Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-15
ELM0RE BULLETIN.
O. NJ PAYNE. MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO NEWS.

been abandoned
Large shipments of Cantelopes are
being made from Payette to the east
ern markets.
The Daisy mill at Neal has started
operations ard will be run constantly
from now on.
At Bliss the Big Wood river is the
lowest known for years, and fish are
dying by thousands.
The contract to rebuild the Soldiers.
Homo has been signed by the state
officials and work will begin at once.
The streets OF Caldwell are to be
sprinkled, fund to be raised by
private subscription for that purpose
The Rocky Mountain Telephone
company has completed its line from
Boise to HALEY. The line is 1873
In length.
1t is announced that project has
been launched to construct an electric
railway to connect Lewiston with
Grangeville.
While cutting wood at Dixie, Vic
Wood drove the AK into his let foot, al
most severing that member. The foot
will probably be saved.
There were on the first Of August
l24 prisoners in the state prison.
During July six were discharged, pa
rolled or pardoned, and FIVE received.
DR.. Jay q. Eldredge, a member Of
the Yale faculty, has resigned his po-
sition to accept the chair of modern
languages at the University of Idaho.
The we'll of the Paraffine oil CON-
pany hear Guffey has penetrated the
second strata of oil-bearing sand with
intxeasing indications of the near pres
ence of Oil.
piece of wood 24x12x2 inches has
been found in the coal mines at Horse
shoe bend, 200 feet below the surface.
The wood was embedded In vein of
coal and is well preserved.
The county commissioners of Ada
county have unearthed $4,000 worth
sheep that were not turned in to the
assessor The find means an incr ease
In the taxes of over 81 900.
From present indications the build
ing of road from Boise to Thunder
Mountain will soon be undertaken.
An expert has been engaged to esti-
4 mate the cost of the road, which will
include bridge across the Payette
river.
Fifty six-horse teams are engaged in
hauling ore from the Peacock mine in
the Seven Devils to the railroad at
q Council, and thirty more teams will
be put on as fast as they can be OBJ
tanned. Eighty teams will haul 100
8 tons daily.
The state of Idaho has been estop-
ped from making further selections OF
timber lands. The United States has
given the. order through the interior
department, and the order operates, 1t
- said, to restrain the state as we'll as
Individuals.
A contest has been filed by D. D.
Williams, late Republican candidate
TOR mayor of Boise, against Mayor AL
exander, asking for recount of the
votes. Mr.. Alexander's majority was
small, the Republicans electing a. ma
jority of the council.
A band of twenty-seven mules was
stolen from the range near Ketchum
Hast week by two men, who headed for
the North. The mules were the prop
erty of II. G. Lewis, who has sent a
posse in persuit OF the thieves, but up
the present time they have not been
Aptured.
Fire at Kellogg last week destroyed
buildings and merchandise to the
value OF $4,000 1t is believed the
nres were of incendiary origin. Sew
erai men were caught attempting to
s.eai from the store during the fire.
~ ne stores were branches of Wardper
establishment.
nsh hatchery is projected for
wan Falls, embracing building 5ox
XrR
Ss'o ieet. The plan is to catch the sal
ss on on their run up stream and have
VII eh spawn at the hatchery, where IL
estimated 90 per cent of the eggs
oe Matched against 90 per cent
oer ordinary conditions.
Y lillian steffen, resident of Mos.
"niie insanel last week, shot an
kiiled DIR. W. w. Watkins and fat.l,u
wounded George Creighton a mer.
enant' and Deputy Sheriff Cool stef.
ien was shot BY Cool altar he WA.
Wounded and lived but few minutes
4 ne poles Tor the long distance tele.
phone line are laid as far :. ~. ~, ~
pot Springs, and the construction
crew has its work completed 10 w;,hi,
nvs miles of HALEY. The linz m;I,
only DO pushed as far as Bellevue ,s,.
summer.
Iwenty-four miles of track ha. Ia.
completed on the Salmon River ro.d
ms is very quick work, and indicate.
.nat the line will be pleted on
the. the. A large number of men fro,,,
ue Nevada extension have been trsn.-
ii,erred temporarily to the RlacLTas, !,
Aoe, pepdtng Suryava