Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-10-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

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week.
Citizens OF South Boise have filed
petition asking that the village be in
corporated.
HALEY has the banner woman's club
In the state--a political organization
with ninety-two members.
There will be four saloons and three
stores In Roosevelt, Thunder Mountain
district during the winter
Straw berries, raised near Boise,
were on the market last week and
found ready sale at 20 cents box.
horse WA stolen from Rev. Gle
mems OF Caldwell last week, the animal
being taken from the hitching rack at
the church.
Willard l.. Wilkerson has been APP
pointed postmaster at Alpine, Wash
ington county. vice Charles Il, Ken
nedy, resigned.
Five cars OF fruit shipped from Boise
were destroyed In wreck at Rawlins
last week. Two OF the cars were con
signed TO London.
Superintendent walfoy OF the Minnie
Moore mine was hurt In runaway
near Bradford last week. but his MUIR
les are not regarded ss serious.
Constantine vasayo. supposed TO be
over 90 years Of age was found dead at
the front door Of his CA bin In Boise one
day last week. ~ Is suppose death
Was due to old age.
George Lee, who shot and fatally /
wounded Jack Martin, In Jordan valley !
has been lodged in Jail. II is said tho =
men were drinking heavily aud the q
quarrel occurred over game OF cards. /
Two masked men held up the mar Q
agcr and bartender aud four guests at
the Natatorlum 10 Boise one night last
week, securing between $500 aud 5000 c
In money and "a gold watch and chain. y
Professor Russell Of the United States !.
geological survey has repor ted the rx- !,
stencs OF four promising artesian 4
basins la the Snake valley In Idaho
md Oregon, whore water for irrigation
purposes should be easily secured
About 400 head OF sheep belonging to ii
Judge Stockslager are dead at the b.
mouth Of East Fork near HALEY and n,
'thers are reported u be dying. III \,
'elieved that the sheep have been co
oisoned and au investigation is being of
nade. h.
survey Is being made to establish a.
he line between Idaho and Washing ne
'n counties, the latter county claim IN
* large portion OF the Seven Devils ma
,oald be In that county. The whole be
strict was assessed to Idaho county we
lis year. str
E. =. Blain & CO., operating placer
found near placerville. use traction
edge with satisfactory results, which Bu
ashes the gold out OF 500 yards of del
'svsl In ten hours, This Is the first ba
me traction dredge has been used vii
the state. fas
The managers of the Canyon county ""
'r association are pushing things S"'
tht along and u fne weather con- LEI
tues nothing will prevent the fair no'
'm being splendid success. Exten- 'u'
g improvements are being made in W
= way OF sheds aud shelter for stock cor
OF !
carload Of pears shipped from cald- wa.
II last week, 10 Chicago brought the by
Ghest price Of any fruit that has been
the market there this season. An
eoslse business in packing prunes
aoing done, and shippers can not get ~
: fast enough to ship out those ..
'kcG.
'wo hundred acres Of sugar beets sass
'e been raised this year at Mountain deas
me, which will be seat 10 he factory Arm
Ogden. Utah, The beets are very Mel
, in saecharine matter out Of 100 Wet.
lyscs an average Of ss per cent. for
) shown. The averages shown at had
Nebraska beet sexAr factories are men
10 per cent
Gorge tIaser, enc OF the pioneers OF
od river. was found dead In his Rem.
Ia GA East Fork last week. Ii is
eight that his death resulted from DR.
"a failure, as he was lying on the saccs
With his glasses on aud news NATL
Or 10 his hand. tract
ne four months-old child Of Mr.. and died
George nat. who reside near with