Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-01-05
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been requested to resign.
The Salvation Army has put In an
appearance at Pocatello and will COM
mence the establishment of barracks
at once.
Latah county farmers have paid Off
slo0, 900 mortgages this fall. The good
price for wheat was the lever that
lifted the burdens.
The ice is now from six to eight
inches thick at Boise, and the owners
of ice houses are preparing to start
the harvest
Preston is said to contemplate an
active campaign to take the county
seat away from Malad' and locate it
over on the railroad.
The fair given by the Catholic ladies
of Silver City at Masonic hall last
week, was big success, the gross re-
ceips being over $500.
flag pole 125 feet high will soon
be erected at Boise barracks. The
pole is regular ship spire and was
shipped there from Walla, Walla,
Wash.
Articles OF Incorporation of the Ok
ford Creamery company, limited, were
filed with the Secetary of State Fri
day 1t is organized to do business at
Oxford; its capital stock is $4,000 and
its directors are Nj. A. Hendricks and
Hiram Hanson of Oxford. W. ID. Hen
dricks of Richmond and E. G.. Hines
and e. G. Pierce of Salt Lake.
The vacancies on Gov. Steunen berg's
staff have all been filed by the follow
ing appointments; L. NJ. Kerr, Boise,
colonel and quartermaster general; II.
c. Shaw, Moscow, colonel and inspector
general; o. E. Jackson, Boise, colonel
and commissary general A. c. Lippen-
colt, Silver City, colonel and surgeon
general,
Near Pearly the other day Charles
Lockerman killed a mountain lion
that measured some seven feet In
length. The animal was trailed to
cave. One of the men with Locker
man went into the cave and started a
fire. The smoke drove the feline out
and as it emerged, bounding through
the fire and smoke, it was killed.
The Lewistown Mont Idaho stage
was held up one night last week by
two highwaymen one mile from
Grangeville Two passengers were
relieved of about 500, and the robbers
secured the contents of two mail sacks,
but missed the one containing register
ed packages. After the robbery, the
stage back toward Cottonwood, the
robbers following at short distance.
When the robbers disappeared the
driver resumed the journey to Gran ge-
Vile.
William Orr and Miss Lizzie Nelson,
the youthful eloping couple from
Glenn's Ferry have returned to Boise
from Oregon, having been refused a
marriage license at every point visited,
owing 70 the tender years of the girl.
Young Orr has fully determined to be
married, however and has employed
counsel to attack the law requiring
the issuance of marriage licenses,
claiming it was nnconstitutionally
passed, under the supreme courts re-
cent board decision.
J. j. Tebow, colored man, of Boise,
has been arrested on advice received
form the authorities in Huntington,
Ore. Tebow is wanted at that place
on the charge of rape of his Is year
old step daughter. He has been in
Boise for several weeks and it has
only been within the last two days
that he has been connected with the
crime which is alleged, was committed
last September. The present delicate
condition of the girl, it is said led her
mother to attach the crime to Tebow,
her husband, and the girl finally ad-
mitted that she had been the victim OF
her step father.
John Wittle, who owns a placer
mine near the head of Anderson creel,
met with a serious misfortune recent.
". He had large reservoir built to
store water for mining purposes and
during his absence from home the
heavy rains which prevailed at that
time over flowed the reservoir and
completely demolished It, Mr.. Wittle
has been putting in all his spare time
for nearly two years building the
reservoir and in few hours all his
labor had been swept away. He ex.
poets to be ready for mining on q
large scale next season, but was doom
ed TO disappointment.
Lieut. Stead man has returnedto Boise
barracks from San Francisco, where
he passed successful examination
for promotion TO the rank of Captain
lie expects to receive his commission
In ahont six months, and perhap
earlier.