Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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William Tippet was killed in the
nilroad yards at McCammon. throw
tng himself underneath switch en-
zine
The town Of 10 has been moved,
every house being moved TO the new
townsite which had been prepared in
advance
Mrs. Daniel I'm. OF sublett. is In
Pocatello hospital with her left leg
almost severed as the result of a run-
away accident
A sheepherder named McTaggart.
employed near Lemhi. was struck by
lightning and killed during an eiectrl-
cal storm last week.
II Is believed that the coal problem
at Boise has been solved an Arkansas
coal company having agreed to supply
all the coal needed.
Plans are under way looking to-
ward the building of commodions
ball In Burnley suitable for dances and
other entertainments.
H. f. Mallon. the convict who es-
capped from the state prison a short
time ago. has been captured at his
former home In White1sh Mont
More than 100000 bushels of grain
are now stored in the warehouses at
vollmer. which Is more than the total
of last years crop in the locality.
Work on the Lewiston-Waha irri- |
CATION project and the electric road |
from Lewiston TO Nez Perez and !
Grangeville will be commenced With
in short time.
postofice has been established at
the new town OF Sunnyside on the
Oregon Short Line railroad east OF
Nampa. and Wilbert +. Wllmont APP
pointed postmaster.
The merchants OF Mountain Home
have agreed to give complete house
keeping outfit TO the couple that will
be united In marriage at the fair
grounds during the fair.
Ed wshl. a well-Inown farmer Of
Genesee. disappeared and bloodhounds
were used to trace him. Their trail
led to the river brink and II is feared
VAIL has killed himself
The town OF Greenleaf. situated mid 1
on the line OF the San Francisco. Ida
no a Montana railroad. has been plat
ted and is now on the market.
Settlers on the north side OF Mini I
doka project are doing some kicking h
because the reclamation service has Il
announced that water will be turned a
out OF the canals September l. h
In Idaho ten times more Carey act y
land has been taken up than In any :
other state which has Carey act pro !,
visions. Idaho win soon hit the 1900 n
600 acre mark in Carey act lands. d
The assessors books for Canyon Il
county show that OF the increase In
assessed property Nampa furnishes 81
per cent The increase for the town =,
Is 100000 and that of the entire ~
county is s5S7,63l.
game warden visited the Middle :.
Fork recently, according to an EN- ~
NETT correspondent. and found In one -
place the bodies of six deer. from -
which the hind quarters had been cut -
and the rest left to rot
Judge X. l. Perky. OF Boise. has been :,
retained by the Western Federation 20
Of Miners as counsel in all It's cases IN
In Idaho. and has been SO notified In cc
A letter from Charles H. Meyer. pres al
dent OF the federation st
Joe Baker OF Hot Springs. two miles ~
west OF Marysyille. last spring sowed :,
in acre OF onions. using three pounds m
of seed. From this acre patch he has
raised 100 bushels OF onions, for wi
which he leceived $3.50 al
The city OF Lewiston will. during Is
the ensuing twelve months. expend
more than a half million dollars on
psrnsshvnt improvements. including
sewer system, street paving. water -
works and hre department se
According 10 the reports from the W 20
farious assessors OF the state. Idaho a.,
has about a million acres more OF pat, IN
,nted lands this year than It had last. or
which increased the assessed land val vi,
res Of the state over 100000. II
A new power company has been re-
ormed for the generating OF electric te'
'ower on Snake river The company
) formed OF men principally OF Shell c oiS
ey, and the power site Is about two
niles mp the stream from Shelley 70
The little daughter OF George Stra-
am OF Hibbard was killed by the ac-
idental discharge OF a target rife. Mr.. no
traham had hung the loaded rifle AM
n nail, and when che little one m.
ried to get It down, II exploded, the we
ullet penetrating her heart ito
Ross Roberts. the seven-year-old son Gig
I Bert Roberts OF Cambridge, acci- of
entally shot and killed Elwood Ven wa
rus, nine-yearold son of Thomas coz
entrus. The boys we're playing with NV
3S-calibre revolver. but it is not sta
nown just how the accident hap spi
ened.
George Anderson, one OF the men
no has made comfortable fortune
ON the Palouse soil last week sod