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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09

| Tor the city OF Butte Tor the year 1891.
| The report shows the total number of
deaths during the year TO have been AL. .
or Il little less than per cent Of the city's
population. The report further shows
that out of the total number OF deaths
3l3 were males and los females As class
shows y have resulted from pneumonia:
mining accidents, 80: other accidents, 3:
consumption, 30; suicides, 20.
| The late w. G.. Latimer was a pioneer
of pioneers in King county. He built the
1 first house that was used for school pur.
poses in King county. 1t was located on
the back end of the lot where the Sullivan
block stands now. Mr.. Latimcr built the
house in 1853. and in the spring of 1851
turned it over to Mrs d. f.. Blaine for
school house. Ii was in Mr. l.atimer's
house that the first regular church ser
vices were held in Seattle. Rev. ID. +.
Blaine was the officiating clergyman. His
first sermon was delivered on the first
Sunday of December. 1853 Mr. Latimer
was one of those who helped load the first
vessel that sailed away with load Of
Puget sound lumber. lie served King
county as treasurer from 1852 to 1890.
Idaho.
The officials at the Nez Perte agency are
now engaged in preparing the rolls for the
semi-annual Indian payment. The dis
bursement, amounting to about SS0,000,
will be made about March lst
The bonded Indebtedness of Kootenai
county, as shown by the treasurer's re-
port to the board of county commissioners,
is $l44,OOO. OF this amount $4,000 bears
s per cent, $4,000 per cent, and the re-
mander 6 per cent interest. The entire
sum becomes due within the next Ii years.
The greatest amount to be paid in any sin
gle year is in 1906. when Sl0,24G becomes
due.
The record of mortgages relea sed in La
tab county during December shows that
fully $4,000 of mortgage Indebtedness has
been discharged 1t is estimated that
fully $l5O,000 of mortgages has been paid
during the six months from July TO Jan
uary. With a considerable proportion of
the wheat crop still unsold, it does not
seem an exaggeration to put the amount
of mortgages that will have been paid IN
the year following July !, 1897, at $3.50
600 to 100000.
The report that three men were drown
ed in the Pend d'Oreille river near Mr..
Markhams ranch has been confirmed. The
names of the men are Carl Hagan, {.
Randall and O. Hawkland. The three
men were in boat which became fouled
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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09
ro secure AIa.kan Bu.iness.

San Francisco, Feb. 5.--The Alaska
Commercial Company and the Southern
Pacific railroad have entered into a com
bination to obtain share of the Klon-
dixie travel. According to the arrange
ments made, through tickets from all
eastern points will be sold to Dawson
City via San Francisco, through passen-
gers being given preference ON the Yukon
river boats from st. Michaels to Dawson
City.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09
Butte Miner Asphyxiated.

San Francisco. Feb. Sam MARITIME
witch. a miner from Butte City, Mont.
was found dead in his room at a hotel
having been asphyxiated by gas. A draft
for 5000 was found in one Of his pockets
and there is no reason 10 suspect that
death was not accidental.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09
Death of Gen. John cochran..

New York, Feb. S--General John
Cochrane died last night at his home in
this city. General Cochrane was in 1864
nominated for vice president of the Unit
ed States on the independent republican
ticket. Genenl John G. Fremont being
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09

Iaeonia, n. H., Feb. THE Winthrop
knitting mills at Lakeport, which have
been closed down for several months, re-
sumed operations today on full time.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09

Miami, Fla, Feb. THE funeral of the
late Hon. J, p Smith, director of the bu-
reau of American republics, will be held
at his home in Urbana, o., Tuesday at 2
p. m. His friends, DIR. S. NJ. Musgroye
Captain William S. McGinnis and Hon. c.
b. Hamlet, accompanied Mrs. Smith from
Miami with the re,aains.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09
Captaip W. @. Hall 4. Dead.

San Francisco. Feb. 7.--Captain w G..
Hall, the shipLdilder and designer, died
yesterday morning at his home in this
city. He was one OF the beS' known men i'm
shipping circles on t! r roast and his
shipyards turned out rany of the fast
est vessels Of the Pac!..e sailing Seet.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09

Providence, X. l.. Feb. 5.-The Rhode
Island locomotive works filed petition in
insolvency yesterday, placing the assets
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09
Rnund for AInskn

Victoria. D. C., Feb. THE steamer
Queen left Yesterday morning with 500
miners for the Yukon. She will be fol
lowed today by the Danube with over
20 more
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09

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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09

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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
A UNIQUE GAME.

For simple amusement try the tell egraph game. Provide as many tele- graph blanks as there guests They will give them for the asking at any telegraph office. Select the initial let ter of ten words: for instance. T. H. B, A, E, E, I, w, S. G. Hand each guest a telegraph blank and have him or her write thereon a message to YOU. using these letters for the beginning of each of the ten words Collect the telegrams and read aloud. If letters not commonly useo in making words. like z, X, Y, etc, be selected. the greater ingenuity Is required to write the tele- gram. For instance. using the letters above for an illustration, one could write: STARTING POINT, March l, 1898. 10 D. m.
 MRS. J. G. BLANK:
 This has been an enjoyable evening I will say goodnight. MARY THOMAS.
 Of course each person has the same letters, and the idea is to note the di- yersity of the sentences. = March Woman's Home Companion.
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tered the school.
 This growth and enthusiasm has con- tinued until the Normal, which had only about 130 pupils in the month of June during each of the years 1896 and 1897, now presents an enrolment of 250, with age age of the new pupils is between IS and 19 years and they represent the coun- ties of the great central valley from Kern to Siskiyou and from Santa Cruz to Sierra.
 Of the nine students who have gradu- ready secured schools The whole list of Chico Normal graduates now numbers 234 and they are represented by teachers in forty-two different counties of Cali fornia and many hold positions in other States. This fact disproves the state School students do not often con- tinue in the profession.
 ON THE BLACKBOARD.
 Miss Cleveland, principal of the Rincon Grammar School, has found the follow ing supplementary readers especially pleasurable and instructive to the chill by Julia McMain Wright; Eggleston's s History; The American History Stories, edited by Mara L.. Pratt; James Johon- not's on animal and nature study, and on history; stories of industry by Chase and Glow.
 A citizen of San Diego, writing to the Union of that city. says:
 'I am. like many of our citizens, deeply concerned as to the proposition to close the High School next year, and feel that 1t would be little short of a disgrace to the city were such thing allowed to hap pen, or that the efficiency of our other
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
NoN-MNEMoNIC WHIST AT THE TRIsT.

The members of the Trist Duplicate Whist Club trying a new scheme introduced by P. J. Tormey, something the order of what is known single-table duplicate. and are try ing to if they make 1t non -rnnem monic so that club pair matches can be played to Q finish. declaring one pair the winner. and also have 1t a nice game for four players.
 The great objection to playing the ordinary game is memorizing the cards for the over play, making 1t a test of memory instead of a test of skill. Many of the leading whist players of the country, like John T. Mitchell. Paul, Milton c. Work of Philadelphia and a score of others will play twenry-four deals and any time within week will tell you how and the order in which each and every card was played for the entire sitting. The obstacle to of them inc Way 'he ths 0eW ies Is being tried at the Trist Club Is as follows:
 First of all the cards are well shuffied and dealt by some one not playing. As twenty four deals are the usual number that is played during sitting that is the number that we have taken When the cards shufhed and ready for play the trays are placed on the table in the usual manner. at a time and four, the arrow always pointing to the north.
 A small card. say the deuce tray from trump card. rotating and changing the color to avoid marking any of the deals. When you you will nd you 0F played fes and overplayed them in the mix-up. The twelve odd-numbered deals, l, 8. 5. : and so on to 2S inclusive, duplicated in the even numbers 2, 4, 6. to 24 not in regular order of course, but in an irregular one.
 The suits are changed or transposed in the n-numbered deals to correspond with the odd In all duplicate whist sets on the odd west and on the eyen-numbered travs tha leader Is north or south.
 Special score slips are used, so that the re- suit of all contests of this kind can be an- nounced in a few minutes after the game is over We would like to have whist clubs try this and see how 1t works If 1t gives good satisfaction or otherwise the Whist Editor of The Call will be pleased to hear from them.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

schools or teaching staff should be in any way impaired. In the case of distressed family, when others were simply condol- ing with them, Quaker said, T sympa- thize s50.' So I am willing to be one of a hundred to subscribe and pay over $50, whereby a sum of S5000 can be raised and the whole of the schools be kept up for standard, by the end of which time I ex- pect such extraneous aid will be unnec- eSSary. JOHN N1NE
 san Diego March 12, 1S9S."
 With the aid of some of the members of the Humane Society. Mrs. J. F. Carey, founder and head of the San Diego Indus trial Schools, has recently organized Band of Mercy numbering over sixty of her pupils.
 tendents of the nation at Chattanooga was full of inspiration and practical work. The Pacific Coast States were not well represented.
 Music hath charms not only "to soothe the savage breast" but to quiet as we'll the unruly members of many boisteB- ous school Music in school never means a loss of time, as many teachers are wont to give as their excuse for not hav- ing more singing.
 It really means more time for the study every other study Gather up the row ing, struggling thoughts of the boys and girls and have them united into a grand chorus of cheerful singing and. begin again all together In a united effort the difficult problems of study. It pays to have music in the schoolroom.-Penn sylvania School Journal
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
MASONIC.


 The annual session of the Grand Coun- ell of the Royal and Select Masons will be held on the 18th of April; on the 18th and the 2Oth the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons will be in session, and the Grand Commandery will be in session on the Fist. 22d and 23d. On the afternoon of the last named day there will be a grand review on Van Ness avenue of the sey- eral commentaries of Department I.
 The first officers of California Lodge, F. and A. NJ. the mother lodge of this State, who were installed December 2. 1S49 or 5S49 the Masonic year, were: L.. StoweH, master; A. Bartol, senior war Selover. treasurer; J. H. Gihon, secre tary; A. Walters, senior deacon; J. H. Liening, junior deacon; and w. P. Bur dick, tyler. Of these all but one have gone to the Supreme Lodge of the Uni verse, and that one is J. H. Lientng, who at this time is a resident of Middle North California. The roll of the lodge shows that since its institution there have been 1420 names of members inscribed upon 1t. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.
 The last held meeting of Harmony Chapter was well attended, and among the visitors was Mrs. Poulter of Oakland, who entertained with songs after the business of the evening. Alma Shreeve added to the evenings pleasure by reel tation. It was announced that Harmony Chapter will at the grand Masonic fair have a miscellaneous booth, in which there will be a grab bag. The district meeting of this chapter will be held on the 18th of April.
 meeting on the 11th of April, Unity on the 22d and Oakleaf on the 18th, Semper Fi- deles on the 2d of May, Golden Wave on the 9th, Oakland on the 18th, Ivy on the P4th. King Solomon on the 18th and Mis- sion on the 18th.
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fault of the system, of the people; not Of any class. not the good citizens or the Dad o citizens in particular or the politicians or the reformers. no class is wholly to blame. no class is wholly without blame; ne;
 ''It is apparent. then; that hrst or all deeper and more widespread personal in terest in the schools and in all matters rnforn if it Is to be successful in really benehting and elevating our schood system. must be planned with the view of somewhat per manent work which shall sooner or later enlist and educate the parents to aid Tn educating the children
 II suggest for consideration m thIs nat possible Let at least twenty-five ladies who are earnest and who will each agree to give to this work a certain amount or time for a definite period form an organi- zation with this object in view Let this organization adopt carefully conSloered plans for arousing the interest or the pa rents of school children and for inducing them to give some personal attention to
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

Last Monday evening MT. and Mrs. Milton C. Work guests at the San Francisco Whist Club. The play for the evening a pair contest.
 Mrs. George E. Bates wife Of ex-President Bates, and Mir Work-Mrs. Work and MT. John Curtis-paired off-the latter making the top score, and the former next to the top.
 After the play, refreshments served. and a good social time in general was had The guest of the evening called upon for few remarks. and in very happy vein Mir Work held up the mirror could see our selves others see us in regard to the whist play in our clubs He stated that San Fran cisco could stand its own with the average strong players of the country, and particularly urged whist clubs to send delegation of whist players to the next congress- and show the whist world what California can do
 Friday evening last Mir. Work was the guest of the Linda Vista Club of Oakland at the home of ex-President R. B. Galley.
 After the introductions and hand-shaking the entire party sat down for whist Mrs. E. H. Heron, one of the best lady players in the club, was the lucky one to play with the dis tinguished guest.
 After the game was over, Mir. Galley in a witty and humorous speech presented the pair having the highest score two beautiful auto graphed volumes of Mir. Works Whist of To- day''-edition de luxe. The prizes were won by Dr. E. l.. Dow and Mrs. Walsh, wife of the president of the club. Mrs. Galley, who Is not quite so great whist enthusiast as her hus-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
 TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.

aid; but the grayer and more funda- mental question pressing itself upon us Is not. can you aid, but will you?
 s'The schools are subject to many criti- cisms, some just and others perhaps not just; but that they are not under good management is conceded. and evils fol- low then just as surely as when a bum gler takes the helm at sea Why are they not under good management? Be- cause for one reason they are under po- litical management. and that means that they are managed for political and not for educational ends. Beca.se the of- fees of the board are treated as political offces-as stronghoids of patronage, and are sought for and bargained upon this basis. Whose fault IS this? II Is the
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
MATCH FOR THE. .RIDEoUT TROPHY.


 challenge match for the Rideout trophy played last Saturday afternoon and even
 Ing in the rooms of the Trist Duplicate Whist Club in the Berkshire.
 This match of the most interesting that have yet taken place. What made 1t the fact that MT. Milton c. Work of Philadelphia the author of Whist of To-day, and a great expert, played a member of the Trist Club team. The San Francisco Club team, explained by ex-President George E. Bates, put up as strong a team as he could get together, and President John G. Sutton of the Trist did the same. Mir James A Thomp- son. president of the Mll Valley Whist Club, acted as referee. This jolly, genial banker performed the duties required of him like Q veteran. It to be regretted that MT. Work suffered during the entire game with an az gravating toothache, requiring the attention of a dental surgeon during the play. After the including the referee and scorer. were invited by ex-President George E. Bates to the Uni versity Club where elegant dinner was served, given in honor of our distinguished visitor. After many happy little anecdotes of whist experiences were told Referee Thompson ordered the teams to start in on the second half The match consisted of AS deals and two tricks for San Francisco over Trist. Of the AS deals played. 13 broke even. San Fran cisco gained 19 with a total of 27 and Trist gained on 16 with total of 25. At the end of the forty fourth deal the Trist team was 6 tricks to the good, but one or two of the play CTS tumbed all over themselves to see who could give away the most tricks, and they succeeded in passing out only in the deals. pIOEOIIT TROpHY OcT ON THESE OFAI &
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
CITY HALL. SAN FRANCISCO,

March 15, 1898. To Principals: At a meeting of the Board of Education, held on,the sth inst. 1t was ordered,
 First--"That, section 53 of the rules be suspended and that a vacation of one week. from April to inclusive, be declared
 Second-"That the superintendent be in- structed to notify the principals of all the schools to have each teacher read monthly section 1855, sub. l. of the rules to the pupils, and impress upon them the necessity of carrying out its provi- sions' R. H. WEBSTER,
 Superintendent of Schools. The section referred to reads thus: No advertisement shall be read, distributed or given away In school, nor shall news papers, books, publications or articles of any kind be advertised exhibited in schools by teachers, pupils or other per sons.
 Principals shall not allow book agents or solicitors of any kind to occupy their time or that of their assistants on the school premises.
 IMPROVING THE SCHOOLS. The following is an extract from a Gan We Aid in Improving the Board of Education and the Public Schools?" de- liVered by Charles CaSSat Davis. chair man of the Board of Education, at a re- cent meeting of the Los Angeles Friday Morning Club:
 My answer to this query Is an un- hesitating yes! else I should not be here to-day have an opportunity of kind which seldom comes so happily as this to aid in a difficult effort at a betterment of the conditions about us. Yes, you can
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
WHISTLES.

If the Maricopa Whist Club of Phoenix, Ariz-, will send a complete list of their members will forward them some whist literature.
 The Calls Whist Why's will not be ready for general circulation inside of three or four weeks.
 A challenge match for the American Whist League trophy played at Minneapolis on Saturday last between the home club and the Chicago Duplicates and won by the latter by score of 22 to r.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

cipient of a complimentary benefit ten dered by admirers.
 KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR
 Last Monday night Aurora Lodge was officially visited by the grand officers ana for the occasion the lodge met in Union Square Hall. At the close of the off1clal business there was an open meeting at which there was presented programme of entertainment which included Vocal solo. Miss Igo; select reading. pr. A. S.. Cook; recitation, Miss Hearn; .whistling solo, Miss Gertrude Judd. The lodge had as guests during the evening the mem bers of Yerba Buena Lodge of the Knights of Honor, who visited in body At the close of the programme there were dancing and refreshments.
 All the members of the order sympa- thize with Mrs. B. w. Conrad, the Grand Protector, who recently lost her husband hyy6
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
ANCIENT ORDER WoRKMEN

Franklin Lodge will give a social on the evening of April S.
 Pacific Lodge Is making arrangements for its anniversary in July next.
 The grand master and grand receiver were present at a meeting of the lodges of Santa Cruz County, held in Santa Cruz, last Friday.
 The grand master will address an open meeting of Visalia Lodge on Tuesday next.
 Redwood Lodge will celebrate it's anni- versary on the 30th inst.
 A new lodge with forty members will be instituted at Magalia by Deputy Mur- phy of Chico.
 Oak Leaf Lodge had a very enioyabIe affair last Monday. This lodge will lose Messrs. McAllister and Fairchild. who are gong to the Klondike
 The advance reports of the several grand officers will soon be distributed to the representatives.
 On April the grand lodge will meet be represented
 During the past week Dawn of Hone Lodge and Silver Star Lodge gave enioy- able entertainments. The last named wa . visited by Temple Lodge, A. O. U w.
 The several lodges of the order are in- creasing their beneficial membership.
 FORESTERS OF AMERICA.
 A. Orila, P. G. c. R., of California, has
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
ORDER OF AMARANTH.

Crescent Court No. 3 of the Order of Amaranth has arranged for an entertain rnent of a unique character and a social to be given in Golden Gate Hall on Tues day evening next.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

Chico  The facilities complete afternoon after grounds
  one having
  Superintendent president representatives theology, medicine teaching.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

yet we School Superintendents should show our preference for them and en- Extract from an address by Superintend- ent T. J. Kirk of Fresno.
 THE STATE BOARD.
 At the last meeting of the State Board of Education the price of text books for the ensuing year was fixed as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
WOMEN OF wooDcRAFT.

Redwood Circle No. 72. Women of Woodcraft, an auxiliary of the Woodmen of the World, have arranged for an enter tanment and social in the social hail of the A. O. F. building on the evening of the 1st of April. A great many members of the Woodmen of the local camps have signifed their intention of attending
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band, asked for a hearing, and stated she thought 1t was about time to quit their labors for the evening. and take their seats for treatments AS the host and hostess. as we'll as MT. Work came from the City of Brotherly Love, it was sort of happy reunion.