Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

ing serious proportions and dealer!
are having hard time securing al
adequate supply.
Dusrd Palmer of Fruitland had his
hip thrown out of joint when he was
forced into ditch and horses dragged
scraper over him.
The district court calendar in Ban
mock county has grown so lengthy
that many cases have been pending
for trial for more than a year.
Due to the shortage of freight cars
only one-third of the total export crop
of potatoes in Idaho, amounting to
1000 carloads, has been shipped.
Neither the sheriffs office nor the
postal authorities have thus far been
bers who broke into the postoffice at
nixon.
Control of the property Of the Her
cules Mining company at Wallace,
with its untold riches, passed to the
Day interests last week, it is an
nounced.
David Cramer, the Weiser man &C
cused of the murder of his brother
in-law, Carter Schrivener of Montana
on August Is, was acquitted by jury
on the grounds of justifiable homicide.
The postoffice at Inkom was robbed
and about $50 in cash taken and some
stamps. Entrance was effected from
the rear by removing a pane of glass.
Gloves were used to prevent finger
print clews.
= Amelia Waldron, 3-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glispy Waldron of
Malad, who on November fell back
ward into bucket of boiling water
that was standing on the kitchen floor,
died November Is.
James Walden, 5-year-old grandson
Of Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson of
Tyhee, narrowly escaped being burned
to death when he was rescued from
the Davidson home when it burst into
flames and was destroyed.
After knocking along for nearly
three months without a chaplain, the
Second Idaho infantry regiment now
has spiritual leader in the person of
Rev. A. Stewart, resigned.
shipment of 200 head of regis
tered Shropshire sheep were received
at Grangeville last week. This is the
first lot of registered sheep to come
into the county and means the rails
ing of the standard to great extent.
According to estimates, 2,446 cars
of the total amount of potatoes al
ready sold in the east and south have
been moved out of the state, but the
remaining $500 carloads are awaiting
shipment because of the lack of cars.
The commissioners of the Bull
highway district have called $780, |
900 bond election to be held on De-
cember 2, for the purpose of building |
sixty miles of crushed rock or other |
hard surfaced roads within the dis
trict.
Last months mean temperature
was the lowest experienced in October
in Idaho since 1905, says the weather
bureau monthly summary. Only twice
since statewide records have been
kept has the mean for October been
lower
The big bull moose the Industrial
Training school at St. Anthony had
planned to present to the city of
Boise on the suggestion of ]. Fred
business agent for the state
board of education, will be mounted
N the state house.
Alpha Barrette, Jr., was shot and
inatantly killed when hunting rab-
,its in company with Arthur Gang
ION, two miles east of Blackfoot.
5angnon made a side sweep with his
,un and the discharge took off the en-
ire top of the head of Barrette.
The Caldwell Commercial club has
-oted to lend support to any satisfac.
DRY plan evolved for bridging the
qualizer canal at Deer Flat reservoir,
nd went on record as opposed to any
discrimination against the Idaho regi
nent in the matter of service on the
order.
The city of PocatelIo will enter into
one-year contract with L. w. Phil
ps for the collection and disposal OF
II garbage within the corporate linn 1
s. Under the terms of the contract S
he sanitary reduction plant for the
isposal of the garbage is to be con. {
-ructed within six months.
The Gem Irrigation company OF
wyhee county has asked the state
nd board to authorize contract be- A
veen the state of Idaho and the ir
cation district for the construction
100000 power plant at the Ar.
wv Rock dam for furnishing the Gem
strict with electricity for pumping :,
irposes. :,
The seventy-ive girls working in a,
lie seed pea house at Idaho Falls q,
esented an ultimatum to the man. o,
cement one day last week, demand
& higher wages. When the man. in
ger informed them that the crop :,
as not up to standard, and that he a,