Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-03-07
.LM0RE BULLETIN.
G. NJ. PAYNE MABEL l. pawn
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO NEWS.

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A mountain lion came into Paris last
week but escaped before anyone could
get gun.
The stockmen of Washington county
are talking of organizing a stock
association.
Mrs. Henrietta Barbour and Alfred
Arnold of Lewiston have been arrested
for selling liquor to Indians.
The postoffice at Murray was destroy.
ed by fire on the 21st. The Are was
started by the explosion of a gasoline
lamp.
Arrangements have been made
whereby Silver City will be in telephone
communication with outside points all
night.
Since the opening of this legislature
number of overcoats and overshoes
have been stolen from the house cloak
room. None of the members are sus.
pected.
Farmers and merchants of Nez Perce
d
line to connect that place with the out
side world. The wires will be run on
the fences.
Mart Kennedy, well known about
HALEY and other mining camps few
years ago died at Florence, Colo, last
week of heart failure, after long spell
of sickness
The premium list for the state fair
Is being made up and shows increased
offerings in all departments Among
the special features will probably be
womans' day.
man named Herrick is at Gibbons
vile with both hands and feet frozen.
the result of exposure on the trail
leading into Montana. One foot may
have to be amputated.
There is evidence that South African
investors are convinced that the end OF
the war is close and that speedy re-
vival of the mining industry there may
be expected.
strike of eighteen inches of solid
galena ore was made last week in
Floods mine in Minnie Moore gulch at
HALEY. 1t is supposed to be on the
same ledge as the Minnie Moore
Twenty-four of the torty-three fusion
members of th elegislature held eau
Gus last week and adopted resolutions
requesting the governor to abolish
martial law in the Coeur dAlenes.
E. A. Greene, agent for the New
York people who are looking into the
Midland railway project, has been
quite i'll at Boise for several days past.
The trouble is neuralgia of the heart
Ex Congressman James Gum has
taken charge of the Soldiers home. He
was appointed to the position some
time ago, but i'll health forced him to
go to California and the position was
held open for him.
The postoffice department has Or
dered the removal of the postoffice from
the town of Newport, Idaho, across the
state line to the railroad town of New
port, Washington, The business hous-
es and most of the residences will fol-
low, adding probably 200 people to the
new town.
A memorial has been introduced in
the House asking for the vacation of
the Bitter Root and Priest River forest
reserves The resolution recitss that
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servation, and that they hinder the
development and settlement of the
state The Bitter Root reserve Is an
the headwaters of the Salmon and
Clearwater rivers.
The sh eep bill now before the leg
ialature imposes severe penaltus. For
violating the law regarding bringing
sheep ito the state fine of not less
than 81, 900 and no more that $1,000 is
imposed. For removing sheep from
quarantine before stipulated time
fine from $500 to $1,000 will be imposed.
Any sheep inspector has power to
quarantine any band of sheep brought
into the state for period of ninety
days.
The Sebree canal that furnishes
water for the farms around Parma has
been sold to Utah company. The
principal stockholders in the old COM
pany were prominent Utah men, P. Il.
Lannan, Ex-Governor Thomas and Fred
j. Kiesel.
John Hislop. who was employed in
the construction of the Payette canal
In 1892, was killed by train in Chicago
on the 21st, while on his wedding tour.
Mr.. Hislop was chief engineer OF the
White Pass railway at the time OF his
DEATH
Ed Boyce, president of the Western
Federation of Miners, arrived in Boise
last week and registered under the
name of j. E. Boyer, of Silver City. 1t
Is understood he came to urge enact
ment of legis lation in the interest OF
shoshone county miners.