Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The school children of Wyoming
have contributed sl92. 20 to the Lafay-
cite fund.
Mining men of the Cripple Creek,
Colo, district expect that camp 10
break all previous records for their
gold output this season.
The city of Rawlins, Wyo., has been
presented with several hundred books
for public library by Miss Ballard of
Springfield, Ohio. The library will be
known as the Ballard public library.
Deputy Sheriff Christian of Wilson
county, Missouri, was in Rawlins, Wyo.,
last week with requisition pepers for
Dan Chapman, who is wanted at Ozark,
Mo-, for robbing an old man of S14o
and beating him almost to death.
The Cheyenne Rifle club is complet-
Ing arrangements for the big shoot
which will be held during the celebra-
ton of Frontier Day, August 93-24. 1t
is expected that the shoot will attract
a large number of the best marksmen
in the Rocky mountain country.
Mike Sheridan, section boss on the
Central Pacific railroad, at Reno, was
riding along the track on rail-
way velocipede when he was struck
and instantly killed by special train
conveying teachers to.the National Edu-
cational convention at Los Angles.
Word has just been received to the
effect that another rich strike has been
made on Cow creek, in the Grand En-
campment district, Wyoming. Par
ticulars are very meagre, but it is
claimed that the vein uncovered it five
feet thick and runs very rich in cop
per.
August Bodien, whose body was
found in room in the Grand Central
hotel at Helena, Montana, did not
commit suicide, as was at first sus-
pected. The coroner's jury which in
quired into his case returned a verdict
that he came to his death from natural
causes.
The Postal Telegraph company of
Wyoming has filed articles of incorpor.
ation.in Cheyenne, with u capitalization
of$5o,o oo The company proposes build.
ing line of telegraph from Denver to
Cheyenne, and from Cheyenne to Salt
Lake, and will commence work of con.
struction at once.
While stealing a ride in a box car on
the Great Northern near Spokane, G.
a restaurant at Chico, CAL, was NOR
tally wounded by masked thug. The
purpose was robbery, Cor there were
eighteen or twenty other men in the
car and all were relieved of their
money.
Advices from White Rock, Shoshone
Indian reservation, Nevada, say there
are prospects of disturbances on that
reservation in connection with the In
dian school, and that the fourth at
tempt to burn the school building has
DGth n ItIGR Has OCth nCH U
to to the commissioner of Indian affairs
apprising him of the situation.
The highest price received for wool
in Montana for five years was paid at
Fort Benton. clip of 1900 pounds
sheared by John Washes being sold at
1915 cents. The average price of the
sales at that point was 1915. Buyers
from all over the state had appointed
toe day to go to that point to make
purchases, and twenty buying houses
were represented.
r. w. Bradley. owner of the extern
sive sandstone quarries at Iron Noun
tain, on the line of the Cheyenne &c
Northern north of Cheyenne, has closed
q contract with the Union Pacific for
100 cars of stone for immediate delivery.
The stone, which is the finest building
material in this section will be used in
making the additions to the Union Pa
cific roundhouse at Laramie; also in
the construction of the new round
house at Rawlins'
By direction of the president the
military post near Spokane, Wash. has
been named Fort Wright in honor of
General George Wright, who was
colonel OF the Ninth infantry and a
brigadier general of volunteers. Colo
mel Wright defeated the allied bands
of Indians near Spokane plains on
Sept. s, 1858. He was drowned July
80, 1865, in the wreck of the steamer
Brother Jonathan while on his way to
assume command of the department OF
the Columbia.
The comptroller of the currency has
given out an abstract of the report of
the national bank In Nevada of It's con.
dition June 30 1t shows that since
the date of the last report, April 5, the
total resources have increased from
$500, 23s to $3.50, 100; loans and discounts
increased from S251 1857 to 269, 633; re.
serve in banks decreased from S27, s24
to scr, AS, of which the gold holdings
increased from $40, 495 to S2o,9io. The
deposits increased from 1894, 212 to $780,,
49,, and the ratio reserve held increased
from 19.47 to %. 06 per cent
Charges have been filed against In
dian,agent John S. Mayhugh of the
White.Rock ageney'in Nevada, alleging
among other things, arbitrary admin
istration. These charges are the out
come of dispute as to the manage