Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-02-13
ELMORE BULLETIN.
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IDAHO STATE NEWS.

was organized at Payette last week
with twenty-five members.
Bert Hillman, who escaped from the
penitentiary last August, has had five
years added to his sentence.
Boise has several cases of smallpox,
but has the disease under control by
thorough quarantine measures.
A large number of people left
Weiser for Thunder Mountain last
week. They will go via dog train.
Ollie Hunt, wanted in Caldwell on
the charge of passing fraudulent
checks, has been arrested at Baker
City.
The total receipts of the state for
January were $l64. 507.42, the largest
receipts for the month in the states
history.
The contest between D. d. Williams
and M. Alexander for the mayoralty
of Boise, resulted in favor of Mayor
Alexander.
Eight persons were discharged from
the penitentiary during January and
three received, leaving 100 at the end
of the month.
The Bitter Root forest reserve en-
braces $500 square miles, and contains
some of Idahos finest timber within
its boundaries
John Meyer, a farmer living near
Boise, had his leg broken by the over
turning of a load Of hay which he was
hauling to town last week.
A party of Boiseites left for Thunder
Mountain last week, via dog teams.
They carried enough supplies to last
them until the roads Open
Two feet of well defined vein of
clean coal has been uncovered in the
mine as the HorseshoeB Bend, Boise
county, owned by r. H. Robb.
r. M. Sargent, wanted at Boise for
embezzlement, has been arrested at
Missoula, Montana, where he was
going under the name of Davis.
Rev. Richard Foster, who recently
resigned the presidency of the Weiser
academy on account of poor health
died at Hobart, oklahoma, last week.
All attempts to capture convict
Bruner, who escaped from the peniten-
tiary recently have failed. Bruner is
supposed to be in the Owyhee noun
tains.
George Levy is being tried at Boise
i. .ip f.. L.
Levy. The case has created wide-
spread interest, owing to the mystery
surrounding it.
Six thousand pounds of supplies left
Idaho City more than a week ago for
Thunder mountain, to relieve the
dearth of provisions They will be
packed in from where the wagon road
ends.
Activity in the Thunder mountain
region causes much competition for
the establishment of mail routes, and
an inspector will be sent Immediately
to examine and report upon the best
route.
George w. Fletcher of Lewiston.
Idaho, will be candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor OF
Idaho 1t is said. Mr.. Fletcher will be
brought out by the Republicans OF
Nez Perce county.
Adjutan General Weaver. has re-.
ceived a consignment of 200 Krap-Jor-
genson rifles from the Springfield,
Conn.,, arsenal for use of the state mil
itia and is distributing the arms among
the various companies.
Christopher J. Hale, a civil war vet.
eran who served under General Sher-
man on his march to the sea as a first
lieutenant, died at Boise last week.
He also served under Colonel Budlong,
former candidate for governor
Colonel w. II. Dewey issues a warn
Ing to those contemplating going to
the Thunder Mountain country, not tc
go too early and to go well supplied
with provisions. He fears greater
crush than can be accommodated.
Upon the recommendation of the
congressional, delegation and FL. " A
Ferguson, special land inspector. Sec
retary Hitchcock is inclined to gran
the state of Idaho a small tract n
land on the ceded portion of the For
& Hall reserve, embracing valuable ho
springs.
IL. Y. Curtis, volunteer weathe
observer at Thunder Mountain. renort
thirty-six inches of snow on the pronn,
and in camp January 81, and abou
forty-eight inches at timber line. whic,
Is much less than usual. The averao
Temperature for the winter has bee,
n six degrees below zero.
George Rea, famous Montana n;o
neer, who acted as guide for pres;a.n
Roosevelt on three hunting trims. die,
at Glenn Rea, Idaho, recentlv II
was one of the first to explore A.
Yellowstone Park and the Snake r;.a
country.
work Is progressing rapidly on tn
oltch for the power plant at Hors
ohoe bend in Boise county, which /
aeenaed to supply light and power 10
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