Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-16
ELM0RE BULLETIN.
G. M PAYNE MABEL L. PATxE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers
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IDAHO STATE NEWS.


organized and appointed city commit
tee.
The supreme court has decided that
coupon interest bearing notes are usu-
rious and illegal.
William T. Beard, formerly of Salt
Lake, dropped dead at Boise. Heart
failure was the cause.
A dastardly attempt was made at IT,
o'clock at night recently to demol-
ish the Bingham Placer companys
Hume.
ST. Anthony reports wave Of pros
perity and shortage of residence
houses. There is not vacant house
in the town.
George Kaufman, son of ranch
man living near Sterling, Ida, was
murdered by robbers and his body Gre
mated The robbers escaped.
Ben Cooper of Grangeville is report.
ed to have had 1000 sheep drowned by
being swept into the river in the re
cent cloudburst which occurred on Sal
mon river.
Ketchum has had some cold weather
for June. Frost fell several nights
during the week and one night was
cold enough for thin sheet of ice to
form on water out of doors.
Frenchman named Forrest was
shot and killed by Mexican known as
Mexican joe" near Soda Springs.
They were sheep herders and had been
drinking and quarreling for some time.
Frank Sprague, of Gilmore, suffered
painful accident recently while herd
Ing cattle. While running after the
cattle his horse fell on him breaking
his right leg.
A report has reached Boise that there
Is more trouble over university mat
ters. The anti-Gault men have gone
into court seeking an order restraining
Regent Truitt, recently appointed,
from acting
The artesian we'll at the Boise bar
racks yields 80, 900 gallons. of hot water
per day and will be sunk deeper until
flow of 200, 900 gallons is obtained.
The temperature in the bottom of the
hole is $50 degrees
John Aharn was killed in his mine
on California hill, near Placerville.
Idaho He was caught by cave-in
and crushed to death. Deceased came
~, ~ tha
early days. He was So years of age.
Sam Jones, an old-time prospector,
was found dead in bed at Salmon City
Idaho, death having resulted from
heart failure He went to Lehmi Ida
no, twenty years ago and was the dis
coverer of the Kentuck mine at Shoul
and the Blackfoot group.
During the past month over 81 ,00C
passed through the postofice none!
order department at Fremont for thu
Blackfoot land office, presumably TO
land entries. This gives slight ide;
of the large number of land seeller
and settlers that are locating on lant
in that portion of Fremont county
with view of making improvement:
and permanent homes.
The recent term of the district cour
In Pocatello disposed of nine crimina
cases Two were continued and on
dismissed. Seven were convicted, on
5tood trial and six pleaded guilty Th
total cost for jurors, witness fees an
clerk fees in these cases amounted t
less than S195 and the total fines co
lected footed up $3.50 This is said
be the best record ever made by tn
court in this district.
A horrible accident occurred at Ok
ford in which the 9-year-old son {
Martin Boysen was dragged to deatf
The boy had started out to herd som
cattle about four miles from his HON
and was either thrown or fell from h
horse. His foot caught in the stirru
ana he must have been dragged fc
quite a time. The body was horribl
mangled, the neck was broken, OF
shoulder crushed, one leg broken, an
the whole body kicked almost into
pulp.
Attorney Fraser of Boise, on beha
of the Farmers Loan & Trust compan
has filed a motion to open the judgmel
of foreclosure under which the Ride
baugh canal was sold. The foreclosu
was by George Frohman, owner
$4,000 of bonds issued by the old Ce
tral Canal company The Farmel
Loan & Trust company is the trust
of the second mortgage, which
represented by 100000 of outstandil
bonds. The property was bought
by Frohman at the sale. He is re
resented in the proceedings by W.
Borah. 1t is probable that the proper
will be redeemed by the holder of
second mortgage, and the suit to OF
the judgment dropped. That is stat
to be the trend of negotiations in prs
resS hetXyeen the narties