Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-16
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fined S1o0 for selling liquor TO minor.
The Daily Capital of Boise, has sus-
pended, it being succeeded by a weekly
publication.
The output of the Coeur d'Alene
mines for the past season is estimated
at 112, 500 tons of ore.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared third dividend of 8 per cent
in favor of the creditors of the Moscow
national bank.
Captain Schattner of company b,
has returned to Lewiston. 1t is stated
he has sent in his resignation to take
effect March 95th.
While the destruction of the eastern
peach crop will be bad thing for
eastern people, Idaho's orchards can
be relied upon to make up for the
shortage.
Charles l.. King, superintendent of
the Boise public building, has arrived
from Washington The good weather
has also arrived and work on the
building will be pushed
The Idaho State Christian Endeavor
Union will hold its annual meeting
this year in Mountainhome. The con-
vention will open on the evening OF
May 30th, and continue two days.
The people of Weiser are greatly
excited over the prospect of the rail
road to the Seven Devils country being
built. Everybody is pleased and all
are anticipating a busy and prosper
Gus season
The Central Idaho Milling & Mining
company has filed its articles of incor-
poration with the secretary of state.
The capital stock is $250000 and the
principal place of business is Starbuck,
Washington.
The Helena Frisco Mining company
of the Crur d'Alene country, has de-
clared another dividend of % cents a
share, payable one day last week. The
dividend is SIPS, 900 and makes a total
of 5000, 600 paid by this company.
The contract for the construction of
the 100 miles of railroad from Weiser
to the Seven Devils has been let. The
contract stipulates that work shall be
begun on or before May B. The aver
age contract price is Sill, 900 mile.
The Legal Tender Exploration, De-
velopment and Mining company has
been incorporated, The principal
place of business is Burke and the
capital stock $1,000. The company IS
organized to operate in the Occur
d'Alene country and the Buffalo Hump
region.
Among the appropriations made by
the recent session of the legislature is
one of Sc 600 for improvement of the
capitol building. Out of this fund the
vaults are to be improved, and it is
proposed to build enough of fire proof
vault room for all records that should
be protected.
The force on the Northwest railroad
down Snake river is being daily IN
creased Camps are being established
about every two miles along where the
heavy rock work is located Men are
still very scarce and work is held back
on this account Wages are 81 and
S125 per day with board.
Daniel House, who lived on ranch
near Challis, accidentally killed him
self while out hunting. His friends
became alarmed at his prolonged alb
sence and a search was instituted and
his body found lying in the sage brush
He had been using his rifle as staff
and it was accidentally exploded.
Tommy Redsel, aged Is, started from
De Lamar for Rockville on horseback
during the recent cold weather. His
horse gave out and he attempted te
push forward on foot, breaking hit
way through the snow. He will never
forget his terrible experience, as hi'
toes were SO badly frozen they vii
have to be amputated.
c. W. Jones, who has been building
large barge st Weiser, has loaded i
with five tons of supplies purchased o
local merchants, ana mas Sohe aS'A
Snake river to his mine, the Coppe
Chief. located about eighty miles from
Huntington bridge He will then re
load the barge with ore and float i
down to point near Lewiston.
The state board of equalization vii
soon call meeting of the assessors o
the state under the authority of the ae
passed by the recent session. The pur
pose is to go over the entire question
of assessment with the view of secui
ing increase and equality in the as
sessment in harmony with the purpos
of the news laws on the subject.
Deputy State Treasurer Hit has II
signed the position owing to the smaI
appropriation made for the place
$1,000 year. 1t is not known VIII
will be appointed, but Professor Bre1
on of Caldwell is said to be a cand
date