Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-03-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS

as sixht-hour bill, tho vote being II
- II.
The senate bill creating state scalp
bounty fund has been passed BY thst
body.
The New Plymouth school has boon
closed on account OF the prevalence Of
scarlet fever.
A bill has passed the house exempt
ing u 900 worth OF property OF d.
vorced women from taxation
The senate bill providing for the
placing OF screens At the head OF irri-
eating bitches has been defeated.
Little Ruth Grain of Payetts fell into
. tub OF boiling water and was 70 bad
~ scalded that death resulted In
short time.
A bill has been passed by the senate
authorizing towns and villages to
prsvent miners and Migrants from fire.
susntinE saloons.
Travel TO Thunder mountain has
taken . sudden squirt, large num-
Der OF persons having left for the camp
nom wsiser the past week
The senate bill for compulsorSvFoE
vision of the law proyidla@6f16r the ap-
preparation OF = SSftafn per cent Of all
schoc, fsndn for library purposes has
bean defeated
Al tho speed with which work IN pro
crossing, the pumps OF the Highland
Power company's plant at Highland
win be installed and In operation not
later than May IL.
Miss OIsana Keyos OF Weiser has
bssn engaged by the American Board
II Missions As missionary 10 Madura
district. India. Miss Keyes viii be
snsagsd In kindergarten work
AZ the next meeting Of tho Psyctts
council the village win DO divided into
three wards and several additions that
are not now In the city limits Will be
added, which viii give near 500 pop
ulation.
The labor organization which was
formed At Caldwell a short time ago
" busy rustlinG new rescruits, and
will. In all probability, increase Its
to the 100 mark within the
nett month.
The farmers institute held at merid-
Ian Was pronounced success. A paper
on pomoloxy by Mr.. Smith OF Califor-
mia and another on sprayers and spray
ing by State Inspector Mcpherson were
Two OF the leading features.
william II. Edwards, who shot and
killed Louis Lacsenby AZ Soda Springs
October 26th, while on drunken
spree, was acquitted OF the charge OF
murder by jury In Judge Budge's
court at Pocatelio last week.
Louis Richie. while bathing In the
In Boise. sank without any
Earning and when rescued by friends
vas dead. While II was at nrss thought
,c was drowned. doctors declare his
iesth was due to heart failure
Charles Smith, colored was last week
sentenced by Pocstello judge to two
md = half years In the penitentiary
or assault. Smith was a walter on an
oregon Short Line car and assaulted
In conductor with a piece OF iron.
Tho fair directors have contracted |
or 500 shade trees to be planted at
he fair grounds at Boise. This Is but
hc beginning OF an elaborate plan for
he identifying OF the fair grounds.
he trees will be planted this spring.
The house bin granting the right OF
minent domain TO electric railroads,
alephone lines and reservoirs, passed
no house by vote OF 81 to 4, those
xainst the measure Directing to In
iuding the telephone lines In tho
IN.
The question Of securing hay to feed
he stock In Caldwell and vicinity dur
* tho remaining few weeks OF tho
inter Is becoming one OF great I'm
ostance. Hay Is now demanding ~
nd $40 per ton, and is very scarce At
ny price.
In the district court at Boise John
ellison has been convicted OF assault
18th deadly weapon. A. II. Faiksteai
nd Jcllison quarrelcd over a roadway
nd Jellison hit the former ON the
cad with a shovel. laying him up for !
sversl weeks.