Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-31
IDAHO STATE NEWS

There are fourteen graduates from
the Weiser schools this year, eleven
girls and three boys.
A Federated Trades and Labor
Council, with large membership,
has been organized at Nampa
At a meeting Of the Electrical
workers union Of Boise II was decii
ed not to join The Salt Lake union IN
sympathetic strike.
1hirty-two newspaper men and wo
men attended the second annual
meeting OF the Eastern Idaho Press
club at ST. Anthony
The report OF the secretary OF
the s-WaInerRoosevelt Tele
phone company shows a dividend OF
~ per cent for the year
The brick yard al Middleton Will
turn out approximately 100000 brica
this season to supply the demand for
which contracts are made.
The May term OF the district
court at Pocatello opened with AZ
cases on the civil calendar and six
cases on the criminal docket.
1t is planned TO have a band tourn
ament at the state fair to be held at
Boise this fall. In which at least ten
bands will contest for prizes.
II is authoritatiyely stated that
work on the extension OF the p. & |. |
NJ to Meadows and beyond will be.
gin within less than thirty days
While searchers have been out
since his escape from the peniten.
tiary, no trace has been found of An.
drew Gilbert. the life-term convict.
The Nampa-Meridian irrigation dis
trict maintains so miles of canal and
10 miles of laterals having carry
ing capacity of $4,000 inches OF water
The 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bird Basye of Van Wyck was
drowned in Big creek The child was
playing along the bank OF the stream
and fell in.
In all probability the Commercial
club Of Boise viii run business
mems excursion to Weiser and from
there on the p 4 l. n. to Council
within short time.
Wheat in the Lewiston country is
now commanding higher price than
II has for the past two years. the
quotations being 65 cents on club and
20 cents on bluestem.
owen J. Williams. the veteran
Boise street sprinkler driver. was
knocked from his wagon as the result
of collision with an engine and is
dead from his injuries.
The big campaign that has been on
In Payette to raise $4,000 for the
purpose Of erecting and equipping a
Y. M. c. A. building was successfully
terminated last week.
Sergeant William d. Hammond has
Just been acquitted at the Boise bar.
racks court-martial trial on a charge
of neglect OF duty and disrespect TO
the commanding officer.
The contract has been awarded
for the construction OF new railroad
Y. NJ C. A. building In Pocatello, for
s3s,75l. Work win begin at once
and be completed by Oct. 1.
Middleton ~ in need of boarding
house very badly and one would do I
rushing business here. as 1t taxes
the capacity OF all the private fam.
lilies in town to feed the hungry.
A large black bear was killed on
the Idaho side OF the Snake river,
only about seven miles above Pay
ette by Roy Hardy. young ranch
man Of that vicinity, what shot the
bear with pistol
The strike of the operators of the :
Telephone company at :
Boise is at an end All the former !,
employees of the company who Went !.
out are to return to their former pc v
sitions at an advance OF from 50 &c {,
50 per month. b
The representatives Of Socialist =
reporting the Haywood
trial declined to join the newspaper
excursion to Twin Falls =,
last Sunday. because. they say. they !,
cannot accept favors from the rail !,
road companies.
The peach and prune orchards Il :,
The vicinity Of Emmett win be rTo :,
life this season. The older peach !.
trees. especially. look favorable for 2 -