Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-25
What's Matter with BRO. Billa"


Last week we clipped from the
Silver City Avalanche the following
paragraph, which appeared in a
Castle Creek letter to that paper
and signed "You Know"
'Mr. Turner, the postmaster at Mountain Home
and mining expert, was over on Boulder creek a
short time ago taking in the sights and while doing
so ne made a very close examination of the Evans
Bros quartz ledge and he reports that this property
is OF great value This report, coming from the
source it did, certainly can be relied upon, and no
doubt capitalists will be looking this matter up be-
fore snow falls again
Now, any man of ordinary intel
lect would have considered the
above or a similar worded item
about himself quite harmless if not
complimentary. But not SO with
Brother Bill" His giant intellect
CONSTITUTES it as a most damnable
insult-made to believe so, doubt
less, by the leader of the little Nc
Kinley gang in this town and wet
muse for the Weakly Blackmailer, F"
and he rushes into print with card
as follows, evidently written by the
aforesaid boss of the gang, also wet
nurse and great avoider of strife in
this community:
Editor Republican Replying to the low insinua
ton contained in the last issue Of the strife stirring
sheet the Bulletn) beg leave to state that have
prospeeted on Bowlder, Wood creek, Neal district
and Boise river. stopped short when came TO the
river Elmore it evident that it came from q
base formation. W. J. TURNER, Mining Expert.
If there is a Glow insinuation" in
the paragraph copied from the Az
lanche why did not Mr.. Turner
Jump onto editor York for publish
ing the lawful thing" before de-
nouncing the BULLETIN for repro
ducing it? We believe that Bro.
York is as innocent as we are of
any intentional slur at one of Min
Homes few gold-buggers, but we
must warn him to be more careful
hereafter. They (our combine)
created the great famines in various
parts of the old world ard caused
wheat to advance to 81 in this
country; they brought on the great
droughth in Australia and ruined
sheep-raising there, and they alone
brought wool up to lie in Idaho;
and, don't you forget it, Brother
York, they have caused an advance
in sheepherders' wages to 800 per
month on account of the raise in
sheep and wool; they have caused
mines and mills and factories to
start up all over the country, and.
according to their babble, there is
not an idle man or woman in the
United States; they discovered Klon-
dyke and will soon make gold mug
gets as plentiful as ticks in the sage
brush; they are the salt of the earth
these same Mountain Home gold
buggers-but they hav yet caused
an advance in the price of grapes
and wine in California nor have
they yet built that long-talked of
big brick hotel. 1t takes more than
wind to do that.
The little ring that control the
"Blackmailer' are desperate, and
when the boss cracks his whip over
any one Cor ally of them he has to
obey the command, no matter how
ridiculous or contemplate it may
place him in the eyes of the public.
Having attempted to distort
really complimentary mention of
one of the gang into a Glow insinu-
ton, all for the purpose of avoid
ing "strife" in this community, we
presume-what may we not next
expect from them through their
newspaper organ? But, although
they number about six to our one,
we shall continue to stand them off
10 the best of our ability.