Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
ELMORE BULLETIN.
NJ PAYNE. MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE 4 PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO NEWS.

The First National bank of Payette
Ida, has been authorized to commence
business, with SIS, 900 capital
A third appeal to the state suprems
court has been taken in Diamondfielt
Jack Daviss case based on alleged
newly discovered evidence.
Ed. Norris and A. A. Dickman were
killed by an explosion in the STANDARD
\ mine at Wallace last week. by the pre-
mature explosion of a blast put in.
Vice President Roosevelt has ex.
pressed regrets at being unable to at
tend the mining congress at Boise
Previous engagements elsewhere de
tanned him.
The state house is utilized for max
ing the mining display at the mini ng
congress- The senate chamber, hall
Representatives and committee rooms
are all being used To advantage.
The Empire State Idaho mining com
pany, the heaviest dividend payer in
the state, with the July dividend,
passed the million mark Less than
three years ego the first dividend was
paid.
The census Office has issued a state
ment giving the statistics of school,
militia and voting population of Idaho
as follows: School age 54,964; males
OF militia age, Al, 1855: males of voting
cge, 53,932.
Hailey's Chinatown was destroyed
by IRE last week, and for time it
seemed that the business part OF town
would go with it. There was no water
to fight the ire with, but giant powder
was effectively used.
w. d. McNeill, passenger brakeman
on the Boise branch, Sunday cut off a
finger while shifting chair in chair
car. The accident is interesting be-
cause it Is said to be the first of the
kind that has ever occurred.
Plans are under way for the estab-
lishment of power plant at Post Falls
n TO furnish electric power for Occur
&d'Alene mines. The plant will be 5000
horse power, and the current will be
transmitted 65 miles to the mines.
4 While party of young men were
&awimming in the Snake river near
5Nyssa Wednesday of last week, Willie
Emerson, aged II, was drowned He
was attempting to swim to a point
|generally avoided by other swimmers,
|ahnd, getting in whirlpool, was drawn
*hnder. The body was recovered.
Chief Clerk Steunen berg of the state
aud board last week at Wallace sold
900 acres of white pine and other
timber at the appraised value, S4s, 900.
fhe timber was sold to Henry Turrish
pf West Superior, Wis, the same party
Tho. on the 18th, purchased 900
cres at the Moscow sale for s1O5, 900
81 The Pacific & Idaho Northern and
:1he Short Line have each agreed to
1--WE $4,000 for the purpose of complet-
ng the wagon road down the Little
aimon. This will insure the compile
aon of the road on water grade. 1t
Ill be graded around all the rocky
points instead of being carried over
!zthem.
The council OF Nampa have decided
70 submit to vote the question
whether or not it shall bond itself for
the establishment of a sewer. The
amount required will lie $4,000. Col.
onel Dewey has agreed to construct
and have in operation a system of wat
srworks which will be completed by
December /, 1901,
Hon. j. G. Brady, Probate Judge OF
Kootenai county, died in Sacred Heart
fhospital at Spokane, last Thursday
morning as result of the shot fred
July 9th by the madman, Henry viii.
busse. Judge Brady has committed
Wilousse to the asylum, but the crazy
man escaped. Two weeks ago he went
TO the Judges office in Rathdrum and
without warning shot him. lie fled,
but was captured in Spokane, after
hard struggle, and is now in jail at
Rathdrum.
vegetables are being shipped from
'olse as far east as st. Louis Owing
70 the drought in the south and south
west the supply of green stuff can not
Ne secured from usual sources. The
''arket will absorb all that can be
Supplied.
~ what is said to be one of the richest
81 'ses ever made in southern Idaho is
eeueo from Owyhee county, not
nofe than three miles from Silver
o''y' A ledge has been found over
elght feet wide and the ore runs over
800 per ton.
The general merchandise store Of
Burns Brothers & Fox at Meridian, was
ourgiarized last week, entrance being
erected by window. A watch, razor
ana other articles were taken, besides
some money. In all, the loss In esti.
mated at abouts50.
Inc decision of the general land Of.
|ace In rejecting the application of Ed
10 a. bracey from the Lewiston, Ida.
ano district for refund of excess pur-
uase money for land covered nv her
sesert entry, has been affirmed h~ IN.
secretary of the interior.