Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-11-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


been established At weiser and ia beIps
we'll supported
The 500. 900 bonds Of the new woise,
Irrigation district have been declared
valid by the district court.
Harry Fiicbmsn of Payettc has JUS.
closed down his dryer. Twenty tons
OF prunes we're this seasons output.
There Is more activity In residences
building 10 Boise at the present time
than has ever been known at this tins
OF year.
IL IL expected that within the next
thirty days telephone exchange will
be completed and 10 operation In
Meridian.
Dr. Ira X. Woodward. deputy county
physician, has removed the quarantine
from all places north Of Payetto where
the smallpox was.
There Ia an abundance OF ducks and
geese and other game near Parma at
present There are a good many swans
also on Snake river.
The Methodist ladies OF Boise, after
paying all expenses incurred In con-
nection with their bazaar, report hav.
Ing cleared over 5000
The famous railway eating house at
hecham on the summit OF the Blue
mountains was destroyed by fire last
week from tho explosion OF un acety-
lene lamp
The report comes from Wallace that
there Is not vacant house In town,
all tho rooming apartments are full and |
II Ia difficult to get lodging II not en-
gagged Ia advance
For the hrst time known there is a
surplus OF Thanksgiving turkeys In |
the Weiser market Several hundred
birds viii be shipped. The price paid
Is cents per pound, live weight.
Herbert Williams. aged as, suiclded
At focatello on the 18th by shooting
himself In tho head with revolver.
Ills actions previous to his death lead
to tho conclusion that he was insane.
oeorge Leppert, while hunting rab-
bits along Black Creek. Neal district,
shot himself through tho right foot.
He was carrying his rifle muzzle down
ward when IL was accidentally dis
charged.
Thomas Hartuug OF Payette reports
raising 500 bushels OF corn on four
acres OF land. This Is the largest
yield reported. Several others Of that
section report 100 and no bushels to
the acre.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has purchased the telephone
line formerly owned by the War Eagle /
Consolidated Mining company and I
which runs from Boise TO Twin Springs
Dn the Boise river.
Never In the history OF tho Occur
Alenes were no many men employed
"a tho mines as at tho present time
Mining men say the number OF men
working now Is from $50 to 500 more y
han last year at this .imo.
Walter Kealy, aged 10. was convicted :
n Boise last week OF stealing Is. so
rom chop house. Owing to tho fact :.
hat there Is no reform school or state n
Institution for boys who commit a
rimes, the youth was released. ri
William Baker. bridgeman work. Il
og on the new span OF the railroad m
ridge at American Falls, slipped aud h
ell 30 feet lie was taken to Pocatel- =, y
,, where he died. Ho was badly NJ
tangled and his neck was broken.
James BROOKS was killed by being
licked by a horse at his ranch on Siuker
rock. near Silver City, He WAS found -
18th his skull fractured and never re- =,
osersd consciousness He was an -
sed man and a late settler in that ~
'ction. IN
The United States land Office has re- ~
lived notification from Tho commits ~
oner Of the general land Office that wi
'e Hitter Root forest reserve had been ca
creased Ia size by tho addition of FIR
'Arly 40 townships. mostly in Idaho 90
unity. 90
Work rs being done at Barton. In
'stsr county. on what Ia claimed to
The largest gold ledge la Idaho. Vt
'e ledge Is so wide that 1t takes the OF
II width Of ono claim. 600 feet. and pa
feet or more ON another row Of nn
lims. lbs
II Is said that OF the grain received
Peek station. Nez Psrcc county, ~
Il season, almost half has been fiax.