Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-06-01
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reported to be working in a very salts
factory manner.
An amateur burglar of Boise is In
the tolls of the law on charge of
stealing dress from Salvation Army
lass.
The text book commission has An
ished its labors, and the books to be
used in Idaho's schools have all been
selected.
The work of rebuilding the Bunker
Hill mill at Wardner is being pushed |
night and day, and the mill will soon
be finished
G. A. r. post has been organized |
at Weiser and chrlstened McConville |
post No. 26, in honor of Idaho's hero |
who fell in the Philippines.
Extra police have been put on the
Boise force, in view of the the threats
of soldiers to clean out certain resorts
to which they have been denied ad-
mission.
The bicyclists of Boise are organ
izing and will fight for modification
of the recent ordinance passed pro-
hibiting cyclists from riding on the
sidewalks.
The shipments from the United
States assay office at Boise for the week
ending May 20 amounted to $50, ,942.9 90.
For the corresponding week last year
it was S31, ,s63.3 36.
A couple of horse buyers from Iowa
IRE visiting Idaho for the purpose of
b,ying range horses. They have al
ready purchased about 500 head, pay
ing from s. to $40 head.
The Tip Top mill at HALEY was com
pleted last Monday. The mill is of 20
stamps of $50 pounds each, that will
make 90 drops minute. 1t will reduce
from so to so tons of ore per day Of
4 twenty-four hours.
The body of an old man was found in
the Salmon river last week, which is
belived to be that of OBrien, one of the
Mallick miners drowned nearly two
months ago The description tallies
AZ every pdrliSulhf'
Mrs. Mary A. Coleman, of Pincreton,
committed suicide at the Moscow hos
pital by hanging herself with cord
are of muslin bandages She had been
4 an invalid for several years, and dis
ease had unbalanced her mind.
4 Adiutant General Weaver has re-
4 turned from Lewiston where he mus
Z tered in company A, l. N. G. 1t has 40
j members with J. o. Barbour as cap
l tain, H. G. Matheson first lieutenant
] and ]. A. Gill second lieutenant.
q According to mining men thoroughly
1 familiar with every section of the Bit
ter Root country, the richest mineral
tract is yet to be discovered in the
Race Creek mountains. number OF
prospectors are going into that country
and old timers prophesy some start
ling discoveries.
The unusual number of severe frosts
during the present month have serious
ly affected the fruit crop In the Boise
valley. 1t is still hoped there will be
#M q ldlT crop, OhI ~ ID ho" SAS&A N'ANS -
yield will be fur below what was hoped
for
The constitutionality of the anti
gambling law will be tested, an actor
having been started in the probate
court of Idaho county for the purpose
The case will be appealed to the dis
trict court and then to the supreme
court
The very interesting and importan
feet has been developed during the re
cent visitation Of cold that smudglni
OF orchards can be made successful.
number of fruit growers having saves
their fruit by keeping up fires a
night.
A band of young hoodlums petite
the Friends church at Boise with ba
eggs during the progress of an enter
tainment last week. Unadulterate
devilishness is the only cause know
for this unusal attack on the house
worship.
The total mineral production OF tt
state of Idaho for 1898 amounted
sl3,59s,27 a decrease of Sl3s,6oO,
compared with the production of ls9
The decrease was caused by the closir
down of several mines on account
labor troubles.
The weather record shows de
cheney Of 1ol degrees in temperatu
ior 7his month as compared with Il
normal. That is an average of abo
odegrees day, and 1t is no wond
there has been so many complain
about the weather.
prominent railroad man, in ]
eet interview, predicted for Ida
generally this year season of gre
prosperity. He meets many men W
are looking for good investments a
says he finds large percentage
1hem looking to Idaho.