Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-28
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

crop.
Emma X. Meinert has been appoint
ed postmistress at Elk City. Idaho
county.
A farmer near Bull had an acre OF
locust trees set out this year which
are now nearly twelve feet high.
On the Twin Falls tract this year
1886 acres OF land have been entered,
nearly 1000 OF which has been entered
In September.
Work has been begun by the con
tractors on the sewers at Caldwell,
and the work viii be finished as rapid
ly as possible
Fire at Minidoka destroyed half the
business section OF that town. causing
total loss OF $4,000, with insurance
covering one-thIrd.
The College OF Idaho. at Caldwell,
opened its sixteenth school year on the
18th, with the largest attendance In
the history OF the school
The three eastern Idaho districts,
Blackfoot, Idaho Falls. and Sugar City,
will this fall harvest total OF 49,.
900 tons OF sugar beets
Forest Ritzius. three-year-old boy,
was so seriously injured by an explo-
sion OF kerosene at Weiser that death
ensued after hours OF suffering.
Two years ago there were not more
than twenty families In upper Long
valley, while at the present time the
population is estimated at 1000 or
5000.
A trolley car struck runabout in
which r. W. Helphrey and Miss II.
Lane we're riding. In Boise, both being
thrown TO the ground and slightly in
Jured.
State Bank Examiner c. S. Loveand
has authorized the Bank of Washing
ton county. OF Middleton. to begin bust
ness. The capital OF the bank is $685.
600. fully paid.
Mrs. Jacobina Nelso, aged II, OF Pc
catello, wandered away from her home
at night, fell into the Portneuf river
and was drowned, her body being
found six hours later.
Edward King. operator OF the NOV
ing picture machine In the Empire the
atre at Boise was seriously burned,
and the theatre damaged to the
amount OF $4,000 last week.
Oats seven feet and three inches
high. yielding rs bushels. have been
grown this season in Long valley, and
the settlers are drifting from mining
aud stock raising to farming.
A very desirable immigration is set
ling near Mountain Home, the bene-
Its OF which il reflected In modern ,
brick business blocks and an increase
n the value OF alfalfa and grain fields.
Last week a number OF Payette val
ey fruit growers organized the Pay
Ute Valley Apple Growers union, linn
ted. with the end In view of putting
heir apples on the market In better
hape. 7
The city jail at Culdesac was de-
troyed by fire at about o'clock In
he morning, under circumstances that
cad 10 the belief that the fire was of
ncendiary origin. The loss is about
1000. Y
Pruno plckers are working overtime {
hese days. and the big warehouses b
re being taxed to the utmost to Y
andle the large quantity OF the fruit
hitch Is being dumped before their
oors. 4
The farmers of Kimberly have org
nixed warehouse company and ex-
ect TO hold their grain for higher v
rices. There are "a stockholders in a
10 company and they are building Q
arehouse 40xS7 feet. o
Tom Mcknight. an employee of Page n
Motifs camp on Daggett creek. was a
,verely injured by log rolling on n
I'm. Mr. Mcknight was engaged in g
ork along the creek when he fell in. D
a imense log rolling over him.
The first car OF Idaho prunes of this
'sson's crop was sold in Chicago on n
10 l4th at auction by the Earl Fruit r,
'mpany. the ear bringing si.Si5. The N
runes were shipped by the Payette ~,
ruit Packing company OF Payette. =
The thirty-two National banks of %
aho. had s6.s92,2iS In loans and dis $
'unts September 4. the date of the ~
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