Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
A QUIET HOLIDAY
CITY GETTING READY FOR A
GOOD VISIT AT HOME.
Bozenlan, Dec T..

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ToGay's budget Of news is slim. All
receptions and entertainments ARE off
until the holidays and in the way of
happenings the Gay has been an eNtraor-
Ginalily quiet one. When a town settles
down to be quiet, it can be quiet to a
searcher after items and they fail to
materialize with a persistency that is al
most maddening- However, it is to be
hoped that there will come a change
for the better, and that before long. This
hope is rot entertained with the -expec-
tation that some Cne will suffer in per-
son property. but to satisfy the eager
reader who looks for something in the
laper and is very much disappointed
if rothing is found that will furnish ma
terial for conversation or speculation,
and throws the sheet aside with the re-
mark ''pshaw. there's nothing in it,
The County Superintendent of Schools
Miss Chrisman, has made the apportion-
ment of school monies in the hands of
the county treasurer. collected by him
during this term. and it is found that it
amounts to the snug sum of $1O.4O per
capita, with more to hear from in the
way OF delinquent taxes ad the state ap-
portonment. The latch will not be made
until about February, and will add a
snug sum to the funds Of the several dis
| tricts in this county, as we'll as all other
school districts in the state.
The board of county commissioners ad-
! journed after an arduous session. An
| immens amount of work had to be done
! at this meeting, and they have cleared
the table The treasurer will have To
! hand out considera BILE of the money he
! has Just collected for taxes to square all
these bills. but, then that it what he is
/ there for.
The street commissioner has been busy
! putting in several cross drains in the up
per part of town. He does not expect
that they will come into play until late
in the spring, and they will show the
wisdom of the move. Instead of having
to wade the crossings it will be possible
to walk across. This will be quite an ex-
perimen to those who have regularly had
to dive across street for 10, these many
years, and it may come hard for some
to break away from old habits
Mr.. James P Bole of Great Falls was
a visitor in our city for several days. HI
came over to spend day with hi:
brother, w. NJ. Bole, editor of the Chron
icle, but liked the town SO well that h
extended his stay as long as possible. H
returned to the Falls this morning.
The Fair is the first to show
Christmas tree in its window. 1t is hand
somely decorated and all the youngster
in town make it point to get aroun'
and admire it and wish" for one like ii
Messrs. r. T. Stanton and A. J. Buscl
, left for Helena this morning to be i
time to join the caravan of the Shriner
: that has been billed to conduct a mum
ber of novices across the 'hot sands a
the capital tonight. The gentlemen hav
undergone no special course of trainin
for the occasion. SO that should they ge
weary those who have tried the hot sand
before them, and know how it is, shoul
take a little pity on them and bear dow
, easy. 1t is a foregone conclusion tina
I they will collect all that is coming
them, with possibly lot of accumula te
interest that they know nothing of a
this time, but will find it all in the bill
The Mendenhall-Smith store buildin
is progressing finely and may be finishe
| this winter, provided the weather hold
0 out as at present. Some very large an
: heavy joists are now being placed
h position. They are a special order of tt
: usual dimenSionnS as to heighth an
d width but are about As feet long an
/, weigh about 500 pounds each. The ca
: penters cannot be made to believe thu
they are laboring ON soft snap"