Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-03-23
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n tween kendrlck and Nollmer has been
n taken off.
q At Nampa Saturday evening a man
"A attempting to steal ride had a mar
row escape After the train started
he attempted to catch on under the
sleeper, but missed. The brake beam
caught his clothing and he was dragged
Y about sixty yards. His cries were
N heard by the trainmen and the ain
was stopped.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Standard Mining company, limited,
have been filed with Secretary of State
\ Lewis. The apital stock is 100000
n and the principal place of business is
n Payette. The directors are f. Bran
non, Lottie Brannou, James Brannon,
N and James A. Lauer of Payette; j. d.
81 Robertson of Caldwell and w. H.
y 0rthwaite of Rocky Bar.
From Kendrcck comes a denial of
N the report sent out that the man who
shot himself near Starner, Ida, last
week while being pursued by officers,
was William Ilamley, who is said to
N have been seen in Spokane since the
tragedy. The family are among Ken
drick most respected citizens. John
Y Hamley being one of Kendricl1 S lead
4 ing business men, aud his brother
n Pearce a school teacher.
A. d. Dorm, the well-known miner
from Salmon river, was held up by
two masked highwaymen as he was
coming out of Grangeville, and re-
lieved of sixty-six ounces of dust, the
proceeds o. his winters work on his
placer claims above Carver's. The
total value of the dust was $780,
There is no clue to the perpetrators,
save that they must have been resi-
dents of the river, who were cognizant
of Mr.. Dorn's movements.
1t is reported at Lewiston that In
dian Inspector J. w. Mcconnell will
recommend the abandonment of the
Lapwai agency and the office of the
agent moved to old Fort Lapwai, the
present location OF the Indian Indus
trial school, and that the school shall
be placed directly under the superin-
tendency of the Indian agent 1t is
stated that the present agency site
townsite company.
In the holdings of Cattle by the
Indians in the vicinity of Kamiah and
the North Fork of the Clearwater, the
future supply of the beef cattle for
Kendrick is to be had. Cattle buyers
have, to certain extent, overlooked
the cattle while securing, and con-
trary to all expectations the number
of cattle held by the Indians is large
One Indian was in Kendriclz last week,
from the Kamiah district and offered
his herd of fifty head for sale
Of the initial trip of the Mable on
Snake river, the Weiser Signal says:
The steamer Shoshone was built at
the mouth of the Boise river in 1866
67, She started down through the
Snake river canyon in 1871 or 1872,
and was two years getting through
The boat never was in CONNIE rcial SER
nection with fast freight line. This
line was by steamboat up the Colum-
bia to Umatilla, and then wagon
portage to Farewell bend, where Hun
tington now is. And from this point
the Shoshone was to convey the freight
up Snake river to different points in
Idaho points as far as Salmon falls.
The venture was a failure. This dates
the first attempt to navigate upper
Snake.
l. A. Harris, immigration agent OF
the oregon Short Line, is planting a
colony of twenty-five Iowans in Bing.
nam county. The party is the first OF
number that will settle in Idaho this
season, at various places along the
short Line, some on the Butte branch
others going westward Speaking oi
the party Mr. Harris said: ''They are
nearly all sturdy young fellows
many of German extraction, and typi
cal farmers. | am proud of the party
Most of them are from Charter Oak
Council Bluffs and Greenwood, while 6
few are from Sac county. They have
purchased land within radius of eight
miles of Idaho Falls, and inside of {
week nine new houses will be under
way. They are energetic, and hav,
their land paid for and some money
several of them with as much at $4,000
1t is very hard to convince easternerl
that crops can be raised out here, anC
many shrink from coming so far. How
ever, all this party are pleased will
the outlook, and l think that when W,
disembark at Idaho Falls they will al
be glad they came Sixteen of tn
party branched off at Granger and g
In that way. have another party 70
May, one for June and fourth fo
September. This land of which
speak is all under the canal of tn
Idaho Canal company"