Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-07-21
THE SEATS.AND.DESKS.

Purchased, and Whom the Mystcri-
Gus Committee Of Ladies "Is'' That
Managed the Whole Business.
The TIMES stated, yesterday, that
the new seats and-desks for the Haley
public school were in place, and that
they were as elegant as substantial.
But the liberal patrons of the sociables
which enabled the ladies to procure
this and other school furniture have a
right to know more about the details
of the transaction.
The seats. and desks are of the lat.
est patents, with all the improve
ments, are superior to any school fur
niture in Idaho, and the equal of any
in the world. They cost $26765 in
Chicago; from Chicago to Council
Bluffs they came on the "cut'' rate of
Is cents per 100 pounds. From Oma.
ha to HALEY they came free. To move
them from the HALEY depot cost So.
As two teams and four men were EN-.
ployed three hours in this work, that
is very cheap. The total cost of NOV
ing the furniture from Chicago to the
school was: to Council Bluffs, 1915;
from that point to the school, 50.
There are "a seats and desks in the
small room, and 80 in the large room.
Each of these can accommodate three
pupils, if necessary, but two can be
easy at them. There are besides, seats
on the front row, for the recitation or
examination of the various classes.
They are of hard wood-maple and
ash, the frames being of iron, light
and open throughout. The desks in
the large room have nickel-plated ink
wells, fitted with glass WRISTBANDS.
Having some money left the ladies
thought they could not do better than
Purchase an elegant chandelier aud a
new set of maps for the large room.
The maps were purchased for $3s,
delivered here-a great bargain, as
Mr.. Rupert paid that price for them
in Chicago. after getting liberal dis
count, because Of the cash purchase
Of the seats-and desks. These maps
are the most elegant and best finished
obtainable, and that they were very
,, recently published will be admitted
when it is stated that HALEY IS shown
on the map of the United States. A
strict regard for truth compels the
statement that neither Bellevue nor
Ketchum are shown on the map. The
set comprises seven maps and dia-
gram or longitudinal section of the
earth's..crust, viz:
l. Section Of the earth's crust.
2. The hemispheres.
3. The United States.
4. Europe.
$. Africa.
6. AEe,ica.
Z. Asia.
8. The World.
On the panel showing the cartl's
crust are diagrams or tables showing
the numerical strength of the believers
in the various creedss the average an
nual production of corn, wheat, hay,
cotton, etc, annual immigration, rela
tive size Of leading cities, compare
tive population of the chief divisions
of the earth, of the various countries,
comparative areas, the coal districts,
and mass of other valuable informa-
ton.
In addition to all the above, the
ladies had the stove in the large room
moved, new lights put in the win
dows, and other small repairs or i'm
provements done to the school-and
all this has cost the school district
NOT ONE CENT.
If two ladies ever deserved we'll of
any community, Mrs. Rupert and Mrs.
Stowe, the committee Of hitherto un.
named ladies who have had this whole
matte in charge, do.
"A VA