Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
GLExN's FERRY TALK.

The high moral ground taken Wy the namelcs~ At
thor n arertan trln,el clresar promulgated IN the
Interest 81 NJ Iiarse IN the contest 'cr oeunty seat
would be amusing 10 it, trapsraranc, Il Il wcts hss
faF tho calm ASSURANCE wirh uhi.h he jusrls- H.
A~g'd facts aud tba unhlG.hHs i,.tui,nre at,
shich he gfrr- the sag-ant theories cmaus'n. from
) dsaastd lussina,en, a. iu.trur'lon "a tie voters
u tile caHaty % their decision he proper place
for county sat. We observe however. ira; he Al
dres-e4 his standardization only 10 thcae ho have
not Eyen the county seat question . catelai thought
vhch show. tha h i not entirely Afoo since those
Who have considered the question would hardly be
isble to swallow his sl,ecipu- argument
To enter intodctas IN exposing ihr iaiary n these
statements anui ie Insult b the lnteligenee 81
tho voters Il Eote and shall only call attention
70 tire entire dishtercsteiness and u'fsr self abne
ton of the writer ~ tbs Literary hassansi Wheh
Nudcrs aver the ceuntry sssitahie maverick with.
out The brand ~ patcrsiiy the mark ~ truth
We quote frnni Il: we RuNions Tor the pfts-
prrtS ~ the mines II our county ani il would bc
greatly TO Interest for Rssy Tar to he the han
ucr mining camp # the state Mars the naive eou.
fessiun therein cuntainsst.
What srtli Mt HOME he nov had Il not been fer
the mining iasrr,ts 81 Rocky BsE and vicrityi The
fat ard comfortable citizens u Mt Home-few Ia
number, bat great IN the dsa 81 their own isnp,rt
ance-have grown aud thrye from the business they
have handled for ltcky tar AMI the in tha,
section. aad now irna ginning that they have ''cnch
upon that business, they turn. serpent like, aud
sting the hanl that Tanrished them
" tie mining trade Withdrawn from Noun
tain Home all ID possible Tor ID 70 be - Wthol,
any Inconvenience 20 Northern fillmore, what ~oui,
there be let IN six months a. that (prospectively
thriving town 81 two three thousand inhahsasl~1
tlaoking only water entcriHi-sl We grant that III,
raneherS and stocknen 81 Southern Eiuare arr ph
eral and public spirited. hut all q Southern n
more Is tributary Mt Home and even II IL ysef
80 could they afsard 10 carry such Old man a tn
scar Nauiid ihes MI either sink under this buFaa,
OF throw Il on, and Ia either case Mt Home ~oal,
| perish.
] Lst ms gn back feg months. and nv the light a
| iAsf conduct examine these broad and brnay aen
pronires tor the future. We find that Eirorr count
I " twelve miles narrower irnn East west than !
should be iron, the natural Divisions In existence
| an why Is thisy Simply 10 order to make Mountai
Home the geographical Of the county and shu
out any p'@sbiit. Of the scat Of local goyernraan
being Iatced al Glenns Ferry. This twelve miles .
territory inst b. US through the action Of Noun al
Home. contains over s25o,QOo In taxatle property
A abuut Is per cent u what nJw have This In
ciu,ied IL, county woald nave cost no more tia
Ne arc nov ing In running expenses, and by ii
ercasing the total assets would base reduced IN
J rate % rer cent
And YET Mountain Home claims 10 be working "a
the gtsld OF ua ALL
After election they may be able 10 more fully m
preciate the following little alee1ote:
4. "A canny Scot, wealthy aud lcnuriauz IN church
one Sunday dropped into tie contribution boz
guinea installing il Tor a shilling discovering n,
rect u BY substituting the shilling. This vas r,
fused him. AMI h. then remarked: 'snreIy an I II
ye guinea, shall h..s credit ON the Dooiusia
Book tor guinea.
INA. ma, snsvsrtsi the dominic" We meant t. Il
but a shin, an by yer Intentions shall ,e he Gre,
tied"
The people Of NJ. Home are very much In the po
sitYn Of the dog m the fable, with a piess u meat
In Erasping AT the shadow they are very liable /
lose the substance Uif rsiDEK
Ulsnns Ferry, september ~ 1890.