Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-09
IN THE GEM STATE

ton ~ Caldwell placed . state tick>
In the noid. headed By e. d. NichoI
Il OF Boise. for governor.
: The city OF Boise has fled . sul
3 la the district court to restrain th
Bosse Railway company from Aban
! donins its line in Central addition.
The Twin Falls tract has been On
tertaiains the past week . commit
toe of railroad men from California
aud a number Of prominent sus.ass.
men from Wells, New
The most successful STATE Ana sale
hold In Idaho this year Vas held Al
Caldwell last week, whom approxt
nAtsiy 1.ooe aeres Of sxssiisat Canyon
csxnty laAd was sod fsr ~, 900
The body found ia the south fork Of
Snake river several weeks ago has
been idsstlnsd ~ thst OF wn. Ksup,
. miner who lived IA tho mountains
near the head Of the river In an iso-
lated district. With his nephew.
That the annual conferences Of the
vest obtaining much needed lsgisls-
ton along various lines Wa the opin-
lon expressed b. Governor Norris of
Montana during hls stay In Boise.
n. -. Bonham OF Twin Falls asked
the aid OF the Boise police in search,
lag for his wife Mrs. Bonhsm was
last seen in Portland. when friends
bads her good-bys 1t the railway sta,
ton. Since that time she has com
pletoly disappeared
Superintendent HUMPHREYS, who has
been at the head OF tho state indus
trial school, located at st. Anthony,
since ks establishment, has been tom
porsrily suspended pen.tng inyestiga-
ton for alleged inhuman treatment OF
one OF the inmates.
Final arrangements have been com
pieted for the eastern Idaho Eisteddr
fod to be held at Re1burg, September
IL to 20. Special rates 70 Rexburx |
have been announced and large dele
cation is expected from Salt Lake and
ether outside points.
Word comes from Soldier that Ira
Black. a mining man. was found dead
IN tfht labl Wt0A ~ Int nCAQ
OF shelton creek. tributary OF the
South Boise river. His camp Is forty
miles west OF Soldier. Just across the
line In Gilmore county.
Financially the state OF Idaho is
according to the statement
for July. issued by the state treasurer.
Not the least interesting feature OF
tho showing is that the interest earn
ngs on funds deposited were S4.s27.S6
for the month OF Juy.
C. A. Wilbur a news agent employ !
cd by a company operating on the
Oregon Short Line railroad. was given |
a preliminary hearing at Idaho Falls I
on the charge OF selling whisky in a /
prohibition county. He is alleged to /
have sold liuor to passengers on the
train.
Mrs. Charlotte Collyer. who with
ner husband and child was on the
Titanic en- route TO Payette, and whose +
husband was lost on the Inflated YES ?
,al has already received s2l2S from
strangers In America. who were so 0
impressed with her story OF the dis c
,ster. h
The summer school at Boise which d
ias been In session for the past six h
weeks closed last week. and the stu 4
Tents have departed for their homes :,
a all parts OF tho state. The SEES '
ion has been pronounced u
most successful one by those who have Il
'sen in charge. u
The assessor reports that the cash Il
slue OF Leuhi county property this q
oar amounts 10 1871 .s6s; land totals. /,
l.335.55s: improvements on land. G,
'26slsS; improvements on mineral Al
and, y2os. $40; livestock. Sst6.70s. The y
otal taxable value. under the 40 per :,
ent rate, is si,652,S6s. u
August rs and ie win be red letter y
lays in the history of Soldier. AS the t'
settlers association Is preparing To p
10 things ON those dates. The pro al
ram will include parade of floats Of
.oxing contests. ball games. barbecue, n
srestling matches. grain exhibits. and
n Grafton by Governor Hawley
The Boise Statesman announces
hat W r. Pierce has sold the
olse Railroad company to the
nterurban company. officially the p
daho Railroad Light & Power com. 81
any. thereby creating merger OF st
n the Boise lnterurban and city lines eli
he sale includes the Natatorium q,
An extraordinary landslide occurred II,
n The ranch OF Mrs verna Kellogg. o.
aar RoVie Crack Those on the ranch
ere awakened by the roar Of water, .
reaking OF trees and grinding of
rex and gravel Two or three acres ~
| hillside slid down and covered NJ
zen acres OF valuable land seven feet is
eep with debris. W
President McCutcheon OF the Gil.
ore a Pittsburg railroad. in = let az
" to the Beaverhead club OF Dsllon- ~
ates definitely that his read dads Az