Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-09-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


The middle Of the road Populists
have decided to put state ticket in
the field
Montpelier Is growing rapidly and
some hn, buildings are In course OF
construction
Bids have been asked for the 500. 900
bonds to be issued by the Weiser irri-
cation district.
Alexander Laird met death at Rock
land. Oneida county, last week. being
kicked by a horse.
Over 1000 people participated in
picnic given by the Modern woodmen
OF HALEY last week.
have again resumed operations. giving
employment TO a large number OF men.
John Iiesner, while employed on
roof 10 Boise, fell to the ground and
broke HE hip bone. As be is over 20
years OF age his recovery Is doubtful.
Preparations are being made TO ship
larRs amount OF fruit from Emmett
during the fall. H. is estimated that
the shipments will reach sixty car
loads.
Idaho grown apples OF monstrous
size are being exhibited in Boise. some
Of them measuring fifteen Inches In
circumference and weighing one aud .
half pounds.
The Labor day parade at Boise was
the greatest In the history OF the city,
tho procession being two miles In
length and several unions marched
three abreast
The shovel dredge at Granite creek,
according to Idaho City advices, works
1000 cubic yards OF dirt In twenty-four
hours. The ground runs % cents to
the cubic yard.
The average August has twenty-five
clear days, seven partly cloudy and
two cloudy. The month just closed
had twenty lone clear days, eight
partly cloudy and two cloudy.
Henry Lane, "A bartender, shot r. Nj.
Pridmore twice at Burke on the morn
Ing OF the 4th. death ensuing soon
after. Lane Is In Jail. IL is not known
what csusc led up TO the shooting.
Neil Collins. who was shot by Jim
coggswell at Ketchum last week, IL
still In very critical condition. Blood
poisoning seems to have set In and
ibcrs Ia very little hope for recovery.
Mayor Alexander OF Boise has issued \
an edict closing all the gambling
houses In the capital city. He declares I,
the gamblers will be arrested and
fined every day until gambling ceases.
Labor day WAS celebrated at Poca- "
Iello with more display than in the
previous history OF the town. The
abor unions seemed TO turn out to a A
wan aud the parade was an elaborate tv
'ffalr. W
X. IL. Stockton, OF Parma. is suffer
ng from compound fracture OF his ue
cg. as the result of runaway acct al
lent. Mr.. Stockton jumped from the ar
ehicle when he saw his team was be- WI
ond control m'
Alexander cosner. aged II, while Gu
andling revolver at the Cosner GU
anch near Idaho City, accidentally s''
not himself In the palm OF the hand. in 'n'
letting serious wound the ball com una
X out at the wrist. era
Aaron Hoober, arrested In Pocatello IL
the request OF Washington officers, ~
! charge OF embezzlement, at 49,.
mpted suicide after being landed In
II, stabbipg himself six times with q,
life. lie will probably recover. %
A forest fire OF considerable magni-
de is burning on Mink creek, south II
Pocatello, and Indians who reside in OF
at locality say that quantity OF the
liable timber is being DESTROYED Coo
'ere has also been fire ia the small "A &C.
nber In the hills west OF Hammock -
.eA MS
and
desperate attempt at suicide was -.
lstrated by passengers on the Short a.,
ne near MeCammon one day last -.
elk. when an elderly lady named -,
van Godfrey made an attempt on her
with pocket knife which she had ~"
rowcd from one OF the passengers
ugly wound was inflicted before s'~~
knife was taken away from her. IT
t the Democratic State Convention her
In Pocatello on the stb. the fol Detr
ing ticket WAS placed in the field: drov
governor. Frank W. Hunt: lieu,eu. win
governor. w. Il. Adams; represen- aged
We 10 congress, James Hutchinson; Hou,