Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-07

with Father Burri.
Mrs L. A. Underwood and sor
have returned from Iowa.
DR.. Swan and w. D. Reynolds
went to Boise this morning.
Paul Orebaugh took in the Cald.
well bicycle races yesterday.
Merit will tell and the new Com.
mercial hotel is daily gaining popu.
larity.
The band boys have erected a
neat stand in the park, for Sunday
concerts.
Mrs. G. V. Smith .of Atlanta
went to Boise on Tuesdays train for
short with her parents.
c. V. Smith has purchased G. d.
Golden's mercantile business in At
lanta, and is getting in a big lot of
supplies for the winter.
"Never mind principles-give
me Office" ought to be branded
upon the forehead of every candi-
date of the Dubois Mckinley COM
bine in Gilmore county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shields, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cole, Mrs. i. c. Currey and
Rev. A. S. Hawkes. went to Boise this
morning to attend the Congrega-
tional convention.
There was quite commotion at
the section house Monday night,
caused by the upsetting of a lighted
lamp, but the flames were extiti.
guished before any damage was done,
The BULLETIN is authorized by
chairman Jones of the National
committee to receive subscriptions
for the free silver campaign fund.
Each name and amount given will
be published and also recorded in a
book furnished for that purpose.
At the Caldwell bicycle races yes,
terday G. c. Holzel won the two
mile race and diamond pin. Time
6:13 IL. Gus Wallin won the one,
mile race and $35 cash. Time 2:40
Wallin would have won the five
mile race had it not been for the
accidental breaking of a wheel.
Friday evening DR.. Nieukirk
swore out warrant for the arrest
Of Bert Little, charging him with
criminal libel. The young man
plead guilty of simply repeating
what he had heard as a good joke,
and justice Cole held him in the
sum of 5000 for his appearance be-
fore the district court. The Lam
guage Little is charged with repeat
ing is and old stone of fifty years
grinding, and in this instance was
reconstructed to suit the fancy of
its author.
Deputy Sheriff w. T. Harley,
was over from Bruneau Monday in
search of q supposed murderer. A
few days ago two men, with saddle
horses, stopped over night at Con-
ners's place, in Middle valley, one
only Of whom seemed to have any
money. They departed, going up
the valley toward Nevada. The
following dav their horses were seen
feeding near the road without riders,
which excited comment. While at
tempting to catch the horses some
parties accldently discovered the
hand of a human being protruding
from bed of sand, and upon fur
ther examination found the remains
of the man who had paid the bill at
Corners place. His head was
badly cut and several large rocks
covered with blood were found near
the dead man. 1t is supposed that
he was murdered for his money by
his companion, who, from descrip-
ton, was in Mountain Home Sun
day, but who suddenly disappeared.
Officials are on his trail and it is
hoped the mystery may be soon
solved. Since writing the above,
Sheriff Oliver informs us that it is
now thought that the dead body
found is that of settler named
Milligan, as he has been missing for
some time, also his horses, and ii
may be that another foul and deep
mystery is hanging over that sec.