Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-07-27
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A very rich strike is reported in the
Tip Top mine at HALEY.
." A new militia company has been
mustered in at Rathdrum.
An additional letter carrier will be
appointed for Boise on October /.
Work on several large business
structures at Weiser will soon be be-
gun.
A large deposit of china clay has
been discovered within two miles of
Boise.
The Boise chamber Of commerce is
agitating the building of railroads
north from that point
postoffice has been established at
Mace, Shoshone county, with William
7. Hooper as postmaster.
p. P. Shelby of Parma has twenty
acres of growing hops and will want
100 picl1ers about the first of August,
James I. Bill has been appointed
postmaster at Melrose Nez Perce
county, vice Isaac N. Huffman, re-
moved.
Several sub-contractors who have
been working on the Northwestern are
en- route to Weiser with their outfits
to work on the Seven Devils road.
In no season since the Twin Springs
company has been operating has there
been such an abundance of water. There
will be sufficient water to last until
cool weather.
us In some sections of northern Idaho
the fruit crop will be total failure.
Taken as a whole, there will be about
two-thirds of the average yield north
of the Salmon river.
Articles of Incorporation of the Lit
tie Wood River Canal company have
been filed with the secretary of state.
The capital stock is $4,000 and the prin-
cipal place of business Carey.
The following officials have been ap-
poin ted for the Pacific & Idaho North
ern: A. Hermany, auditor; f. L,
Richmond, superintendent b. T. VAR
ion, attorney for the company at Wei
ser.
The following pensions were granted
to Idaho residents last week: james
Gum, Boise. Sl2; Ole Johnson, Howe
So; Simon p. Jones, Morse, $12; Lev
b. Folsom, De La Mar, So; Edward
Feehan, Forest, Ss.
The foundation for SIS, 900 depo
for the Pacific & Idaho Northern il
finished and the building will be hur
ried to completion Railroad shops
coal sheds aud water tank are alst
being constructed as rapidly as pos
sible.
While the acreage sowed to wheat il
northern Idaho is much greater thar
in 1s9s the yield is estimated at one
third less. The long winter delaye
the sowing of spring wheat, while
much of the fall sowing was winter
killed.
A strong effort is still being made t
bring the Idaho boys home in body
in order to give them reception a
Boise in which all sections of the stat
will be represented. They will b
mustered out at San Francisco at thei
request.
Roscoe Treadwell of Boise has bee
commissioned a first lieutenant In tn
provisional army and remains in tn
s. Philippines where he earned his hor
II orss He comes from the ranks an
his promotion has elected most favo
able comment
The deposed county commissions
of Shoshone county have been r.
leased from custody. 1t is not though
that they will appeal from the ordt
of the court accomplishing their r
moval nor attempt to interfere wit
the new board.
About 300 more men were put
work on the grade of the Pacific
Idaho Northern railroad last wee
The grade is now completed thirty-s
miles out of Weiser except the b,
place in Weiser canyon, where mu,
blasting is required
q, w. Ross, a rancher of Prineeto
has returned from British Columh
where he went to dispose of some pro
erty, and found that his wife had RI
away with another man and left thr
children, aged 2, and years, in t
8 county poor house.
Matt Johnson, one of the Mullan
oters who has been confined In t
bull pen,' has been liberated throuI
the efforts of his wife. He is not
bad fellow at heart and joined the
eters, he says, because it was eth
that or pack up and leave.
The Northern Pacific and Greg
Railway & Navigation companies a
fighting for the business of the Gle,
water country in Idaho. The latt
company will build eighty-six miles
road, from Riparia, Wash, to Lew
ton, In order to hold the traffic.