Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19

adjourned till 3 O'Clock this after
noon to hear the report of said COM
mittee.
Phil Regain of Ada, Frank Steu-
nenberg of Canyon, A. F. Parker of
Idaho, Capt. J. M. Walker of Latah
and B. f. Morris of Nez Perez are
each striving for the nomination for
Governor, and it is difficult to say
who will get there.
No nominations will be made to-
day, but good joint ticket will be
nominated which will win from start
to finish. E. c. H.
We regret the non-arrival of
news relating to the Populist con
vention.-Ed. Bulletin.
Geo. HALEY, the murderer, is
still at large.
Why not form a free silver club
in Mountain Home?
Mr.. and Mrs. Acker's little child
has been quite sick for several days.
Frank AXE and Mr.. Query
started for Rocky Bar this morn
ing.
Bob Burns and wife and children
came down from Pine Grove yes
terday evening.
Yesterday while handling ice, Al
bert Rosenheim had his right foot
badly crushed by the falling upon
it of a heavy chunk of the cold
stuff, and to-day he is wearing
crutches.
Monday DIR. Smith relieved Dan
Hill of four gallons of water, it
being the second operation of that
character performed upon Mr.. Hill.
Naturally Dan is very weak since
the operation.
The BULLETIN man was highly
pleased yesterday to meet at the de-
pot his old-time friend Cal Clawson,
who was on his way to the Populist
State Convention. Time seems to
deal gently with Cal. and he is
wreathed with smiles at the good
prospects for Bryan and free silver
Mrs. L. A. Underwood, having re.
ceived intelligence by telegraph Of
the serious illness of her father al
Essex, Iowa, departed Thursday fol
his bedside. Mr.. Underwood re-
ceived information Sunday that his
wife had arrived there and that her
father was still alive but little hope
of his recovery.
- JOS. D. Helfrich the defaultinl
Assessor and Collector of thi
county, who absconded last spring
was arrested recently at Flagstaff
Arizona. On being apprized Of this
fact Sheriff Oliver immediatel,
started for that place Wednesda,
evening, but before he reached Ari
IONA the prisoner had been released
by writ of habeas corpus and agail
skipped to parts unknown.
w. NJ. Stockton announces to-da,
that he desires to succeed Charli
Oliver in the Sheriff's office. MI
Stockton is a heavy weight in NOR
than one way. He is one of Gilmore
old and respected citizens--fough
hard for the formation of the county
was one of our first county commits
sioners and ably filled that office
and if nominated and elected h
would fill the office of sheriff to tn
satisfaction of the people.
Geo. D. Bell has been missin
from his home and the town sine
last Wednesday night, and his viii
and two children as well as friend
are distressed at his sudden dis
appearance. Mrs. Bell and chi
, dren were stopping at Dawson's he
springs, and nothing strange wa
thought of Bells absence unit
Monday when Mrs. Bell came
town and made inquiry for her hui
band. On going to the postoffic
she found a letter in which he tol
, her that if inquiry was made f
him, to say that he had gone
search of work, but made no flu
ther explanation. He left his COT
. and vest at his residence, but Il
l bed showed no evidence that he ha
! occupied it that night. A large pi
5 toll is missing from the room, b
4 scabbard and belt remained, and
t is feared that, as Bell had been d
{. spondent of late, he has commit,
suicide. Under the circumstance
a searching party was deemed a
n visable and a number of our citize
1 went out and secured the surroun
r ing sagebrush and willows yestt
Y day, but failed to find any trace
r the mysteriously disappearing ma
# The BULLETIN, however, does 7
= share in the belief that George B
hos committed snirida