Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-04-04
.ELM0RE BULLETIN.
/. NJ. PAYNE. MABEL L. PAYNE
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is talked of for Boise
A rich strike of ore is reported in the
Bullion mine at Silver City.
Machinery for the sash and door fac
tory at Nampa is on the ground.
The fair directors favor the idea of
having queen of the fair this year.
The business of the Boise land Office
increased 131 per cent. for 1900 over
1899.
Two attempts were made recently to
burn the saloon of Douglas Bros at
Montpelier.
An athletic carnival will be held fair
week, under the direction of the Inter-
mountain Fair association.
The question of municipal ownership
of waterworks will be su omitted to the
people of Boise, to be decided at the
polls.
A largely attended reception was
rendered Senator John L. Smith and
Representative L. II. Sweetser on their
arrival at Albion.
Owing to the increased capacity of
several bitches near Boise, large area
of new land will be brought under cul-
tivation this year
An oil expert who has been looking
over the oil fields near Nampa, pro-
nounces the oil of good quality and
fair prospect for good flow
Irwin Holt, of Nez Pcrce county, has
been committed TO the pen, His offense
was stealing stock to pay lawyers for
defending him on another charge.
Representative Fred II. Davis has
been appointed collector for the Pan
American exposition. He will look
particularly after the mining exhibit.
Hog cholera has appeared among the
swine at the penitentiary and large
number have been lost. Prompt steps
have been taken to check the ravages
of the disease
Commissioner Rice has secured 100
square feet for mining, 300 for horti-
culture, 400 for agriculture and 500 for
forestry at the Pan American expo
Sition at Buffalo.
In the sheep quarantine case the
Utah sheepmen are opposing the en-
forcement of an order requiring the
dipping of sheep, as it is said to en-
danger the lives of lambs.
G. A. Pfeiffer and j. l.. Ebberts, while
fishing near Challis recently, had a
lively encounter with wildcat The
animal put up good fight. The boys
were unarmed, except clubs.
The total appropriations made by
the last legislature were slightly in
excess of 81, ZOO, 600. The veto of the
road and bridge bills brings the
amount down to about $4,000
1t is thought at Moscow that Laura
Morgan, the girl whose mysterious dis
appearance from Colfax has created SO
much excitement, was there on Friday
and Saturday of last week, dressed in
boys clothing and selling court plaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Russell, an aged
couple living on a school section near
Boise, met with an accident last Thurs
day evening in returning from that
city. The hub of their buggy encou-
sered a telegraph pole, stopping their
progress SO suddenly that both were
thrown from the buggy Mrs. Russell
had no serious injury done her, but
three of Mr.. Russell's ribs were broken
by the fall.
The Airmania Mining company's
quartz mill at Elk City was destroyed
by fire Sunday morning. The loss is
$4,000, with S., 900 insurance. When
discovered, about 1890 Sunday morn
Ing, the roof of the mill was ablaze.
Notwithstanding the efforts OF the en-
ployees, the destruction was total.
The mill had been working on Repub-
lie mine ore since March /. Itwas con-
sidered the best mill in the Elk City
neighborhood. The mill will be at
once rebuilt.
Hon. II. A. Burke, inspector of
United States land offices and offices Of
surveyor generals, says of the surveyor
generals office of Idaho: 1.-THE sur,
yeyor generals Office is administered
with fine executive ability, there being
no office in my field excelling this one
In complying with all phases of the re-
quirements of the department. The
clerical ability is high, and the admin
istration of general Perrault is not ex-
ceiled by any other"
Receiver Garrett of the United States
land Office at Boise, and Special Agent
Meyendorff of the United States land
department are offering for sale 272, 600
feet of timber which was cut by pri-
vate individuals on government land
along Daggett creek last season, and
recently seized by Mr.. Meyendorff
Boise and Nampa people are inter
esting themselves in the establishment
OF distillery at Nampa. A company
has been formed and one thousand
seven hundred and fifty dollars worth
OF stock has beep hscrbed for in
Nampa.