Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-10-20
o. M. PAYNE. MABEL L. PAYNE.
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Thomas j. Groom of Blackfoot, has
been granted a pension of s1s per
month.
Alfred L. Isham of Lewiston, has
been admitted to practice before The
interior department.
Tae weather during the past week
throughout the state has been &C dol,
with quite heavy frosts.
The discovery Of another gold bo-
nanza is reported from the head of
Grimes creek, and about five miles from
Idaho City. The ledge is 32 feet in
width, while some of the ore runs
sl,500 to the ton in the yellow metal.
The owners of the new find are Jake
Welch, Andy J. Fassenden and Ernest
Dickinson.
At the annual convention of the
Presbyterian synod of the jurisdiction
Of Idaho, Utah and Montana, held in
Ogden, Utah, Rev. John Knott of S pda
Springs, was elected moderator for the
Il year. The retiring moderator's SER
mon was preached by Rev. E. E. Else
q of Boise, by request of the retiring
N moderator.
4 c. A. Warner, Indian agent at Fort
Hall Indian agency states that he has
issued passes to Indians to hunt at
4 liray's Lake, Idaho, and not Grhy's
river, Wyo. The report had been cir
culated that the Indians were hunting
in Wyoming, and the citizens feared
depredations. Warner claims that
only peaceable, good Indians have been
given passes
The secretary of the interior has af-
6rmed the decision of the land office
in the case of the Northern Pacific
railroad company from the CPeur
d. Alene district. 1t is held that GER
tain lands selected in 1881, and pat
ented to the company in 1894, were ex-
cepted from the operations of the
grant by reason of their withdrawal
by executive order creating the winter
pasturage reserve. The commission is
directed to demand a reconveyanee of
title to the lands to the United States.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
has given out an abstract of reports of
B the condition of the ten national banks
of Idaho 1t shows that since the last
report, July Is, the total reso prces
have increased from 81, 779, 1851 tb S.
9S3, 500. Loans and discounts increased
flom Sl,127, Gao to 81, 1873, ,511 re serve
decreased from 81 OBS, 1893 to 81 ,638, ,632,
of which the gold holdings deer eased
from S2S9, 747 to S2o3, ,7s9; the DEP osits
increased from So, ,534, 700 to SO, ,7sP, $40,
and the average reserve held decreased
from A. 08 to 3s. % per cent.
Judge Piper has handed down de-
cision ordering the auditor to file the
Latah county Populist ticket, The
Populists originally filed complete
ticket and afterwards consented to a
fusion with the Democrats and Silver
Republicans. When the Populists Of
fered the necessary designations they
failed to have them properly certified
by the registrars of the precincts in
u which the nominees reside, and the
auditor refused to file them. The time
for filing expired with the matter In
that condition, but the fusionista went
into court with the matter.
Governor Steuenen berg has received
petition asking that steps be taken tc
n have the Idaho volunteers mustered
out. The petitioners say the men are
anxious to come home; that they en-
listed to fight and do not want to dc
garrison duty. The governor will senG
petition to the war depar tment
probably with favorable ENDORSEMENT
The general feeling is that there may
yet be an opportunity for active ser
vice, and that Idaho troops she uld b,
given an opportunity to participate IL
any campaign that may yet be tough
in the Philippines,
The Bonanza Land and Power com
pany will install power plant a
American Falls that will be one of tn
most important of it's kind in the west
1t embraces two pumps that are tn
largest of their kind in the western
country. These will be rotaries eacl
with capacity OF $500 gallons min
ute, delivered at an elevation of 12
feet. Later on dYnamos will be in
stalled for the generation of eleptrieit
for power and lighting purposes s Th
water is to be taken from point nea
the crest of the falls, fall of thirty
five feet being secured. 1t will b
carried down in pipes to twin turbin
that will generate 500 horsepower
The water thrown by the pumps wi
be delivered on the beach, being oor
Quoted from there to the point c
utilization.
1t is learned that the Lucky Bo
mine at Custer City, which is 1yned b
Salt Lake capitalists, is shipping gol
bars and eoueentretcs regularly, an
that the property is making none,
with brilliant outlook tor III
culture