Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-12
WEDNESDAY, May II, 1897.
Masonic meeting to night.

Regular Rebekah lodge meeting
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Hyde and daughter, Ruth,
returned to Bruneau Saturday.
Miss Bette Yadon and Fletcher
Frost, of Bliss, were visitors in this
place Sunday.
Mrs. John Pence and children de-
parted Monday for Three Creek,
where they will remain during the
summer.
EE Dr. Cureton has furnished a
neat dental office three doors north
of the drug store, and will remain
in Mountain Home three weeks.
Mrs. w. G. Reynolds departed
yesterday morning for an extended
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ser
vice, at Pennington, Wash.
E~ Fine gold filings, crowns,
bridges and metal plates at DR..
Cureton's. Prices reasonable. Office
3 doors north of the drug store.
c. R. Shaw, a prominent business
man and rustler of Caldwell, accom-
panied by Mrs. Shaw, spent Sunday
night in this place, guests of w. G.
Reynolds and family.
Little Sadie Keefer, the 6-year-
old daughter of Charlie Keefer, last
Friday evening drew ticket l6 and
won fine silver tea set that was
ratified at Helfrich's store.
E. f. Cherry formerly Of Rock Y
Bar, is now engaged in the enamel
and paint business with his brother.
in Trenton, N. J. Mr.. Cherry's
many friends in Rocky Bar and this
vicinity will be glad to learn of
his being prosperous business
man.
Johnny Helfrich has opened a
green grocery, fruit and candy store
in the building adjoining Axes
meat market. Johnny is deserv-
ing young man and should receive
the patronage and encouragement
of all in his efforts to advance as
business man and good citizen.
James A. Purtill on Sunday last
turned over the Mountain Home
postoffice and fixtures to his sue
cessor, w. J. Turner, and the office
was. removed to the Turner Hous'
building. For four years Mr. Pur
till has served as faithful, etficien
and accommodating postmaster
and we believe he retires from tina
responsible position with the esteem
and good will of all our people. AS
SCISSOR O'Neill has appointed MI
Purtill deputy assessor and collee
tor, the duties of which he entere'
upon last Monday. We can frank
" say that Assessor O'Neill coul
not have made better choice for
deputy.
Bill Searchfeld is not of supe1
stitious nature, yet an incident OF
CURED few nights ago that cause
him to think that his bed chambe
had been invaded by "spook,"
bear, or something else foreign
his temple of morpheus. Bill an
a friend from the country retired
the first tap of the eurfew bell an
were soon in sound slumber. i
ward morning Bills friend awot
him by exclaiming: Robbers, Bi.
robbersp Bill yawned, turned ov
and replied, "robber be id; moth
here to steal; must have jim-jams
Meanwhile, however, Bill heard
'tap-tap-tap" upon the floor al
raising up in bed he saw an obIe
moving around the room which
imagined resembled bear,
then wondered if he didn't cha
'em" instead of his bed-fello
However he mustered up courage
light lamp, when he discovered
beautiful little black colt "tap-t'
tapping around the floor OF
room. And the explanation is Il
Dick Lewis had put up his team
Pence Il Searchield's stable
evening before, and during the nj
Dicks mare had given birth
colt, which had wandered arol
and entered the bedroom.