Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-02-22
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on trial at Wallace for the killing of
Ed LeRoy at Wardner, has been ac-
quilted,
Lieutenant Governor Hutchinson
who has been sick recently, is able to
otllciatc as governor while Governor
stcuncnberg is in Washington.
Freight officials state that the ineom-
ing freight at Boise will average 5oo,-
900 pounds per day, while the outgo-
ing IS only about 50, 900 pounds.
Weiser had smallpox scare last
week. The excitement suddenly ter
minated when the suspected case proy-
ed TO be only chicken pox of a mild
4 sort.
Mllt Graham, who was Il mem Der of
company a, First Idaho, has gone to
Vancouver to take position as packer
with mule train that VIII be sent to
Manila.
II. IL, Bennett, cx-auditor of Ne2
Pcrce county, has been sued by the
county to recover some $4,000 in county
wari ants Illegally issued by him while
holding Office,
The town OF Payette has established
quarantine. against Weiser on account
OF smallpox. The quarantine also APP
plies TO all other towns where there
\ are suspected eases Of smallpox.
llefbert summer, % years old re-
ceht arrival from Salt Lake, 1T Wallace
Is dead from an overdose Of morphine
taken with suicidal intent. Unrequited
love is assigned as the reason for the
act
n The effort to get new trial for
Phil Corcoran, the convicted dynami-
ii tor Of Warducr, on the ground that
M the indictment was defective in neglect
81 ing to state that the victim of the ex-
Il plosion had died has failed.
ii Mrs. Scott Bennett, wife of a mem
81 ber of the town council Of Post Falls,
& committed suicide last week by taking
81 carbolic acid during fit of temporary
i insanity. She was a prominent
Il worker in the church and lodges.
II 1t is understood W z. Hard will be
appointed internal revenue collector to
succeed Z. r. Miner, who has been Civ.
en- an appointment at Washington. Mr..
Miner expects to leave the first of next
q month for his new post of duty.
E
4 sepator shoup last week introduced
& bill in the national senate to correct
the military record of Frederick nIeer
Of Moscow. also to place upon the
pension rolls the names of George W
Il Newell of Boise, and james 4. Alfrey
8of Lewiston,
petition signed by all the state of
ticers and many of the most influential
citizens of Boise mas been sent to First
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
/ asking for an investigation of the facts
i surrounding the dismissal of Mrs
Wheeler from the postoffice and vonch-
J ing for her efficiency and honesty.
state immigration Commissioner
Z Bassett has been endeavoring to secure
a special immigration rate for Idaho
and feels confident the railroad officials
will grant the concession The pre-
4 sent plan is to charge the same rate
from any eastern point to Idaho as is
aeharged to points farther west. As
result the home-seetters 70 on through.
q II is human nature To 90 as far as the
\ ticket will carry them and the In
tending migrants use up their time at
4 distant points and find they cannot
4 stop in this state on their way back
sam MeGregor had a narrow escape
from being crushed to death up Nine
4 Mile in the Coeur d,Alenes during
storm last week. He was sleeping in
4 cabin, when large pine tree fell
n across it, mashing in the whole roof
MeGregor chanced to be sleeping on
the front side of the bed and three
logs fell on the hack side, MASKING it
to the floor and pnning him in so that
he could scarcely crawl out,
# The land Office officials have received |
avery important circular letter regard
q ing the cutting of timber on govern
ment lands which have been taken up
#nnder the mining laws. 1t provides
Il that land that timber is cut from under
u this provision of the law must be actul-
~ mineral land A filing will not be
q accepted as proof of such character
*#ahd there must be nndonbted proof /
q mat the land has veins of mineral in it
Ssoefofe timber can be cut thereon.
The officers of the League of Ameri-
'ah sportmen have adopted resolu.
ZION petitioniag the legislatures OF
zAontana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado
|#ana Utah to pass law prohibiting for
81 Years the killing of the prong
horned antelope.
& 5harles Burlington and Henry Ray,
Eetockmen and neighhors, living near
'hlte Bird, quarreled in saloon, Bur.
EingheH striking Ray over the head
"th chair, whercupon the latter
- revolver and killed Burlinghoff
IAay was exonerated by u eoroner's jury.