The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
THEY ALL FOUND HUSBANDS.
The Troubles of Mining Town In
Getting a SchOolma'am.
ErOnl tbe C15jcn0o Tribune

PORTLAND, ORE, Feb. 11.-Ruby City is
the principal place in the Salmon river
mining district in Eastern Washington Ter
ritory. 1t is a typical mining town, and
contaius hotel large enough to accommo-
date fifty persons, several restaurants, a
number of saloons, and other stores and
houses, including a school building. Re
Gently the taxpayers elected three school
directors, who in turn elected one of their
number, hardy miner who has worked
with the pick all over the world, teacher of
the school. He resigned at the end of a
month, on the ground that he did not
possess the necessary amount of farming y
to hold the position. The directors, on
being put to the test of designating his sue
cessor, found that no one in the town was
competent to hold the place. A bright idea
took possession of the President of the
board, and he inserted advertisements i'll
the papers of Portland, Tacoma aud Seattle
calling for ''lady teacher of experience;
none other need apply" He received many
applications, and selected one
Three weeks ago to-day the stage that
runs between Spokane Falls and Ruby City
landed at the latter place medium-sized,
winsOme young woman of 20, with dark
blue eyes and long, silken hair She was a
typical brunette, and as she was the first
white woman who had set foot in the town
she attracted universal attention. The
willy President of the Board had permitted
her to arrive unheralded, and when she
stepped out of the coach he warmly well
coined her, making the remainder of the
male population of the village green with
envy. He escorted her in triumph to the
hotel, and when taking leave said he would
call that evening to confer with her con-
corning the school He came according to
the agreement, but was chagrined to find
Al. sR..l L
tions upon the 45-year old proprietor of the
hotel. When he preached the school topic
she referred him to her husband that wa
to be. The President turned away with a
sad heart, but was present that evening at
little marriage ceremony in the hotel
lobby, in which the hotel proprietor and the
schoolmarm were the contracting parties.
Taking resolution from despair, the
President again went though the applica-
tions and chose one, the author of which
put in her appearance in Ruby City four
days later. She was Miss Campbell, and
she came from Spokane Falls. She had
been in town only four hours when she
promised to be the bride of the boss saloon
keeper. The school President felt discour-
aged and was not seen in the streets for
four days.
He had not been idle however, and toward
the end of the week Miss Woods arrived
from DeduIle 10 Jake CnarSe OF Une school.
She said she was %, but she looked to be SO.
She was about as ugly as Medusa, and the
President smiled to himself when he unused
that in all likelihood she would teach the
young idea how to shoot something else be-
sides other peoples pigs, whereas her Venus
like predecessors had not been granted an
opportunity. She never assumed the duties
of her position, for the proprietor of the
general merchandise store made her his
wife two days after her arrival.
Pie President was now reduced to the
verge of despair, and he knew not which
way to turn. To save his life he could not
secure teacher. Every one that came was
married inside of forty-eight hours. He
evolved a scheme in his own mind, and last
Thursday six good looking young women
from Portland and Seattle arrived in the
camp Five We're married by Friday eve
ming, the stage driver, two saloon keepers,
a restaurant man, and mine owner being
the lucky bridegrooms Saturday morning
the Sixth wedding took place. and the school
fresnlont was the groom. He has deter
mined 20 make his wife PRINCIPAL OF the
schoo, " which no one objects, aud mat
ters Will soon be running smoothly in the
camp. The only man OF any prominence
Niio did not get vile was a prospector
Eamod Jones