Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-11-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS.
sHossons

the amount OF $4,000 for waterworks
Home talent VIII play "charieys
Aunt" at HALEY next Friday evening.
The Prestei sawmill at Payctte haa
begun work with crew OF thirty men,
The old gasoline street lights at
Payette are being replaced by electric
lights
Fifteen Kansas and Iowa families
arrived at Caldwell last week. looking
for new homes.
The merchants OF HALEY have
Hgreed to close their stores At 8
o'clock until March 81. 1904.
6am Roseborough. who was stabbed
In the right side by Tom stoddard at
dance In weIser. will recover. stod-
dard Is in jail.
The city council Of Weiser has ac-
ccpted the electric light and water
works plants. Both plants are giving
perfect satisfaction.
L6vi Staples, one OF the pioneers
Of Custer county. died 1t Mackay Fri
day OF last week. Ho was merchant
and ever 70 years old.
Idahos production OF gold and sill
yer for the year 1909 according to
tho director OF the mint was: Gold,
ti.457 900; silver. s7.669.s42
The Arno lodging house In Boise
was destroyed by fire last week. en-
falling q loss OF about $4,000. while
some OF the roomers Loaf some OF their
belongings.
Payette Ia now connected with
Boise. Nampa. Caldwell Parma and
Ontario by another telephone line,
the Independent through wire hav-
ing reached that place.
Frank Martin. sheepman from
STEMS Mountain. died suddenly while
sitting In chair In saloon In CaId-
well Martin had been on protract
cd spree which resulted In his death.
James J Rogers. an attorney OF
Boise. shielded on Thursday OF last
week About year ago Rogers ut
tempted suicide by jumping into the
Chicago river while on visit to Chi
cage
John Benton. while prospecting on
the hesdwaters OF Laggett creek, cap
turcd a mountain goat which he found
sleeping under a rock Laggett aud
the goat had a lively tustle before
the goat surrendered.
The house OF ED GODDARD OF Noun
tain Home was broken into one night
last week and the guilty ones helped
themselves generally to linen and tow
cling This is the second occurrence ,
OF the kind In the past year. Z
Tho report comes from Caldwell I
that many farms which have been a,
advertised for sale are now being
withdrawn from the market since the {
actual work OF enlargement has com
on the Phyllis canal.
Oscar Hummer was arrested last
week at Pocatello on charge OF OBJ
lainIng money under false pretenses
Ia his having represented to various
sectarian ministers In succession that
he was of their particular faith.
At Welser last week Mrs. Frank
Kessler Was found ir the river stand
ms In water up to her waist. She had
become demented and jumped into the
'iycr. and that she was not drowned
= regarded as simply inexplicabIe.
Judge Stewart OF Boise has handed
Town an opinion holding the law a.
Getting all county printing to be done
within the county to be nnconstltu-
ional. IN that 1t discri,ninates against
and abridges freedom to
'outract.
At the state convention OF the w.
J. r u. held Ia Boise. resolution
vas adopted calling upon the senators
ron this state 10 put forth their best
forts 10 canse the removal Of Sem
tor suloof of Utah from the United
states senate.
As the result of an explosion caused
y the dropping OF the head OF
match into cartridge box containing
enc loose powder. while no was ar
angling for a proposed hunting trip.
Z O. Anarexg iiea At HIS home IN
boise. badly burned
The preliminary examination OF
ir and Mrs Harry Watkins and
Walter n Holman on the charge OF
ompiicisy In The attempt TO IRE the