Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-30
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

up In the ftrst tfefh "'ni"k "''''~',
near PHyetfe.
An effort is being made by citizens
Of Nampa To have the new Industrial
school established at that place.
The new street railway company
which has invaded Boise Will begin
work laying track about February !.
Mrs. Afabeila Hale has been ap-
pointed postmistreas at Williams, Koo-
tenaI county. vice Lee Downey, re-
signed.
A flood similar 10 that OF few years
ago IL feared at Caldwell. owing to the
large amount OF water in the reservoir
At Orchard.
The smallpox scare at NampA has
sbated. az no new cases have devel-
opcd, and all those sick are fast get
ting well The public schools were
reopened Monday.
Representative Price OF Laian coun-
~ believes he has a solution for the
hobo question, and has introduced
measure making 1t misdemeanor to
stssl a ride on railway train.
The treasury department last week
transmitted TO the house supplement
tai estimate submitted by the Interior
department OF $50 900 for survey OF
tho Montana Idaho boundary lines.
II Is said That about nine out OF ten
families residing IN the vicinity OF
..tar have been sick with smallpox, and
that lax enforcement OF the quarantine
regulations have spread the disease.
The free mail delivery system is to
be inaugurated at Pocatelo on rebru-
AIRY 1. rocatello Is one OF the CON-
paratiye few cities in the Union with
less than 10 900 inhabitants which have
been 1fanted free mail delivery.
The business men OF Caldwell held
. meeting one evening last week to
take into consideration the advisable
ity OF putting In the Independent tele-
phones In the city to take the place OF
the Rocky Mountain hell system.
Representative Eichelperger OF Ada
county has introduced bill empow-
ering the state pardon board to par
don any convicts under the age OF IL
years. irrespective OF the time he or
sine has served In the pententiary
The Soldiers Home board has APP |
pointed H. |. Chamberlain OF Lewiston |
As superintendent OF the home and
Mrs Chamberlain as matron. The new
superintendent formerly lived In ,Sho-
shone county and was deputy Internal
revenue collector there for several
years.
According 10 plats made from a re-
cent survey OF Idaho county, II Is
shown that the present map OF the
state Is incorrect ana that approx
nntely Ii. 900 acres of land appear
Ing on the maps as being part OF
Boise county In reality belong to Idaho
county. ...A ~
j. @. Sims OF Brooklyn was return
ing from the mountains with load
of legs when his 7.yoar-old son came
out 10 meet him. and In attempting to
climb up on the load, Lost his footing
and fell under the heavy logs being
80 badly injured that he died within
IN hour.
II is now rumored that the Southern
Pacific win build n branch into the
Cnssia county coal fields, the new line
startlnx from Iucln. Utah. distance
of only sixty Ave miles from Oakley
The Cassia county coal Is OF good quail.
ity and has been successfully tested
for coke.
Work on the Slnker tunnel at Silver
City is to be resumed, the company
having decided 20 put in water wheei
and large air compressor. so that the
air drills In the tunnel can be oper-
stcd more cheaply than has been done
heretofore.
The proposed million dollar sugar
factory at Alaekgoot now seems as
sured. Mayor Watson has received In
auiries from Cleveland, O.. about con
aitions as 70 living and climate. The
letter says that nftsen steel workers
are coming at once
The position OF physician at the Fort
Hail school has been abolished. Dr. w
l. shawk. who has hello this place for
the past four years. has been trans
ferred to the Yakima Indian agency In
Washington. where he viii hold the po-
sition OF agency physician.
A wreck en,ailins loss of several
thousand dollars TO tho Short Line
occurred at Nampa on the zist. when