Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-08-11
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Lowe, Win Norman W. Lowe as post
master.
A widows pension of IS per month
has been issued to Priscilla J. Willitts
of Boise.
Ephraim C. Baldwin, Idaho Soldiers
Home, has been granted increased pen
sion, from SIS to s35.
An increase of pension has been
granted Alexander Culbertson OF Voll.
mer, from s6 to So.
Mrs. Mary Bennett has been appoint
ed postmaster at Elk City, Idaho coun-
ty, vice Mrs. NJ. A. Hard removed
Miss Annie Tuffield has recovered
from the wounds received in the shoot
ing affray recently at Ketchum.
A rancher living near Edensburg
sold ducks in Florence last week,
nearly every one of which had gold
nuggets in its gizzard.
The fruit crop throughout the state
and abundant yield. Early peaches
are commanding fair prices.
The following patents were grant
ed Idaho inventors last week: Nor
man Isaallson, Marion, ehuru: Jacob
Thurn burg Coeur dAlene. runner for
vehicles.
Frank Anthony, the fruit tree man,
who has been reported dead for year,
was in Challis last week taking orders
for trees. He is probably the only liv-
ing dead man in that line OF business
Robert Noble of Reynolds creek says
his wool clip this year amounts to
400, 900 pounds. He is holding 1t, to-
"A gether with his clip of last year, also
about 100000 pounds, in anticipation
of better prices.
Not far from Soda Springs there is a
cave which, during the entire year, is
filed with ice. and from which it takes
the name of "Ice cave" 1t Is said to
be a wonderful sight, and worth going
long way to see.
The civil service commission has am
nounced that the regular examinations
will be held at Boise, October IA, and
all who wish to enter the service of
Uncle Sam should be present on tha.
date
The building of a railroad as pro-
posed by the Short Line, To tap the
rich country south and west of the
Yellowstone. would do more to develop
4 that part of the state than anything
else would.
Governor Steuenberg has offered
reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of
the robbers who, on July IS, shot and
= killed Charles Thatcher at Lapwai,
tered Thatchers store, and after hold.
ing UP the owner, shot him.
A special train of fifteen carloads OF
wool left Boise August for Chicago.
Il 1t is consigned by William Jones to
Silherman Bros. Banners have been
tackled on all the cars and the train is
II an advertisement for the wool inter-
ests of the state Photographs are
being made and will be placed in the
7 offices of the Rock Island in Chicago
and of the Colorado Midland in Denver.
John Sigler, river wood driver, ,was
found dead in his cabin in the lower
& part of Boise August 6, aud circum-
stances of death point to foul play.
A coroner's jury is unable to deter
@rnine the case and it has been turned
over to the grand jury. Sigler died of
morphine poisoning. 1t is thought the
drug was administered to him by wo-
men with whom he has associated and
when under its influence he was taken
to the cabin and left there to die.
An important case involving thons-
ands of dollars has been begun in the
circuit court in Boise. Thomas E.
Tootle aud Morris A. Reed have sued
Nancy and Horace X. Thurher of HALEY
for Si54, 300. The suit was brought TO
secure the payment OF promissory notes
given in October, 1895, amounting to
Sl37, 500, Mrs. Thurbcr is president of
the &. V. B. Mining company of HALEY,
although her husband is the real head
OF the company The money borrowed
was probably used in the development
of the company's mines
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton went to Idaho
Falls one day last week from Swan val
ley, about forty miles up the river,
taking their l0-year-old son, who had
horribly manglcd leg and arm He
had been playing around an old vacant
log house and found, it is supposed, a
+, brass shotgun she'll. He built bon
fire, got the tongs and held the shell
in the fire, to see it explode, which it
soon did, the charge tearing the flesh
from his left leg above the knee nearly
away and badly lacerating one arm.
The mail service on the HALEY
branch will henceforth be tri-weekly.
Mails between Shoshone and Ketchum
will be carried on Mondays, Wednes.
days and Fridays. The citizens are
making an effort TO have the duly ser
vice continued.