Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-04-05
IDAHO STATE NEWS


The Idaho Northern railway com
pany is preparing to spend much mon
ey for new equipment this summer.
A new town by the name or Ustici
has been laid out about five miles wes
of Boise, on the Boise Valley electric
line.
Boise is TO have the annual con
vention OF the grand council OF the
United Commercial Travellers of Amer
lea, June 6. Z and 8.
The finest horse barn in the state
OF Idaho is being built In Boise by
Norm Thompson, OF the Palo Alto
stock farm. at cost of 100000.
Idaho will soon have a complete,
up-todate state arsenal, where may
be found military supplies for the state
troops in case of any military emer-
gency.
The meeting OF the Scottish Rite
Masons of southern Idaho. held at
boises Was ialbeiy d'tehheu' ohu bit"t
interest was manifested in the con
vocation.
A. J. Quackenbush. near Ontario. last
year yielded net profit, above all eS-
penses of production and marketing.
OF s71 an acre.
Addison r. Smith. the new register
OF the Boise land office, took charge
OF his work last week. to succeed
Harry c. Syms. who has had charge Of
the Office for the past four years.
So far as known, the largest fam
fly in the state is that OF Mr. and
Mrs. James Wallis. of Rexburg, who
have fifteen children. Mr.. Wallis is
publisher of the Rexburg Standard.
The supreme court has handed
down decision ordering a review
OF the case Of Anna Nelson, who was
busted from the office of treasurer OF
the town of Kendrick by the district
court
Judging from the registration for
the municipal election. Boise now has
a population OF $4,000 The books
show that SOB people registered.
which is an increase over two years
ago OF 1865
State Game Warden Stevens last
week received a large amount OF |
strychnine from Philadelphia which
will be used by the department for the
poisoning of coyotes and other preda-
tosy animals
The Inland Empire Teachers asso
citation will hold its ninth annual SEES
sion in Lewiston April 3, 4 and 5. and
this session promises to be the very
best meeting OF It's kind ever he'd
in the northwest.
w. T. Riley. living In the valley
near Haley. says that last year he
made s35 per acre on his hay lands.
selling the hay at 81 per ton delivered
from the shock and thus saving the
work of stacking.
Charles X Kleide, an employee or
the government dam at Boise was I
last week by the sinking and !
turning OF the suspension bridge !
across the river. on which he w9s $
crossing at the time. [
A council OF Nez Perez Indians !
Will be held at Lapwai this week to !,
enter a protest 20 saloon being in I
stalled at Spalding, Idaho. Spaiding
= the oldest town In Idaho. being .
mission established at an early day Q
w. l.. Barnes and Peter Johnson
we're arrested at Boise at the instance
Z the Citizens committee. charged s
nth illegal registration. II is claimed
hat Barnes registered twice and that
ohnson is not legal resident OF the s
ity.
y. Steunenberg. father OF the late 4
Steunenberg. died at hts n
ONE In Caldwell on the 29th. His v
on. A. X. Stennenberg, was buried A
be previous week, II is thought the D
cath of his son had much to do with L
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Phenomenal crops are raised in the a
icinity OF Picabo. Barley 40 to IS .,
ushels TO the acre: oats. so to 110 b
ushels 10 the acre. and the oats will p
'eigh out about A pounds to the y
ushel; two great crops OF alfalfa. the ~
econd greater than the first
Colonel Judson Spofford. president Il
I the Lewiston & Southwestern Eiec- 81
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