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Show Intermountam Affairs Gleanings from Country Press. Father Tubman of Wells, Nev., has hit upon a novel plan to add to the fuad for the building of a cathedral at Reno by disposing at auction of relics of the burned Catholic church to' be "preserved as souvenirs by purchasers. The public sale Will be held in the riverside town I next Saturday with Gov. Sparks as auc- uuneer. '..';.' A company has been organised at Mountain Moun-tain Home, Ida., with a paid capital of $10,000 for the purpose of installing an up-to-date plant and publishing a newspaper. The 'village trustees of Oakley, Ida., have passed an ordinance requiring that all blinds, curtains and screens shall be withdrawn from the windows and doors of all saloons in the town, so that an unobstructed un-obstructed view of the interior of such places may be had from the sidewalk. . ... . . The Clearwater Tobacco company will plant about 600 acres In tobacco near Oro-flno, Oro-flno, Ida. Tests were made last summer and was found that a high grade of tobacco to-bacco can be grown in that section. - The plans and specifications for the new assay office and metallurgical laboratory buildings for the State University of Idaho at Moscow are now completed and bids have been advertised for, March 12 being fixed by the State Board of Regents as the date for the opening of the bids. The buildings will cost about $27,000. One of the largest, If not the largest transfers of real estate ever noted in Lemhi county, Idaho, took place tls week, when the deed was filed whereby James H. Hockensmlth transferred to A. F. and C. H. Rose the Del Manfull and Dick Johnson places, one mile north of Salmon for a conldrtion of $12,000. - Tonopah enjoys many advantages. It not only has the best mines and the best people, but it has the. best schoolhouse In the State of Nevada, says the Bonanza. The building, which was erected during November and December by Charles Madison, who secured the contract from the school trustees. Is one of the most commodious structures of Its kind In the West. It contains six rooms and has a Beating capacity of 140. Every seat is. I occupied at the present time and there are at least 40 applications for admission on file. The new building, which Is an ornament to the city, was erected by Mr. Maddison within the contract time and with virtually no extras. The contract price was $11,400, which lavei a comfor tt.ble balance In the school fund. |