Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-29
IDAHO NEWS.


pointment Of +, c, Ramsey to be mar
Shal for the district Of Idaho.
Senator Shoup has, recommended the
appointment OF Il. f Castor as post
master at Steele, 70 fill vacancy.
George A. Edmonston has been ap-
pointed postmaster at CIarlsia, Koot-
enai county, vice John c. Williamson,
resigned
The Oregon Short Line has made a
change in the Idaho service that will
be appreciated by the people of the
state generally.
bill was introduced in the ". $.
senate by Senator Shonp, before the
holiday adjournment, to increase the
pension of Mrs Jane Mcmahon.
The fact has just leaked out that
convict named Avery, from Canyon
county, was peppcred by guards one
night last week, while attempting to
escape. 1t is understood he is not
severely hurt
shipment of bullets sent from Dill
lon to the United States assay Office at
Boise, yielded $3.50 in gold, the precious
metal being in the fine dirt mixed with
the missiles. The stuff was accumu-
lated by the dredges at Bannock
The jury at Caldwell has brought a
verdict of murder in the second degree
against |. A. Lyons, who killed w. IL.
Bradley at Parma, September 10th last.
Lyons was eamped near the Bradley
place with his children. He was ac-
cused of cruelty beating his daughter,
IL years old, and Bradley swore out a
warrant for his arrest. Lyons went to
Bradley's place with a rifle. AS he
approached, Bradley came out and ran
around the house. Lyons fired at him
as he ran shooting him through the
head. Bradley had rifle and Lyons
claimed he was trying to shoot him.
In his annual report, Superintendent
Givens of the asylum for the insane,
makes quite an extended argument in
favor of moving the institution to a
more central point He reasons that
1T is too far from one end of the state.
that the climate is too severe for such
patients and that the possibilities of
agriculture in which the labor OF many
of the inmates can be utilized are too
limited. While the work of building
and fitting up would all have to be be-
gun anew, he inclines to the view that
this would be better in the long run.
Mayor Ben Davis and George B. Hill
of Bellevue, and o. p johnson have
been in Boise recently in connection
with the revival of the effort to have
old Alturas and Logan counties re-
stored. They represent those desiring
to have Logan county put back on the
map. Suit was recently brought by
Arthur Brown and others to have the
legislation creating Blaine and Lin
coin counties set aside Judge Stand
rod decided that legislation unconsti-
tutional. Though the case is now in
the supreme court on appeal, the Lo.
gan county advocates proceed upon
the theory that the county has legal
existence, and the committee named
was sent here to ask the governor to
name a board of commissioners. He
has taken the matter under advise
ment.
Governor Steunenberg has devised a
plan to validate Idaho's bad laws. the
supreme court having decided that
nine-tenths of the enaetments since
Idaho was granted statehood are H.
legal. In brief the plan is to re-enaet
all the laws of the past four sessions,
excepting such as may have been de-
clared unconstitutional. 1t is expect
ed that the Legislature will pass
concurrent resolution at the opening
of the session to re-enact the laws
without amendment or debate. They
will then be put through under sus-
pension, no more time being required
than that necessary for recomplying
with the requisite formalities. In
order to have the work thoroughly
done, Governor Steunenberg has call
ed to his assistance an unofficial com
mission, composed of Henry u. John
son and Charles S. Kingsley of Boise
and Phil Averett of st. Anthonr.
These gentlemen are now at work pre-
pairing the bills. This scheme to rail
road through these bills will meet
with much opposition, but the govern
or is confident he will have majority
at his back. The opposition will make
strong tight on rec nacting the anti
gambling law and other important
acts which come under the supreme
court ban
cleanup was made few days ago
at the Lucky Boy mine. One hundred
tons were crushed and yielded sl5 a
ton. The vein from which the ore
was taken is, in many places from five
TO six feet wide Three men have beer
keeping the mill supplied with ore.
Major Fred Reed, general manager
for the Pennsylvania Placer Mining
company and also the Upper Boise Hy-
draulic Mining company, says he will,
in early spring, commence placer min
ing on large scale just below Pine
Grove
Concerning the mining camps of
Idaho, James Healy, representing Cap