Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
BREvITIES.


ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Bradley Sheppard and
family returned yesterday from a two
weeks outing spent at the Payette
lakes. They state there are many
campers at the lakes and that as
summer resort they promise to become
very popular
Charged with battery upon the per-
son of Joe Fisher, three McCarty
brothers have been arrested upon a
warrant sworn out before Judge Adams
and will have their trial this week. The
battery upon Fisher is said to have
taken place near Meridian where it is
alleged the McCarty brothers pulled
him from his buggy and broke a buggy
whip over his head.
T s. Riser was placed in nomina-
ton for prosecuting attorney on the
Republican ticket yesterday afternoon.
His nomination papers were signed by
Oliver o. Haga, DR.. II. P. Ustick, Ellis
II. Werthman, ]. M. Hanley, l.. w.
Tennyson, DR.. H. P. Handy, c. f. Hum
mel, A. e. Carlson, L. A. Copeland, E.
j. Poteet and H. e. Grothy. Mr.. Risser's
acceptance was filed at the same time.
Dare Devil" Kohl, the balloonist,
proposes to pull off his pig stunt at the
White City park tonight and will make
his death defying double parachute
drop from a great height. The balloon
ascent will be made at 1880 o'clock. J.
M. Waterbury, the long distance piano
player, who started to break his previ-
GUS record Friday evening at o'clock,
was playing last night at midnight and
was in good condition. He will COM
plete 66 hours continuous playing Sun
da wight at IL o'clock at the park and
advises that he VIII be able to hold
out for that length of time.
Since returning from st. Paul where
she attended the convention of the
National Educational association, Miss
Grace Shepherd, state superintendent
of public instruction has had nothing
to add to her announcement from that
city that she would not be canda-
date for re- election or what her future
plans would be. Miss Shepherd has
been busy since her return at her
desk in the superintendent of public
Instructions office, taking care of ac-
cumulated work and rapidly clearing
it away. She speaks Interestingly
about the sessions of the n. E. A. and
| the excellent and instructive programs
given each day.
Rev. E. n. Murphy filled two en-
gagements for Dan Cupid yesterday
afternoon and last night, two couples
having assumed the nuptial ties. The
first ceremony performed was at 1880
O'Clock at the home of Mike Fitzpatrick
in South Boise, when mis- daughter
/ Alice became the bride of w. j. Insham,
Jr. Both young people are of Boise,
but have gone to Portland to make
their home. The second wedding took
place at o'clock last night at the
home of Thomas l.. Smith on the
bench where Floyd e. McCurdy and
| Miss Gladys May Smith were married.
In the presence of a few relatives and
friends. The happy pair will make
their home on the bench.
! A rusty breach loading shot gun
found standing against a tree in the
Sawtooth range near the head waters
of the south fork of the Payette river,
was brought to Boise yesterday by j.
C. Green, the well known mining man,
who just returned from mining trip
into that section. The trigger of the
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rel showed it had weathered the storms
/ of many winters. The fact that it was
found in so lonely a spot and one
where falling timber was bad and the
/ ground cwampy with no signs of travel,
! led Mr.. Green to believe that perhaps
| it's owner had met with some accident
and he searched about for body or
evidences of a tragedy but found none.
The first business mems special to
be run from Boise to Payette lakes
pulled out of Boise last night, the spe-
cial being run by d. E. Burnley, general
passenger agent for the Oregon Short
Line, who came to Boise to make an
Investigation of changing the schedule
on the train to Payette lakes, which
will likely be changed next week. The
plan is to change the time Of lcavii2
Boise from 80 p. m. to an earlier
hour probably 9 or 10 o'clock in the
morning. Mr. Burley took as guests
on the trip Joel L. Priest, industrial
agent of the Oregon Short Line; ]. V
Lyle of Salt alike, an attorney in the
employ of the Oregon Short Line; II. E.
Dunn of the Payette Valley line; Fred
L. Houston, state treasurer; w. L. Gift
fors, secretary of state; j. A. Blom-
qust "a member of the public utilities
commission, and several others.
The taking of a dose of strychnine
by mistake yesterday afternoon about
o'clock nearly cost the life of Louise
Keely office girl for DR.. Chin Man Sui
whose offices are in the Chinese temple
on Idaho street. The girl, who is sub
jects to fits, had been taking medicine
and went to get some yesterday and
by mistake got a bottle of strychnine
and took fair sized dose. Immed-
lately discovering her mistake she
gave an alarm and then went into con
vulsions. Mrs. Mable Avery, the city
nurse, who was close at hand took i'm
mediate charge of the patient and
shortly afterward Drs. Callard and Hill
were summoned. DIR. Hill took the pa
tient to St. Lukes hospital and while
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