Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-06-15
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

roiu ihht week TOT fo,uVV.
The carpenters OF Boise are OF
strike for an eight-hour day and recos
milton OF their union
This has been one OF the most sue
cessfuI school years for the Weisel
academy since II was founded.
The six-room residence OF ID X
Kerns. OF Boise. was destroyed by fire
last week. entailing loss OF 81. 800
Reports from all portions OF Boise
valley show that haylng will begin
very late this year. owing to the un.
settled weather.
The Elk creek reservoir company
has made surveys for system that
will irrigate $1,000 acres in the east
End of Camas valley.
The recent heavy rains In the Pay
cite valley have insured good crop
on the dry farming lands, the wheat
and rye looking very fine
Plans are being laid for the estab-
Iishment of school for the deaf,
dumb and blind pupils OF Idaho. the
school to be located at Boise.
Fire In the county treasurers office
at Idaho city. caused by lamp fall
ing, destroyed s3f5 In greenbacks and
Fcorched the floors and walls slightly
The weather OF the month OF May.
just ended. was characterized by less
than the usual amount OF sunshine
and more than the usual amount OF
Rain.
The Cow creek company will at once
build another reservoir on Wild Horse
creek Surveys are now being made
for It. This reservoir will cover $4,000
acres
I, II is now understood on good au,
thority that Payette is to have beet
sugar factory. II Is probable that
work on the construction OF same Will
begin this fall.
The Occur d'Alene timber men have
organized for nre protection. 1t is
the purpose OF the organization to In
stitute regular patrols throughout the
entire timber district.
The beet sugar crop OF the Payette
valley Ia showing up in excellent
shape. The field superintendent pre-
diets a big yield and an excellent quail
lty OF beets for this vicinity.
News has been received In Boise OF
the death at Pueblo. Colo. OF William
Henry Jordan. who was the manager
for Idaho and eastern Oregon OF the
Equitable Life Assurance society.
A heavy acreage OF wheat, oats and
Alfalfa has been planted on Camas
prairie. and the fields give evidence OF
\ large yield. the recent rains having
been OF great benefit and insure a good
,rop.
Elder Willard II. Saxby OF the Ad- |
'entist church in Boise announces his
belief that the San Francisco EARTH
quake was a sign from God for NOR
ais to prepare for the second coming I
Il Christ.
II Is probable that the fourteenth !
ession OF the National irrigation cop- !
ress. which is TO be held in Boise
he week OF September 3-S. viii be !
eld at Riverside park. Boise's pleas .
re resort.
Preparations are being made TO be- b
In work at Jackson Lake. Wyoming. q
n the proposed reservoir there from
hitch the flow OF the Snake shall be
during the low water stage
the river.
The board OF control. which has Just o
Iarted work on It's task OF raising $
inds for the irrigation congress to be =
cid in Boise. has met with encourage !,
* success so far. the sum of $1,000 s.
sving been pledged by six men. N
4 team attached TO disc harrow. !,
riyen by rancher. II. I. Brown. liv- +
* about six miles west OF weiser. b
In away with him. Brown was II
rown from the harrow. receiving in ;, ;,
ries which resulted ia his death. !,
Joe Warner. whose mind has been T
abalanced for some time. has barri-
Ided himself In his cabin. twenty-five
lies from Orofno. and defies the
,iEhbors and officers to enter his q
'ldings He has probably by this -
ne been captured. m
A Landore special says Colorado a.
mpany has started TO work on the q