Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-30
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

Fremont, Bingham, Gilmore, Canyon
and Ada.
The peach crop about Emmett II
very good Peaches are more abund
ant even than last year and the quality
ts superior.
]. p. Peterson, a miner was killed
In a mine at Wardner. He was riding
on an ore train when a projecting
chute struck him and he was thrown
underneath the wheels.
The twelve moulders employed at
the Occur d'Alene iron works In Wal
lace have quit, declaring the wages
paid were too low and other condi-
lions being unsatisfactory
Andrew Haglund one OF the Post
Falls valley ranchers. has In about
half acre OF tomatoes. He has sold
900 boxes at 81 90 box and has har-
vested about half OF the crop,
The ST. Anthony National Guards
men were excused from attending the
eDcampment at Mesa Siding. owing 70
the demand for men In the harvest field
in the vicinity Of St Anthony.
John Stone. OF Meadows. while out
hunting. shot of the little finger OF
his right hand He found bear with
two cubs. which frightened his horse
and accidentally discharged his gun.
Actual threshing returns being pro
cured in various sections OF the Lew
iston county grain belt now leave
not the slightest doubt that the grain
tonnage will surpass all past records.
The sugar factory Is making prep
arations for the fall run at Nampa
Beets are pouring in rapidly. the large
sheds being already nearly full. The
Idaho Northern is bringing In beets
daily.
Five grading camps have been es-
tablished on the line OF the San Fran
cisco. Idaho q Montana Railway com
pany between Caldwell and Homedale |
and forces of graders are at work all |
along the line.
The Oregon-fdaho Methodist confer
ence. in session at Boise, selected |
weiser as the place to hold the next
annual meeting The meeting at Boise
was the most successful In the history
OF the conference.
The sheepmen say that the feed In
the Sawtooth National reserve this
year Is better than they ever saw Il.
II is like a well kept lawn. and the
sheep are so fat In consequence that
they can hardly walk.
test made short time ago at the
sugar factory at Nampa on beets grown
by the company showed percentage
Of 10. This ia high test. and the
is satisfied that this years
crop viii be a good one.
]. W. Coucher. the jeweler OF
Stiles. fears that his son, III. II.
ioucher, has met with foul play He
wrote his father from Wallace that ho
vas coming home on July 4. and has
lot since been heard from.
The ordinance providing speed
init OF ten miles an hour for auto
mobiles was passed by the city council
u Boise, providing penalty for viola
ions-a fine OF from $40 TO 5000. or
from five to sixty days,
n both.
While prospecting on one OF the
fountains near Standpoint, three mill I
rights from the Humbird mill were
ttacked by a big black bear. The
aen escaped by running. and are now {
tanning a party 10 get the hide of , ,
Ir. Bruin.
Francis M. Goodwin, chief OF field /,
vision for the division comprising a
iaho and Utah. department of the in. a
srior. has rendered his resignation v
Ir. Goodwin has been serving the b
overnment In this capacity for more l
han seven years.
Senator Borah has decided to have G
is argument In the Haywood case :
In pamphlet form. intending =
, send copies TO HIS friends and
Tiers who desire TO study the case
all it's bearings. This pamphlet Will S
lake book OF i40 pages.
While eating bis MONDAY lunch at
is home. near Troy. Charles Tyre
as stung on the tongue by yellow
Icket His tongue began TO swell at :
ace. and by the time he reached town >,
had filled his mouth till IL was i'm :,
)ssible for him 20 speak.
The big oil machine began boring - -
Payette last week. and with no ~
I'd luck they expect to drill ten n,
ch hole from so 70 100 feet per day, b,
I'd in thirty days expect TO know Ell
,nnitely whether oil exists in great
antilles In that field or not. G,
w. II. Burlington. section foreman
n the Oregon Short Line between
ampa and Meridian. committed sui A.,
de at Nampa by shooting himself In - -
e right temple with a 32-calibre re- 90
liver. which he took during the night CT
ON the trunk of his roommate Tic
The farmers in the vicinity OF lilo OF
e harvesting bumper crops. 1t is m
timated the wheat will average ~
pm 40 to so bushels to the acre aud ~
riley will run from co to rs bushels cs
iere are a few fields OF barley where mr.
e estimate is placed as high as 80
shells.
Raymond Gilbert a small boy of
,ise, was accidentally shot by a COM on
MON while the two were playing so
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