Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-05-05
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company of volunteers.
Wolves arc reported killing cattle in
Little Basin, Cassia county.
pony express has been established
between Boise and Caldwell.
The governor has issued proclama-
tion fixing May as Arbor day.
A Methodist church collection of
SO was stolen at Genneesee last week.
Walter Shoup will be a lieutenant in
one of the Idaho companies that go to
Cuba.
Ralph Comden of Caldwell narrowly
escaped death in the Chilkoot ava
lanche.
Alfred Toft of Mt. Idaho has been
granted an original pension of rs per
month.
A creamery is to be established at
Caldwell, sufficient stock having been
subscribed.
A. w. Hutchinson, sheepman of
Payette, has been held for trial on a
charge of burglary.
A 2-year-old child of William Watts
was drowned in Marsh Creek, near
McCammon, last week.
According to the Times, HALEY
has sixteen residents who want to en-
list in a squadron Of cavalry.
Surveying has begun at Orc Fino of
a route for the tramway over which it
is proposed to carry grain from the
bench to the river.
The odd Fellows anniversary was
celebrated at Boise last week Mem
bers of the order were in attendance
from all parts of the state,
A Mcpherson has gone on a trip
through Elmore, Lincoln and Blaine
counties to secure fruit exhibits for
the TransMississipp exposition.
At small fire in Wallace the build
ing was occupied by woman who re-
manned in stupor until she was Sc
verely burned. Incendiarism is sus-
pected.
The general merchandise store of
John Redding at Bellevue, was destroy
ed by fire one night last week. A large
barn and an old brewery were also
burned
Nels Bottcher and Nez Carpenter
were SO badly injured by a premature
explosion in the Morning Star mine, at
Centerville, that their recovery is
doubtful.
Lincoln county will issue warrants
for her indie ebtedness to Blaine county,
amounting to S29O,OO0. Later the war
rants will probably be taken up by a
bond issue.
The following burglars were recent
1y sentenced by Judge Stewart at Cald-
we'll: James Brown, years and IL
months; sCharles Anderson, years;
Frank Anderson, 3 years and months.
Never in the history of Bingham
county have her ranchers begun work
for big crops with such determination
as they have this season. With fair
yield the harvest in the fall will be
immense
Two engineers in the employ of the
Snake river Valley Railroad company
arrived at Wa-wa-wai on the steamer
and will make the trip to Lewiston
from that point on foot along the line
of the present survey of the company.
Miss Jennie Abbott, of SHELLS mill,
16 and prepossessing, left home last
week, saying she was going to a neigh,
bors. She wrote note to young
man, however, stating that she intend
ed to commit suicide. Part of her
clothes were found on the creek bank
but the girl cannot be found.
The treacherous waters of the Snake
river have claimed another victim
John O'Donnell, a declthand on tn,
steamer Lewiston, while working OF
the forward deck of the boat stumbled
over guard and plunged headlonl
1t is presumed that he sank instantly
and was carried under the boat.
Senator Shoup has succeeded in Sc
curing an increase in Idaho's quota il
the volunteer army. The original des
ignation was for two troops of cavalry
After repeated interviews with tn
secretary OF war he received his writ
ten order upon the Acknowledgements
for two battalions of infantry of fou
companies each.
Special appraisers recently left Lew
iston for the reservation, where the
will inspect and appraise state sehoc
lands. As soon as appraised thes
lands will be leased by the state, a
there is a great demand by farmers &c
land in that section.
The Northern Pacific has settle
with Kootenai county all back tax,
since 1888. The company pays IS,
and is to receive clear deed to a
lands in the county owned by the
except the tracts which have bee
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