Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-07-26

l.. .. Harper has been appointed
postmaster at Denver, Idaho county.
vice e. A. Chase, resigned.
cattle are very scarce in the northern
part OF the state, buyers of cows and
calves Offering $50, but find few for
sale
The production of flax this year in
Nez Perez county viii aggregate at the
least 100000 bushels, raised on an acre
age of $500 acres
One company has sold to farmers of
Nez Perce county alone 15O, 900 wheat
sacks, and this will be only small
portion of the sacks sold
Work on the new ice and cold storage
plant at Boise is progressing rapidly
and it will be in shape for operation
within the next week
There are at present 225 students at
the agricultural college at Moscow,
large proportion OF whom expect to
follow agricultural pursuits.
John Clancy, who was beaten so
badly by tramps at Boise, is slowly re-
covering after lying unconscious in the
hospital for the past three weeks.
Z. A. West, an erstwhile Boise saloon
man, shielded in Seattle on the 14th.
He had been complaining of i'll health,
but gave no intimation of intended self.
destruction.
The announcement that "Sapho," of
unsavory repute, was to be given in
Boise, caused the ministers of that city
to make protest to the authorities
against its production.
Charles I. Mesplie, half breed Inr
dian, escaped from the state peniten-
tiary last week and reward of 500 is
offered for his recapture. Mesple was
trusty and simply walked away
Officers Byron and Dowd of Boise had
small sized battle with mounted
man who attempted to ''shoot up" the
town the other night, but no one was
hurt, the would-be tough man finally
seeking safety in flight.
- - NfAS iS" PChibShIidTy OullQ-
ing is progressing favorably There
will be three tiers of cells with a hos
pital above. The entire building will
be 160x200 feet and will afford accom-
modations for 300 prisoners.
II. z. Hanson suicided at Montpelier
on the 18th. He was preaching in a
rambling manner near an uptown meet
ing house in the afternoon and later
went to his place two miles south of
town and ended his life He leaves a
large family
Il. z. Allen, city passenger agent of
the Nickel Plate road at Erie, Pa, is
in the Payette valley looking up land
for colonization purposes. Mr. Allen
says there are a great many Peunsyl-
vania citizens whe are desirous of 10.
eating in Idaho
w. p. Koelsch and Ed. S. Smith have
returned to Boise from the Elondilsa
gold fields. The left Boise two years
ago with just enough money to get into
the klondikc country by being saving,
and they returned with between So. .Oo0 |
and $40, 0o0 each
President Blanton of the university |
at Moscow has filed an action in the |
district court to restrain the board OF
regents from removing him from office. |
He has a contract which does not ex- |
pire until September 20, 1901, and re, |
fuses to resign as requested.
The state land board has authorized |
the execution, under the Carey act, of |
the contract with the American Falls |
Canal company on the filing of bond
by the company of SIG. $50. the amount |
OF land segregated being 81 900 acres,
with 5000 acres still pending.
Mrs. T. M. Anderson, residing near
Payette was attacked by vicious
mule, which charged upon her repeat
edly, seizing her arms and hands in his |
teeth and striking at her with his front |
feet, infiicting injuries which were
quite painful but not dangerous.
1t is said that committee of Luth-
Grams visited the Payette valley re-
Gently and after spending a few DAYS
there decided to locate colony of their
people in the valley near New Plymouth
and under the Noble ditch. There will
be twenty-five families in the colony,
Sherman NJ. Coffin secretary of the
Boise chamber of commerce, received a
telegram from New York last week
stating that Thomas w. Bates, presi-
dent OF the Idaho Midland, has com
pieted arrangements for financial aid,
having formed a strong syndicate.
a report of the business done by the
state land board shows that dnring the |
past year that department has received
s45.52s.o 90 for lands sold, rentals, etc. |
together with 5000 from timber, s94i. e7
from escheats and 1914 from sale of inn
Provements on forfeited land.