Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
THURSDAY, April "a, 1902

ted fever.
Miss Mabel l.. Payne returned
from Weiser Monday night.
Mrs. w. w. Carper is on the sick
list this week with measles.
Commissioners Billy Wilson and
wife of Echo were visitors here
Tuesday.
Miriam Chapter, O. e. s., No.
16, will hold special meeting next
Saturday evening.
Mrs. w. T. Montgomery and sis
ter, Miss Carroll, were in Boise Sat
urday and guests at the Idanha.
Garden and Field seeds of all
kinds, also seed potatoes and seed
wheat. Chas. R. Kelsey Co Ltd.
Mrs. Montague has specially fine
dinners every Sunday from 6 to 8
p. M, and solicits the patronage of
families.
Magazines and Newspapers--Or-
ders taken for any magazine or
newspaper published in the United
States-At REYNOLDS Jewelry store
Post Office Bldg.
J. B. Wells, the new barber, is
fixing up his residence premises in
fine shape and will have beautiful
lawn and a prolific garden patch
this season.
Martin King passed through here
Monday on his way to Glenn's Fer
ry from Huntington. We are
pleased to learn that Mr.. King
purposes again taking up his resi-
dence at the Ferry.
Mrs. III. G. Madison and Chill
dren will next week join Mr.. Malli-
son at Boise, where be now resides
Mrs. Madison will be sadly missed
by her large circle of friends in
Mountain Home.
The BULLETINS faithful and in
telligent little black-and- tan dog
Tip" is no more. He died Satur-
day from poison which was doubt
less placed conveniently for the
dastardly purpose by some base
wretch whom it would be fiattery
to call human being.
Senator J. w. Bailey of Lit
tie Camas spent several days here
last week on business and pleasure.
He can't help but talk good De-
mocracy and the BULLETIN would
like to see his name placed upon
the ticket this fall for some impor-
tant office. He can get there easy
if it is his wish.
Miss Esther Perky entertained
her young friends Saturday after.
noon. Sixty invitations were is
sued, nearly everyone responding
by being present. 1t was an out
door party, on the lawn. Games
were played and the refreshments
were ice cream and cake. The
happy event will doubtless be long
remembered by the little innocentt
who attended.
Miss Mabel Barstow will give q
recital on May 1st at the opera
house. The features of the even
ing are Rainbow Maypole Dance
and the Coronation of the May
Queen by 10 children. REGULATIONS
by Miss Barstow and vocal solos
by Mrs. w. T. Montgomery and Sc
lections on violin and piano by botf
ladies. The free reading room o
Mountain Home will be benefited
by their efforts. Admission 35 cts
children under 10 years, Is cts.
J. P. Hard of Rocky Ford, Colo
was visitor in this place last week
Mr.. Ford is familiar with suga
beet culture and the manufactur
of beet sugar. Only few year
ago Rocky Ford was a dead tow
and land could be bought in tina
vicinity "for song" Since the
sugar factory has been establishe
and beets cultivated, and land no.
is sold at 800 to $500 per acre, az
cording to locality and adaptabilit.
/ Twenty-Five tons of beets is the a,
erage yield per acre, and the fax
tory capacity is 1000 tons dail'
The factory employs 500 men &
an average of $75 each per mcntl
j The expense of beet raising in IL
y Rocky Ford country does not Q,
coed $40 per acre, all told. and Il
farmers get $4.95 per ton for bee
delivered at the factory. Mr.. HaI
considers our sagebrush soil far q
& perior to that Of the Arkansas riy
Il valley in Colorado for sugar be
& culture, and he candidly asser
that there is better opportunities
the Investment of capital right he
at Mountain Home and vicini
g than anywhere else that he h
visited-and that when the wa,
problem is overcome and a sup
q factory established here Mounta
2 Home will suddenly advance to
city Of 5000 people.