Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-08-24
THURSDAY, Aug. "a, 1899.
Father BURR is in Silver Citv.

e. Dyar of Little Camas visited
here last Saturday.
DIR. Smith went to Salt Lake BY
Tuesday evenings train.
DIR. Swan returned Sunday from
a visit to Little Camas prairie.
Miss Bogard returned to this place
Monday evening from Rocky Bar.
Head Light Oil 1925 per case
and Gasoline at $3.50 per case, at
Fletcher's.
The State board of equalization
placed the assessment on sheep at
1916 per head.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Kelsey and
daughter returned Saturday from a
visit to Atlanta
Gilmore county assessment list
foots up this year $1,423,000 Last
year 1t was 81, 10000.
Mrs. J. N. Lewis and child h ave
returned from Mountain City, and
Mrs. Lewis is quite sick.
Jake Ottenheimer returned home
from Rocky Bar by private convey
ance Tuesday evening.
Roscoe Smith, on Tuesday, re-
ceived 50-pound water melon from
some unknown friend at Weiser.
Boys shoes, sizes II to 2. Good,
durable and stylish shoe for school
wear. $3.50 per pair at Kelsey &
Co.
Johnny Wilkins came over from
his stock range on the upper Bru-
neau and spent several days here
this week.
Geo. P. Hall was up from his fruit
orchard ON the Snake last Monday,
and reports mo frost" down there
SO far this month.
John M. Neil has sold his interest
in the livery, hay, grain and coal
; business to Will Galloway, which
viii hereafter be conducted under
the firm name of WATSON d Gallo
way.
The Russell comedy company
gave pleasing performances here
Monday and Tuesday night. Mon
day night Sol Newcomer was voted
by the audience to be the most pop
ular man in town and got away with
the prize offered by the company.
w. D. }'s.Jnolds and family re-
turned Sunday evening from their
summer freezing on Little Camas.
The nights up there were little too
cool for comfort and w D. fastened
his return. Pap Reynolds and wife
and w. A. Reynolds and family
will come down in few days.
Services at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and
evening. Morning service at IL
o'clock, subject, He that overcom-
eth" Sunday School at twelve, and
evening service at eight, opened by
Endeavorers and followed by brief
talk on "The preciousness of the
Blood of Christ
Albert Rosenheim last Saturday
afternoon sent over to the works of
Turner's new hotel keg of Pabst
best beer and few boxes of cigars,
to commemorate the completion of
the first story of that to be mag
nificent structure. 1t is needless to
gay that the workmen and few
spectators enjoyed the treat and
voted the Prince a jolly good fellow.
Charlie Howeth returned Tues
day evening from a visit at Silver
!. City, where, he says, winter weather
reigns supreme and hot stoves ale
in demand, though it is the month
of August. He reports Silver some
what quiet at present, that Guffey
is deserted almost-because of the
establishment of another railroad
station with a French name, called
Murphy.
Miss Miriam B. Lee, principal of
the Weiser Academy, located at
Weiser, spent Tuesday in this place
the guest of Mrs. G. E. Mason, and
made the BULLETIN office a pleas
ant call. This young lady has been
visiting various sections of the State
in the interest of the Academy
which is well known in this place,
number Of young ladies and gentle
men having attended it during the
past two years.
Eva, the little daug liter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Neil met with an ae-
cident last Saturday morning that
was miraculous escape from death.
Mrs. Neil had just returned from
the cellar, the entrance of which is
just outside the kitchen door, when
she missed the child, and immedi-
ately thought Of the cellar door be-
ing left open, and hurrying there she
found the little one lying at the
foot of the stairs apparently dead.
DIR. Smith was Immediately sent for
and after thorough examination
found there were no bones broken,
which was a miracle as the child
fell distance Of five feet.