Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
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from the hot springs lake at HALEY and
the lake turned into skating pond.
A fine team of horses, hitched to a
hack, ran away at Lewiston last week,
and landed at the bottom of a 1O0-foot
well.
Helen Gould presented Company M
at Camp Osburn fifty volume library
in a polished hardwood case for
# Christmas.
Salt Lake company has secured a
bond on the Evergreen Eureka proper
tv at Mt. Idaho, agreeing to pay
81 sl25,00o for three claims.
Delegates returning fran the ma
tional irrigating congress say that it
- was the best attended and most pro-
ductive of good of any ever held.
Work on the big DeLamar tunnel
has been suspended until spring.
Before closing down a five-foot vein Of
81 quartz was cut, but its value was not
# determined.
at the home of Louis Goldsmith of
Caldwell, last week, resulted in a small
fire in which Mrs Goldsmith was
slightly burned.
II William Grove Of Boise has returned
& from China. He accompanied the
march of the allied troops from Tien
n Tsen to Pelxin as packer and entered
v the walled city with the advance
81 column.
n DR.. w. HI. Behle, until few years
N since resident of Blackfoot, died in
a Salt Lake last week of blood poisoning
in his ffty-eighth year. He was a
native of Prussia and lived in Black
& foot for fifteen years.
II The Boise Statesman says there is a
great deal of talk concerning the build
81 ing of railroad from Kelton. Utah, to
FL Houston, via Albion and Minidoka.
b The Short Line will connect with this
II line at Arco from Baclsfoot.
# Edward Rice, who murdered old Matt
81 mdley Nv Naildce, luh., Will live 10 see
u another century. He was sentenced
IS to be hanged Dec. 81, but a stay of
81 execution has been granted because of
an appeal to the supreme court.
81 Another railway rumor is becoming
"a persistent. This is supposed to be a
Southern Pacific project to open the
81 Harney Valley tOr.) country as well as
# the rich mineral and timber fields in
this state, enroute to Butte, Mont.
The Idaho delegation to the late
Sc irrigation convention interested them,
81 selves in the matter of securing the
congress of 1892 for Boise, and they
a met with encouragement from all to
whom they talked. The next congress
Is to go to Buffalo, but there is
chance to secure the 1902 congress.
81 Friday night Mrs. Willis, mother of
@ G. d. Chinn of Boise. wss probably
IN fatally injured at er daughters house.
g One of her grandsons ran against her
In the dark. She fell heavily, dislo-
eating her hip and sustaining other
= injuries from which, it is reported, she
cannot recover. She is 70 years old.
Governor Steunenberg, while in
8 Washington recently. had an inter-
& view with the commissioner of the
8 general land office respecting the Twin
n Falls irrigation project, in connection
with the conflict between it and the
"A park reservation. The commissioner
gave him to understand that the gov
ernment would not stand in the way
of the project for reclaiming the
land
8 Secretary of State Patrie has re-
turned from a trip to New York. He
states he met number of men inter
ested in the Midland project and has
every reason to believe the deal for
raising the necessary money will GO
through In very few days, and tina,
# work on the line, which is to run from
Boise to Butte, Mont, will begin not
later than February. There is nc
XX "ouot IN his nllui WHuLSSSi hAab !. "
Bates, the promoter, has the matter In
hand, and that the road is assured.
State Auditor Sinclair suggests an
III apportionment basis for the Legislature
OF 3 3,32o for members of the house, re
sulting in net loss of five members
Ada, Blaine, Boise, Canyon, Latah
# Lemhi, owyhee and Shoshone woulc
each lose member, while bingham
would gain one and Nez Perce two.
The district court records of 0gder
for two years past show total o
81 eighty-three divorces, while the mar
# riage licenses issued number 5sa, show
# Ing the divorces to have been a.. 26 pei
cent. OF the marriages. Divorce case,
were more than Is per cent. of all casei
81 filed.
~ The Boise Statesman publishes ,
rumor that the Burlington will entel
custer county. near Houston, follow
81 near the line of the proposed Midland
tunnel through the Saw tooth and fol
low the Payette to the state line. 4
81 branch from Emmett will enter Boise