Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-09-22
Letter from Judge Stout.

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, sept Ia, 1898
Miss Mabel L Payne, Mountain Home, ldaho:-
With my tablet on my knee preparing to write
to Major General J. W. Ke.fer, now in the
Cuban war, my biother.in.law, sitting in cabin
facing Mount Humphrey the highest pesk in Ari-
IONA, 13OG0 feet, running my eye up its height far
above the timber line to its peak where vegetation
ceases-thus bordering yourself, your father and
mother, your pleasant home my wifes and myselrs
entertainment there the last night We spent in Min
home, wildly with unusual pleasant vvidness,
back to me, and to you write as one Of those
Of the DAYS of yore.
Things and people are changed to US By the una.
yoiiablo coming events which fixes our destiny. We
can not tell what day tomorrow may bring FORTH
but one thing remains: look back and enjoy
the pleasant things Of the past My wife and often
talk Of our last night with your family, far away.
wife, Charley and are spending time here in the
most pleasant climate ever knew. Everything here
is so very different from what it is anywhere else
have lived We landed here the 23d of June, I'M
der coudless sky, with genial, enjoyable breezy
atmosphere until the 4th OF July, when most down
pouring rain came, which stood and all the
Garth like food with terrific blaze after blaze Of
lightning. The change did not bring SILVER to the
flesh and in two hours all was bright and dry and
lovely, and from that day until week ago it aver
aged down-pouring every other day-lghtning,
thunder thunder, thuuder-it struck all about us
but did not hit Why? Because we did not hap
pen to be there-leaying the same results, This
country about here is covered with pine forest the
soil is brick oolored and spongy: and after digging
down about ten feet nothing but cinders for at
least seventy feet, Water is scarce. Weather de.
lishtful Scenery beautiful We can not live on
mountain air, but it helps amazingly
My Charley is improving but not wer BY
great deal We shall leave here in short time for
Macy, Phoenix, some other place recommended
for the healing curing of rheumatism. Really we
adritt and will be until We find suitable anchor
aye, hopeful for Charley's restoration.
Politics are raging. The old oifice.secking buns
active and smiling. The goldbug republicans are
divided the "maehinc" reps and the s'hoodoos"
Ii the silver will line up and stand by their col
ors remembering Hanna syndicetes, combines, CO.
ercion in voting, false promises destruction Of one
half Of our money, with growing demand for double
the amount before that act OF destruction and the
yany rcsorted to to dtmonetze silver. their bravery
will be more than loyal TO the principle tc them
selves, 70 their wives, to their children, to their
ue5hhors and TO their country.
II ticket OF men able men honest men, men OF
good record-u0t old hangers on, buns old gam
blegsg old wife negleCturs, old msCrablcs it will
slide through like eftd lightning, am chuck -fgIl
aud would like to pour ont hat am convinced what
would say IS not what you want aad | will bid
you goodbye. JAMES sTUUI
P. 81 long to know OF the people Of Em5re
county, Of their hopes and fears their gains and
losses their health and sickness their deaths and
births their goods aha bat5 Many Is the times ia
the dark Of nights tfavese the path ! once did
with sAase know SO Well and liked by ne. 50 be
sure e. continue to send up the BIlEIa, which will
goms as near TO bringing theri u me Is I can hope
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