Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-07-27
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The Kimberly bank is now open 70
business and starts out with YER
bright prospects
Rye is being harvested In variou
parts OF the Twin Falls tract an,
shows fine average yield
Culdesac farmers are responsible FOL
the statement that their grain yields
this summer will be record breakers.
The Twin Falls fair. which will be
held on September s. 6 and T.
will. without doubt. be a great sue
pess
A fall carnival or fair Is the latest
project for Idaho Falls. The exact ma
ture OF the fiesta has not been decided
apon.
Idaho Falls Is enjoying a building
boom and there is not an Idle carpen
ter In the town. while NIL other In
borcrs are busy.
Engineers are now engaged in sur
yeying the Hansen townsite and laying
4 OF into lots. The total townsits
BOW covers 1G0 acres.
During the recent hot spell the max
imum temperature ut Placerville has
averaged 80. which is considered re
narkable for the basin.
Miss Gertrude Marcus. whose home
IL at Idaho City, has returned from
San Juan. Porto Rico. where she was
engaged in teaching school
3 The Salmon stage and mail now
goes through TO Salmon City in ons
day. leaving Challis at q a. M, and ar
rfvinE from Salmon the following day
~ D. m.
William II. Thomas. who shot
Charles Doran in the arm at Atlanta
few weeks ago, escaped from the of
ficers ut that place. but has been re
captured at Boise.
Bumper crops will be harvested In
Nez Perez county this year. Farmers
in the vicinity OF Arrow report thai
the wheat yield Will run higher than
forty bushels to the acre.
The l.o35,lo5 acres OF uncultiyated
land, with available water. in Idaho
when divided into forty-acre farms
viii provide homes for an additional
population of 100000 people.
Edward p. Houston, plumber
burned TO death In his seridence al
Boise. during the absence OF his wife
and son at Pine, Oregon. He was
former resident of Albany. Ore.
Hugh Crutcher, teacher in the EN-
nett schools. was drowned In the Pay
cite lake while on his annual outing
Mr.. Crutcher was 30 years OF age.
single man. and was highly respected
The town OF Hope sustained $50.
300 nre last week. the buildings de :
stroyed peing the Hope hotel. the Pres
,ott house. four saloons. the post OF {
Zee. eleven residences and three emp
y store buildings. I
Bingham and Fremont counties will q
lave to contend with the cricket pest
his year. but II is believed they will
'e destroyed, through the efforts OF the :
ounty commissioners. before much d
smage is done.
In q runaway near the Payette n
AXES. Mrs. Taylor, wife OF the Episoo- +
al minister of weiser. had both an a
rm and ankle broken. and Miss Ley
raster. also OF weiser. was injured
bout the head.
A number OF men have been In n
Fsissr lately trying to get hands to r.
ssirt ia the hay fields. Help is very CO
CARGO in the upper country and IN
round Meadows Il is said 81 per day a.
nd board is being offered. :,
Captain William Yates. troop A. C
ourtsenth cavalry. ranking captain =, ~
Boise barracks. was fatally hurt ~
= being thrown from his horse on W
q drilling ground while engaged in ST
'iliing bunch OF raw recruits.
Walter Helfrich. whose mother con-
lets q dressmsking establishment In
ampa. was thrown from a buggy Fl
sar Boise. and sustained fracture nc
the skull. Hie is in dangerous be
ndition. The Lad is years old. pa
John KiIlian died In the hospital at ed
'ase on Thursday of last week MS = OF
suit OF an accident in the Jelllson OF
ons Quarries a few miles from the es
y. Late In the afternoon he fred Sc
mt and ran for safety. When the On