Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-08


Bill Austin slid out on snow
shoes Wednesday, headed for Baker
City.
Several miners went up to the
Ophir Tuesday to work on the new
shaft.
Mrs. VIM. McKim, who has been
very sick at Bonaparte, is, We are
glad to say, now convalescent.
The last heard of Joy was that
he had arrived home and was
monarch Of all Queens River.
Miss Elliott has been quite sick
for several days, consequently there
was no school during the past week.
Tregonning. Campbell x Co, who
leased Gid Campbell's mine, are
taking out large quantity of fine
ore.
Alex. Simpson is now ON visit
to his old home in New York State,
and tbs said he will return to Salt
Lake with young wife.
Another snow-slide came down
the hill above the Gilmore new shaft
last Sunday, and broke in the upper
side Of the hoist building
Major Cavanah, superintendent
Of the Bear Creek Companv's mines,
is having his building adjoining the
Exchange saloon fitted up in elegant
style for an Office.
Never since the advent of rail-
roads on the Pacific Coast has there
been such serious snow blockades
along their lines as those exper-
fenced the past few weeks.
Lawyer McCarty may now be
found in the office adjoining the
BULLETIN, where he would be
Pleased to see all present clients as
well as many new ones.
Geo. w. Fletcher, Jr., received
information Wednesday that his
father was dangerously sick at
Weiser, and he started for that
place early Thursday morning.
Twenty-Five or thirty parties who
bought tickets son time" in a
rattle for horse and cart, that took
place in Rocky Bar last August,
are reminded that it is time to pay
up.
In common with this whole com
munity, the BULLETIN rejoices at
the continued improvement in the
health of Commissioner ID. Il. Ethel,
and hopes to see him on the streets
again ere long.
The recent rains and warm
weather caused flow of water that
enabled the Ophir mill to drop its
twenty stamps Monday-and they
will continue to run until another
cold snap occurs.
Jim Smoot arrived from Atlanta
last Saturday, looking as pale and
delicate as ever. Jim says up to
the time he left they had but little
snow in Atlanta, and that he only
came over here to witness an old
fashioned snow-slide.
Uncle John Shields and Antoine
Canadas don't visit town very often,
but they are gathering golden eggs
from the Henry Clay mine while
the snow falls. and next spring will
have out sufficient rich ore to keep
Reeser's mill running for several
weeks.
Referring TO the Queens River
mines two weeks ago the BULLETIN
represented c. w. Joy as the sole
owner of the claims mentioned. Mr..
Joy is as modest as he is mirthful,
and informs us that although he
has the controlling interest in these
mines he is not the sole owner.
1t being learned that VIM. Full
ton and WIN. Mitchell contemplated
trip TO the lower world where the
orange trees blossom and flowers
bloom at this time of year, num-
Der of their friends assembled last
Saturday evening at Miss Annie
Donnelly's boarding house and gave
them a pleasant heel and toe send
off.
Born-At Rocky Bar, Idaho,
February /, 1890, to the wife of
Vim. F. Rathbun, a 11-pound boy
DR. Wright. the attending physician,
informs us that the mother and
child are getting along splendidly,
but the father is in precarious
predicament caused by a ll-yard
grin that has encircled his phiz
since the appearance Of a male heir
to the house of Rathbun.
Wednesday night Bear creek
doomed from melting snow. At
the lower end OF school house flat
the creek became clogged and
backed the water to such an
extent that il flooded the house
of J. A. Nicholson several inches
in depth and surrounded those of
j. n. Johnson and Mr.. Lawson.
These families were kept busy nearly
all night moving household goods TO
more secure quarters.
1t is a great thing to achieve
something in life whereby we might
be remembered bv posterity. The