Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-09-20
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IDAHO NEWS.

Work on the P. & 1. N. extens sion
from Cambridge to Council has begun.
The new enterprise of mining near
Medbury will be ready to start in .
few days.
Japanese working in cannery at
tampa died last week from the effects
of eating too much fruit.
The prune evaporators at Nampa are
run nning at full capacity drying the
fruit that is being grown in that vicin-
ity
There is quite demand for small
houses in Boise. The real estate men
have had over SO applications for
houses in the past few days.
Miss French, state superintendent of
pu bile instruction, has returned from
Colorado Springs, where she went to
place party OF blind children in
school
The Golden Star mining company at
HALEY Is building very substantial
io-stamp mill, two-story office build
ing, boarding house. bunk house and
other necessary buildings.
Eight Chinsmen were arrested at
Bonner's Ferry recently on charge Of
violating the exclusion law. They will
be taken TO the coast and sent back to
the Flowery Kingdom forthwith.
The postoffice at Meridian was robbed
recently. The robbers entered the
building by removing the front win
dow, and took SIC worth OF postage
sta mps and si44 worth OF jewelry.
The entries for the various exhibits
at the coming Intermountain fair are
coming in so rapidly that the board of
dir rectors are beginning to think very
seriously over making additions to the
present space.
John Dent of Mountainous enroute
to Roseburg, Ore, with his wife and
three children, was robbed of sl75 and
thrown from Southern Pacific train
near Cottage Drive, Ore. Dents arm
was broken in the fall.
Barney Connolly, who was entombed
for sixty hours in the Park tunnel
above Mullan, Ida., by cavern, has
been rescued. He was SO weak that it
was impossible to bring him down the
mountain to Mullan, but he will re-
cover.
Shipping of fruit continues active
and much fruit is being dried. The
facilities for drying are not suffi-
cient to enable more than small part
OF the crop to be disposed. OF in this
manner. The fruit crop is unusually
large.
II Is generally conceded that there
has been a wonderful development in
the Coeur d'Alene district during the
past year. There has been more pros
pecting and more general development
work than in eight years preceding.
The results have been highly satisfac-
tory.
Farmers are in the midst of the
third-crop alfalfa harvest throughout
the southwest sections of the state and
In some eastern districts; the second
crpp of alfalfa has been secured in ex-
ellent condition, the weather having
been favorable.
At the opening Of the public schools
at Boise almost a thousand children
were in attendance. Some of the
buildings are overcrowded, and it ig
the intention of the authorities to
make a new distribution of the pupils
in order to overcome the overcrowded
condition of these buildings.
Governor Steunenberg has reprived
I ee Wee until October IL. Wee was
under sentence to hang on September
21 for the murder of fellow Chinaman
in HALEY. The reprieve will probably
be extended when the board of par
dons meets, the governor having no
authority to reprieve beyond the next
meeting of the board zee Wees at
torney desires to take the case before
the board Of pardons and will need
time to make the necessary advertise |
ment.
q. X. Hayes of Emmett Is just now
attending to the shipping of his large
crop of prunes. Some idea can be
formed of the immense crop whenit is
Known that he has forty-four acres
planted and that there are i65 trees to
the acre, making in all 1890 trees.
Charley Sinsel, who is an acknowledge
sd expert on fruit, estimates that the
" ees will yield on an average 200
pounds to the tree. This will show a
weight of l,452.o pounds. The fruit
rs OF the French and Italian varieties,
and Is as fine as any in the country.
lie Is shipping car every two days
from Caldwell.
In some sections of the state the
grass has revived as the result of re-
cent rains, but In most sections the
ranges are dry. Stock Is in good
condition, except In the extreme south
eastern counties. where the drouth
continues