Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-09
/over 200 cars, representing 300, 900
head of sheep were shipped from Blaine
county during the year.

/Over POO cars, representing 300, 900
head of sheep were shipped from Blaine
county during the year.
Soldier, in Camas prairie, though re-
mote from railroads, erected several
new buildings last year.
A company is being formed to build
a wagon bridge across the Snake river
at Jesse, costing $4,000.
During 1901, 1904 land filings were
made at the Boise office for an aggre-
gate of 139, e22, 1876 acres.
The expense of the supreme court
to the state was Sl2, ,1o5.37, and S19,-
541.94 for district courts.
Mountainhome has developed more
in the pastutwelve months than in any
like period in her history.
The new dormitory of the state nor
NAL at Albion, erected at cost of
$13, ,oeo, is nearly completed.
During the year seventy-eight town
ships containing 1,066,442 acres of pub
lie land have been surveyed.
The Short Line, on it's Idaho line,
has added sixty seven new engines
since the beginning of 1900.
The Short Line will expend $400, 900
on shops at Pocatella this year, which
are projected to cost $700, 900.
1t cost $39, ,73s. is to maintain the
peniten tiary, $36, ,597 46 for the insane
asylum the past twelve months.
The pan American commission which
had charge of the state exhibit at
Buffalo, cost the state $l4,016. 06.
The Boise branch of the Short Line
hauled 99,271,76 pounds of freight
during the year, or 1909 carloads.
Waterworks and electric lights and
sewers will be among the improve
ments of the present year at Nampa.
More money has been invested in
Wood River mines during the past
year than any year in the past decade.
A small crop of sugar beets, as an
experiment, was raised at Payette the
past season, with satisfactory results.
Weiser took initiatory steps toward
securing waterworks and electric lights
during the year, and contemplates a
sewerage system.
The receipts of the office of the sec.
retary of the state during 1901 were
SIS, 800, 65, an increase of So, 43o.97 over
the previous year.
Boise banks have a combined capital
of $3.50, 900, and deposits of 1855, ,55s..
40, with loans and discounts amount.
ing to 81, 4os, 1oo.2O
The records of the recorders office
for Canyon county show that land
transfers in Nampa are a majority OF
those in the county.
There are 3s,710 city lots assessed in
the state, upon which a valuation oil
SIS, ,021, ,51s is placed, with improvements
of $4, 1852, 100 on same.
The mining dredge boats on the
Snake river have taken out much golo
and in SO doing have furnished EN-
ployment for many men.
During the year, new buildings and
improvements were erected in Cald
well at cost of S65, 900, and $50, 0oC
hotel is in contemplation.
Word comes from Caldwell that Hert
Dan Housen, while driving an unruly
team, was thrown from the wagon anc
was SO seriously injured that his life
is despaired of.
Fifty-one new residences were
erected in Idaho Falls in 1901. Sever
brick or stone business buildings a
cost of $40, 900 have also been erected
during the year.
A stage line is to be established tina
will land travellers at Thunder Noun
tain the third day from Ketchum. Th,
| distance from ketchum via the new
line is 145 miles.
Surveys have just been completed
for an electric road from Shoshone
across Cassia county to Contact, New.
where reduction works are to be oper
ated by electricity.
In ranching and stock raising Lemh
county is forging rapidly to the from
and bids fair to take commanding
position. In mining it has alway
been in the front rank.
The report of the librarian of th,
Boise public literary shows that during
the month of November there wer,
1928 visitors to the institution, and TO
the same period 576 books were in cir.
culation.
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