Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-11-09
IDAHO NEWS.

company, of kendr}ck, capital $50, 900,
has filed articles Of incorporation with
the secretary of state.
Seven Boise basin Cinnamon left last
week for China. They nave been en-
gagged in placer mining in the Basin
and are said to be well fixed tinan-
cially.
1t is stated by one of the moving
spirits Of the Payette electric power
project that work ON the dam in the
Black canyon of the Payette will be
commenced this fall
John Goodwin, who came to Idaho
recently in the interest of South Dako-
ia homc-seekers, has made a favorable
report and hopes to locate a number of
his friends near Boise.
Ex-Governor Mcconnell, who as
general inspector of the Indian reser.
yatons of the country spent the sum
mer in New Mexico and Arizona, has
returned to his Idaho home.
j. L. Wouderly aud Harper Gooey,
who are under arrest ut Caldwell on
charge Of horse stealing, will fight the
case to the end contending that they
purchased the horses in good faith.
A crusade is being made against
gambling in Boise, and the officers de
clare it is proposed to take the license
away from all saloons where it is
proved that gambling is permitted.
Abram Robertson, aged SO. an Idaho
pioneer, died last week at Hot Springs,
in the Bruneau valley. He crossed the
plains with an OK team in 1851 and
came to the Bruneau valley in 1869.
a second crop of BARTLETT pears is
one of the curiosites of horticulture
grown near Boise The pears are
small and a little tough, having been
injured by the August frost, but their
flavor is perfect
Robert Nolan, the sheepman, has re-
turned from Wyoming, having secured
the band of sheep which were stolen
from him by Rurnal He disposed of
the flock in Green River, thereby saw
ing the expense of shipping them home.
A Boise man who broke the Sabbath
by hauling hay was punished by being
buried under his load. The team took
fright and made an unexpected turn
upseting the wagon The driver was
almost suffocated when he was hauled
out.
Twelve boys ranging in age from IS
to IS, were arrested and fined in Boise
for committing depredations on Hal
low cen night They tore down fences,
upset out houses broke down trees and
were engaged in hauling away wagon
~hen caprnrc
c, X Bannister Of Ogden, Utah, who
supervised the construction of the
$1,000, 00u power plant in Ogden can
yon is consulting engineer of the Pay
ette company. which proposes to build
a power plant and construct an electric
railroad up the Payette river.
Joseph ODonnell, who halls from
'uihIltlt h iNll.+ nus DtAi ~ fNosNN 80
Boise on charge of forgery. He
forged two checks, for $40 and $50
respectively, and in attempting to pass
third one was arrested. O'Donnell is
said to belong to one of the best fami-
lies of Michigan.
The body Of dead babe wrapped in
blood-soaked rags and crammed into a
small satchel. was found last week in
pasture near Boise, No evidence has
been secured that will throw any light
on the case, although the officers are
making diligent efforts to fix the re-
i sponsiblity for the crime.
Mrs. Charles De Ford is at Wallace
i looking for her husband, who left Jop-
4 lin, Mo, on July 8, bound for the Occur
dAlene mines She believes the miss.
a ing man has been foully dealt with, as
& he was a devoted husband and had nc
bad habits.
Max Altman, an Idaho boy, writes
from the Cape Nome country that since
n last June he has taken out Sl2 900 clear
Il in the yellow metal Mr.. Altman was
s located for several years in the Boise
Basin, where he will make his home in
the near future.
Idaho apples will be on exhibition a.
s the Paris exposition. Congressman
q Wilson has been asked 10 secure mum
e Der of boxes of choice apples for thi'
s purpose. The lateness of the reques
81 will make it difficult to secure fruit il
proper condition.
While working with the pile drive
crew which is driving piles for bridge
on the St Anthony branch railroad
81 Harry Barlow was struck on the heaC
81 by piece of iron which became de
tached and fell. receiving injurie
which may prove fatal.
Clsneey NJ, Lewis of Ketchum ha
sailed for Canton, China, where he will
conduct mining institute, recent
established there by Americans. II
obtained the position on account of hi
superior attainments as a mining eI
gineer and metallurgist.