Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-09-18
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

drowned NJ Miner while Ia swimming
has been recovered
Fruit packing has commenced at
Parma and viii last a month Tho
fruit Is IN very good condition.
At The roulh rider contest in Boise
Iasl week Berry Giyens was awarded
the gold medal and cash prize.
The grand lodge Of Masons con
voncd in Boise last week with
large attendance from all parts Of the
state.
+, Y. Warner has been appointed
postmaster at Terrell. Kootenal coun-
~. Idaho, vice James NJ. Van Duyne.
removed
An effort Is being made to make
South Boise prohibition town, an
ordinance having been introduced pro
hibiting the trafIic In liquor
The assessed valuation OF the state
for 1903 as equalized by the state
board Is s65.964 1860 The total
last year was sGi 290s75sS
Alex Anderson's right arm was SO
badly mangled by saw at mill at
Iron Springs. Washington county. /
that amputatlon was necessary
The town council Of Payette has ac-
ceptod the plans for the waterworlss
and now an election viii be held TO
vote bonds for the erection OF the
plant
The total assessed valuation OF Ada
county. as equaIized by the state
equalization board. including the rail
road. telegraph and telephone lines, Is
ss,lfs,721.60.
The Payette Fruit Packing com
pany has over forty packers at work. !
while c. r Broderson OF Pnyette has /
twenty-five men at work and both I
firms are shipping as rapidly as pos 1
slble
School opened az the public school ]
building In Caldwell on the 7th with
total enrolment OF 800 students.
The enrolment for this term Will
most probably exceed 500 as against
4f0 last term.
Il Is now regarded as a settled fact
that gambling houses IN the Occur
d'Alenes are a thing Of the past. all
OF the games having been closed and G
the officers OF that district declare 81
they will stay closed. iy
Earl wiloughby was killed at o.
sawmill twelve miles from Cambridge. a
IN Washington county. while banking al
legs. a large log rolling over him. ei
his head being crushed into an al. 81
most unacceptable mass. NJ
An important discovery has been W
made near Atlanta, declared to be one II
of the most important recorded In the be
state for years. The ore is fine milling .. o.
and assays have been made which
show $685. In gold TO the ton.
The grasshoppers have caused much
iamage TO the farmers of Camas ne
prairie this season. descending upon III
he alfalfa after the first cutting and Tic
almost sweeping the fields clean. b,
While oats we're considerably dam in
lged. -.
The report OF Warden Perrin OF the vi,
tate penitentlary for the month of de-
August shows thar Ave prisoners we're nm
eceiyed al the institution during the III,
Month and an equal number dis th'
harged, leaving a total OF 104 In con az
nement. US
s r Bush a prominent farmer liv-
ng near Westfail. Oregon. was killed :
ear Boise last week as result of pei
cling thrown from horse The ami lea
iai reared and fell over backward. gu,
rushing his rider under the horn OF Tn
he saddle vii
II Is expected that the Interstate ha.
air at Boise this fall will eclipse all cur
reyious efforts Canyon county viii thi
ring intact the immense exhibit ms
hat viii be made at her county fair, OPP
Aile a number OF other counties are 90
tanning immense exhibits
The reputation OF the Boise valley WI
n bright sky was well sustained
airing the month of August At no A
mo during the month was the sun has
oscnred during an entire day. while con
4 twenty days sunshine was con or
naous from sunrise 70 sunset and
A man passing under the name OF hIgl
Spencer and claiming 20 be from tica
dorado, Is wanted at Nampa and at An
,catello for tutoring checks on tho OF
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