Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-03-30
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The Meridian Commercial club Is
working for an electric light system
for that town.
Five carloads of household goods
belonging TO new settlers arrived in
Nampa last week
A favorable report has been made
on the appropriation of $4,000 for the
Idaho fish hatchery.
A postoffice has been established at
Lenox, Elmore county with Theodore
Pierce as postmaster.
II is believed that Meyer. Haywood
and Pettibone will be placed ON trial
about the middle Of May.
The residence of Pat Glennon in
Garden Valley was destroyed by fire
last week, portion OF the contents
being saved.
Eugene Day. millionaire mining man
Of Wallace. must pay the actual ex-
penses of the appeal of his wife In the
Day divorce case.
The contract for the new metalur-
gical laboratory and mill for the min
ing department of the Moscow univer-
sity has been let.
The public school at Caldwell was
closed last week owing to the prevail
ence OF whooping cough. and because
of the coal famine.
Everything In the vicinity of EN-
nett is in splendid condition and the
people are looking forward to a high
ly prosperous season.
Tex Clark who killed Sam Clark in
Nampa on the evening of November
s. has been sentenced to seven years
in the state penitentiary.
State Auditor Robert S. Bragaw has
just completed In his office loose
leafed index record of all horse. sheep
and cattle brands filed In his office up
to January |, 1906.
Senator Hepburn last week received
a petition signed by 514 farmers and
business men of Washington county. !
Idaho, protesting against the extension
of forest reserves in Idaho
Lafayette Gray who was seriously ,
wounded at Boise a few weeks ago by
Henry Neuebaumer, has left the hos.
pital. where he had been since the :
tragedy that resulted in the death OF I
Ollie Powell and Neuebaumer S
a.
James Madden one of the most
prominent sheep raisers in north Ida
no. died suddenly at his home in the
Tammany country from heart disease \
Mr.. Madden came to the Lewiston
country in 1888. and was Ga years of
age. 1,
The Marysvale branch of the Short o.
Line in Idaho now being almost com b
pleted. a daily service commenced Of
rom st. Anthony To that point on W
March 20. instead OF the tri-weekly II
ervice that has heretofore been main % %
aimed ri
AS the result OF the collapse OF an Is
Id stable which was being torn down S'
ear Horseshoe Bend, Peter Con- "
Iaughton. aged 6, was killed and a W
nan named Chase suffered broken ps
njured ar
II has been learned, says Boise dis ca
atch. that Harry Orchard. In his con-
sssion, stated that he had made one
tempt to kill Governor Steunenberg
/ the Idanha hotel In Boise City That
'as In September. when he stopped in 70
he house.
Fred l.. blessing. aged Is. gradu- -,
Ie of the high school at lei Paso ILL.,. nm
nng himself in the cellar of his to
rothef's house at Blackfoot. The en-
,llsr was so low that the boy had to "a sn'
Q his feet back OF him to accomplish ar.
g object. "n,
Henry Hendry and Andrew Wester- We
III lost their lives and Henry Wester
III was severely injured as the result
a cave-in at the Minnie Moore mine
Bellevue The accident happened MI
the 1000 level just after the men ~n
emit 10 work. the
A baby girl less than two months 'u'
a was found on doorstep in the red ohs
hit district in Nampa. a note being uro
Z with the little one stating that its rio,
me was velma Clark, and that the the
,ther was III and unable to provide bee
+ the little or ing
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