Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-06-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

IDAHO.

II is announced that the Caldwell
sugar factory VIII be built and In oper
alton In time for the crop OF 1904.
The salary OF the Boise postmaster
has been increased from $500 TO 81.
900. owing 10 increased postal re
ceipts-
The University OF Idaho track team
won from the Whitman college team
In the contest at Moscow. by a score OF
~ 10 so.
A number OF tho smaller streams in
Custer county are reported to be over
flowing and It is said several bridges
have collapsed.
Wood river has been higher recently
than known for years. The Gimlet
bridge between HALEY and Ketchum
was washed out last week.
Idaho's mineral exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition contains ore that
would. II Is said. sell for $4,000 One
specimen alone contains 200 ounces OF
silver
Dan Mcbride aged 81. died very sud
denly Mt Placerville. death being due
60 heart failure After eating hearty
supper he went to bed and died few
moments after retiring.
Daniel Regain. aged "A years. one of
the most widely known pioneers in the
state and the Payette valley, died at
Emmett on the 27th Mr. Regan came
TO Idaho from California In 1866
A flowing wen OF hot water has been
struck on the place OF Jack Bowers, a
short distance northwest of Boise, at
the shallow depth of only about 300 |
feet The well is Moving so gallons a
minute.
Twice within the shadow OF the gall
lows. then a prospector and now
mining magnate. Diamondneld Jack"
Davis now has taken unto himself
bride. according TO adyices received
from Tonopah. Nevada.
A postofice has been established at
Warm Lake, known as Knox. with C.
O. Randall az postmaster II is expect
I'd to have the mail route TO that office
and the Morrison ONCE at Yellow Pine
started In about week.
Memorial day was observed at Boise
In the usual manner II was made a
half holiday by the business houses
and there was very large attendance
It the exercises. The address was de-
ivered by Senator Dubois
An Indian named Charles Tomas,
rom the Duck Valley agency. who was
returning home from Mountain Home,
BY some mistake drank out OF the
wrong bottle, which proved to be
horse iiniment. dying the following
lay from the effects,
The Highland Power company's
lam. located twenty miles up the river
rom Boise. was swept away by the ter
1fic pressure of the food waters, caus-
ng an immense loss to the company.
rhe Highland dam was ESQ feet long
md ffteen feet nigh.
Dug Kernes. prosperous cattleman
II May. in the Pashimaria valley. Lem
II county. was struck by lightning. his A.
'lothing being torn on down to the
waist. while his head. face and neck
serc badly burned. but despite his In
uries he viii recover. :
The store OF DR.. Kohler at Nampa n
vas entered at night by burglars and
Iuite quantity OF goods taken. The =.
'ooty consisted OF cutlery. jewelry. :,
hoes aud other articles. This is a,
he second time within two weeks this N,
tore has been burglarized !,
or the total production OF s3.737 fine
unces 81 gold in the state during tho Ell
ear 1908. which was valued at yi.7so.- in
81. according 10 the report OF the as IN
ay ONCE at Boise. 1896 ounces were 81
quartz origin and s6.2s1 ounces m
sme from the placer mines. gr
During a severe electrical storm w
ear Albion. W. Fenton Harris was es
truck by lightning and killed. while
boy who was riding on the same en-
orse with Harris. escaped with his Jo
fe but was severely injured. his re
othins being burned on and his body of
sdly blistsred Of
Ranchers OF Gordon Creek district -h
J Bannock county. report . record un
reAkinE hailstorm. Hsilstones ali I'M
ch and \ half In diameter fell and DO