Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-12-29

s"'S ~o'Ae6c " Su0 8Iouudle VI 0lgu
school or academy In the states of
Washington. Oregon or Idaho who shall
stand highest In their classes. gradual.
ing In 1900: also scholarship to the
student who shall stand highest In a
competitive examination for entrance
TO the college.
MONTANA.
Montana Society of Engineers will
meet at Bozeman January IL and 1s.
David H!!ger. sheep commissioner
for Fergus county. estimates the fiocks
of his district at 536.534 head. which
yield wool crop OF about 3,4O0.0OO
pounds.
The smallpox scare has not abated
but the number OF cases reported is
lessening In Butte
Michael Driscol of Butte died from
the effects of injuries received In the
Never Sweat mine.
Two suits have been instituted In the
superior court in Chicago against C.
J. Mcnamara and Thomas A. NARROW,
members Of the Montana Cattle Deal
Ing and Herding firm. for $225.0OO.
From Trustworthy source It was
learned that two companies OF Montana
volunteers who came back from Ma
nila on the transport Zealandia brought
with them $l60,000 In gold and Mexi.
can silver.
The permanent school fund OF the
state received $55.97l.9S during the
year. December l there were $SO9..
46l.95 in cash and securities credited
to this fund. At that time there were
G9,S5l.l2 in the school income fund.
County Superintendent Downey OF
Butte has filed her annual report with
the board OF education. The report
showed that there are In the county
1926 pupils between the ages OF and
81; 9347 reside In Butte district No. l.
Outside Of this district there are only
379 minor pupils. The apportionment
per capita is $l3.55.7. Noyember's I'm
Ancial condition Is healthy. The gener-
al fund contains $l32.9l6.l2. The
building fund total is $3S.916. 80. OF
which $24,527.44 came from the special
tax. The sinking fund totals $685.
O39.S9. $l3.27392 OF which came from
the special tax. Bonds have been re-
deemed to the extent OF 100000. inter
est paid on bonds amounting to $2750.
and the balance remaining In the sink.
Ing fund Ii $l3.298.S9.
The designations OF all OF the old
trustees OF the school OF mines having
been accepted. the state board OF edu.
cation has appointed new board
throughout. For the four year term. be-
ginning January l. 1900. the following
we're appointed: Ex-Gov. J. +. Rick.
ards. Jas. w. Forbis and Geo. Il. Moul.
throp. Ex-Chief Justice William Y.
Pemberton and J. v. Long were ap-
pointed for the two-year term, which
also begins Jan. l next. The secretary
Of the state board was directed to no.
tify the trustees that II was the desire
OF the board OF education for the local
trustees to open the school OF mines
not later than Sept. /. 1900. The last
legislature appropriated $25.300 for the
school. to be available in 1900. and
with that sum the trustees will be
enabled to open the institution and
maintain II until the next legislature
provides for It the following two years.
1t will be the duty Of the local board to
select the faculty of the institution.
which, however, must be confirmed by
the state board. The board OF educa-
ton by q resolution passed yesterday
decided to limit the branches to be
taught in the school OF mines to those
named In the statute. as follows: Chem.
istry. metallurgy. mineralogy. geology.
mining. mining engineering. mathe.
matics, mechanics and drawing.
OREGON.
Oregon State Teachers Association.
Salem, December 27 and %.
The enrolment OF pupils In La
Grande's public schools 10 GAL.
The Roseburg banks deposits are
now above the 100000 mark.
A tramp was killed at Umatilla last
week by being run over by q train.
Threefourths OF the hop growers oi
Oregon In q recent mass meeting de
cided to pool their hops.
Stagnation OF wheat In reported In
Umatilla county. The recent snow fall
a
Al Lawson. colored. who killed Hugh
Younger, a gambler. November "a. al
Baker City, was convicted Of murder In
the second degree.
There is nothing now to prevent the
Portland poultry show from being Z
success. The exhibition will begin De
cember 26 and end December 80.
The marketing Of cordwood at thu
paper mills here furnishes lucrative
business to numbers Of owners OF tim
ber claims that are situated along thu
river bank above the falls At Oregon
} City.
The Portland public library has beef
enriched by the addition Of $50 Norwe
gian works. covering the best work
OF the Norwegian writer's In poetry. nc
ton. history and science. These book
are the gift OF the Norwegian Literar
Society, which has dissolved and will
, | croyo NJ sr<.ctal interest IN the NOrwS