Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-09-26
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 1901.

capital Tuesday.
DR.. Smith has gone to Salt Lake
on a short visit.
Barrett, the saddler, has returned
here from Oregon.
Warren johnson was in town
Tuesday from Rocky Bar.
Commissioner Billy Wilson and
wife spent Sunday in this place.
Lawyer Sloan went to Boise
Monday on professional business.
Cashier Chandler of the Citizens
State Bank has gone east on visit.
Joseph Rosevear was up from
Glenn's Ferry attending probate
court this week.
Charley Geerhart's big teams,
loaded with merchandise, pulled
out for Atlanta yesterday.
John j. Little was appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of VIM. I'll.
Little, deceased, this week
Tom Mellen returned from the
east last Monday, bringing with
him large lot of thoroughbred
bucks.
Judge Flanagan is in this place
and will start at once at work on
the foundation of the Catholic
church.
DR.. r. D. Roberts came in Tues
day morning from Boise, on his
way to Three Creek DR.. Roberts
is always a welcome visitor in this
place.
At the Baptist church in this
place last Sunday evening, the con
gregation donated for the benefit of
the organization the handsome sum
of $12500 in cash.
j. M. Caldwell came down from
Rocky Bar Tuesday evening. He
reports the Bar quiet and says the
Bear Creek Flume Companv's men
have again suspended work because
Of non-payment for wages.
The Grown Point shaft at Dixie
has reached a depth of 400 feet and
continues in wide ledge of splen-
did ore Manager Reber has COM
menced prosecuting for station
at that point, but at the same time
the shaft is being pushed to great
er depth.
Mrs. K. I. Perky and daughter
Esther departed last evening for a
six weeks visit with Mrs. Perky's
parents at Ft. Recovery, Ohio.
Judge Perky accompanied them as
far east as Butte. The BULLETIN
wishes this estimable lady a pleas
ant voyage and safe return.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pence ar
rived here last week from Wyo-
ming, where they spent the sum
mer visiting with daughter, com
ing there from their former home in
Iowa. This worthy couple are the
parents of lawyer Joseph T, Pence
of Boise. Mr.. Pence is a brother of
John and Arthur Pence of this
place. They are seeking new To-
cation and we hope they may con-
I elude to settle down in this imme-
! diate section.
The will of Mehitable Ramsdell,
deceased, of Salem, Mass, was on
] Monday admitted to probate. The
j testatrix divided all her property
between her daughters, Elizabeth
u Caswell and Sarah Ramsdell, stat
ing that she left her son George
nothing, he having been provided
tor. Since the making of the will,
Sarah Ramsdell, one of the legatees
died, and dying before the tesla.
trlx, all her share falls to her sur
vlving sister, Mrs. Caswell. The
testatrix was the widow of Uncle
Ramsdell, an old resident of this
place who died in 81. There is
about $4,000 worth of property be-
longing to the estate in this village.
N. P. Nelson and John McCabe
returned here Sunday from their
mines on Little Bear Creek, near
Bascom on the South Boise river.
~ hey have this summer done con-
iueraie exploration work and are
lghiy satisfied at results. They
Ave run tunnel that taps the
skdge at depth of 100 feet, which
sows a width of 20 feet, all of
h mich h ore assays well. The ledge
mas sd oeen plainly traced a distance
Of 1000 feet and is sum supposed d'0 to he
the continuation Of the p graat Allan
ia lode. Messrs Nelson '4 and a'ip Nc
. cabe have suspended S work anu at tbe me
MINES until spring, owing ~ ''t tbe
TACT that they were not prena 70 I'd Tue fns.
an all winter campaign in 80 can ~
Try where snow piles up to enor 1oan
uepth, They erected eommodioas
and comfortable log house bef ous
epmlng out, in which they stored
a saleir tools, etc. to await their return
n as spring They brought down
be oout 800 pounds of ore which has
lon eh sent to salt Lake for rednct 9
Bea, as a test. Evidently Little
trao,. creek mining district will AZ
s' much attention next season ease a.