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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
An Effort TO be Made to Keep Them
Going.

An Effort to be Made to Keep Them
Going.
The school meeting held in the
courthouse last Saturday evening was
we'll attended by business men and by
patrons Of the school.
Clerk Garrett stated the present
indebtedness Of the district exclusive
of the schoolhouse bonds, at about
$500. Estimated revenue, $500
which, if the schools remained closed,
would leave the district still in debt
to the amount of about $1,000 at the
close of the school year xt June
REP. As it costs about $500 per
month to run the schools, besides
having $500 OF bonded Indebtedness,
and $3.50 to S14OO interest to paw
annually, to keep the schools open
would be very unwise.
All present being unanimous in the
opinion that the schools should and
could be kept open il the proper e fort
were made, the Board of Trustees
we're appointed committee to solicit
subscriptions to that end, and to re
port the result at a meeting to be
held at tho same place Wednesday
evening Of this week.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
THE COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS.
A Suit to Have 1t Paid by the Prop.
erty Originally Pledged 10 the Bond.
hOlNprS

SHIT to Have 1t Paid BY the Prom.
erty Originally Pledged 10 the Bond.
holders.
Last Tuesday Texas Angel, at
torney for the holders of 1891 900 of
the outstanding bonds Of Alturas
county, began suit in the United
States Court now in session at Boise,
to recover the sum of $3l, lS5 accrued
interest and to have basis established
for the collection and payment of
moneys falling due to plaintiff.
The bonds bear Z per cent. interest,
and will fall due in equal payments
commencing on the first day Of Jan.
1897, and on the first day OF each sue
ceeding ten years.
In Mr.. Angels bill it is proposed to
hold the entire property of what was
cll Alturas county together with all
the multiplied value that may be
placed upon it from the date of the
bonds until their final liquidation. He
also gives, for the consideration Of the
court, the assessment list of the diff
ferent counties for the years 1889,
1890 and 1891, as follows: Within
that part OF Alturas county annexed
to Bingham, $4,000, $s4,G72 and
sll6,s75 respectively as the years
come on; Logan connty, Sl,994,S 62,
sl,9SG,424, sl,9Gl,465; Alturas
county, ssl4,377, s659,o s635,347;
Elmore county, l,155,996, l,oc3,-
499 aud $l,lS4,O43 for '9l.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
LOCAL JOTTINHS,

Smoke Davey's home made Cigars.
8 Michael Matonsy returned from
Salt Lake City ,o>day.
MONEY to loan on ranches or town
property at low rates. Write to
JOHN w. DANIELS, Boise, Idaho.
Alexander Whitman has returned
.'o" Alabama, to close up his bu ST.
ness ere.
winter Apples, Pigs Feet. Tripe,
u.aln aid Hay, aud q full line OF
oholce Groceries, at
EARHART's
HALEY Grocery Store.
Miss L. Adele Willis was married
20 u. Il. Bolles, in Olean, New York,
Tue evening OF Friday, the goth ultlmo.
a large and varied assortment of
r'oods suitable for Holiday Gifts, just
opened at
VAN NEss's DRUG STORE.
o-day's train did not reach HALEY
rntll $3.50 o'clock this afternoon. It
prought two carloads of frelg aud
pail a dozen passengers.
services in Episcopal Church Hal
icy, Idaho: Morning Oh second and
ourth Sundays, and evening on first
no ehird Sundays in every month.
't.h Sundays by special appointment.
". w. u. VAN WINkIE, Rector.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
A New Leaf Turned for 1892.

This is what we are doing: Run
ming Pullman Dining Cars, Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars, Pullman Colo.
mist Sleepers, Free Reclining Chair
Cars, and New Day Coaches. 1t
costs YOU nothing extra to ride on a
frst>class line. You can reach all
Eastern points via the Union Pacific
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08

before they were all gone. But the
worldly-minded newspaper mans
efforts in this direction we're in vain,
and he retired convinced that he
would have to take his chances with
the rest OF the unregenerate.
Elder Porter will leave tomorrow
for Waitsburg and other towns in
Washington State.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
Dryer-Weaypr.

The cards are out for the marriage
OF Myrt A. Weaver. The lady's name
is Miss Irene II. Dryer. The knot
will be "tied" at West LAFAYETTE, Ind,
at s O'Clock Tuesday evening, the
10Th inst.
The brid.! couple will be cat home''
in Haley, Idaho, after March Goth,
1892.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
The Coming Line.

The Chicago, Union Pacific &
Northwestern Line offers the best ac-
commodations to the travelling public
ell route to Chicago and intermediate
points via Omaha. Through trains,
fast time, magnificent sleeping cars,
elegant dining cars, reclining chair
cars aud handsome day coaches.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08

A Leap Year party is to be given
by the ladies on the Goth inst the
club dance (which would occur on the
loth) is to be postponed in favor OF
the former event. Further particulars
in q day or two.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
PROUD or HALEY.
Over $500 Per Month Subscribed Al.
ready.

At 5 o'clock this afternoon Chair
man Burns, of the School Board,
called at the TIMES office to say that
he was proud Of Haley, as he has al
ways been. Aud as a reason for this
he showed the school list, upon which
over 5000 per month, for four months,
was already subscribed toward keep
ing the schools open.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08

below zero.
iotai snowfall to date, 67s6 inches-of which
- inches remain
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08

Many a life has been lost
because of the taste of cod
liver oil.
If SCOTS Emulsion did
nothing more than take that
taste away, it would save the
lives of some at least of those
that put off too long the
means of recovery.
It does more. It is half
digested already. 1t slips
through the stomach as if by
stealth. 1t goes to make
strength when cod-liver oil
would be a burden.
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion Of eod.lsyer
e0-sll druggists everywhere do. Il.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
THE LADIES' AID SOCIETY,

The Oyster Farl0r Melted II About $3S.
The Ladies' Aid Society conducted
an oyster parlor in Whites hall last
evening. The place was we'll patron
ICED, AMI the financial result satisfac>
tory, the ladies netting about s3o.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08

Through passenger trains, through
freight trains, quick time, via the
Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwest
ern Line to the principal cities east
of the Missouri river, via Omaha.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
THE DESCENT OF MAN.

Mans brief md bootless journeying adewn this
ysla of tears
Reminds of the numerals we learned in chi Id
hoods years
For
He starts cut filled with confidence, the race al.
ready l,
At least TO him it seems be, though really scarce
btgun
With 3-sounding speech and daring deed he tries
his name to score
In bo;der, brighter blpzanry than ever man be.4;
Yet soon If misjuaged him not, nor estimate
him wrong
His world soul reminds him that this life is nCt
fer long.
His 7Dy prospects seem to him in quite shaky
state,
As hi pond rs DER his ways he greweth less ell 8,
Aud saiur-9 becomes, and, sad, concludes his day
is past,
Gives up his breath. and exc the ghost tnd comes
to at last.
indianapolis Journal
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08
LETTER LIST.

List of Letters remaining in the HALEY tldahol
pos.ofhce for the week ending February 6, 1892
Persons calling for any of these Letters will please
say Advertised
Brown John L. Walsh, Nicholas
DiIdy. Joseph A. Weber, VIM
Ringlsnd, Dave watson, Joseph
Wilson, FRI d, l..
EDWARD ANGEL, Postmaster.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08

EDWARD ANGEL. Postm sster.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-08

w Blank Proofs of Labor for
sale at this office.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05
H ESCISD DED.


One of the misguided performances of
the Big Four came to an inglorious end
last evening when one of the members of
the firm of Connor Brothers appeared be-
fore the Board of Public Works and asked
that the firm and its bondsmen be released
from the famous stone crushing contract
The request was granted, and thus endeth
one lesson.
Although nothing was said at the meet
ing of the board concerning the opinion of
Corporation Counsel Driscoll, which had
been asked for, the opinion had been re-
ceived, and we are informed that it ia to
the effect that though the charter provi-
sion concerning the matter is somewhat
dubious, the Corporation Counsel thinks it
is against public policy to award such a
contract to member of the city govern
ment without competition, and he there
fore recommends that it be rescinded.
1t is unfortunate that the city charter is
found SO defective and dubious whenever
it is tested, but it is fortunate that We
have Corporation Counsel who is willing
to do his full duty and give the Big Four
such sound advice as Corporation Counsel
Driscoll is said to have given. 1t would
have been possible for him, we suppose, to
have confined his opinion solely to the
dubious charter provision, but he has acted
the part of good lawyer and a good citi-
zen. 1t is clearly against public policy
that such a contract should be awarded in
euch a manner.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05

AGO the Gulf Stream went astray and now

| ago the Gulf Stream went astray and now
the magnetic needle is not acting right In
some parts of France and Scotland, where
| its declination is twenty to twenty-five
minutes greater than 1t was a few months
ago, though no change has occurred in the
adjacent regions.
The latest is plowing by electricity.
Says the Rice county Kansas Bulletin and
first furrow in American soil on Wednes-
day at the sorghum experimental station.
The motor developed ample power to plow
deep and fast, but it became evident that
a rheostat or resistance coil, such as is
used in starting electric cars, is also neces-
sary with the electric plow.
Professor Geffoken, according to his
Forum article on German emigration, sees
clearly that no such thing as German col
onization is possible in the United States.
His countrymen may have their churches
and their newspapers, he says, "but their
language will never be spoken in congress;
huu, uuCu db tuc uuluChllOu VI luO luOtucE
country has raised the self-esteem of Ger
mans all over the world, German nation
within the American nation is impossible,
for the immigrants are gradually absorbed" !"
The professor certainly has reliable pair
of spectacles.
If the "Old Sanitarian" is really as
friendly to the human race as he pre-
tends to be he mad better stop mssquerad
ing as an cold Banker" and attend to that
for which he is really fitted. An italian
physician, DIR. Luigi Manfredi of Naples,
has found that in the streets least exposed
to contamination the average number of
microbes in the dust was only 10,000,0 900
per gramme. On the other hand, in the
busiest thoroughfares, the average rose to
1 ZOO, 600, 900, and in some of the dirtiest
streets TO the enormous figure of 5,000,
000, 900 per gramme. gramme is about
15t grains, troy weight.
Woman shines in the person of Mrs.
Mary Sheldon Barnes, wife of Professor
Earl Barnes, of the chair of education in the
Leland Stamford, Jr., university, who has
been appointed assistant professor in mod
ern history in the same institution. Her
work will be for the present in the history
of the nineteenth century and in the his
tory of the Spanish West, in which course
the history of California will naturally
form a leading part. Mrs. Barnes is
native of New York, graduate of the
Oswego normal school and of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, and has also studied
three years in Europe, being one year
under Professor Seeley in the University
of Cambridge, and one year in Zurich.
She was for three years professor of his
tory in Wellesley college and is the author
of "Sheldon's Studies in General History"
two volumes, and of "Sheldon-Barnes'
Studies in American History" two vol
umes. Mrs. Barnes is widely known both
as a teacher and writer on historical
subiects
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05
BORN LUCKY.
He Seems Also to Have Been Born
Contented-

He Seems Also TO Have Been Born
Contented.
From the Boston Herald
A man with a long pennyroyL beard
was seen to cross Washington street yes
terday morning and creep under q little
ladder that rested against lamp post.
Being asked why he did 1t he replied;
"Just to show superstitious people the fal-
lacy of their beliefs. l always open my
umbrella before going out and never look
at the moon over my right shoulder.
have broken every lookingglass in my
house, belong to the Thirteen club, and
make my wife drop her dish-cloth every
time she cleans up the table crockery."
care you a lucky manE'
"I get few csrawsy seeds in my beard
once in a while. but upon the whole have
little to complain Of"
"What's the matter with your footl
You appear to be lame"
81 Knocked my big toe nail off the other
day while chopping kindling wood. But
/ was lucky in not cutting off my whole
foot Don't you think sol"
al see you have two fingers gone from
your left hand"
eyes, got them too near q buzz saw
about ten years ago, but 1 was mighty
lucky in saving my arm. The saw was
humming at the time, and 1t would have
taken off my arm as easily as it took of
my fingers"
"You wear glasses; are your eyes weakf'
"They are a triie lame, yes. / had
probably the best pair of eyes in all Coos
county when young man. but unfortu-
nately, one day 1 was fooling with pow
der flask and the dsrned thing blew up.
But by stroke of good luck 1 saved my
eyesight, though somewhat impaired"
81 notice a bend in your back. Were
you born so."
"Not by any means. A few years ago /
was as straight as an iron column, but one
day / attempted to get aboard of a train
that had started, missed my footing and
fell between the cars and the depot plat
form Ny back got terrible wrench, and
at one time it was believed that was in
iured for life. / came out of 1t pretty
well, owever, and every day thank my
lucky stars that 1 did not 60 under the
wheels"
Glow came that nick in your left earl"
"a big bull dog chewed that out when I
was only thirteen years old. 1t WAS q
pretty bad affair, but I'm tarnation glad I
didn't die from hydropaobia," and the
lucky man continued his walk mp the
street.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05
APathetic Monkey story.

A pathetic monkey story is told by ''The
Naturalist on the Prowl" in the Times of
India. He says:
Zone morning, on a rocky hill, spsrsely
covered with small trees, disturbed q
troop of monkeys, which made a bolt over
the open ground to some thicker forests in
the valley below. Three, however, disre-
gsrding me, remained in one tree, making
horrible noises at something underneath.
soon discovered that the object of their in
dignation was a brutal looking black dog,
which was busily devouring something at
the root of the tree. When the dog saw
me IL made off. carrying in its mouth q
black thing, like little animal, with legs
and long tail. guessed it was a baby
monkey, aud gave chase as hard as Icould,
but the dog made good Its escape without
dropping its prey.
Coming back to the tree. searched
the ground, and found the body of another
little infant, still warm. How did the poor
little thing fall into the jaws of that brutei
have often seen an infant of the same
size cling to its mothers breast in perfect
rest and security while she took the most
daring bounds from tree to tree. Perhaps
the dog surprised the monkeys on the
open ground, and pressed the mother 50
hard that she dropped her offspring to save
her own life. Or perhaps they were en-
joying a picnic in fsncied security, and had
laid down their little ones when the Zulu
rushed upon them While / was exam
lining the limp little body to see whether
life was extinct, pitiful wall told me that
its mother was watching me. She had re-
tired to another tree some distance of and
was wistfully gazing at me, wondering
what was doing with her precious babe.
I saw that there was no hope, but retired
and hid myself to see what she would do.
She came down at once and approached
cautiously, distrusting me and Jumping
me in her mind, no doubt, with the brutal
black dog. Then she stood upon stone.
and standing erect, looked all round, and
gave a plaintive scream. Where was her
darlingl At last she found it, and caught
Il up, and pressed it to her bosom. But 1t
could not lay hold of her; it fell. Again
and again she raised il, and encouraged it
to clasp her in its arms, as it had always
done.
'tShe did not seem to understand that it
was dead. At length she held it to her
bosom with one hand and tried to run on
three, lest the black dog might return.
When she got to a safe tree she clambered
up as best 81 could, hugging her precious
charge with one arm, and there ahs gave
way to her grief, and cried piteously, while
kite sailed grimly round the tree, ss II
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05
THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTION.

Il
Tomorrow will be a hot day in our little
neighbor, Rhode Island, whatever the
weather may be elsewhere. Then will end
as exciting and hard fought political bat
tie as the State has ever seen. What the
result Will be is more in doubt than usual
Both sides are claiming about all there is
to claim, and the usual accusations of cor
ruption are flying about. If half of these
accusations are true Rhode Island will be
rich for awhile.
The election will be severe test of the
secret ballot law, which is a very stringent
one. The ballots used are "oficial, :"
not handled by che party nor distributed
outside of the voting place, but issued by
the State and placed in charge of sworn
officers at the polls. Account must be
kept of ballots used and unused, ,and sworn
returns made. The ballot has the names
of the candidates for each Office arranged
alphabetically, must be folded in particu-
lar way, must bear the printed name of
the polling place and facsimile of the
signature of the Secretary of State. Penal
ties range from a fine of So up to fine of
81 900 and imprisonment for one year.
Our guess is that the Republicans will
be victorious, at least as far as the legisla-
ture is concerned. This will insure the
reelection of Senator Aldrich, who de-
serves we'll of his State
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05
BRAVE DESPITE HIMSELF,
A Gallant War Charge All Due 70 {
Runaway Horse.

/
From the Richmond Dispatchl
What I relate are facts which actually
befe1 me. The greatest cavalry battle
ever fought on the American continent
took place at Brandy station on June Q,
1858. At early dawn the federal advance
guard crossed the Rsppahannock and
charged our outposts with such vigor that
they entered our camp at their heels.
Most of my regiment Sixth Yirginian) had
turned their horses out the evening before,
and not more than fifty of US were pre-
pared to mount. The fifty men were
quickly mounted, formed and ordered to
charge. Not a moment was to be lost, as
some of the enemy's advance was in our
| artillery camp.
HIS HORSE RAN AWAY.
was the unfortunate possessor of an
untamed Bucephalus that no rider on
earth could control. had experienced
this on three former occasions. But what
could do, charge or not charges That
was the question. Although knew full
well that my wild charger would lead the
van, of course / must charge. In our
front was heavily wooded forest of pine
shrub and black jack, through which ran
a narrow country road No time was to
be lost; therefore there was little cereIno-
ny. The usual commands-trotl march,
gallop! chargel-were omitted, and the
simply yelled "ChargeI" and away we few
down the winding road through the dark
forest, all yelling like Indiana.
Ny horse bowed his neck, and placing
his mouth against his breast / was help
less, and away he fairly few. What could
dos Pull off the ROAD l could not; stop
/ could not. Away he went. / looked
around, but there was no one in sight.
We had left the others far behind. /
knew that in a few seconds one solitary
cavalryman would be rushing into the
midst of the foe. One moment more and
I saw drawn up across my path a double
line of Federal cavalry. 1t may be, !
thought, they will see my predicament and
let me through; il may be that they will
not fire, but how could they know that
my horse was running away.
They must have thought the devil was
coming, for up went at least one hundred
carbines, crash, cloud of smoke, and
with one terrific plunge and groan my
steed fell in the woods, pierced by several
balls. How / escaped God only knows.
In a few moments heard our boys com
ing down the road. yoIley from the
Federal line, but onward they went, and /.
mounting a horse belonging to q lieutenant
of company ii, who was killed here, joined
in. We broke this regiment-the Eighth
New York-Leutenant Owing Alling kill
ing its brave commander, Colonel Davis.
Then came the Eighth Illinois, and quick
er than some of MS came we went.
That night after the battle was over
for IL LASTED all day-the bows overwhelmed
me with compliments. Never saw such q
DASH such courage, Charles O'MAlley.
Murati and so on. But what was the
laughter aud merriment when I innocently
remarked: ''Confound IL, boys, my horse
ran AWAY with me-"
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05
A BIG SWINDLE.

Three officers of endowment orders in
the State of Massachusetts have been SEN
fenced to five years Imprisonment, and
there are others who are richly entitled to
similar punishment. The fight against
these orders has been a hard one. Four
years ago the legislature gave them per-
mission to work, and they have well i'm
proved their opportunities. In less than
two years twenty of the concerns took
from the working people of the State over
five million dollars, and returned but little,
If any, over two million dollars, while
but little more than half million remains
to be distributed among the unfortunate
investors, about fifty per, cent of the
funds having disappeared. Speaking
of those orders which lave already been
enjoined from doing further business in
the State, Insurance Commissioner Merrill
says: When each and every one, without
exception. goes down in hopeless bank
ruptcy, SCARED and marred and blistered
all over with embezzlement and robbery,
with duplicity and stealing, you may be
CCE t0lh tAhb IL lS Dccdub6 ol bOmtIh1uR
herent in the system itself-a system which
encourages gambling and invites and at
tracts this sort of incompetent and rascaliy
managers to it's control.
Thirty or more companies are still do
ing business in Massachusetts,, but a
strong attack is being made upon them,
the idea being to have their affairs closed
up at once and their assets distributed to
the investors, 80 that large proportion
of the contributors may not lose all they
have paid. while few others win what
they ought not to have. 1t is to be hoped
that the attack will be successful. A
more harmful swindle than the endow-
ment business in Massachusetts has been
does not often appear. We notice that
the New York legislature has been asked
to give it a legal foothold in that State.
1t ought not to have one anywhere.