Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
O. B. B ATTEN.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
For District Attorney
OF ALTURAS COUNTY.

Mrs. John Caldwell returned from
Missouri Thursday morning.
Mr.. G. w. Grayson was passen
ger on the Oreana stage last Mon
day.
According to the revised statutes
"pasters" will be illegal for the com
ing election.
Plenty Of Salmon in Snake river
but they have not shown up on the
rifles yet. About the Goth of this
month, says the old settlers, is Tho
best time to catch them.
Mr.. J. c. Hill, formerly of Silver
City. has very promising mine or
Blacks Creek, about sixteen miles
southeast Of Boise City. A large
boulder Of gold-bearing quarts, ly.
ing just above his shaft, weighing
about thirty tons, assays $50.
Bets Of 10 to s are freely offered
in New York, that Cleveland will
carry the state at the coming cleo.
ton.
The managers Of the Orc Feno al
Silver City, are collecting a great
quantity Of wood and putting things
in shape for going down into the
bowels Of the old War Eagle.
Messrs. Fletcher a Simpson have
resumed work on their new store
building, having been delayed for a
few days on account of lumber.
They expect to be ready for bust
ness by November first.
Lots of ups and downs in this
life. For practical illustration of
this statement, just take drive
over the road from Mountain Home
to Dorsey's Ferry.
Mr. E. B. Hill, Of Vermont, ar
rived Thursday en- route to Oregon,
with several car loads of fine stock,
consisting Of Jersey cows, thorough
bred Cotswold, Southdown and Me-
rino rams. Mr.. J. Portlock of
Bruenau, purchased three Merinos
paying one hundred dollars for
them.
J. NJ. Hagar has be en- busy the
past week, shipping supplies to
Rocky Bar, having in the past few
days forwarded 81, 900 pounds.
We read an item in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, some time ago,
about a now dry placer machine
that uses wind instead of water.
II the thing has failed as gold
saving concern, the inventor might
convert it into rock blower. We
business men here will buy it to
blow the rocks out of the road from
Mountain Home to Dorsey's Ferry.
Lets call a meeting and appoint
Mr.. Zach Hungerford committee
Of one to look the matter up.
"Old Cliff" Of HALEY, was here
last Sunday, seeking a location for
the establishment Of hardware
store and tin shop.
At the session of the Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows at Haley this week
Fred Epstein of Boise City was
elected Grand Master, P. NJ. Bruner
Deputy Grand Master, Charles
Wernike of Shoshone Grand War
den, Leon Fuld of HALEY Grand
Secretary, John Lemp of Boise City
Grand Treasurer.
Q. B. Batten, Democratic candi-
date for District Attorney, and other
speakers will address the people of
Mountain Home on Wednesday
evening, October 18th. Give Mr..
Batten good reception.
Caldwell was strongly repre-
scented here at the dedication and
ball Of the Odd Fellows in the per-
sons of Past Grand Masters Monte
Gwinn, DL Bailey, also DIR. Maxey,
A. X. Steunenberg, Mr.. Blatchley.
Mr.. Smith, Sim Bailey and several
others whose names we do not re-
All good jolly gentlemen
Of that enterprising little city.
Hon. @. B. Batten, Democratic
for District Attorney, had
Shoshone on his way to
The ball here when he was called
back home by telegraph on urgent
business.