Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-09-05
ELM0RE BULLETIN.
]. NJ PAYNE MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

Weiser.
The fruit crop Of southwestern Ida
ho is turning out better than was ex.
pected
The Weiser artificial ice plant is in
constant operation and has ready
market for its product
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has l, 1856 miles of wires in the
state and is assessed at Ss4, 1880.
The Rocky Mountai Bell Telephone
company pays taxes on an assessed
valuation of $67, 669,5o. They have 766
instruments and 1894 miles of wire.
For throwing a companion who was
a stranger to soap, into Wood river,
a crew of telephone linemen at HALEY,
were last week fined 81 and costs each.
A quicksilver mine has been dis
covered near Boise. Quicksilver mines
are few. The nearest one is at Rose
burg, Oregon. There is another in
California.
Six representatives of colony of
Germans now at Sutton, Nebraska,
arrived at Payette last week and
bought land to locate Others are
coming later.
Colonel Dewey has let contract for
500 tons of cordwood to be delivered to
his mill on Thunder Mountain before
snow flies, and will keep the mill run
ming all winter.
George Flanagan, farmer residing
near Weiser, is building a dam across
Mann's creek, at a cost of $1,000, to
afford private irrigation system for
his farm of 200 acres.
One of those who went down on the
ill-fated vessel Islander was Mrs. e.
w. Phillips, She was we'll known in
Boise having been teacher in the
public schools some years ago.
The census of the Nez Perce Indians,
just completed, shows the total Indian
population to be 1,567, of which num-
Der over 900 are females. There has
been decrease of 100 since last year.
Fred Corbus, a prominent young
sheepman of Boise, was dangerously
injured last week at Meadows, in Wash
ington county, by his horse falling on
him. His back was injured and his re-
coyery is doubtful.
Work on the big smelter at Weiser
is going ahead rapidly. Beside the
big building proper there is now
on the site machine shop, boarding
house, carpenter shop, assay office and
superintendent's building.
The first of a shipment OF twenty
seven cars of steel rails for the Idaho
Northern have arrived at Nampa.
Work will at once be commenced
in laying the rails. Men have been
put TO work on the Boise river railroad
bridge.
The state of Idaho will not send its
deaf, dumb and blind pupils to Utah
this year to be educated, but gives the
Colorado institution the preference.
This will mean a net loss to the Utah |
institution in revenue of something
over 81, 900.
The state auditor has completed the |
computation of the assessed valuation |
of the state as equalized by the state
oo~-u. tshows total of So, 1876, ,4s7. 80,
an increase of $4,649, ,580.57 over last |
year. The richest county is Ada, in
which Boise is located, with $685.
43324
E. e. Stanley of Emmett and Philip
Harris of Nampa, are the owners of a
very rich placer claim at Moore's creek
1t was discovered some time ago but
owing to the difficulty of getting water
on it it has not been developed. The
ore has been carefully assayed and goes
: n ~ to the cubic yard.
me recent refusal of the buyers of
.Ae s'aee bond issue to take the bonds
Aas oeen considered, and the money
win soon be In the treasury The fact |
sna' Tue state had certified check for
SSo'ooo' made by the buyers at the
einle the agreement to take the bonds
was made is thought to have f,rcaa
the bidders to take the issue.
The American Land & Canal Co =,
8fittsburg, Pa, propose to take pata,
4 Prom the Snake river at seven differen,
points, and from Lost river before !,
hnks. The canal as projected, will he
~ 1eet wide and carry six feet of
ater.
iailey Is the principal shipping
oiht Tor sheep men in that region,
soo cars have been shipped
- mere this year, and from pres
SUI ino'eatlons the output will prob.
aoiy reach 1000 cars before the end Of
the season. Gnu VI
The Pacific aud Idaho Nortb.r,
officials and construction .o.,.aa.
are very active at presen, O.,
work will be required in order -
twenty miles of the extens,o sos
pleted before snow flies, as ordss
President Hall.
The local water company of Rot.
mas sued the city for $40, 723 for va,.
used for street sprinkling purposs.
me state law provides that water for
paoiic necessities shall be fprnish.a
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