Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-03-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

tured at Minidoka as they we're II
the act OF making bogus $40 and 81
gold pieces.
new postofYice has been estab
lished In Gilmore county, called Thur
man. Tom Lattimer being named a,
postmaster.
Fire at Soda Springs destroyed the
telephone exchange. a confectionery
store and other property valued at
about $4,000
A carload of Greeks we're shipped
snto Boise from the east last week to
work on the plant OF the Barber Lum-
Der company. up the river.
Work is being pushed by the Bell
Telephone people In the installation
OF their telephone exchange at Twin
Falls and surrounding country.
AT Emmett last week three Greeks
took capsules OF strychnine. believing
it TO be quinine. Two are dead and
there is little hope for the third.
Fire which started from defective
fue destroyed the residence OF Frank
Holgates. three miles east OF Cald-
well. ontaiIing loss OF about 50 900.
Mrs. g. Calvin OF Havre. Mont. was
instantly killed at Pocatello by falling
from the window of her room and
through the slxylight into drug store
beneath
Senator Hepburn, during the execu
tive session on the 10Th, made an ex.
tended argument In favor OF the an
nexation OF Santo Domingo by tho
United States
A site has been secured for the Ida.
no building at the Portland fair The
plot has frontage OF 125 feet and IS
100 feet In depth, and the structure
will front the lake.
j. u. Beardsley. one OF the first res
idents OF Washington county, died at
his home In Weiser on the 18th, after
an illness OF several weeks. He was
nearly 80 years old.
Despite the orders Of Sheriff Suther
land the closing OF the gambling
games in Wallace was but temporary.
and twenty-four hours later all tho
games were running again In full
blast.
News has been received from Thun.
Ter Mountain that William Armstrong
ost his life In the Dewey mine. He !
truck his pick into missed shot. the
esuting explosion nearly tearing his
ody In two
II is reported that forty head OF Z
ows have recently been shot In the
'eton basin by people who believed :,
ie range was being overcrowded and !,
'ok this method OF disposing OF cat :
9 from the outside districts. y
The Lewiston land Office has re- .,
esved instructions by wire to with. ;,
Did all timber and stone patents In Y
lie Office TIL further notice. Orders to !,
ithhold are undoubtedly due to the =,
vestigation now progressing. =,
Judge Stewart has upheld the valid re
y OF the state anti-gambling law. in DC
e noted slot machine case which ia
'ew out OF the seizure OF number or
machines which we're being oper- ii,
ed during the fair week in Boise. OF
The spring season is opening up In da
cd shape for much building activity 20
Boise. especially of residences. It ar
ems probable that even more resi- h ne
noes of handsome design win be 10
instructed during 1905 than In 1904
The two daughters OF Thomas Burns
Moscow, aged 10 and II. have dis
peared from home and all efforts pie
locate them have proven unavaillng. rel
is believed they tired OF home life &c
4 have gone out TO see the world. IN.
4 mysterious lire destroyed the res Ma
nee OF David GroeshecS. an old res. De
AT living about mile and a half on
I'll OF star The Ore started In a she
m where there had been no fire for Gus
ong time. and IT'S origin is u mys- tsl'
to
usle Duffey. a cclored woman. sent
the ponitentiary from Neg Perce
nty for grand larceny. has been I
doned, CHE having contracted con- edi
lption. and 1t being thought that day
her confinement would jeopardize say
life. OH
enjamin Johnson. aged 20, was pea
Dbed to death at Pocatello, and pal,