Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-06-04

Mountain Home from Portland,
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Christian
is a harness maker.
In the case of Reber vs. Thum,
taken under advisement since April
"a, Judge Rice has rendered deci-
sion adverse to the plaintiff. The
opinion involves title to a lot of
fine mining property in Dixie,
Mr. Mouser is building a reser-
voir over on Big Camas to store the
waters of Wild Horse creek, from
whence it will be diverted to Mig
ger creek, from which creek it will be
distributed over Mr.. Mouser's land,
about $50 acres.
Yesterday Charles w. Cooke of
Dixie made final proof for the
northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of section 20, and the
northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section q, township
1 south, range s east.
Mrs. James Henderson and son
Thomas, of Castle Creek, were in
the city last Friday and Saturday.
The journey had to be made by
way of Bruneau owing to the rise
in the river, making the usual
fording place impossible. They re-
turned Saturday.
A. T. Fountain of Centerville,
Mo-. with his mother, is visiting his
cousin, Sheriff Fountain. Mr..
Fountain has been absent from his
home in Missouri for several weeks,
visiting California and points of in
terest along the coast, and is on his
return tri p home.
Joseph T. Winters of Pine was in
Wednesday of last week and made
final proof on his commuted home
homestead of 1876 acres In claims
taken up under this regulation the
settler pays, within period Of
fourteen months, 1926 per acre,
when the land passes to him abso-
lutely.
Mrs. Joe Barrett and the children
moved into their town house Tues
day. Joe will stay down on the
farm until his crops are harvested,
at least he thinks he'll stay there
that length of time. It's cinch.
though, that Mr.. Joe will be eating
breakfast with wife and chill
dren pretty regularly.
Joseph E. Hawes of Bruneau
was over last Thursday to see the
president and incidentally made
final proof on his homestead entry
- the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section 6, township
7 south, range east, 40 acres; also
first annual proof on his desert
entry, No. 1909, of 100 acres.
John Dean, representing the
Amalgamated Copper Company OF
Butte, Mont with j. Y. Mundell,
was up at Bascomb last week look
ing over the claims of Mr.. Mundell
in that vicinity Mr.. Dean later
made trip to Boise and on his re.
turn will further investigate the
property, and its purchase at an
early date is among the possibilities
At meeting of the school board
last Saturday night, G. A. Rurine
of Whitehall, Mont, was elected
principal of the Mountain Home
schools for the ensuing year; Miss
Annie True of Idaho Falls, assist
ant principal; Miss Minnie Tanner
for the first intermediate; Miss
Gertrude Moore of Kirkville, Iowa
first primary; Miss Leora Lock
man of this city second. Teacher
from the grammar room and sec
ond intermediate are to be elected
One wouldn't think that ar
ounce of ordinary looking rocl
would prospect anything alarming
ly big, but just about that muct
rock taken from the "Gold Coin
near Bascom, and owned by Judg
Nicholson and his brother j. t.
was pan-tested at the post office las
Monday and every one who sees
: gets the fever. No wonder. either
for it would be hard to imagine s.
much gold could be extracted iron
} such a little bit of rock.
Pine is certainly booming jus
now, according to reports from tina
section, and quite an exodus t
; that burg has taken place recently
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