Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-09-29

| oSOTSe DulllIl, INC COuITdClOF, Is
on the sick list.
For insurance against fire call on
w. A. Reynolds.
Mrs. Melton came down from Mel
ton station by Mondays stage.
We are pleased to again greet ].
Stcdman on the street, he having
nearly recovered from his recent
severe illness.
The lady members of the Baptist
Aid Society are requested to meet
at Mrs. Comes dwelling on Friday
tomorrow at 2 o'clock p. m.
"Uncle Dick" J. S Lewis has
given up the idea of going to Arizo-
ma, and will rusticate at the soldiers
home, Boise, this winter-he being
veteran of the Mexican war.
Mrs. Glenn and Miss Mary Gray
have renewed their lease on the
Commercial hotel building and will
continue to run the house in a pleas
ing manner. They will also con-
tinue to have their millinery store
in the same building and now have
on display fine line of millinery.
OF Rock Springs Coal at J. NJ.
Neil's. The best in the market.
Leave orders at Helfrich's or at
Fletcher store, or with William
holland, who will deliver it.
Fall and winter suits made to
order and fit guaranteed for from
$500 upwards. Also overcoats
from 81 90 up, Call and examine
samples and leave your measure
with Chas. H. Keefer, Mountain
Home, agent for the American Wool
en- Mills Co. of Chicago.
The goldbug platform, among
many other absurd and false asser-
tions, says that roads have been
neglected, etc, under the present
county administration. Pray, who
gave out the road contracts which
only ended last July? 1t was the
great goody-goody "hy-yu-Eias"
Corker board.
The Statesman says that Chas.
I. Brant has negotiated a deal on
the Junction Bar placer, eight miles
below Rocky Bar. The property
which embraces 100 acres, is under
bond to the Scottish American De-
velopment Company of Denver and
Glasgow. A prospecting outfit has
been ordered from Chicago. If the
ground proves as valuable as anti
cipated, a dredge will be put in next
spring.
James D. Gray came down from
Pine Grove last evening for a big
lot of mining supplies which he
will take to Smoky, where a new
quartz mill is being erected by
Superintendent Tustin. The mill
is to reduce the ore from an old
mine at Smoky that is now prov.
ing very rich. Mr.. Gray will re.
main there all winter having a very
responsible situation. Frank and
George McWilliams and Mr.. Hub.
bell have gone to Smoky to help
erect the new mill.
According to the Republican, old
man Ward has a soft snap on build.
ing the South Boise bridge at Pine
Grove. He claims that he can
build any kind of bridge-good,
bad or indifferent-and the county
must pay him $1,000 and take it
Ward is very foolish to make such
talk and we advise his bondsmen
to watch him and see that he com
plies with the contract. plans and
specifications now on file in the
county clerks ollice-otherwise
Word may, after Nov. 10, have a
bridge ON his own hands.
The Mountain Home public
school will have display at tn,
Boise fair that will be hard to sur
pass. This display consists o
, drawings of American, Cuban ant
Spanish flags in their natural colors
r maps, flowers etc. Sketches of tn,
late war illustrated Leaves, an
imals and maps nodded from com
pressed paper. Pressed flowers ant
. various attractions, showing oul
, school is up with the times in al
such work. This meritorious dis
play of talent was gotten up in onl,
two weeks time and it is hoped tina
our school will carry off few prizes
Monday AL. Stedman received
> letter from Sam Cochran Usage
brush Sam) dated Manila, Aug
81, in which he says he was in tn
] big fight at that place and exper
/ fenced very hot time for one hou
? and forty minutes, but fortunatel,
s came out without a scratch. San
e promised to return the badge pre-
y scented to him by admiring friend
b here before his departure for wa
Immediately after his first engage
: ment with the greasers, and in hi
= letter he sent it to Mr.. Stedman'
! little daughter, who prizes it highl
: as coming from one of the Mour
tain Home soldier boys away off a
the Philippines. He reports ths
t, all the Gilmore boys are happy an
: in good health and says not on
e Idaho man has died.