Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-20
THE FIRST Big GUN.
The Division Meeting
at Pine Grove well
Attended.
A SPLENDID TICKET.
Now let the Little Giant, Elmore
Show Her Strength.

To w. D. Davis, who fastened to
return. the BULLETIN is indebted for
the following proceedings of the |
Division Mass Meeting held at
Pine Grove Thursday, and which
was attended by over 60 delegates
from all parts of Elmore:
The meeting was called to order
at 1880 p. M, and on motion Judge
Waldron Of Rocky Bar was chosen
president, Il. P. Chattin of Pine
Grove vice president, and w. d.
Davis of Mountain Home secretary.
The object of the meeting being
stated in clear and forcible man
ner by the president, on motion the
following committee was appointed
to draft resolutions: Hclfrich, Bruce,
Brady, Ethel, Simpson, Mccarthy,
Wall, Sprague and Brownelle.
After due time the committee re-
ported as follows:
Whereas The people OF this portion of Alturss
county hav. '5-n repeatedly promised county or
|
i.ture Ut Idaho and have by unfair means been de-
| tented at each OF such sessions, alter relying on
promises Of each OF the political Parties OF Atnras
county and being perfectly satisfied that neither
OF the political parties Of Aturas county INTEND 70
treat them fairly justly generously in this matter
| of county division; therefore be it
Resolved. in mass meeting Of the citizens Of West
| ern Alturas assembled at Pine Grove, That we will
irrespective OF party nominate and support ior te
I,ouncil and Assembly OF both parties, equally
divided between said parties, men for Council and
Assembly who will while acting justly ana larry 70
ward the whole county of Alturas and the ierftory
At larre will favor just demands for division
Of this great county, whose wide extent at present
Instrumental to our interests and remote as We art
from the county seat tlieref
parts Of the county TO aid us in what we regard a
merely right for we are now placed we are taXet
and wholly unrepresented.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
On motion the chair appointed
the following committee to selec
names for an Independent Division
/ Legislative Ticket: Helfrich, Kin
caid, Simpson, Brizee, Brady ant
! SAVERS.
: After due deliberation the com
i, mittee reported the following name
, to battle for Gilmore in the mex
) Idaho Legislature:
> FOR THE COUNCIL.
+ THuRsToN HuTcHINs (Democrat) c
7 Corral, Camas Prairie.
DAv. B. ETHEL (Republican) {
t, Pine Grove.
: FOR ASSEMBLYMEN.
) JOHN VANSHAAcK (Rep.) of Rock
!, Bar.
! G. p. OLIVER, (Rep.) Of Mountai
y Home.
Adm HALL (Dem.) of Benne'
= Creek.
! GEO. MAHoNEy (Dem.) Of Glenn
Ferry.
Each name as read successivel
was received with loud shout
of approval and they We're declare
the nominees amidst the wilde
Y enthusiasm.
The following Gilmore Count
. Central and Managing Commute
i was elected: Brady and SEWERS
1T Pine Grove, Hclfrich and Wall
Mountain Home, Reeser and Cav
nah of Rocky Bar, Corker al
Stockton of Glenn's Ferry. Oh
Corder of Indian Greek, Hollar
and Smoot of Atlanta, A. G. Smit
'e of Red Warrior Gulch, James Q
d terson of Toponis.
II We can give but an imperfe
t. outline of the boundaries of pr
10 posed Elmore, but the followil
will nearly represent the action
the conventions: Commencing
Snake river one mile east of Topon
0, precinct, running due north strikil
Of base of Camas range, thence ri
ming west 80 miles, thence north
% range 12-13, leaving Camas prall
:, outside the boundaries of Elmore.
: Resolutions We're adopted than
n ing the people of Pine Grove
er for their Generous treatment, al
he the Mountain Home Brass Ban
Id for the excellent music furnished.
The reader must bear in mil
that this is but an imperfect repc
lie Of the doings Of the Division Go
r.. vention. 1t is the best we can
er owing to limited time and space.
e. NOW GET TO WORK! and
We Haley hear from Little Gilmore
at thunder tones.
h. Pine Grove was gaily decorat
I'd with bunting and large bann
p that stretched across the street W
&c labeled Gilmore County w
come"
or All who have returned speak
ay the highest praise of the hospital
IN of the Pine Grove people.
1d The Central Committee met a
is elected +. G. Helfrich chairman a
I'd Geo. l.. Wall secretary.
Major Williams and Hon. o.
Rattan a1lrassa1 the ppople