Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
ELECT TEACHERS
WILL SELECT PRINCIPAL OF CITY
SCHOOLS NEXT MEETING.
WORK ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Northern Machinists Quit Work and
Strike is Possible-Improving
the Courthouse Grounds
Livingston. Nav 5. 1900,

NAhy -
The school board held a meeting on
Thursday evening to elect teachers for
the ensuing term. With the exception
of Miss Mallon, all the former teachers
were reelected. Miss Mabel Mortimer
was chosen to fill the vacancy caused by
Miss Mallon's resignation. The roster of
teachers will be as follows: Blanche
Welliver, Ida Walsh, Minnie Foss, Ade-
laide Chambers, Jennie Simpson, NJ. w.
Woodward, Vivian Hunter, Eva Hunter.
T1ffie V. Jacoby, Nora Colvin and Mabel
Mortimer. The election of a principal OF
the city schools was postponed until the
next ~meeting-May IA. The matter OF
salaries for teachers for the next term
was taken up and it was decided to make
a uniform rate of s65 per month. The
of the new board of trustees
for the county high school were present
and discussed informally the question of
cooperation in the matter of employing
a principal for the high school. Several
members favored sharing the expense
with the county and having one man act
as principal of the city schools and also
! supervise the high school work, but the
majority of both boards were against
the proposition, as 1t would tend to
lower the standard Of school work de-
sired.
On Thursday A. w. Miles purchased
the stock of the Gordon Bros. Lumber
company, and has leased the plant for a
term of five years. The warehouse and
yards are situated near the Northern Pa
cifc freight depot. The stock or hand
will invoice from SIS, 900 to SIS. 900. Mr..
Miles has advertised a special sale OF
building material for 80 days. beginning
next Thursday, when he assumes charge.
After jun 10 the business will continue
as before. with Mr.. Miles at the head.
The annual meeting of the Livingston
volunteer fire department was held on
Thursday evening. The following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing term:
Chief. p. w. Nelson: assistant chief. G.
W. Chamberlin; foreman, Frank Bender:
president, Harry McCue; secretary, T..
M. S~windlehurst board of trustees. Alex
Livingston, T. V. Madden. E. C. Ross.
After the meeting a short social session
was held.
The ladies Of the Candy club were
prettily entertained last evening at the
home of Mrs. S. G. Pierce. Progressive
euchre was played. Miss Stevenson TAX
ing the head prize AND Miss Mallon the
BOBBY. Dainty refreshment were served
at the conclusion Of the card games.
Samuel w Allen Of the upper Yellow
stone has purchased the McKimmie
ranch, with all improvements, for 81, 500.
The ranch is situate at the junction Of
Pin creek and the Yellowstone river.
The deal was made through Attorney
John r. Smith.
This week a gang of men has been en-
gagged in setting out trees and smoothing
and seeding the grounds around the
court house. One hundred and eighty
four trees We're set out, chiefly Balm of
Gilead.
A. Z. Burns of Mammoth Hot Springs
arrived from the east this morning, ac-
companied by his bride. They will make
their home in the Yellowstone park.
Hector Mcdonald. who has been en-
ployed with the electric light company in
this city for a number Of years, has sew
cred his connection with the company
and will shortly engage in other work.
A bouncing boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Nye, Jr., in this city, on
Thursday night, May 3.
Mrs. A. N. Sherman received a tele-
gram today announcing the death of her
father at Winimac. Ind.