Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-21
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

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postmaster at Ahsohka. Nez Perce
county.
The next session OF the grand
lodge OF Odd Fellows of Idaho will be
held in Occur d'Alene. October IA.
Twin Falls is TO have the largest and
most modern Touring mill In the
state, to be completed by March ].
next
AT the coming fail election the vot.
ets OF the state OF idaho viii be called
upon to vote on six questions relative
to constitutional amendments
In a few weeks one Of the new gas.
olino motor cars viii be put into SER
vice on the Idaho Northern railroad
and Emmett given two train a day.
AT the closing OF a three days ses.
sion OF the grand lodge OF Masons. in
Boise. last week, william NJ. Smith.
OF Mountain Home. was chosen grand
master.
M. Gibbons. aged go. who lives thir.
eSoi i'he0 rom Doisc. is IN the nos l.
pftal In a precarious condition as the
result OF being kicked In the head by
. horse.
Grant 0oodlove OF Cambridge raised,
without irrigation. this year, water
melons that weighed over % pounds.
From six vines he harvested thirty OF
these melons.
The board Of county commissioners
~ Ada county have fixed the county
tar levy for 1906 at sI.95 on every
800 OF assessed valuation, as against
e2.o5 for 1905.
The public schools OF Boise opened
last week with a larger attendance
than ever before in their history. the
total number enrolling on the first
day being 2,lS1. as against 2.025 last
year
1t is estimated that by the close OF
the present year, the shipments OF
lumber 70 the east from the Lewiston
the territory embracing the
Troy section. will reach fully 10000
BOO feet h
The county commissioners OF Can Z
yon county have made their tax lew y
Tor the fiscal year 1906, fixing the rate a
1t 2 cents on every dollar OF the as al
'essed valuation. This is the same CT
u last year. h'
Occur d'Alene now has a population r
approaching 5000. and has practically u'
oubled In two years Although the al
ainfall in that section is more than ne
ormal. irrigation Is being introduced M
= safeguard. re-
Pat Murray. an employe of Conway "e
Wilheit's camp. which is located ="
bout four miles from Nampa, was the VI
Ictim OF a dynamite explosion last
eek, being severely burned about the
cad and hands. ga
The Nampa city council has granted
franchise to w. e. Pierce and his
sociates for the construction of ISIS
acks. poles and other fixtures of the for
,ise 4 Interurban railway through Wa
. four principal streets OF the city. dea
Among the features OF the Gilmore ear
unity fair. which will be held October acc
to inclusive. win be delegation hon
so Indians from the Duck Valley ura
servation, who will be camped on yea
} fair grounds. and numerous foot mai
horse races Will be arranged for oxit
Nm. suic
irangeryille IL said to be the larg- A..
city In the United States without q
lroad, but that distinction will soon
thing OF the past. as by this time VI
It year the Culdesac branch OF the rlots
rthern Pacific will be extended to tore
/ town. carr
ohm Campbell. OF Weiser, has mys- hshi
Iously disappeared from his home set
left his home TO 20 about his regu- the
work and has not since heen seen of IN
is sober and Industrious man and anu
lrlehus are AT loss 10 account ior able
actions. froo
assia county has approximately 40
rs OF the Mlnidoka Il Southwestern
its assessment roll will be swo'led Ne
ut s2so.o0o from this source. With terst
phone and telegraph assessments Penn
ed cassia county's total will reach its Ii
rly $3.500.000. owns
dispatch from Sites says that 1909
his from threshlng machine. the equip
,erty OF John Nelson. started 4 was
no,r thar. .a,,.t -, OF tn