Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11

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and Kansas and Iowa by crop fail.
urer. sSsms to be s.ssre widespread
and serious than indicated by press
dispatches. DIR. b. M. Webster, In
q letter TO Geo. p. Hall Of this place.
dated Omaha, Aug. s. says: ave
are In this region. which includes
most Of the corn belt west of the
Mississippi river, having a very re-
markable season. Never In the
history Of Iowa has there been 90
nearly IN entire failure of all crops.
| am told farmers in Iowa are Offer
ing to give away pigs which are not
suitable for market, also horses.
There 10 such general want of all
kinds of feed that many things will
have 10 be killed or sent out Of the
dry region. ] look for the next
thing to q famine the coming winter.
Many are getting away from west
Nebraska and Kansas, while they
can, in search Of food, and there IL
but little more raised in eastern
Nebraska. Now il is too late for
rains, however generous, TO make
corn; IL is all dried up, There are
a few localities where local rains
still keep their hopes up, but these
regions are few. You are doubtless
better OF than they are in this sec
ton and most Of Iowa. This con-
dition extends all over Minnesota
and Dakota a we'll 40 Iowa, Ne
braska and Kansas. and this gen.
eral condition makes things look
gloomy indeed" The above de-
scribed condition of affairs in sew
eral states should cause those drouth
stricken people to seek homes IN the
great Snake river valley of Idaho,
where irrigation 10 feasible, and rain
not altogether relied upon. just
now would be good time for the
people of Mountain Home TO adj
vertise this favored section and in
duce worthy farmers to settle in our
county.
Joe Helfrich is in the democratic
procession for Assessor and Collec-
tor Of Gilmore county--making five
good men from which to select q
candidate at the primaries. Mr..
Helfrich needs no commendation at
our hands. His friends are num-
bered among all political parties
and should he be nominated his
election would surely follow. Joe
Helfrich has been employed in Ed.
Helfrich's big mercantile house in
this plaoe for many years and his
for faithfulness and affa-
bility to customers and his ability
to fill any county Office are 20 we'll
known in this vicinity that what the
BULLETIN might say In his behalf
would not enhance his popularity.
John Hague of Neal spent several
days in this place during the week.
He says both quartz mills ut that
place are running night and day,
and that the Hidden Treasure mine
10 proving itself to be real bonanza;
that Dan Hill is still there and
smiling all over at his good luck;
and also that democratic heads are
bobbing up thick in Neal district.
Fred Epstein, Of the Shaiuwald
house, came over from Boise sun
day to remain during Mr.. Smart's
absence in the mountains. The
Populist delegates from this county
to the State convention give Mr..
Epstein and the Boise merchants
generally great praise for the man
ner in which they were entertained
in that city.
Charles Walker came in from
Cold Spring creek yesterday and
reports that the wheat, oat and bar
ley crops in that section are excep-
tionally good this season, also the
hay crop. There is strange disease
among horses on that creek, from
which number have recently died.
President Gault of the Idaho
State University at Moscow, informs
Prof. Mullin. principal Of the NTH
Home school, that hereafter pupils
who graduate from our school can
apply and will be admitted to the
State University without further
District Attorney Guy Barnum
spent Tuesday in Mountain Home.
He will doubtless again be the DEM
Dcratic nominee in for this judicial
district. and will surely be re.
elected.
Jack Fill has returned from his
visit in the eastern states. Mr.. Hill
says that the people Of Idaho should
be happy, for they have no concep
lion of the hard times prevailing
back east.
c. N. Smart, manager for Shain-
valid Bros, mounted his frey steed
Monday and started for the Rocky
Bar and Atlanta country, where he
will spend a we'll earned vacation.
Mrs C. w. Howeth spent several
lays this week 1t the Bruneau ca
nal. visiting with Miss Tautphaus.
Mrs. Wickersham and daughter
leturned home Sunday night from
Boise.
John Mitchell was up from Bru-
1ean last Monday.