Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-27
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lh was Ourglarized last week and q |
large quantity of goods taken.
1t is said that four Idaho Mckinley
ties already have their applications on
file for the appoiE tment of governor OF
the territory of Hawaii
Mountain fever has prevailed in epi-
demic form this summer all through
the mountain region. There are sever
al cases in Elk City convalescing.
Harry Allen, superintendent of the
Golden Star mine at HALEY was kicked
in the face by horse, breaking nine
of his teeth, cutting his chin, lips and
nose and fracturing his jaw.
NJ McKlim of Big Lost river sold SEQ
cows last week to Mr.. Wood of Idaho
Falls, who will ship them east. Prices
ranges from S22 to S22 50.
One unexpected result of the inter-
state fair was great rush of small de-
posits of gold at the assay Office. A
great many miners coming to the fair
brought their gold along, and as a re-
suit the office force was kept extreme
ly busy throughout the week. Some
of them were not able to get to the
fair grounds at all. On one day there
were forty of these small deposits
The business of the office for the week
was phenomenal for this season, the
total being $4l ,0oi.90.
An example of what may be accom-
plished in this state is found in the
case of young man who came here
from Marshalltown, Ia, four years ago,
with $7o0. He bought band of sheep,
borrowing money :" do So This week
he refused an offer of $4,000 for his
band. A day or SO before he sold 1000
head for 81 roo, and paid all his debts,
leaving a neat sum to his credit in the
bank. The young man is resident
of Boise.
The home of F. b. Willis, an EN-.
ployee of the Oregon Short Line at
Pocatello is under quarantine and the
sore-hearted father is denied an en-
trance. Three of Mr.. Willis's children
have been stricken with diphtheria.
Johnnie, the nine-year old boy, died
The two other children, aged
3 and 7, are reported on the improve.
Mr.. Willis says that bad sewerage has
been the cause of this sickness in his
home.
For ten days a woman was governor
of this state, not as the result OF any
election, but governor, nevertheless,
empowered with executive authority
and exercising it. This woman Is
Margaret Reeve, private secretary to
Secretary of State Leeds. Business of
Importance called Governor Steunen-
berg, the secretary of state and Treas
urer Storer from Boise, while in the
meantime the state auditor and the
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion were absent from the capital.
Lieutenant-Governor Moore was in the
northern part of the state, but he was
not notified When the official party
left the governor and secretary of state
signed in blank number of doeu-
ments and left them with Miss Reeve.
Miss Reeve did not fully understand
the full import of the responsibility
and honor thrust upon her until after
the party left and when it dawned
upon her she wanted to close up the
state house and go home. But there
was plenty of business to be transact
ed Among other things she issued a
requsition for the extradition to Mon
tana of DR.. Zeno, the notorious healer
arrested in Pocatello on warrant
sworn out at Butte. When the gov
ernor returned he found the requisi
ton of the Montana governor on hi'
desk and had made up his mind not K
honor it under the peculiar circum
stances, when he was informed o
Miss Reeves action. The legality o
this and previous acts of Miss Reev
in her executive capacity may be at
tackled in the courts, but Governo
Steunenb berg and his official house
s hold are proud of her and propose +
defend her actions to the last ditch
The following legislation importan
to the Odd Fellows of this state wa
enacted at the session of the gran
lodge of the order held at Idaho Fall:
The extra initiation fee for applicant
over 40 years of age was reduced fror
81 to 50 cents for each additional yeai
The min imum for the three encamI
ment degrees was reduced from IS
S. Subordinate encampments wer
given the privilege of paying benefit
or not at their option. 1t was decide
that the highest regalia member we
entitled to wear in the subordinat
lodge must be worn in the Rebeka
lodge. The per capita tax for subo
dinate encampments to the gran
lodge was reduced from 81 to sl.23.
DR.. Kenney of Salmon, while ridir
down hill on his wheel was overtakt
by runaway team. He was pick,
up on the neck yoke, carried some d
tance and landed on a pile of iron pip
receiving severe injuries.