davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The supreme court oi -NtuidSNd, NJ
the eth. refused TO issue the writ Of /
custer applied for by Attorney-GeI-
eral Smyth 10 be directed against the
board Of fire and police commissioners
of Omaha appointed by the mayor.
Mai.-Gen. Elwell :. Otis passed
through Omaha. Neb.. on the eth. over
the Union Pacific, en- route for Wash
inrton. A number of local army Off
GERS met him at the train.
Within 40 hours from the time of
receiving orders from the navy depart
ment. the battleships Massachusetts,
aud Indiana. lying mp in ordinary AT
the League Island navy yard. were
placed in readiness for sea and sailed
Tor Hampton Roads.
Snort. the big elephant Of the 10
tcsk animal show. who received an in
Jury 10 his spine. recently. was hanged
by the neck until he was dead at the
Ecltcn freight yards. baltimore. Md
/ on the evening OF the 7th- Nearly 1000
| pe,-ons witnessed the execution, which
was accomplished with Cotton wreck
ing derrick.
The town Of Miami. ]. T., was struck
hy a tornado At 1890 on the morning
II The eth. Several lives ere reported
lost and great damage was done 70
property. A number Of persons were
blown into the Neosho river.
The first session Of the Fifty-sixtk
congress came To an end at p. IN
q the eth. \ patriotic scene marked
lie closing hour in the house, tn
members Joining in singing patriots
songs TO the accompa niment OF an
planse from the crowded gale RES
Deeertions from the battl.ship Rear
sarge. on the eve Of sailing from IN
BrooLlyn navy yard. have been quit
numerous. The men complain OF poo
sooa and petty tyranny. but say tina
Can't. rolcer isn't TO blame, the trouol
, be;np with his supordinates.
. The correspondent of the Londo
, Daily Telegraph at Pretoria says tha
: many Boer guns and several hundre
!, officers and men were captured at u
: occupation Of Pretoria by the Britis
W. S. Taylor has formally decline
10 be considered as a candidate II
r the republican gubernatorial nomin
: ton in Kentucky. lie says his duty
: himself and family forbids iurth
d sacrifice. John w. Yerkes, Of Danviil
n IA an aspirant for the nomination.
Adit.-Gen. Fred Bell of Missouri "
% In Mexico. on the sth. on his way
4 81. Louis. to meet GOV. Stephens 7
n the purpose Of deciding whether Z
A militia should be called out 10 settle =
al strike trouble. The adjntant Hcnci
\. said the militia was ready for acti
u when the governor gave the word.
ne u. G. Dun a co. reported on the -
u, Failures for the week have been
,c in the United States. against l5s !;
IL wear. ard 10 in Canada. against 10 J;
year."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
split In Baseball Lengre.

Anderson. Ind. June ~. fhc man
acers az the clubs OF the Indiana Ease
bah league met here and about COM
Melted arrangements for the reorgan-
ization Of the league on fonr-eiup
basis. The clubs will be; Nnrersou'
Marion. Kokomo and Wabash. Win
,heS. four clubs the games Mil con-
time uninterrupted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
DIVERSE OPINIONS QUOTED.
The Firss Given Fully Justified ana
substnatiatcd by that Last
Quoted.

Havana. June i2.-Of late Gov.-Gen.
Wood has had many callers. among
them LAWYERS. bankers. merchants and
even two members Of the f"riler cahi.
mel. who haze taken the position In
the United states government is going
ahead too fast in the direction u
granting Independence 10 Cuba. Those
who take this ground assign ii as N,
RI; son for their decision not 10 Join
in the coming elections. They point
out that there is not = single candi.
date in the island who is net pro
f..sional politician, and they argue
that 10 turn Cuba over to men 81 this
class would mean her ahsolutiSm. A.
one expressed himself, y would tx
abandonment.
Would YOU leave us? hc asked
naked 10 our enemies
These visits and statements were
the result OF an interview with Gen.
Wccd. published hy the Discussion. in
which he was reported rs saying that.
in all probability, a constitutional COM
veniion would be called IN September
next. consisting of all the mayors elect
ed. business circles were Thoroughly
alarmed by this announcements. al
though there Is no doubt that q great
majority If the people received II with
favor.
Col. Carlos Ccspedcs. discussing ihc
matter yesterday. sid:
"l'hc interview which Senior toroua-
dc (ecitor Of the Discussion securtd
with Gen. Wood. has made I'm admir-
lie i,nnreSsicn Gen. Wood promised
rs that The elections should take place
ian Jane. and he is about 10 keen hi.
pramiSe. Now. according 70 the .n.
y t,ryiew. he SAYS that a national con
! vcntion VIII probably he called ~ Srl-
: ton,bcr to draw up a constitution. oul
pccnlc are disposed TO trust him. cs-
rccialiy after the WY he is keeping
lis promise regarding elections.
"Manv Americans do not under
!, stand the Cubans. We are quiet pee
:, RE. aud the Americans are apt 70 ms
! take Cur quietness for submi-ei'eness
Personally. | have no doubt that inde
incidence will be granted; hut. II th
: United States government should az
=, clare that il will not fulfill is pr0mis
ar should refuse i formal dcmand y
The Cnbans for independence then ~
:. Cub:,ns will take to the woods barn
. ing everything capable Of de>irucno
n hv fire sugar estates, towns an
~ | whar,es"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Marion. Ind. June ll.-John Eenk-
hard. 90 wears old. murdered hi wiie
with a revolver and then shot himself
fatally. He i lying al the hospital.
where death i momeniarily expected
Mrs. Renkhard recently left her nus
band and went 10 ike with her brother
The crime was committed al the broth
er'~ home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
THE ALBANY AND BUFFALO.
southampton Ready for Their
Mediterranean Cruise.

Southampton, June i2.-The United
placed in commission NJ Newcastlc-on.
Tyne, May 20. and under orders 10 pro-
ccrd a. the Mediterranean. has ar
rived at southampton. The United
states training ship Buffalo, which
sailed from New York. April 70, for a
cruise in the Mediterranean, has also
arrived.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
polio, King Acquitted.

Indianapolis. Ind. June il.mNiiiiam
r Kissen. 1.-The policy king. MAS ae-
united in the criminal court and re-
lieved OF 100 indictments. q >uihcleh'
number 10 have kept him in lai. Tor
ne had ne been convicted The cases
were dismissed on account OF me m''n
DDS employed in obtaining evidence y
being shown that spies were employed
10 furnish the grand jury with esi-
dencc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Elkhari. Ind. June II. - Plans for a
new station here have been prepared
hv the Lake shore road. The building
Nill cost. il j. estimated. 100000 and
will he OF stone and iron.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Evansville. Ind. June "a. Searle
Johann. lg-year-old son of ex-t Coroner
Johann. and high school student.
committed suicide bN shooting himself
in the head The act j. attributed 10
his being Tilted by a young woman and
also 10 the excessive use of cigarettes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
5,IONISTS In CONVENTIONS
Tnlrd Annual Convention ~
AmcricnM Federation %
Ist. In New York.

New York. June ie.--Tne w." ,i,r
session Of the Third ANNUAL '''' Jim.
nf the American Federation Y Z ,he
lists was devoted 20 a discuss ,,btl,
nth article IL the consii'n'oi' as,t
im,,osss a tax of fifty cents !, Of
member Of the fcdcration' a,,iye
which l. paid 10 the Nienha III loca.
committee and half applied ~
propaganda work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

South BEND. Ind. June J.. Mahlon
Smith and Irwin Poyser. of this city.
have been matched for -i-mile bicy-
lie race for the Indiana champions hip.
70 be run July /.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

New Albany. Ind. June 1.-The re-
port Of County Clerk Frank Carr 81
Clark county. Just rendered 70 the COM
missioners. shows that he received Ss-f
for marriage licenses during the last
luarter. or. in other words. that BOZ n
renscs Mere issued by him. ~ least nire
per cent. being 70 eioping couples.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

New York. June 1.-Two five-story
brick buildings owned by Gcorg, +.
Kefcham A Company. in West End
avenue. and containing l2j.n00 bushels
~ grain. oats and bran. were totally
destroyed by fire. The loss i about
$4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Wabash. Ind. June. 1.-The iriends
of Rev. Grant \. Waller. pastor OF the
Christian church al Rochester. were
given surprise when i Was an
nounced that he and Miss Edna Brow p
Young society woman and a parish
Toner Of Mr. Waller. had been married
last February and kept the matter a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Emperor William has conclu ed pr
Engagements for sending an eNprdi''on
10 Syria with a view of ascer'aining
as much as possible concerning the
ruins OF Helopolis- The exploration
will have the actual aid OF the sultan.
Tawfik Pasha. the OTTOMAN MINISTER
Of foreign affairs, has informed the
emperor that all needed aid VIII oe
rendered by the local authorizes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Indianapolis. Ind. June The out
ing Bicycle company's factory IN Ce-
realinetown. suburb of this city. was
damaged by fire 10 the extent Of S2o.-
nNn: $4,000 Of insurance was carried.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

The statement OF the treasury VA
ances in the general .und. exclusive ~
lie $50. 900 oec gold .esef,e IN Tie a.
vision of redemption. issued on the
9Th. showed: Available cash balance
si4C.,o4.s.s: gold. s.2.2ls,6 $50.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
a Ritter Mar.

Mitchell. Ind. June il. ~ The pro-
hibitionists are waging a bitter war
against the four saloons here and j. IL
probable that the licenses which have
been applied for will not BE- reissued.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Three hundred and sixty motornsh
and conductors left Philadelphia on
The 9th. on a special train over the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad for -. LOUIS
where. il was said. they would take
the places of strikers OF the =. LOUIS
Transit Co.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

south Bend. Ind. June Alpheus
u. Rensberger. Of Goshen. pattern
maker and foreman ~ the woodwork
ing department ~ The >andage steel
slSein works 81 This city. was killed Dy
a plank running hack over The ripsaw
which lie was operating and striking
him win terrific force in the stomach.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

A complete summary OF the work o.
congress. up 10 date. shows: Number
of DAYS in session. 81: bills intr"
s,ucel. l2.l5e: total passed. l-aio; pup
lie acts. .s3; private acts. sS2; extent
NJ CONGRESSIONAL recc I'd. ..Osl pages
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

The Panama Canal Co.'S represents
lives i'm Colon. il il stated. have re-
ceived orders from Paris 10 resume
work on a large scale. a large mum
Ter of mechanics aud laborers, ~ Is
added. have been engaged.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Representative Gaines. Of Tennessee
on the 9Th. introduced bill IN CON
crcss prohibiting employment OF mem
hers by railroads or other corpora.
lions obtaining charters or other an
from the United States government
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

ADVICE received firm -Nci".s po-
,.av . curious sit la;.'n- lh"ISaa -
% Nc.ers are massiny nj lIgiig enc in
lie ncirhborhood. pr',rgring for \ dc
t4rmined attack upon The advance
posts Of the French. Though sufier-
imp much from the intense heat. the
French are confident Of their abfiiy
To r.pel any attack.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

On arriving at his house in Havana,
ON the 4th, Gen. Gomez made a priei
address. In the course az when ne
laid he had kept his promise TO return
10 Cuba. and that he had never intend
ed 10 turn his back upon her people.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Mrs. John Sherman died al mid
night. on the 4th. aged ~ years she
was Miss Margaret Cecilia Stewart
mix daughter of the late Judge Stew
MT Of Mansfield %. She was married
20 John sherman December ~. lS1s-
There were no children. She was
,,rn and hurled at Mansfield.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

The postmaster general. on the o,h
issued an order barring the use OF the
mails 10 THE Credit General du Cana
da.- Of Montreal. and the "tredls
d'Eparpne.- Of Paris, France. IL i az
leyed that both concerns are conduct
ing lotteries.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

DR.. Studt. Prussian minister OF eau
cation. has instructed the statistical
bureau 10 collect material r-taraihs
the disastrous effects Of aieonos's'a
upon the nation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Secretary Hay and Lord fanncefo'e
on the sth. signed protocol extent
ing until March next tn periou %
time allowed for the ratife1fn'n Oh 'hs
reciprocity treaty with Barbados
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Logansport. Ind. June Lice
wah Sing. Chinese laundryman. has
gone insane through fear Of the high
binders.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Woodruff. Ind. June 1.-THE Bap-
iisi church here was burned. the loss
being $4,000: insurance. $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
j. rho mids, Of a driving thunde,

In ,he midst of driving thunde
and rain storm at Jacksonville, ia
on the eth. lightning struck me
smoke stack OF the ferryboat Com
modore Barney. and passing down
through the vessel killed four men and
Injured a dozen others who we're
working underneath it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Nincennes. Ind. June ~. During a
moonlight excursion on The Wabash
river Burt Qnillcn. ~ this city, fell
overheard and was drowned.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

II is said AT the war department thn
Gen. Wheeler will be given no military
assignment under his commission az
briradier general OF regulars. put VIII
soon be placed on the retired list io'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

At a meeting of the Royal Corr
Yacht club, on the 9TH. sir Thomas
Linton was elected member lie eN'
pressed his intention of challenging
for the Americas cup under the aus
uices of this club.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

Z. Whitney Carr. OF Jordan. ~ J..
on the eth, gave the Iowa state uni
versity $4,000 for the establishment
Of free scholarships for poor young
people.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

tour,h battalion of the Dcrbyshire reg
iment were all killed, wounded or mace
prisoners. except six enlisted men. Two
aei..rs and ~ men were wounded, |
many az theme severely.
Itoer. Returned the " ounded.
The Beers returned the wounded 10
The british. The officers killed were
Iieut.-Col. Baird Douglas and Lieut..
liawlry.
The wounded include Col. Wilkinson
and Lieut.. blanchard. of the Canadian
infantry.
Gen. Observation-Disclosures dispatch in
full is ms follows:
gen. r-Maikers' Dispatch
cane Town. Jun. 10 Sunday THE
following telegram has been received
from Charles Knox:
.Kroonstad The following casual
ties. reported from EoodeNal. june :.
received from Stcnham. commanding
The imperial yeomanry hospital. daiel
EhcnoSter river. June :. received here
by flag of truce June 10:
| ~.The fourth battalion OF the Der
b,shire regiment (thc Sherwood for
.siersl - Killed ~ Lieut.. Col. Baird
Douglas and Lieut.. Hawley. and Is OF
The rank and file. wounded-Col. VII.
Ainson. Capt. Bailey. Lientenants Hall
Iawder and blanchard. and 80 of the
rank and file: the Shropshire light ia
fan;rv. one: Cape Pioneer railroad reg
iment. seven; ammunition park. Roya
marines and Imperial telegraphs. on
sach: pos; Office corps. one.
'Stonham reports that many were
severely wounded. and the remaining
Of the Fourth Derbyshire and detail
cf prisoners. except six of the rank an'
file. are in his camp. All the wounde'
are in his camp. lateiy occupied by tn
Fourth DerbyShire. Inquiries are be
ing made as to the names.
An Unpleasant Inference.
IL is inferred that the Beers capture
o,.r 900 men. and rs late a. June ]
held position cutting OF the BIRTHS
forces north Of kroonstad from reir
forcemenis.
\ dispatch from Gen. Forestic'
Walker says Gen. Methnen was firh
ing within ten miles % Hebron Jur
$, rs follows:
ten. M-thuen's Movements.
Cape Town. June 10 Sunday
Kelly-kenny reports from Bloemfc
! tein this morning hat Methuen. wi'
The greater part Of his division, VI
fighting early in the morning of Jun
L :. ten miles south of Hebron. whe
Col,ille was reported 70 he with u
y Highland brigade. M,thucn left Lin
" ley June 5. with ample supplies +
\. himself and Colville. leaving Paget
4 hold Lndley with a sufficient for
( and supplies.
j. Orde red 10 Press the Enemy.
e kelly-kcnny has ordered Knox
press IN the enemy outpost. believii
the cnemy's strength 70 be- eNagger;
ed.
= "All is quiet. and There is no ankle
as regards the district 10 the son
I. Communications north Of Kroonst
have been cut since June &.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

A terrible accident occurred near
S,ockbridgc. Wis, on the Oneida IN
dian reservation, on the 9TH. winch r.
suited in the killing Of eight men and
one child. A lot OF small children
playing in yard saw woman cut .
chickens head of. They decided 10
play chicken. and seizing the smallest
az their number decapitated IL with
the AK the woman had just used. =
number OF men were engaged on I
derrick in the yard raising heavy tim
beers in the erection Of barn. Seeing
the child being beh,aded they becan'
panic-stricken. and in the confusion
the heavy timbers which were beins
raised fell with an awful crash, Kill
tng eight Of the men.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

In response TO the request made ~
tle United States aud CHILEAN MINIS
,ers AT Berne. Switzer And - s'.cct
he third member Of The arbitration
.our, which is to settle the claims ard
ccuuterclaims held ~ The citizens OF
.n,h country agains. iie go'cInmsn'
OF the other. the preside;i OF Tic SWISS
republic has selected J. y. Pioda, ths
Swiss minister TO the [ ni'ei States. &c
&c, in the capacity referred to.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15

"kelly-kcnny has ordered Knox &c
press III the enemy outpost. believing
the cnemy's strength 70 be- eNaggerat-
ed.
".tll is quiet. and There is no anxiety
as regards the district 10 the south
Communications north Of Kroonstad
have been cut since June 1"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
/ STAGGERED ALL LONDON.
The Cutting Of Gen. Roberts Line
of Communication Involved
Some Serious Loss.
Az ENTIRE BATTALION WAS WIPED OUT.
~ ~ IN. Fourth battalion of the
Derby shire Nessme"t
Killed. wounded or prisoners
The situation Far More SERIOUS
thau wns Imagined.

London. June l2.-licrt.-'en. s''
Frederick Foresticr-Walker, in COM
mand of the lines of communication
IN South Africa. reports that in the
disaster to the British troops, June I,
nj Ioodeval. where the Beers cut Lofu
Roberts line of communications, the
fourth battalion Of the Dcrbyshire reg
iment were all killed, wounded or mace
prisoners. except six enlisted men. lw'
officers and 80 men were wouhueu
many ~ theme severely.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-20

Gently for a piece OF timber grown
in that commonwealth. The Port
land Oregonian says that the mat
ter was turned over to the assistant
secretary of the Oregon Historical
society, who has forwarded to the
Ohio man three specimens of wood,
together with the following note:
i hand you three pieces of Ore
gon wood for use in the construc-
ton of gavel for the democratic
national convention of 1900 The
historical setting of these pieces of
wood is as follows: No ! is piece
Of elm grown from seed brought
from Massachusetts and planted at
Oregon City in 1848. The seed
came around the Horn. No, is
piece of Douglas fir douglas
Scotch naturalist) used in build
ing log cabin, the first at Forest
Grove, Gre. in 1914, and in this
building the first steps we're taken
to organize a school, the evolution
of which is the Pacific University
of today. No. 3 is a piece of Ore.
gon grale (Befiisris Nervosa) cut
by me OH the farm OF q pioneer of
1846--a stout, old, bedrock Jof-
fersonian democrat"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-20

The ancestral bulbs of the tulips,
which give our flower gardens of
to-day such graceful form and SUI
perb color, once came near overturn-
ing the little kingdom of Holland.
The national fad for tulips reached
the stage Of madness, and nearly all
other business was neglected in con-
sequence. Everybody was frenzied
with the fever to speculate in tulips,
and as much as three thousand dol
lars was paid fof single bulb-the
equivalent of many times that sum
to day. "The flower that set a ma
ton mad" recalling the tulip craze
in Holland, will be one OF the fea-
lures in the May Ladies Home
Journal.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-20
idaho County Statistics.

The following statistics OF Idaho
county, Idaho, are taken from the
annual report OF the state bureau
Of immigration;
Idaho county was created ,Janu-
airy s, 1875. 1t is the largest
county in the state Of Idaho and
one OF the largest in the United
States. Its population is about
10000. There are 2509 school
children in the county and the
total vote of 1898 was 244S. Dur.
ing the year 1899 the population
of the county has increased rapidly
owing to the amount of railroad
building and the impetus given to
its mining industry by the dis
cDvery Of the rich mines of Buff
ialo Hump and other good mining
properties.
Number of horses, 2s07, valued
at Sa5, 913, an increase Of 430 head
over 1898.
Number of cattle, 8711, valued
at 1871, S96, an increase of 1871
over 1898.
Number OF sheep, 1921. valued
at $25, 1868, an increase of 7647
over 1898.
Number of acres OF patented
land, 15l, 1872, valued at $76S,379,
an increase Of 34,040 over 1898.
Idaho county has IL sawulills
and 4 grist mills, valued at $22, 400.
Grain raised in Idaho county
during the years 1898 and 1899.
1898 Wheat, S2,079; barley, a.
289; oats, $4,000.
1S99-Wheat, 1917 ,247 barley,
t00,997 oats, 38,599.
Assessed valuation (equalized J
fol 1898, about 81, 062 900; assessed
valuation (equalized) for 1899,
about $1,778,000; tax levy for
1898, 4.65, tax levy for 1899, SOB;
floating debt, 1899, $7,775.52; total
receipts, 1898. $73, S65.56; total dis
bursements, $61 ,05009; total re-
ceipts, 1899, $57, l06.03; total dis
bursements, $4S, 292.58.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-20

In 1897 in Germany / 1888, 7OO,-
900 gallons Of beer were consumed,
1892 100000 were drunk in Great
Britain, 180,000,0G0 in France, and
90,000,000 in Russia. 1t is est
mated that 36 gallons per head are
drunk in Belgium, 30 in Great
Britain, % in Germany, q in Den
mark, II in Sutherland, 10 in the
United States, 8 in Holland, 5 in
France, 81 in Norway. % in
Sweden, and in. Russia A writer
in the North American Review de-
clares that large quantity of teer
is consumed in order to satisfy the
craving for the elements which are
eliminated from wheat in making
white bread.