Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-03-01
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corporation of which have just been
filed with the secretary of state
Judge Stoclslager, according to the
HALEY Times, has refused bonus of
$4,000 on the sheep that he bought last
fall. He expects to clear 81 900 or
$4,000 upon them during the year.
State Immigration Commissioner c.
j. Bassett. is confident that if large
delegation goes from Idaho to the
Houston meeting the 1901 irrigation
congress can be brought to Boise.
Mrs, Henrietta Holbroolx has arrived
safely at Manila where she went ia
join he- husband. who is an officer in
the islands. The steamer on which
she took passage made the trip over in
thirty-three days.
The third annual meeting of the
Pacific Northwest Wool Growers asso-
citation will be held in Boise, March 6,
and S, 1900 The Idaho Wool Growers
association will meet at the same place
the 18th and sth proximo
which was stored 500 pounds of pow
der belonging to the Empire State
Mining company, caught fire and ex-
ploded. Miracuously, no one was hurt.
Every window within POO yards of the
building was demolished and huge
boulders were started down the side of
the hill toward dwelling houses.
DIR. Allcorn, who was recently SEN
fenced from kootenai for having
caused the death of Cora A. Burke by
criminal operation, has been granted
writ of habeas corpus on the ground
that the Indictment did not state what
year the lady died Under the statutes,
unless the victim dies within year
and day, prosecution can not follow.
Harry E. Howes has been appointed
commissioner in Shoshone county to
fill vacancy. Mr.. Howes is man of
determination, and for years has stood
for law and order lie has been a
mark for the lawless element and at
one time had prosperous mercantile
boycott declared against him.
A great snowslide occurred at the
Trade Dollar property at Silver City
last week Fortunately, no one was
injured and the financial loss is com
paratively light. The slide destroyed
about $50 feet of sheds, which were
erected to enable operations to be car
ried on about the mill without inter-
up forty feet between the Blaine office
and mill.
The Noble ditch, which is being con-
structed by Payette valley farmers, is
nearing completion and will be ready
for the water this spring. This ditch
takes water from the Payette near
Falk's store and is designed to irrigate
the bench lands from that point to the
Snake. 1t has capacity of 1000 inches.
The ditch is twenty-five miles in
length, being the largest community
irrigrtion canal in the state.
Much interest has been aroused
among mining men says the Boise
Statesman, by some very rich gold rock
brought down from the Independence
mine, located two or three miles be-
yond the penitentiary in the Mcintyre
district. These specimens carry guam
titles of gold visible to the naked eye.
1t is stated there is a streak of ore
eight inches thick that gives an aver
age assay of SIG ton. Such ore, ii
is said, has been found in several
places
test case is being made of the law
which assesses each county a specific
sum for state purposes instead of max.
ing levy. The present law throws
all the burden of delinquent taxes on
the county. Most of the counties are
delinquent. The case will be carried
to the supreme court, no matter which
side wins in the lower courts.
When the investigation of the Idaho
labor troubles was resumed before the
house committee on military affairs,
last Thursday, Governor Steunenberg,
who is attending the investigation,
protested against the line of procedure
which impugned the state officials.
Mr.. Hull said the governor held that
the testimony, in effect, placed the
state officials on trial and If that were
the case, they were entitled to be
present and be represented by counsel
The chairman called on Governor
steunen berg to make his own state
ment, Representatives Lentz and HaJ
OF the committee energetieally opposed
this procedure, and the governor
statement was deferred.
A large cattle deal has been consum
ated at Nez Perce whereby Senator
Joseph Roach of North Dakota has pur
chased 950 head and the consideration
is about So, 900 The delivery of th'
cattle will be made at Lewiston on MAJ
and shipped to Minot, S, ID.
Heavy rains near Moscow last week