Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
IDAHO NEWS.
A new postoffice has been established
at Gregg, Idaho county.

than 1t has been for many years.
Idaho papers rejoice that none of the
Idaho boys were killed at Manila.
A pension has been granted tc
widow Sarah A. Pond, of Nez Perce.
An original pension of So per month
has been granted to Henry A. Clark
Soldiers Home, Ada county.
J. T. Mitchell has been appointed
postmaster at Kenterville, Idahe
county, vice j. N. Buttner, resigned
The Treasure Hill mine. near Silver
City, is now shipping six cars of ore
each week and still there is plenty OF
good paying ore in sight
The following Idaho postmasters
were appointed on the 25th inst;
Bliss, Lincoln county, c. M. Peters,
vice j. l.. Fuller, resigned Collins,
Latah county, V. NJ. Cady, vice A. o.
Cady, dead.
Private Richard Thorburn, of the
hospital corps at Fort Douglas, son
of David Thorburn, grand secretary OF
the A. o. U. w. for Idaho, Utah and
Wyoming jurisdiction, died on the Goth
ult., of insomnia
Dry hill farming will be Bear Lakes
mainstay in years to come. while
the valley lands will be given up to
hay. There are thousands of acres OF
these dry lands yet open to entry in
Bear Lake county, and intending
settlers ought to note what they will
produce before passing them by.
News has been received of the sac
death of Hi Gill, which happened ur
Yankee Fork canyon, near Custer, Ida
Mr.. Gill was driving freight wagon
loaded with conce n trates, and in some
manner he was thrown to the ground
and 1t is supposed the heavy wagon
passed over him, killing him almost
instantly.
Peter Stein, under arrest at Poca.
tello on the charge of kidnapping little
Ralph Hayes was bound over to answer
to the district court in the sum of
81, 900. Unable to furnish bonds, he
was sent to Jail He said he could not
remember any of the circumstances as
he was drunk, and, consequently, he
would not attempt to deny them
Ex-Mayor Glendinning of Salt Lake
City, Utah, met with quite serious
accident while driving from Clear
Water to Elk City on coach. While
going down steep hill the horses ran
away and Mr.. Glendinning was thrown
to the ground, falling on his head.
sustaining quite severe scalp wound
From last reports he was gradually
recovering.
In the Bingham placers, at Gibbons.
vile, in making paintings at bedrock,
Sl5 in gold has been realized in eight
pans, and one pan showed 81 in the
yellow metal. 1t is the opinion OF
many that miner with a rocker could
clean up at least $50 a day on an area
OF gravel not exceeding a few yards
square. This part of Idaho may vet
become the KlondilSe of the world.
At Onyx station, six miles west oj
McCammon, passenger train, east.
bound toward Granger, killed outright
10 head of horses belonging to LYMAN
Skeen of Plain City, Utah. The horses
were some being worked by Mr.. Skeen
on the contract of the Corey Bros. com.
pany, and were being driven into camr
along the track. The train was late
and came unexpectedly around the
curve. One of the men in charge hao
a very narrow escape.
John Jensen of Dewey was kicked
In the abdomen by horse. from the
effects of which he died the following
night. Deceased was young man, &c
years old, and but recently come tt
Idaho from Bingham, Utah. He wa.
working for his brother, Joe Jensen
at wood-hauliDg. His death wa,
wholly unexpected, as he had restet
easily all day and retired in the eveninf
with the other teamsters. His deatf
was apparently painless, as he mad,
no complaint or struggle.
There Is family of two grown bear
and two cubs near Soldier Meadows
Idaho, which has been causing con
siderable trouble of late, the olde
members of the family having destroy
ed thousands of dollars worth Of cattl
in the past, and having killed severa
head quite recently. An organize,
effort is being made to kill them
only the bolder sportsmen try to fin,
them, The Indians give them wild
berth, even refusing to shoot at then
when they accidently encounter then
during their periodical deer hunts.
The state board of equalization o
Boise, Idaho, has fixed the state ia,
levy at SO 1-6 cents on the hundred dol
lars of assessed valuation. The state
total assessed valuation this year i
,, $50, ,671, as against $40, ,951 ,92o las
year.
A. ]. Wyatt, better known as Jews
harp Jack" has been arrested fo
stabbing a man and taken to Rose
berry, Boise county, for trial Th
trouble occurred at Wyatt's place a
Meadows. What caused the fight /
! not as vet known