Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
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George Wadsworth has been commits
81, ed postmaster at Taylor, Ida.
earlet fever, measles mumps and
yhooping cough are quite prevalent at
Preston,
Five men have been sent to the peni-
tentiary during the present term Of
court at Pocatello.
n Fifty thousand sheep have been
bought in the southern part of the
State to be driven in bands to Ne
braska.
The supreme court of Idaho has de-
cided that board of county commits
sioners cannot employ counsel to assist
tie district attorney in criminal cases.
II develops that the amount of insur-
5ce carried by Charles Bunting was
5000, not $3.50, 600, as originally re-
ported, and it is payable to his chill
dren.
Pocatello citizens are prohibited
from hunting or fishing on the reserva-
ton by the new agent and they propose
to send petition to the commissioner
of Indian affairs.
1t will take about five weeks longer
to complete the rock work on the Pres
ton, Riverdale and Mink Creek canal
There are now about 25 men on the
ditch and some 20 teams
Samuel Cupp of Caldwell, has click
with three legs all well developed and
complete. The little creature had not
acquired the knack of using the third
member. 1t is in good health and
spirits.
A squaw tired of life tried to slip
out the other day by jumping into a
well near the hospital at Boise. Her
buck fished her out in no tender man
ner and then vigorously whipped her
for her foolishness.
The local Grand Army post at Grip
pie Creek is very much ineensed over
the refusal of Mayor Ford to issue a
proclama tion requesting citizens to OBJ
serve Memorial day in an appropriate
manner. They claim that his action
is unprecedented The post will prob
ably take action in the matter at it's
next meeting
The Idaho Legislature at the recent
session, in the act reorganizing the
soldiers home, authorized the board of
trustees, at their discretion, to make it
condition of admission that all pen
sions in excess of 81 month shall be
paid into the treasury. This will net
be required by the board. as there are
sufficient funds available from other
sources.
A 20-months old babe of Mat McGil-
lick of Lewiston. Idaho. was severe
ly bitten by rattlesnake. The child
picked up the venomous reptile while
playing in the yard. The snake sent
its fangs into the childs hand between
the thumb and forefnger and then
eoiled around the arm as far as the
shoulder. The mother, attracted by
the screams of pain from the baby,
ran and tore the snake from its victim.
The ehild.s life was saved.
telegram from Tucson, Arizona,
says that the report that Black Jack
was killed east of Clifton some time
ago is an error. The man killed was
identified as Tom Ketchum The latest
report is that Black Jack is still at his
work with Is men of the same calibre
as himself They are said to be
camped in the neighborhood of Ruch's
Well in Coehise county. posse under
I United States Deputy Marshal Ezekiels
is in pursuit.
Special Judge Williams has handed
: Town decision in the Thompson
Bradbury case, growing out of the
construction of the New York canal.
lie gave the plaintiff Judgment for
o,311.s6. The point on which the
case was brought was on the estimates
of the engineers employed by the Canal
company contractor, Bradbury and
Sub-Gontractor Thompson, all of which
made different estimates. Bradbury
paid the sub-contractors according to
the estimates made by the eompany's
Engineer, which was lower than that
made by either of the other two, Brad
bury's attorney has given notice of APP
peal to the supreme court
Governor steunenberg has returned
from his northern trip. He reports
that he entered 1000 acres of white
pine timber land for the State, making
total of 5000 acres of this class of
entries. This entry clears up all the
recommendations made by the old land
board. The governor said it was his
opinion that the timber is OF great
value. He had never seen snch fine
body of pine. There is white and yell
low pine, fir, cedar and tamaraek, but
the principal value is in the white pine.
This white pine in northern Idaho is
the only virgin body of such timber in
the United States. The trees hold their
diameter to great height and will
cut more logs than those of any other
white nine sacfinn n, tbe nn,1n%rv