Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-03-29

scheme ~ now on loot to build an
electric road from Caldwell to Roise.
House to house registration by
carrier will be established April 1 at
Boise.
c. o Mckee of Boise was last week
fined $50 in the police court for selling
beer to minors.
1t has been decided to hold the state
fair at Boise in October, from the 1st
to the 9th inclusive.
The city council Of Boise is consid-
ering the advisability of laying dozen
blocks of maeadam this summer.
Joe Cousins, well known farmer
of Star was poisoned last week by drink
ing coffee. The affair is enveloped in
mystery
1t looks very much as though the
Idaho Midland railroad from Boise to
Butte, Mont, would be built, and that
very soon.
In Moscow last week the Pacific
Northwest Dairy association closed it 8
third annual meeting. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
Bobert L. Nourse of HALEY, has been
granted a patent for an oven thermom-
eter, and Charles |. Simpson of Nampa
has been granted a patent for filter.
The long spell of sunshine has
eclipsed all recent records. but the in
dications are that it will continue yet
some days according to the weather
director.
Nine smallpox suspects were placed
N the pest house at Boise one day last
week. As most rigid quarantine is
being enforced, it is not feared that
The disease will spread further
The Democrats, Populists and Silver
Republicans of Idaho have decided to
fuse, and their state convention will
be held in Pocatello on July 18th, the
same day that the Republicans will
convene in Boise.
Arthur J. Davis writes from New
York that he has passed the examina-
tion for admission to West Point Mr..
Davis is from the southeastern part of
the state and was appointed by Con-
gressman Wilson.
The price of ice has been increased
from 40 to 60 per cent. by the Boise Ice
company, which controls the business
in that city. There is considerable
shortage in ice This season in the cap
ital city, and further advances may
be looked for
Frank Eastman, of Boise, has made
a splendid record as a trap shooter
at the sportsman's show at Mad.
ison Square Garden, New York.
He was beaten by only two points,
after having made "a out of
possible 100.
John Engberg was killed in the
Tiger Poorman mine at Burke
by the premature explosion of a
blast. His working partner, who
was within six feet of him
at the time of the explosion, escaped
without injury.
Senator shoup has recommended new
postoflices as follows: Lion, Bingham
county, with Mrs. Ella Hanson, post
mistress; Bates. Fremont county, Mary
Howell, postmistress, and Yankee
Fork, Custer county, Mrs. Caroline
MeFadden, postmistress.
Considerable excitement prevails
in Nampa over a recent rich gold
discovery twelve miles from that
town. Local assayers found the
ore to contain $40 ounces in silver
and $500 in gold. The owner claims
he has four foot ledge.
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn
has recommended to congress an ap-
preparation of S917 s6 to reimburse the
state of Idaho for ordnance stores
used in protecting government prop
erty endangered by the riotous condi-
t1on in 1894 incident to the movements
of 'Coxey's industrial army"
A comparison of the condition of th a
nine national banks of Idaho at the
close of business February 13th, with
InR report III lJGEGtlibti Slitls SIo"S btidb
the total resources decreased from
s4.o75, 345 to S4, ,6s1 ore; the loans and
discounts increased from 81, ,is0,o2s to
81 1881, ,s94, the cash reserve fell from
S4oo, ,o69 to $500, ,9o2 of which the gold
holdings decreased from S27o, 800 to
S234 $50. The individual deposits fell
from a,752, ,s67 to S3,47i sos, and the
average reserve held from 81, 73 to 31.2o
per cent.
The case of the state against William
Raum, who killed Fred Sinclair at
Victor. by striking him on the head
with bottle on Christmas day, for
which lie was bound over on a charge
of murder, resulted in aeqnittal and he
is now free man.
Van yoliver committed suicide last
week near Minidolxa in sensational
manner. He was on westbound
train. He ran across the ear and dived
through the window, smashing the
glass with his head. The train backed
up and he was found dead,