Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-03-13
ELMORE BULLETIN.
PAYNE MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

operated at the new federal building
in Boise.
The carpenters of Weiser have
formed local nnion and established
the wage scale at SO. so per day.
J. n. Cochrane of Salubria is suffer-
ing from severe bruises caused by his
horse falling ON him, he narrowly es-
Gaping death.
The superintendent of construction
on the Idaho Northern says the rails
will be laid into Emmett not later than
the first of April.
1t is reported that at least 1000 peo-
pie from Cripple Creek, Colo, will try
their fortune In the Thunder Mountain
district this season.
DIR. All Fling, a Chinese medicine
man" of Boise who neglected to report
to the proper authorities case OF
smallpox has been fined 500 and costs.
Funds are being raised at Weiser to
send an agent into various mining
centers to explain the advantages OF
the Weiser route to Thunder Noun
tain.
Harold Wilson, aged Z, of Salubria,
was quite seriously hurt last week.
While sliding down a barn roof he was
caught by rusty nail and large
cash torn.
Represen tative Richards of Canyon
county was thrown from his carriage
one day last week in runaway, and
was badly bruised, although no bones
were broken.
A body of ore ranging in width from
12 to 1s inches, and carrying values as
high as So, 900 per ton in gold, was re-
ported from the Addie mine at Silver
City one day last week.
Red Buck, a buck of the Bannock
tribe on the Lemhi reservation, sui
cided last week. The Indian had been
sentenced by the agent to Jail for be-
ing drunk, and shot himself.
1t is learned that beet sugar factory
is to be established in the Payette val
ley near Emmett. The project has
been undertaken by those connected
with the Utah Sugar enterprises.
Rev. Cooper, the preacher from
Nampa who recently attempted sui
eide, is improving and will live. He
regrets his deed, and now wishes to
live, saying suicide is not what sit is
cracked up to be-"
f. w. Castle, of Cambridge, has been
adjudged insane. Mr.. Castle. who Is
81 years of age, attended an Adventist
revival meeting about three weeks
ago and has since been insane on the
subject of religion.
Governor Hunt has issued procla.
nation requiring the inspection OF all
sheep brought from Utah, Uintah
county, Wyoming, and Elko county.
Nevada, and providing for quarantin'
ing them if they are found diseased.
By an order recently issued the pay
of the rural delivery carriers in thi.
state is increased. The order Is to the
effect that all carriers in the country
who have been paid $500 will be paie
5000 a year after'the first of the presen
month.
c. T. Macy and j. Arthur Browr
had a narrow escape from death las
week, when they encountered snow
slide in the Black Lake country. Thei
ted nd
received injuries which laid him VI
for a few days.
The supreme court has handed dow
an important decision, affirming tn
constitutiouality of the law providing
for the organization of irrigation dis
tricts. The case came up from Canyol
county, where the Pioneer district ha
been organized.
The coroner's jury that held an in
quest at Silver City on the body Of Jir
Devers, who was shot and killed b
the aggressor in the quarrel, and tn
general feeling is that Dillon was ju
titled in shooting.
The Standard mine at Mace, la
week declared dividend of $50, 90
The dividend was at the rate Of fol
cents per share on a total capitaliz
tion of SOC, 900 shares. The StandaI
mine has paid in dividends to date Il
sum of S2,5l5,o
February of the present year was r
markable for heavy precipitation. II
total for the month was 800 inches.
anpears from the records that, in tv
other years since 1875, the precipit
tion In February has exceeded inche
These were 1851 and 1890.
The report of Warden Arney of Il
state prison, shows that on Februa
1 there were 127 prisoners In the /
stitutioD and there was received du
ing the month one prisoner-Geor,
Levy. The cost for keeping the pri
oners for che month was SO, ,1g2. 40.
Leroy Titus, the small boy who toe
shot at John Birnie, seventee
year-old boy, a few nights ago in La
annie was discharged by Judge Ha
ford. The evidence showed that Bi
ME was chasing Titus and had tn res
ened to do the lad bodily harm.