Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-02-20
Regular Masonic meeting this
Saturday evening.

hckutAf maS@nlC meeting tnit
Saturday evening.
Aug. Outflow and daughter, Mics
Birdie, departed Tuesday, on q visit
70 Boise City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis came
over from Red Warrior Wednesday
visiting friends.
The Odd Fellows will give a grand
ball at Mt Home next Monday
night--the ed.
After spending a few DAYS here
with old friends. Bill Black de.
parted Thursday for the valley.
James McAtee returned here from
Beise on Wednesdays stage. He
reports Mrs. Nc. and Miss DonneIly
enjoying excellent health.
Doc Patton presented the BuLLE.
TIN few days ago with a mess oI
delicious Trinity lake trout--one OIL
which weighed over two pounds.
A number Of ladies attended the
school exercises last Friday after.
noon, and they speak in high praise
of Prof. Waldron and his pupils.
Hon. Jos. Pinkham resigned the
chairmanship of the Republican
State Central Committee. and W.
X. Borah was elected in his stead
II the present favorable weather
continues the snow will all disap.
pear by the first of April. In such
event the water supply win be short
in the valleys--but Il will be "watei
on the wheel" Of the mining indus.
try Of this section.
Fred Davis has purchased the
George Wall house, opposite the
BULLETIN. Office, and will set il
back 10 feet further from the side
walk and, add two more rooms, be-
rides making other improvements
Evidently Mr.. and Mrs. Davis have
faith in the old camp.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
has issued an order giving money
order facilities TO all postofiices
where the compensation of the post.
master reaches 5000 per annum.
This order certainly entities Mt
Home to postal money order ad.
vantages. Will the county seat &C.
cure themf
u. s. Marshal Pinkham, on the
9th instant, at Boise, sold at public
auction the Comfort Con. (0phir)
mines and mill for $35, 000-the
Lawyers Wyman bidding in the
property for Hopper Il Wheeler
who had obtained a j dgment for
$4,000. This property is situated
within three miles of Rocky Bar
and has been lying idle since last
summer. As II is a good mine, We
hope the new owners, with capable
men on the ground, will soon re
new operations.
Last Friday evening the "old
bach's" at the Elmore company's
headquarters were somewhat sur.
prised at the appearance Of a large
delegation of ladies and gentlemen
with Foley Abbott and young How
ard In the lead as musicians. But
Messrs. Mccormick, Koch, Donovan
and Cowan were equal TO the emer.
gency. and welcomed the guests with
great cordiality. The parlor was
Instantly cleared and dancing irau.
gurated. "Sing" postponed his
regular evening visit to the tan
game, pulled his coat, donned his
apron and proceeded to prepart
what proved to be one of the most
elaborate and toothsome lunches
ever spread in Rocky Bar. Joy was
unconfined till about 2 o'clock In
the morning. when the guests de.
parted, however. not without the
admonition Of the gentlemen of the
Gilmore bacl. elors' hall TO "Come
again-our latch-string Is always or
the outside"
To Il not time our citizens should
interview the Commissioner re
garding the building Of bridges ovei
the South Boise river. The snow ID
disappearing rapidly and probably
freight teams will be ON the road be.
fore the first day Of April--bcsides
from the present favorable mining
outlook. there will be more travel
this way the coming spring than fol
many years past---hcncc no time
should be lost In preparing for ths
coming rush OF travel. 1t is true
our people expect no favors MOI
justice from the present Board o
Commissioners. yet it viii do M
harm for them to humhly remind
their masters that the denizens o
Pine Grove, Rocky Bar and Atlantis
are vet contributors to the treasur,
of Gilmore county.
A correspondent Of the Halle,
News-Miner, writing from Sawtooth
says: Late advices received her
from Boise indicate that there /
strong probability that the railroa,
project from Boise 10 Butte will b
built, and that the route. whicl
crosses from the head of the Soutl
Boise 10 the headwaters Of the Sal
mon near here, is considered by IA
the nnst feasible In every respect
and skam. l. n ~sa.x.a.r x. Aha atp fha