Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-30
IDAHO STATE NEWS.
IDAHO.

ian last week was well attended,
manifest interest being shown nice
program Tor each day was rendered.
Washington county stands nrst In
the state In the number OF horses. sec
ond In the number OF sheep. and third
In the number OF cattle within her Dor.
ders
John Haley. pioneer Of Boise Ba-
ain, died at PIacervllle last week OF old
age. He had lived In the Basin since
1855, when he and his wife came to
Idaho from California.
The Idaho Editorial Association Will
moef In Boise In annual session on
January IL and IS. The session prom
ises 10 be the most interesting in the
history of the association.
With the exception OF two. all per.
sons who had business houses burned
IN the recent FIRE at Troy Will rebuild
or have made arrangements to con-
Duct business In other quarters.
ISAAC Rogers Of Star had 81 acres OF |
alfalfa which yielded. according to
measurement made In the stack when
no sold II few days ago, eight tons
to the acre, bringing him $50 an acre.
Altogether there had been. up to and
including December 10. 1876 marriages
In Ada county since January /, 1904.
During the calendar year 1903 there
we're = total OF 242 weddings in the
county.
Citizens Of Star are much exercises
over the fact that some miscreant has {
been engaged In breaking the windows
In the Chrisitna church, and II he is
caught he win likely get a free ride p
on . rail- X
Louie Leung native OF China. Is D.
nosd ~ result OF his endeavor to
'vade arrest for alleged Illegal resi- II
dence in the United States. Leung hid =
"A an old mine to escape arrest, caught
sever cold and died.
Incendiarios attempted to burn the
own OF Gem one night recently.
esident noticed light In an unoccu
'ied house. Breaking In. he found oil.
oaked rags and kIndllng burning ON
~ Nor. The blaze was cxtinruishcd
Work win be resumed by the war
'aSle Consolidated Mining company in
10 Famous Slnker tunnel in War
'axic mountain about the first of tn.
ear. This VIII result In greater min.
y activity in the vicinity OF Silver
ity, $3.50
Inc Idaho Electric company has SO
ired franchise to install an electric
Eht plant In HALEY. the COMPANY
EresinE to commence tho installation
the new plant within six months
"a have the same completed within
10 year.
James Connors. who murdered Dcn.
Sheriff Sweet of Blackfoot. was
ocuted at the state prison ON the
n. connors was. apparently. the -
oiest man present. retaining his Stu,
rye TO the end and declining To make The
ried
rhs supreme court has granted 9 ate
Il o. habeas corpus in the case Of sma
thcr Snyder. who was confined In Late
Boise jail for violation Of the city wen
finance prohibiting the peddlInx OF was
1t without = license which IL and
lined to be invalid ~
no supreme court has afirmed the iurie
sn0"' 81 Judge steele OF the dis upon
court of Idaho county In the case
state 7s. Edward A. Lancaster. an Shot
ant Lancaster was convicted OF
utory rape and sentenced to 4 term WI
IL years imprisonment. rhris
10 grand Jury OF Canyon county. Stout
'isting of "a men from every Dor camp
OF the county, has recommended the c
v county building. as tho one now Preac
SO Is inadequate as to room. and we're
wooden structure. not . SAFE woun,
W. 'o 'eeorus- panic.
rse members OF the board of n. Jstt.
OF the University of Idaho mot the 81
'o''o~ 'sst week and decided to memb
tho legislature for appropriations sccide
70 ne buildings ono = metallur panior
laboratory and the other an A. ven.
Eurai experiment station. s~-...,
ocked into insensibility by . cur
Of electricity from live electric
wiz. Ray Carsen hung BY his The
se1 from an serial telephone mated
Tor some minutes in Boise. one yearol
Al week. before being rescued. child's
o" escape from death but to