Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-03-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

twelfth on list OF midshipmen gradual
fng from Annapolis naval academy thi,
year.
The Commercial club OF Boise Is ar
ranging to send an Idaho exhibit to
the National Irrigation congress 20 be
held in Sacramento,
State Treasurer Hastings has adj
vertised for sale state bonds to the
amount OF 1919 900. authorized by the
Ninth session OF the legislature.
The Western Idaho Sugar company
is making arrangements for the con-
struction of large reservoir at Nam
pa 10 cover about so acres of ground
The president has appointed Frank
s. Dietrich. OF Pocatello. as United
States district Judge for the district
OF Idaho. vice James H. Beatty. re-
signed
The citizens of Nampa at a bond
election held last week voted bonds
20 the amount of $4,000. the money
TO be used In improvements TO the
school buildings.
The census Office has announced its
estimate OF the population of Idaho in
1906 to be 205.70i The last regular
census In 1900 gave the states popula.
tlon at fGl.772.
There is considerable talk of put.
ting an independent ticket In the field |
at Nampa In opposition to both citi- |
gens and taxpayers, but nothing as
yet has materialized.
Annie Carney, about forty years of
age, was found dead in her room In
Boise. The coroner found that she
had died from an over-indulgence OF
alcoholic stimulants.
The merchants of Caldwell have de.
lcided to organize an association for
the purpose OF getting together and
collecting unpaid claims. This is
necessitated by the large accumulation
of bad debts.
A brutal murder at Rockford Land
ing has been just discovered Mrs
Louis Bazell Is thought to have been
killed by three Indians while in o
drunken revel and her body thrown
into the lake
The Golden Sunbeam mine. at Gus
ter. Idaho. during the last summer
run produced 100000 from an ore
body which from present develop
ments Is conseryafively estimated tc
be worth many millions.
Patrick Sheridan. one Of the early /
settlers OF Boise basin. Is dead al J.
Placerville at the age OF 70. blood !,
poisoning causing his death. He had ,
spent lifetime In mining, being one
OF the first prospectors in the basin. {
II Is the expectation OF Adjutani :
General Vickers OF the Idaho National :
guard that the Idaho troops will this :,
be armed with the new :.
Springfield rife the regular service -
weapon OF the United States regular IL
troops. b.
George Caldwell met terrible pl
ieath In the Lincoln mine at Pearl. p'
md Charles Larsen suffered broken 81
eg and had miraculous escape from ~
Ieath nj the same time. Caldwell m
ell a distance OF 800 feet and landed s,
N Larsen. III
The two alleged safe blowers. Burke
nd Murphy, were held In bonds OF
i 900 each to the district court at
ioscow after preliminary hearing
hey are In jail there charged with
lowing several safes at Kendrlck
lst week. ne
Charles Kleed. an employee OF the me
tab Fireproofng company on the on
,yernment dam In the Boise river. de
ot bridge was washed away while sio
, and three others were crossing. pr,
he others escaped. WI
There Is project on foot to buy 'ni
, few choice pieces of land near 49,,
aldwell. subdiyide them into l0-acre ine
acts. and offer them to the newcom- ths
IS who believe more in careful
iltiyation OF few acres than in i'll
nding large farm. s
Placer miners are pleased with the rio
aspect OF an early opening of the Ian
lining season. but the unusual high an,
alter at this time is not TO their Xix. has
&, as they say II will. IL continued. rer
N off all the water before they get ter
UGH more than fairly started. -,
Frank Roberts. OF Grangeyille. who NOT
as assaulted and left for doad by the
,rnfnfs Rohh{ue an {noana ,,,y, Who