Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-01-05
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 1899.
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T. G. Boardman visited Boise
Saturday.
Charlie Grim has been very Sick
during the past week.
LAWYER K. |. Perky made a pro-
fessional visit to Boise Monday.
Dan Reber, the Dixie mine man
ager spent Monday in this place.
The county officers elect will all
be sworn into Office next Monday.
Our mercantile firms have all
been busy this week taking stock"
H. III. McManniss and Miss Pearl
johnson visited Boise last Sunday
Charlie Howeth returned from
Boise Monday, where he had been
on business.
]. d. Gray went to Boise Satur-
day to be present at the converting
OF the legislature.
After two weeks vacation, the
Mountain Home public school will
reopen next Monday.
Lawyer X. l. Perky has been re-
tanned to assist in the prosecution
of the Bilyeu brothers.
Mrs. Melton and daughter Min
ME departed Friday for their home
on the South Boise river.
Robert Maize of Bruneau valley
went to Boise Sunday to be present
at the opening of the legislature.
G. r. Kelsey has been very sick
with pneumonia during the pact
week, but we are glad to say he is
now improving.
Colby Clay has resigned the rail-
road depot agency at Glenn's Ferry,
to the great regret of the best peo-
pie of that town.
Our wool warehouses are now
about empty-only the wool be-
longing to Robert Noble remaining
in Hefrich's warehouse.
A. G. Smith returned here Sat
urday from visit in the Eastern
States, and will assume the duties
of Auditor and Recorder next Mon
day.
Kelsey & Co. a few days ago
bought $4,000 pounds of wool from
Thos. Mellen and 10000 pounds
from Richard Bennett, which was
shipped east. We did not learn
the price paid.
Lum Halliday has bought and
taken possession of the Galloway
station, Is miles from Mountain
Home, on the Rocky Bar road
His widowed sister-in-law, Mrs
Halliday, from Boise, will assis
him in accommodating the travel
ing public.
The new county commissioners
James Stanfeld, Robert Griffith ano
John Holland, will take the rein
of county government next Monda,
into their hands and retain then
for the coming two years. The
are all good men and will doubles
do well by Little Gilmore.
After spending the holidays wit
relatives in this place, Misses Mir
ME Tanner, Jessie Lander, Ma
Hice and Hope Pyburn returned b
Monday evenings train to the A
bion Normal school. They wei
accompanied by Miss Leora Loci
man, who also goes to attend tt
Normal.
Sheriff O'Neill informs US that /
has appointed James A. Purtill d
putty sheriff during his coming al
ministration. Mr.. Purtill is we
and favorably known througho,
the county and it goes without sa
ing that Jim Purtill will fill Il
position in every particular wit
great credit to all concerned.
Mrs. H. Dorsey, of this place r
eeived valuable Christmas prese
from Arthur Pierson, who is q We
unteer in the Idaho regiment
Manila. This present is in the for
of Chinese altar cloth, elaborate
embroidered in silk and gold BIT
lion The figures on it are high
colored flowers surrounding a Cl
nese dragon. 1t is a very artist
piece of work and well worth pl
serving.
Robert Pence, son of Mr.. al
Mrs. John Pence of Three Cree
died from pneumonia at All Hi
lows College, Salt Lake, on Fuesdi
morning, the Sd instant. A tie
gram was received here Mond
evening announcing his dangero
illness, and Mr.. Searehfield imme
lately started messenger for Thu
Creek to inform the parents. Tu
day morning another telegram cal
telling the sad news that Rob-
died at 4 o'clock that morniI
Robert Pence was about 10 yes
of age and was attending college
Salt Lake. He was bright you
man and the idol of his parents,
whom they anticipated a bright
ture, and his sudden demise is
plorable to all in this commun
where the deceased was we'll know