Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-20
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master took charge Wednesday morn
ing.
j, S. Reynolds, one of the founders
OF the Boise Statesman, died at San
Francisco last month.
George Cook who has lived for sever
al years four miles east of Caldwell
was found drowned in a slough near
his place.
The Kendrick Times says there is
strong possibility that an automatic
tramway will be built to the Potlatch
ridge.
William Cupp the prominent sheep
man of Squaw Butte is experimenting
with fox hounds to protect his sheep
from coyotes.
The Russian thistle is gaining a
footbold in southern Idaho and the
Caldwell Record urges that steps be
taken to eradicate the pest.
At Caldwell on Saturday Archie Bal
lantine was scheduled to explain why
he falsely swore, as alleged, to the
age of the girl he wished to marry.
John West, an Idaho pioneer, died at
HALEY last Monday. In 500 he repre-
sented Boise county in the legislature
).e amassed fortune in mining, but
died poor
1t is thought that the burning of w
B. Crews residence on the side Hill
overlooking kendrick was due to the
explosion of stove which had lust
been put up. The loss was $2200; in
surance, $1,000.
The Shoshone Journal recounts the
incident of young man who was con
victed some time ago of having stolen
bride, for which he served four
months in Jail. The party who lost
the bride found it few days ago just
where his own horse lost it off, and
within a quarter of mile of his own
home.
While Ira Cowan, his brother and
George Cooper were attempting to
drive band of horses across the rap
ids near j. NJ. Harringtons millsite,
the horse which young Cowan was
riding became unmanageable. 1t
reared up and fell backward, and both
horse and rider disappeared in the
deep treaeherous waters below the
rapids
John Flynn died at the Alturas ho-
tel in HALEY from the effects of in jur-
les received returning from dance at
Bellevue. The team became fright
ened and singletree was broken, the
tongue dropping and striking an OBJ
stacle. Mr.. Flynn, who was the driver
Of the party, was thrown violently to
the ground. He struck upon his head
and neck
A. w Langdon of Woodriver attend
ed the state fair at Boise. He lived in
Boise for Is years prior to 1881, and
went to Woodriver expecting to die
before fall. He has not ridden in
railway car for AZ years, and never
saw a railroad but the Wood river
branch since SO, when he came around
the Horn.
The dead body of Frank DAILY was
found in pool of water near the rail
road track, two miles west of Diamond
vile on the 10th inst. The deceased
had been employed in the coal mines
and had just drawn his pay, and was
drinking pretty freely when he took
ap with two strangers and left the
saloon. This was the last seen of him
alive. He had boasted of his wealth
and grave suspicious of foul play are
entertained.
At Garner, a Short Line station 100
miles south of Pocatello last Monday,
J L. Allen had his face literally torn
off lie was firing on a light freight
engine running ahead of the passen-
ger The mail crane at Garner had
been loaded ready for the passenger.
Allen had his head out of the cab win
dow and the crane caught him square
ly in the face, tearing out his nose and
fearfully mangling his upper jaw.
David Norwood has been sentenced
to 30 years in the penitentiary for the
murder of Samuel Burd on the Snake
river near Hagerman on April 6, Nor
wood is the man who was captured in
Salt Lake last August, having broken
Jail lie was mining in Big Cotton
wood canyon and might have been
there yet had not his curiosity to see
the jubilee led him to go to the city,
where he was recognized by former
neighbor. This was the first track of
him and led to his recapture shortly
afterwards.
For the past ten days wheat has
been pouring into Moscow at the rate
of 25G toads day, and they are not
small loads either Some of them are
piled on great wagons drawn by four
and sometimes by as many as six
horses.