Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
IDAHO WORLD.
FRIDAY:::::: JANUARY "A, 1890


The holidays have passed, and, to
certain extent, it is relief to know
il. There is too much dissipation
mixed up with these annual festive
occurrences. The beneticent season |
i, not enjoyed in moderation as it
should be, and the editor of the Ru- |
raj Press and other journalists cannot |
he too warmly commended for their |
iudclous and seasonable remarks on |
the subject.
The hoodlum element comes to the |
front during this stormy season. In
towns where snow has fallen the wild
boys and young men have had frol
ic that only comes off once in "A few
wears. 1t is dangerous practice.
Sometimes persons have been maimed
for life by SNOWFALL. The vepera-
BILE Count Kirchwegcrg, St. Helena,
who hal valuable window destroy
ed by the vandals, declared that the
Town Marshal was in sympathy With
the hooalums or he would have check
ed their "fun.'
An idea of the magnitude OF the
pension business OF the country may
be CLEANED from the work Of the Pa
cifc Coast office. There are nearly
eight thousand names on the rolls of
this department--quite a large num-
bcr of dependents on Uncle Sam for
this section. As recipients Of stipends
they are classified as follows: Inva-
lids, l4li; widows, minors and dc.
pendent relatives, 5S2; navy pen
sioners, 1916; survivors OF 1912, seven,
and widows OF survivors, seventy;
Mexican war veterans, 2,216; widows
of these veterans, 3S. The dishurse-
ments for the year just ended, al
though not reaching the sum Of ono
million dollars, will be equivalent to
year. There were cigh'y-iive nee
pensioners added to The rolls during
the recent December, and the NUN
Der of deaths, and transfers to III,
Home at Santa Monica, were twenty
seven. This department includes OF
is lists Of veterans cared for, til,
States OF California, Oregon, Wash
ington, aud the Territories Of Arixo
ma, Alaska, Wyoming, Utah and Ida
no. Pensions are payable t,uarterl,
to the residents OF the city in persol
on the fourth day of tho follown,
months March, June, Septemh"r
December. Pensioners resident il
the country receive their pay by tn
execution of vouchers, on forwardn:
which to the main officer certificate
are returned. 1t may not be gener
ally known that ten FER cent OF m
Mexican veterans OF tho country liv
here on the Pacific coast. The Pen
sion Agent, Col. Allen, and his Chic
Clerk, Major w. E. Norris, have ex
e,uted their trusts faithfully durin
the past four years. Both are hard
working, energetic aud competent o.
6cials, Two subordinate clerks as
sist them in their labors.
The recent heavy storms have prov
o, a trying period for the railroa
companies ana their employees, an,
have demonstrated the wisdom OF III
heads of departments in having non
but tried aud efficient men for I'll
service. A few DAYS ago was pass
enger on train coming from the W
per Napa valley to the city. On tn
way a huge oak that had blown acros
the track during the night was Ell
coun,erei. The conductor, a gentlc
man named Gerber, immediately OF
ganize the entire force of the trai
into Ut aae VI ihrc'ahics, sawyer
and wood choppers, all of whor
worked with will, and in the sho,
space Of about twenty minutes IN
track was cleared. The train reache
its destination on time. | mentio
the incident as revealing the displa
of much foresight in selecting en-
ployes and showing how important
10 TO have eGsieat meg as oonductoI