Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-30
gilmore Lodge, A. f. & A. M.
THURSDAY, June 80, 1898.

Kelsey & Co.
Martin Kirby returned to Rocky
Bar by Mondays stage.
Full cream cheese, Is cents, at
Fletcher's.
Best gloves in the city, largest
line. Kelsey & Co.
Frank Boyd and family went to
the mountains yesterday.
Mrs. A. Anderson of Dixie was a
visitor in this place Tuesday.
The Best Mans Shoe in the world
-Napa Tan, at Fletcher's.
No Baking Powder ever made can
excel the brand named Perfect"
Elmer Smith, the surveyor, is
confined to his room at present
afflicted with two big boils on his
ankle.
Fred Cooper came down from
Little Camas last Saturday to at
tend the Democratic central com
mittee meeting.
On her return from Salt Lake,
Miss Mabel Payne visited the great
Shoshone falls and Blue lakes, ar
irving home on yesterday mornings
train.
Commissioners Butler and Grit
fifth held a special session of the
board here Saturday and disposed
of several hundred dollars worth
of county property.
John Sillivan, who was deprived
of the fun of going to Manila by
reason of light weight, was visitor
here Sunday from Rocky Bar, hav-
ing brought down Phil Ripper to
have his broken ankle repaired.
Ten men have already announced
themselves for nominations for office
in Owyhee county, in the Avalanche.
That's the proper way to let your
friends know where you are and
what you want.
Mr.. Thurman, who has the con-
tract for carrying the mails between
this pace and Rocky Bar, arrived
here few days ago from Wyoming,
bringing with him several coaches
and ten horses. He will enter upon
his contract on the 1st of July.
We are informed that a number
of our people will spend the Fourth
at Rocky Bar. They are big heart
ed people up there and will make
all visitors as comfortable as posi-
BILE. So far as we can learn there
will be nothing going on in Noun
tain Home but dance.
Mrs. Hubbell few days ago re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Geo. w.
Hill, who is now with her afflicted
husband at Arkansas Hot Springs.
She says that Captain Hill has i'm
proved to the extent that he can
get around upon crutches-which
news will be received with gratifica.
ton by his numerous friends in this
section.
Independence day will be cele-
brated at Rocky Bar in good old
fashioned style. An Grafton will
be delivered, the declaration of in
dependence read, patriotic songs
sang, ETC., after which there will be
horse-racing, foot-raeing and var.
ious other amusements, winding uI
with a grand ball in the evening
This year, Rocky Bar has proven
to be the most patriotic town in the
county-for it is the only one that
will publicly celebrate the Glorious
Fourth.
Phil Ripper came down from
Rocky Bar last Friday evening with
broken ankle. One week ago to
day he was hauling timbers to Johr
Shields mine when one of his wa
gon wheels suddenly dropped into
a rut throwing him from his seat
In the fall his right foot caught be
tween the break rod and beam and
the ankle was broken. Fortunate
ly several men were near by, who
stopped the team and extricatee
Mr.. Ripper from his perilous posi-
ton. He is at the Turner Hous,
under care of DIR. Smith, and il
getting along nicely, but he will
certainly be lame man for severa
months.
Attention is called to the proceed
ings of the Democratic county cen
trail committee in to,day's BULLETIN
The county convention for electinI
five delegates to the State conven
ton is to be held at Rocky Bar OF
the 9th of July, and we trust tina
body will select none but good mel
and true silver advocates to repre-
sent the party. The meeting wa
very harmonious and doubtless vii
result in much good toward cement
ing the silver forces of the county
The Populist and Silver Republi
can central committees met her
the same day, and a conference c
the men representing the three si
yer parties was held, which wa
very satisfactory to all eoncerne
and the result of which will be i
evidence later on.