Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-10-05
IDAHO STATE NE WIS
". O. MURPHY. Publisher

w i"Hn'hh IN lew Gays.
The Prohibitionists OF Canyon cou,
~ have placed a ticket in the field.
The w. C. r. U. state convention
will be held Mt Emmett on octobe
End to 4th
Eastern capitalists are figuring OF
building an electric line from Mead
ows to Lardo.
The Dewey railroad has brought tc
Nampa from Emmett three carloads oi
fruit every for the past week.
The packing plant at Nampa has
been putting up 500 10 900 crates OF
fruit daily. employing 30 packers
J. M. Mckinney was knocked down
by car ON the railroad tracks nj
Nampa and narrowly escaped death.
About sixty ministers and laymen
were in attendance at the meeting OF
the Baptist association OF the state OF
Idaho at Caldwell.
One hundred and fifty men are en-
gagged In the logging operations at the
Barber mill and the force is to be In
creased to 800 for winter work.
The first annual Fremont county
fair proved a grand success. total of
1900 people passing through the
gates during the three days of the fair.
October II will be Pioneer day a.
the State fair to be held at Boise, and
large number of pioneers from all
over the state have signified their In.
tention OF being present
l.. A. Richardson, for two years gen.
eral foreman OF the Short Line shops
1T Pocatello. has been appointed mas
Ter mechanic OF the Rock Island, with
Headquarters at Trenton. Mo.
With the farming interests gradual
y absorbing what was once vast 4
ange for countless head OF sheep ana {
attle. wool-growing Is rapidly dwin
Hing In importance in the Lewiston
ountry.
One thousand tons OF steel rails
ave been shipped from Pittsburg for
he Boise 4 lnterurban company's
ew electric road. and within the
lonth another 1000 tons will be re. 0
sived.
William Frye, aged sc. one OF the :
d pioneers OF Idaho City, a bachelor, -"
as found dead lying Frustrated on :,
@ floor OF his cabin, about half a ~
lie from town. Delth was due to at
tural causes. 81
II is reported on good authority that W.
e Short Line or Union Pacific exten. in
IN from Huntington north via the In
AXE river to Lewiston is finally de- -, ~
led upon, and that dirt will be flying 90
the grade within 80 days. fro
Two immense steam shovels, each , u,s
ighing about 20 tens. arrived at
mpa few days ago for the govern TN
mt reclamation service. The big
chimes were put together and taken Y
the works on the Dear Flat reser- the
the
Ire, believed to be OF incendiary Att
lin, wiped out the whole OF the IGN
mess section OF Orc Elmo. entail the
financial loss OF $4,000, with re''
rance OF less than $4,000 Fiji. cor
l business houses were burned, in ure
ltion 20 the postofflce, bank. news can
or Offices and two hotels and many pre'
dences. Mel
STA.
A. Mckinney. proprietor OF the reae
81 hotel at ORC Elmo. in which the
nj fire originated. has been placed
n arrest. charged with arson. The AL
'iauon rs greatly excited and edit,
ats OF bodily harm have been made
INST Mckinney, Notwithstanding
his own family barely escaped in a''e'
night clothes mast
10 o. X. a N. Co. Is said TO have over
red into an arrangement with Da- turin
sccles OF Salt Lake. owner Of tb,, publ
pier Valley road, to build the pro- .'.a.,.
line from Baker City To Bal Tnaa,
! Landing, rs miles. on the Snake ran,
taeke
the result OF a runaway In Boise. ~.
people, Jack Mills. Miss Stella
son. Miss Sue westover and Miss
fe Hooper. were thrown from the 'n'
and injured. Mr.. Miller being sonp
ed some distance and badly meme
cd up. ty OF
extensive export trade In barley n"'
Their brewing grains may soon be n n,in
1ped from the Neg Perce nrairia ~ -