Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
IDAHO STATE NEWS

being installed by the Boise & In
terurban company.
The plant OF the Silver City Ava.
lanche was destroyed by fire on the
morning OF the LIST The loss is about
$4,000, with no insurance.
In fight with tramps near Orchard,
Milan Miller, a brakeman, was shot in
the groin. Miller is In the hospital.
and the tramps have made their es-
cape.
Boise is to have lady dentist, the
lady having practlced for six years in
Denver, but. deciding to move to Ida
no. has selected Boise as her future
home.
"Old Buck" Culver passed through
Pacerville last week with seven bear
skins and two bear cubs, the result
OF his spring hunt along the upper
Payette.
The board of county commissioners
OF Blaine county have fixed the rate
OF interest on county moneys on de-
post under the new depository law at
2 per cent.
William Hull, of Montpelier, is dead
after a long illness. He had for years
been a railroad engineer, and was one
of the best known men on the Oregon |
Short Line system.
The proposed railway from Ontario
TO Emmett is to be constructed. Sur
veyors are working there and the
statement is made that the road is to
be built without delay.
President Thompson of the Lewis
ton d Southwestern electric railroad
has been authorized to let contracts
for the grading OF the first eight miles
OF the road out of Nez Perez.
A new bridge Is to be built across
Snake river at Idaho Falls. 1t will be
located on Broadway and will be of
the same grade as the street. A foot
path will be constructed on each side.
Profits of over $4,000, 900 were made
by four OF the big mines of the Occur
d'Alene district during 1905, according
to the sworn figures OF the mine man !
ayers, filed for the purposes of taxa
ion
Three irrigation projects under way
N Blaine county will irrigate 100000 c
lcres of very superior land, the water
lights to be paid for in ten annual :,
of about $3.50 an acre
ach.
Houses are scarce in Caldwell
Every house Is taken and many fam
lies have been forced to live In tents
nd In barns temporarily until houses
an be built. Every available me- IL
hanic is at work. A
w. r. Carter. the contractor for the IL
ayette Valley railroad, began the u
'ork of grading the first mile of the .,
,adbed on the 2Sth of April. The nj
ork will be pushed to completion as e,
lpidly as possible. w
With the impressive services of the OF
and lodge of Masons of the state of ~ ~
aho the cornerstone of the new Can te
IN county court house was laid at st
ldwell on the End in the presence ra
an immense crowd. an
Two new banks were authorized to a,
business by Bank Examiner Love
nd last week. the State bank OF
hi and the Ashton State bank in -
emont county. This brings the -.
mber of state banks in Idaho up in
SO. NJ
Dan Ranahan has been found dead net
the middle Boise river about Ave PAL
les above Twin Springs. He had 60
Ger mine there and lived alone Mi,
) boots were standing on the bank his
II Is supposed he tried to wade tiol
stream. of
draining the marsh land in the
iette valley between Emmett and
v Plymouth are found to be feast .e''
something like 10000 acres OF se'
! farm land viii be added to EN- aa'
It's territory. ing,
, many parts of Idaho campaigns ne'
e started against the gambling Tor
. Officers of the law have become the
e and more strict and slowly there as
'reeping over the state a decided VIE
Eiment against the permission of n,s
les of chance oiu'