Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

r. l.. Polk 4 Co.. directory publish
ers. estimate the population OF Bois'
at r2.25s
A new hotel Is to be erected II
Haley which will be modern in ever,
particular.
Star mall service from Houston &c
Mackay has been established to begin
January ith.
Kettle Grant. young lady of Al
bion, has been called on a mission
to the Sandwich islands
Congressman French has named w.
J. Turner to succeed himself as post
master at Mountain Home
The protest OF 1900 citizens Of
Idaho against the repeal OF the lane
laws has been fled by Representative
French.
The Ncz Perez county prisoners al
the state penitentiary. who were af
nictcd with the smallpox, have entire
ly recovered and the quarantine has
been raiaed.
Large bands of sheep are now pass.
ing through Caldwell daily en- route to
the feeding grounds at Deer Flat and
Pleasant Ridge. whore probably $4,000
head Will be wintered
Tho city council OF Caldwell is sc
well pleased with the cement side
walks built on Main street that they
will extend them along all the streets
within the fire limits.
Frank Hiltiddai was found dead II
shallow water In Squaw creek. nea,
Sweet. His team was standing near
by. II is believed that he had hear,
disease and fell from the wagon
Regarding the proposed railroad
from Huntington 10 Lewiston. Il. ii
Hartman IL reported to have sale
that as yet the o. n. a N. had moi
lssiously considered building tho
road ~
The senate public lands committee
has favorably reported Senator Du.
bo's' bin granting to the state OF
Idaho $4,000 acres OF public land to
Nd In the maintenance OF the State
home.
Fred Sickman and James Ashurst, ,
wo machine men working on the '
l.soo-foot level of the Tiger-Poormap Z
nine at Burke. drilled into missed =
lole" and both were frightfully man =
He'd Both men win die. Il
John Heineckle Is on trial at Poca- :
clio on = charge Of manslaughter
ieineckle was the engineer OF
reight train that ran into another
reight at nixon last September, kill .
az John SpIcer, = stockman. b
The body OF man found In Pot u
Is believed to be that OF p
eters, miner who is alleged 10 have s
illed = man named Mcdowell las, ~
III. Peters escaped to the mountains y,
nd has not since been seen. y,
A dispatch from Stockton. Cal. W
'ys; c. 8. Richards of Idaho was -
in over and killed by a train neal
IL city December 10th II is claimed
at he was pushed from the train by q
70 men who had robbed him. m
Charles Fifer. the well known irri Isl
tfon promoter. was adjudged in IN
ne last week at Boise. About ter o.
airs ago Mr.. Fifer suffered an attach 1t,
brain fever. and has since easil, to,
come mentally overbalanced lie
Simon Jackiman. an Austrian la
rer, aged about 60, died Sunday
ening In tent near Msckay undel Or
cumstances which would indicate /,
II death was result Of a severe
ating administered by unknown par nes
. JaI
4 masked robber held up Night ant
orator Conover at the Oregon Short mil
10 depot at Caldwell. and compelled sta
n at the point OF big revolver. Il a.
. up all the money he had on hand Arr
ckily all the money but $40 WA wit
KIDD up In the safe. ago
eddie Keith, aged II. was burned 4
th while sleeping In a shack OF A
hank OF the river In pocateIio t.r
bones OF tho boy being found OF fou
ice. the bed on which no wal ultt
epinx having fallen onto tho ics