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Show IN IDAHO. 373 the paid work of the hoys, notwithstanding the fact that he is now the leader of one of the most widely known bands of the State and also of one of the most successful orchestras of this section and a leader of thirty or thirty-five years' expenenoe. The followin-g is thestatistical table of school Droducts for thefiscal vearof 1896: Aprons,as~orted.. ........ 148 Beef, net ........ pounds.. 4.530 Beets .............. tons.. 25 Bonnets, sun ............. 2 Boots, mens' ....... pairs.- 2 -B ridles. harness 2 e d i n 2 Building, hoscital ........ 1 Building, coal honse ... 1 Building, privies ......... 2 Butter ......... .~ounds.. 1.0444 Calves .......... ......... 8- Chemilmns .............. 25 Cloths,tahle ......... 31 Curtains. window 15 Cn*hVn~$ . . . . . . . . 2 Dr:~\verra, ~surted.p airs . 147 I)r+.;ses. assorted. ....... >(I Dresses, nipht ............ 5 Harness, d6iubIe.. ... sets.. 22 Harness, single.. ... .do.. . 1 Hav ............... tons.. 36b ~ i i e sb,e ef ............... 11" Honey ...... ....p ounds.. ,300 Lines ..;. ........ ...sets. 2 Milk ............ gallons. 13,378 Pants, oassimere,%oyg' .--pars.. 4 Pants, cheviot, boys'.do ... 5 Pants, jeans, boys' ... do ... 2 Piano cover .............. 1 Pillowcases .............. 90 Pumpkins. ............... 1,600 Screens, door ............. 3 Screens, window ......... 36 Sheets, bed 19 Shirts, cheviot, boys' ..... 80 Shoes, boys' ... . p a i r s - _ 31 Shoes, mens' ........d o ... 164 Shoes, misses' ....... do ... 11 Shoes, womens' .....d o ... 60 Skirts .................... 2 Squashes ................. 300 Towels ................... 42 Undershirts .............. 91 Waists ................... 8 Employees.-To theemployeesof the past year, particularly the older in the serv-ice, I beg to say we are getting the results for which we have worked Ion and patiently. For your loyalty, perseverance, labor at all hours, in season anjont, yon may now see results that must rove encouraging to you, and to these I beg to add my appreciation and gratituie. Onr work henceforth will have at least some of the elements of comfort, and will be upon a higher plane, and while results may comeeqnally slowly, they have come, and will again. For favors from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and from many connected with the office, I beg to acknowledge obligations. !have the honor to he, very respeotfully, THEO. G. LEMXON, S~rpwintendent. The COMMISSIOXER OF INDIAN AFFAIRR. REPORT OF SCHOOL AT FORT LAPWAI, LDAHO. Fonr LAPwAr Sc a o o~I, DA~SzO~g,u st1 6, 1896. 8 1 ~I: have the honor to snhmit herewith my annual report for the fiscal year I\.!,;. 'Fltia year ha8 witnmed the throwing upeu of this (Nrz PercC) rrservation to ~ml,licn cttlement, and the l,aymaor to the tribe of soure $500,000 for cefledl ands, hy thvCi~,vernnrent. The school llul felt thc effect t.,f thh.: rwo acrimr.i. As st8011 ns %: I'aymwlt uf uonej had Lten msdcr. lift, ~~+snurti.~tlh oliday ir:trore for roast of tltr tribe, and itsgravrr asI>ect+w?reapp~rentflnyr gotte~~\.P l~en1 herc~1-rvat~on \r,nx rhr.)wn upen to pul>lics cttlc~ncnta, ll rontrol by th6: Indian l.c,llcn sn, lort rind civil nuthoritiea u.ertLc alled upon to dl1 t1.e wc rx f.irmer1.v done hv thelu. I t nrnsinade outional with varents if their chilclrvn wcru nlecvd iu ~ : l ~ u uolr nol. nntl runawaj.~w cro left t6 retnrn at thrir w~ll..d o far idi'r%idtr um the pr.live was . As a resolt of both these clwse* the avrr.+Ka ittter,llancr <,f fltr sc~hool hn. f;llltm fmu 14; to 130. Bv the o~eninoef the reeervation the contact with whites has become more intinlate. ;;lid th& find3 demonstration in a ttumber of cralde gambling device$ fu:ln<l ;,bent the boys'quanrrs, and by unc ur two ca,nr of intoxicutiun. Frutto \v.lt(:hine threffw.1 noon thiinrot,l* of thrse narmenta. I rannot belit.vt. othrraisc. than thal the payment to Indians of large s;mi of money, for land ceded or for any other cause, works upon them a very grave and far-reaching evil. Money should be held in trust nntil they have grown strong enough to stand up undsr prosperity. |
