Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-27
ELMORE BULLETIN.
G. M PAYNE. MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO NEWS.

Miss HALEY Call, who resides near
Boise, was seriously injured in run
away last week.
Several companies will begin boring
for oil in the Snake river oil fields in
the near future.
A Spanish war original pension of Sc
per month has been granted to Frank
A. Mccall of Sand Point.
The DeLamar is to be opened for the
inspection of visitors during the Min
ing congress. The mine has hereto
fore been closed TO the public.
Glover and Timothy are being cut in
yield about average, as rule, and in
some instances, the crop is heavy
The shipments of sheep from the
Woodriver country is very heavy just
now, sixty-one carloads being shipped
from HALEY and Ketchum last week
Governor Hunt has granted respite
in the "Diamondfeld" Jack Davis
case. Davis was to have been hanged
last Friday. The respite is until We'd
nesday, July 3.
The sale of $205, 900 of state bonds
was last week made to good advantage,
the entire issue being taken by Isaac
Sheriff. of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and
bringing $40, 1865 premium.
John Keller was stabbed to death
by Thomas Flemmings near Bonner's
Ferry, during a drunken fight. The
men, who were farmers and unmarried,
quarrelled over the favorite candidates
for school election.
The first shipments of rails for the
Idaho Northern railway, running from
Nampa to Emmett Will arrive about
the 25th Colonel Dewey declares that
as soon as the rails arrive active work
on track laying will begin.
Ex-senator Shoup is urging upon the
president the consideration of the APP
plication of Willis Sweet for judge
ship in the Philippines and has been
assured consideration in the event ad-
dtional judges are appointed.
Several families have recently de-
parted from Mullan for Ecuador,
South America, where the men will
work for New York company who
are constructing a railroad from the
coast 300 miles into the interior.
Charles B. Lyon, superintendent of
ha ipin
of the property in the bend of the
Snake river, denies that the gravel is
as rich as represented. The country
has been staked off for miles around.
The biggest wool clip of the west has
been sold at price which almost sets
new record for the year This is the
clip of j. d. Wood of Spencer. Mr.,
Wood disposed of 600, 600 pounds, and
the price paid is said to be 1875 cents.
Elaborate preparations are being
made in Chicago for the crowd of dele
gates which are expected to attend the
international Mining congress at
Boise, and special trains will be run
from Chicago to Boise without change,
The old camp of Leesburg, which
thirty-five years ago startled the world
with its phenomenal yield of the
precious metal, is coming to the front
again this season and is attracting
considerable attention among mining
men.
A new s-stamp mill, with concen-
traitors, is being installed at the Bessie
mine in the Neal district, and 1t ia
stated that a number of other improve
ments in that district are expected this
season, and the outlook for profitable
run is promising
Further reports concerning the dam
age to fruit by frost on the 5th and
sth confirm the seriousness of the dam
age over the entire outhwest fruit dis
trict, but in the northern and eastern
counties the damage was not so great
as was first stated.
Passengers ON the stage from the
railroad to Malad the 23rd, had hair
raising experience on Malad hill. The
breaks refused to work, and the occu-
pants dashed down the hill in danger
of momentary death, but were fortu-
nate to escape injury.
The G. A. r. department of Idaho,
completed its encampment at Occur
d'Alene City the 22nd. The new off
GERS are: Department commander, w.
C. Maxey, Caldwell senior vice-eom-
mander, H. f. Reel, Boise; junior vice.
commander. James Reid Occur d'AleHe.
The state officers for the w. R. c.
are; Department president, Mary
nurphy, Genesee; senior vice -presi-
n'' ). Louise Barton, Moscow; junior
"ce-president, Annie w. Clark. Boise;
HAIaa '' Matte Bublong, Occur
cunningham, assayer in charge
OF the United States .ss.u 90.
Boise, has completed his renort At tho
mineral production for tho s,.,a 80
the year 1900 1t shows an increase %
29,os4 over that of the year before
when the figure was s1e, ,1o7, ,7es.
With view to ascertaining vha..
or not sufficient water can be sec,raa
Tor irrigating purposes, the citizens 30
dwell have petitioned tho saora.a