Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

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w Schmidt. known as the crazy
man OF Salmon river. has been ad
Judged insane and sent 10 Blackfoot
John Sparks OF American Falls &C
cideutally shot himself In the leg last
week, Inficting very painful wound.
The new headgate for the Owyhee
ditch is completed. II cost about s5.-
900. and II constructed OF solid ma.
Bonry.
Machinery has been ordered for a
packing house in Teton Basin. The
building has been completed for a
month.
A. A. Fisher. German aged 20
years dropped dead at Meadows. A
coroner's Jury rendered a verdict OF
heart failure,
The Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany has announced that IT will this
summer build a new and handsome de
pot at Standpoint
Snowfall for the month OF December
at Pocatelo was 1914. the heaviest
since the establishment of the weather
bureau at that place.
A workman named Wood was blown
TO pieces at the Mlnidoka dam by the
explosion OF 81 sticks OF dynamite |
which he was thawIng.
Farmers in Blaine county are be- /
coming apprehensive OF next seasons
water supply Up to the present time
the snowfall has been very light.
James Freeman, a miner. while tenn
porarily insane. made two desperate
attempts TO commit suicide at Wal
lace. He will likely be sent to the
asylum.
Smith & Webb, the merchants re-
gently burned out at Meadows. express
confidence In the future OF the place
and announce they will rebuild their
store at once.
William Hooper. ,ex-asss ssoi md AK
collector OF shoshohe conntyy w0s5
term OF Office expired on the 9th, is re-
ported short in his accounts. the short
age being estimated at s7.111.
The 4-yearold daughter OF David
Frye was burned to death at Pocatello.
The little ones clothes caught fire
from the stove hearth. and no one was
present to extinguish the flames. =
The registrars of Ada county who
served preceding the recent election, !,
will receive the sum of 20 cents for
zach name they enrolled, according to
A decision OF the county commission :,
,rs. I,
Governor Gooding on the 18th signed &C
he first bill presented to him by the u, ~
'ighth session OF the legislature. II A,
vas the house measure making appro- to
'riation to meet the exepnse OF the
ession. ai
The grading on the Minidoka branch
I the Oregon Short Line is reported
D be nearly completed TO Snake river,
nth the exception OF one heavy rock tn
ut. No work has been done south of S.
he river. for
Fred Skog, a laboring man, was w
illed by train near Boyer station. w
n the Northern Pacific. II is sup s ~.
osed that the deceased was intoxi- sta
ated and staggered against a moving Tn
eight train. DID
The supreme court has held an ordi- of
ance OF the city OF Boise prohibiting emf
omen from entering saloons and
aking the proprietor as well as the "
women subject to fine to be 2
constitutional I'm
A bill has been introduced providing ~"
r the division of Kootenai county. son
ID the creation OF Clarke county out An
the northern part Standpoint is res
Imed as the Temporary county seat OF cou
Q new county. nus
The militia reorganization bill intro for
cod by Representative Aulbach car tior
IS an appropriation OF $4,000. which for
ijutant General vickers says Is about era
per man per annum. against s45 20 s,r
5 In surrounding states.
The house. during brief session on II
. l4th. passed the bill dividing the was
ird Judicial district and creating the nrs,
veuth out OF Canyon. Washington aav
d owyhee counties. The bin Will be - ,
shed through the senate. 20,
A state depository bill has been in. diet
duced by Representative Richards dist
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