Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-06-28
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appeared and are causing the farmers
much uneasiness.
Articles af incorporation of the EN-
NETT Baptist church have been filed
with the secretary of state.
Lieutenant Governor Hutchinson Of
ficiated at the opening of the new min
ing exchange at Portland.
During a windstorm near Boise last
, week number of trees were uprooted
and windmills blown down.
There are only three inmates Of the
pest house at Boise, and there is no
fear of further spread of smallpox.
Colonel Dewey will soon go east for
the purpose of closing the deal for the
sale of his road to the Union Pacific.
In the Coeur d'Alene district there
are at least 300 buildings either in the
course of construction or Just finished.
Helmer Nelson and a miner named
Holland are dead from injuries received
lin the Tiger and Frisco mines at Wal
lace.
Upwards of 81. 600 has been expended
in the last few mouths in the line of
municipal improvements at Bonners
Ferry.
The Kellogg Power & Water company
of Kellogg, capital $l5, 900, has filed its
articles of Incorporation with the Sec
retary of state.
Dave Button was snffocated to death
in J. G. Hague's mine at Trestle creek,
on the 14th inst, the accident being
due to bad gas in the shaft.
sturgeon was caught at Guffey last
week which weighed 800 pounds. Two
horses were hitched to the line, an inch
rope, to land the monster fish.
A Squaw creek farmer is exhibiting
samples of barley, rye and wheat grown
on his farm without irrigation, some of
the heads being seven inches long.
Albert Parrier suffered broken leg
at Swan Falls while engaged in blast
ing, small rock being thrown 500 feet
and striking him with terrific force.
The Oldest settlers declare they never
saw such grain as now stands in the
Genesse valley. The wheat fields give
promise of 40 and 45 bushels per acre.
The summer school usually held at
the University of Idaho at Moscow has
been abandoned for this year, owing to
the numerous schools being held in the
state
About 1000 head of Idaho and Mon
tana horses have recently been bought
for the use of the English government,
ard the purchasers are hnstling for
more.
The state has received another pay
ment from the government on account
of it's claims for expenses incurred in
mobllizing the volunteers. The amount
of the remittance is 81, 443.34.
The joint fields days of the College of
Idaho and the Weiser academy, resulted
IN an equal division of honors, Weiser
taking the base ball silver cup and
Caldwell the cup for the athletic games.
The captain of boat plying between
Riparia and Lewiston declares that the
steamers have carried out more cherries
this season from the Snake river canyon
than ever before within his recollee-
ton.
An increase of from 800 to $500 has
been granted to postmasters at Black
foot, Caldwell, Grangeville, Lewiston,
Idaho Falls, Montpelier, Payette, Wal
lace, Mountain Home, Wardner and
Weiser.
John Mcclellan has a cherry tree in
his garden at Boise which yields two
crops each year with but one budding,
and has been doing this for the past
three years, the second crop for this
season being now ready to gather.
u Charles Baldic was fatally shot by
n George Bassett, u saloon keeper at
Council, Sunday evening. Baldic was
intoxicated and claimed Bassett robbed
q him. He pointed a rifle at the bar
keeper, when Bassett shot him three
il times,
Some 200 people witnessed the cere-
monies incident to turning the water
into the New York canal, the proceed.
ings being opened by prayer, followed
by number of addresses The canal
will irrigate large tract of land south
of Boise.
The president and four members of
4 the faculty of the State University at
Moscow have been removed from their
n positions by the board of regents. fric-
Il tion between the president and mem
oers OF his staff being the reason given
for the change.
The Postal Telegraph Cable company
Of Idaho has won its suit against the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company.
d the former having sued for the right of
way for its telegraph line along the
latter's right of way between the Utah
II and Montana lines.