The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-22
CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE
CHAPTER XII.

trict court was held at Rocky
Bar in July, 1889, Judge Weir
presiding.
The HALEY ring was still grit
in fighting armor, and the AL
turas county board of commits
sioners declared Alturas to be a
first-class county, defining its
boundaries as OF old, and the
tax collector of that county sent
assessment notices to every tax
payer in Gilmore county.
The next move was made by
Sheriff Kinney of Alturas, who
sent a deputy into Gilmore county
to summon jurors for the dis
trict court at HALEY. The dep
uty was promptly arrested at
Rocky Bar and held to answer by
Judge Ike Culp to the charge Of
impersonating an officer.
The territorial supreme court
decided that the division bill
was passed in lawful manner
and that the counties OF Elmore
and Logan were legally created.
The HALEY ring, still after the
scalps of the new counties, took
an appeal to the supreme court
of the United States from a de-
cision of the supreme court of
the territory.
In 1888 two churches were
built in Gilmore county-St.
James Episcopal church at
Mountain Home and St. Bridg-
cts Catholic church at Glenn's
Ferry. Later, Baptist and Con-
gregational churches were built
at Mountain Home and a Meth
odist church at Glenn's Ferry.
St. James church, the pioneer
church of Gilmore county, was
destroyed by fire in 1894, but
was soon replaced by hand
some brick structure. Rev.
George Buzzell was the first rec
tor of st. James church. Rev.
Father Van der Donckt was the
first Catholic priest. Rev. H.
M. Burr was the founder of the
Congregational church. Rev.
Dean Hamilton was the first
resident minister and Rev. ]. H.
Barger was the first pastor of
the M. E. church at Glenn's
Ferry. None of these gentle.
men are now in the country.
Meanwhile the United States
supreme court affirmed the deci-
sion of the Territorial court,
thereby establishing forever the
existence of Elmors county, and
Little Elmore" rejoiced and
waxed strong.
The HALEY ring, however,
was still ON the fight, and now
watched and waited for the COM
ing constitutional convention,
in which might be found their
opportunity TO retrieve their lost
ground. OF this, more anon.
CHAPTER XII.
The Idaho Constitutional con-
vention was called to order by
Governor Shoup at noon on the
Fourth Of July, 1889, and body
of representative men it proved
to be. The learned professions,
the mining and agricultural in
terests and the labor organiza-
tons were all represented. Many
members of that body afterward
filled high stations, among whom
may be mentioned ex-Governors
Mcconnell and Steunen berg; ex.
Congressman Willis Sweet, now
encouragement OF Porto Rico,
Edgar Wilson, u. s, Senator
Hepburn, U. S. Marshal j. M.
Shoup of Alaska, U. S. District
Judge ]. H. Beatty, ex-Secretary
of State Pinkham, and Judge W.
H. Claggett, the "Gray Eagle of
the North" who contested the
seat of Fred T. Dubois in the
U. S. Senate in 1891. Many of
them have passed away beyond
the veil OF life, but their names
remain in the state constitution
and their memories live. Ell.
more's representatives, Cavanah,
Sinnott and Stull, were on hand.
Stull, the patriarch of the trio,
erect and dignifed, although his
hair was whitened with the frosts
OF over three score winters; Cav
anah, with his military air { dur.
inf tho wor of tho rahallion a