Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-23
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IDAHO STATE NEWS.

During the past six months lis
families have settled in Payette valley,
near Payette.
A. Q. Moore, Idaho commissioner to
the Charleston exposition, says the ex-
position is a pronounced success.
Eight cars of machinery for the
large sawmill to be established at
Payette are expected to arrive daily.
The seventh annual meeting of the
state horticultural society was held in
Boise last week, and a good attendance
from remote parts of the state was
secured
General Land Commissioner Herman
has sent instructions to Surveyor-Gen-
eral Perrault to provide for the survey
OF the boundaries of the Bitter Root
forest reserve.
Senator Heitfeld painted the won
ders of Thunder Mountain in sue h
glowing terms in New York recently,
that widespread interest in the new
camp has been created.
Mrs. H. Lufkin of HALEY upon going
to church recently, left the door key
hanging on a nail on the porch.
Burglars discovered 1t and robbed the
house of 5000 worth of Jewelry.
The trail from Meadows to Warren
g nc IN 10 ~ fan e
snow in the hills. Unless more snow
falls the trail to Thunder Mountain
from Warren will soon be open.
John Graham Of Idaho City recently
pounded out in hand mortar, $23
from seven pounds of ore. The ore
came from 3-foot vein in newly
located prospect uear that city.
Lewis Hall, builder of the Pacific &
Idaho Northern, has ordered estimates
on an extension of the road from
Council to Meadows, and for the re-
mainder of the Landore branch.
Garrett Warner, an 11-year old Idaho
City boy, sustained double fracture
of the elbow while coasting last week,
which may result in his losing an arm.
He certainly will be crippled for life
Surveyor General Perrault, in an
interview in the Portland Oregonian
recently, forcibly denied the charges
preferred against him of violation of
civil service laws on the discharge of
clerks.
Chief clerk Steunenberg of the state
land board sold 1000 acres of school
land in Latah and Nez Perce counties
last week, for consideration of $685.
600. In Latah county 1920 acres sold
for S25, 900.
Washington gossips say that ex-
Senator Shoup has notified Senator
Heitfeld that he will be after the
latters seat in the senate, and to this
end has unloaded the patronage of the
state upon others.
The assessors of the state will con-
vene At Boise the 27th to devise a
schedule of values for the next assess
ment. Attorney General Martin has
suggested that county attorneys meet
with the assessors.
What is claimed to be four-foot
vein of coal has been found within two
miles OF the main street of Boise, and
about 1000 acres have been fled upon.
Ii 1t proves to be coal, the fuel uues-
ton will be solved.
The Lewiston Commercial club has
congress to improve
Snake river between Lewiston and the
mouth of the Salmon, and for the re-
moval of distractions in the Columbia
river near The Dalles.
Henry Meeks, who recently escaped
from the pen aud was recaptured, may
have several years added to his
sentence for having unlawfully left the
institution. Warden Arney has filed
against him.
Sheriff Alger of Kootenai county,
was shot in the arm recently by the
discharge of his revolver which fell
from his pocket to the floor The ball
struck stove and entered his arm on
the rebound. His wound is not serious.
Stations are being selected and suit-
able buildings erected where necessary.
on the Ketchum route to Thunder
The stage company
announces it will be ready to transport
passengers and supplies by the end of
this week.
Rates from California to Idaho points
west of Pocatello on nearly all classes
of freight have been raised, to the adj
vantage of Utah manufacturers and
jobbers The Oregon Short Line rates
from Salt Lake and other Utah points
remain unchanged.
The Weiser Board of Trade has 90.
cured many thousands of stickers adj
the Weiser route as the ideal
Thunder Mountain route. Nearly
every piece of mail matter leaving
there these days contains some kind
of Thunder Mountain advertising.
The postponement of the opening OF
Fort Hal reservation is quite a disap-
'ointment to Pocatello, as the lack of
IN agricultural settlement surround
ng the town has been a serious draw
9aeA TO Its growth. The new allot-
"ent will require several months.