Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-18
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Id1ttltt Fdiit3 ItDOii a
splendid prospect for fruit OF all kinds.
The people OF Meadows are prepar-
ing for grand Fourth OF July cele-
bratIon
George Holland, convict, made his
escape while assisting in unloading
car Of lime at Boise.
Work has been started on the canal
system of the Cow Creek Reservoir
company on Camas prairie.
A number OF sheepmen in Lincoln
and other counties near there have
refused 20 cents for their wool
One OF Payette valleys progressive
farmers expects to put out about eight
acres of English walnuts this year.
Victor Wells was thrown from his
wagon during runaway at Mountain
Home. his leg being badly fractured.
The First National bank and the
Bank OF Commerce OF Payette have
amalgamated, with capital stock of
100000.
The voters OF Caldwell last week
decided to bond the city for $4,000
for the purpose of extending the water
works system.
The people along the route from
Challs to Custer and Loon creek are
agitating for the construction OF
telephone line
Nels Bradley, log runner. working
on the Barber drive. was drowned in
Grimes creek, losing his balance and
falling under the logs His body has
not been recovered
The women's annex to the peniten-
tiary is now completed except for the
turrets and It viii not be long now
transferred to cells In the new build
ing.
c. H. Neusiis has established shear
ing corrals at Kelly gulch near HALEY
where he has installed forty shearing
machines. He expects to shear $780,
900 head OF sheep at 12M cents per ,
head I
The report of Register Mcconnell of
the state land board shows that during :
the quarter ending March 81 the land /
office took In sS74.345.O2. OF this a
amount s246.762 was realized from v
state lands
Ralph Glldewell, who is accused of [,
having been engaged In rustling cat.
lie and horses for some time. pleaded Z
guilty at Boise last week of horse i !,
stealing and was sent to the peniten- is
larry for one year. Sc
The captain OF the steamer Defend
" created quite sensation in Har-
ison last week by arriving with a
arge bear In tow behind his boat The al
aptain sighted the bear swimming ec
cross Powder Horn bay, and lassoed ca
Major George A. Manning, depart tn
aent commander OF the department ur
Idaho, Grand Army OF the Republic, WI
as issued an order remaining June ~, ~
6, 81 and 2S. as the dates for the an m,
ual encampment which viii be held so
/ Payette tn
Joseph Lang and Orson Chase were %
rowned In the Payette river at the
ratz dam The former was between
and so years of age, and was en-
lged In mining in that vicinity The TIE
her victim was 10 years old. They of
TO cross the river in a boat Ga
,ove the dam. no
George Glass. one of the old pio- bel
sers Of Boise valley, is dead. He re- "a
ntly came from Pleasant valley in ra,
Hyhee county. and located with his hel
10 In Caldwell His death was sud ella
n and was doubtless caused from py
art disease. un'
The movement for division OF Cas-
, county is a topic OF general inter Re-
! at Twin Falls. The proposition is
divide the county on line running
lth from the vicinity OF Miner and don
make Twin Falls the county seat Vel
the new county e1r
rhe mill of the lronsides Mining Tur
npany In the Black Hornet district In
) been burned. involving loss OF Gre
1000. The fire is supposed to be in , .uv
,diary. The mill was not In opera VIII.
q. but was to have been started Earl
I'm In q few days. of d