Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-11-03
ROCKY BAR NEWS.
Rocky Bar---Political Mattcrs---NIill
ON Firc---A Lost DiamOnti---
Mr.. Foljambe's Departure


Mr.. Foljambe's Departure
Taking mp IIots---ltems.
A few days ago there was q fair
| chance Of certain members of the
HALEY ring receiving respectable
number OF votes in this precinct.
Since that time the people have be-
come angry on account Of the false
representations of the HALEY ring
papers and the stories set afoat by
the small-bore politicians Of that beg
carly town. In making up our county
ticket we shall ignore all who had any
thing to do with the scandalous pro-
ceedings at Boise City relating to our
segregation two years ago This may
be relied upon. Now await the re-
turns for veriiication.
Some two months ago one OF the
ring journals at HALEY stated that if
Western Alturas wanted to go she
might do SO "and might he compelled
to CO." This was we'll understood by
our people as an attempt to lull us
into security. It is well it did not sue
coed. The same paper is now show
ing the cloven hoof. We a!lude to
the Times
How will Rocky Bar vote3 Out of
two hundred and fifty votes or more
there may be one, two or possibly
three who will not vote the division
ticket. Where there 10 one we do not
know. We only make these except
ions because there are generally that
number of "off oxen" in every COM
munity. The man who would under
take to peddle other than the division
ticket would be ostracised. We can
conceive OF no place in or about the
town except his own residence where
he could enjoy u moments peace after
wards. As to Atlanta she will prob
ably cast as solid vote for division as
ourselves.
1t looks to US as if the HALEY poll
ticinns were the most short sighted
men in the world. It would seem as
if, in view Of the fact that the popula-
ton Of Gilmore must in the nature Of
things more than double in the next
two years, they would not attempt to
deal deceitfully with ue. The new
corners will be full AZ enthusiastic for
division as the old residents. What
then would become of the Haley ring?
Do they think we are extremely christ
ian like, forgiving and forgetful? Let
the vote for Cannady, Waters, Vine
yard and some others attest. 1t is to
be regretted now that we did not make
certain combinations and nominate a
clean division ticket Should the Ring
succeed IN holding us in its unholy
and unloving embrace two years longer
that is the very thing that will be done.
Governor Stevenson must feel flattered
because Of the Infamous story they
have circulated to the effect that if We
div;sioiists defeated Vineyard no
favors might be asked of him. The
Governor never said thing of the
kind. Il is unlike him in every way
He is bluff, honest aud as pure man
as ever occupied public position III
Idaho or anywhere else. He is no
bulldozer. The idea OF his attempting
to influence the votes OF our people by
threats is an absurdity. The putting
of such n story af1oat is a crime-but
what is crime to the Haley Ring?
There is not HALEY man who
comes here that does not ask: "Where
are you going to have your court
house when the county Is divided?''
We believe these fellows have county
seat on the brain. They act as if all
there was worth living for in this world
was county seats. Our answer has
been. "Put it in Atlanta, down on the
banks Of Snake river, over at Corder's
on the top OF some mountain, 50 that
we only. get our divorce from Haley"
They then tell us that Mountain
Home has bad wa err" to which We
invariably reply, "what the devil do
we want Of water more than the Hal
ley ring. If they can hive without
water year in and year out, we can
stand it during one term of court"
Then they tell us "Pine Grove is dusty
and the whisky poor" We find it
impossible to satisfy those fellows
either as to drinks or climate OH our
side OF the Sawtooth range. They are
great deal like the Chicago fellow
who tainted away when he breatbed
the fresh air of the country and could
only be revived by placing stale fish
under his nose.
Monday afternoon Judge Lennon
and J. NJ. Thexton intended to start
over the road for HALEY, but there war
a mysterious disappearance Of a wheel
of the conveyance that was to carry
them over the mountains. Thexton's
trunk and valise were also missing
Mayor Reeser declared it to he AN out
rage and appointed committee OF
citizens of which Aleck Simpson was
chairman, to investigate. They looked
under. over and into every saloon
they ransacked the back-door yards
of some Of our transient population.
The town was searched in hooks and
corners for hours until finally, just be-
fore dark, the wheel turned up. The
driver who was to take the gentlemen
never found SO many friends before We
are sure. He could not turn to the
right or the left but what he met some
one who had been his friend in the
olden time and desired to renew ac-
quaintance through the process of irri-
CATION. The departure was delayed in
consequence Of the above related un-
fortunate circumstances, and the gen.
tlemen attended in the evening the
BALL GIVEN IN HONOR OF MR.. II. c.
FoLJAMBE, sUPT. MOUNTAIN GOAT.
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