Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-04-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS

James Chnnum, convict, mas cs
capped from the penitentiary and 4
believed to be hiding In the hills.
The saloons OF Caldwell are nov
compelled TO close from midnight Sat
urday until o'clock Monday morning
Seven counties OF Idaho have organ
lied fair associations. viz Ada, Ban
mock. Bingham, Bear Lake. Canyon
Fremont and Neg Perez.
John w Johnson. prospector and
miner OF Mineral. disappeared about
month ago and II is feared he per.
ished in a now storm.
Work has begun on the new box
factory at Boise All kinds OF bas,
kets, crates and boxes win be turned
out by the new factory.
On lands aggregating 932.437 acres
there were produced In Idaho for the
year 1905 crops totaling In estimated
value the sum OF sl7,5ss.956
james Campbell was badly injured
by a dynamite explosion while AZ
work on the city sewer at Idaho
Falls, and viii lose his eyesight
The average yield of rye to the acre
in this state last season was 25 bush.
els. 1900 acres being planted. The
crop was $4,000 bushels, worth s21 900.
Since last September twenty-five
new residences have been built in
couer d'Alene City and four big busi
ness blocks are now in course OF CON
struction.
The administration building OF the
University OF Idaho at Moscow, with
its contents. has been completely de-
stroyed by fire. The origin OF the fire
is mystery.
G. j. Hall. the Salmon rver stock.
man. states that he is contemplating
the purchase OF 5000 goats and the
placing Of the same on the Salmon
river range.
Idaho produced 140 bushels Of pota,
toes to the acre last year. on HIST |
acres. The average price per bushel
for the year was as cents. making the
entire crop worth s79l.75O.
Mrs. j. f. Nav OF Meridian met
with quite serious accident while
she got her middle finger
caught In some of the works and cut
L OF just at the last joint
After a few months inactivity,
Pearl is opening up brighter than
sver The Black Pearl has ordered
III their men to work and in week
he mine and mill viii be running full
orces.
Edward Shoemaker, well-known
living near Idaho Falls. mar
owly escaped death from several
hots fired by an unknown person as
lie occupied the front room of his
Iome. He was wounded.
William Northrup was drowned in
he Boise river near Twin Springs :
Phile crossing the stream In a cage
ihich is used for ferrying passengers {
cross. the rope breaking and precip- e
atlng him into the stream. !
AS the result OF an accident In 6
heat warehouse in Idaho Falls. j. p
. Davis was killed and Charles u
each injured. The men had been q
aught beneath falling sacks OF wheat. T,
avis leaves wife and five children.
The two-year-old son OF Grip Allen
Emmett. swallowed quantity OF l,
which had been purchased
n use In preparing horse medicine
nd was saved only by strenuous Ell
ri on the part OF physician. ~
The students OF the University OF
aho proved victorious in the recent -
'bating contest In the decision by y,
q judges the students OF The Idaho s.
liversity secured four votes. while Ip
ashington secured three and Oregon NJ
10. o,
Nine hundred acres OF the best
hool agricultural Land that has been r.
Id In north Idaho for esyeral years
az auctioned on at the Nez Perez
Gently The land brought $1,000. NJ
d the average price was $3.50 per pa
re. -
c. j. Perkins announces that he has nh
mpleted arrangements for continu ne
3 work on his Camas prairie irri- WI
ton projects. The Cow creek res
voir was partially completed last m
-. This spring the canal Is TO DO un