VIII meet in Boise on January p. II !
Is expected II will be In point OF at O
tendance and In enthusiasm the most 4,
interesting OF all the meetings Of the b
state editors
Almost concurrently and as sub v
stantiai Christmas gift to the resi-. =
dents OF Pocatello, Uncle sam will IN r.
auguratc free delivery service. Free 81
delivery has been authorized and ex. m
pected for some months W W
Representative Of the Intermoun.
tain Electric Railway company which
recently secured a franchise to put In
an electric system at Boise. are on the :.
ground making arrangements for be -. 49,
work on the line. ~
Len Douglas shot and fatally wound. a.,
ID Rufus Ayres during an alteration tn
Il dance near Star Saturday night Tie
Douglas surrendered to the officers m'
nortly after the shooting Ayres died An
hortly after the shooting. prs
The fruit crops this year were bet se'
or and larger than before in ten syo
ears. Over $4,000 acres of fruit land sci
re under cultivation In the state and an
bout 2500 car,oaas -, s.,.,, 10
hipped east and west this year.
In the test case OF ]. Chambers and ~.
awrenee Green against Custer coun-
7. the judgment OF the lower court 9
~ been reversed and the county will bea
sc several thousand dollars. Plain. inv
Ms were paid for warrants by county cue
easurer with checks and the bank fror
He'd before the checks were present and
L The county must pay again ~, -,
Jack shaefer enc OF the Oldest will
ountasneers In central Idaho. had a ing
rrow escan. ,..,,. 49,, 80" of I
4. '0'' oe"'" 'y snow schs
de while coming over the trail from
crock. Thunder mountain district
his home on the south fork OF the Van.
lmon. He was hurled 100 feet down
mountain side. but escaped severe I'll
ury. Oh .
rhe Idaho Sugar company has been lists.
med with capital stock of 81 ooo fact
|. The company will erect a nam. and
tn sugar beet fsciory near BLACK. ing
Five Thousand acres already lists.
. been contracted for the cultura 10 al
beets. schos
he body NJ n no, ,.,..,., arms
er Earl or Andrew Bittle OF Cedar
lids. Ia. was found near Noun
home The man Is supposed 10
? been dead several months. His M
s 'a''~ay tickets and at So
new
le Aiinnle Moore mine ut bradford When
i"id on twelve men. They have cases
ore blocked out now and the mill daily
II large enough to handle the pro Thorn
The mine Is now shipping one check