Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-08-11

tract calls for $4,000 when Mr..
Porter shall have completed the
work. Much of the machinery to
be transported is low at the depot
here in Mountain Home and the re-
mainder will be on the ground in
time to cause no delay in the work
of planting it on the ground at
Black Warrior.
Little Dale Vincent is eight years
old, and the event was celebrated
Tuesday evening from 6 TO s by
the attendance of a goodly gather
ing of the juvenile friends OF the
young gentleman as guests at a
feast Of good things prepared for
the occasion by the parents of the
principal. A very enjoyable time
is reported.
w. L. Thurman is likely to be-
come resident t Mountain Home,
a suitable tract of ground and
building site, or a place already
covered by the requisite buildings,
being among the things he is now
trying to find. We sincerely hope
Mr.. Thurman finds what he wants
without delay.
Judging from the various stories
told by the dispatches up to the
hour of going to press last night, it
seems to be foregone conclusion
that the Republicans at their Mos
COW convention are certain to retire
Governor Morrison, with the chances
very favorable for Gooding's nomi-
nation.
A telegram was received Sunday
night by DIR. Nieukirk announcing
the death of his father at the old
home in Brighton, Iowa, that day.
Mr.. Nieukirk, who was 70 years of
age at the time of his death, was a
very prominent Odd Fellow. hav-
ing been Grand Lecturer of the
State of Iowa, and had been in the
government service for more than a
quarter of a century.
Nels j. Blecken d Co. of Chicago,
who were recently awarded the
contract for building the Minidoka
dam by the government, have failed
to make good by filing their bond
in the time required and the de
partment has declared their ch .ck
of $4,000 forfeited, awarding tn
contract to Bates & Rogers Co =,
also of Cl icago, for $425,932.
Ladies, the canning season is
at hand. To be thoroughly satis-
fled with every jar of fruit you put
up, you should use the Hermetic
Jar. 1t has been adopted by
Heinz, Cross & Black we'll aud all
the leading fruit packing concerns
for their fancy products The ar
rangement is simple and perfect.
For sale by
Idaho Commercial Co, Ltd
John Phil lips, of Phillips Bros,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Boise perfecting arrangements for
carrying out the contract the bows
have with General Perrault and
associates looking to supplying the
capital with hot water system.
They already have their men at
work, and Joe Wilson went up last
night to oversee matters at the bor-
ing site.
Senator Vest of Missouri died
Tuesda after long and lingering
! illness He will be buried in st.
Louis. For more than quarter Of
a century he has been one OF the
very f. remost and ablest statesmen
of the nation, beloved and esteemed
by both political parties, and his
death will be mourned north and
south, regardless Of past differences
between the two sections
Goddard & Vincent are making
preparations to open up their new
resort on the morning of the 18th
of the present month Their place
of business will be directed to main
tanning the very best of order. di =
pensing the highest grade of goods
and catering to the particular needs
of the patrons of the trade in this
vicinity.
o. H. Barber, the well known
and popular representative of the
Wester Newspaper Union of Sal
Lake City, spent Saturday and Sun
day in Mountain Home looking
after the business of his house here
Mrs. Barber and the children ar,
ut present WAITING Mr. Rarhar,