Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-06-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

About thirty-fiye teachers attended
the Washington County Teachers In
ktitnte at Weiser
In runaway at Payette. Ave men
were thrown from the vehicle and all
injured, one quite seriously.
A strike has been declared 10 all the
brick yards OF Boise for an increase of
90 cents per day all around
Thunder Mountain travel from
Wood river. now that the warm
weather has come, 10 increasing rap
idly.
The scheme inaugurated by the Ore
gon Short Line OF sprinkling the track
with oil TO lay the dust has proven q
success.
A mall route has been established by
the department over the Idaho North
ern from Nampa to Emmett, taking
effect July /.
The city council OF Boise has passed
nm ordinance that prohibits the exist
enue OF pool rooms in any form within
the city limits.
The city council Of Caldwell has'em-
ployed r. w. Cummings, OF Seattle,
To prepare plans and specifications for
the city water works
Harry H. Harper, whose home Is in
Ohio. but who has lived IN Boise for
the past six weeks. was drowned In the
Natetorium last week.
The Checltmate mine az Pearl, il Is |
said, has been sold 10 Colonel Ridpath
and a syndica,e OF Spokane and east
err capitalists for 100000.
The movement OF the sheep from
Wood river to the eastern stock mar
kets has begun About forty cars
have been shipped already.
The roof OF the Glenna Ferry mer-
camille store caught fire from the
sparks OF passenger engine, but was
extinguIshed before much damage was
done
The Ellss OF Boise propose holding a
grand carnival on the Goth of this
mouth. arrangements having been
made for an elaborate program OF en-
tertalnment.
Members OF the Utah Press Associn-
tion and their friends to the number Of .
dfty-four. spent day la Boise last
week. and were greatly pleased with
the capital city.
The wages OF street laborers In Boise :
have Teen increased from 20 cents to
80 cents per hour. IL was found that r
40 men could be hired at the small pay /
that was offered.
Fred wltz. proprietor OF the Morn 1
Ing Mine boarding house at Burke, $
suicide by placing a short /
rifle to his heart and firing No reason r
Is known for the deed.
Colonel William IL. Dewey, the =
wealthy mining man and railway "
owner, has announced that he is =
candidate for the United States senate. u
rhe colonel Is Democrat. .
pl Toy. the wife OF Nah Hong, p"
chinese cook at Ceuterville, and Wong
iick eloped last week, taking about !.
200 belonging TO tho husband. They
we're captured at Cold Springs and
aiken back to Centerville.
The annual teachers institute and -,
ummer school has been postponed r
rom June IA TO June %. The insti- n,
ute will be In session ia Boise for one -,
eek and the summer school viii fol-
NV Immediately aud will last four m
foeks. =
Rem VAIN was shot by Ofiiccr Ncvins a..
/ weiscr last week. while resisting
rrcst, receiving an ugly wound In the alb
run which may prove serious. VAIN TN
nd a companion had been terrorizing no
he inmates OF disorderly house and no
SISTED arrest =,
weiser will have a big Fourth OF in,
aly celebration. Several hundred i.l
,llars are appropriated. There will en-,
, two bands aud grand parade la an
'e forenoon. There will be horse. Ia,
ot and bicycle races. and fireworks
the evening. -
A new townsite has been laid out In ,
hunder mountain district, called =,
alden. IL Is la tho heart OF the Big
eek section Of the district. where 80.
ere have recently been number Of
sportant discoveries. II Is owned by "
Boise company. ="
oa~ OF the mos, remarkable gold dis wi,
serics recorded 10 this state for
ng time has been made at the bead /,