The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-08-18
Jordan Valley Corresponding.

JORDAN VALLEY, OGN.i aug 10, 1911.
Editors Nugget:
The most industrious of the farmers
are done hayine.
Jordan Valley is becoming place OF
resort for the people of DeLamar.
Slattery & Falkner are hauling hay
from their ranch to DeLamar with two
four horse teams.
The advance agent of the Mckinley
troupe was in the valley last Sunday.
Mr.. Luther, from Paradise valley, is
here with the race horse Ten Gents.
The senior editor OF the AVALANCHE
was in the valley last week in company
with Josh Bruce. The editor, said in
answer to an inquiry as to the nature of
his business, that he came down to the
hot springs for his health.
The wedding of well-to-do old bach
elor of Jordan valley has been indefi-
nitely postponed on account of Silver
City Lothario coming down here for his
health.
A syndicate Of Democrats are about TO
start newspaper in Jordan valley and,
knowing that the writer used to be cop-
nected with an independent sheet pub
Ished here called the Bundle Bee,
(hat was afterwards suppressed) they
sent an emmisary to me and wanted me
to take editorial charge of the paper, OF
ferng me large salary, providing l
would run the paper according to the
views of the syndicate. They wanted
me to say in the paper that our present
Secretary of State. James G. Blaine, was
sojourning at place called Bar Harbor
in somewhat tlazed and demented con-
dtion that Mr.. Blaine was troubled
with several maladies, such as Brighps
disease of the Kidneys, trichina spiralis
and a chronic desire to be President
that said diseases would finally merge
into one complaint and, with the assist
ance OF the Democratic press, would
eventually DO him up. They wanted me
to say in the paper that the tariff is
tax which is unjust and oppressive on
the working man. and that our system
of protection is all wrong, and that If
Americans cannot manufacture goods as
cheap as foreigners can they onght 10
sell out. They wanted me to say in the
paper that Grover Cleveland was a
smarter man than sockless Simpson and
that Grover had just enough back bone
for married man and not too much for
politician. On the silver question the
syndicate was considerably split-like
family once knew during the war.
Some wanted to coin all the silver in
the world, while others of the syndicate
said they would abide by what Grover
Cleyeland said on the subject. They
wanted me to say in the paper that
there was several millions of dollars
missing from the United States treasury
during the present ADMINISTRATION,
which wonld be equivalent to saying
that a Republican would steal. In fact
they wanted me to run the Democratic
party up and the Republican party
down, which positively and emphat-
lCaNV TeIuSeu TO 40. ueN diSo pIOuh-
ised that, in case the paper didn't pay
and they should fail to have the neces-
sary funds to iquidate my salary, that
when Grover Cleveland was elected
President they would use their influ-
ence to have me appointed postmaster
at Jordan valley. Now, the bump of
hope stands out in bold relief on my
head as large as a hickory nut, and in
my Imagination have pierced the dim
and hazy future for thousand years.
Young and robust as | am, were | pos
sessed of a constitution like the ancient
Methusalah, never could hope to hold
that office under those circumstances.
No, Mr.. editor, told the Democratic
emmisary to inform the syndicate that
| would rather take contract to keep
the flies out of butcher shop in dog
days, than to edit paper and expect to
hold a paving subscription list among
the people of Malheur Co. under those
prjnciples MALHEUR.
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