Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-18
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

ihe farmers fesulnB nOfln OF oOl
der have organized the Soldier CreeI
Mutual Telephone company
A net profit Of s52z2i.s7 has &C
crued to the state Ia the past tive
years. through the state insurance
commission.
sllas S. Gray, an old pioneer OF Ada
county, died at his ranch three miles
east OF Star at the age Of G5 years,
He came to Idaho In 1867.
Representative Charles {. Miles OF
Nez Perce county says that be VIII
urge the establishing OF state iute
plant at the penitentiary
A. collars saloon at i'rutland. six
miles from Payette. has been destroyed
by fires II is believed the fire was
the result Of incondiarsm. W
Under the present state brand law
hundred men may use the same
brand. provided they can find differ.
ent place on the animal TO put It.
Oneida county win ask for some
assistance from the state In killing
off the coyotes aud jack rabbits that
travel over the county in regular
herds.
During the past two years the land
board has sold 45.57s.so acres of land.
the sale price being s7G4, 90S--of
which there Is still unpaid $685.
C97.12.
Senator Hepburn has introduced a
bin authorizing the grant OF an add
tional $4,000 acres of public lands for
use Of construction on the capitol
building at Boise.
A number of farmers OF Idaho par
ticuIarly Interested In dry farming,
will attend the Trans Mississippi Dry
Farming Congress to be held In Den
yer. January 24-25.
Senator L. II Walter OF Pearl, Boise
county. Is the oldest man in this ses-
sion of the legislature, He is 70
years OF age, and has lived in Idaho
for nearly AZ years.
The secretary of the treasury has
selected site for the public building
at Moscow. on the corner Of Wish
ington and Second streets. the prop
erty costing $4,000.
Fremont county has what are be-
lieved to be as rich coal fields as
there are In the whole Rocky noun
tain region They are in the Teton
valley, at the base of the great Teton
range. 4
Peter Swan. an old man about 70
years OF age was terribly burned
about the hands. legs. back and face,
1t his homo In Boise. as the result Of
rying to start fire with can of
kerosene.
State Bank Examiner Loveland re-
'orts the opening of the McCammun
state bank in Bannoclx county, VITA a
apital stock OF $4,000 This Is the
econd new bank in the state SO far
his year
Senator Arthur Pence OF Owyhee
ounty says that the measures most
esired by his county will be coyote
ounty, and some changes in the
neasures for the protection Of sheep
gainst scab !
a musical boom In Boise has cul-
linated in the organization OF an {
ratorio society which will be under
he auspices Of the musical section or
ne Columbian club Thirty members ,
ave already joined. !
A local wire Is being stretched be {
veen Haley and Boise by the Rocky I
ountain Bell Telephone company.
lie business between the two points Q
lving grown to such dimensions as q
require special wire. .
The Great Western Beet Sugar .
,mpany Is working along on the big
near Mountain Home which :
~ add largely TO the storage capa- !
" for the conservation OF the waters. !,
I'd will provide for the irrigation of !,
large area. |,
One OF the great sources of reye2ae a
the hand department has been f.om =.
o sale OF timber. During the past !,
70 years the timber on i5.46Oss Ia
res of common school land was sold Ii
r s222.27l.e7. an average price OF Y
a 81 per acre. .
jos-pa a. McCammon, iawyer' au- CT
or and scientist. died suddenly at his pl
sidence in Washington. %. c.. on ST