Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-04-13
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pipe coupling.
At a session of the board of pardons
held last week, seven applicants were
granted their freedom
The Boise man who was arrested on
a charge of stealing electricity was
fined 500 for the offence.
Mary +. Robinson has been appointed
postmaster at Rock Creek Cassia coun-
ty, vice Herman Stickler, resigned.
James X Harp, pioneer of this
state, was drowned while rowing on
the Occur d'Alcne river, Wednesday of
last week.
Attorney General Hays has rendered
an opinion that a probate judge may
have clerk if he so desires, but that
he must pay the clerk out Of his own
pocket.
A. II. Campbell has declined the APP
pointment of regent of the university
and Chester Call Of Bannoclx county
has declined the place Of trustee of the
Albion Normal school.
The Oregon Short Line is still strid-
ing forward in its earnings, The state
ment for February is just out and it
shows an increase Of S52,2o2.71 over
February, 1899. The gross earnings for
the month were &48l, ,77004.
The Oregon Short Line engineers
were at Weiser recently surveying for
new side-track 3 900 feet long, to be
used especially for passenger trains,
south of the depot, and another one
the fruit-growers
Martin j. Burke, an old prospector
and an inmate Of the Soldiers Home,
left on prospecting tour about the
first of the year, and nothing has since
been heard from him. His friends fear
he was caught in some of the recent
severe storms and pershed.
The report of the secretary of state
for the first quarter of his term shows
a large increase over previous years.
The receipts for the past quarter ag-
gregate, 81 ,o3o.90, For the first quar-
ter of 1897, the ordinary receipts were
S679 55 and for 1898, $7l7.37
The report of the Boise weather sta
tion for the month of February shows
the mean temperature for the month
was Al The highest was 5S on the cath
and the lowest %, on the 18th. The
total precipitation for February was
I42 inches, an excess of o.o7 inches.
The firm of Wilkerson Il Thomson,
Utah railroad contractors, have taken
the contract to build loo miles Of the
Pacific, Idaho 4 Northern railroad into
the Seven Devils copper district. Mr..
Thompson is now going over the line
making arrangements to sublet con
tracts.
A daring hold-up occurred at Weisel
on the I'd, when lone robber weni
through the pockets of seven men. The
men were playing poker in a saloor
when the robber entered and at tht
point of his revolver relieved the crowt
of $3.50, and quietly made his escape
L he OIlCefS nave 5iHCt bCSii ltioDiS "
secure any trace of the neryy bandit
A Boise man was walking dowI
Main street on April 1, when he met
friend, who informed him his coat wa
on fire The gentleman was next t.
the fact that il was April fool day
and marched on without looking
around When the fire reached HI
skin, however, he remembered he ha'
placed his pipe in his pocket, and tha
he was an April fool after all.
Palouse River Indian by the nam
of Yellow Dog was killed at spalding
and another Palouse Indian known a
Set Tenn is charged with the murder
A number of Nez Perces with their Ia
louise visitors were indulging in bi
spree, and the following morniug le
low Dog was found with his sku
crushed and his brains oozing on
through cut that had been made wit
a stone in the hands of his assailan
Governor Steuenenberg has received
letter from the war department in r
sponse to one asking whether the boc
les of soldiers who have died in Mani
would be brought home 1t state
sAthe bodies will be brought hom
though possibly not until next winte
Continuing, the letter says: II
nearest relatives or legal represent
tives of deceased soldiers may make a.
plieation by letter to the quartermast'
general that remains be sent home
SO desired, when received in the Unite
States, giving full names, rank, cor
pany, regiment and date, and place
death of the soldier, and the name an
address of the person to whom it is
sired the remains be sent for burial
The Pacific 4 Idaho Northern engi
eers are now hard at work, and u
first ten miles of the road will soon
eross-sectioned and ready for the col
ing force of graders. The iron hor
Is headed for Weiser canyon this ye
sure.