Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
THE BULLETIN wishes all its
readers happy New Year.

became great or good except through
many and great mistakes.
Tuscarora Times smallpox item:
"Old man Babb is getting along
well, having broken out nicely all
over his body"
Salt Lake City has decided upon
compulsory vaccination. The
spread of small pox is getting to be
a serious matter.
It is announced that the Northern
Pacific will reduce passenger rates
from 4 cents to 3 cents per mile in
Montana and Idaho just after the
New Year.
The Boise Clipper wants to know:
"W by do men go into saloons and
buy each other drinks? They
never 60 into dry goods store and
buy each other socks"
Helen Gould has shipped $4,000
worth of clothing and toilet articles
of her own personal selection to the
New York soldiers in the Phillip
pines for Christmas gift.
Brother Lamb will move to Sill
yer City from DeLamar on Jan. /,
next. 1t is his purpose to give the
people of that grand old camp an
up to date democratic paper.
In order to protect the public
from fraud at the hands of pre-
tended agents, Mr.. Bryan will not
employ travelling canvassers for
his new paper, THE Commoner."
An exchange propounds the
question: Why is. newspaper
like a wife, then answers it: Be
cause every man should have one
of his own and not be running
around after his neighbours.
Come in now or send in your
back pay for your paper. There
are quite number Of our old sub
scribers whose obituary we shall be
called upon to indite in the next
few years and we can do better by
them in that line if they are not
delinquent.
The Idaho Legislature will con-
vene on January 7th. The major
ity of the members are pledged to
certain reforms and to do certain
acts-particularly that of electing
Fred I. Dubois tothe United States
senate. To maintain their self
respect and return to their constit-
uents covered with honor, the fus
ion members of the legislature must
act in concert and carry out the
wishes of the people who elected
them.
A Jersey City pastor has come t
out in opposition to kissing under
the mlstletoe in particular, and all
kissing games in general. Frank
Hobbs, the genial assistant ut Ros-
coe Smiths drug store, on reading
the above remarked. ~ admire
the preachers pluck, but despise
his Judgment
The postoffice and the public
schools are socialistic institutions.
Would you do away with them?
Would you not rather see other pub
lie necessities operated upon the 6
same plan, such as the railroads, :
telegraphs, the express business, {
street car lines, teledhones, water
Worksand light and heating plants? c
II not, eah you give an intelligent
reason why not? a
Bill Aye In a spirit of revenge /
once said: "a man may use a wart $
on the. back of mis- neck for collar
button, ride on the back of rail
road train to save the interest on "
his money till the conductor comes
around, stop his watch at night to 7
save wear and tear, leaves his q :.
and t without a dyt or cross to = =
save ink, and pasture his mothers !
grave to save corn; but man of =
TINS KIND is a gentleman and
scholar compared to a fellow who !,
VIII take a newspaper two or three q
years and then refuse to pay for a
it.n ~ ~ OF
AWashington physician declares Al
that Kerosene oil, as refined by W
modern methods, develops deadly II
gas II the lamp is turned down low,
and may be fatal to young chill. IL
dren. II this be really true, some Al
thing should be done about it. The "
use Of lamps turned down low is IL
very prevalent in sick rooms and b,
children's rooms. &C
Willie, dear" said young Mrs. -
Brown i notice that whenever the ~
races come to town YOU are com
planning about your system. Last
year you said your system went hI
wrong, and it cost you eighty dol II
lars. So think you ought to take ye
something right away, and save st
doctor bills" 70
The young man or young woman WI
never learns how 10 appreciate the ~ ~
care and kindness bestowed under ~
he parental roof until they have pl
passed from under its shelter, pc
A Missouri weather prophet who ~ ~
claims to read the future in the y. ~
leaves OF trees, says this will be the y,
mlldest winter known for many ~
years. VI