Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-01-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS


wood Is being shipped into Nampi
IN carload lots as result OF the Goa
famine.
The total enrolment at the fifteenth
session OF the Idaho State Teachers
association was i6i.
Nineteen OF the twenty-one coun
,les OF Idaho are producers Of gold
silver copper or lead.
Stock OF all kinds did unusually
well In Idaho In 1906 and the stock In,
terests OF the state are In excellent
shape
The quarantine has been raised on
all the cases OF diphtherla at Emmett
and the recent scare has entirely
passed.
The total value OF metal contents OF
all ore and bullion shipped from the
Occur d'Alene mines during 1906, was
s17710.4O1
James Deweese, q negro OF Boise.
was scrubbing a coat with gasoline
when an explosion occurred. Deweese
being badly burned about the face
and hands.
The Bank OF Emmett opened its
doors for business January 2. This
new institution starts out with a cap.
ital OF $4,000 and Is ofiicered by well
known local business men.
II. f. Kaufman, while digging well
for A. Reduck at Nampa. was
quite seriously hurt about the
head and face by windlass which in
some way got out OF working order
George A. Rahm OF Weiser. Idaho.
appointed on the capitol police force
In 1891 on recommendation OF Sena-
tors Shoup, died at Washington on
Saturday OF last week of indigestion.
The Northern Pacific has by the
payment of yi07.1l4.36 redeemed its
right-of-way in Kootenai county. the
county having attached II for de-
iinquent taxes for the years 19O3-4-5.
The Canyon Canal company viii
build ditch covering the land too
high for the present bitches on the
south side of the Payette river. This
will irrigate some 1000 acres OF choice
land poar E,,nrnaff
A new electric power plant and
dam is being constructed at the upper
end of Garden valley on the south
fork of the Payette river. for the pur-
pose OF supplying electric power to the
iredges OF Boise basin.
Idaho now furnishes one-half OF the
cad product of the United States and
{ 10 predicted by many persons well
informed on the subject that Idaho
viii one day lead all the States of
he Union in mineral production.
Mining Inspector Robert Bell esti-
mates that the gross metal contents OF
anu siuut btc ShiphhchNo
rom Idaho mines during 1905. to-
ether with the separate bullion out
ut. reaches total of s2o.741,950.
During the season OF 1905 there
Tere shipped from Boise about 400
arloads of prunes. about ITO carloads {
( apples and nearly 100 carloads OF {
liked fruits. These shipments went
, various points in the east and some
1iit from here went TO England and
cotland.
The new officers selected by the !
Iaho State Teachers association are:
resident, ]. r. Williamson OF Boise;
,cretary. Mrs. Lizzie u. Wertz, OF
ounlain Home: treasurer, J. w.
aris. OF Pocatello; executive commit
o. G. A. Axline. of Albion; Miss I. u
Gustison. OF Boise: Edward M. C
ulme OF MOSCOW. @
Senator Dubois has received petit b
IN OF 375 settlers near Caldwell ask 81
x that leave OF absence be granted e
on land under the 81
syette-Boise irrigation project until "
e water Is turned into the govern 81
snt canals. 81
Charles Cook and Harry Patrick
We been bound over by Probate
dge Church 10 the district court at
IldweIl on the charge OF
in the robbery OF ia y :"
nese restaurant at Emmett last SUM :, =
sr. IA
The Yellowstone Park branch of tho
ort Line is being rushed TO compile ~
n at the earliest possible moment. -