Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-10-26

Mackintoshes, mackintoshes,
mackintoshes, women, men and
children. Chas. r. Kelsey & Co.
Judge Waters, J. F. White and
ex-commlssioner Gwinn of Shoshone
were visitors in this place Satur-
day.
Lawyer X. |. Perky departed
last night for Silver City, where he
has business before the district
court.
Oliver Sloan's family came down
Saturday from Pine and are occupy
ing the Harp house in College ad-
dition.
Roscoe Smith and w. D. Rey-
nolds went up to Dixie last Satur-
day to look after their mining in
s terests-
Rubbers, rubbers, rubbers. The
glove fitting kind, wear we'll, fit
snug, and are the best. Chas. R.
Kelsey & Co.
George Lester passed through
this place Saturday on his way to
Arizona. where he will join his
brother, Frank Lester.
M. G. Lawrence, respected far
mer living near Glenn's Ferry, was
in this place Saturday on business
before the Probate court
s.~Cy Doom has purchased the half
interest of Canon in the Blue Jacket
mine, near Pine and is now the solo
owner of that valuable property.
We are sorry to learn from parties
recently from Pine Grove that
George Farber, merchant and post
master, is again quite sick.
LADIES, don't forget that at
Miss Gray's is the best place in
Mountain Home to get up-to-date
millinery Hill building, Main
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Montague
entertained Judge Stockslager and
Hon. Frank Wyman at fine wild
game dinner at their residence one
day last week.
About 50 young friends last Fri
day evening proceeded to the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brady
and greatly surprised Miss Josie, in
whose honor the call was made,
Feasting and fun was the order of
the evening and very enjoyable
time was spent by the young folks.
Sunday night, about half an hour
before the arrival of the east-bound
train Mrs. John Wilkins received a
telegram saying that her sister Mrs.
Donley, was lying dangerously i'll
at her home in Denver and request
ing her presence in that city at the
earliest moment. Notwithstanding
the very short time allowed for pre-
paration, Mrs. Wilkins hastily ar
ranged matters and departed that
evening for the bedside of her sister.
Mrs. Donlev is we'll and favorably
known in Mountain Home, and her
friends hope that her condition is
not 30 serious as reported.
A bright little schoolboy came
into the BULLETIN office Sunday
with a smile upon his face and said
"Did you notice Mr.. Simple Simp-
sons bad grammar and bad spell
ing in his paper yesterday" With
feeling of shame for the newspaper
fraternity, we were compelled to
acknowledge to the boy that bad
grammar and general imbecility
was conspicuously in evidence in
the Jap organ since Simple Simp-
sons brother got disguised and left
that concern. Yes, SIR" said the
lad, Them dogs and ponies and
'has came" and they was" and
many other like expressions he used
are corkers on the school Mr.. Sim
pie Simpson attended, amt theyp
and the small boy departed whist
ling "Chippy get your. hair cut"
Joe Montague and wife went tc
the reservoir a few days ago tC
shoot ducks. The web-foots were
wild and it was difficult to get with
ia gunshot range of them, and the
worthy couple were almost discour-
aged, when Mrs NJ. discovered a
close range the tail end of duck
protruding from couple of rocks
close to shore. She notified Joe o.
her discovery and he cautiously
gained good position to get tina
duck the first shot-and he did
his aim being so true that the water,
bird scarcely gave a kick. Secur
ing it, they returned home antici
pating nice fry for breakfast. Blu
when Mrs. Montague attempted t.
clean the duck she found it badl,
decomposed, and it suddenly dawn
ed upon her mind that Joe had sho
a dead duck and that she ha'
another good joke on the old mar
However, Mr.. Montague is very re
ticent about that particular due
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