Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-02-20
GILMORE BULLETIN.
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PAYNE q PAYNE, Publshsn
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

made for the establishment OF Firs
National bank at Emmett.
1t is said there is nine feet of snow
at the summit Flat, fourteen miles
northeast of Idaho City.
A number of horses were purchased
At Salubria last week to be used as
English cavalry horses.
number of new residences are
being erected at Emmett, yet the de-
nand exceeds the supply.
An Odd Fellows lodge was instituted
at New Plymouth last week, the lodge
starting off with twenty charter mem
bers.
The governor has named George
Chaplin of Idaho Falls regent of the
state university to succeed the late
Colonel John w. Jones.
Reports from the Black Lake gold
district are very favorable, and it is
said that will be camp during ths
coming season of no small proportions
The first shipment of whisky and
wines from Boise to Thunder Mountain
district left the capital city last week
for s. w. Robbins and amounted to
$685.
A company has been organized with
capital of s., 900, 900 for the purpose Of
erecting a smelter at some point on the
upper Snake river to reduce the copper
ores of that district.
The business men of Weiser are get
ting up a Minstrel show to be pre-
scented about the middle of March. The
proceeds will be used to help advertise
Weiser and her resources.
Superin tendent Frank D. Voorhees,
has resigned as superintendent of the
Fort Lapwai school on the Mex Perces
Indian reservation. No one has been
designated to fill the place.
An ice jam in the Weiser river at
Weiser, last week, caused great flood
of water and ice to back up on the
lowlands, and some fear was expressed
for the safety of the new bridge.
j. II. Hunte, of Grange Vile, was lost
in the snow storm last week while
driving from Cottonwood to Nez Perce.
He wandered around for several hours
aRd was severely frozen before reaching
any habitation.
Grangeville parties last week started
for the Thunder Mountain district
with "a dog train. The party left with
half a dozen dogs drawing their outfit,
besides several animal to pack suppliet
as far as Warrens.
Edward Boyce, head of the Western
Federation of Miners and leader in
recent strikes declared by miners, is a
wealthy man through the fnd recently
made in the Hercules mine in tn
Coeur d'Alenes at Burke.
The capture of cougar nearly nint
feet in lenght is the latest exploit o
the fine pack of hounds that have beeI
bred and trained near Harpst.r. Tho
cougar had been quite troublesome
killing a number of calves.
The Indian agent at Nez Perces ha,
been instructed to form party
pupils for the school at Carlisle, anS
will leave with his party in the cours.
of few days. He will be directed te
go to Washington on his trip.
The trial of George Levy, alias Joe
the suspected murderer of Davis Levy
the well known Boise citizen, OF
October 5, 1901, began at Boise the
fore part of last week. Levy still
declares he will prove his innocence.
Mary Madison, a young woman liv
Ing near Weiser, attempted suicide las,
week by swallowing carbolic acid, bu,
will probably recover She had beep
Tilted by her sweetheart, and declares
she will yet succeed in taking her life.
Postmaster Phitchett has written o
letter addressed to the patrons of the
Office. announcing his intention not to
qualify as postmaster at Weiser under
his recent reapointment. Poor health
is the reason stated for giving up the
Office.
A case of interest to Glenn's Ferry
people was that of Prof M, Parsons
who was last week tried for punishinp
one of his pupils who had become un.
ruly. The professor was discharged
the verdict seemingly meeting with
public approval.
There is less snow in the Seven
Devils by three feet than there was a,
this time last year. However. IL ba,
been showing pretty regularly for the
last week, and it may be that the ordi.
nary quantity will yet appear upon
the ground before spring.
Mrs. Margaret Tittington of oxford
an old lady of about 60 years, fell into
q snow drift one night last week while
on her way home from a neighbors,
She was not discovered until the nex,
morning, and died about forty-eipht
hours after being brought home.
A jury at Boise acquitted John
Steiner, civil war veteran tried ON
the charge of numbering Mickey Rey-
hoids, barkeeper. He had fight
with Reynolds and threw him, the lat
eer mead strikin the ice box, death
resulting from blood clot on the brain