Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-30
'IDAHO STATE NEWS.

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Chesterfi eld last week.
Freight from the Meddows to War
reus is now being carried for Gets per
pound, 1t is transported on toboggans.
1t is rumored that streak of ore has
been found in the Dewey mine at
Thunder Mountain, which assays $4,000
TO the ton
John Davidson, residing near Meri-
dian. who was injured by being thrown
from horse last week, succumbed to
his injuries.
The Womans Relief corps of Coeur
d Alene, Idaho. has petitioned congress
to establish a branch of the Soldiers
Home at that city.
Caldwell expects to be lighted by
electricity soon. The plant will be
private concern, and its to be ins Jailed
BY Oregon parties.
c. b. Steunen berg. chief clerk of the
state land board, at Wallace and Mos
cow last week, sold 100000 worth of
timber lands in that section.
Many location of coal lands near
Boise are being made, Il majority be-
ing made as oil and gas locations, it
being much cheaper to hold in this
manner.
A petition for the incorporation of
Meridian was rejected last week owing
to irregularities in the petition and
number of protests against the pro-
posed action.
The Ketchum route to Thunder
Mountain was open as far as Sea
Foam last Saturday night. The trail
begins at this point, and is said to be
over an easy grade.
A recommendation for the mail route
to Thunder Mountain has been made
by Messrs Standard and Shoup, to go
from Warrens. The new postoffice
will be called Roosevelt.
The commissioners of Ada county
have remittcd taxes to the amount of
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safe for their assessment in other
counties under the migratory law.
Fire destroyed the entire north side of
the square at Council the 21st, causing
a loss of $4,000. The fire began at 2
o'clock in the night and had gained
good headway before being discovered.
The Oregon Short Line on and after
February 1st will reduce the rate of
passenger fare in Idaho from fiyc cents
to four cents per mile. This makes
the uniform four cent rate cover the
entire system.
R. A. johnson near Payette has sold
s,240 tons of alfalfa hay from AGO.
acre meadow This hay was all pro
dueed this season and was the second
year from planting, the entire tract,
having been sown last year.
Among the prisoners who escaped
from the government prison at Me-
Neils Island, last week, were two sent
M from Idaho, N. d. Snyder, for the
robbery of the Montpelier postoffice,
and ] p. Stewart for eounterfeiting.
The Boise Capital News says word
has been received in Boise from the
coal find near the city that after sink
ing twenty-six feet the coal bed was
eneoun tered and the vein is showing
up better than ever. There is now no
doubt but that the mine will be a
grand producer.
The supreme court has affirmed the
viding for the collection of license
from bankers, money-lenders and
others. Payment of this license has
generally been refused by banks and
others, on the ground that the section
WAS unconstitutional
Allen Stonebreaker, carrying the
mail from Thnnder Mountain and
bringing the latest news from that
district, arrived at Elk City the
23rd. He left the camp January 10th,
and at that time supplies were nearing
complete exhaustion. There are
seventy-five men In the camp, and un-
less supplies are taken in Immediately
the most of them will be compelled to
leave at once. The last few sacks of
flour sold from $50 to $50 per 81 els
Secretary of State Bassett's quar-
terly report for the period ending
December 81, 1901, shows receipts OF
81 ,s9l.2o This amount was received
as fees for notary commissions, articles
of Incorporation and miscellaneous
filings
Attorney General Martin has given
an opinion to the state superintendent /
of schools that the law allowing per
cent of all "portionments made to
school distr 1r the maintenance of
school library, does not apply to
special levies.
W. II. Pnnckett, Boise lawyer, was
thrown from a buggy near Pearl .ast
week, and painfully injured. The
team ran ten miles, but nothing was
broken, and the buggy cushion, the
lawyer and the driver were the only
things missing.
Permission has been granted the
American Falls Power company to
string its wires on the Oregon Short
lines right of way when necessary