Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-01-03

Mrs. X. r.. Easley is very sick
with influenza.
Fireman Dick Cameron has se-
cured lay-of and gone back ON
visit TO his old Missouri home.
Born. to the wifo of Jas. Watkins,
December "a, a son. Mother and
baby doing well.
Hon. Martin King. member of
the Lower House, and Pat Gala
han, door-keeper Of the Senate and
Speaker of the Third House, are
back spending the holidays here.
Last March Chas. Burnet missed
some of his horses and on Christmas
day found one in the possession of
Chester Sims, who was subsequently
arrested on charge of having stolen
the horse. Defendant proving by
witnesses TO the satisfaction of the
Court that he got the horse hon
estly, was discharged.
Fred Wright has built a slaugh-
ter pen and stock corral about two
miles east nf town, and has opened
a meat market on n large scale OPP
posite the depot in the Lightfoot
building.
Section Foreman Donavan has a
force at work grading and putting
in lot Of new side tracks in the
yard here. Every siding and also
the main track in the yard is
crowded 70 fullcapacity with cars
which cauAeefn hours switching to
clear the track for every incoming
train.
The Christmas tree held in the
Stockton Opera House was pleas
ant affair. The following program
was carried out: Prayer and Scrip
ture lession by Rev. Jos. ID. Wilson,
Christmas Carol; Acrostic, Christ
mas, by nine children; Hymn, Beth
lehem, choir; Address by Hon. a.
Nj. Sinnott; Distribution Of gifts by
Santa Claus. The affair was de-
cidedly pleasant, nothing occurring
to dim its luster.
Mrs. r. p. Davidson has returned
after a six months absence in Ne
braska, and Bob feels happy.
Fred Wright has sold the U. P.
Restaurant to Rose & Lang, and is
going into the wholesale meat bust
ness.
The remains of brakeman Shul-
lenburger, who was killed Mt Med
bury on the 18th by tramps, have
been taken to Beatrice, Neb., the
bereaved family accompanying.
Geo. X. Wentworth has resigned
his position as master mechanic in
the shops here and is succeeded by
James langley, formerly of Poca-
tello.
The helper station at Medbury
is abandoned, the telegraph office is
discontinued, Iaud all the work per-
tanning to tho helber engines is re-
moved to the Ferry.
Pat Callahan, of Gilmore county,
the door-keeper of the State Senate,
is an old-time fixture of this town.
lie has been in the shops in all
capacities up to assistant engine
dispatcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.Va nplew have
the sympathy of the neighborhood
over the death of their little one, 10
days old, at Ogden, Utah. Mrs.
Vamplew will return here as soon
as able TO travel.
Mike Madden, brother to the two
genial and popular railroad boys
engineer Pat and Fireman Morris
Madden, has arrived here and come
to stay.
j. Ii. Lightfoot is building a two
story structure opposite the depot,
to be used as n hotel.
r. p. Chattin's store building is
completed and Bob has opened
neat dispensary with Dick Curtis,
the Faber pusher hereof is informed.
as mixologist.
Will III. Dial spent some time at
the Capital with Hon. Martin King
in the interest Of Gilmore county. |
Mr.. Dial speaks highly of Elmore's
legislative delegation.
Hardie Dial has returned here
after three months sojourn among
the hills and creeks of Western |
Arkansas. His family will remain |
there until spring.
Brakeman o. G. Myers fell from |
a freight train between here and |
King Hill, thereby fracturing a leg.
lie in now under treatment at the
U. 7. hospital at Ogden.
Commissioner Stockton has re-
moved his stock Of goods into his
new store byfldingl which he will
soon fill withla Large and new as
sortment of general merchandise.
Little Ross Sampson, the two
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Sampson, died here last week after
a hard attack of Inflammation of
the brain. The funeral services
were conducted at the Catholic
Rev. Joseph d. Wilson, the
Reformed Episcopal minister, offici-
ating, who delivered a very impress
sive and touching sermon. The
body was takon to Boise for inter-
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