Annual report of County Superintendent Mary Harper
The Washington county report for the year ending August 31 1902 lists districts 46 schools 49 rooms 28 teachers 60 with wages 17644.81 from school fund and 197.56 from other sources. Enrollment 1208 with 2519 white children ages 5 to 21 and 2 colored children age 6 to 21. average daily attendance 1217 and attendance 75.74 percent. Expenditures total 28512.98 with receipts 40438.10 and a bond debt of 9200. Lists on hand and property values for schools, libraries, and apparatus, plus counts of school houses owned or rented and their condition.
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Mary Harper
Washington County
Iety
Education Certificates and Enrollments in Weiser County 1902
The county reports second grade certificates issued 23 with 7 males and 16 females, third grade 8 with 4 males and 4 females, special certificates none. Rejected applicants total 7 (2 males, 5 females). County institute held at Weiser June 11 to 19, 1902 with 50 enrolled learners. Teacher turnout 13 male and 37 female. Total expenditures show instructor pay $144 and total paid $15200. Mary Z Harper signs as County Superintendent.
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Weiser
Marshall Lake mining district shows surface gold and future potential
Mr. F J Bord reports rich surface gold samples from Howard Deaney and Johnson claims on Maxwell and California creeks in the Marshall Lake district. Development continues with winter work planned and some men employed through the season. Ford Bros Salar of Black Lake anticipate a spring rush as ore rich in surface shows and a wagon road could be built under $1000. John Wesley quip cited about repetition. Chamberlains Cough Remedy recommended for colds.
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F. J. Bord
Meadows
Marshall Lake District
Ford
Ford Ae
Howard
Deaney and Johnson
Maxwell
California
Ford Bros. & Salar
Black Lake
Warren Trail
Boundary Line Survey Initiated Between Washington and Idaho
Engineer Luck and seven men began a boundary survey from Weiser with L F Boutson Howard Conklin Wm Rhea W B Emerick George Luck Carl Keyes and J M Snider. Two more men and a pack train will join at Meadows as the crew aims to finish in three weeks barring bad weather.
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Engineer Luck
Washington
Idaho
Weiser
L. F. Boutson
Howard Conklin
Wm. Rhea
W. B. Emerick
George Luck
Carl Keyes
J. M. Snider
Meadows
Mr. Luck
Outlook Club Elects Delegates for State Federation
The Outlook Club met at the reading room on Wednesday October 1 and elected delegates for the State Federation to meet in Weiser October 14 15 and 16 Delegates include Mesdames I C Galloway Lot Feltham BK H Ashman and Wm Black A special meeting is set for Friday October 10 with all members urged to attend An estimated 30 to 50 delegates will attend the federation meeting Candee offers 200 fine parlor games and school supplies starting at 5 cents
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State Federation
Weiser
Mesdames
C Galloway
Lot, Feltham
H. Ashman
Wm. Black
Attempted Escape from County Jail by Inmate Herndon
R S Herndon confined for two to three months on charges of obtaining property under false pretenses attempted to escape Thursday evening. He left with Deputy York, ate supper at his residence, and fled after York briefly returned. He was located in Huntington as he stepped from a freight train and brought back by County Attorney Lovejoy and Ed York Friday morning. He initially refused to return without papers but agreed to accompany officers.
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R. S. Herndon
York
Mr. York
Herndon
Marshall Hannan
Huntington
Lovejoy
Ed York
X Ray Equipment and Names Order Surgical Upgrades
Doctors Numbers and Steeves order an X ray machine for their surgical operations and plan new fixtures for operating rooms. A 3 inch Mitchell wagon and a new buggy are requested to exchange for grain. Thunder Mountain envelopes advertise Weiser and its route to new discoveries.
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Drs. Numbers & Steeves
Thunder Mountain
Weiser
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Nasal Relief
Nasal catarrh treatment Ely's Cream Balm touted as pleasantly aromatic cleanses and heals nasal surfaces. Trial size 10 cents. liquid form now offered with spraying tube at 50 cents. Proponents claim the liquid retains the medicinal properties of the solid preparation.
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Ely
Ely's
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Boundary Line Survey
the Outlook Club
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