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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23
Look to Home Mines.


People with money to invest in
mines are prone to look afar off to
the azure hued mountains of other
countries, leaving the treasure laden
hills of our own Gem of the Noun
tains" UNEMPLOYED. The news Of
gold discovery in Alaska, South
Africa or Central America is herald
ed as glad tidings, and read ard
maghified till few ounces of gold
found in the bed Of some mountain
stream transforms that country
into a new Ell Dorado. There is an
attraction too, it seems, in being in
terested in mines in Mexico, Alaska
or Africa, that makes the owning
Of the best prospect in Idaho ap-
pear common place. There ia still
a vast UNEMPLOYED field in Idaho,
and the money II costs to reach
some of these foreign mines would,
if applied at home open many q
paying property. Men put money
freely into the most wildcat schemes
far from home who could not be
tempted to invest q dollar in q U.
S. mine on the most fiattering show
ing. The dangers of climate, short
seasons, adverse legislation or mac
feasibility of a mining district in
Mexico, Alaska or Africa, cut no
figure in the calculation of the men
carried away by such golden
dreams. The recent experience of
a party of mining men from Cali
fornia, who were induced to risk
money and their lives in Panama
on the tales of a traveller in that
pestilent region, is a case in point.
They were told that gold in great
quantities existed in the black
sands of that country and were in
duced to invest their money, and to
go themselves in search Of the treas
ure. They came back, some of
them, broken in health and fortune,
leaving others behind victims to the
terrible climate. The only thing
fabulous about the gold was the
story of its existence.
In Gilmore county, for example,
there is mineral belt the width of
which is great but not yet defined,
stretching from Neal mining dis
trict to Dixie, Cat Creek, Pine
Grove, Atlanta. Rocky Bar, Bona
parte, Bascom, and on east to what
is known as Camas Gold Belt IN
in Blaine county. Though many
millions of dollars in gold have
been extracted from this belt it has
only been partially explored. Not
one shaft on the entire line has
yet reached the depth of 800 feet
for exploration. 1t is practically
virgin ground with sufficient evil
idence of hidden wealth to attract
the attention of capitalists who have
a penchant for mining investments,
and wherever energy, pluck and
money have been combined and
Ijudiciously employed on this great
belt of mineral-bearing rock the re-
turns have been hundred fold.
Gilmore county to-day presents
splendid opportunities for the in
vestment of capital, both in minera
and agricultural lands.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23

Geo. w. Fletcher Sr. and family
will, the latter part of this week, de-
part for California, to be absent only
a few weeks.
Last week James Morris left at
this office two immense Strawberries
plucked from his garden patch in
this place. One measured in cir
cumference just 6 inches, the other
AZ inches.
EMF Attention, restaurant and
hotel keepers-For sale, one No. %
-18 "Gold Coin" Range, style AA,
water front and couplings; one ex-
ira key plate with covers and rings
coal and wood, two fire boxes etc
Should be seen to be appreciated
Original cost 1925; our price $75
Will T. Montgomery as Receiver
for Geo. S. Rice & Co.
The Edison Vitiscope Company
will perform at Odd Fellow hal
tomorrow evening. Of the merit
of this show the Nebraska Herald
says: "Our city was treated to on
of the grandest entertainments Of
Thursday evening that has eve
been witnessed here. 1t was an eS
hibition of stunning and comi
scenes by the Edison Vitiscop
Show Company. The scenes wer
as natural as life and all Of ther
brought down the house. Every
body was highly pleased with tn
exhibition. The scope was pleas,
from start to finish" Tickets Q
sale at Roscoe Smiths drug stor
SOC and 25c.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23

The last issue of the Republican
contained the following friendly
fling at US. We appreciate 1T be-
cause the ostensible editor of that
sheet is a stranger here and, of
course, is not yet entirely controlled
by the "twister" and his little gang
of gold-bug followers:
That great steam engine of thought at the BuLLE
TIN office comes out in article and attempts To
critcise the Republicans write-up of the school cleo
ton. Its like the fly on camels back.
Too bad! too bad! But it's pro-
found, excruciating argument and
reminds us of the old saying: chow
we apples do swiml"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23


DR.. Smith reports this community
distressingly healthy at present.
The trial of George HALEY in
the Blaine county court, for murder,
has been set for July 6.
Fresh berries, vegetables, oranges,
andies,-everything good at John
Helfrich's family accommodation
stand.
The Albion normal school board
of trustees have postponed their
meeting to select the remaining
teachers until the 28th inst.
aTA weed in the garden can be
easily destroyed when it first starts.
Consumption can be nipped in the
bud by One Minute Cough Cure. r.
w. Smith.
A. ]. Eagan, young man from
Tacoma, has opened harness re-
pairing shop in Mountain Home.
He comes we'll recommended and
will doubtless build up a good
business in this place. See his card.
The manager of the Holzel Hyp-
motto Co. writes US from Boise that
his company will soon entertain
the people of Mountain Home. Mr..
Holzel has within the past few
months developed into wonderful
bypnotist, and wherever he has ap-
peared his performances have beer
witnessed with establishment. His
entertainments are refined and with
out an iota of anything the mos
cultured may not with propriety
see and hear. Watch for his com
ing.
The BULLETIN corner seems jus
little lonesome now. caused by tn
departure Monday of w. G. Rey
nolds for Pennington, Wash, t
join Mrs. Reynolds, and where the,
viii visit with their daughter Mrs
: Service, for about three months
The BULLETIN is selfish enough t
: hope that the antics of Jupite
: Pluvious, or the scarcity of viii
? game over there, may disgust "Pap,
: and cause him and his estimabl
e wife to return home inside of on
b month.
:. An accident happened to the CT
;, Gus train Sunday morning at Me,
# bury, about 20 miles east of tn
+ place. A broken rail threw two ca
Il off the track. Two of the circ,
G wagons were demolished and 70,
81 of the roustabouts were injured, tv
SO seriously that they were taken
y the hospital upon their arrival
y Boise. One was injured internal
J., and another had his arm broke
t. while two others were bruised. l
n Smith, accompanied by Rose
At Smith, went out to the scene of t
u accident by special engine and a
k, ministered to the ants of the
III jured. The accident delayed t
o. passenger train that morning abe
two hours.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23

kissing scene tomorrow night at
Odd Fellows hall.
Go see Ii Hung Chang at Odd
Fellows hall tomorrow night.
Go examine the new goods daily
arriving at Ed Helfrich's store.
Miss Minnie Tanner returned
home Monday from a visit with
Mr.. Coon's family at Dixie.
John, Tom and Tony Mcmillan,
the Mayfield wool growers, spent
Monday in Mountain Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole went to Boise
yesterday to attend the Idaho
Christian Endeavor convention.
The town trustees held a called
meeting Saturday evening, but no
business of special Importance was
transacted.
The Mcmillan brothers on Mon
day sold 10000 pounds of wool, for
which street rumor says they got 81
and 9 cents per pound.
Geo. F. Mahoney has opened an
office at the corner of Atlanta avenue
and Canyon street for the purpose
of conducting general agency and
collecting business.
Ralph Damron, who has been
attending the Weiser college all
winter, returned here Saturday eve
ming to spend vacation with his
mother, who is justly proud of her
bright and manly boys.
Jake Ottenheimer and family,
JOHNNY Johnson and family. Miss
Sadie Bray, Mrs. Bell, Frank AXE,
Frank Johnson and several others
went to Boise Sunday to be on hand
at the circus, we presume.
J. w. Badger, once an attorney al
law in Boise, is now travelling with
Mains circus and, we are told, ii
keeper Of one of the elephants. HI
claims that during his travels il
Asia he met Yves Wickersham, wht
is now a thoroughbred missionary.
Deputy Recorder Manion's boy,
are daily shipping by stage from
their South Boise ranch large guam
titles of lucious strawberries to thi
place and they remembered tn
BULLETIN with generous donation
of the same.
We said last week that the Idah
, Consolidated mining company a
Rocky Bar had let q contract 70
: the mining Of $50 feet Of TUNE
1t should have read the Phantom
. whose claim lies between the Idah
Con. and the Mountain Goat GROUND
J. The BULLETIN congratulates tn
r Boise Seminal upon the super
special edition it issued last weel
Y Neat and artistic in appearance
Il with pictures of prominent men I
= the State, full of interesting and il
d structive reading matter, this speci
10 edition of the Sentinel is somethir
n that the people of Boise should fe
,r proud of,
& gG-I If you need a stove Of ar
ic kind soon you will save money
,e buying them from the Rice & c,
re stock. All stoves at less than col
m Charter Cakes and Gold Co
v makes. Also a large line of ne
ne summer shirts. We can save "
er money on anything that is in stoc
IN as the goods must be sold. w
Re, T. Montgomery as Receiver for G,
S, Rice & Co.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23
Notice Of Sale of Real Estate.

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance OF an
order of the Probate Court of the County OF Elmore
OF the State Of Idaho made the 18th day Of June
1897, in the matter OF the estate of CHARLES
SAVERS, deceased the undersigned, the admins.
traitor OF said estate, will sell at private sale TO the
highest bidder for onehal cash rpd balance secured
notes, and subject 10 confirmation BY said Probate
Court, on
MONDAY. the 9th day Of AUGUST, 1897,
at o'clock p. m, at CAsEy's RANCH, on the South
Boise river, In the county OF Elmore all the right,
TITLE interest and estate OF the said Charles SAVERS
at the time OF his DEATH and all the RI hi title and
interest that the said estate has by operation of law
or otherwise, acquired other than in addition to
that Of the said Charles SAVERS at the time of his
DEATH In and to oil that certain lot, piece parcel
OF land situate lying and being in the said county Of
Elmore, Of the State OF Idaho, and bounded and de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
The unsurveyed land on South Boise river situate
about 10 miles above Pine Grove and about IL miles
below Rocky Bar, and known and designated as tn,
Charley SAVERS ranch, containing about 100 acres.
Ten per cent OF the fun price TO be paid tn
day Of sale and the balance OF cash TO be paid
frmation Of sale by the Probate Court. Deed at tn
expense Of the purchaser.
j. II. CASEY, Administrator.
Dated at Casey's Ranch, south Boise River, Idaho
June u.s. 1897. je23d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
AT THE STATE HOUSE.
Secretary f. ID. COburn Receives
Letter
From a Boston Woman With a
Colonization Scheme.
News ofthe State Departments-Per-
sonals and Notes

Boston is now interesting herself in a
scheme to secure large amount of land,
either in the west or south, for the pur-
pose OF giving to the unemployed an OPP
portunfty to secure a home
The scheme is fostered by Anna F.
Goodyear, who has written the following
letter to F. D. Coburn. secretary of the
state board Of agriculture, pertaining TO
the plans which she has under consider
alton.
LAS I am trying to perfect a scheme to
give opportunity to the unemployed and
destitute, who are able to farm, TO lift
themselves into independence, kindly send
me all the helpful information which you
have at your command
IF 209. 900 acres of government land can
be obtained in any part of the United
States. 25 men can be sent hrstlto prepare
log cabins and raise food for more and
within two years 500 men can be at work
on the plantation.
Would the west be better than the
south, and where?
Would wheat raising for market and
a variety of animal and vegetable pro-
ducts for the colonists themselves be as
good as anything
Continuing Miss Goodyear says: Il de-
sire particular information about wheat
and sheep raising, vegetable growing,
fruit, poultry, cattle horses, hunting and
trapping and fishing, SO far as either
would work well with farming for food,
etc About swine raising for the manu-
facture of soap; details about the kind
and cost of implements; general expendi-
lures; profits, risks, and whatever infor-
nation would be acceptable and neces-
sary.''
Miss Goodyear has the state of Wash
ington in mind but offers no objection to
Kansas. if the proper arrangements can
be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05

tured the fugitive. A deft throw OF the
lariat in the hands of a cowboy did
the business, and Madison was a pris-
oner He fought like a wild man. but
and numbers When captured Madison
was a sight to behold He was un-
kempt and unshorn, he was unshod,
his nails were curved. and the bosom
of his pants resembled an exaggerated
crazy quilt For a long time after his
capture Madison would not eat cooked
food, but yearned for raw meat-iack
rabbit and prairie dog. Non compan-
iOnship of his kind, and a long resi-
dence in the sand hills had made Madi-
son a wild man. Sutton soon learned
that a handful of sand plums would
sooth Madison in his widest moods.
Then followed a gradual tanning of
Madison Kind treatment did the
work He was washed, clothed, fed
and tanned His improvement was
rapid. He became greatly attached
him with a glance, and remains so to
this day. So Tom. the wild Australian
bushman became attached to his captor
The Improvement of Madison was so
rapid that Sutton insisted upon his run
ming for county attorney that falL
Madison was elected county attorney
of Ford county. Madison is a rising
and successful lawyer in the short
grass country. He is a familiar figure
at Republican gatherings in Topeka.
He is nearly always supported by his
Cimarron lobby. he sticks to Sutton.
When Sutton wants anything Madison
always puts him in nomination Madi-
sons speech at the Wichita state con-
vention last year in which he named
Sutton as delegate to the national con-
vention at St Louis, was one Of the
best convention speeches ever made in
Kansas. Madison is a good speaker
and a good story teller. He is a spell
binder on yarn, but most of his
stories are untrue Madison is loyal to
Sutton and always stays by the odd
man." as he calls him Now Sutton
reciprocates by making Madison his
law partner in a we'll established law
practice in Dodge City. \ Dodge City
painter. who was once a cowboy, is
working on q sign as follows: sutton
& Madison, Lawyers" On the sign in
small letters appears this legend: I'VE
will take cases in justice court, and
easy cases in district court
Yours for short grass,
WILBUR F MACkEY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
SHUT OUT MANY VOTES.
determination to Reduce the
Republican Majority
In Shawnee County Still Fur
Their by Republican Committee.
No Door Will Be Left Open for Free
Silver Republicans to Return
to the Party on Local
Issues.

Unless Chairman Gau1t of the Repubn-
can central committee changes his mind
there will be no action taken to conciliate
the Silver Republicans at the primary
The resolution excluding all who voted
for Bryan no matter how they voted on
the rest of the ticket will not be consid-
cred Chairman Gault considers the time
too short to call a special meeting The
primary will be held next Saturday.
1t is the universal sentiment, however.
that the judges of the primary will not
adhere strictly to the rule laid DOWN by
the central committee They will exercise
their discretion about voters The action
of the committee will, however, serve to
keep many away from the polls who still
call themselves Republicans
What effect this limitation will have on
the candidates is not known but many
candidates admit that they will lose by
the regulation. Those who expect big
vote from the Santa Fe shops will be
greater sufferers than others for ii is a
weH-known fact that a large proportion
of the Republican voters at the shops
cast their ballots for Bryan
This will be the busy week of the can
didates- The lists were closed last week
and the candidates who did not pay their
money are left out. The assessment is
high, but only one candidate failed to
The delinquent is D. T. Palmer who was
a candidate for register of deeds
Some of the candidates protested feebly
at what thew considered an exerbitant
price for placing their names on the tick
ct but there was no relaxation in the rule
and the secretary informed them that they
might take their choice. either pay the
money or stay off the ticket 1t is very
much like a horse race, entrance fee and
all and every one of those who pay their
money expect to come under the wire two
or three lengths in the lead Secretary
Watson says that the ticket at the Re
publican primaries will be as follows:
Sherin-RiIey Ayers, Peter Cook John
Gardiner, w F. Ellison, Arthur Massey.
Register of Deeds-F- 5. Stevens, John
Ritchie, J. W. Maxwell, I. T. Lockard,
C. H. Titus, VIM. H. Jenkins.
County Clerk-W- H Wright, T. E.
Pounds, F. c. Bowen, NJ E. Stoker.
Treasurer-Emma Wallace, H. NJ Phil
lips.
County Surveyor-B. A. Bailey. John
Rodgers
Coroner-J. NJ westerfeld- A A Raub.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
CAPTURE OF ED MADISON.
Lassoed by Mike Sutton Near thu
Headwaters of Crooked Creek.
From the Wichita Daily ST

F'rom the Wichita Daily Starr
Hon NJ W. Sutton of Dodge City,
whom I knew in the Old Dart recently
named by the president for collector of
internal revenue, district of Kansas,
was here today en- route to Oklahoma
on legal business sutton Is a typical
representative of the short grass
region of Kansas, and is the author OF
that term. Mike" as he is Familiarity
called, is a power in politics in western
Kansas, and in all his movements he
is ably seconded by Ed Madison, also
of Dodge City. And thus brings up a
bit of history, personal and otherwise.
Ed Madison formerly resided in Wfcf-
tta-so have other great men-where
he studied law with a well known law
firm Soon after his admission to the
bar he got the land fever and went out
into the sand hills in the south part of
Ford county, near Ford City, and took
up piece of raw land. 1t was a very
sandy piece of land, some land no one
else would have. 1t was only fit to hold
At one time in the early fall, Sutton
was running for the legislature in
Ford county. and being in Ford City,
he was amazed to see the sign, Ed H
Madison, Attorney at Law" swung to
hot winds. Inquiry made by Sutton
showed that Ed taught school in win
ter and put in most Of his time in warm
weather worrying along out on his land
in the Sand Hills. This land of Eds was
supposed to produce a job lot of sand
pluTns, sand hill cranes, horned toads
support for Madison and his family
consisting of himself and one small
wife Hearing that Madison was out
in the Sand Hills, and anxious to make
the acquaintance of any new cOnstitu-
e1t in Ford county. early next morning
mounted on a fleet COW pony, Sutton
struck out to find Madison. About
ten miles out he sighted a human form
on the crest of a distant sand hill. AS
he approached Sutton waved his hand
in token of amity. When about 500
yards away the person for it was
Madis0n) gave a wild Shrek turned
and fed away with the f1eetness of the
chanOis- He was soon lost in the
mazes Of the Sand Hills. Mounted on
his feet COW pony, Sutton pursued
Madison over many weary miles of
sand At nightfau, wearied with the
long chase, he returned to Ford City, or
ganized a posse, and the next morning
they went in pursuit OF Madison
The party was superbly mounted and
was accompanied by several expert
lariet throwers. On the head waters
of Crooked Creek the party struck
Madfson's trail and soon sighted him
He sped away like the wind but HUI
man muscles are weak compared with
horse flesh Late that afternoon on
the banks OF the Cimarron, they cap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
YELLOW JACK AT FRISCO.
All Pacific Mail Steamers are Quar-
antiped.

San Francisco, July 5.-The Pacific
Mail steamer San Jose has arrived from
Panama and way ports, leaving two of
her crew in an ocean grave on her way
up the coast One of them was Chief
Engineer Mclean, who died on June A,
just before the steamer reached AGA
Julia The other was a mess boy,
whose symptoms were those of yellow
fever. The vessel was put in Quaran-
tine at every port she called at, and
she was forty days making the run
from Panama to this harbor.
There was no sickness on board when
she came in, but to avoid any risk from
contagion she was ordered into quar-
antine. The Acapulco, that came into
port on Friday and reported the loss
of four of her passengers and crew on
the way from Panama from yellow fever,
has been released from quarantine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
Ladies'
NeCkWear.

Ladies String and Bow
Ties, Slightly Damaged by
water in recent hailstorm,
10, 25 and 35c ties. Your
Shoice for SC.
Ladies all Silk String
Ties, Were II and 15c-1Oc
Ladies' Combination Col
lar and Tie; were 25 and SOC
each; not many left. You
may have them for loo.
35c Band Bows for 25c.
25c Band Bows for 19c.
Ladies Checked Collars
and Cuffs, were SOC a set.
You may have them for
25c set.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
LOCATES JOINTS BY SCENT.
a Patriotic Citizen Who is Willing to
Clear Them Out

Attorney General Boyle has received
a letter from a man in southern Kan
sas claiming that joints were running
In the smaller towns. In the letter this
sentence is found: AS you go by the
joints the odor from the beer and whis-
ky kegs inside will lead you with as
unerr1ng precision as a dog tracks
quail"
The writer asserts that he is a Demo
crat, that he made speeches for Bryan
last fall and labored hard for the cleo
ton of Boyle He ends his letter by
saying that the attorney general ought
to appoint assistants to supersede
county attorneys who do not do
their duty and suggests that as
he is himself a lawyer and not
very busy he would be accom-
modating enough to take the appoint
ment in his own county. He Will not
be appointed.