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The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

A Card.

The Enterprise in the last issue
published two long editorials to
prove that the Populist leaders
were guilty of conduct unworthy
of gentlemen. To prove same it
cites the fact that / wrote a note
to my father asking him not to
come on q certain train. This l
frankly admit. l feared our peo-
pie would be SO incensed by men
from other parishes taking part in
our affairs that a conflict might
ensue. / never had any fear that
the train might be wrecked, as the
Enterprise would infer.
Now whenever anybody mikes
tho statement that l asked for a
postponcmcnt of the count with
the intention of massing q crowd
here, and took any undue or un-
gentlemanly advantage of any man
or set of men, it becomes my du-
ty to unhesltating and unflinching-
ly hurl the lie in mis- face.
SAM'L. j. HENRY.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15
Estray Notice.

State Of Louisiana, parish Of Natchito-
ches, Fourth Justice Court.
Estrayed before me, the undersigned
authority by ]. A. Young, Of the afore-
said parish, one brown cow and calf.
No mark or band !; 3 years old. APP
praised by I. J. Goodson, w. N. Nc
Curdy in conjunction with the under
signed Justice Of the Peace. for (e6 O0)
six dollars This 9th day Of March,
1895.
j. L. PEROT,
Justice of the Peace Ward 4.
mayl5-30d.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15
A Strange Mirage.
A Sky Picture of q Chicago
Building Seen at Warsaw, Ind.

The strangest phenomenon ever
seen in Warsaw, Ind, was visible
recently during the big storm. 1t
was a mirage of the Masonic tenn
pie in Chicago. The great build
ing hing in the sky, apparently,
over a wagon factory near the
public square.
1t was strange day in more
ways than one. The wind was
high and rain fell furiously. Hail
as large as walnuts ratified on the
housctops and battered the win
dows of buildings. A great cloud
hung, after the storm had subsi-
ded, in the western sky and ON its
face was pictured the Masonic tenn
pie in complete mirage.
The stru cture was plainly visi-
BILE, and people could be seen walk
ing about in its vicinity, Warsaw
is 100 miles from Chicago, on the
Pittsburg and Fort Wayne road.
1t has a population of $780,
Chicago Times Herald.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15
FIFTH WARD.

The Peoples Messenger has this
to say in regard to the Louisiana
election
''The State election in Louisi-
ana last week discIoses the usual
conditions in the negro belt. Eos
ter, the Democratic candidate for
governor, running on a platform
declaring for certain amendments
to the constitution, which had for
their object the elimination of the
negro from the ballot box, claims
to have been elected on the vote of
the black parishes. That is, if the
count is honest, the negroes voted
to disfranchise themselves. The
white parishes almost unanimous
ly voted for Pharr, the fusion cam
didate for governor, and the large
negro parishes are counted solldly
Foster, and thus white suprema-
cy' of the Democratic variety is
maintained in Louisiana as in Ala
bama, Georgia and Mississippi, by
counting negro votes not cast
against white votes actually de-
posted in the box.
''In New Orleans, where the
better class of citizens, prospect
i've of party, combined in league
to rid the city of boodlers who
had been preying upon it for years,
the opposition to the regular DEM
Ocracy' was successful by q ma
jority Of more than 11,000. But
this could not have been accom-
plished, except through the ut
most vigilance ON the part of the
to the machine, with
show of force that deferred the
heelers from bull-dozing and bal
lot stuffiing. Without such a de-
termined effort even New Orleans
would have been made to give the
usual Democratic majority"
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

tee to each State u republican form
of government Has Louisiana
such n State government
Where Is the liar 50 bold, or the
man so ignorant as to say that she
has
Capt. Pharr, you have taken
charge of the honest peoples cause.
You must know where to look for
the legal force to combat the crimi-
nal hoard.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

The first knockout at Baton
Rouge was the flooring of Treze-
want by Henry, of Cameron: Trez-
evant was Fosters candidate, and
Henry was the candidate of the
League and the Combine,
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

When Capt. Pharr arrived at
Baton Rouge he was given an
ovation His followers formed a
line and escorted him to his head
quarters opposite the Capitol.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

The State Convention of Nation
al Republicans to elect four dele
gates and four alternates to the
National Convention at st. Louis,
met at Baton Rouge on the 18th
inst. at 4 p. m. The Convention
was called to order by w. Z. How
ell, L. M. Soniat was named tenn
porary chairman and A. B. Rom
ero of Iberia, temporary secretary.
On permanet organization Gen.
w. j. Behan was elected chair
man, L. S. Clarke vice president,
and A. B. Bomcro secretary. The
delegates elected were A. A. Ma
ginnis of New Orleans, E. N. Co.
mey of St. Mary, r. H. Hackney
of the City, and A. Dougherty of
Baton Rouge. The alternate were
E. N. Pvgh of Ascension, T. j.
Kennedy of AIgiers, C. c. Duson
of St. Landry, and j. Ernest Bre-
do of Natchitoches, in consldera-
ton of the fight that that parish
made for Pharr-
We congratulate our townsman
tor the honor he receives.
II. L. Curtis, of New Orleans
was made assistant secretary at
the suggestion Gen. Behan. VIM.
Howell reported the resolutions
which were filled with protection,
enthusiasm and indorsed Nc KinIsy,
and pledged the delegates to stand
by him as long as his name was
before the convention. Mr.. How
ell said that if the Democrats did
not count them out this time, they |
never would do it again. They |
were all white men and they would
not submit to it. He said that
thcy would give Mckinley twice |
as big a majority as they did Cap |
tain Pharr. There was discussion
about recognizing the State CON-
mittee, but Howell said be would |
call convention for that purpose. |
The convention adjourned.
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Editor Louisiana Populist :

| N'ei@Sh VI thio "OiH, otettiuS tbAl
ward three and the Robeline box
would be settled by the court, and
that this would decide tine maize,
in favor of the Populist candidates,
but that if it did SO they, tie Dera.
ocrats were determined to put
their men in the Offices, if it re.
quired guns to do it.
If it mus come to guns. 1 know
what the people Of ward five will
do. We are Thoroughly organized
and determined upon insisting that
we have our rights. We have
sought to wrong no one, and we
shall not allow them to carry out
their premeditsed scheme for our
disfraDch sement. We are white
men with the instincts of white
men, AID Murphy j. Foster with
hrs partisans and abettors in fraud
canuot enslave us. We know that
there was nothing unfair about
The voting in ward three, and that
the shooting into the polling place
at Robeline was the work of the
, Democrats for vile purpose.
We now say that they shall not
put aside the men whom we have
elected, and place over us those
whom they may fraudulently de-
clare elected, with the sacrifice of
nothing but their oaths, which they
regard as nothing.
When we tell them this, and
warn them that it were better for
their defeated candidates to ac-
knowledge their defeat and retire
than to risk the evaporation of an
outraged people by attempting to
hold Offices to which they have no
right, they will no doubt start the
terrifying cry of revolution.
Well, if revolution is the end,
it was not our beginning. Long be-
fore the election the decision was
made at Democratic headquarters,
and passed to Natchitoches, and
from there among the people was
sent this warning: ''You might
as we'll give it up now, for no mat
ter how nanny votes you may cast,
we will never surrender the Offices
to you :"
The excuse for this yevolutiOna-
ry threat was that we favored ne
gro domination, &C., while at the
same moment these hypocrltes and
pretenders to a heightened "white
supremacy" were placing negroes
on the Democratic ticket as candi-
dates for office in some of the ne
gro parishes where they could not |
force, but might bride the negro
vote.
If the air begins to glow with a
revolutionary fame let it be re-
membered that their own vile
breath and acts began it.
The Enterprise asserts that
whomsoeycr handles the negro
must get down to his level. We
have proof of this in the condition
of the Democracy as it now is, for
it has got below the negroes level.
No negro could do a more con-
thing than rob white
men of their votes as the said De-
mocracy is now doing.
The Enterprise has much to say
about our visit to Natchitochcs to
compel the counting of the votes.
was one of the boys that was
here ready to compel that count,
)ut neither act nor the shame of
be thing, could prevent the connt-
ng out enough votes to put your
rang in.
BY tho New Orleans papers l /,
zee that the game is now one of
'arter. They are in the habit of
tealmg all they can and bartering
affy for the balance. They are {
'ffering great things-all in the flu
ure-to the citizens league and 1
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

Pay Your subscrlptiOn.-
If you haven't paid your sub
scription it's your fault, not ours.
Don't be bashful, but come by and
see us, and while you are coming,
bring your dollar along.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15
Resolutions.
May 4th, IS

| May 4th, 1895.
At meeting of the Peoples
party club held at Tabernacle
school house, the following resolu-
tions were adopted
Whereas, the vote cast for par
ish and State officers in this par
ish (Natchitoches) on the 21st day
of April, 1896, show fraud as
promulgated by the Returning
Board
1. Be it Resolved, that VIC, the
members of the above named club,
will not tolerate such gigantic
frauds to be perpetrated without
protesting against it, and if the
men declared elected by the Re-
turning Board of Natchitoches
parish, are commissioned, we will
not recognize them as such, nor
will we submit to them.
2. Be it further Resolved, that
we heartily endorse the action of
the people of ward three, and will
stand by them for justice.
Resolved, that as we have been
informed that certain merchants
have threatened to boycott all Pop
ulists, we take this method of in
forming them that we do not in
tend to do them any financial harm
in any way, but if they persist in
their folly, We will be forced to
draw the line and give our bust
ness strictly to friends.
Resolved, that q copy of these
resolutions be furnished the Lou
isiana Populist with a request to
publish the same. All papers
friendly to the cause will please
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

Advertise in the Porul.lsr.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

BY tho New Orleans papers 1
see that the game is now one of
barter. They are in the habit of
stealing all they can and bartering
taffy for the balance. They are
offering great things-all in the flu
ture-to the citizens league and
the Populists, provided Foster and
his gang are allowed to hold the
Offices. They are willing to pass
the Australian ballot law, and ma
ny of them would be willing to
wipe out all laws pertaining to
elections, SO that Murphy could
appoint himself to succeed Foster
when tho present term expires,
and then Foster could appoint
Murphy j. to succeed himself.
This latter arrangement for wi
ping out all election laws, would
have one great advantage ; it would
prevent our farmers from going to
the election and losing valuable
time without any valuable result.
But hold the Constitution of
the United States declares that,
"the United States shall guaran-
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

JOB WORK..
Job work must be paid for when
delivered. There is no exception
to this rule. Strictly cash.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

Office upstairs in the Jaffa build
ing. may Billy.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

HOURS TO MEMPHIS.
One Hour 10 New Orleans.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-15

Through day Coaches each way be-
tween Fort Worth and Memphis.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
was accepted and adopted, and the fol.

was accepted and adopted and the fol-
lowing order entered;
WHEREAS, From the returns of the
votes given in the several townships
and wards in said County of Shiawassee
at the election held in and for said
County, on Monday, the tenth day Of
February, A. ID. 1896, on the PROPOSE
ton whether or not the manufacture of
liquors and the liquor traffic should be
prohibited within the limits of said
County, it appears that the whole num-
Der of votes cast on such proposition is
6,576; and it further appearing that the
whole number of votes cast (yes) in the
affirmative of such proposition is 3, 14O,
and that the whole number of votes cast
(no) in the negative of such proposition
Is 3, 1876,
Now, therefore, it is hereby deter
mined and declared by the Board of
Supervisors of Shiawassee County, as
the result of said election, that major
ity of the votes of the qualified electors
of said County, voting on said PROPOSE
ton, has been cast in the negative of
said proposition, and that the majority
of the votes so cast in the negative of
said proposition is 296.
Countersigned, F. M. SHEPARD,
DC. COOPER, Chairman.
Clerk.
Supr. Crane from the committee on
claims and accounts submitted the fol-
lowing report:
To the Honorable the Board Of SuperUis-
Ors:
Your Committee on Claims and Ac-
counts would respectfully submit the
following as their report, recommend
ing the allowance of the several amounts
as given below, and that the Clerk be
authorized to draw orders for the same:
Wat,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
report was accepted and adopted by the

report was accepted and adopted by the
following yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Crane, Cronk, Euler, Full
Ter, Harper Hartshorn, Houghton, Ly-
man, Laverock, Morrice, j. A., Nor
rice, F. g., Parker, Peacock, Reed,
Rush, Scougale, Stanlake, Trowbridge,
Washburn, Young.-20
Nays-0.
Supr. Harper from the committee on
claims and accounts submitted the fol-
lowing report;
To the Honorable the Board Of S,tperuts-
Ors:
Your committee on claims and ac-
counts would respectfully submit the
following as their report, recommend
ing the allowance of the several amounts
as given below, and that the Clerk be
authorized to draw orders for the same:
49,. -l l.. nod
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
GEO. STANLAKE, N. w. CRONK,
S. b. LYMAN, A. B. CRANE.
g. M. BUELL., CHAs. w. PARKER,

W M. DUELb, CHAS. w. PARKER,
Committee.
On motion of Supr. Harper, the re-
port was received and made a special
order of business for tomorrow morn
ing at eleven o'clock
On motion of Supr. F. G. Morrice the
board took a recess until tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock.
Countersigned, j. A. MoRRICE,
j. H. COLLINS, Chairman.
Dep. Clerk
AT regular session of the Board of
Supervisors for the county of Shiawassee
continued and held at the court House in
the city of Corunna, in said county, ON
Thursday the 25th day of June A. d.
1896.
Board called to order by the chairman,
roll called by the clerk. Prese Suprs
Buell., Crane, Cronk, Euler, Fuller, Har-
per, Hartshorn, Houghton, Lyman, lay
crock, Martin, F. II. Morris, j. A. Nor
rice, F. g. Morrice, Parker, Peacock,
Reed, Rush, Scougale, Stanlake, Trow-
priuBe, WdsnDurn, 1Oung.
Minutes of last session read and APP
proved.
Supr. Crane moved that the action OF
the Board in regard to the report of the
committee on drains and bitches be re-
considered, which motion was carried.
On motion of Supr. Crane the report
was accepted and adopted and the Drain
Commissioner was instructed to draw
orders on the various drains for the sew
eral amounts.
Supr. Washburn moved that the cleo
ton OF representative to appear before
the State Board of Equalization at Lam
sing he made special order of business
Tor this afternoon at 2 o'clock which
motion was carried.
supr. Laverock from the auditing COM
mittec submitted the following report:
To the Honorable the Board OF Super
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

To the Honorable the Board of Supervts-
Ors:
Your committee on claims and &C
counts would respectfully submit the
following as their report. recommend
ing the allowance of the several amounts
as given below, and that the clerk be
authorized to draw orders for the same:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04


A man may dress as we'll as bis own good
Judgment and the assistance Of an artistic
tailor may elect. He may take his tubs"
hut IL his digestive organs are out OF order,
he will have an unwholesome appearance.
His complexion and the white Of his eyes
will have yeliowish cast His tongue will
be coated, appetite poor, his teeth rusty, his
breath abominable. De IS one big, unmis-
taxable sign of constipation. The quickest,
suIest, easiest way to cure this trouble Is to
take DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They
are made of refined, concentrated vegetable
extracts. Nothing In the least harmful
enters into their composition. They hunt
down all impurities, and make them move
on.D They are the product of many years
study and practice. DIR. Pierce cannot
afford to put forth worthless article.
Address with 81 cents In one-cent stamps,
to cover cost of mailing only, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association Buffalo, N.
Y. and get free copy Of the Medical
Adviser"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

AS an emergency medicine. Ayers Cherry
Pectoral takes tho lead of all other remedies.
For the relief and cure of Group, whoop-
ing cough, sore throat, and the dangerous
pulmonary troubles to which the young are
so liable, 1t is inva uable being prompt TO
act, sure to cure.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

Dendruff Is an emulation from the pores
of the skin that spreads and dries. form.
ing scurt ard causing the hair to fall out.
Halls Hair Remover cures 1t.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

Persons suffering from sick head ache,
dizziness, nausea. constipation, pain In the
SIDE, are asked 10 try one vial of Carriers
Little Liver Pills.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
Official Proceedings of the Board OF
Supervisors of Shiawassee County.
Printed by authority.
(FEBRuARY) SESSION.


At special session of the Board of
Supervisors for the County of Shiawas-
see commenced and held at the court
house in the City of Corunna in said
County on Monday the 18th day of Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1896.
Chairman Osburn being absent, the
Board was called to order by Clerk d..
c. Cooper.
Roll called by the Clerk. Present:
Suprs. Baldwin, Chaffee, Crane, Cronk,
Fuller, Harper, Houghton, Lyman, Mar
tin, Morris, F. H., Morrice, j. A., Nor
rice, F. g., Parker, Peacock, Reed,
Shepard, Scougale. Sheldon, Stanlake,
Trowbridge, Washburn.
On motion of Supr. Harper, Supr.
Shepard was elected Chairman pro tenn.
Thereupon Supr. Shepard took the
chair.
Supr. Crane moved that committees
be appointed by the Chair as follows;
Two committees consisting OF three
members each on poll books; and two
committees of three members each on
tabulation.
Which motion was carried. The
Chair appointed to act as first commit
tee on poll books, Suprs. Crane, Stan
lake and j. A. Morrice; second COM
mittee, Suprs F. H. Morris, Harper,
and Washburn; to act as first committee
on returns, Suprs. Baldwin, Sheldon
and Trowbridge; second committee,
Suprs. Reed, Fuller and Scougale; to
act as first committee on tabulation,
Suprs. Parker, F. &. Morrice and Ly-
man; second committee, Suprs. Martin,
Chaffee and Peacock.
On motion of Supr. Trowbridge, the
Board took recess until this after
noon at half past one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION, FEB. II, 1896.
Board called to order by Chairman
Shepard.
Roll called by the Clerk. Quorum
present.
Supr. Crane from the committee on
poll books submitted the following re-
port:
To the Honorable the Board Of SupervtS-
oTs:
Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the several poll books of the
several townships, precincts and wards
of the County would respectfully report
that they have carefully examined and
corrected the same and that they are
now all present, correct and in due
form. ALFRED b. CRANE,
GEO. STANLAKE,
j. A. MoRRICE,
Z. w. WAsHBURN,
F. H. MORRIS,
A. A. HARPER.
On motion of Supr Peacock, the re-
port was accepted and adopted.
Supr. Baldwin from the committee
on returns submitted the following
report:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors:
Your committee would respectfully
report that they have examined the
returns from the eastern and western
districts and find them TO be correct.
G. A. BALDWIN,
III. REED,
M. l.. SCoUGALE,
AUTIN TRowBRIDGE,
f. E. SHELDON,
A. G. FULLER.
Supr. Parker from the committee on
-tabulation submitted the following re-
port
Tabular statement of all the votes
cast in the several townships and wards
of the County of Shiawassee at the cleo
tion held on Monday, the tenth day of
February, A. ID. 1896, on the PROPOSE
ton of county prohibition:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04


On motion of Supr. Parker the re-
port was accepted and adopted by the
following yea and nay vote:
Yeas, Buell., Crane, Cronk, Euler Full
Ter, Harper, Hartshorn, Houghton, Ly-
man, Laverock, Martin, Morris, F. H.;
Morrice, j. A.. Morrice, F. G.. Parker,
Scougale, Stanlake, Trowbridge, Wash
burn, Young.-20.
Nays, 0.
Supr. Fuller, chairman of the COM
mittee on justices, constables and coro-
ners. claims and accounts, submitted the
following report:
To The Honorable the Board of Superuis-
Ors:
Your committee on justices, consta-
bles and coroners claims and accounts
would respectfully submit the following
as their report, recommending the al
lowance of the several amounts as given
below. and that the Clerk be authorized
to draw orders for the same:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
D A9 W
r. III. NORRIS,
AUSTIN TROwBRIDGE,
GEORGE STANLAKE,

u GEORGE STANLAKE,
Committee.
Supr. Crane moved that the report be
laid upon the table until the October
session, which motion was carried.
Supr. Harper from the committee on
claims and accounts submitted the fol-
lowing report:
To the Honorable the Board of SttperUis-
ors:
Your committee on claims and &C.
counts would respectfully submit the
following as their report, recommend
ing the allowance of the several amounts
as given below, and that the Clerk be
authorized to draw orders for the same: