Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-07-07

Adm Hall of Bennett creek spent
Tuesday in this place.
Mrs. A. Anderson of Dixie is Wis
iting with Charlie Keefer's family.
The Big Camas Indian scare has
subsidized and the noble red men
have returned to their wickiups.
Charles Stout was in this place
Monday from Alkall creek. and
from him we are pleased to learn
that his father, that good old patriot
and free silver advocate is in fairly
good health. Long may you live,
Judge Jim Stout.
Henry Meegan, who went to Ven
ezuela last year in search of placer
diggins, got disguised with the
country and short time ago re-
turned to his old mining claims on
Snake river, which he pronounces
much richer in gold than any ground
he found in Venezuela.
A spirited horse race took place
Monday on the course little west
of town between August Kunnecke's
Lightning" Lockman's "Sorrel
Top" and Gearhart's Hanna"
"Lightning' won the race and the
purse and August now swears with
the rapidity of John Dentz that he
owns the best horse not only in the
First Ward but in all Gilmore county.
That big fat miner, Cy Doom,
better known as Sooner" came
down from Dixie on Monday to at
tend to some pension papers that
interest him. He tells us that
Sam Bass has a four foot ledge of
good ore in his Moose mine near
Dixie, also that Dave Williams is
developing the Twin Hill to his
own satisfaction.
W. H. Manion, deputy auditor
and recorder, will be an applicant
for the position to be made vacant
by the resignation of Auditor and
Recorder Reynolds. Mr.. Manion
has made an efficient and faithful
deputy, is true Peoples-Democratic
party free silver man, is good citi-
zen, and the BULLETIN thinks the
Commissioners could not do better
than by granting the request of Mr.
Manion's petitioners.
Charlie Grim informs us that the
boys had lots of sport at Rocky
Bar on the Fourth. At a horse
racing John Tate won both the fast
and slow races; George Jackson
was the champion foot racer; Frank
Jackson won the sack race, and
Vest Robbins the potato race. IL
the three-legged race Will johnson
and Vest Robbins were the victors
In the blindfold race, George Jack
son collided with a post and hao
tie wind knocked out Of him TO
awhile and the winners name wal
: not known.
The picnic by the Congregations
Sunday School at Jackson rancl
last Thursday was very enjoyable
/, affair for all who participated.
!. large number of children and
: goodly number of ladies and a few
: gentlemen constituted the crowd
! Rev. A. S. Hawkes. acting as genera
o manager. After rendering vote c
n thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, VIII
reside at Jackson's, for their kin
services and attention rendered tn
n picnickers they started on their re
G turn trip, reaching home about
s o'clock that evening.
2 Little Eugene Howeth, son of M
Il and Mrs. C. w. Howeth, experience
e quite serious accident last Frida
s afternoon while herding cattle
n short distance south of town
3 company with Johnny King. Ger
70 was thrown from his horse and or
foot caught in the stirrup. I'll
le horse ran and dragged him throug
IT the sage brush for some distanc
Of before Johnny succeeded in sto
# ping the animal. Gene received
1T deep cut about two inches long {
le his right cheek and was bad
te bruised about the head and upp
e. portion of his body. After the Ii
Ii tie fellow was brought in to TOW
he DIR. Smith administered to his wan
II and he is getting along nicely, b
IN it is thought it will require sor
s. time for his wounds to heal. Ge
rs is popular little fellow and has t
le sympathy of many friends in Il