Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
SATURDAY, Dec. 1, 1888.

Mrs. A. w. Lockman is still very
! sick.
Hon. Fred Dubois has returned
to Washington.
Miss Wray has gone on a visit to
Bruneau friends.
Miss Kittie wilkins visited our
city the past week.
- Oranges, Lemons and Gran
berries at Dr. Bearby's.
Mrs. DeHaven has gone to Cali
fornia to spend the winter.
All on the sick list are reported
by DR.. Smith as improving.
Thanksgiving day was generally
observed in Mountain Home.
There were more strange lawyers
in Mountain Home the past week.
Old Tom and Uncle Jerry will
soon be on hand nightly at our sa-
looms.
60 Don't fail to see our Xmas
goods before buying. An endless va
riety can be found at DIR. Bearby's
drug store.
The surrounding mountains have
received their winters covering of
the beautiful"
J. T. Sprague is putting up a
new house near his residence for
Miss Carrie johnson.
Manuel Comes had a splendid
run of custom at his Palace Res
taurant on Thanksgiving day.
Christmas is approaching. Are
you making ready to gladden. the
hearts of the dear little innocents?
The road to Rocky Bar is now in
very good condition, but how long
1T will remain so is very uncertain.
Only 30 days more for miners to do
sufficient work on mining claims in
order to hold them against relocat-
Ors.
From the gambling that has been
going on irstown the past few days,
we judge that money is getting cas-
Ter.
The Rev. George Bouzelle will
preach in the School house next
Sunday, the 2d,-morning and eve
ming.
Miss Anna Barber will cause to
be sold at auction all her stock of
millinery goods next Tuesday. La
dies should attend and secure good
bargains.
Advertise in the BULLETIN. It
will show the business strength Of
Gilmore and aid very materially to-
ward the formation of the desired
new county.
Will our exchanges please note
the fact that there is not better
opening in. the Great West to build
and run good hotel than right
here in Mountain Home?
We saw few days ago small
lot of ore from the Wilson mine at
Wagontown which very much re-
sembles soapstone, but which is
said to be remarkably rich in silver
and gold.
Jack Campbell went over to
Boise with Red" the escaped con-
vict and horse thief. "Red" was
thoroughly identified and again as
signed his uniform and placed be-
hind the bars.
A largs lynx was killed just be-
low John Mitchell's ranch, near
town, last Monday, by two of Lees
dogs. It was terrible fight and
the dogs were badly used up be-
fore they killed the wild animal.
The lynx weighed over 100 pounds.
We were glad to shake with VIM
Mckim of the Napoleon mine and
mill a short time ago. Nc came
down to see his wife off for Califor-
mia, where she will remain during
the winter He says everything is
running smoothly up his way and
he has no cause to complain.
J. NJ. Patterson, late superintend-
ent of the Alturas mine, came down
from the Bar with his family last
Sunday and went to Boise where
Mrs. Patterson will remain during
the winter, and Mr.. Patterson will
make business trip to Colorado
for few weeks.
Governor Stevenson, in his an
nual report to the Secretary of the
Interior estimates the population Of
Idaho at over 100000, and advd(
Gates the right of the people of Ter
ritories to vote for President. He
also recommends that the Territory
have the right to lease the school
and university lands and apply the
money thus derived to the support
of the common schools.
Last Monday the wire and instru-
ments for the Mountain Home and
Rocky Bar telegraph line left here
by team to be scattered along the
road as required. Contractor Frank
AXE rugged up good camping out
fit and started out placing the wire
in position on Tuesday. His force
of men are now stretching it toward
Rocky Bar, and should big snow
OF r,n pnt nc,ur IN tbo mountains