Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-11-24
School closed for the week
Wednesday.

School closed for the week
Wednesday.
yesterday was the last day of
MISS Lerora Locsman's term az
teacher ia the schools here. She
VIII be succeeded by Miss Lee, who
will begin her duties next Monday.
A little girl baby arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Wilcox
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
DR.. Mather in attendancc and re-
ports all doing we'll.
Mr.. T. B. Frost was here the
fore part of the present week from
Whiterock, Nevada, where he is To-
Gated at present. He returned
home Wednesday morning.
w. A. Russell's teams came in
Sunday from the Prairie after
grain, which they were unable to
get until yesterday, when they re-
turned home. The teams were in
charge of MIR. Russelps son and =
son of Peter Brown.
Adm Hall was in the city Tues.
day. 1t is reported that Mr.. Hall
has sold his Cold Springs ranch to
Dakota parties; and still ne has
plenty of this kind of property left.
But the report is not true.
The American Federation Of
Labor, now in session at San Fran.
cisco, seem to be having troubles
within its own ranks. At Mondays
session the question OF socialism
was interiected into the debate,
during the heat Of which Samuel
Gompers and john Mitchell were
characterized as traitors. The
charge was made on the ground
that both gentlemen had been
guilty of the heinous offense of din
ing with President Elliott of Har-
ward, who has acquired the enmity
of the labor organizations of the
country because of his declaration
that scab was hero. Both gem
tlemen accused made replies, that
of President Gompers being most
bitter and impassioned one.
John N. johnson is pretty badly
bruised as result of an attempt
by him last Sunday to ride buck
ing broncho. The accident hap
pened above Johnnie -Behind-the
Rocks, Mr.. johnson being thrown
from the saddle and down the hill
side, severely cutting his scalp.
bruising his head and shoulders,
but fortunately breaking no bones.
He called at The Bulletin office
yesterday, bandaged so as to be
scarcely recognizable and acknowl-
edged to feeling badly shaken up.
His family is here. with whom he
will probably remain during the
winter.
Judge Powers, of this city. is in
receipt Of d letter from the secre-
tary of the Diamondfield Mining
company of Nevada. inclosing $500
shares Of stock in that corporation
and Of the value of $4,000. The
letter ates that the stock is
a Gift from "Diamondfield" Jack
Davis, who at one time was under
sentence of death in Idaho, and
whom Judge Powers had assisted
the states attorney in convicting.
Afterwards Powers became con-
vinced that Davis was innocent of
the crime and appeared before the
Idaho board of pardons to secure
his pardon, which was granted.
DAVIS then left Idaho and bor-
rowed enough money Of Judge
Powers to get to Tonopah, New.
where he discovered mines and is
now wealthy. The gift is in re-
membrance OF Judge Powers kind
ness.--Salt Lake Herald.
The Short Line has an army of
people at work in and around Min
idoka, where they are grading for
branch lite, twenty five miles long,
which will run to the Snake river,
tapping the Twin Falls country.
This has given Minidoka a boom
likely to treble the permanent pop
ulalion of that town, but at present
there are nearly al many people
gathered there as there are here in
Mountain Hume, and they are still
coming Every man looking for
work can get it by going to Mini
doka Every train brings in