Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-11-30
IDAHO STATE NE VS.


postmaster at Bear Lake.
William l.. Eames has been COM
missioned postmaster at Almo.
Mountain Home and Boise capital
lists are to open bank at Druneau.
The meeting Of the state Teach
ers association will be held in Boise.
December %, IS and 20.
Rural postal service has been es-
tablshed at Preston, Oneida county,
to commence February next
There are rumors that trolley
line between Burnley and Oakley is
among the probabilities OF the near
future.
The coal famine has made II nee
essary to temporarily suspend school
at Idaho Falls, as the rooms could not
be heated.
Coyotes are very numerous on the
more sparsely settled portions of the
Twin Fall tract and many have been
killed recently.
Three thousand rainbow trout min
nows were planted In Lost river last
week. They were sent by the gov
eminent FISH commissioner.
The Oregon Short Line has granted
a rate on grain which, when 1t be-
comes effective, should move all the
wheat on the Twin Falls tract.
II. G. Frenner a well-known contrac-
tor and builder of Nampa, was struck
by passenger train and received in
juries from which he died just an hour
later.
Members of the ST. Anthony council !
are seriously considering the question
OF bonding the town for 100000, to |
assist in erecting a fine city and coun-
ty building
Major Fem, forest supervisor, has
Just received official notice of the es
Establishment of the Salmon river for
est reserve. IL Is located largely In
Custer county.
Boise has been chosen as the next
annual meeting place of the League
OF Southern Idaho Commercial clubs.
the selection of the date being left
TO the executive board.
In the recent wind storm at Twin
Falls. the old temporary school build
ing, now used as fire hall, was
blown down. The injury 10 the fire
apparatus was triflng.
The coal mines in Teton basin are
working full force, and the dumps are
piled high with good coal, yet in st.
Anthony. thirty-five miles away, there
is practically no coal on hand.
Sage brush land on Sucker Creek.
about is miles from Caldwell, and
which can not get water for some
years, was sold last week by the
state for from $40 to s22 so per acre.
Col Chas. Irwin, aged "A. died at
Boise on the 22nd. He was widely
known years ago as railway and
bridge engineer. In the civil war he
served with the Ninth Michigan cav
airy ,
A woman named Emma Kjaar com.
mitted suicide at Boise, by shooting
She used 44-caliber revolver and
reduced her head to a pulp. She I
10 well-known Salt Lake c
family.
The Official count of the counties
the Fonrth judicial dis
trict. shows that Edward A. Walters, '
he Republican candidate for the Judge
ship, has been elected by majority
Of s27 votes e
The secretary of state says that dur I
Ing the past four years more incor- d
poration papers have been filed in "
his Office than during all the previous g
years from the organization of the n
territory in 1868. s
Charles T.. Bell OF Thunder City.
IS dead from injuries sustained oc- e
ober IL, when he was thawing out .
'ome giant powder on a cook store, his n
eft temple being cayed in and a "
sumber OF ribs broken
The coal and wood situation in
Neiser is becoming more strenuous
tally, and unless relief comes soon
desperate measures win be taken BY I
'itizens. even TO holding mp trains .
md taking coal from them. "
The official county seat vote shows /,
.1SS for St Anthony and s,S97 for It