Show NORTHERN KOTES NOTES i school election elections wint wintry weather washakie IVash Wash Akle indians air mr joa jos A west who returned from tha the malad country yesterday reports everything in that section quiet and peaceful both with respect to business buium and politics A few days lays since AN 11 for county superintendent of di district i schoola schools and for school trustee 4 of the local districts was held throughout oneida county A lively contest occurred but the peoples party was everywhere vie to rious except in the lo 10 lower district of malad city where they were beat beaten cri mr george C parkinson a young man of sterling qualities tiei and preeminent pre eminent ability was elect ed Superintendent by a large arge majority IR in ito its celd cold embrace these northern valleys valley 4 the snow is u from six inches to one foot in depth beyond the bear eiver river and the thermometer foursome for some time past has ranged below the zero of comfort at least to those accustomed to more southern climes A few days since A HEAVY neavy N NORTHWEST prevailed throughout the calad valley doing considerable damage to property at west portage a thriving little settlement just within our northern border A larg ebrick meetinghouse in iti that had recently been erected at A it heavy cost was wag so badly damaged that a new one will have to bo be erected in n its stead its gable ends were blown out and its aid alls cracked and thrown out of p pi limb the prosperity attending the INDIANS AT WASHAKIE ig very remarkable A very large tract of land has been cultivated by them during tho the past season and many evidences of their rapid civilization are plainly manifested in all their surroundings two fine brick and three frame dwellings adorn their village beside a large and commodious school and meeting house boute and a frame store where I 1 merchandising is carried on in the interest odthe of the little commonwealth I 1 much laborsaving machinery i h 3 I 1 used by them thein such as gang plows I 1 cultivator harvesters threshers thre etc etc they do all their own work and are bc becoming coming QUITE SKILLFUL especially specially as f farmere far krigers kr merd iners Theira their chool is is in a very elc excellent ellent condition and the indian children are making gratifying progress it in all their E english ng studies mr west expected to return to the northern country today to day where he be 6 H occupied in ca closing osing up tha the bu business 3 etim of the late firm of rich ards bros |