Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-05-18
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Seven Devils.
Nearly 900 men are under arrest at
Wardner, charged with taking part in
the recent rioting.
Adjutant General Weaver is busily
engaged in organizing militia com
pany at Lewiston.
Governor Steunenberg has resumed
his official duties, having recovered
from his recent illness
There are ten series of arithmetics
seeking recognition at the hands of
the text book commission.
Sleighs are still in use in Silver City,
the Seven Devils and Buffalo Hump
countries, but the snow is expected
soon to leave.
An addition to the town of Cuprum
is being plated, on decided land, and
great prosperity is looked for in that
thriving community.
1t is predicted that the Vaughn and
River Queen mines at Ballard's Land
ing will soon be among the leading
producers of the camp.
1t is stated that the engine which |
was shipped from Chicago for the Pa
cific, Idaho & Northern railway at
1 Weiser, has been wrecked in transit.
There is said to be scarcity of
miners in the Seven Devils. There
are numbers of prospectors, but they
n do To ,phg IN layal.
n oped mines
4 The law prohibiting gambling has
gone into effect. A test case will be
brought, probably from Lewiston, to
try to have the law declared uncon-
sttutional.
4 Billiards. landing on the Snake
river is the scene of great activity.
number of Oregon merchants are
building there and all lines viii soon
be represented.
L Troop L, Fourth cavalry, which was
4 hurried to Wardner when the call for
troops was made, has returned to
Boise and is making ready to proceed
to the Philippines
General N. NJ. Curtis, government
Inspector of soldier homes, visited the
Idaho home last week and declares it
Is conducted in accordance with the
ideas of the national board.
The snow is still from two to six feet
deep in the Owyhee mountains. The
breaking up will occur very soon, how
ever, and it will not be long thereafter
until the sleighs can be put away.
The Diamondfeld Jack case, which
was set for hearing in the United
. States circuit court of appeals at San
\ Francisco on the 6th has been post
y poned to the 18th of this month 1t
. may go over for the term.
H, Z. Dunn, travelling passenger
Aagent of the 0 e gon short Line, says
! this is going to be a big year for inn
Emigration, and that more people are
coming to Idaho this year from the
east than have immigrated in a num-
:, Der of years,
o. State Treasurer Rice has issued SO
In IN, licenses to assurances companies and
an; $50 agents licenses during the first two
81 weeks of May. The companies pay
r. Sl, and the agents S2 each making a
y otal revenue to the state from these
spd Two items alone of S4,os7.
an, The money due the state from the
n. Bunting bank has been turned over to
- The state treasurer by Receiver Thum.
arr The amount of the claim was S1l,,
a24s, which was increased by costs to
Es IN leo. 16. The money was tied up by
ia Ne Bunting failure in 1897.
tna The Boise chamber Of commerce has
Ntablished headquarters in the may
cais oas Is private office, which will be re-
. ,S o. ned until arrangements for perma'
can Pit quarters are secured elsewhere in
ln Se city hall The work of this insti,
.n, tion is moving smoothly along.
aea, Negotiations are under way to have
os aarles Ostner repair the George
s nashington equestrian statue in the
apitol grounds. Mr.. Ostner carved
ais statue from an immense tree, us
Ing an axe, some chisels and othei
,g,. 4rade tools, with n postage stamp for
- model and consumed five years tim'
It's construction. The last legisla
ASi are appropriated $500 for repairing
IS De statute, and Mr. ostner, who i
pcs Z ow in British Columbia, will be nc
IA ssiaase Fded the privilege OF making tn
aura cessary repairs.
The union miners at Warder will il
{. probability be defended by Colone
i9gfEE6a ooert @. Ingersoll when they ar
p I, 81 e. aeed on trial, it being current repor
at the celebrated infdel lawyer ha
%. III asented to accept a retainer in th
be
there is a great deal OF locating an
LII Heloping going on in all parts of th
.iioni. ven Devils country, and everythin
9iiss. 1ssss. 'ats to prosperous season in thi
A''fn' saon, which has so long been nes
l.is wed, owing to lack Of adsquats srsui
sPfoi sAtlon facilities.