Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
Rayne,s History of Ezmore County
l. The Inside Political and Industrial History as Prpa~dh Geo M Payne

secretary A. r. u, Henry Juken, Jas
Rails, VIM. Lawler, John McMena.
min, Emery Nelson, track foremen
Ed Clark, Ed Smith, John Sullivan.
yardmen.
A few of the above were afterward
reinstated. John Manning was at.
terward killed in a wreck on the
Northern Pacific. Mike Madden was
killed in a railroad wreck in Texas,
and Jim Campbell met his death in
a snowslide at Thunder Mountain in
the early part of 1902. The rest OF
1.-The exiles far away" though far
apart, are all doing well, but yearn
for theold place and old associations.
CHAPTER XIV
The political campaign of 1894
opened in Gilmore county by a Dem
ocratic primary election for nominal
tions of county and legislative Of
fices. No convention being held by
the party, the central committee hav-
ing decided to submit the names of
the candidates for nomination to
the rank and file of the party. The
outcome of this election was the fol-
lowing ticket: Senator, E. C. Helf-
rich; representative, A. w. Moore;
sheriff, R. P. Chattin; clerk district
court, w. A. Reynolds; assessor, Jos.
D. Helfrich; probate judge, Bart
Clinton; treasurer, c. w. Howeth;
surveyor, S. G. Rhoades; coroner, DR..
W. F. Smith.
Soon after, the Populist conven-
ton was held in Mountain Home,
and the following ticket was NOM
mated; Senator, Martin King; rep
resentative, M. j. Kirby; sheriff,
Rufus Turner; clerk district court,
Chas. f. Lange; treasurer; Henry
Willis; commissioners, j. H. Tregon-
ming, George Farber, Nelson Davis.
The following Republican ticket
was nominated: Senator, Geo. d.
Golden; representative, Charles M.
Brown; joint representative, John
Mcmillan; sheriff, C. P. oliver; clerk
of district court, A. G. Smith; asses
sor, James Mullany; treasurer, A. J..
Griffin; probate judge, j. II.
Sprague; treasurer, w. j. Turner;
commissioners, James Hartwell,
Frank Lester, G. e. Corker.
AT the opening of the campaign,
the Union Pacific railroad officials
issued an order prohibiting their en-
ployes from being delegated to any
convention or accepting nominations
for office.
The election passed off quietly,
and the following set of officers was
elected: Senator, G. Golden (R.);
representative, c. M. Brown (R.);
joint representative, John Mcmillan
(R.) sheriff, G. P. oliver (R.);
clerk district court, w. A. Reynolds
CD assessor, Joe D. Helfrich CD;
surveyor, S. G. Rhoades CD; cor
oner, Dr.. w. F. Smith CD commits
%sioners, James Hartwell, Frank Les
ter, c. e. Cocker (R.'s).
In the summer of 1894 VIM. Kruse
was appointed postmaster at Glenns
Ferry, vice C. G. Glenn, whose term
had expired.
At the general election C. O..
Stockslager CD was reelected dis
trict Judge, and John c.. Rogers (P.)
was elected district attorney.
The following precinct officers
were elected: Justices Of the peace,
j. B. Barnhart, Atlanta; James A.
Nicholson, John P. Martin, Rocky
Bar; George l.. Cole, Mountain
Home; VIM. Murphy, Frank M. Hart
man, Glenns Ferry. Constables,
Geo. E. Butler, Atlanta; G. H. Rine-
hart, Mountain Home; Peter Con-
rad, Glenns Ferry.
William Murphy refusing to quail
ify as a justice for Glenns Ferry,
James Mullany was appointed by the
county board to fill the vacancy.
Constable Peter Conrad, leaving the
state in the summer of 1895, John
Smith was appointed to succeed him.
CHAPTER XIV
The year 1895 opened with little
better industrial prospects than
thoseof the two previous years. The
wreckage by the panic Of these two
years was scattered broadcast. Mills
and mines still remained closed, and
a general stagnation was prevalent.
While the pressure was keenly felt
in Gilmore county there was no Sc
veresuffering. The first ray of hope
that appeared on the industrial hor1-
zon was the opening of the Atlanta
properties by an English syndicate,
known as the Atlanta Gold and Sill
YER Consolidated Mines, limited,
started in the early spring
under the management Of Col. Geo.
Williams, giving employment to
nearly 200 men, which continued UNI
i'll the ensuing early winter. In the
summer, the Gilmore mines started
Up and times began to brighten all
)ver the county.
In January, 1895, the newly
officers took charge of the public
G. e. Corker was elected
chairman of the board of commits
%jioners, and being the ablest man
If the board, as one of the ablest
men in the county, he became knows
IS Boss Corker.
Sheriff Oliver appointed r. A.
of Glenns Ferry as under
heriff, and l. F. Mann as jailer.
County Recorder Reynolds APP
ex-Commissioner w. H. Man
on as his deputy.
The large and commodious public
chool building in Mountain Home,
which is an ornament to the little
ity, was this year completed and
coupled, and still stands a monu-
1ent to the forethought and sagacity
I n of our most respected citi-
ems, w. C. Reynolds, who was then {
hartman and main push of the
oard of school trustees. !