The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-09
CONTRACT LET FOR
MASONIC TEMPLE
Boise Masons Preparing to
Erect an Imposing
Edifice.
SHORT LINE TRAINS TO RUN
TO LEWISTON NEXT YEAR
J. M. Shoup Said to Be Slated
for Delegate From
Alaska.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to Tho Tribune
BOISE. Ida. July s.-The contract for
constructing the Masonic temple has
been awarded to Larson & Carter for
s21.069. There were seven bids sub
mitted. ranging In amount from $2l. .069
TO $2S,225.32. The building Will be
erected according to plans prepared by
Ross Cartee. The foundation for the
temple, located on Tenth street. be-
tween Idaho and Bannock, was built
number OF months ago. The present
building will be two stories, but II Will
be constructed with the intention oil
later adding three more stories. The
first floor Will be divided into two store
rooms, the building covering a ground
space OF 81 by los feet. The second
floor Will be devoted to lodge purposes.
The building will be built OF Boise
pressed brick. with stone trimmings.
Line Down the Snake.
The statement Is attributed to Super
intendent Olmstead OF the Short Line,
that the Hartman interests are build
ing the new line from Huntington down
the Snake TO Lewiston and that trains
will be running over 1t next year. He
stated that sixty miles of the line
would be completed this year.
1t Is said that ]. NJ. Shoup, at pres
ent United States Marshal for the
southern district of Alaska, VIII be
nominated for delegate in Congress, the
first from that region. TWO OF ths
three districts have already instructed
for him. The convention Will be held
at Juneau July Is.
The Secretary OF the Interior has re-
stored TO entry and settlement $4,000
acres Of land in eastern Oregon ana
western Idaho withdrawn for reclama-
| tlon under Malheur irrigation project,
which has been found impracticable.
The State Normal School.
At recent meeting of the board of
trustees of the Albion State normal
school, the entire faculty was re-em-
ployed for the coming year. The Ia
cilities have been improved by the erec-
ton Of a new girls dormitory and IN
a general way the school is In hour
ishing condition. and is better than IL
ever has been before Last year there
were about 200 students.
The number OF inmates In the ldaho
Soldiers home here is Us, thlrty-tnree
of whom are now absent on furlougn
James Ewing Dunbar, young mar
! we'll known In Boise, VINO has been all
ing for long time from lingering
illness. was found dead In his bed a
Twin Springs one morning recently
sleep. For the past two years he mac
been an inmate OF st. Luke's hospital
but recently he left that institution
thinking q mountain trip would nell
him. He was born in New Jersey abou
% wears ago. After graduating IRON
the Platt school In New York City, NJ
came to Boise In 1901, in company witt
his brother, Justice William c. Dun
bar, and engaged In architecture, II
he WAS very DTOnClenl.
Fine Ranch Sold.
A few Days ago E. l.. Knowlton o
Lewiston purchased the old DENIM
Crowley ranch on Squaw creek IRON
Adres Nelson, paying S20,oOO cash
Four years ago Nelson purchased tn
property for $4,000. He had put no i'm
nroyements on 1t, but. on the othe
hand. had sold off town lots In IN
town of Sweet to the amount or SZOot
After selling Nelson bought the sam
uel and Alex Ireton place for Slo,oo,
Knowlton also purchased the mercan
tile business and ranch OF Taylor
Son at Sweet, the price being reporte
al s6500 1t is his intention to erect
largo building and go into the mercan
tile business on large scale.
H. j, Knox OF Lake Crystal, MINI
purchased recently from w. II. Hum
phrey his property on the bench sout
Of BCl9e. KNOWN US lIlS l'aNSc p'oS'
The consideration was $4,000.
, Rich Ore ut Pearl.
! few weeks ago new Ledge wa
=, opened up accidentally In the LooF
out claim Of the Easter group OF mine
OF Pearl, Samples from the ore take
out looked good and an assay wa
made by Mr, Mobley OF Boise, whlc
showed values OF $lS5.23 per ton. IN
new ledge was uncovered by workme
who were grading a road to the mine
The discovery was opened up. and at
!. | depth Of only Ave feet was found tf
ore that yielded such rich values
a the assayer's test
o Capt. John Treweek. superintender
d OF the Sunnyside at Thunder Mountai
:, has taken bond on the Cotter grou
o This property Is north and northeast
y the Sunnyside. Ii has long pcen n
h aarded as valuable. and the deVelol
y ments IN the Sunnyside during the pa
year give this other group ADDED Faiu
Two young men from 1daho nave 1u
= completed courses in the National U1
= versIty Law school In Washington,
q c, One Is VIII E, Lee, private seer
IT tarv to Congressman French OF ldah
e Who finished the course for which q
: degree OF master OF laws Is given. III
8 other Is George VI. Fields OF Mosco
h who received the degree OF bachelor
e laws. Mr. Lee received tho degree
{, bachelor OF laws from the same uniye
ID sity.