Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS.
IDAHO.

Mr and Mrs. Ross Alien OF Emmett
was drowned IN an irrigating ditch.
There is an epidemic OF measles IN
Emmett Besides numerous children
being III. several OF the prominent cit
izens are bedridden
number Of farmers met at Per
kins station recently and took steps
looking to the installation OF coop.
sratlve creamery al that place.
The old camp OF Elk City appears
10 be forging 10 the front with great
fapidity. much capital having lately
been invested In promising mines In
that district
Tho report OF the weather man for
the month OF May shows that there
was some sunshine on every day in
the month and that there was scarce
Iy any rainfall
Archie Winters. young man 20
years old and employed by the
Franklin mine az Pine. fol- down the
shaft distance q 90 feet, sustaining
probably fatal injuries
Tho officers and members OF tho
Boise Turn verein society have de
oided TO erect a new hall, which win
be modern IN every respect and q
comfortable home for the society.
rIyrum IIuggard. who sustained
fractured skull at the factory at su.
gar City, from a 7Oo-pound beam
which fell on his head. died In Salt
Lake city hospital on last Sunday
A rich discovery has been made In
the Lincoln mine at Pearl. which may
eventually add few millions 10
idaho's list The newly discovered
vein Is twenty feet wide and Is very
rich.
At the TOWNSHIP OF Twin Falls the I
company IS clearing roads and streets
and putting In a system Of water.
works. which Is 10 act as a temporary
system until such time as the town
demands more adequate and perma
nent supply.
Hon, Burton L. French, Idaho's rep.
In congress. Is to be mar
ried soon after the meeting OF tho
Republican national convention the
bride being Miss Winlfred
Hartley. who has been teacher In
he Boise public schools
II Is said that the Central idaho
Mining bureau. through it's members.
viii ask the next session of the legls-
ature for $4,000 to build wagon
Dad from sites up the south fork of
he Clearwater. and other water
curses TO Buffalo Hump.
G w Harrington. merchant OF I
Sampa left HIS store In charge OF
Icwly employed clerk one day last
Feek, and when he returned the clerk
nd disappeared. taking with him four
aluable watches, two reyolvers and /,
azor belonging 10 Harrington.
~ - ifItittb tHdi Tue t4iut MtthiS I
ompany have secured from Thomas 4
ones. owner OF the Landore Town I
he company In the Seven Devils cop {
or district five acres OF land. and I
ill begin Immediately the erection OF s.
smelter OF 200 tons capacity =
II Is now definitely decided that !,
aldwell Is 90 have a big Fourth OF =
My celebration and the committees T
re now al worli making arrange.
ents The celebration will also
,mmemorate the twenty.flrst ami
'rsary OF the founding Of Caldwell
A riot occurred ON the Northern Pa,
nc passenger train near Burke on |
. 18th. between union miners from /
. Hercules mine and non.union men
om the properties Of the Federal
iaing q Smelling company No one
~ killed. hut several on each side /
IRE badly injured
The capacity OF the Twin Fails ca |
] Is 1900 cubic feet per second. and
Is capable OF delivering water &c
. entire irrigated trae. under II.
lis tract consists OF 100000 acres /
on the south side Of the river II |
Y give one cubic foot per second
I each so acres. l
The amount ~ money 20 be expend |
on the Twin Falls irrigation enter
Sc win be 81 500 goo When com.
ted Il win be the lsrgest irrigating
stem In the United States and the
rd largest In the world. only sur.
ssed by similar systems along the
e and one In India
Joseph T. Scott. editor OF the Couer
,lene Press a, Occur d'Alene. and
aries II. Clayton. retired business In
N OF the same place. were pre- in,