Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-09
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


In Boise.
The Minnie Moore Mining company
1t HALEY presented each OF It's miners
with Christmas turkey.
iiishwaymcn are again busy in the
vicinity OF Boise, number OF hold.
ups having occurred recently.
Work on the water and light plant
a, weisor will begin In about week
and will be completed by May liz.
The churches OF Boise have com.
blned membership OF about 5000 n
large increase during the past wear
The Meridian Exchange bank opened
Its doors for business Monday. This ia
branch OF the Capital State bank OF
Boise.
AS result OF stabbing ARRAY In
Haiieys Chinatown on the 2Gth. a
cnlnaman was stebbed and seriously
injured.
A test OF Bingham county beets
showed 10 per cent OF saccharine mat.
ter, which is little better than the
average.
The report OF the weather man
shows that In Boise there were 323
days OF sunshine during the year 1902.
out OF sos.
A. Mcpherson, state horticultural in
spector, reports the income from the
fruit industry OF the past year as over
100000.
A recommendation viii be made TO ,
the legislature for an appropriation of ,
$1l 900 for the use Of the state board
OF horticulture I
Frank Riordan OF Idaho City was
badly burned In fire which DESTROYED I
his fathers residence. but is on the Il
road to recovery Il
The assessed valuation OF Idaho !
county last year was s2.5o0.O0O, and a
next year 1t is expected that 1t viii h
sxceed 100000, b
A rabbit drive took place on New a
Yeas's day on the opposite side OF 81
Snake river from weiser. large 9
'rowd participating =,
The home OF AIR. and Mrs. Fisk. near hi
Caldwell. was destroyed by fire while g
he owners were away from home, -
'othing being saved.
It is said that new properties OF great ..
aiue are being opened up In the vi
Unity of Burke. and the whole district
Gems to be on the verge of n
eaithy boom. 81
w G. Dunbar for many years res -
lent OF Caldwell and for two years
ouniy auditor and recorder of Can -.
on county. has sold his mining claim The
/ Pearl for 100000. tin
II Is claimed that Idaho county has Voc
'own more grain. shipped more cattle $40
al hogs. and opened up more mines per
ring the past year than In any twelve
onths In it's history.
In some instances the yield of bar. 49,.
aud oats In Idaho county the past fan
ason ran as high as so and 30 bush. CO.
TO the acre while the average yield CO..
fax was ~ bushels. a.
Il Is believed that Raymond CLARK Mrs
rving n torn In the state peniten. nan
ny Tor burglary committed in Bling. Inc
m county. has become insane. He who
y probably be sent to the asylum. cue'
Governor Morrison announces that sp sI
has appointed John Hardy Of Boise
MS private secretary Mr.. Hardy
entity became connected with the NJ
me Investment Savings company OF loin
Sc. his
ne sum OF money 10 be turned over a''ie
he new treasurer viii reach nearly tues
ee-duarters Of million dollars. oiain
years ago the balance on hand oeor
ned over 10 the new treasurer 'ne
'unted to so,sSo7s. ing
amucl Johnson. miner in the em- 80 !,
OF the checkmate Mining com partr
al Pearl was instantly killed ON the v
1',h by fall OF rock In the mine
'ck weighing about SEQ pounds fall
crushed him against the footwau Lee
he residence Of A. J. Mcdonald al
COW WAS destroyed BY fire last ~ ~
nothing being saved. MELON "e's"
had Ia n. ro,,o,.., - girls.
,opee a,,, 49,. $50. '"e '''", boys
lace aud head neigh
,era arc .n.,..,.. South
80. -a,.,.a, ~ e"' o'sl es' ayenu
't'Nr,V'V aefes OF forests In ing sl
'fafe of Idaho ar tha., . .tA naese