Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-07
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IDAHO NEWS.

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The expenses Of the United States
court in Idaho for the year were $685.
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The Croesus mine of HALEY has been
bonded to an english syndicate for
81, 100000.
A strong effort is to be put forth
again to secure the opening of Fort
Hall reservation.
l.. A. Hyde has been appointed post
master at Bruneau valley, Owybee
county, in place of jackson Own bey,
resigned.
Sam Beck, one of the old pioneers OF
Boise. died last week at st. Alphonsus
hospital. He had been very poorly for
some time.
pair Of Thanksgiving turkeys found in
his possession, which were claimed by
Boise marketman.
Senator Shoup departed for Wash
ington last week. The senator is an
ardent expansionist and an advocate of
the building of the Nicaragua canal.
postoffice has been established at
Willola, Nez Perce county, from
Agatha to Beeman and John q. Long
has been commissioned postmaster.
A postoflice has been established at
Mica, Kootenai county, with special
from Postfalls, eight miles west, and
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mistress
Senator Shoup has recommended the
re-establishment of the postoffice at
Teakean, Nez Perce county, and the
appointment of Frederick Choate as
postmaster.
William l.. Sipe has been appointed
postmaster at Brannan. Washington
county, vice J. II. Sims, resigned and
Mary L. Collins at Orchard, Ada
county, vice W. j. Dewire, removed.
New pensions have been granted to
the following residents of the state of
Idaho: Charles York, Nampa, So per
month; Francis NJ. Mckenzie, Swan
Lake, S6 Richard Barrett, Emmett,
s12; Isaac w Porter Areo, So
Last week Chief Clerk Arney of the
state land board sent out the first batch
of notes under the law of the last ses-
sion authorizing return of notes given
for land afterward forfeited to the
state. These notes went to Latah
county, which had the largest amount
of such paper, the batch footing up to
S164,1 los.
D. W. Ross last week picked out
from a slniee box on the Pioneer
pacers, of which he is manager, a
nugget inches long. e14 inches great
est width and inch thick, being some.
what egg shaped and worn perfectly
smooth. The gold is fairly plastered
on the brown quartz and has value
of SIS.
Edward Brooks, well-known and
wealthy resident of Warrens, was sub
poenaed to appear before the district
court at Boise and give testimony in a
case that was on trial. He ignored
the summons. A bench warrant was
issued and an officer dispatched after
him Mr.. Brooks was fined s100 and
costs, amounting to about $500 in all.
There is much activity in the timber
section of the Potlateh country. Con-
tracts lave been let for 100000 ties
and the woods are full of workmen.
Much heavy timber is being manufac-
tured at the mills which will be used
in the construction of large mill at
the mouth of North Fork next spring
The mill will have a capacity of 100, 600
feet daily
A cavein occurred in the tunnel of
the Clear Water branch OF the Northern
Pacific near 0rofino last week, killing
workman While the remainder of
the force. dozen men, were carrying
the body to town, the support of the
roof of the tunnel gave way and thous-
ands of tons of rock came down. Cav
ing in the tunnel has caused much
trouble and has delayed the compile
tion of the road month or more.
Mrs. Branner, daughter of Council
man White of Boise who recently left
Boise for Dawson, where her husband
is mining, had a hard experience. The
vessel when 100 miles from Dawson
was frozen in, and the passengers had
to land. Mrs. Branner, while endeav-
oring TO leave the boat fell into the
water and was rescued with difficulty.
Her clothes were frozen on her, and il
was thought she would perish from
exposure for a time. The party built
cabins and at last accounts were wait.
ing for relief which was expected from
Dawson.
Fifty people dragged the bottom OF
the Snake at Payette, five days last
week for the body of Walter King,
who was drowned, without success.
Wire fences have been planted across
the river in two places, in the hope OF
catching the body.