Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-10-06
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n An original per- sion of Ss per month
Mas last week granted to George
Bartsche, of HALEY.
Alfred T. Jones, I. b. Smith and O
killson of Pocatello, have been granted
patent on trunk strap.
An increase of pension from So to $40
Der month has been granted to Barton
N. Mcclure of Couer d Alene.
Idaho has the same day at the Trans
Mississippi Exposition as President Nc
kinley and his party, October IL.
The racing at the Boise fair was the
best ever witnessed in the state.
There were over one hundred entries,
1nany from adjoining states.
4 S. NJ BIandford is to establish sta
zion of the weather bureau at Boise.
He is from Salt Lake. Boise will here
Bitter be the headquarters of the SER
sice in this state,
Elwood Meade, state engineer of
wyoming, special agent of the Agri-
cultural department, was in Boise last
Week to gather information respecting
Irrigation laws, etc.
s During the past month the citizens
% Idaho enjoyed twenty-five days of
sunshine, while one day was cloudy
fpr few hours. -Four cloudy days in
ta+a hnot t1,ic
record2
4 The supreme court has decided that
3he Taylor wing of the Populist party
bas the legal organization, and it alone
II entitled to have tickets printed on
fhe official ballot under the name of
fhe Peoples party.
Il The intermountain fair at Boise has
proved grand success, both financially
and in point of attendance. The dis
plays are the best ever shown at any
Hair held in Idaho, and the event will
bong be remembered by visitors.
4 The taking of testimany in the Mel
Son murder case occupied the time Of
dhe court during the latter part of the
week. Dr. Givens, superintendent OF
the insane asylum, was on the stand,
send give it as his opinion that Nelson
Nas sane.
~ Harry Pope, member of troop ID,
Second regiment of volunteer cavalry,
fied on the End inst, at the home of
bis father in Salmon, from the effect Of
analarial fever contracted in camp at
D Jacksonville, Fla. He came home on a
6urlough about three weeks ago.
4 A suit has been filed in the United
States court by the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan company against the Last
Ihance company and the Empire State
idaho Mining and Developing com
spany. An injunction is asked for, the
plaintiff company claiming that it
holds the apex of the great ore body
~ the company, and that it has priority
Pf location.
III i. H. Sweetser, of the firm of Sweet
Per & Burroughs, the Idaho eattlemen, i,
secently purchased for his firm the
IRELAND band of bleoded cattle, con
fisting of 2,s00, which he took to Colo
lfado to pasture. The stockman states
Chat these cattle are probably the most
Valuable ever brought into Colorado,
Some Of them bringing as high at $3.50
a head. Mr. Sweetser has gone to Col
prado to inspect his purchase.
The weather during the past week
gave generally warm days with very
seool nights, frost being reported In
raany localities on several dates. Lit
tle or no rain fell during the period.
dhresh hing made good progress during
fhe week and is completed in some in.
Etances; the grain crops are for the
most part fulfilling expectations. Po-
&toes are of good quality and an aver
Rge yield Some gardens have been
damaged by frost. The second cutting
q alfalfa is completed and the crop
Aved in good condition.
Thirty men working in No. tunnel
81 the Morning mine at Wallace had a
narrow escape from death, when 25C
bounds of dynamite in a magazine ex.
ploded. Not man was killed or seri-
ously injured, the only casualty being
he killing of "A horse used 10 haul out
the ore. Most of the men walked out.
although some of them were so stunned
by the explosion or overcome by smoke
and gas that they hadto be helped. A
nnmber of them were stunned by the
concussion, and one, Captain Woods
fell into his candle, burning his face
severely before he recovered conscious.
ness sufficiently to get from over the
Aaine. 1t is not known what caused
the explosion, no one being near the
magazine at the time. That no one
was injured was purely piece of luck
The machinery for the Tiptop mill
at HALEY is ordered. 1t will weigh
ninety tons, it will be manufactured
IN Chicago, and the first carload of Il
Is due here in thirty days. The piping
which will weigh 55 tons, will arrive
ia about ten days.