Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-08-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

present price OF coal. black dia
monds" being sold in that town at 81
ton.
The city dads" OF Pearl neglected
10 hold an election and according &c
report are about to neglect their vii
iage organization.
The Ada county assessment roll for
1904 shows a total valuation OF ST..
s49.64s. This is a gain over last year
Of nearly 100000.
The southeastern portion OF the
state is enjoying crops far above the
average this year. especially in Lem.
bi. Custer and Oneida counties.
A block in the business district OF
Wardner was destroyed by fire on
the 10th. entailIng loss OF 100000
Three box cars loaded with merchan.
aise were also destroyed
There IL considerable stir among
the Muldoon mines. twenty miles east
Of Bellevue and some very rich ore
opened as depth is being attained.
Farmers in the vicinity OF Parma
have commenced to thresh their grain
The yield is very good. e. II. Brum.
bach at Roswell realized an average
OF 70 bushels OF wheat to the acre
Idaho postmasters appointed last
week were: Copeland. Kootenai coun-
~, Charles s. Cole. vice Mrs Mary
T.. Dawson. resigned; Summit, Nez
Perces county. Harry |. Stewart. vice
Efiie e. McColum. resigned
James Reeves. carpenter OF Sand.
point. attempted suicide by cutting
his throat. He severed the windpipe.
but missed the jugular vein. The in.
1ured man was taken TO the hospital
and is on the road to recovery.
A forest fire is raging in the heavily !
timbered district south OF Priest lake.
In northern Idaho. Fears are ex. |
pressed for settlers In that region. as
the timber Is very thick and clearings
are small.
A number OF cows In Lemhi county (
have been attacked with what is be
lleved to be tuberculosis. II has at
tackled the Jerseys. Holsteins and
cross breeds, especially. number of
calves have died Aom the ailment.
There is something OF an agitation
at HALEY over the question of ma
tional park In the Stanley basin, Red.
FISH lake section. II such park is es
tablished II is understood steps viii
be taken TO connect Il with HALEY by
electric line.
HALEY parties nave located on
Soldier creek. north OF Soldier, an
enormous deposit or meerschaum that
is claimed to be the only known do
post OF pure silicare OF magnesia in
the world besides those in Norway
and Turkey.
The year and half old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs John Pickering. who re-
side on farm three miles from Nam.
pa. was drowned in a canal. The 1T
lie one was playing on the banks OF
he canal and fell IN. and when discov.
,red was dead d
The manager OF the coal mines on
indian creek. about twenty miles
northwest OF Emmett. reports that
hree new veins of coal have been p
In the workings recently, q
he largest OF which measures over II
hree feet In width. &
While freight train was SWITCHING u
4 Lane. Alice Lantzy. the seven year u
i'd child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Lantzy *
. attempting to crawl under the o.
noving train. had both OF her legs 70
ut on. one near the body and the IN
Their near the knee 81
Alfalfa is being raised in Oneids oi
Iithout irrigation and new enter
rise has sprung up there In the pro
uc,ion OF dry land alfalfa seed. sue
essiye crops being raised without Ar
hcisl watering TO induce the habit
Ito the seed OF the hay that is grown
Chester Dodge of Boise Jumped ~
'om rapidly moving street car and ~
III underneath the wheels. his right is'
q being so badly crushed that he TO
led from the shock six hours later. an
coroner's jury decided that the &C. =,
dent was due to Dodge's careless.
ess IN
The farmers surrounding Emmett
sport an abundant fruit crop this ~
ear. The yield has never been ex. IN
slled In this vicinity in either excel dii
ucy or 0uanfity The euonly doaa a..