Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-05-17

tanning the old Bulletins vVums
and number, the nineteenth y3ar o.
its existence is commenced. In con.
sulting the files of the Mouhtair-
Home Bulletin, puzzling prqposi-
tion was encountered. The first
issue, is dated June 2, 1888, and
numbered 48, volume Z. The next
issue, June g, is numbered 2, vol
nme /. G. M. Payne is editor and
proprietor. The only line in the
first issue which car be construed
into reference to the new manage
ment, or new publication, or what
ever it was, is found in the local
columns and reads: ''How do you
like the change ?"
In seeking a solution to this puz-
zle, as to the incongruity of the VOL
ume and number, among the pio-
ncerS, it was found that the early
history of the newspaper business
in Mountain Home is beclouded by
the haze of local antiquity. Mayor
Turner, who has been here since
the surrounding moutains were
series of holes in the ground, could
mot remember the historic facts.
Mr.. Helfrich knew that there had
been published here in these distant
days a paper called Range and Val
ley, and another, the Idaho Mail,
but could not recall the circum-
stances surrounding their demise,
nor the details connected with the
auspicious occasion at the birth OF
their successors, the Bulletin and
Republican, the names of both Of
which have been modified slightly.
Attorney Howie, however, who,
though he did not arrive here until
1890, gives what appears to be
reasonably accurate statement of
the whole business, the facts hav-
ing been impressed upon his mind
by subsequent events in which he
participated. His version is that
both the Bulletin and the Republic
can succeeded papers called Range
and Valley. The first paper by
that name, established in 1886,
was merged into the Mountain
Home Bulletin June 2, 1888, the
first issue of which used the old
volume and number, and the second
issue, the editor having reconsider-
ed the proposition, decided to make
a fresh start and numbered it two,
volume one. Shortly after this the
Idaho Mail was established; but
that name didn't look good to the
editor and he changed it to Range
and Valley. 1t was this paper by
that name which the Republican
afterwards absorbed.
The Mountain Home Bulletin was
then went to Rocky Bar, the county
seat, the name being changed to
Elmore Bulletin. 1t was published
there for two years and then moved
May, 1892, the name having re-
mained unchanged until last week,
when Mountain Home Maverick
was adopted, and modern printing
plant installed.
In typographical appearance sthe
Bulletin was only slightly changed
or improved during its eighteen
years of life. 1t started out as a
seven column folio and so continued
to the end. At first it was a pat
ent outside, which was afterwards
reversed to the inside. That old
number of Saturday, June 2, 1888,
is an interesting early day relic to
the pioneer; but especially to q
newspaper man. In the patent
is funny story from Bill Nye; ar
illustrated fashion letter, showing
ladies wearing bustles as big as
bales of hay; Paris letter on pos
sible Franco-Russian alliance, con-
tanning hot shot for the Muscovite
as an ally; advertisements of ST.
Jacobs oil, Warmers Safe Cure,
Mustang Liniment and others OF
the old reliable fakes.
The two inside pages, which are
home print, contain numerous items
of local interest. The first drop ou
of the editorial tox is an essay or
county division, which is two anc
a half columns, or exactly one yard
one foot, three and a half inches
in length, which evidently created
train fay an that department wa.
rung off. Following the -four