Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-08-25
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been granted patent on a puzzle.
An additional pension of IS per month
has been granted to Henry Shaw of
Alpine.
Over l, 900 carloads of live stock have
been shipped from HALEY during the
past season.
A postofiice has been established at
Arbon, Oneida county, with David j.
Bowen as postmaster.
Rosa man almost stepped on a cou-
gar while out in the hills last week
The fright was mutual.
Gold bearing quartz ledges have been
found near Elk, one of which is said to
be ten feet wide and all ore
Lewis c. Phillips of Minnesota has
been appointed engineer at the Nez
Perces school at salary of S72O per
annum.
The coroner's jury in the case of the
Killing of John Rewook by Bob Wat
kins in a glove contest at Soda Springs
exonerated Watkins, finding that
death was accidental
A sheepherder by the name of Nc
Dewitt was killed by fist-blow at the
hands of a 19-year-old boy, Mot Kisler,
at Soldier, not long ago, and the cor
oner's jury rendered verdict of self
defense.
The weather of the past week was
generally favorable in most sections of
the state for the maturing of crops aud
harvesting, The days were hot and
dry and the nights somewhat warmer
than usual at this time of year.
James Glendenniug, says the Grange
vile Free Press, superin tendent of the
Bitter Root and Priest river forest re-
serves, arrived in Grangeville last Sat
urday on trip of inspection. w. d.
Robbins is his deputy here, and Arthur
A. Robinson and Tom Pearson have
been appointed assistants in the farce
OF extinguishing forest fires from Elk
City to Warrens.
9. A. Warner, agent of the Bannocks
at Ross Fork, has notified Governor
Richards of Wyoming that Daylight, a
ward of the nation, had tired of one of
his wives and killed her. The murder
occurred in Fremont county, Wyo.
The murdered squaw was named Sleep.
Zlee-Zeep, another squaw, afraid of
her own life, informed on Mr.. Daylight
Abraham Lincoln, Daylights son, cor.
roborated the story.
The state board OF equalization has
completed its work, There have been
practically no changes made from the
figures of last year. Main lines of
road are assessed at s6500 mile, ex-
cepting the Oregon Short Line north
from Pocatello which is put at $4,000
mile. All branch lines are assessed
at $4,000 mile. The abandoned line
OF the Ceur d'Alene Navigation com
pany is assessed at $1,000 mile
Work has been completed upon the
Basic company's ditch and fiume in
Grimes creek. The ditch is 81 miles
long, will carry 1900 inches of water
and will produce about 500 horse power
which is to be utilized in operating
dredges in the basin. The Placerville
dredge is finished and ready to run as
soon as power can be furnished for it,
The Centerville dredge is on the stocks,
framed and rapidly assuming the shape
OF boat
Great interest is being aroused in
the gold discoveries in Thunder noun.
tain in Middle fork Of the Salmon.
There seems to be ledge of porphyry
than $40 per ton in gold The rock is
very soft and slac<s on exposure to the
air a few minutes 1t is sluiced after
undergoing the Stacking process The
Caswell brothers. who made the dis.
covery three or four years ago, re.
gently brought l0I pounds of gold
they had taken out. in this way in
short time.
Tom Paynter, city clerk of Caldwell,
met death while on hunting trip to
the Payette country recently, in
manner that is puzzling his friends.
Going out one day for the purpose OF
limiting, he failed to return to camp at
the proper time, and his companions
made a. search for him. He was found
lying face downward in creek. dead.
On his person were two wounds. one
on his chest and the other on his head.
II has not been determined as yet what
was the cause of his death, murder or
accident. His remains were brought
to Caldwell. Young Paynter was gem
orally liked and has host of friends.
Last spring he was elected clerk of the
city of Caldwell, after a well-con tested
race, and his future in every respect
looked bright and promising.
Harvesting progresses in all sections
and much of the fall sown grain has
been cut and stacked, and some of it
threshed. The yield is above the aver
age. Oats, barley and rye are expected
20 turn out we'll, and at least average
yields are looked for.