Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-04


Judge at Seattle.
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Mrs. Swan and child are visiting
at Calloway's station.
HI. Willis, j. p, has opened an
office in the Wilcox building.
A pleasant dance was had at Pine
Grove last Friday night, we are in
formed.
Bob Chattin mourns the loss of
his pet fox, which made its escape
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Cowen went
up to Lime creek yesterday for a
few days outing.
Lawyers Wyman and Borah of
Boise were here yesterday on pro-
fessional business.
Two large wagons loaded with
goods for Bailey pulled out for Lit
tie Camas on Monday.
L. T. Wilcox and family and
Thos. Mellen and family went to
the mountains last Saturday.
IL/Rev. w. S. Hawkes. of Salt Lake
spent Monday night in this place,
visiting his son, Rev. A. S. Hawkes..
A. N. Mccall, formerly railroad
agent at this place, has concluded
to remain at Fossil, Wyo., and has
ordered the BULLETIN to be sent to
him for one year.
Station agent Hyde and family
have gone to the mountains for
about ten days outing. +. G. Che
ney Of Montpelier is acting agent
during Mr.. Hyde's absence.
August Kunnecke and wife joined
the Reynolds party Monday morn
ing headed for the mountains
Alderman Kunnecke, of the First
ward, deserves rest from his
ardious duties.
t/Rev. Hawkes. and wife departed
yesterday morning for Big Camas,
where Mrs. Hawkes. may remain
several weeks, hoping that change
to a higher altitude may prove
beneficial to her health.
Osgood q Son have commenced
the erection of the Congregations
parsonage near the church build.
ing, and from present appearances
it will be a handsome and comfort
able structure when completed.
Arthur Hutchins, Frank Sulla
way and Johnny King did not stay
in the mountains last week but a
, short time, owing to the fact tina
Johnny ate all the potatoes they
had on the first day, and the game
law had not then expired.
The coal miners strike in tn,
east is still on and the situation
does not seem to improve very ma
terially. Senator Hanna has bu
) cold comfort to offer the strikin,
and starving miners alter fv
months of Mckinley rule. He tell
i them that the present conditions o
business are 80 poor that no one Cal
: afford to pay increased wages. Tn
miners will hardly appreciate thi
Y sample Of Republican prosperity h
n is giving them.
Last Wednesday afternoon tn
barn and about 30 tons of hay,
n lot of harness and several farmin
n implements was destroyed by fir
e at ex-sheriff G. P. Oliver'r ranch
S Lum Pettyjohn's family reside a
II divers ranch, but Mr.. Pettyjoh
S is at present at Guffey, where h
is running a freight team. TIL
IS loss of the hay crop alone fall
n heavily upon Mr.. Pettyjohn an
J family, who this season have cult
d waited the place. tits supposed tn
d children started the fire with som
e matches while playing in the ha.
'e The Klondyke fever is beginnin
d to crop out on Jim Loveland. A fe
days ago he received paper frol
d Corey, his old home in Pennsylv;
s. MIA, which contained letter frot
d his old chnm and schoolmat
l. Nathan Todman, written at Seattl
2, which described the piles of nugget
/ he had seen in the hands of return
t. ed miners in such glittering tern
IT that ID made Jim feel little nervou
lie and may cause him to 60 into trail
e. ing for the reduction of flesh
J., order to be in trim for his departu
At in the spring. Mr.. Todman spoil
in of one Of the returned miners as
4 former drayman in that city WI
u brought back with him $4,000
Klondyke gold.