Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-03-22
NORTHWEST NOTES.


mento, CAL, for the murder of r. r.
Watts, mining man from Idaho, was
arrested in Reno, New, last week.
The city election at Sheridan. Wyo.,
resulted in clean sweep for the Re-
publican ticket. Sheridan has been a
Decorate stronghold for years.
Last week gray wolf was killed at
at the Kidding ranch on Burch creek,
Wyoming, which weighed 1l011 pounds
and measured over six feet in length.
kane, has received letter from John
Gillespie of Dawson, reporting the
drowning of August Martin, former
police captain of Seattle.
M. A. Shay of Marysville. Mont, 81
Paso, Tex. last week at his room in
hotel by shooting himself through the
forehead. Dependency was the cause.
Mrs. Isabella Kimball of Belvidere,
Ill, formerly of Chicago, en- route to
Battle Mountain, New, died on Union
Pacific train near Cheyenne, Wyo'
last week. The remains will be ship
ped to Battle Mountain.
l.. A. Under, cashier Of the First
National bank of Mankato, Mimi.
who was enjoying the sunshine and
springlike weather in Boise last week,
received a letter saying there was six
feet of snow around Mankato.
Reno, Nevada, is at the mercy of
fire bug Every week or two there is
building burned and no other cause
than incendaries can be ascribed
Property valued at 100000 has been
destroyed by these fires in the past two
months.
The Wyoming authorities have been
notified that another tract of 225, 900
acres of government land in the state
is now open for settlement. The land
lies at the headwaters of Wind river,
in Fremont county, and is composed
principally of fertile valleys in the
Wind river range.
Jean Baptiste Deschamps died at
Port Townsend, Wash, March Is, at
the advanced age of 102, having been
born in Paris, FEBRUARY s,179s. He was
a direct descendant of the famous Des-
champs who figured prominently in
French history during the reign Of
Napoleon.
An epidemic of CHAMBERS has attacked
a large mum Der OF no rises on the grade
of the Burlington Alliance-Guernsey
line near Fort Laramie, and the camp
of R. c. Cushing of Omaha has been
quarantined. None of the persons in
camp have contracted the desease, but
seven horses have been shot.
The state board of equalization of
has fixed the valuation on
live stock for assessment purposes for
the year 1900, the figures being the
same as last year. as follows: Range
cattle, yearlings and over, $40; range
sheep yearlings and over, S2.25; ranch
and dray horses, $40; range horses, 81.
William Wallace Calder was hanged
At Lewiston, Mont, March 16, for the
murder of f, McRae and his sheep
lerder in Fergus county over year
lgo. Calder and his brother murdered
he men, cremated their bodies and |
.oolS McRae's sheep, numbering 5000,
o Big Timber where they sold them
5alder's brother turned states evil
lence.
An accident occurred last week on |
he Oregon Railway & Navigation
DAD near Baker City, Ore, resulting
n the death of two japanese and the
erious injury of another. The section
rev We're on a handcar going down
rade and around curve were met by
freight train drawn by two engines.
he section foreman jumped and saved
is life, but the japanese became be-
1ildered and leaped onto the track in
ront of the advancing train in their
ndeavor to throw the handcar from
he track. Three japanese went under
he injured man may recover.
Much uneasiness is felt at Laramie
: n tho yl,.a,. 1a, &c - I.l
on, who has been in the employ of
he Ieonoclast Mining company in
alleek canyon, in the Laramie Peak
Palmerston left the mines
4 February 26th with the ayowed in
milton of coming to Laramie The
1mpany sent him check for travel.
lg expenses, but this has not been
resented to the bank for payment,
ld Palmerston has not been seen. He
I'd little if any money on his person
hen he left the mines, and as he had
money due him, it is not
'lieyed he would purposely drop out
sight. Palmerston's friends are of
le opinion he was oyertaken by
orm in the mountains and persisted
A tract Of over 225. 900 acres of gov.
land, lying south and west of
rand Encampment in southern Car
IN county, Wyoming, has been thrown
zen to settlement. The lands, which
; along the Battle Encam2ment and
atte rivers in the Sierra Madre range,