Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-12-11

Upon the Good pnapie of ssouns.s,,
hono that alny Cnaae Great
An1ary 20 oar Beautsfaf
Lftrta CITY.

H'@ t1N GOOD FnNnfH of BFnr nfaa,
hoHnc thar almy Cause Great
Antary 20 oar Beautiful
Kattta city.
Shortly after the arrival here o
the imported editor OF the Elmor.
County Republican, from Wahoo
Nebraska, that paper took occasion
70 speak contemptuously Of our
pioneer citizens. or "mossbacks, a.
be delighted in calling them.
Two or three weeks ago this same
great editor indirectly accused our
permanent merchants Of heretofore
extorting money FROM their patrons
BY saying, in substance, "since the
big cut in prices our people can get
coal, lumber, groceries and clothing
now at the same figures that prevail
at Boise, Nampa and Caldwell"
But last Friday the Gilmore Co.
Republican (still run by the Wa
hoo importation, with Andy Griffin
as president), capped the climax Of
It's infamy by printing che follow
ing:
Mountain Home win never grow
and prosper as il should until this bus
inees Of "thr0atrcntting" among our
citizens ceases. Some people here
seem 10 think that this section Of
Idaho was created for them alone.
THEY NOT ONLY TRY TO Dis
COURAGE OTHERS FROM To-
eating HERE, but resort 10 ntricks
that are vain and ways that are dark"
in THEIR EFFORTS TO DRIVE
NEW COMERS OUT. This Is plain
language. BUT m Is THE TRUTH,
and we can RELATE A NUMBER Of
Incidents, If necessary, 10 prove it,
Gilmore County Republican, Dec. O.
In order TO show the fellow from
WahOo up In his proper light, we
have hastily interviewed a few OF
our citizens who made answer TO
the Republicans charge as fol-
lows;
@. r.. Boyer Baid--'My expert
ence In Mountain Home compells
me to say that the article 10 last
Fridays Republican about driving
out new corners Id entirely without
foundation.
O. III. HutchinB--It Ia a false
hood uttered through malice or ig-
norance, I don't know which.
Geo. r.. Mahoney--It IL a libel on
the good name Of Mountain Home.
Geo. r. HalI-Tf such spirit has
prevailed IN this place since its firgt
settlement, / am not aware 81 it.
w. A. Reynolds--It ID ATT unjust
attack on the pioneers Of this town
as we'll as all other citizens, and
should be properly resented
n. J. Shields-A very broad as
sertion and a grave mistake.
y, WI. Carnpbell--such express
sions / consider very detrimental %
the business men nd well ~ the
community at large.
DIR. w. II Smith-The article was
a great surprise TO me and think q
DR.. j. w. Nieukirk---I believe the
statement in the Gilmore County
Of December 9th was
uncalled for, and / hope and trust
IL does not refer to the medical pro.
feesion Of our little city.
III. g. Helfrich--I think If editor
Wright knew how II was going 10
read and sound before the public
that he would have hesitated before
publishing an article Of that kind.
w. I'll. Manion-So far AZ my
knowledge extends / can not con-
ceive why such charges should be
printed against any Of our citizens
either m0ssback or tendeFfoot.
wv. ID. Reyn0lds--In this case, "a
we'll a. all other such. tle the
wounded bird that flulters.
James A. Purtill--I am unable
10 say that such has been practioed
Ia this community.
Manuel 8. Gomes-Thirteen years
In this locality and never heard OF
such 6 thing. Make him prove ii.
Frank Ake--0h, pshawi nothing
true In ii.
r.. r. Chattin, ]. 0ttenheimer and
A. Rosenheim-The Republican ed
itor says he can produce proof Of
his charges. Make him do so.
Pap Reynolds Nell, well; it's
hard TO predict what editor Wright
will next do.
Hugh Latham-It is outrage
ously false.
In justice to the stockholders in
the Elmore Republican Publishing
Company We win say that we did
not interview one of them, as well
as a great many others--but We
have heard Of only a very few per
sons who uphold the Republican
editor in the printing Of the above
slanderous article, and we oharita'
bly, emit their names.
Now watch for a biubberin0 habs