Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-18
ELMORE BULLETIN.
J. NJ PAYNE. MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE 4 PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


use 100000 brick in new building this
year.
1be state board of pardons has de-
ferred action in the case of Paul Cor
coran until August TO-
The mining congress will bring a
larger number of influential people to
Idaho than any previous event in her
history.
Ed Norris and A. A. Dickman were
killed in the Standard mine at Wall
lace, Saturday night by an accidental
explosion.
The Dewey Hotel at Nampa, the
finest building in the state, will be
completed and and thrown open to the
public about September.
The largest warrant ever issued by
the state of Idaho was drawn upon the
order of the state land board last week
for the purchase of Se5, 900 of the state s
refnnding bonds.
Judge Beatty has decided that the
Legget Creek Hydraulic Mining COM
pany has the right to construct ditch
across Bitter Root forest reservation
pending final termination of the case.
W. G. Williamson, freighter, re-
turning from Silver City, was held up
by tramps near Meridian, who took
all the money he had on his person
which fortunately was only few dol
lars
The following pensions have been
granted to residents of Idaho during
the past week: William Hanna, Sol
diers Home, So; George T. Behmyer,
Wardner S. Increase: John Bryan,
Soldier, $40,
Two hundred and fifty cars OF lambs
will be shipped from Idaho ranges to
eastern markets this season. The
movement will begin this month, and
live stock agents of the company are
hustling for business.
The white pine timber on $4,000
acres of land belonging to the State of
Idaho, west of the Boise meridian,
was sold Saturday at public auction in
Moscow, to Henry Turrish of West SUI
porior, Wis, for $1o5,442.
The Boise municipal election result
ed in the election of NJ Alexander, Cit
i2en candidate for mayor, over ID. ID.
Williams, Republican, by majority of
81. The Republicans elected the treas
urer and majority of the council
men.
The annual report of Surveyor-Gen
eral Perrault gives the area of the
state by countnes. The total is 53,-
Ss3, ,64S acres, whereas it had heretofore
been put down at 55,22s, 100 acres. The
largest county is Idaho, with $3.50, 432
acres. and the smallest Bear Lake,
with CSC. $40 acres.
Judge Powers of Salt Lake, who as
sisted in prosecuting Diamondfeld
Jack Davis, says there is doubt as to
his guilt, and requests that his sem
tence be commuted to life imprison-
ment. Whether Davis is guilty of
he was guilty party to the conspiracy
to drive the sheepmen from the range
in dispute.
Department Comman Maxey of
the g. A. r. has made the following
appointments: Assistant Adiutant Cen
eral, George Little. Caldwell; Assist
ant Quartermaster General, M. w
Clark. Boise; Department Inspector.
John Green, Boise; Chief mastering
officer, R. H. Barton, Moscow; Judge
Senior Aid aud Chief of Staff, Judson
Allerton, Emmett.
Sheriff DAILY, of Ada county, is con-
fined to his room at the court house on
account of smallpox. The case is not
serious one and Law w-breakers wiz be
accommodated at the jail as of yore,
no quarantine having been establish
ed
Thomas S, Jones, Silver City min
er, en- route to Thund er Mountain ON a
prospecting tour, was found in his
room at the Capital Hotel, Boise, in an
unconscious condition the morning OF
the 9th, and died without regaining
consciousness.
The Boise land district embraces
Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, 0wyhee
and Washington counties, and part
of Idaho. In this district there are in
cluded nearly 5000, 900 acres of land,
of which over IL ,5o0,o 900 acres still re-
main unappropriated.
tramway is to be built to convey
grain from the head of Six-mile can
d son 10 Pardee, Nez Perce county, at a
OF $4,000. 1t is estimated the
..a'hWay win handle 500. 900 bushels
."'e year, saving a drive over almost
impossible roads
AFTER struggling heroieally tor three
hours, the Nampa Iea. /. ~,
game last week We're only able to pile
up score of "a to "a against ,ba Fa.s M
With the biggest score to tha;r o.eas,
earned this year, the Leans cb.,,..a.
anything in the state.
Fire originating from moaon,.o
smudge destroyed the residence. :,
Messrs. Hewitt and Pearce at c.m
bridge last vaalx M