Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-16
WASHINGTON.

he scho0l Doard OF rankin county
has made levy OF three mills for teach
ers' salaries and other school expenses.
Mr.. Dickson's crew of Northern Pacific
surveyors has removed its camp from the
ice cave, in the vicinity of Ives, to the
mouth of the Methow.
Daily mail stages now connect Chelan
with Wenatchee over the state wagon
road up the west bank of the Columbia
river without the necessity of crossing
and recrossing the river at great expense
and danger, as formerly. Another small
appropriation will put the road in first
class condition. and this will be asked
of the next legislature.
Z. +. Safely of Olympia the other day
killed large coyote at his ranch near
Patterson lake, beyond Chambers prairie.
Mr.. Safely was cunning for grouse with
a light muzzle loading shotgun when he
espied the coyote The first shot did not
take effect, but the second brought down
the game, a kind that is very scarce in
that country.
A stockman who has been over the
range on Smooth Iron prairie in Asotin
county, reports that stock of all kinds
are in excellent shape. Wild animals,
however, are getting bothersome again,
and in one place he counted three car
casses of young horses recently killed,
evidently by bear or cougar.
County Superintendent Rinehart of
Clarke county has completed his annual
Iran m bo Stat TO
total receipts of his office for the year
from all sources amounted to $50 1903 81
and total disbursements $40 40l As, leav-
ing a balance on hand June 80, Sl2,502
II, and decrease of school Indebtedness
in the county amounts to $40, l49 10.
The report shows 1905 children of school
age in the county, 1928 males and 1883
females, of whom 3543. 1888 males and
| l705 females are enrolled in the schools
Governor Rogers received notice from
the war department that the bill for
subsistence furnished to the captains q
the national guard prior to their muster
into the United States service must be
paid by the state, although these various
items had heretofore been charged against
| tHc SONtl lie SUdlc Will
however, lose nothing, as the auditor Of
the war department promises that the
state shall be reimbursed by the United
States for this outlay hereafter. They
amount to $l653. Is, and the parties fur
nishing the same will therefore present
their bills to the state in order to obtair
their money for supplies furnished.
The growth of the Spokane Fruit Fail
has been remarkable. The fair which
opens at 2 o'clock October 4. with q
grand harvest festival parade, will be bu
the fifth. The first was held in a littl'
brick building and lasted four days. Tn,
paid admissions were l4,3O4. This frs
venture, and the second, were under tn,
auspices of the bureau of immigration
and had Manager Bolster at the heat
of them.
The second fair lasted ten days ant
the paid admissions leaped to 55,407.
The third was under the management
of Frank Smith and lasted II days, tn,
paid admissions being 56,003. The frs
three fairs charged ten cents admission
The fourth, the one of last year, agail
came under the management of Herber
Bolster, and in the twelve days it con
tinued the paid admissions reached a to
tai of 69,S06. The admission was Is cents