Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-18
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heart disease Saturday night.
HALEY, capital 5000, 600, has filed its
articles of incorporation with the s1cra
of state.
John Hawley died very suddenly last
week at the Soldiers home lie suf-
fered from herrt disease. The de-
ceased was seventy years of age. He
served during the civil war in the First
Oregon cavalry.
The old soldiers rendered homeless
by the destruction of the home build
ing last week are to be sheltered tenn
porarily in the unused quarters at the
barracks. In response to kilograms
from Governor Steunenberg a, d Sena-
tor Shoup, the war department has au-
thorized the use OF the quarters.
There are six tickets on the ballot in
Idaho, Republican, Democratic, Silver
Republican, Porulist, middle-of-the-
road Populist and Prohibition. The
Democratic and Silver Republican
tickets carry the same names, there
being three Populists among the NOM
inees. These arc 7. l.. Glenn for con-
gress, T. w. Jones for auditor and NJ
II. Jacobs for mine superintendent
On the Populist ticket there are five
vacant places
The collection of Indian curios at
the fair attracted a very large share of
the public interest. Most of the ex-
hibit came from the Nez Perce nation.
In it are horse trappings, plated by
hand, packing cases ornamented by
the artists of the tribe War rattlts,
bow and arrow cases, head dresses, In
dian dolls, pappoose cases and orna-
mented moccasins make up this exhib-
it. There are also some examples of
pottery.
Thomas Hayes, who lost his life in
the fire at the Soldiers home, was
born in Washington, d. c. In 1861, at
the age of fifteen. he enlisted in the
First California Rifles, recruited in the
District of Columbia, and served six
months. He then joined the Seventy
first Pennsylvania infantry, with
which he served until September, 1865,
his entire service covering 4 years and
six months. He had lived in Roise
many years and was we'll known there.
The live stock exhibit at the Inter-
mountain fair was one of the best in
the entire fair. In this department
was shown what the state has done in
raising high grade stock. There was
marked Improvement in interest. The
farmers have talSen in the careful de-
velopment of their domestic animals.
A few years ago good hog was
scarce article in this state. The sheep
men are breeding their stock more
carefully and the cattle men are rapid
ly coming to the front with high grade
cattle.
The mineral exhibit at the Inter.
mountain fair may be preserved intact
for some time. Several influential
men are urging that it be kept until
congress in Boise next January. The
mineral exhibit this year was one of
the best ever seen at an Idaho fair.
One of the principal features of the de-
partment was the exhibit of the Idaho
Mining Journal. This is composed
principally of specimens from mines in
Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alas
liza.
Fire totally destroyed the Occur
d'Alene opera house at Coeur d'Alene
city last week. The building was a
two-story structure, the lower floor be-
ing theater and the upper story a
lodge hall and ante-rooms. The local
lodges of Masoos, Odd Fellows, Eastern
Star. Rebeiahs and Knights OF Pythias
are heavy losers by the fire, all the
records and lodge paraphernalia hav-
ing been burned. The loss on the
bailding is $1,000; insurance $500. The
lodge phernalia was only partially
insured The fire was of incendiary
origin.
The farmers of lower Boise have
gone into the cheese manufacturing
business. The association has put up
a building, 22x40, with drying room
20 feet square. They have about 1000
pounds of cheese at hand that will be
disposed of as soon rs the market
reaches a satisfactory point They
have also purchased the skimming sta
tion at Parma aud will move the ma
chinery near lower Boise postotfice,
and will market their cream at Cald-
well during the fall and winter, when
there is more profit in butter than
cheese and will change back to making
cheese during the spring and summer.
E. W. Wilson, formerly resident OF
Boise, is missing, and his wife, who i,
at San Diego California. fearz that he
has met with foul play. He was sup
piled with money, having abort s4oo on
hia person, besides considerable jew
elfy.