Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-22
ELMORE BULLETIN.
@. NJ PAYNE MARrr. r, P.vrr
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publish4 rs.
IDAHO NEWS.

It is estimated that the assessed val
uation OF the state will show an in
crease of ten per cent over last yesr,
1t is desired to not only bond Namp,
for a sewer system, but also for watel
works. The cost of both systems il
estimated to be s22 500.
There are now three rigs drilling fol
oil in the Snake river field near Guffy
Gas in one of the wells keeps the water
boiling almost necessarily.
Twenty-seven cars of rails for the
Emmet extension of the Boise, Nampa
u Owyhee railway have been received
at Nampa, and track-laying is under
way.
George Froman, of Caldwell, has re-
turned from the Klondike, where he
made shipment of livestock several
months since The trip was in every
respect successful.
Miss Minnie Ringer who lives near
Payette, was thrown from load Of
hay last week and the wagon u setting
over her. Her injuries were not SER
ious but very painful.
Articles of incorporation of th . Boise
Creamery company have been fled
with the secretary of state. The cap
ital stock is $4,000, didived nto 60
shares at par value of $50 ST are.
Idaho sheep owners have asked for
lower rate of assessment. Last year
the assessment was fixed at S2.75 per
head, which the sheepmen claim is
excessive, compared with other prop
erty.
The sentence of Bob Meeks, " no was
convicted OF robbipg the bank at
Montpelier several years ago and given
a sentence of thirty-fve years in the
pen, has had his sentence comm luted to
twelve years.
A twelve foot ledge has been en-
countered in the Hercules mine at
Burk, which is said to be the richest
silver deposit in the state. -Four feet
of the vein assays 929 ounces silver and
73 per cent lead.
A consignment of choice fruit recent
ly sent to Buffalo has attracted a great
deal OF attention to Idaho. Few states
are keeping their displays up 50 well
as Idaho, and the contrast is dailv
commented on.
During July the Boise assay Office
shipped to the Philadelphia mi 1t $685..
5ls gold in bars During the first
seven months of the year more than a
million dollars in gold has been for
warded to the mint from Boise
Houston is showing great activity on
account of the approach of the rail-
road. Some 200 men are now en- ployed
at the mines and at other work. The
White Know company have com menced |
breaking ground for a 600 to smell
ter.
Five prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Lewiston last week bv
cutting hole eighteen inches square
through thick brick wall lined with
steel. They used brace and bit and
were assisted by accom- plices outside
the iail
spearo Cetcovitch, pioneer Of Boise
basin, killed himself in his cabin near
Idaho city last week. He PLACED the
muzzle of Winchester in his mouth
and touched the trigger with cane.
No cause for the deed has been dis
covered.
Lucius G. Rice, Pan n-American n CON-
missioner, has engaged M. b. McGlenn,
'ne well known quartz and placer
tA,ner' to take charge of the Idaho
aeral display at the Buffalp expo
n he will remain till the close
OF the exposition.
uradlng on the extension ~ ,ha
seven Devils road began Mons,v
wa;sas. w - now in operation from
"eiser to Council, distance II sixtn
mics There is to be a braneb h,,;i,
from the latter place to ,hn ST. -
Devils mines, distance of fDrtu s
miles. c''y-nve
Inc state board of equalization -.
'no assessment of rail-
ways as follows: Oregon sh ort Linz
the oeateilo at $3.50 per mile,
!, ne rest OF the line SIS, 500; St. Antbonv
oranch, $4,000; Wood River bra,oh
eo,7So; Fort Sherman br.nch 90 900
aionse & Lewiston. se 15o. aansss
o. oraneh, aaei $4,000, Clearwater sbo ort Ilns
1000; coeur d'Alens -, 1,ne'
Ore Fino branch, 50 ooo. o A 5000;
ern mainline, $3.50; Koo,sn", No,'n- ,'
branch, $4,000; o. r. 4 n valley
Be-, $50. nainline, !
forest tre ragged within n - -, $
OF Idaho City last THURSDAY mics
ing the costly Improvement es assn- 1
var Eagle Consolidated Minina sne .
pany and the Blaine and Loe,v I'm 7
mills. A large number Of m ~ 10y
in controlling the FIRE c
A discovery was made in III q Dsr,. i,
~. ~ mine at DeLsmar recent v wbiIa 5
Ion opsrations ~ We're being made to aban. a
DE sae mine, that promises : nab j,
ems mp as lively as ever. Tba a., =
phep :, the town held a iolli6c..lon D,
discovery was reported h