Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-29
AFTER QUA SCALP.


assertions made by the WORLD of the
10Th" in relation to letting the hos
pital contract. Seeing no ono else
on whom it il incumbent with the to.
merlty to sally forth and crush the
bad, bold assertions of the WcRLp
with the iron heel Of righteousness,
he comes out of the brush with q
dash, war paint on, tomahawk and
scalping knife in hand, rolls up his
breaches and wades into the slough
OF difficulty. He defends the Star
Ranch road, Centerville, and indirect
ly the Hon. Board. 1t is now very
correctly called the Board, for it has
two sides. One year it presents one
side and the next year the other side
one the smooth side and the other
tho rough side; one the down side
and the other the up side. This year
the Commissioners got mixed up and
considered the up side the down side,
and were themselves sort of upside
down on the hospital business. This
cor. signs his initials F. c. S. (Furi-
ously Crazy Slmpleton, Funny Case
Submitted, Future Care of the Sick,
just as you like.) He boldly strikes
out Star Ranchward and discovers
that the road running thereby is the
only one on which a snow pillow has
been run this winter. That's good.
We presume the road was blocked to
necessitate a snow plow. At any
rate the road by Centerville is most
travelled and less liable to be closed
If we should admit that the road via
Star Ranch is as good as any other
road, what point is gained? But il
isn't, in winter. Mrs Meffert, to say
the very least, was equally as good a
bidder as Mr.. Ranft, and her bid was
$50 lower. So much for that. Mex,
he raises his tomahawk in defense oi
Centerville, and without being i'm
plored to raise it by the Centervillians
He is sorely distressed that Center
vile should lose its time honored ii
tie of a town, with first class hotel
livery stable and saloon. This is al
correct, with the exception that to b'
the exact truth saloon and stabl,
: should have been omitted. A first
class hotel can furnish frst-class ac
> commodations for hospital patients
Mrs. Meffert has an interest in thi
hotel. You haven't gained poin
there, but lost one. Another proc
submitted that it is town is the fac
!, that the Idaho City Cinnamon G
there to celebrate their great Ne,
Years feast. You've got us there
= We can't craw6sh on that, and wi
!. have to admit it. 1t grieves US ths
we can't knock you out on that as
. sertion. We stated that Sta
u Ranch was about as much of tow
as Centerville," having greater poi
l. ulation, a fourishing school distric
i. etc, while Centerville has only on
d child of school age. The objectio
IS urged against Mrs. Meffsrt's bid WI
10 that Centerville was town, and
hospital in town is something vel
wrong, although the Hon. Board d
= not advertise that bids from towl
7' would not be considered. "Speci
rs attention paid to all bids" was tt
10 way they advertised. Now one
- the members who urged this oble
~ ton cast his little vote not maj
- years ago for Placerville bidd'
10 because he was lowest, and that W
10 right. How about Placervllle bell
"' a town? The cor. sashays off to
nc school question. and sees four d
'P tricts bob up serenely on this side
IL the Basin, where before there W
one, and twelve trustees. We
knowledge we are kind of guilty
ns followed the example set by ''youen
You have four districts over the
Ior and a smaller number of pupils
'er the four districts than we have
Try ours. It's too bad that this sect
oe will not consent without a murmur
~ dish up several times more than
."e has been getting in the apport''
DC ment. But we have "gone and dt
MIC it," it can't be helped now, and IN
ru' language of a great statesman
IS 's'- Sing Sing and Tammany FAM
u.s. {" What are you going to do about
os-
,nt Nwu,,Siu 0fiOu,