Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-06
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# Boise cyclists have projected a cycle
Il #path and will endeavor to promote
Tracing.
ii Washington county is being rapidly
settled up along the line of the z. a. !.
N. railway.
Many new settlers are pouring into
Blaine county. Camas prairie is
particularly favored section.
As an Indication OF the growth OF
Idaho, there are eight hundred new
names on the assessment rolls Of Can.
yon county this year.
The Idaho forestry exhibit at the
Pan American exposition is creating
surprise. Many choice specimens are
embraced in the collection.
pointed mining commissioner for
Blaine county, TO collect mineral spec.
linens for the Pan Amerscan fair.
Il William Willburn, a Payette sheep.
man, recently sold $4,000 pounds OF
wool at llIS cents, 500 2-year-old sheer
at $3.50 and li0o yearlings at S2 35.
a The postofiice at Mullan will be
raised from fourth class to presi'
Dental Office July /, with the post
masters salary fixed at 81, 100 year.
Harry Hawkins, a Young man OF
Horseshoe Bend, is nursing very bad
ankle, caused by the discharge of q
rifle which he was carelessly handling.
A bicycle thief at Boise stole four
wheels, and from different parts of the
four made one which he took to bi.
cycle shop to be enameled, and was
caught.
The Horseshoe Bend tunnel, which
will shorten the Payette river about a
mile, and which will enable the work,
ing of some rich placer ground, is pre-,
crossing nicely.
Payette lakes will be more easily
4 reached this season than heretofore
via rail to Council There is talk OF
building wagon road direct from
Council to Lardo.
In runaway accident at Meridian
y Mrs. c. Metlocll sustained injuries
which rendered her unconscious for
several hours. but she is slowly recov.
ering from the shock.
n Several small timber sales in the
Potlatch basin are reported. The
price paid is placed at 81 per thousand
feet on fair estimate, averaging up.
wards of 81, 900 per quarter.
II An expert sent to examine Colonel
Dewey's mine at Thunder Mount tain,
Hreports that there is 81 GOO, ooo in sight
in his mines A large mill will proba-
~ bly, soon be erected at the mine
John inertia, who resided nearl Orc
Fino, committed suicide last week by
shooting himse in the head with a
revolver. He was sick and discour-
aged and committed the deed while his
15-year-old son was seeking aid to dis
arm him.
D. L. Evans of Malad has received
through the mails, postmarked Soda
Springs, threats on his life If he
had anything to do with the issuing of
proclamations to keep foreign sheep
ont OF the state. 1t is generally con-
sidered hoax
competitive examination for an
appointment to the United States Ma.
val academy at Annapolis will be held
at Boise the 10th. The physically
sound contestant receiving the high
est average will be appointed by Con-
gressman Glenn.
The directors of the Intermountain
FAR association are considering a
proposition to enlarge the fair grounds
and to secure a permanent location
Boise banks have expressed willing
ness to advance the needed money and
take bonds in payment.
Reports have reached Pavette that
Edwasf irvine, while employed IN
driving logs down the Payette river
Tor W. A. Coughanour, had fallen into
the river and drowned. Irvine was
an Englishman. but has brother IN
'his country somewhere.
|X III Is probable that the Cobban-casev
Il xsaw mill projected for Payette. will
o' oe built. A natural reservoir sit.
not been found, and the cost of
ou.'uiog one, estimated at ss5 900, ont.
weiens The advantages sought bv To-
ea''ne the plant at payette.
'ohn King, the Lewiston bps;ness
man who was arrested ra,sn,lr
charged with numbering Charles =
thatcher, his partner, was disoh.,
at the preliminary hearing on 80.
OF the prosecuting attorney "a, ,ha 80
elusion of the states evidence.
The attorneys for Clearwater con.,
nave attacked the constitutional;t, -
that part of the state constitution -
curing an assessed valuation Of 81 ono
700 as condition precedent to the
,ormation of new county, alleging
At II was not legally adopted.