Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-02-15
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of coal land near Lewiston. Lewiston
parties are the locators
Governor Steunenberg and Bartlett
Sinclair, state auditor, are in Wash.
lngton attending the investigation of
affairs in the Coeur d'Alenes.
Rev. j. Beusmans, priest of the Boise
parish, at Granite creek, Boise county,
fell and broke one of the small bones
of his leg just above the ankle last
week
Arthur Brown, late sergeant of Com.
pany +, Idaho volunteers. died recent.
ly at Wardner. His remains were
shipped to Cameron, Ont, for inter
ment.
1t is assered that Governor Steunen,
berg has authorized the statement that
he is candidate for the seat in the
United States senate now occupied bv
Senator Shoup
Theodore Shade has arrived at Boise
from Colorado. He was in wreck on
Colorado road not long ago and his
moves about with great difficulty.
United States Marshal Ramsay be-
lieves the counterfeit coin which has
been circulating in Boise was manu-.
factured near Weiser. and persisten.
effort to locate tho mint will be made
A. Mcpherson of Boise will leave
soon on an inspection of the orchards
of the state lie has been appointed
by the state horticultural board gen.
eral inspector in addition to his duties
as district inspector.
If the bill to allow mileage from Ma
nila for all volunteers becomes law
it will give to each Idaho private $3.50,
lieutenants 81, 900 to $1,000, captains
$4,000, majors S., 800 and lieutenant
coIonels about 81 900.
The city council of Boise is agitating
the question of municipal ownership
OF street ears, electric lights and water
works plants. Unsatisfactory services
and alleged eXtortionate prices are re-
sponsible for the agitation.
E. II. Dewey. general manager of the
II. \. K o., reports that grading is be-
ing pushed on the nor thern extension
of the Nampa road. They expect to
reach Middleton in about two weeks,
II the present weather continues.
John Jenkins and Sam Talon, two
Silver City miners, went to bed drunk.
shortly afterward fire was discovered
in their room Jenkins was ig bed suf-
located and Talon was unconscious on
the floor, and was with difficulty resus-
citated. The harmless cigarette is
blamed for the fire.
Senator Shoup has introduced a bill
appropriating 500, 600 to sink artesian
wells in Idaho under regulations to be
prescribed by the secretary of the in
terror and at such points as he may di-
rect for the purpose of testing whether
the subterranean flow in that state can
be made available for the irrigation of
arid lands.
The body of r. D. Groat was found
on Rush creek, 10 miles from Cam
bridge There was evidence that the
man had not been dead long and his
horse was found about two miles from
the body with the saddle turned under
his belly 1t is supposed that Groat
fell from the horse and was dragged |
and kicked to death He has wife
and two children in Kendriclt.
At Boise Thomas Burkc and Charlie /
Taylor, who pleaded guilty to burglary
in the second degree were givena year !
each in the penitentiary. Joseph |
O'Donnell, the forger, was sentenced |
to five years imprisonment. All ex-
cused themselves by saying they were
intoxicated when the crimes were COM
mitted
February was the anniversary OF
the battle of Santa Anna, where the
Idaho boys won renown. Aguinaldo
at that time had not developed into a
foot racer, and the boys had hard
fight General Charles King sent the
following message to the boys through
Colonel Figgins:" To you and all the
First Idahos my heart goes out today
Hereis to McConville.
Now is the time to spray, says
Fruit Inspector Mcpherson. ut is the
time when the lime-salt-sulp phur-lye
spray should be literally used; and
unless the fruit growers take the
stitch in time in this connection they
will find themselves in serious trouble
next season. We are going to stamp
out the scale. We have fooled along
with careless orehadists just as long as
we intend to. They will have to com
ply with every provision of the law or
get out of the business Idaho fruit
mas gained such prominent position
In the eastern markets that we can
take no chances We do not intend to
allow few men to ieopardize the best
interests OF the industry or lower the
standard Of the fruit