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


cided to close on Sundays and at : p
IN. on week days.
A new ferry across Snake river. {,
few miles below American Falls, is q
certainty in the near future.
post Office has been established al
Gilmore. Lemhi county, Idaho, with
Hattie Grooms as postmistress.
Ella Tests has been appointed post
master at clarkia. Kootenai county,
Idaho. vice +. J White resigned.
An election has been called for June
25th TO vote bonds for the installation
OF waterworks and sn electric light
plant at Weiscr.
The first Socialist paper in Idaho has
made It's appearance, IL is weekly
published at Idaho Falls and is called
the Idaho Socialist.
The telephone crew has found the
distance from Placervillc To De Cham
bean's to be eighteen miles two miles
less than has been supposed.
A postoffice has been established on
the Payette at the mouth OF Clear
creek. 1t Is named Loman, and n W.
Loman is designated MS postmaster.
The supreme court has sustained the
validity OF the medical law Of this state
arrested for practicing without license
and convicted.
1t is reported new strike has been
made In Owyhee county. near the Sugar
Loaf mountain. From the surface
groupings assays have been made that
RON as high as 5000 per ton.
At Payette, Charlie prestel was in
jured and three other men narrowly
escaped death by the falling of large
casting weighing about six tons which
they were unloading from freight
car.
Upon the request Of senator Dubois
the general land Office has made an adj
ditonal allowance OF clerk hire at the
Blackfoot office. In view of the early
opening OF the Fort Hall Indian reser-
walton.
The body OF Swan Hin. proprietor Of
livery stable In Boise. was found in
ditch one morning last week The
theory Is that he slipped into the di:ch
while walking along the bank and was
drowned.
Frank Johnson was quite badly !
bruised by cave-in while placer min.
ing at placerville last week From
the amount Of dirt and rocks that fell
on him his escape from more serious
injury is surprising.
f. NJ. Galloway, OF Dubois, died 10 a
Salt Lake hospital last week OF blood
poisoning Some time ago Galloway
accidentally shot himself In the arm
and that member was amputated, but
blood poisoning set In.
horticultural Inspector Mcpherson
states the time has arrived to spray
for the oyster shell scale. The Me
Bane carbolic preparation, the United
States carbolic preparation. or the resin
I've solution should be used.
Articles OF incorporation have been
filed with the secretary OF state by the
Grangesille Electric light and power
limited. OF Grangeville. The
capita. stock Is Fixed at SEQ. 5000. divid.
cd into 20, 0oo shares at 81 each
idrs. W r. Freeman had narrow
escape at the Natatorlum in Boise.
She tainted while In the water aud
nearly drowned before she could be
gotten out. 1t was forty-five minutes
before she regalned consciousness
Robert Burnett. a patient of the state
insane asylum, murdered Timothy 9
Driseoll, another patient, by striking
lin over the head with a'beavy instru. !
neut used 10 polishing floors. Burnett I
rad been regarded as perfectly harm d
sss patient. n
rho orchard crop OF Washington
'ounty this year promises to be the h
argest Ia its history. Small grain is /
'iso looking well The county was
blessed a few DAYS ago With bounti- :
nj rain, which lnsrres large crop for II
he ranchers.
There are over 100000 sheep in
Washington county aud the clip will
Imouot 10 considerably over two mill '
ion pounds Of wool. OF this amount y
ver one million pounds has already y
'een disposed OF al a price that will "
Ivefage - cents per pound. u
Rev. . ;, orne, who ought to be
Ugh authority on the subject, says :"
hat the poor farm 10 Ada county isthe =