Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-09-01

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mill, and wife have moved to town
for the winter and occupy rooms in
Smiley's building for the present,
until their home is vacated.
Our unsurpassed soil and climate
are attracting many people who are
living back east. In this country
no cyclones, tornadoes or heavy
storms ever come. And perfect
health.
The parents of all school children
will have to buy all books from
their respective districts. The
money is covered into the county
treasury and is returned to the dis
trict to which it belongs. or from
where it came.
Our graded schools give promise
of being grand success. The
board of directors are doing all in
their power to provide the adequate
facilities and comforts for all who
may come. The teachers who will
have charge of the schools are
known to be capable, careful and
conscientious. and all who know
tn-m will be glad to take advantage
of their knowledge - imparting
qualit'es--and send their children
to the schools they preside over.
The sash and door factory of
Webster & Wright signaled to this
part of the world, OH Wednesday,
that it was ready for business The
people Of this vicinity should show
their appreciation OF this valuable
enterprise by giving it their patron
age. DO not send away for any
sash or doors, get them at the fac.
tory and encourage home indus
try, for payroll is one,of the good
things that tends to contribute
backbone to town or country.
1t has been ascertained that our
school room is totally inadequate
and a partition will have to be put
in to accommodate the number of
pupils that desire to attend The
lower room could be partitioued off
and made into two good rooms that
would accommodate 40 pupils each,
and thus avoid any crowding. Three
rooms are necessity and the board
are going to make provision for
this addition, so we understand
They can call to their aid the S
and E. society, who will raise funds
to make our schools second to none
in Idaho county.
w. R. Gragg, the attempted hnhr-
derer, got off pretty easy at his re-
cent trial, owing to the petition cir
culated among the people asking
Judge Mcdonald (whom some are
unkind enough to say is father Of
the petitionl not to prosecute him.
The Spokesman Reviews travelling
correspondent. who, by the way, is
a good one, has figured his fine at
6 Ia cents stab, Gragg's wife hay
inc received tB Of them as tokens
of his affection. It 10 we'll that
Gragg attempted his wife's life In.
stead OF rohbihg nickelin the slot
machine, for in that case he would
have been sent to the pen.--Pull
man Tribune.
Levi Ankeny, the public spirited
citizen and banker of Walla Walla,
mas volunteered to pay the expenses
of bringing the Washington regi
ment home from San Francisco on
two specially chartered steamers
The cost will be between 81 900 and
| $4,000. The whole state will rise
and thank Mr.. Ankeny for this
generous offer. Of course there will
be few SO fortunately constituted
as to see in this patriotic PROPOSE
tion some sinister motive of politi-
cal nature, but be this as it may
there are enough appreciative peo
pie in the state TO say, "Speak up
Mr., Ankeny, whatever you want
it's your's.-Vineland Journal.