Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Weiser was destroyed by fire last
week. entailIng loss OF 800.
Thirty miners from southern Oregon
were In Council last week and have
departed for the Grouse creek mines,
William Burgess, colored. one OF the
three men who escaped from the
county jail at Weiser, has been cap
tured
w p. Carter OF Nampa was the sue
cessful bidder for the contract of grad.
ing the first 10 miles of the Payetta
Valley road.
II is reported that large number
OF Cinnamon are headed for Boise
from San Francisco to take up their
homes there
IL is estimated that Boise will spend
$4,000 In entertaining the delegates
10 the Irrigation Congress to be held
in September.
Dan Hunt. member OF the firm OF
Nichols a. Hunt. brickmakers north
OF Boise, was killed in runaway ac-
cIdent last week.
carload OF provisions was dis
patched from Payette to San Francis
co Immediately after the news OF the
disaster had been received.
Caldwell citizens shipped carload
OF -four from the new Imperial mills
10 San Francisco for the benefit OF
the victims OF the earthquake and
Ore.
The report comes from Caldwell |
that Meyer apd Haywood will not be
placed on trial before the latter part
Of May. and. perhaps not before the
first of June ..
c. II. Gran, d workman for the But
terrified Livestock company. came into
Weser with several hundred dollars,
became inuxicatsd.--9d was robbed
Of the entire sum
While temporarily insane. Loyal G
Katz rancher. 80 years OF age. liv-
ing about nine miles northwest OF
Rupert, committed suicide. cutting his
throat with razor.
The body Of man with head and
face mangled beyond recognition was
found at the foot OF a cliff near Odds
Ferry. 1t Is supposed he either fell
or jumped on the cliff.
News has reached Boise of the death
at Huron, s. d., on April IA, of Hon.
Edwin c. Sterling, for many years
resident of Boise, and at one time ter
ritorial secretary of Idaho.
The Wallace relief committee col
lected 81, roo for the Frisco sufferers
in one day The school children col
lected 5000 In cash and an enormous
amount of clothing. food. etc. ,
Alfred Marhosser. student, was
painfully injured In baseball game I
At Mountain Home, coming into col. '
ission with another player. sustaining
/ compound fracture OF the left leg.
Twin Falls is still growing rapidly {
md real estate is quite active at ad.
rancing prices. One inside lot was I,
old last week for $4,000, which is the n
op price paid SO far for an inside lot. a
j. A. Equals, recently arrested at :,
Veiser on a charge of robbing a a
runken man OF $500 was dismissed 5,
=. ..,.tio, - fha nrooacnto, hacauea
I lack OF sufficient evidence to con.
let. 4.
Members of the weiser and Council
commercial clubs were entertained
y the Cambridge Commercial club
Ist week. addresses being made by !.
Number of prominent men from :,
lch town
Several carloads OF fruit trees have ao
3eE shipped into the Twin Falls dis
let and planted They are planting OF
n commercial purposes quite largely ri'
e Rome Beauty, Jonathan and Wine al
p apples. ,,y
The garrison at Boise barracks IL
on 10 be doubled. and the work oil MI
larging the post TO accommodate ~,
ur companies and the regimentI wi
adquarters will be commenced far
rly this summer. no
Luther Snyder has sued the city Of
Use for $4,000 damages for false is
prisonment. Snyder was arrested MOI
charge OF peddling meat In Boise COY
thout a license and committed to ra,
! In default OF payment OF a ins. ! on