Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-01-19

FIRE IN the DuSlneSS of3LElCt OF
HALEY last week destroyed three
buildings
Portland will send a big delegation
TO the National Irrigation congress to
be held In Boise
Ada county commissioners have
made an appropriation OF $1,000 for
state fair purposes.
Representative French has intro
duced a bill permitting women to
vote for members OF congress.
An aerie of the Fraternal Order Of
Eagles was instituted at Caldwell last
week with 80 charter members.
Arrangements are being made to In
stall a 100-ton mill at the Standard
mine at Roosevelt in the spring.
Carl Nelson was killed in snow
slide in Long Gulch. a quarter of a
mile from Silver City. He was 35
years of age and married.
james DeWeese, the negro who was
quite badly burned while cleaning
clothes with gasoline In Boise, will
recover from his injuries.
The board of county commissioners,
On session at Caldwell, has appropriate
ed $1,000 to meet the immediate ex-
penses of the assassination case.
There will be very small delln-
quint tax list in Ada county this year,
showing that the residents of that
county are unusually prosperous.
Many OF the people of Payette are
burning sage brush because of the
shortage OF coal. The schools were
closed down because no coal could be
secured.
A farmers normal institute is to be
held at Caldwell. January 20 to 81.
This is the first meeting of this kind
to be held In the state and grand
success is expected.
The Lincoln Mining company at
Pearl expects In thirty days to put on
a. force of seventy-flve men. They are
now making another test with the Ed
ridge cyanlding process.
yhe city council of Caldwell at its
Wing last week appropriated $4S
free reeding room. and instruct
sunn Tx attorney to prepare
sunny ciosn-- ordinance
An austrian vas shot and instantly
kind AT Minidos 49, $50, co.
enson> The AustrisRy Marshal stew,
resisted, arrest, attempSsss VI unA anu
the marshal. who killed thu snoo'
self defense. ian IN
The volume OF business transacte>
during December by the Boise post
once was greater than during any
similar period in the history of the
ONCE. another evidence OF the growth
OF population in Idaho.
The senate passed Senator Dubois
bill granting a pension Of 800 a
month to Russell A. Mckinley, Jr.,
OF Boise nephew of President Nc
Kinley. His sight In both eyes was
destroyed while serving in Cuba.
f. Campbell, arrested at Council
on suspicion of knowing something of
the assassination of Ex-Governor Stue-
enburg has been released, there not
being sufficient evidence against him
to warrant the officers in holding him
longer.
Miss May Scott, state superintend-
ent of public instruction. acting In be-
half Of the state. has offered a prize
OF 500 to the school which shall in
the Judgment of competent commit
tee make the best progress in the way
of beautifying its grounds.
L. p. Shaw. station agent at Nam
pa. wins the gold medal for having
the best kept station on the Oregon
Short Line system, while John McEn-
tee. roadmaster OF the Salt Lake-Og-
den district gets the gold medal for
the best roadmasters' district.
Shoshone sheepmen have shipped
in two carloads Of shelled corn for
winter feeding The sheepmen have
plenty Of hay on hand for winter feed
ing. but they are not taking any
chances of running short and have
shipped in the corn from the east.
Organization was completed last
week OF the Intermountain Building
Material company. OF Boise. with
capital of $4,000 The company viii
construct a plant in Boise for the man
ufacture of sand-lime bricks and ce-
ment blocks for building purposes.