Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-02-16

Al.aesr sSet s - Y the westacgd age i
ri 81 ss..'. 19 Uezth was due to old age.
super Induced by an attack OF Ia grippe.
,frappers In the mountains near
Blackfoot report very poor results 30 |
far this winter; the marten and other
animals being less numer-
GUS than usual. But few wolves and
coyotes are being killed, the low boun-
ty at present being no inducement to
hunters.
The county commissioners of Butte
will not contract with any undertaken
for the burial of the pauper dead dur
ing this year, says the Inter-Mountain.
When a pauper dies the coroner Is to
be notified and he will turn the body |
over to any undertaken he sees tit. pro-
yided the undertaken does not want
more than SIS for burying 1t. Il
Peter Mardensteck. who lives on
ranch i'm the valley, has received sew
eral interesting letters from q friend.
C. T. Hughes, an officer in the Boer
army, says the Helena Independent.
The soldier says that the Boer govern
ment has received offers of aid from
thousands of foreigners In the Trans
vaal, and that the proclamation OF neu-
trality issued by the various consuls
are Intellectual.
The statistical report Of Superin-
tendent s. D. Largent Of the Great
Falls city schools for the last month,
shows the greatest enrolment In the
history of the city, 1t now being 1,755,
of which 839 are boys and 916 are girls.
In the month of January the increase
was SO, and as the new semester was
begun this month, the next report will
show a much larger increase The
Great Falls schools now rank next to
those of Butte in enrolment.
Before the paving in Anaconda be-
gins a most important matter Is the
decision as to the style of paving to be
selected Thus far all the paving In
Butte consists of granite blocks. The
sentiment seems to be that Butte has
enough stone pavement now. and that
some other material should be selected
for the paving to be done this year.
Vitrifed brick, asphalt and cedar
blocks are among the styles advocated
for this year.
Late reports from Saco give fuller
details of the outbreak of scab which
!. Is causing anxiety to the sheepmer
of that section. The disease was intro
duced by shipment Of about 200 AIDE
laine bucks brought in last fall by 6
syndicate OF local woolgrowers from
Saline, Michigan. The bucks are badly
infected and the contagion has un
. doubtedly spread to all bands In which
: they are used. The bands infected ar
5 located close to Saco, Valley county
: Even with the most favorable weathe
= dipping operations cannot be safel!
- commenced before the middle of March
ADAAU.
y A large number Of sheep are beini
le wintered at Orchard.
4. That the pressed brick plant will b
,e established in Boise Is now an assures
o. fact.
d Senators Shoup and Heitfeldt are CT
l. operating in an effort to secure FIRE
delivery for Lewiston.
re One solitary case of smallpox Is a.
" that remains in Moscow and this cas-
n Is under strict quarantine.
Is The body of Mike Smith was foun
u under the ice in about eight feet G
water, in Wood river, near Bellevue.
IN The New York canal, which is no.
| oh .xxyf1I IN frx.i oy,
IN ton for 10000 acres of fertile Idah
.e, soil.
as Senator Shoup has recommended til
establishment OF postoffice three mile
northwest of Liberty, to be Gale
Sharon.
Those who are in position to kno
w. declare there will be undoubtedly Ii
~ 900 people added to the states popul
% % ton during the current year.
!. The postoffice department has bee
a. asked to establish railway mail Sc
- vice between Weiser and Cambridg
=, and daily mail service between Co
w. ant and Almo.
- The city of Boise will purchase Il
Table Rock farm and buildings, net
the townsite, which will be used as
place In which to care for city patien
y afflicted with contagious disease.
no Hendricks public schools show
mt larger enrolment this year than ar
do time in their history. being 247. Und
re the principalship Of Professor Tow
IT. the schools have made excellent pr
IRE gress.
ng The supreme court has affirmed Il
judgment against Herman L. Watkir