Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
ELMORE BULLETIN.
g. M PAYNE MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO NEWS.

A Lewiston man lost an entire car
load OF peaches one night recently, the
fruit being stolen from the trees.
The state board of equalization has
reduced the assessment valuation of
sheep in this state from So. 70 a head to
$3.50.
The Nampa city council has passed
an ordinance to submit the question of
bonding the town for waterworks to
the people.
j. j. Norton of Carthage, Mo-, has
been given a millsite at Nampa and
will at once erect Touring mill with
5o-barrel capacity
The railroad Of the state are assessed
Mt y,032, ,260 as against $s, s93, Ala last
year. The increase is entirely owing
70 new construction.
Hundreds OF prospectors and invest
ors are rushing to the Thunder noun
tain district, and veritable boom is
looked for in that section.
The Cemetery association of weiser
is boring for artesian water to be used
for irrigation purposes A depth of
300 feet has been reached without
striking the desired flow.
The output of copper in the state of
Idaho for 1900 was 29O, ,ie2 pounds, as
against 10000 pounds for the year
1899, while the production for the cur.
rent calendar year is likely to exceed
that Of any two years in the past.
Keeper White of the state house
grounds nt Boise has number OF cot
ton stalks which he has planted and
cared for at the front of the state house.
The plants are growing nicely and the
bolls will open within short time.
Probably two companies of infantry
will be stationed at the barracks at
Boise. Extensive repairs have been
made preparatory to the arrival of the
troops. An additional $3.50 has been
allotted to repair the company quarters.
The veterans who have been provided
for at Boise barracks since the destruc-
tion of the Soldiers home, have been
forced out of their quarters by home
coming soldiers assigned to the bar
racks and will live in ten is pending the
completion of the home
Secretary of State Bassett has filed
his financial report with the auditor.
covering the six months of this year.
The fees during this period amounted
to $2,442. There were 1877 articles of
incorporation and Io5 miscellaneous
filings.
One additional rural free delivery
route will be established at Moscow.
october 1st, with John Dunbar as
carrier. Two routes will be established
at Nez Perce, on the same date, with
A, A. Quincy and J. W. Jorgens as
carriers.
The directors of the Canyon county
fair have secured about 81 900 with
which to hold fair this fall. Prepare.
lions are rapidly going forward and
considerable interest In the fair Is
oeing taken by other counties. Its
success will probably start other
counties in the fair business.
The Trade Dollar company In
owyhee county, had strike on its
hands Thursday. In the neighborbood
OF forty-ive men working in the Black
Jack mine walked out. The dismissal
Of one OF the men by the foreman anger
ed the men and they laid down their
iools, but later returned to Work.
The state board Of equalization has
raised valuations on merchand ndise an
follows: Ada, 10 per cent; Bannock, s;
bingham, Is; Blaine, 20; Boise, 20:
anson' S; Custer, 5; Fremont, 8; Neg
efoe' .; Latah, 35; owyhee, s; Wash
'ngton, 20.
ne o'ate board of equaI,zstiop ha,
.1ss,a ne 'a,uation of telegraph and
1siephone lines in the state No
changes were made from las, va.r
cepting that the cassia countv ta,.-
phone line was increased fron, 90,
$40 mile. W
gold-bearing ledge was struc,,
snort time ago on Elk creek betv..
Bear valley and Thunder mount.in
A"o ten miles from the telluride ledge.
:" h'k creek. The ledge is twenty-tive
ioe' wide and has small seams which
prospect we'll 1'en
General j. L. Weaver Ia
oo'ering from an attack ~ ba.r.
disease induced by over-exert;on n
=. imoing in California, where
he was recently insnectiUn , "uefe
proposition. His condition for aa
DAYS was quite serious " 'onls
The dead body of Swan Knna.o,
found on the Salmon river ,r.,, was
the State bridge in Idaho Con-. near
bullet in his head and breast NJ"
man had been ambushed and mr.s
ana his pack horse also killed ~,
crime is shrouded in mystery.
Colonel Dewey has acce pted Ro;..,.
r paoposition to build wagon road -
-" soer mountain from point in Rear
suey' where the trail commence. a.
= 0.ai cost being sec, 900. colons, ~. w
ba". % pay half, providing the rosa !,
- 'his fall This Boise will scca,,.