Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-01

Hail, 1896.
The war talk is subsiding.
Do YOU turn q new leaf to-day?

W. j. turner mas been quite SICK
for several days.
T. Hutchins and Bert Smith went
to Boise Saturday.
Jake Ottenheimer is again down
with the rheumatism.
Paul Orebaugh visited Canyon
county's capital Friday.
Lon Richards will soon depart on
. business visit at Butte City.
Nelson Davis and son, Arthur,
spent Christmas at the Capital.
Miss Ora Mullins is spending the
holidays with her parents at Bliss.
VIM. A. Osgood, W no has been
quite sick for woek, is now much
better.
Lawyer HOWE spent several days
last week in Boise, attending the
Supreme court.
Ruth Hyde, Arda Hill and Annie
Marion spent the holidays with
young friends at Bruneau.
Miss Alice Hefiing, one of the school
teachers at Shoshone, spent the past
week here, the guest of Mrs. Glass
ford.
Dan Hill and wife and Miss Flor
ence Manion went to Bruneau by
Mondays stage, to attend the New
Years dance.
For the eighth time the BULLETIN
wishes its paid-up readers happy
new year. 1t is impossible for de-
linquents to be happy at any season
of the year.
Recorder Reynolds received from
VIM. Service of Pennington, Wash,
Christmas souvenir that is partic-
ularly astute in appearance. He
purposes having it framed to hang
in his office.
During the past week many new
names have been added to the Bull
LETIN's subscription list. Merit will
tell, and we feel proud of the recog-
milton the "Old Reliable" is receiv-
ing from the hands of generous
public.
A large number of children, with
baskets loaded with goodies, gath
cred at Banker Campbell's residence
Friday evening and gave Mrs.
Campbell genuine surprise. But
they were royalty entertained and
enjoyed themselves exceedingly till
a late hour.
This being the first day of leap
year, Hugh Latham, Roscoe Smith,
Josh Cowen, Walter Corker, DR..
Smith and Lon Richards will re-
ceive and entertain lady friends
only, at Latham's Bachelor Hall,
corner of Atlanta avenue and
Canyon street, this afternoon from
2 TO 8 o'clock.
Ike Harmon will yet hurt some
body. A short time ago he lost a
big, fat steer, and last week some
parties appropriated the hind wheels
Of his wagon during his absence,
also taking the tongue along with
them. Ike has a clue to the perpe-
traitors of this last dastardly act
and says he will make it hot fol
them"
Christmas eve w. D. Reynolds
the Mountain Home jeweler, pleased
the ''old Christ-like" of the Bull
LETIN exceedingly by presenting
him with fine gold watch-chain
which is highly appreciated and
has caused the "old Saint" to pro
mitigate blessings not only for w
ID. but for the whole tribe of Rey
nolds', which extends from Idaho
even unto the land of Missouri.
Warren Johnson, son of J. N
johnson and one of the mail car
riers between Rocky Bar and AT
lanta, came near losing his life las
Thursday by being caught in
snow-slide. While rounding BalC
mountain on snow-shoes, a hug
body of snow suddenly came dow,
the mountain side. striking and Gov
ering the young man in an instant
Fortunately for the brave youn,
mail carrier two men were not fa
behind him, and when they reached
the spot where the slide had crosse,
the trail they observed a snow-sho,
just below them protruding from tn
snow--and right here, for the in
formation of eastern readers, we will
state that snow-shoes are six inche
In width and from eight to lively,
ieet In length. The two men tool
in the situation Immediately am
forthwith commenced removing III
snow as best they could witbon
shovels, and in a short time mn
covered the body of young johnson
Apparently he was lifeless. but h,
rubbing ond rolling the bow he wa
brought to consciousness and as
sisted to town by his two rescuers
whose names we have been unabl
to learn. Surely it was a marrow
escape from death.