The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-23

tor, Geo. NJ. Payne, seated at his
desk writing an ode to Gilmore
county and a strong editorial en-
dorsing D. L. Bailey for governor.
Payne had just returned from
Rocky Bar, the county seat of Ell
more county, and was all broke up
physically, mentally and every
other way except financially, Of
course, for newspaper men have al.
ways got money if nothing else
This is Bro. Payne's dilema: He
was appointed assessor and tax
collector of Gilmore county, and
the law requires that that officer
shall reside at the county seat.
AS he can't run a newspaper al
Mountain Home and live in Rocky
Bar, he is compelled to either sell
or move his paper. In either case
we are pleased to say, Mr.. Payne
will not be lost from the fraternity
for the gilmore County Echo
will make its appearance in the
journalistic sea at Rocky Bar
about May LIST, and Geo. M. Payne
will be at the helm. There is a
good bargain in the Bulletin for
some ambitious printer. Being
fired out of the print shop, we run
onto our old friend DR.. Smith, who
had just returned from ministering
to a foolish sheep herder, who
desired to obtain glimpse of New
Jerusalem, and had taken strych-
nine to hurry matters a little.
1t was rough on the poison, but
had no more effect on the herder
than his daily allowance of sheep
dip, and the last heard of he was
in a saloon trying to down his dis
appointment with a bottle of "sheep
herder's delight" Seeing Hill,
the harness man, we addressed
him with boisterous familiarity,
but learning he was constable and
city marshal, humbly apologized
for rudeness. Hill does a good
business and is happy. Moshier,
an honored member of the Bache-
lor Club at Caldwell, has opened
a jewelry and furniture store at
Mountain Home, but we did not
get to see him, as he was in Rocky
Bar trying to "roll" the new county
dads for bill of furniture. We
are afraid that Moshier's conduct
is not becoming to a good member
of the Club, and while we admit
the charms of the gracious young
ladies of Mountain Home would
melt the heart of stone, we are
somewhat surprised to see the he
roic Moshier weaken. His name
will undoubtedly be dropped at
the next meeting. Called on Mayor
Shaw, who justly claims to have
the best equipped lumber yard in
Idaho, the finest soil in the world
and trotter that can ego FER" in
three minutes. Shaw ought TO be
happy, and, Judging from appear
ances, surely is. He takes great
delight in convincing the credulous
mind of the great superiority of
Mountain Home soil over the pro-
ductive ground in the valley of the
Nile, and succeeds in doing it; but
no person can ever understand the
almost limitless resources of
that city until they have Hon.
Homer Stull draw a map of the
country and explain it. Mr.. Stull
has handsome residence in the
town, and is live, pushing, enter
prising citizen, and runs the only
law machine in the city. J. NJ.
Hagar, who recently failed for $751;
600, had just returned from Wash
ington Territory. His future ac-
tions are unknown. At the store
Of Helfrich & Miller, found both
of those enterprising gentlemen
busy. AS an example of the radius
of country from which Mountain
Home derives its support, they
were at work filling an order that
came over one hundred miles.
The many friends of Jim. Miller
will be pleased to learn that he
received the appointment as treas
urvr of Gilmore county; that his
estimable wife and daughter are
well, and that he himself was never
better. Hon. Z. G. Helfrich wears
happy and contented smile as he
reflects that Gilmore county, for
which he made SO gallant fight
two years ago in the legislature,
has at last become a realization.
And there is Alley, the efficient and
goodnatured station agent, who
wears the same smile he did two
years ago. Wonder if he ever
takes it off? What pity it is
that Caldwell and Mountain can't
combine. If we had their soil
or they had our canals, it would
build town at either place that
would turn moss on Boise City's
back pale green with envy. But
as the freight rates would not per-
nit the. removal of Mountain
Homes soil and our stock of
whisky is too light to let our canals
60, we will have to continue the
manufacture of ground, and. they
will have to rely on hope and wind
mills. In the evening we were
fortunate enough to be able to at
tend a small social gathering at
the residence of E. C. Helfrich,
given in honor of Miss Flora Brown,
of Shoshone. 1t was a most en-
joyable affair, and reflected great
credit on the hostess, Mrs. Helfrich,
and her assistant. Miss Lola NAL