Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
0lenn's Ferry Facts.


A sad gloom has been cast over the town by tho
death OF Eddie Morrow, son Of Mr. and Mrs. J. II.
Morrow and the yery sad circumstances which closed
the earthly career Of bright and good little fellow.
On the Fourth Of July Eddie, then bright, healthy
and hopeful boy OF eight years. in company with
several other children celebrating the national day
with ire-crackers Of which he had quantity in his
trousers pocket He started to go home and extin.
gushed, as he supposed, lighted piece Of punk and
put II into his pocket among the crackers. Unfor
tanately the punk was not totally extnguished a
small spark remaining, which ignited the crackers,
setting fire to his clothing. Mrs. Heron Foster
Vincent and Steve Smith went immediately to his
assistance and tore tho burning clothes away, hut
the little fellow already severely burned He was
taken into Herrons store and attended to- and then
taken home At first everything seemed favorable to
his recovery but Friday last blood-poson set in and
the manly boy on Saturday morning at O'Clock sue
eumbed to the deadly poison. Decomposition &C ming
on almost immediately, he buried Saturday eve.
ming. Funeral service conducted by Rev r. o.
Harris, and the body conveyed to its last resting
place by four Of his school mates acting as pail
bearers and the entire neighborhood attended. Mr.
and Mrs Morrow have the sympathy OF everybody
here.
-Four of the railroad boys-Agent Clay, D. X Skin.
ner, James McFadden and Frank Carrgan made a
trip from here to the shiretown Sunday on bicycles.
Clay and Frank got back at $50 p. M, making the
home run in hours and 20 minutes, and Skinner and
Mac at $50. They all unite in saying that they had
glorious time at Mountain Home, among the sport.
ing element, and with additional force will soon
again make peaceable Invasion of your lively burg
EVERYTHING is remarkably quiet and our industrial
factors and FEATURES almost dead a corpse
dissecting table, But wait till after election when
Bryan will guide the ship of state through the dark
OF stagnation and the clouds of industrial de-
preston roll by, leaving their silver Innings behind
them, and then not only the Riverside city but all
the little empire of Elmore will be strictly in it,
Rhoderick Mckenzie foreman OF the coal chute
here is made happy by the arrival Of brand new
girl at his domicle last week. Mother and baby are
doing we'll
S. jacobson, manager for the Glenns Ferry Mer-
camille Co., has brought his family hither from Utah
and they have taken up their abode in the Doolttle
house.
Your scribe noticed genial and iovial Bob Cbattin
here Saturday and Sunday. conspcuously displaying
Bryan button and carrying pitchfork, which he
says he will TO clear the Democratic broad road
TO the white House.
Mrs. 7. Donovan has returned from visit to her
sister at Pocateio. and Mrs R. A. Goodlife has re.
turned from visit ct Idaho City-so Tom and Ralph
wear broad smiles.
Car inspector c. A. wertE returned this week from
the U. r. Hospital at Ogden and Is able TO
assume his duties at his post.
We can keep dry here with freshets almost every.
where else but II Is hard work to keep cool. Last
week IL registered liz degrees In the shade and then
1t was not great week for heat.
The GIenns Ferry Literary Club. an auxiliary 10
the Female Suffrage Club here. will give lawn party
at the residence Of Mrs r. VI. Brown tomorrow. Mu.
sica literary and social will be the feature
Of the occasion. HANK.
Glenn's Ferry, July 2l, 1896.