Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14
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ulHlculty is oelnB experienced IN get
ting men enough to harvest it.
Governor Steuenberg has appointed
Paul G. Hellman to the position of
state engineer, to succeed +. j. Mills,
now lieutenant in the volunteer en-
gineer cosps.
A prospector from California arrived
in Idaho Falls recently pushing
wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow was
loaded with provisions, cooking uten-
sils, blankets, pick and shovel and
gun. He pushed his barrow with its
load all the way from California and
made twenty miles a day.
July 7 Challis was visited by hail
and rain, and the low foothills were
covered with fresh snow, and every
thing had the appearance of winter
again. 1t was followed by pretty cold
weather, and especially at that time of
the year. Those who had taken down
their parlor stoves for summer looked
cold and sad
The s-year-old son of Mr.. Stockwell,
livingon Bear Ridge met with serious
accident one day last week. The boy
was leading COW across some rough
ground when the animal became
frightened and ran, and be became en-
tahgled in the rope ami was dragged
several rods and received severe inju-
ries. g
General George II. Roberts, repre-
senting Philadelphia capitalists, has
purchased the Bedrock fume enter
prise at Warrens, one of the biggest
mining propositions in the state. A
large amount of money will be in
vested. Governor Steunenberg was
among the owners of the property
Last week Rev. w. s. Hawks of
Salt Lake, while on visit to his son
at Caldwell attempted to ford the
Boise river with team in order to
get over to the station at Parama.
The team lost their footing in the
swift water, and wagon, team and all
were washed into deeper water and
the team drowned. Mr.. Hawkes. went
under twice and only reached the bank
by most desperate struggle.
Joseph, the old war chief of the Nez
Perces, with his tribe, participated in
the Fourth of July festivities at Lap
wall After the celebration Joseph,
with a small band of Indians, started
on hunting trip in the Bitter Root
mountains, and expects to be gone the
balance of the summer. He claims
that ha has raoaD+1,, .ooa;vaJ n oop,
mission from the Indian department
making him the big chief of all tho
Indians in the United States
State Engineer f. J. Mills of Idaho
has been appointed First Lieutenant
of the Salt Lake company of Colonel
Youngs engineer regiment. Thomas
Cooney of Helena, Mont, was appoint
ed Second Lieutenant. Mr.. Cooney is
an engineer in the employ of the
Northern Pacific. They are the men
recommended to the president by Co
lionel Young and Lieutenant Dashiell,
after their examination.
For week or more past there have
been some exciting scenes enacted
along the line of what is called the Se-
bree ditch, below Caldwell, owned by
the Idaho Irrigation and Colonization
company, in which Ex-Governor Thorn
as of Ut ah is interested. For a time
the canal was in the hands of farmers,
who considered their rights were be-
ing infringed upon, and quiet was not
restored until the United States court
was appealed to. The farmers have
been charged a fee for the mainten-
ance of the ditch, which covered all
the cost to them of the water. The
farmers fclaim that items of cost were
wrongfully charged and refused to pay.
The water was shut off, but the farm
ers took possession, tore open the head
i gates and used what water desired.
Il The secretary of war has made re-
port, showing the number of civilians
that have been appointed commission
I ed officers in the volunteer army from
each of the several states in the Union.
The Idaho list is: Major, /; captains,
2; lieutenants, 2.
Il fhe silver republicans and democrats
will probably form coalition in Idaho
this fall. Both conventions are called
for the same date and place. The pop
nlists convention meets August s, the
republican August II and the demo-
Gratis and silver republicans August24.
Congressman Gunn, while an avow-
ed candidate for denomination, saws
If 1t is necessary to secure union of
democrats, silver republicans and pop
ulists, he will voluntarily step aside
in favor OF some man who may be
more satisfactory to all parties.
A man named Wilson, alias shafer,
has been arrested on suspicion of be-
ing the author of the postoffice rob
berry at Paris. He was wanted by the
Utah authorities for grand larceny but
Idaho officials would not surrender
him when requisition was made