Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
IDAHO STATE NEWS

A Masonic lodge has been organized
nj Parma and lodge rooms fitted up.
Miss Stella walling was seriously in
jured in a runaway accident at her
fathers ranch, near Boise
A. o. White. OF Vermont, has been
appointed engineer at the Occur d.
Alene Indian school, Idaho
There viii be approximately 3,O00,-
coo acres Of irrigable land IN the
Snake river valley when Il is all re-
claimed
Lead and silver prospects, within IL
miles Of Burnley are good enough to
justify thorough exploring and deyel-
opments.
The Boise summer normal school
opened with an enrolment OF 80,
nearly every student enrolling for the
entire six weeks course.
The town OF Parma is taking steps
10 establish standpipe on the high
ground north Of the business center to
secure better fire protection.
Congressman Burton l.. French
makes the prediction that between 1900
and 1910 Idahos population viii have
Increased more than 100 per cent
Mrs. II. Lewis, OF Ketchum. stepped
on loose board which few up and
struck her I'm the eye. rusty nall |
making a bad wound. She may lose |
the sight.
The o. s. L. company is to move
the stockyards and warehouses from
the north TO the south side OF the
track at Parma, and start park on
the north side.
Fong Hing. who tried 20 Kill several
OF his countrymen at the Chinese Tenn
pie at Boise, has been adjudged In
sane and ordered committed to the
BIackfoot asylum.
Mike Joyce. a miner. who was steal
ing a ride on sand car. on which he
was asleep, fell on near Pocatello and
both legs were cut below the knee,
requiring amputation.
The body OF an unknown man was
found by stage driver on the Salmon ,
river at the mouth of Wet Gulch. The
body was badly decomposed. and there
MAS no means OF Identification.
Albion school authorities have de. ,
cided to unite the school system OF the
town with the Model School of the I
State Normal for the purpose OF in '
creasIng training school facilities.
The crops OF sugar beets, melons
and fruit In the vicinity OF Fruitland,
In the Payette valley. are already sut-
Act a. m, M r,ra-l
diction that the shipments this fall
will be very heavy
Within 60 days construction work G
will be started on the New Pittsburg I,
\ Gilmore railway, a line projected c.
rom Armstead. Idaho. on the Oregon a
short Line. to Gilmore and Salmon u
city. distance OF 100 miles. Il
Six carloads of horses were shipped
rom Parma 10 Los Angeles last week. m
he buyer paying from SIS TO 5000, a T
read for the horses. Idaho for the SC
last two years has been one of the A
avorite fields for horse buyers. Ell
The taxpayers OF Caldwell have be- pi
ore them proposition TO issue bridge lie
onds In the amount OF $4,000. bear IN
ng per cent. the proceeds to be q
sed to build two steel bridges over OF
indian creek. within the city limits. ~
r. r. Warner, teamster, Is the ~
ero OF fire that recently burned
he home OF Peter Larson. at Pocate- o ei
}. Warner ran into the burning ~
ouse and rescued two little children
Ie was terribly but not fatally burned.
A. w. Lake, of Boise narrowly es- T.
aped death near Kemmerer, Wyo.,
hen an engine on which he was rid
TX turned over r. b. Donough was
sught underneath the engine and ma
Illed. while Lake escaped with few ST.
light injuries. 1m
The body OF David Sutton. who pr
sned valuable mining property In the ia
hunder Mountain district. was found th'
4 the trail between Warren aud ne
he having been shot In the ma
FAD II IS believed he was murdered MI
n his money Die
There are good coal indications 20 oi
Hes southwest from Oakley. A fair WI
lality of Ignite has been uncovered, ue'
hich improves with depth. though isn
e development is but slight. This an'
mite has been used as fuel by peo- ~, w.
e In that section w
Report comes from Ontario. Ore. 70
e effect that the Oregon Oil and Gas !
mpany is preparing to carry on de nm,
lopment OF its holdings on a large w
ale and is contemplating piping oil IN .
Boise. Should this be done. Bosses sor
81 question will be practically nor
wed 10
The yassor home. eight miles from eie
eur d'Alene was destroyed By fire sax
The night Of the 18th. and Sam Vas the
T. Jr-. and Hiram Stephens were tiol
nsumed In the fames The others anc
the house escaped. but were unable ant
rescue the two boys
Hay hands have been more scarce :.
1 wages higher this year than for
ny years before. Information has MOI