The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-21
State News

o'S i<l ptlooueIS III the state
penitentiary, an increase of 10 during the
month of March
There has just been discovered, within
80 miles of Ketchum and 4I miles of
Haley, vein of coal ID feet wide. The
vein outcrops as large as large house
and the coal'is of good quality. Tests
demonstrate that it can make a welding
heat.
State, district and other officers whose
salaries are paid from the state treasury
will hereafter receive their warrants on
the first legal day after the expiration of
the currency quarter for which their sal
aries are to be paid. Heretofore the
practice has been to issue the warrants
on the second Monday in January, April,
July and October.
The Snake River Electric Light and
Power company of Rexburg has filed ar
ticles of incorporation with the secretary
OF state. The capital stock is $Ioo, 900
and the purpose for which the company
is organized is to acquire, organize and
operate water power and water rights for
the generation of light and electric power
and also for irrigating and other pur-
poses, building electric railroads, fitting
out summer resorts, etc.
Down at Montpelier the proprietors of
the hotel Burgoyne hired negro cook
Roonling at the hotel was young white
girl. Late in the night scream was
heard i'll her room. The landlady ran to
the room and turned on the light, when
she discovered the presence of the negro
and the PROSTATE form of the white girl
on the floor. The girl had been badly
bruised about the throat 1t required
hard work in the part Of the peace officer
to prevent lynchng. The negro is in
Jail at Montpelier
Rexburg, Idaho, is to have a great beet
sugar factory, the duplicate of the estab-
ishment going up at Idaho Falls, ard
the farmers in the vicinity have agreed
to plant 1000 acres Of sugar beets during
the spring Of 1904 with which to supply
the new factory Careful inquiry in this
city this afternoon elected the fact that
Manager T. K. Cutler has been negotiat-
ing with the farmers near Rexburg for
some time and that while it was expected
that contracts would be closed as indi.
Gated it is not definitely known that they
have been Mr.. Cutler was not in Salt
Lake today and therefore a statement
could not be obtained from him direct
Deseret News.
Stuber Bros. this week sold to Steve |
Heptou, agent for Frye, Bruhn & Co., OF
Seattle, 3 car loads, II head, of prime
beef cattle which they had fatiened at
their farm near town. The cattle were
driven to Stuart for shipment yesterday. |
This is said to be about the finest bunch |
of beef cattle that has ever left the
prairie. They averaged about 1900
pounds per head and AZ cents per pound
was the price paid for them here, bring
ing total of about $45o4 so. The Stuber
Bros have 3 cars more of cattle fattening |
at their ranch now which they will turn
off in May by which time they will be
fully equal to the beeves just old. They
also expect to make another shipment of
hogs about May Ist.-Cottonwood chron-
icle.
Friday morning Frederick Whitenack,
a rancher living near Athol, in fit OF
insane passion drove his. wife from the !
house. set fire to his residence, barn and
all his buildings. which were burned to
the ground. After completing his work
of destruction he fed to the woods, TAX
ing with him his shotgun AS shots
were heard soon after, neighbors believe
Whitenack has shot himself Whitenack
lived with his wife and mother-in-law on
a ranch owned by the latter. He has no
children. The insane act is said to be
the result of family strife Once before
he and his wife separated. This morning
a quarrel arose about the question OF
feeding skinned or fresh milk to the
calves. Whiteuack dropped his pail, and
saving 81 will burn every id thing up,
started for the stairway His wife, think
ing he was after his gun, fed to neigh
boris. The mother-in law is feeble, and
was abed, aud barely escaped being burn
ed to death. All the clothing, furniture
and over 500 in cash were consumde
with the house. Machinery and large
quantity of hay aud grain were burned
wi Ii the barn.
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