Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-27
Glenn's Ferry News.

Despite the promises made 10 us by the @. q. p.
bosses before the election that peace prosperity and
high wages, with employers competing for laborers,
would be the natural sequence in the event Of the
Hanna Mckinley syndicate ttking the control Of the
nation, we are still anxiously awaiting the realization
OF the grand dream. The good times promised US
seem to be yet housed up in Hannas cold storage
warehouse, to be dealt out in small chunks The
mission OF the calamity hower is not yet fulfilled and
he still registers his kick at existing conditions
Goldbugs are here, however. They mustered
up votes at the last election and of that mystic
number three are left in this burg
The railroad shops are still running on the usual
eshthour day standard, for five days in the week
and additional chopoff Of dag or two at the close
Of the month. The track force is still working for
t 'me rate of pay that they die in the dark days
OF 49, no ray of light yet appearing the political
horizon that will justify an increase. Short wages
and reduced time are the lot of the labor element
here and -four 80 per cent higher Our only recourse
left seems to be term of voluntary exile far away
among the glacial fields OF Alaska to wrest from the
frozen Garth there some OF the yellow treasure.
The talk Of rebuilding the burnt district here like
the buildings, has gone up in smoke and gas Lack
Of confidence is the reason given for the nmateri-
not to be considered as vale OF woe altogether She
is only crippled by the wheels of the god-standard,
hgh-tarf, government 10y injunction admnistra-
ton.
Hon Martin King is back from Rocky Bar and will
remain among a short time. Engineer F. NJ. Hart
man is also back from the Bar and at his ranch on
Cold Spring creek.
Mrs l. A. Heron is back from Atlanta to remain
here till the spring Mr., Heron has left Mr. G. M.
Brown as manager Of his Atlanta store until Mrs.
Heron resumes charge
The Justices courts have been rather busy grind
ing out law not justice. One party was convicted
last week of misdemeanor by jury, which breaks
the record as it has heretofore been considered I'M
possible to secure a conviction at a jury trial.
There are several cases of sickness in the burg.
Mesdames Vance, Hamilton, Carter Edwards and Ii,
G. Heller being severely i'll. MIR. Stockton is still a
prisoner with hard attack Of chronic rheumatism.
letter from Judge and Major Con McSweeney in
forms this reporter that he is firing the Mexican
Central railroad out of the City Of Mexico, and doing
we'll Con is well known all over Gilmore, his old
stamping ground
Quite number OF improvements are being made
to and about private residences here Among those
conspcuously so the residences OF P. II. Maddin,
Sim Collins, Vance Hamilton and Yardmaster Bla-
lock.
Mrs. Sam jacobson has returned after visit to
to the East extending all the summer, and President
Jacobson of the Genn's Ferry Mercantile Co. is
sereney happy
Our genial friend Bob Chattin shipped large con-
sgnmeut OF sheep from here to Nebraska the latter
part OF last week.
Among the delegates from here to the State Fair
at Boise were Constable John Smith, John ]. Nc
Ginness |. j. schof, James Mullany jr., W. 7. Orr
and Sim Collins; Mines. ]. J. McGnness, L. NJ. May,
l. j. Schoff, S. Collins and Emma Rice, and Misses
Anna Smith, Marie Glenn and Sarah Mullany.
Mrs. IL. J. Skinner has sold her dwelling house
and lots on Main street to Neil SHREDDER and with her
daughter, Miss Carrie, will leave for Seattle
They are old residents and will be greatly missed in
social circles, where they are very popular.
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church are all busy as
bees working to make the church fair feature of I'M
paralleed success The fair will open November Is
More anon. HANK.