Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-03-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

h"g poisoner operating there.
Edward T. Hosglund has been al
pointed postmaster at FaIk's store
Canyon county. vice George ". Jacobs
resigned
William West. a resident OF Boise
on trial at Mountain Home on tho
charK" Of stealing two horses from q
resident OF that town. was found
guilty.
Eddie Burns Of Boise stopped Billy
Moore Of New Orleans In the second
round OF what was 10 have been =
twenty-round glove contest y. Boise
last week
There was shipped out OF Payette
TO eastern markets during 1908 be-
tween 2t5 and $50 carloads OF thu
Payctte valley products. combating Of
fruit. wool and livestock.
II now appears probable that the
proposed electric railway TO connect
the town OF Payette with Emmett will
be constructed during the summer.
Eastern capitalists are Interested In
the project.
Within the past two years the town
OF Payette has doubled In size Dur
Ing the past year fully $4,000 has
been expended In building operations
In the town. the buildings all being OF
n auhstn oflai chsracter
The Star bakery at HALEY was de-
stroyed by fire. the work OF an In.
cendiary. an unknown man who was
practically caught In the act. but made
his escape amidst a hail OF bullets
fred by the city marshal.
The house OF Mrs. Hoffman at
HALEY was found TO be on Are while
she was absent. but the fire was cas-
lily extinguIshed. The Times states
that Mrs. Hoffman said that some
enemy had set the fire.
Fire destroyed the cigar store OF
Max @. MGnzer OF Boise His loss is
1880 on stock. and that on the build
ing, onestory structure. 5000. E.
J. Faust's art store, adjoining. was
damaged TO the extent OF 81 500.
Captain Avery Hudson. well |
known In military circles. and for |
merly chairman OF the Republican
state executive committee OF Ohio.
resident OF ssndusky. was killed by
snowslide at Roosevelt last week
During melee in saloon in the
Rapid River mining district. a man
named Ansen was cut In the back
with as axe by miner named I'm
stal. and Nick" Klassan. the saloon
Keeper. had two or three ribs broken.
The people OF weiser are Justly
proud OF their municipality owned and
'perated waterworks and electric light
'ystems, While these have been In
operation only since November |. they
ave already proved great successes.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has authorized the construc-
ion OF toll line across the Indian
eseryation from Pocatello to Ameri.
All Falls. as well as tho installation
I local exchange at American Falls.
Reports from the Dakotah mining
roperty OF the II. Y. group at Thun-
or Mountain show Il Ia opening up
J remarkable manner After pass.
~ through forty feet OF ore. run
lng from 81 20 yil. the tunnel en-
an ore body running much
gner. the assays ranging from S1t
s7e
The report OF the weather bureau
ows that theayeragc precipitation tor
Q state last year was 1850 inches.
n average Of 2tTl inches occurred
the northern section. 1886 In the
ntral and 1898 In the southern The
eatest amount occurred az Murray.
ioshone county and the least AT
arnet. Elmoro county.
Tho report Of the weather bureau
cws that there were so rainy days
Boise during the past year. There
re 1871 DAYS without cloud to mar
. clear sky. and of the others. 81
re but psr,ly cloudy while III wese
Issed az cloudy
Tho new broom factory. which was
npleteA and put into operation In
user about three weeks ago. has H.
'terisl sufficient for the making OF sls
90 dozen brcoms on hand This ma vi
ial Is the product OF the land lying IA
tho doors al wciser. 90
me pos'ofnce business AZ Payette ~,
ring tho past year increased 40 per Ru