Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

! since about the 7th OF June, 1896,
copartner of mine in any business o
any nature or kind, said business re
lations between said McNutt and my
self having been said last above name,
date terminated. Up. KLEIN.
July Is, 1896. 1t
To the great surprise of the PEG
pie of this section, the state boaro
of pardons last week set at liberty
Mark Phelps, who at the last tern
of the district court in this county
: was tried for burglary, convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary
by Judge Stockslager for term o.
two years. But he had served only
a few weeks when the board of par.
dons came to his rescue and liber.
ated him, thereby placing a pre-.
MUM upon the crime of robbery
and inviting the youth of the land
who are SO inclined to follow in the
footsteps of Mark Phelps without
fear of lawful punishment. The
GARD, according to the Statesman,
found that, in Phelps case, it was
malicious prosecution" of boy 16
years old when the crime was COM
mitted. Malicious prosecution, for
sooth! Did the board of pardons
get such information from the dis
trict judge, the district attorney or
the jury? We think not, but are
inclined to think they needed only
the petition gotten up by few per-
sistent leaders of the delectable
salvation army" of which young
Phelps is a shining member, and
who evaded the clutches of the law
for about four years. We may yet
revert to Phelps first examination
and the result before Judge Sinnot
four years ago, his bogus bond, etc.
The board of pardons should now
release from the ''pen" others from
Gilmore county who are far more
deserving of clemency than Mark
Phelps. They are: Wilson, 8 years,
for stealing COW; Lloyd, year for
robbery, and Campbell, 8 years for
robbery.
A private letter from Rocky Bar
says: "We had a splendid time on
the Fourth. Old-timers here say it
was the best they had in this place,
everything going SO smoothly and
nice. In the first race Jim Hood 8
Santa Claus won the two first heats.
In the second race, Oliver Lawson's
Monte won the second and third
heats. In the mems foot race, Will
Johnson took first money in well
contested race. In the potato race,
Joe Mckinney took first money. In
the sack race, Frank Jackson won.
In the drilling contest, James Mum
dell won. In the evening we had a
splendid time at dance given at
Mute Nichols new hotel. Such a
gathering has not been seen here for
many day"
M. s. Comes went to Rocky Bar
Friday, returning Monday evening
He reports the mill running steadily
upon custom ore that gives big re-
turns. A few days ago as Tate's
stage was coming from Atlanta to
the Bar. sleepy Chinese passenger
fell out of the wagon. His que
caught around the hub and before
Tom Tate could check his horses
the Chinaman's head had been
wound into dangerous position ano
he received several scalp wounds
The Chinaman was very indignant
and threated to ''slue stage for dam
agee," but when Tom informed hin
that he was not running Pullman
sleeper on that line the Chinaman
subsidized.
Chas. Woodward and wife de
parted for their home in Chicago
last Friday. During their short
stay here this worthy young couple
made many friends who very much
regret their departure and wht
would be highly pleased to agar
welcome them to our sagebrusf
plains.
Saturday the Helfrich Mercantile
Company received carload of ic'
and will hereafter keep a good sup,
ply on hand. Last winter was no
. favorable for putting up ice in thi
section and the home supply was
, somewhat short.
ID. Swinehart returned to Poca
tello Yesterday. He has spent abou
two weeks inspectin" mines at Bona
! parte and vicinity, and is quite wei
pleased with what he saw in tn
upper part of Gilmore county.
j. NJ Goodwin of the Salt LAX,
6 Tribune was in this place Tuesday
!. The Tribune has taken boil
stand for Bryan and silver and it
. circulation is increasing wonderful
ly fast in this part of Idaho.
Dan Fitzwater, accompanied b
, his daughter and son, Miss Ida an
D Master Rutledge, have gone t
r Rocky Rar to visit with relative
and friends for several weeks.
Miss BERTHE Cruttenden cam
# down from Pine Grove Saturda