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Show GENERAL STORE AT LEADORE. IDA BURNS SALMON, Ida.. July 10 -Fire destroyed the general store building and contents belonging to Loy H. Lea at Lead ore on Sunday night. The loae la astlmatad at IM.000 on tha atock and MOOO on tha building, partially covered by Insurance. The fire waa dlacovered about 11 p. m.. too late to save anything except a few hooka. It la believed that tha fire started inalde tha building, but tha exact cause la unknown. News of tha Incorporation of the Butte, Boise .a Wlnnemucca Railroad company haa caused much lnteraat here, although rumors of tha propoaad enterprise have been currant for some time paat. Tha new road will go eouth west from Salmon to Chains and will tap a country rich ln mineral wealth. The month of June waa tha darkest and wettest Juna waathar since weather records rec-ords have bean kept here for eight years paat. Tha precipitation amounted to l.tt lnchea: rain fall on twenty-five dave and there were seventeen daya with thunderstorms thunder-storms Mlaa Jeaale chutts and Ployed Ooodell were married on Wed need ay by the Rev, H. E Bush at tha home of the bride's parents on Iron Creek. A gold strike la reported from the Pan-ata Pan-ata group of mlnea on Pine creek, showing show-ing a ten-foot face of gold ore averaging better than lino to tha ton. Tha report has caused some excitement In that district dis-trict and many naw claims have been staked out. |