Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-12-14
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very httle-clique that ever in
tested any town to control his &C
tons and shape the course Of his
paper. After feasting and filling
ms capacious NAV at free Thanks
giving dinner, he received his in
structions from the host and hied
himself to his Office and indited the
following unwarrantable and auda-
cious lie:
"The irritable editor Of the Ell
MORE BULLETIN worked himself up
to a very high tension last week as
is usually the case whenever any
thing comes up concerning James
III. Miller, w. ]. Turner, L. G. Hell
frich, G. r. Shaw, G. w. Fletcher,
A. w. Lockman, A. NJ. Hall and
some other prominent aud excep-
tionally good citizens Of Mountain
Home"
Why this simple Simon" should
disregard all honorable newspaper
rules and falsely parade the names
of n number of gentle men, repre-
senting them as enemies of the
editor of the BULLETIN, is best
known to himself and his MASTER
who runs the simple Simon" show
at Mountain Home with such great
delight to himself. II is true the
editor Of the BULLETIN would, on
several occasions have been justi-
fed in denouncing one or two of the
above-named men through his
paper, for their sneaking and disre-
putable actions toward him, but he
did not feel disposed to use his col
ums TO fight private battles. These
fellows, however, may yet, through
their lickspital, force him to do 80.
Since assuming control Of the
RANGE AND VALLEY-which was
superseded by the BULLETIN, our
files will bear us out in the asser-
ton that we have never alluded to
either of the enumerated men but
in respectful manner-often prais-
ing some of them who have since
proven themselves utterly unworthy
of decent mention.
As TO Messrs. Lockman, Helfrich,
Fletcher Sr and Hall, whom this
tenderfoot is pleased to announce
to the public as our enemies, we
have ever entertained feelings OF
friendship and esteem, and if they
have authorized their names to be
used in the above connection it
must have been through misrepre-
sentation by some one Of the "rule
or ruin clique" that have unfortu-
nately been permitted to remain in
that town and by their selfish and
dishonorable actions caused Mount
ain Home to become almost de-
serted.
We are assured that a large ma
jority Of the best people in Min.
Home do not approve of the course
"Simple Simon" and the trio Of
self-infated leaders have adopted tc
"build up the town." On the other
hand, they believe that such action
is detrimental to the interests Of
that beautiful place which posses
ses 80 many advantages, and which
with high-mindsd, honorable and
enterprising men at the helm, would
soon emerge from its lethargy and
take front rank among the railroad
towns of Idaho. The people there
prefer q course that will bring them
friends instead of enemies--and 81
the BULLETINS large subscription
list at Mountain Home is evidences
that its editors friends are numer.
GUS in that town, he will continue
in his feeble way, to do battle fol
them and their section, regardless
OF the barkings of two or three little
coyotes in their midst.
As to the assertions of Major
Cavanah, referred to in the sam,
article which we quote from, it |,
none of our fight-but it is a ques
ton of veracity between Cavanal
and Messrs. Ethel and Stockton.
The Mails "Simple Simon" il
greatly exercised over the fact tina
the Commissioner did not raise tn,
Assessor and Collectors bonds a
the time they raised the Treasurer
no doubt hoping it would hav'
the same effect on the Collector a
ii did on the ex-trcasurer. Calm
thy purturbed spirit, "Simpl'
Simon" If the Commissioner
deem il to the interest of the peopl'