Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Albert Christensen Of Idaho Fall
has been appointed meat tagger i
the bureau OF animal industry.
J. S. Nelson and James johnson
have been appointed forest guards Il
Caribou forest reserve, in Idaho ant
Wyoming.
The committee appointed to can
vass Boise for funds for Fourth o.
July celebration raised $1,000 the first
day they went out
Avery C. Moore has been selected
TO deliver the prbcipal address al
Boise on Decoration day. A parade
will be held and the graves decor
ated.
While the family of Chris Hanson
OF Mountain Home we're on an outinl
to the Hot Springs. the baby fell into
the hot water and was severely
scalded
The Boise Commercial club is soor
to inaugurate movement to secure
freight rates for this city similar to
those recently granted the city OF
Spokane.
The elevator at the new Federal
building In Boise is to be in operation
by August and will cost $5,765. the
contract having been let to a New
York company.
Since the United States land Office
opened at Boise in 1868, f0,002 home
stead entries have been made
through Il. There have been 2,71i
desert entries made during that time
An anti-cigarette crusade lie on in
Boise. The chief of police has an
nounced that the anti-cigarette ordi
nance prohibiting minors from using
the weed in that form will be rigidIy
enforced.
Boise has been selected as the
place and August Fl the time for
holding the annual session of the |
South Idaho Methodist conference |
One hundred and fifty delegates will
be present
Governor Gooding has appointed as
of the state board of OPTIC
metry. created by the last legisla
ture, II. ID. Hubbard of Boise. ]. M
Clark OF Moscow, e. Leroy Harrison
of Pocatelo.
AS result of the breaking OF the
main dam OF the Canyon Canal com
,any. located about fifteen miles from
about 5000 acres of alfalfa
which had just been sown viii prob
IDLY be a total loss.
There have been two arrests In
Boise under tho anti-cigarette ordi
lance. and the chief OF police de
lares that the practice of smoking
Cigarettes among the boys under Is
ears must be stopped
The defense In the north Idaho
md fraud and conspiracy cases has
led With Judge Dietrich motion :
, disqualify United States Marsha
!. Round and his deputies and asking
,r the appointment of an elisor. 7
The town of PASSPORT is very much b
erplexed over the action of two {
wedes by the name of Sandstrom ?
ne OF whom threw himself into the 4
yer. and the other who disappeared "
nd has not been found. The men o
ere about SO and 40 years of age n
Id both are believed TO have been -
sane.
A party OF reclamation engineers
@ surveying In the vicinity OF the
inidoka dam on the south side OF I,
Q river with a view OF bringing a 81
additional area of land &c
that vicinity under the pumping n,
stem. =,
Work on the Spokane & Inland n
ad between Palouse and Moscow is ~
ogressing rapidly. Extra crews nj
We been placed at work at the tn
rec camps. and the sub-contractors OF
pc to have the grading completed .,
July l. ~
There Is a movement on foot IN
Use looking to the selling of the olo
y hall and erecting on the site
Hiding TO cost sz50.000. There Is a
k OF tie county joining with the re
y and both city and county officials H,
: the building. hi
rhe Canyon Canal company's dam 80
ar Emmett. which vas washed out a,