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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-07
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BONNER'S FERRY, IDAHO.

Supplying Section Houses, Railroad Camps
ate, a specially. Call and get our BEDROCK
PRICES. We carry every thing usually found
hrst class Meat Market.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
M'MAH0N-B00S.
Pretty Home wedding In GreenviIIs
Last Night.

A pretty home wedding was solemnized
last evening at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Boos, No. 122 Old Bergen
Road. Greenville. the contracting parties
being Miss Ruth Boos Ii MI. John
Mcmahon. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Mr.. Burkhardt of the Zion
Evangelical Church.
The bride, who was given away by her
brother. Fred Boos. wore a handsome
gown of dark silk trimmed with
Duchesse lace. She carried a large
bunch of bridal roses n violets. Miss
Rung, the bridesmaid, wore a
gown of blue silk. Mr.. Stephen Boos
best man. After tho ceremony a
reception was held. Dancing, singing
and a supper were the features.
Mr.. Joseph Donovan rendered well
played selections on the ~xylophone n
A, Hereher rendered vocal Duets, and
Mr.. Stephen Boos played banjo solos.
Among the guests Were:-Mr. n Mrs.
G. P. Boos, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Boos,
MI; stephen Boos' Mrs; MeMMa MAJ Ms.
Dinaway, Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell, Mrs.
]. Symes, Mr.. Symes, Miss Symes, Mr..
Filron, Mr.. and Mrs. zimmerman, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Birmeli. Mr.. n Mrs.
Miller Mrs HarkeT Mrs. Helwig Miss
Hannah and Sarah .Goldenhorn, George
Smith, Miss Lemair, Lizzie Lemair.
Mrs. Keefe, Mr.. Keefe, Mrs. Grunow,
Mrs. Clark. Mr., and Mrs. ]. Grashlaus,
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Roehrenheck, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. O. Buckbuilder. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmahon received many
handsome presents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26

Board of Street and Water COMMISSIONERS on
Monday, Dec. 2, 1895, at 2 o'clock P. NJ, for the
construction of a 15-inch vitrifed pipe
SEWER IN COLUMBIA AVENUE,
from about $50 feet north of Lincoln Street to
Zabrisllie Street and connecting with drain at
that point, in accordance with Specifications on
file in the office of the Clerk of said Board, and
conformably to the provisions of Chapter 2I7 of
Blank forms of bid ana agreement of
s%ureties must be obtained at the Office Of
ESTIMATE OF oUANTITIES.
sewer.
About 400 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 20 cubic yards of concrete.
About 4 receiving basins.
About 5000 feet B. NJ. of lumber in bottom
and sheathins.
hundred 900 working days.
The making of the above Improvement and
award OF the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance Of the owners of the pro-
perty liable to more than one-half the assess
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes. endorsed Proposals for sewer in Column
bia Avenue directed to 'Mr. John c. Kaiser,
Chairman of Committee on Streets and Sew
ers." and handed to the Clerk of the Board in
open meeting when called for in the order of
business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety, nor
will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions of the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject any
or all proposals..
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
by this Board. and as TO form by the Corpora
ton Counsel, the President of this Board hav-
ing power to examine the proposed bondsmen
By order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. 7. BouToN,
s Clerk.
Da+ed Tarsav City Nov " 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
NAyAL RESERVES GET UNIFORMS

The regular monthly battalion drill of the
First and Second divisions of the Battalion
Of the East, Naval Reserve of n. j., was
held on board the U. s. s.. Portsmouth last
night. The Jersey City division turned out
WE'LL. but there were numerous absentees
from the ranks of the Newark division.
Lieut-C Commander Washington Irving, as
sisted by Lieuts. Craven and Mather, in
structed the men in the handling of the big
guns. With the skill of old timers the
Reserves hauled in the guns loaded them,
rammed them out again, aimed at imaginary
enemies 1900 yards at oft the BEAM ETC.,
and then discharged the gun. OF course the
loading and discharging were only make
believe OF the Fourteenth street ferry house
would nave suffered must damage.
At the conclusion of the drill new uniforms
were served out by Paymaster Colby, each
man received two complete uniforms, one of
white duck and the other the regulation
blue suit worn in the navy. In addition to
this each man received an overcoat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
Dated. Jersey City, Nov. z. 1889
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, December 2, 1885, at two o'clock
P. M, for the construction of a 24-inch brick
oval
SEWER IN ToNNELE AVENUE.
from Newark avenue TO connect with the
sewer in St. Paurs avenue.
Said Improvement to be made eonformably
to the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties
must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, corner Jersey avenue and Mercer
s"e ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 76O lineal feet of 24-inch brick ovsl
About 500 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About so cubic yards of concrete.
About 4 receiving basins and connections.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 80 working days.
the award of the contract therefor will be
subject to the remonstrance of the owners Of
the property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
Tonneie Avenue directed to I'M. John q
Kaiser, Chairman Of the Committee on Streets
and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk of the
order of business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety,
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board may. under the provisions of the
act above cited. exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874, of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding. upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to suficiency
by this Board, and as to form by the Corpora
tion Counsel. the President of this Board hav-
ing power to examine the proposed bondsmen
under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BouToN,
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
Dated Jersey City. Novembe
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
of September, 1895, application was made to
|. the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
by Julius Meyding and others for the construc-
ton of a 15-inch vitrified pipe
SEWER IN MAGNOLIA AVENUE,
from a point about ESQ feet east of Chestnut
Avenue to and connecting with the sewer in
Chestnut Avenue. Said sewer to be built con-
formally to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the
Laws of 1895. and in accordance with the estab-
lished plan of sewerage, together with all nee
essary manholes, receiving basins and appur-
tenances.
Notice is also given that on the 18th day of
November, 1895. the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in the office of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners their preliminary
sketch for the said Improvement, showing the
provement and the probable amount to be as
sessed on property specially benefited thereby,
and the same is now omen to public inspection
in the Office of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues, or particular sections there
Magnolia Avenue. from a point about so feet
southeast OF Chestnut Avenue to a point about
PSI. 90 feet southeast of said avenue.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited. the I'd day of December,
1895, at 2 o'clock r. NJ. and the meeting room
ers are hereby fixed as the time and place when
and where the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners will meet to hear parties interested
in said application, and all circumstances
against the said proposed improvement that
may be presented In writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
commissioners.
Dated. Jersey city. Nov. %. 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
NOTICE TO

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, December 2, 1895, at two O'Clock
p. M, for the construction of an 1s-inch Wit
ri1ed pipe
SEWER IN EGE AVENUE.
from the Hudson County Public Road to and
connecting with sewer in West Side avenue
Said Improvement to be made c~onformably
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1896, and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties
must be obtained at the Office of the Chief
Engineer, corner Jersey avenue and Mercer
e EsTiMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About LOSS lineal feet of 1s-inch vitrifed pipe
About 10 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 5 cubic yards of concrete.
About 2 receiving basins
tom.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 40 working days.
The making of the above improvement and
the award of the contract therefor will be
subject to the remonstrance of the owners Of
the property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Sewer in
Eye Avenue directed to "Mr. John c. Kaiser,
Sewers" and handed to the Clerk Of the
Board in open meeting when called for in
the order of business relating to sealed pro-
posals.
No city official will be accepted as surety,
nor will a substitution of %sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions of the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attentionZo bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874. Of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board, and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel. the President of this Board hav-
ing power to examine the proposed bondsmen
under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
BUILDING FALLS OFF.
Only a Few Permits for Improve
ments Made Last Week

Building fell off last week again. In
spector Jones issued only ten permits.
They represent an investment of about
SIC, 1000. Permits were granted as fol-
lows
William c. Whyte, to build a two-story
brick house to cost $500, on West. Side
avenue, near Culver avenue
Owen ]. Lurch, to build a two-story
frame to cost SLIPS at No. Z Morton
Miss J. webb, to build a two-story
frame to cost $3.50 on Union street,
near West Sid avenue.
John Campbell, to build a stable to
cost 5000 at No. 81 Manhattan avenue.
John Gehm to build new piazza on
NO. II Academy street, to cost $3.50.
Henry L. Schmidt, to raise frame
house at No. 5S7 First street at an ex-
Dervftt Shaffer, to build a 5000 extern
sion to house at No. q Eye avenue.
Harry T. johnson. to build a frame
house to cost 81, 200 on the north side of
Essex street near Hudson street.
John Mooney, to build a frame shop to
cost $3.50 at Hutton street n Sherman
avenue.
Colgate & Co., to alter inside Of brick
factory on Grand street at an expense
of 300.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26

Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day
of November, 1885. the Commissioners OF As
sessment filed in the office of the Clerk of tha
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
final assessment map and report for the con-
struction of a 2l-inch brick
SEWER I ST. PAULfS AVENUE,
from the Hudson County Public Road to and
connecting with the sewer in st. Paups Ave
nue. at the intersection of Tonnele Avenue. and
the same is now open to public inspection in
the office of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice Is also given that the following
streets or avenues. or particular sections there
of, are included in the said assessment
ST. PaurS Avenue, from Tonnele Avenue to
the Hudson County Public Road.
I Tonnele Avenue, on the east side, from st.
Paurs Avenue, about q feet north and &c. feet
south.
Paults Avenue, about 1874 south,
Skillman Avenue, on the west side. from ST
Paufs Avenue, about 81 feet north of the Hud-
son County Public Road. on the west side from
st. Pauf's avenue, about s7.45 feet north and
S7.10 feet south.
And that the 23d day Of December, 1895.
at two o'clock P M. and the meet
Commissioners are hereby fxed as the time
and place when and where the BOARD Of
Street and Water Commissioners viii meet to
tons to said assessment and report.
All objections thereto must be presented in
writing.
GRO. r Bouro ~.
Dated. Jersey city. Nov. %. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26

M
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day Of
November. 1895. the Commissioners of Assess.
ment filed in the office of the Clerk Of thA
Board Of Street and i'd. Water Commissioners their
IMPROVEMENT OF wEsrERvELT PLACE
from Cornelison avenue to Grand street. and
the the same is now open to public Inspection
in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues, or particular sections there-
of, are included in said assessment
Westervelt Place, from Grand Street to Cor
Nelson Avenue;
Grand Street Ton the north side). from wes-
tervelt Place, about S4.55 feet east and 1874 feet
west.
And that the 2Sd day Of December. 1895, at 2
o'clock p. NJ, and the meeting room Of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners are
hereby fixed as the time and place when and
where the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners will meet to hear, consider and adjudi-
cate upon all objections to said assessment and
report.
An objections thereto must be presented in
by order Of the Board of Street and Water
T. BouToN.
Dated. Jersey city. Nov. o. 1896
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26

N
MAYOR wANsER can DO nothing that
viii commend itself more to the tax
payers than vetoing this economical
Woolley's grab of $500.
This man receives q salary OF so'Wo
equal to that OF the Mayor. He receives IN
search fees about $1,000 more every year
and the work is donc by .wo clerks paid
by the city. Now he wants M'oco more
every year fer two nights work X. He JUS
tiles this grsS on the ground that John
Scott got it.
well. Mr.. woolley. John Scott got many
things that you never will, and prominent
among them was the esteem and regard
of the community which regards you as
scarcely fit to wipe the official shoes of
the lamented john E. Scott, much less
occupy them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
rh. CIV HaI, cembinat,on.

We are informed tina President Pear
SON of the City Hall Commission IS par
ticularly offended at "The News eci-
torial Of Saturday upon the letter OF the
Commission to the Mayor. The phrase
he particularly complains of is thas
which describes the whole City Hall crew.
from the Commissioners down to and In
Guiding the contractors as a "comoina-
ton of thieves and incompetents." This
characterization Mr.. Pearson is pleased
to appropriate to himself as a olrecl
assertion that he is one of the thieves.
.sThe News has nothing to take back
SO far as the general statement IS con-
cerned. There has been gross tnlesery
in the erection of the City Hall as Well
as gross incompetence, and the pubic
are terribly the victims of both. OF this
there can be no sane doubt. But 'rne
News, is far from attempting to appor-
ton the responsibility for what has taken
Mace. 1t does not undertake to say
that Mr.. Pearson Is a thief or an incom-
netent either. Neither does it seek to
annlv either or both of these terms to
Mr.. Burke, Mr.. DATE, MI. Broome, MT.
Tallman or any other individual con-
nected with the work. Collectively. 1t
believes and holds. they nave allowed
thieyery and Incompetence to pervade the
work. But it considers that the blame
as among them, can only properly be
settled by the operation of the Grand
and petit juries.
In Mr.. Parsons particular case, II
has been represented to US by his friends,
that he is a wealthy man. above the
need and above the suspicion of THEFT.
We freely admit the fact and the force
OF the deduction. We repeat we 90 not
attempt to set any specific portion OF
blame at Mr.. Pearson's door. That Is
not our function. He may be as pure
as the driven snow. We sincerely hope
the Grand Jury will afford him-as wen
as all his associates-an opportunity I
80
purging his record.
But as a matter of general principle
we would not have it forgotten that the
public may b. betrayed in more ways
than one by a sworn servant. 1t is not
necessary for a man to put pilferings IN
his own pocket to incur the moral ana
legal responsibility for dishonesty. Many
a bank director has come to grief VINO
has never pro1ted one dollar by the
crimes committed against his institution
When a man takes oath as a public OH
cial. especially where hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars are to be spent, his
responsibility extends far beyond the
keeping of dishonest gains out of his own
personal Golfers, and if wrong is done
under his nose, he becomes a sharer In
the combination of thievery n incom-
petence-one or both-by which the pub
lie is victimized.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
a. to matchmaking Reporters.

When a reporter. or a person pretend
ing to be a reporter. representing or
pretending to represent any reputable
newspaper. makes of any person under
any circumstances a request or demand
for money or other form of gratuity
upon pretext of any publication past or
prospective in such newspaper. there is
only one answer which the person thus
approached can make with propriety.
That answer is a kick-a kick admin
istered with all the force and good which
can be concentrated in the right foot Of
the person solicited. and directed to
that part of the anatomy of the solicit
tor where 1t will do the most good.
TN a word. II the reporter asks for a
brfbe or a bonus. kick him! Kick him
on the spotl Kick him roundly, sound
~. heartily and emphatically! Kick him
and kick him again. and when you are
tired kicking him. turn him over to g
policeman as q ~biackrsailer and a swind-
Ter.
Do not be afraid of him. The mo-
xacnt you face him he ecomes as
innocuous as III worm o tread under
your feet. He is only dangerous when
YOU comply with his demands. You then
enter into a criminal alliance with him.
You are the briber. he the bride taker.
You are in his power as much as he Is
IN yours. You are confederates in In
juring and abusing the newspaper which
crnploye the reporter and reposes con-
ndence In his. integrity. and the injury
sou innict is far more atrocious than #
cracked its safe or tapped Its till.
If you resist the importantly Of a
ter or an alleged reporter who de-
s4ads o brfbe. you need have no feat
Il the newspaper which he claims to rep
resent. ANY reputable p will be
deeply Indebted to you for exposing Its
~trcacherous ernploye.
SO kick boldly and Joyously. Make your
kick a memorable one. Recoiect that
yon are vindicating pour manhood. safe
guarding the public interest in a clean
press. and earning the undyIng gratitude
81 q calling every decent follower Of
when Ioatlles ard despises 4 blacsnsailc1
and : bribe taksr 81 the <culest aud
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
AMERICAN SOCIETY UP TO DATE
Wax O,ReIl Lectures In the Bergen
Reformed Church.

M. Paul Blouet, perhaps better known
under his nom de plume of Max O'Rell.
delivered his lecture American Society
Up To Date" in the lecture room of the
Bergen Reformed Church las night.
Though the night was stormy the room
was almost filled when M. Blouet ar
rived, twenty minutes late. He mounted
the platform chewing gum and sank nom
chalantly into a chair, still chewing his
beloved gum, while Or. Cornelius Brett
made his speech of introduction.
M. Blouet filled up the pauses in his
lecture by continuing his highly edify-
ing occupation, out he refrained from
pulling it in strings, school girl fashion.
M. Blouet announced that in his lee
ture he would give no opinion of Amer
lea, merely his impressions. He
said in forming opinions two things were
to be avoided. First, yeu should not
make an impression In opinion, and,
second, you should not get your impress
tration of the first of these two points
he told the ancient story about the
American who decided the French didn't
lecturer announced that he would take
maligned his beloved France by giving
American, but a come to the conclu-
sion that there was none. He said,
been ssniG indespende satl'S but t 10 years and has
been settled by French, Spanish, English,
German and Irish, could not in that time
have 3 d ddstrssaion t fps4 A N; glanst a ars
grateful u of all proportion to the
cause for their gratitude. He told the
story, which is possibly new to some,
When leaving Pittsburg, where he had
delivered a lecture, a card was brought
to M. Blouet bearing an u~nfaIn 5ldis
R Ratns' the ss man solo and nd the pe' porter eis replied
that the man had said he would not
leave the hotel till he had seen M;
Blouet, The LECTURER srnn rec csd I'm; MN aha
stranger said:-"M. Blouet, you do not
know how much good your lecture did
me. never enjoyed myself % BEFORE s
modest efforts have been productive OF
good "But you can't imagine" con-
tinued the what you have done
girl has a large family. Last night they
all went to hear you lecture and iert US
NJ. Blouet thinks the representatives
atty. illustrative Of this he told Of a
man who routed nm out one nlSne n te~
viewing him. M. Blouet got rid of him
without telling him more h that, he
was an officer IN the artillery and hMad
Blouet said he would blush If obliged
to tell any intelligent. audience the DEEDS
Of valor he. had performed during that
war, as told in that morning. issue OF
the Indianapolis Journal"
WHERE DID i GET THIS DREADFUL
n aow s5al, 1 ct mater ald 81 l sns E Ersas TIE aass pTSE 3,
La BALSAM, q soothing combination of the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26

The Lyric Theatre dn Hoboken was
crowded to the doors last evening with
an a~preciative audience, who greeted
Miss Katie Rooney with round after
round of applause. IN Charles Taylor's
great racing play, "a Derby Mascot.
From the rise to the fall of the curtain
the audience seemed to take great in
terest in the play, which contains bright
dialogues. songs and charming dances
Miss Rooney, as she always does,
charmed her audience with her finished
performance. Her sister, Miss Matte
was a very good second" as they say
in racing pieces.
The scenery was all that could be de-
sired, and was very realistic.
Miss Rooney has the support of an
viii be produced tonight and wednesday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1895.

Thfs paper is Democratic in principles
and is i,sdepsndsTi in its sicsOs on all local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
THANKSGIVING AT HAsBRoUoK's

Tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock
some appropriate Thanksgiving exer-
cfses will be given by members of the
school in Hasbronck Institute. Those
interested are cordially invited.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
FAIR AT ST. JOHNS.

The fair which the ladies Of st. Johns
German Lutheran Church, on Paramount
avenue, have been arranging for, will
open this evening.