Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-02

cidentai.
Frank Coffin and Col. White who
saw the entire transaction from the
gallery say that Hess struck Aver
lit twice and knocked him down;
They found that the knife struck
the lower rib on the left side. max
ing large knife wound, but it did
not penetrate the cavity. Hess, at
this riting, 5 p. M, is resting easy.
DIR. Sweet says there is no present
indication of inward bleeding, and
that the wound is rot serious.
Assessor Art Davis spent Mon
day and Tuesday in Boise.
Lawyer Perky visited Boise Tues
day on professional business.
Jesse johnson, son of NJ. john
son, is on the sick list this week.
The condition of Mrs. c. w.
Burns has not materially changed
since our last issue. and she still re-
mains very i'll.
John Montgomery and T. R.
Stevenson came in from Cold
Springs Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Bowler, book keeper for C. R.
Kelsey & Co, and family now occu-
ply the McCabe house, opposite
Billy Noland's residence.
Frank Downs came in Saturday
from Clover creek, where he is win
tering his cattle He says stock in
that section is doing well.
Odd Fellows hall is undergoing
much needed repairs, after which,
we are told, the hall will receive
new carpeting throughout.
The many friends of G. P. Oliver,
formerly a resident of this place,
will be pleased to learn he has charge
>of~one of the largest mines near Vic
tor, Colo.
The union revival meetings of
the congregational and Baptist
churches have been suspended. 1t
is to be hoped these meetings have
done some good
Attorney K. l. Perky brought
back with him from the east two
large handsome pictures of noted
Democratic statesmen, and they
now adorn the walls of his law Of
fee. Jefferson and Jackson are the
good men they represent.
Reverend Edward N. Murphy of
Roise, President of Idaho Christian
Endeayor Union, has written to the
Mountain Home society that there
is strong probability that Rev.
Francis l.. Clark, founder of the
Endeavor movement and president
from the start to the present time,
will he present at the State Con
vention in Mountain Home the
coming spring.
Mrs. j. n Lewis of this place re-
Gently received letter from her
son. Vim. Cutting, who is one of the
Philippine volunteers, dated Mani
la, Jan. Is. The young man writes
very cheerfully, and speaks of the
great activity in the American camp
that day preparing for fight with
the insurgents. He say: "Aguihc
aldo boasts that he and his troops
will eat dinner at Gen. Otis head
quarters. If he attempts such
move his belly will be shot SO full
of holes that it would make a good
street-sprinkler."
Of the Big Camas annex bill Sun
days Statesman says: w hen it
came to Senator Bailey's bill annex
ing a portion of Blaine to Gilmore
county, quite an animated discus
sion occurred. Senator Bailey made
an urgent plea for the passage of
the bill, and had read petitions
from the people who wanted to be
annexed, and also from taxpayers
of Elmo-e county favoring the an
mex alton. Senator Gooding fought
the bill, but Senators Fogg, Stacy,
Price and Mulliner were all in fa-
vor of the right of petition, and
urged the passage of the bill. 1t
was recommended for passage on a
tie vote, Chairman Wright casting
the deciding vote.