Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-30

DOlSe. Inc leuBes are large ana mum
erous, and much fine looking ore was
found on the groupings. A bunch OF
claims was bonded to eastern people
: and tunnel has since been run on two
of them, the Magnolia and Joe Jeffer
son.
MONTANA.
Montana Society of Engineers will
meet at Bozeman January ~ and l3.
David Hilger, sheep commissioner
for Fergus county. estimates the flocks
of his district at 536,534 head, which
yield wool crop of about 3,4OO, 900
pounds.
The smallpox scare has not abated
but the number of cases reported is
iessening 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 $225,000.
| From trustworthy source il was
learned that two companies of Montana
volunteers who came back from Ma
Mia on the transport zealandia brought
with them $4,000 in gold and Next
can silver.
The permanent school fund OF the
state received $55,9719S during the
year. December l there were $780,
1915 in cash and securities credited
to this fund. At that time there were
$G9,S51.12 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 6 and
81; 9347 reside in Butte district No. I.
Outside of this district there are only
379 minor pupils. The apportionment
per capita is $13. 55.7 November's fin
ancial condition is healthy. The gener-
al fund contains $132,916.12. The
building fund total Is S38,916. 80, of
which $24,527.44 came from the special
tax. The sinking fund totals S38..
039.89. $13,273.92 of which came from
the special tax. Bonds have been re-
deemed to the extent of $4,000, inter
est paid on bonds amounting to $275O,
and the balance remaining in the sink.
ing fund is $13,298.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. Fer the four year term, be-
ginning January l, 1900, the following
were appointed: Ex-Gov. J. Z. Rick |
ards, Jas. w. Forbis and Geo z. 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 it was the desire
of the board of education for the local
trustees to open the school of mines :,
not later than Sept. l, 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 it until the next legislature |
provides for 1T 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 a 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- |
mates. mechanics and drawing.
OREGON.
Oregon State Teachers Association.
Salem, December q and 80,
The enrolment of pupils In La
Grande's public schools Is 641.
The Roseburg banks deposits are
now above the 100000 mark.
A tramp was killed at Umatilla last
week by being run over by a train.
Threefourths of the hop growers of
Oregon in recent mass meeting de-
cided to pool their hops.
Stagnation of wheat is reported in
Umatilla county. The recent snow fall
was benefit to growing winter grain.
Al Lawson, colored, who killed Hugh
Younger, gambler, November "a, at
Baker City, was convicted of murder in
the second degree.
There IS nothing now to prevent the
Portland poultry show from being a
success. The exhibition will begin De-
cember 26 and end December 80.
The marketing of cordwood at the
paper mills here furnishes a lucrative
business to numbers of owners of tim
Der claims that are situated along the