Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-02-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS

lied AT Boise, there being l0o chartes
members.
A recent canvas Of Mountain HONG
shows that there are 1900 people in
that town.
NJ. Moore OF Pearl fell down nigh,
OF stairs at his home and waa
seriously injured about the head and
shoulders.
Albert Barber. who was charged
with the murder OF Charles Macomb
at Midyale, has been convicted OF
manslaughter.
The young son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Dorman Of Pearl had his shoul.
der bone broken by running into
telephone pole while coasting
Mrs. Samuel Moudy, who died at
Middleton recently at the age Of rs.
came to Idaho In 1864. and has since
been resident Of Boise valley
Residents OF Weiser are claiming
population OF $500, basing their es.
Inmates on the number OF votes cast
at the recent municipal election.
The mail carriers into Roosevelt ara
pot able to use their teams. owing To
the snow. and are carrying the mail
on their backs. using snowshoes.
w. p. Green, aged SO. was killed
by the rebound OF tree while en-
gagged In clearing the right of way
for the Corbin railroad near Colburn.
Work is being prosecuted on the
$65, 900 court house at Caldwell, and
as soon as warmer weather comes the
building will be rushed to compile
ton.
Cougars are getting rather bold in
the vicinity of Granite, one making
an attempt to get away with fat
hog belonging to G. G.. McMath last
week.
M. Mecham. of the firm OF Benner
& Mecham. of Stanley Basin. and Well
known in the Wood river country, sui
cided by blowing his brains out with a
shotgun.
The proposed railway to New Ply
mouth is regarded now as sure go,
The building of the line will insure the
planting of large acreage of sugar
beets this season.
After having been closed down for
some months that 1t might be over
hauled and improved. the great mill at
De Lamar will be ready to start up
again early in the spring.
The Gem state is to have another
thriving town, through the agency OF
the Twin Falls Land & Water COM
pany. to be known as Bull. Bull is IA
miles west of Twin Falls.
September 10 to 10. from Monday
until Saturday, is the date that has
been set FOR the coming session of
the National Irrigation congress,
which meets in Boise this year.
Never In the history of Caldwell
has the building outlook been better,
over half million dollars of i'm,
provements are in contemplation and
in every stage of development.
II is said that the new postofflce to
be established at the Barber Lumber
plant five miles above i
Boise. will be called LaFollette, in
honor of the distinguished junior sem :
ator from Wisconsin.
A freighter on his way to Jordan
Valley was held up just south of Cald- \
we'll and relieved of $40. The party +
described as doing It was young fel,
low wearing cadets uniform and I.
riding a sorrel or bay horse !
A basket factory is soon to pc estab- I
ished In Boise by J. j. Olsen, who has
basket factories In Salt Lake and Og, |,
len. 1t is proposed TO manufactures h
III kinds Of chip and willow baskets. d
Ind about forty persons win be EN-, l
,loyed. .
G. w. Thompson and F. J. Randolph
rave returned to Lewiston from
,amas Prairie and report that .
I25o.0oo has been raised with :,
which to start work on the build, 4
ng of the Lewiston-Grangevllle cleo, i
rict line.
John Judge. 10 years of age. was Ii
un over and killed In the Clark's o
FORK yards OF the Northern Pacific
abroad last week. He was play, /,
ng around train which was being Ii
witched. His head and both hands Ii
vere cut on Il