Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-11-23
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

Since the electric lights wer,
turned on, Meridian has taken on
metropolitan appearance.
The members Of the Emmanuel
Methodist church OF Boise have de
cided TO erect new church building
II is estimated that altogether 5000
cords Of wood have been swept away
by the food In the Clearwater The
lumber loss may reach 10000.
Half dozen new store buildings
have been erected in Meridian the
past season. and work on the new
bank building is well under way.
o. D. Olson. who was stabbed by w.
r. Taylor in a quarrel at Kimberly. is
dead. Taylor has been bound over on
a charge of voluntary manslaughter.
People in many Of the towns along
the Short Line are In a somewhat des-
perate frame OF mind over the coal
shortage. and threaten to take coal
from cars.
The report comes from Squaw Greek
that everything Is In good shape there.
The sheep are in fine condition. while
cattle that ranged In the forest re-
serve also are fat.
Emmett Burton. brakeman, fell
from freight train near Mountain
Homo and NO. i{fl.d o,otta. train
passing fifteen minutes later. also run
ming over his body
One end OF the sugar house of the
Western Sugar Company at Nampa
was blown out during the windstorm
on the 18th. One man was buried, but
was taken out unhurt.
For the first time in four years
State college has defeated |
Idaho in the annual football game. the
score at the Moscow meet being 10 to
}, in favor OF Washington
Enormous quantities OF grain and
potatoes are being stored on the Twin
Falls tract. About twenty-five carloads
Il potatoes have already been shipped
md many more are being contracted
or.
At the laying OF the corner stone OF
he new St Johns cathedral in Boise
ully 5000 people were present, includ-
ng FIVE outside bishops and nine
riests. The building viii cost about
$4,000
A dispatch from Forest says that
wo daughters of Rev. Mr.. Starr and
boy named Archie I.add were killed ,
lille on their way to school by a fall |
" tree, and sister of the Ladd boy
as injured.
David Laing. on the Payette forest Q
sserve. has the most unique and I
robably the most durable floor In Ida {
}. II is made OF blocks about two
ct square and n foot thick. the
ints being filed with clay.
An unusually heavy windstorm Wis G
I'd the Snake River valley In west e
n Haho on the 18TH. doing some a
inor damage at a number of points. u
was felt In Boise, a gale OF % miles =
owing for fifteen minutes. ~
An eastern man has asked the EN- b,
EFT council for a franchise for a M
'eet railway. believing that when OPP
atoms could be commenced In about
o years TO install the railway EN- NJ
IT viii be big enough to support it.
P. II. Lannan OF Salt Lake City has
d his ranch near Palmer, this state,
syndicate The purchase COM
SEES approximately 1000 acres OF the ~
u fruit land Ia Idaho, which is also WI
'ellently adapted for stock pur- Pc
les. wi
The government Is beginning the cal
ction OF comfortable and commodi. tn,
headquarters houses on all the int
est ranges In Idaho The head. yer
rters houses. eight OF which have a., hi
'ady bessi erected, are 16x24 feet, IN,
~ and a half Sa a'
a the Office OF Surveyor General int
lest G. Eagleson every desk and Tn
le Is now occupied by employees az, ~
ing out maps, charts and compil- cial
the reports Of the surveys made and
Ing the summer on the Occur
ene reservation. I
ebert Fidler. 10 years OF age, Fra
dent of Oregon City. ore. was
sned In the food waters OF the :
'rwater IN Lewiston. while drag
: cordwood from the river. A com. -
lon who tried to rescue him was .n'
self rescued with difhculty KIM
Payette ON the 18th there was a Sea- u
wind. but the only serious dam. Insr