Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-03-03
Lent commences to-day.
Town trustees meet to-nioht


Town trustees meet tonight.
w. II. Baker has leased Dawson's
hot springs.
T. Hutchins was a passen ger to
Boise yesterday.
Eugene Keefer, of Bruneau was
in town yesterday.
Herb Howeth was up from his
Snake river placers on Saturday.
James Tucker and wife were visi-
tors here Saturday from Bruneau.
Hill & Paynton recently sold
about 10000 sheep to J. NJ. johnson,
Sheep shearing will commence
in this section about the middle Of
this month.
Billy Wilson from Bennett creek
and John Marley from Cold Springs
were in town Saturday.
Clay Fiery was sent to Jail for
60 days last week, for misdemeanor
by Judge Glenn of the Ferry.
Willis and Whitney are building
a large sheep-dipping vat near the
big reservoir for j. L. de Haven.
Mrs. Steve Robertson returned
from Boise Sunday evening and on
Monday went to her home in Bru-
neau valley.
Charlie Howeth and John Hague,
who are placer mining near How
eth's ranch, spent several days in
town last week.
Mrs. A. Anderson returned to
Dixie station Saturday, after visit
ing with friend in Boise, Meridian
and this place.
Judge Clinton has appointed w.
C. Reynolds, A. w. Lockman and
Robert Griffith appraisers of the es-
tate of Len Farnham, deceased.
Our paper failing to arrive last
night we are compelled to substitute
an old issue. So don't read the date
and Geographic matter on the out
side pages of this issue.
John Bruce, Dick Turner and
Nelse Davis were appointed by Pro
bate Judge Clinton appraisers of
the property belonging to the estate
of Chris James, deceased, and they
went to the ranch yesterday to per-
form that duty.
G~J. NJ. Neil has moved his
Livery and Feed business to his
corral on the corner of Canyon St.
and Bruneau Avenue. He will
now feed your horses all the hay
they can eat for % cents and hire
you the best rigs and horses for the
least money of any place in town.
The pupils of the High School
are indebted to the following gentle
men for valuable geological speei-
mems: Scion Mccoy, Little Camas;
Elmer Smith, w. II. Baker and
others, of this place. The contribu-
ton of Mr. Mccoy shows the forma-
ton of the country on both sides OF
Snake river and at the head of Bru-
neau river.
E@ In. the glove contest at Car
son City, Nevada, March II, 1897,
between James J. Corbett and Rob
ert Fitzzimmons, rate of S53.4O
from Mountain Home to Carson
City and return is authorized
Selling dates, March IA and Is
Tickets to be limited to continuous
passage in each direction, with fina'
limit returning of 30 days from date
of sale. A. n. Mccall, agent.
The newspaper men of PocatellC
and other towns east Of this place
are warned against trusting McPhe'
& Kiser's Uncle Toms Cabin Co
as they skipped from this towr
leaving their BuLLEINT advertising
bill unpaid, notwithstanding th'
manager assured us that he woulC
call and settle before his departure
We now feel that we were fortunate
in getting a few comps" for tn
hattering local notices we gave then
last week, besides three dollars
worth of advertising.
A large crowd Of men and wome
assembled at Captain Rhoades
place Saturday afternoon to witnes
the roping contest between Ben MO
and Dolan Bennion threw an
tied three animals in the followin
time, and was awarded the gat
money: list, 1855; 2nd, 2:10; 3rd, {
AZ. Dolan- 1st, 1:20; 2nd, 0:4j
Bird, 1:23. Binnion threw one {
the COWS so suddenly and hard tha
its neck was broken and it wa
butchered on the spot. Quite
delegation was present from Br'
neau and the surrounding countr.
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