Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-10-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

burned last week 1t bad only recent
~ been erected.
Fifty acres Of land adjoining the
townsite have recently been plated n.
additions TO Emmett.
The church OF Jesus Christ on Latter
day Saints are erecting new church
building at Emmett.
Three hundred race horses are ex-
pected TO compete nj tho state fair this
week. for more than 81 900 Ia purses
Report comes from Idaho City OF the
discovery OF mineral on Bernard noun
tain, the lowest assay OF number
running asa IN gold
Arthur Langdon Of HALEY last week
fell off stairway to the ground below
snd received injuries which will lay
him up for some time.
reservoir 10 being built at The head
OF Crane creek for irrigation purposes,
tocost about $40 900. which will reclaim
quite an area of arid land.
Eight potatoes, weighing In the ag-
gregAte 20 pounds, grew on one stalk
this season In = patch near Emmett
without artificial irrigation.
The Bell Telephone company is about
TO establish "A telephone exchange at
Emmett. sufficient local subscribers
having been seenred for that purpose.
Miss Lovina Schroeder. OF Boise, left |
t.ts
has been for three months undergoing
treatment for blood poisoning caused
by pin scratch.
Among the exhibits at the state fair
that are OF unusual proportions are
beets that are too large 10 go In peck
measure, and display OF apples the
Amallest Of which weighs "a ounces.
Ebsn Scranton, sheepherder. is
under arrest at weiser, charged with
firing hvo shots At James Mooney.
foreman OF an outfit for which he had
been working, the trouble occurring
over wages.
Payette officers had Eight with an
Oregon borsothief Last week, whom
they followed to point near Weiser.
The enlprit escaped tho officers, being
better mounted and more familiar with
the country.
Michael Boyle, who has been a resi- q
dent OF Idaho for thirty-dve years, died
at Salmon City last week, aged 6e !
years. lie settled In Leesburg IN 1867,
but removed TO ranch near salmon a
few years later
man living short distance below :,
American Falls Is mining gold from !,
piece OF land on which he was con tent p
to grow potatoes until last year. II Is :,
said he Is new cleaning up from $500 to n
" 900 per month. :,
DR.. John Boeck OF Boise came near
meeting death In runaway accident "a
INST week, he being thrown from tho 10
vehicle and dragged short distance, ~
bis face being badly scratched and his ~
body covered with bruises. m
Before crowd Of $4,000 people the
lewiston state normal school defeated -, 49,
he Washington agricultural college
ootball team 10y "a score OF 2to0. The
.ewiston team has entered tho race
or the northwest championship. da
The Lewiston & Northern Navlga- De
lon company announces that n con- Al
ract has been let for new boat to be SIP
perated between Lewiston and Pitts Bi
urg Landing, and that the boat will -
e In operation not later than January
The session OF federal court recently y
cid in rocateilo for the southern di- Ia
sion did not transact much business ~,
public Interest The grand jary was a..
session one day aud found three In,
Ills, one being FOR selling whisky TO
adams
Q. }. blanchard. who is connected
iih the irrigation section OF the CEN cit.
IS bureau. Is in Boise, having come est
II TO Idaho TO gather statistics for Ds
~ year 1909. in accordsuer with a see
solution passed by eongress ct tho OF
81 session,
Eighty-seven thousand crates OF un-
led prunes have been shipped from
'iss this season, which means about
<hty'ssvsn cars Considering the fact 100
at most OF the pruoes are evaporated ~
fore being sen, to market. this il not 's''
bad showing. the
George Crimson. treasurer OF the
rp~ntsr's union OF pocstello. was ar
stsd a, Boise lsst week, charged A
III the sulh.rrlemSpt Of finds ,tth. I Ma