Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-02-01
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Friday-groundhog day.
Mrs. J. M. Cowen was reported
on the sick list last evening.
Mrs. Sinnott, who was very sick
last week, is now convalescent.
J. F. Dyar came in from his Lit
tie Camas ranch Sunday evening.
A lodge of Pacific Pioneers will
be organized in this place tonight
Dan Reber, manager of the Dixie
mines, spent Sunday at the State
Capital.
AL Stedman's little daught l
Reta has been very sick during the
past week.
John Neil started Monday for the
upper Bruneau country to look
after his big band of horses.
Mrs. Service will arrive here this
evening from Pennington, Wash,
to visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Reynolds.
Mrs. Jonathan Stanfield has pur-
chased the Curry house and lots
and will soon remove from Three
Creek to this place.
1t will pay you to notice our gro
Gerry prices this week. In the face
of rapid advances we are still hold
ing our retail prices below all others.
Chas' R. Kelsey & Co.
Mrs. VIM. Cooper, Mrs. May
Mitchell, Roy and Hamp Cooper
wish to publicly express their sin
cere and heartfelt thanks to the
many kind friends who have ten
dered their aid and sympathy dur
ing their recent terrible affection.
H. B. Thompson & Co., wish to
announce that they have purchased
the entire stock of goods and store
fixtures of A. J. Griffin & Co., and
will continue the business at the
same location and respectfully ask
the public for a share of their pa
tronage.
Friday night there was a genuine
old-time house warming at the new
and commodious dwelling house of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wells in the
South end of town. There was a
large attendance and dancing and
feasting was the order of the night
until late hour.
A fire was discovered in the Ha-
gar building Monday forenoon
which would have caused serious
confagation had it not been dis
covered and checked in due time.
1t was caused by the stovepipe be-
coming detached from the entrance
to the flue and setting fire to the
wall of the room. But little dam
age was done.
The Christian Endeavor society
will observe the 18th anniversary of
the Endeavor movement next Sun
day evening from 7 to s o'clock, the
subject being, Things that endure"
Miss Swan leader. Remember
Christian Endeavor Day. Regular
church services at II a. m. and 5 p.
N. Sunday School at 1910, lesson,
1.-THE first disciples of Jesus" Jun
Tor Endeavor at 4 o'clock, subject,
What will make us successfully
Leader, Thistle Sullaway. Second,
in the series of special services this.
evening, 1880 to $3.50. Pilgrims Pro-
gress-Christian at the "Wicket
Gate" All invited.
Egbert Cole, nephew of Mrs. G.
M. Payne, arrived here last Friday
night from Canmer, KY, and has
concluded to make this his perma-
nent home. The young man was
detained one day on the road by
the collision and wreck of two
freight trains at Thistle. Colorado,
in which several employees of the
road were killed. One poor fellow,
a brakeman, who was thrown from
the train but supposed to be not Sc
riously hurt, was detailed to flag
the passenger train on which was
Mr.. Cole. The faithful man at
tempted to perform the duty-and
did, though he was cold in death
when the passenger train came
along. He was injured internally
and dropped dead, but holding the
flag erect in deaths grasp, prevented
another wreck.