Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-13

site the school house block, at tn
corner of Jackson avenue and Ell
more street, under the supervision
of Rev. Father Verbrugge.
A Dunkard congregation has bee,
organized and holds monthly service,
in the opera house. In course O
time a suitable place OF worship will
be erected.
CHAPTER XLIII
Until the summer OF 1882 Noun.
tain Home, Glenns Ferry and Colo
Springs comprised Cold Springs pre-.
einet of Alturas county. In that year
Mountain Home was organized as d
separate precinct, and at the ensu-
ing election, r. H. TIegaskis was
elected justice of the peace and Jake
Fisher constable. In that year the
Territorial legislature passed a bill
creating Butte county, with Noun
tain Home as the county seat, but
Governor O'Neal, undar the influ-
enee Of the Wood River combine, We
toed the bill, and thus ~strangled the
new county at its birth.
At the general election in 1884, r.
H. Tregaskie was reelected justice
of the peace and Zacl Hungerford
constable, and each in the ensuing
January entered into his official du-
ties. The bill for the creation of
Butte county was again brought up
in the Territorial legislature but was
p%igeonholed and died in captivity.
In the election of 1885, C. r. Shaw
and Geo. l.. Wall were elected as
justices and Adam Getz constable,
| and during the following two years
the justices courts of Mountain
Home became flourishing institu-
lions, only that two mills ground out
Justice land costs) at the former
place, the wheels of but one were
turning at the latter locality. Verify,
these were the days when the bang
of tile six-shooter, the rattle of the
poket chips, the yell of the festive
cowboy, and the war whoop of the
Typical bad man" Jared the atmos-
pherf.
In the election of 1888, in which
candidates on a legislative division
ticket participated, Joseph T..
Sprague and G. M. Payne were elect
ed justices and Dan B. Hill constable
for Mountain Home precinct.
In February, 1889, by legislative
enactment, after a stormy passage
which the writer has already de-
scribed, Gilmore county secured a
place on the map of Idaho. BY this
ahn n or -Of offairo oil nrnajnat off
GERS elected under the Alturas coun-
ty regime were legislated out of Of
flee, and ]. T. Sprague was appoint
ed justice and Dan Hill constable.
Justice of the Peace Payne was APP
pointed by Governor Stevenson to the
office of assessor and collector, and
in May, 1889 moved the Bulletin to
Rocky Bar, the new county seat.
In 1890, at the general election,
Mountain Home was elected as the
county seat, and in the month of
February following, the records and
archives of Elmore county were re-
moved here, j. T. Sprague and s. D.
Taylor were elected justices of the
peace, and George d. Bell constable.
In the early part OF the same year,
the Idaho Mail was established here
by S. D. Taylor. After the election
Mr.. Taylor sold the plant to A. S
Abbott, who changed the name Of the
paper to Range and Valley.
The construction of the Mountain
Home reservoir and canal system was
commenced in the fall of 1891, and
completed the following spring.
In the spring of 1892, G. M. Payne
removed the Bulletin plant from
Rocky Bar to this place, where he
continued its publication as a Demo-
cratic journal. In the fall election
of that year J. J.. Little and j. T,
Sprague were elected justices and
c. II. Rinehart constable.
The Range and Valley plant was
sold to a local syndicate of sixteen
in 1898, and in its place appeared
the Gilmore County Republican, ed
tied by e. C. Curry,
George l.. Cole was elected justice
of the peace in 1894, and c. H. Rine-
hart constable. At the next cleo
tion DR.. B. B. Swan became a JUS
tice of the peace and C, H. Keefer
constable.
In the summer of 1895, Mountain
Home was incorporated as a village,
with A. B. Clark, W. J. Turner, w.
Reynolds, R. F. Whitney, and G.
Mahoney as the village board, who
appointed A. b. Clark as mayor; w.
D. Reynolds, clerk; Harry G. Hub
1ell, marshal, and w. C. Howie, at
At the first village election
n 1897, the same board was elected
md the same officers were reap
The following year A. B. Clark, r.
?. Whitney, j. H. Brady w. G.
reynolds and j. l.. Tage became the
rustees. w. d. Reynolds was elect
ID clerk; w. c. HOWE, attorney, and
j. Harris, marshal. A. B. Clark
ucceeded himself as mayor, but soon
.fter removed to Washington, and he
vas succeeded by R. F. Whitney.
At the village election in 1899, r.
,. Whitney, Frank w. Boyd, Marion
House, Larry Burton and d. B.
were elected as trustees, and
v. Reynolds was appointed clerk;
|. Perky, attorney; James Carroll,
n%arshal; Mr.. Boyd becoming mayor.
fr. Whitney resigned to go to the
and II. C. Madison was
ppointed to fill the vacancy. Mr..
burton died, and was succeeded by
d. A. Purtill. In the month of Au-
'ust, w. D, Reynolds resigned as
Jerk, and was succeeded by A. M.
innott. James Carroll resigned as
Ia rshal hnfmre the clnsa of bic form