Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-12-19
ELMORE BULLETIN.
n PAYNE MAsr1 L. PAYNE
PAYNE 4 PAYNE, Publiahen.
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

completed to Middleton last week, and
daily train service has been estab-
lished.
The newest G. A. R. post In the state
is Mckinley Post No. 80, at Shelley.
IL was organized last week by State
Commander Maxey.
Two watches and some papers, part
OF the plunder taken from DIR. Kohler,
were found under wool warehouse
at Nampa last week.
The Newell oil well in the Owybee
oil fields is to be thoroughly developed
and decision reached as to whether
oil in paying quantities exists.
Four Thousand acres of school land
at Moscow were sold last week for $685.
4s5.35, or an average of SIG SO per acre.
One fourth of the amount was paid in
cash.
The Boise-Payette River Electric
Power company agrees to expend a
quarter of million on a plant If grant,
ed fifty-year franchise by the city of
Boise.
rich strike was made In the Anna
mine at Custer recently. A one foot
ledge runs $500 in gold and $3.50 In sill
yer, while four foot ledge assays
about 825 per ton.
b. r. Hettinger was seriously hurt
by walking off high platform at the
Weiser opera house Saturday night.
He will be laid up some time by an in
jury to his right side.
A. Mcpherson, state horticultural
inspector, is devoting considerable time
to addressing farmers institutes
throughout the state, explaining how
to get rid of fruit pests.
John Murphy, an old Wood river
pioneer and business man, died of heart
failure at HALEY last week. He has
been failing for some time. Death
came to him while alone.
The Oregon Short Line railway is
advertising the Salmon City route to
Thunder Mountain as the best. From
Salmon City the greater part of the
route follows Salmon River.
Boise Odd Fellows have taken pre-
liminary steps looking to the erection
OF temple, which will be one of the
finest In the state. The cost of the
building Is estimated at S25, 900.
herd of cattle, numbering thirty
Hya hay At r,l. \
Mountain mining country, but it is
predicted they will not furnish meat
until the roads are open in the spring.
The Davis Comstock company of Du-
luth and Spokane, has purchased over
Ave square miles of timber five miles
east of Granite. 1t includes about 5O,-
100000 feet of saw timber, mainly
white pine.
The supreme court has rendered a
decision that one member of city
council, board of county commission
ers, school directors, can not contract
an obligation binding upon city, coun-
ty or district.
The tunnel being driven by the De
Lamar mining company, after being
pushed for two years, is In 5000 feet.
Another months work is expected TO
bring it into the great string of lodges
for which it was started.
Colonel Ferguson of the interior de-
partment, has classified the lands in
the ,adad ,,ortiou - Eo,t uoll .n..
tion, as follows: Agricultural land,
OF, ,412 acres; grazing land, 1875, 900 acres;
mineral springs land, 1877 acres.
Agitation has been started in North
ern Idaho In favor of opening the
Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation to
white settlers This reserve, which
partially surrounds Lake Occur d'Alene
contains over half million acres
substantial bridge across the Pay.
Thunder Mountain has been completed.
Only one more bridge remains to be
built. and that is small one across
Clear creek, which will be done in the
Spring.
The Idaho and Wyoming Oil com.
pany, an Idaho company with lands at
Fossil, Wyo., has purchased drilling
plant which will arrive on the grounds
This week. The plant is extra strong
and with $500 feet of casing, cost Sc, zoo
laid down.
NJ
Marshal Kirkpatrick, of Caldwell
=. "no killed Jess Bays last week by
0'ow on the head with his club willis
snueaVoring to arrest the latter, has
arrested on charge of man.
~. n'er' preferred by brother OF
'ne dead man.
SUIT involving the title to the Gold.
On Chariot mine, near Idaho City.
~. n mas produced $4,000. 900, was
sun at Boise last week. The mine
"ss closed in 1879, and has since been
vioeated =, and is now under bond to the
war Eagle company.
Active steps are being taken to nd.
fhse the Weiser-C Council Warren
'e 70 Thunder Mountain, A man
M oe issued showing its advantages
- oe widely distributed, with the ex-
hon h..~ OF securing portion of the
Aeavy travel expected.