Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-09-05
NORTHWEST NOTES.


A heavy snow storm occurred on Al
pine pass, Colorado, recently. The
snow fell in binding sheet for an
hour and was followed by severe
hailstorm.
Judge Dixon of Pueblo has issued an
injunction to restrain the state board
OF equalization from acting further in
the matter of assessing the property of
corporations under the new revenue
law
special train of forty carloads of
potatoes left Stockton, Cal, Friday for
the middle and Southern States. The
potatoes are raised on the river islands
west of the city and towed there on
barges.
The transport Sheridan will leave
San Francisco next Saturday with
number of teachers for Philippine
schools, and the transport Sumner will
delegation of teachers
The large -four mill of Nelson Story
at Bozeman, Mont, was destroyed by
hre last week. The mill had a. capacity
OF 500 barrels day and was valued at
100000. The fire caught from an over
heated bearing on a shaft.
John Andrews of Red Lodge, Mont,
was instantly killed by John Rogers
last week, who mistook him for bear,
and sent a bullet through his heart.
The men were with party enjoying
an outing at the Lewis ranch.
Warehouses of the Willamette paper
mill and of the Crown paper mill at
oregon City, Ore, were destroyed by
fire last week. One hundred tons of
paper and one hundred tons of sulphur
n the Crown warehouse were de-
stroyed.
Emmett A. Nealand, the young man
who recently applied in Seattle for
writ OF habeas corpus for his release
from the navy, failed to substantiate
his claim that he had been coerced into
enlistment by his father in order to
prevent his marriage, and must remain
in the service
Charges of maladministration have
been. preferred against DIR. Henry
Brown, presiding elder, and DR.. p. A.
Cool, pastor of the First M. e. church
OF Spokane, and Rev. +. u. Hodson,
pastor of the church of Coeur d'Alene.
Additional charges of fraud and deceit
are made against DIR. Cool.
The body of man was found beside
the railroad track near Edgewood, CAL,
last week. The head was badly mutt
lated. In his pocket was found a bank
book OF the Hibernian bank of San Fran
cisco bearing the name of Simons Erik
son. 1t is thought he was robbed and
thrown from a freight train by tramps.
very rich quartz ledge has been
discovered near Malheur City, Ore.
An assay has been made which goes
S21o.33 gold to the ton. The strike
was made by two poor men while dig
ging ditch. They are making from
s3 to Us per day each by pounding the
rock in mortar by hand and then
washing it, using quicksilver to catch
the gold.
News has reached Denver that mob
has burned the remaining buildings
belonging to William Radcliffe at
Grand Mesa lakes. The trouble began
when one of Mr.. Radcliffes guards
killed a ranchman in a controversy
over the right to fish In the lakes.
Since then all the buildings on Rad
cliffes place, including the fish hatch-
cry, has been destroyed by mobs.
Two Seattle lawyers have in hand
nearly two score of cases against the
Canadian Pacific Navigation company
In connection with the wreck of the
steamer Islander, which are to be insti-
tuted for damages for loss of life. loss
OF property and injury to health.
In accordance with an injunction
issued by the Montana supreme court
restraining +. Augustus Heinze from
operating the Minnie Healy mine. at
Butte, pending an appeal from a de-
cision In favor of Heinze, the Minnie
Healy has been closed down.
The stage running from Ukiah, CAL,
to Mendocino was held up at o'clock
Thursday afternoon about ten miles
from Ukiah. The express box was
taken and two passengers and the
driver robbed. The amount of booty
secured is not known.
E. X. Coon, the counterfeiter who
was arrested at Baker City, Or, last
week has been examined before United
States Commissioner L. L. Moore and
bound over to the United States court
in the sum of So, 500. He was unable to
furnish bonds.
The Bisbee, Arizona, mines are be-
coming a close rival OF the United
Verde Copper company in the amount
and value of their product. 1t Is said
the Copper Queen is shipping from four
to Eve carloads of bullion a day, equal
to about 100000 poun dis of copper.
Bert Hillman, who escaped from the
Idaho penitentiary on the 22nd inst
has been captured. He was caught
four miles south of Meadows, in Wash.
ington county by two farmers who
had been searching for him, and IL
again wearing stripes.
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