Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-08-18

principal streets OF Weiser add very
much to the city's appearance.
Governor Gooding has issued a
proclamation naming September as
Idaho day at the Portland exposition
Governor Goooding has issued his
proclamation designating September
AS labor day and urging the people
TO observe It.
Harrison Loyelace has been ap.
pointed regular and William II.
Boardsley sub rural free delivery car
rler at Moscow.
John r. Coonrod of Long Valley fell
from the loft In his woodshed, striking
bn wagon and crushing his skull, dy
Ing five hours later.
Two Methodist churches in the
Thunder Mountain district were dedi-
Gated recently. one at Roseberry and
one at Thunder City
Snake river IS lower at Glenn's Ferry
now than ever was known before. a
number OF water wheels along It's
banks having stopped running.
A project is on foot looking TO the
building OF a railway line eastward |
from Boise, possibly 10 a connection |
with the Northwestern in eastern |
Idaho.
Work on the extension OF the r. &
Men and teams are being hired as fast
as they can be secured and placed at
work on the grade.
Arrangements are being made by
Register Mcconnell OF the state land
department for a land sale TO be held
Ia Kootenai county some time the lat.
ter part OF September.
w. M. Wayman. a member OF the
upper house In the last legislature
from Canyon county. has sold his 40.
acre ranch at New Plymouth for .
consideration OF $1,000 per acre
The preliminary steps have been
taken 10 develop the coal measures
about thirty-ive miles south OF Burnley q
that are known to exist on Goose
creek. in the vicinity Of Beaver dam.
Rural delivery routes have been or {
dered established In Idaho as follows:
Grangeyille, Idaho county. routes Nos
and 2. population no houses III;
Lewiston. route No. 1. population 500 i
houses 1870. !,
The new process for handling the 4
black sands OF the Snake river which n
is now being tested at lily Bar, just Il
above the city OF Lewiston. bids fair h
TO reyolutionize one branch of the
mining industry. r.
According to reports from Parma n
farmers the amount OF hay produced al
In that vicinity this season will be al
greatly reduced from what It was last le
year. Some estimate Il at about one
half OF the regular crop.
Five thousand people celebrated the r.
advent OF the Mnidoka 4 Southwest h,
Urn railroad into Twin Falls Fully m
1900 people were fed at the monster &C.
barbecue. at which two big steers and OF
! number OF sheep were cleaned up. dc
The body OF Samuel Conner OF Hag on
'rman was found about nine miles bo m
ow Salmon Falls, near Bliss As the th
'ody was in very decompcsed con. -
ition. having been in the river since
uly 3, Il was thought advisable to
Jury Il near the place where It was ia
ound
Neg Perez IS the richest county In
iaho. according TO tho statement is. wi
ued by the county auditor The state th'
tent shows the total assessed valua. da
on OF the county Independent of rail.
Dads, telegraph AID telephone lines. 49, 49,
} be s6.a0s.sSi. Last year the assess pr
Ient on railroads and telegraph was tn,
'6s.501. Gee
Carrie Hansen. aged IS. while rid
x Ferris wheel at Pocatello, G
Iught her hand In hinge OF the car,
inted and fell to the ground. dis ""
nee OF fourteen feet. sustaining in.
ries which proved fatal two hours
ter. sue
A wreck on the Short Line near be'
ems Ferry resulted In the destruc-
IN of fifteen freigh. cars and the pa,
aking up OF passengers. freight bod
d passenger train colliding as tho ste'
sult OF wrong orders given nv mn lon
yon
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