Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
IDAHO NEWS.

Senator Shoup has recommended the
appointment of S. B. McLain as post
master at Dewey, Ida.
new postotfice is to he established
at Granite, kootenai county, and an
other at McNutt, Lemhi county.
A sale of school land near Weiser
last week realized Sl3,255. 80 for 1880
acres. The land is all in Snake river
valley. One piece brought SIC, and
another VIA, the remainder going at
$40 per acre.
The heaviest work on the New York
canal in the Boise canyon has been
completed and it is expected the canal
will be through the canyon by the first
OF May Two hundred men are now
engaged in the the work.
A vigorous campaign against dogs in
Boise is to be made before long. 1t is
estimated that there are $50 dogs in
the city that are neither serviceable or
ornamental and whose demise will not
be attended by fearful regrets. Tn
tagged dogs had better steer clear of
the dog catcher
Five burglaries were perpetrated at
Grangeville one night last week and
several hundred dollars worth Of jew
elry and valuahles were secured by the
thieves. Con sullivan, a saloon keeper
and Frank Woodard, a gambler, have
ta6 Of ha,n
implicated with the thieves.
Two tramps landed in Nampa re-
Gently and one OF the men was taken
down with smallpox The authorities
isolated him and employed his partner
to nurse him. BY the time he was
well the nurse took down with the
malady and the convalc cent was en-
ployed to turn nurse. Zach of the men
put in bill TO the county for services
rendered.
Representative Wilson has had
lie buildings and grounds relative to
the Boise City building. He urged an
additional appropriation of 500, ,oa7, as
was recommended by the supervising
architect Mr.. Wilson used the argu-
ment that the case was an exceptional
one, saying that while there may be
some reason for refusing to appropri-
ate money for the erection of federal
buildings in states which already have
one or two, there can be no good
reason for not allowing each state one
federal building, and that, therefore,
this was an exceptional and merito-
rious case.
An investigation discloses the fact
that there was a shortage of 81 ,536 in
the assessor and collectors office of
Ada county. This is alleged to have
been brought about by peculations of
deputy The latter was assessor and
collector for two years prior to 1899,
when he was succeeded by the present
official, j. II. DAILY He went out of
office So, 900 short. which his bondsmen
made up. Daily knew this but made
him deputy and entered into an agree
ment with the bondsmen to turn the
deputy's salary over to them to reim-
burse them. Most of the present
shortage has been made good by the
same bondsmen.
The main line of the Short Line
will not be torn up and relaid to run
into Boise, but trains will run into the
city from Nampa The railroad people
have declined to accept the subscrip-
tion of $3.50, 900 ra ised by Boise citizens
for the purpose of bearing the expense
of changing the line.
Local owners of white pine timber
lands in the st. Maries district, have
sold each 100 acres of their holding to
George II. Deans, a wealthy timber
man of Minnesota. The sale included
five claims comprising in all 500 acres
OF 6rst-elass timber.
A. b. Cough, well known attorney,
was badly hurt near Rocky Bar by the
overturning of a stage. His shoulder
was disocated and for time 1t was
feared he had received internal injur-
les which might lay him up indef-
nitely.
Short Line surveyors, in charge of
NJ. w. Bethel, are in Boise. They in
tend to run a line from Boise to Pay
cite, and to do some additional work
south OF Boise. They will put in Y
turning the main line trains that run
into the capital city,
John Hines and Red Armstrong, two
convicts with mania for breaking
out. made an unsuccessful attempt to
escape from the pen last week They
secured key to their cell in some
manner, and had unshackled them
selves when discovered.
The Trade Dollar Consolidated Min
Ing company of Silver City has pur'
chased the George Ainslee residence In
this city for ST.. 900 and presented it to
James Hutchinson, general managsr
OF the company. This Is done in
recognition OF his valuable services