Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

$ooVsvVu IN BOiu since Jhbuafy i. 4Sv1
Burglars blew open the safe OF Sid
ney steyenes at Montpelier and Sc.
cured s140
The Bear Lake Game association
has Endorsed Franch Richards for
game warden.
Salmon City has a lady member OF
the Judiciary. Mrs George Lewis being
Justice OF the peace.
Joe Louis, Flathead Indian. acci
dentally shot and killed himself while
duck hunting near Standpoint.
In the Petit mine at Atlanta Engt
OF ore has been blocked out already.
Senator Hepburn is making an ef-
fort to have the proceedings OF the
Idaho Constitutional convention
printed.
The mineral production In Idaho
during the year 1904 was; Gold 49,
226.243; silver. 100000; lead.
s6.i9s.000.
The construction of the Minidoka 4
Southwestern from Minldoka to Rock
Creek. through the Twin Falls tract.
is under way.
The Boise Traction company will |
build an electric road from Boise to |
Pearl and have It In operation before
the close OF 1905.
Twin Falls Is to have bank with
capitalization OF $4,000. building
costing $3.50 ia to be erected by the
bank people in tho spring.
There are 1863 sawmills operating in
Idaho. and several large plants are
under construction. The product of
these mills aggregated $2000.O0o in
1904.
II. Gesas g. Co. general merchants
III Blackfoot and st. Anthony, have
failed with liabilities OF $4,000, divid-
ed between eastern and local cred
ltors.
A bin to create q stste-4Hard OF
health and vital sta>,Tcs. 81 six
members. to be appointed by the gov
ernor. is to be introduced in the legis-
iature.
A house occupied by Clay William.
son about two miles northeast OF Me
ridian. was burned own ON the eth.
Most OF the contents OF the building ,
were saved.
The body OF the infant child OF 4
Thomas Alley OF Emmett. drowned !
by its mother when she committed \
suicide. has been found on a rifle O
near Murray ford b
The announcement that coal OF n
very fair quality has been discovered $
In Thunder Mountain has revived In d
tercst in the development OF that new S
est of Idaho's resources. II
John BrookshIre was seriously II b
not fatally injured at Meridian by be- b
ng thrown from wagon he was driv- Il
ng. striking his head on the frozen e
ground. fracturing the skull. a
X. A. sidebotham OF Boise died on W
rain near Colorado Springs while on IL
his way from Cripple Greek to Boise. o.
He had been afflicted with DrIghts %
disease. which caused his death.
The mining business in Gilmore =.
ounty is in excellent condition and - -
/ no time for ten years has the coun- ~
ny attracted more attention from the :"
astern investor than at this time. va
All Indications point to great rail- -
DAD activity In Idaho during the next ~
BUR or Ave years. The outlook Is
right for the construction OF as many
lilies as Nevada has recently added. sr
There are III public schools In the
tate. 41.061 pupils and i.1i6 teachers.
ligher salaries are paid school teach Al
rs In idaho than in any other state. Ea
ct the demand for instructors far tn
xceeds the supply.
In the new mining camp Of VIII go go
amsburg, on the middle fork OF the 10
slmon river. over 800 properties have adj
cen located assays running from 81
} $1,000 per ton. and an average ~"
iroughout tho camp OF $40.
Prof George II. Black of the Lew
ton normal school was chosen pres Nj
ent OF the State Teachers associa-
ON at the annual meeting held In
oise last week. The association viii ~
eet In Boise again next year.
The jury IN the Bland murder case %
Wallace brought in verdict OF not J.,