Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-02-23
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IDAHO NEWS.

The cable rate to Manila from Idaho
points is So per word, while the rate
TO Porto Rico is s5 cents per word.
The resignation of Colonel Jones has
been accepted by the governor, and
his successor will be appointed during
the present week.
Two important strikes have been
made in the gold belt at HALEY during
the past ten days, one being in the
Croesus and the other in the Tip Top
mine.
One of the evidences that the Seven
Devils region is progressing is found
in the establishment of paper there,
the Seven Devils Standard, published
at Cuprum.
The sta tement is made that the
/ 0wyhee branch of the Boise, Nampa &
/ Owyhee railroad will be extended
southward ten miles at once. This
4 will take the road TO the foot of the
mountain.
Governor Steunenberg has sent the
following cable to Manila: ITO Fig
gins, Manila: - Idaho congratulates
battalions for bravery and mourns her
fallen heroes. Read to the compan-
les. STEuNENBERG, Governor"
The business done in the secretary
Of states Office during the first forty
five days of this year amounted to
s499.75. During the corresponding
period of 1897 it was $4,000, showing
an increase for this year of $129.s5.
The ice blocltades on the Snake
river has played great havoc. The
water has been forced out of the chan
mel in several places and across wide
areas, inundatng the railroad track
and doing great deal of other dam
age.
The extreme cold of the past ten
4 days in Snake River valley has been
very severe on stock. About Weiser
Il and Payette large HoclSs of sheep are
being herded and unless the snow soon
disappears there will be greater
losses.
The body of Jesse Vannise, placer
miner, was found floating in Snake
river at Halls Ferry on the 10th. A
coroner's jury declared that the un-
fortunate man had been murdered, and
former mining partner, who has dis
appeared, is suspected of the crime.
The first woman to sit in jury box
in the district court of this state was
Susan l.. Smith, who was one of the
jurors in a case tried at Boise last week.
There are two other women on the
panel, and the other ladies may yet
have chance to serve as jurors.
The measure which has just been
passed by the state legislasure making
1t necessary for murderers to be exc
euted at the state penitentiary instead
of in the county in which the crime
was committed, will lift a great load
from the minds of the county sheriffs.
The Northwest Railway company
has executed contract for the COM
pletion of its line from Nagle, Or, to
Tramway Junction. This shortens the
date of the opening of the Seven Devils
copper country of Idaho by three
months, as compared with previous
statements.
The governor has appointed Miss
Jessie Myers of Boise, to a scholarship
In the Dread Institute of Worchester,
Mass. 1t is an institute for the teach.
ing of advanced household economics
and culinary accomplishments. There
is scholarship placed at the disposal
Of each governor.
The supreme court has affirmed the
Judgment of the lower court in the
case of Fremont county against Jesse
lector. The county sued him foi
slO,63s.52 for sums alleged to have
been paid him without warrant of Law
and recovered So, 2s3.22.
Senator Shoup has been making
strenuous efforts recently to secure tht
discharge of Idaho volunteers, particu
larly those members who because o
sickness or important business wish tC
come home, and those under age whC
desire to return to complete their edu
cation. The senator has also asked
That travel pay be allowed to all vol
unteers who desire to remain in Homo
lulu or at Manila after their discharge
and believes this will also be granted
very interesting fact has been de
Veloped in connection with they pay
ment of the docket fees to the state
whenever a civil case is tiled in dis
trlet court docket fee of SO is re
CURED. This goes to the state and
designated to pay part of the expens
oi district court stenograhers,. Treas
urer Rice and Auditor Sinclair hav
found that, for the past two years
there has been paid into the stat
treasury S2,9s660 by l6 counties, tn
other five having paid nothing.
The Elaine Mining and Milling con
pany, organized under the laws of tn
state of Washington, have been file
with Secretry of State Patrie. Th
capital stock is 500, 900. Harry Crown
oi Delta, Shoshone county, is desil
mated as agent.