Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-25
IDAHO STATE NEWS

the last year.
The president has signed the pro.
clamation creating the Seven Devils
forest reserve.
Four thousand men are employed in
the Occur d'Alene mines. and there is
room for many more
The fruit crop and the first crop OF
hay are looking exceptionally well in
the vicinity OF Payette.
man arrested at Moscow under
charge OF insanity has accused himself
Of committing two murders.
HALEY Is getting ready for a big
Fourth OF July celebration with horse
racing and general programme Of
sports
Paul s. A. Bickel has planted 1000
Jonathan apple trees on his farm near
Twin Falls, and 10000 trees of other
varieties.
creswick II. Turley. aged 10 years.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs o. Turley OF Boise.
was killed by falling from a tree.
His skull was crushed.
II Is announced that the mill at the
Ironsides mine In the Black Hornet
district. recently destroyed by fire.
will be rebuilt at once.
The county assessor says tho in
crease In the assessed valuation OF
Cassia county will aggregate more
than s1.000.000 this year.
telephone exchange is soon to be
established in Salmon. The service
at $3.50 per month for private resi-.
dences and So for business.
A cloudburst on the Pacific q Idaho
Northern railroad caused washout
so feet long and 40 feet deep which
caused several days labor to repair.
It is estimated that 100000 sheep
win be sheared on Wood river this
year. Three years ago there was but
one shearing corral. Now there are
four.
Boise. Caldwell Payette. Weiser,
Emmett and Nampa are represented
In the Southern Idaho baseball league
the teams playing on Saturdays and
Sundays.
A joint summer school and teachers
will be held In Boise from
July to August 20. inclusive. A mum.
Der OF instructors have been engaged
for the school
As a result OF high water in the
Occur d'Alene river. many business
houses OF Wallace were flooded. base
nent and cellars being allied up, the I
iamage totaiing large sum.
Blaine county collected taxes upon
'i7.00S sheep last year. The totai (
II sheep in this county at that time l
vas probably thrice as large as many : :
we're not In the county In time for
assessment.
Injury to peaches and cherries In
he vicinity OF Lewiston by the recent u
rost was severe. Along the Snake u
liver there is practically no crop, while o
caches win be short throughout all y
hat section. a,
r. Il. Phillips was driving into Cald. t
'ell with a load of hay when the high p
ind overturned his wagon and he =,
as caught underneath the load. his in
ollar bone being broken and other
linor injuries inflicted.
The poles are now going In for the
eesbuIg telephone line. which is ex ne
ected 10 be ready for business by the az
rst OF June The line win at once ~
. continued TO Singiser, Rabbi m
DOT and Yellow Jacket fr,
The Idaho Falls freight station n'
tipping out 173 full carloads durins m
10 month OF April. which Is a very sa
editable showing This station ga
ands second In the state In the DC
mount OF freight handled. oo
l.. A. Gowdy, a sheep herder. has
AIDE a discovery OF Gre in the Wolf
ne slope OF the Red Cloud group OF
Ines which viii probably make him m
n. The ore assays s2s25o in sill pc
g aud " per cent lead ar,
The number OF trees being planted Au
the neighborhood OF Idaho Falls Pc
Is year is simply marvellous. New tor
nhards are being planted every. ria