Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-01
ELMORE BULLETIN.
J. N PAYsn. MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


at Van Wyck.
A tennis club has been organized at
Nampa and grounds will be secured at
once.
Lewiston enjoys the distinction OF
possessing the only library in the
state which is absolutely free to all
patrons.
Seventeen naval recruits departed
from Boise last week for San Francis
co. the boys all having enlisted at the
capital city.
The first woman for Thunder houn-
tain went up over the P. s. l. N. last
week. She was Mrs. George B. Smith
Of Canyon City, Colo.
The Idaho Free Library commission
reports that during the year 81 500
worth of books have been purchased
and placed in circulation.
The fruit area is being increased
from 5000 to 1000 acres this year, in
the Potlatch and Palouse sections, the
trees put out being mostly apples.
Among the extensive improvements
to be made this summer by the Salzer-
Ford company at their Rapid river
mine is $500 foot tramway for NOV
ing ores.
Robert Mcdonald, of Van Wyck.
while cutting wood in the timber, cut
lf his toe, the AK catching in the limb
# a tree and striking his foot glanc-
ing blow.
The Bell Telephone company has
Sompleted its new line between Pay
cite and New Plymouth, and many of
Ihe farmers are putting telephones in
their residences.
1t has been definitely decided that
the Hotel Dewey, at Nampa, will be
Spened July l. Work commenced last
week on SIS, 200 power plant to light
che hotel with electricity.
Last week 1920 acres of state school
land near Caldwell was sold for $685.
900. A 4o-acre tract of sage brush on
the bench near Payette, without any
water on it, brought $l,a25.
large number of easterners are
arriving and settling in and around
New Plymouth, assuring for that place
rapid and permanent growth which
is pleasing to the old-timers.
Ore shipments over the Pacific &
Idaho Northern has begun from the
bins at Council. Hauling from the
Seven Devils mines will be resumed as
soon as the roads are in condition.
The work of grading the depot
grounds at Parma is practically COM
pleted A gang of more than 100 men
has been at work there for the past five
weeks, and the cost of grading has been
over $500.
Chalmer E. Snuff, has been convicted
of the murder of Eugene Klein at
Mace, on November IL, last. When
the verdict was brought in Shuff's
young wife was removed from the
court room In a hysterical condition.
Mrs A. s. Burns of, New Plymouth,
was very badly burned last week. She
was raking up and burning weeds
when her dress caught fire and before
anyone came to her assistance her hair
was all burned off and most of her
clothes.
The 15-months-old child of Jim Lloyd
of Van Wyck, was drowned in a ave-
one fell head first into the can, in
which was small quantity of soap
suds, and was dead when found by the
mother.
The county commissioners of Wash
ington county have appropriated S4oo
towards building the road from Coun.
Gil to Long valley. The people OF
Council will raise enough money to
complete the road, which will cost
about 81 500.
Sol Petit, the Meridian farmer who
was injured by horse stepping on
his ankle, breaking the bones SO thai
the jagged ends protruded through th,
flesh, has succumbed to his injuries
blood poisoning being the immediat,
cause of death,
Arrangements have been made TO
the holding of two district convention
of the Sunday school association of tn
state in the southern part of the stat
early next month. One will be held a
Blaekfoot, May 1-3, and the other a
Nampa. May 6-s.
The Holcomb group of claims a
Thunder Mountain, on Marble creek a
the mouth of sunnyside creek, ha
been sold to the Belle of Thunde
Mountain company. The group in
cludes sixteen claims. Its understoo
i the price is about ssoo, 900.
East and west Weiser precincts eae
having more than 400 voters a ne,
precinct has been formed ont ~ thor
4 called Middle Weiser precinct. @ 7
Sanders has been appointed Justice ,
the peace and John w. Neyins 90,
stable of the new precinct.
Everything in the southern part ,
1ne state is suggestive of an earl
spring The snow is all gone and tl
grass is three inabas b;.l 90,