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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
90 you are opposed to any re
form, eh2 You don't want any


Norm, eh2 You don't want any
Omeddling with the money or
or tariff or railroads, Ell? Then
what do you vote for congress
man and legislators for? Is IL not
to ''meddle" with these subjects L?
And don't they make and repeal
laws regarding them Ifnot, why
60 to all the trouble and expence
of elections and lawmakers? If
no changes are needed, no need
of electing any more Legislatures
or congress. Laws will not
change themselves. You want
men whom YOU suppose your
friends to make changes, Ell?
And they may be friends to you
and they may not. Judging from
the condition OF your purse l
should say somebody whom you
have trusted is not your fIiend
or else you are awfully lazy. Did
you ever read the laws; or a part
of them, that were made by the
men you voted Tor? Did those
laws put anything into your
purse or did somebody else get a
rake off, by reason of that law?
Did you get benefit of the laws
under which the banks have
made hundreds hundreds of mil
lions? Did you get any benefit
by laws under which the Credit
Mobelier steals, amounting to
many millions, was consumm-
atedY Are you clamoring for
the nation to give hundred
millions to the Nicaragua canal
swindle? Do you expect to have
them print and give you money
for nothing under the proposed
banking scheme now before con-
gress? Who do you suppose con,
cocts all these schemes? Do you
think they are planned and car
rled QUIT by bribery Just to bene-
fit such men DIS you? Honor
bright? Lobbyists swarm about
Washington and about your state
legislatures by the thousand.
They have their pockets full of
money. They don't think of you
Except IS an ignorant tax
payer who don't know what they
are doing. They are after laws
under which they can make
Doodle without giving an equiv
alent. More offices are created for
pets, more taxes are levied to pay
them with. Who pays? Well, set
down and study the question a
little oft and see.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
Real Estate For Sale.

Two miles west of Keutervill6
a farm consisting Of two QUARTET
sections Of richest agricultural
land: All Under fence with good
buildings and barns on each
quarter u One or both quarters
offered on terms to suit buyer.
Two miles south west from
hl.euterville, Idaho a rahch con-
e31sting of 160acres fine agricultur-
al and grazing land. TermE
easy. Cali on. OF address
Report, Cottonwood, Idaho.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

session of the fifty fourth con-
gress will hasten to the relief of
a stricken people,
We venture the statment that
there not nor can heany relief but
by an augmentation of the cur
rency. Ninty five per cent credit
renders all attempts to force
prosperity on the country futile,
it cannot succeed, this congress
may put on all the tariff they
please, make it prohibitory, ii
you please, but they cannot WOO
or win the coy dame Fortune by
any such specious pleas, high
tariff simply adds to an already
overburdened people, piles on
the load, and it cannot cause
money to circulate when the sup.
ply of money is confined or res
tricted to narrow limits. when the
Volume is sufficiently large to
easily transact the business OF
the county, and the sum total,
expands to meet the growing re-
quirements business is good,
The false alarm rung by the
advocates of scarce money, was
done for purpose, and that pur-
pose to deceive the people in
regard to the government issue OF
money as banks want a monopoly
Of the money issue they want the
government to 60 out of the bank
ing business and the banks to 60
into the government business,
whenever such becomes the case,
good bye prosperity, good bye
human rights, good bye liberty.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

Our sister state OF Washington
has commenced work on the ref
erendum plan all over the state
as regards needed legislation and
thepeop!e are taking up the mat
ter in earnest.
This movement bodies no good
to corporations and combines
that tn have robbed the people poor,
they will get justice. and 10th
ing more, their reign in Wash
lngton state is over for four wears
at least. The editor of the REPORT
was the first to advance this plan
OF the people governing, and star.
ted the ball rolling in two states
and now both Washington and
Idaho are going to be governed
by the people, and they will be
nc honestly and capably governed,
The time has come when the peo-
pie must throw off the incubus of
partylsm. The Referendum will
continually grow in favor with
the masses. Though sneered at
at first, it has won asplendid vic.
tory at last.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
Traitors To Labor.

The late meeting of the Fed
Grafton of Labor, and the result
ant resolutions thereof, recall the
remarkable efforts made by the
Knights of Labor under their no.
BILE leader ?)Powdefly. The Fed
Grafton of Labor is, very much
the same, and got up for the same
purposes and aims, and managed
in much tie same way.
Both organizations originally
instituted to benefit labor, to pro-
tect the workingman and demand
justice, have becomenotedby fulfil
ity of effort, and now recognized
as the firm allles[ by the leaders,
of capital and monopolies. While
this is not generally known or
perceptible to the ordinary obser-
yer, still it is true, and only too
true. Powderly proved a traitor
to the great organization which
SO implicitly trusted him, and
while enjoying their fullest con-
fdence betrayed them many
times into the hands of their en-
emies, and this too, when he was
pretended friend and as standing
between them and their oppres-
sors. P. M. Arthur of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers is
of the same stripe, and his name
will 60 down the declevity of
time with infamy attached, along
with those whose names are a
blot on the pages of history.
In this coterie of traitors should
occur the name of the present
head of the Federation of Labor,
Gompers; who is decieving the
people who rely on his honesty,
or pretended honesty of purpose,
while he is leading them into the
enemys camp. Thus it goes on
from year to year. the poor be-
trayed people toiling for the cap
italists, and giving large salaries
to their betrayers. A man is
either a fool or a knave who tells
labor it creates all wealth and
then refuses to advise or to show
how to become possessed of its
just share or to enjoy what it
earns, the way should be pointed
out how to take possession of the
government by the ballot, and
then the enactment of all bene-
fetal laws; giving justice to the
laborer and producer, can be
brought about.
Mr.. Gompers is one of the
ablest generals that the capital
lists have. Of course he must pre-
tend to fight capitalists or he
could not hold his job. Did you
ever see anything GREEN?
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
The View We Take Of 1t.

If l deposit q million or ten
million bushels of wheat in an ell
evator aud take from the elevator
management receipts calling for
that amount Of wheat on demand,
how is the elevator company any
richer or better fixed if it receives
no charge for the storing and
handling? Well, that is just what
what the depositing of gold in
the national treasury by thebanks
means. The gold is stored there
at the cost to the public and held
subject to the demand Of the bank.
ers. That is what bankers call
patriotism-and just such as they
have ever exhibited. A greater
farce than this gold in the treas
ury was never perpetrated on a
nation OF fools. Just as though
our people could not create and
consume wealth If there were no
gold on the face OF the earthl
They would have a darned
sight more to eat and and wear
if there were no gold or silver or
bankers, and no mistake. 1t re-
minds me of q story somewhere
read about some half civilized ma
ton that from time immemorial
had kept a bear fastened up in a
public place, and it was the ira
dition that if the. bear died and
another was not Immediately in
stalled the country would go to
the demnition bowwows, the
cows would give murrain milk
and disaster would fall on the
people. These ideas were care.
fully educated into the people by
the family whose members cared
for the bear at high titheing.
Once upon time the bear died,
the second was installed, and it
died, too, before another could be
obtained. Several days went by
and everything seemed to run
along as usual, and there appear
ing no danger, the people wisely
concluded they conld do without
the bear and save the cost. There
was great lamentation and dire
full prophecy on the part of the
keepers who were thus obliged to
go to work like honest folks.
But the people were obdurate,
and no more bears ever occupied
the public market at public ex-
pense. The gold reserve and pub
lie credit; ETC., are just such bug
aboos as the bear, and sometime
when the system is changed, our
children will read about how
their ancestors piled Up tons of
yellow stuff they dug up out of
the ground at great expense of
life and labor, and believed the
whole national prosperity Deepen
ded on having the pile just a
certain height, and wonder at
the idiocy of their said ancestors.
1t is altogether how one looks at
a thing.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

ice WEBS has engaged in the
stove repair business, having
pufckased tie tools and good will
Ct p. I. Gilmore, he viii carry
on the business in The blacksmith
shop one eoor East Of The Cottont
Wood house, when in need of aps
ming in his hue give him n cAA
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
DR. Sanche's Victory Over
DISEASE,
IN a DIADUCTIyE CURE
THEOXYDONOR

Cures all forms OF disease witho,,.
Eng Eng nc blood ? to absorb tie oxvr a%'e Of
s siif ar freely through the lungs en- nn n
s SIN, and at a strong fGrre, n;fro ",lu
t ,Ino e 2.hcr gases also, thus qnenrIin ~
Ghe hre OF disease and re /; n1 IHing" tis
Al" s,,E "a 'ite, III any form of d;sn5S,u Viit
II. ti'e' as long as all the nr ov az az
are ar sui capable Of nprior,oi Wi nds'1 i
s smeif ipnctionB, thus bea illttiS an
enGrs T., cure cure through the mo-
F5i'ea IL 1.i rosil l,lnetioning, and fbS
Sito I'g nrG reslst'n"e ofe rlo,G iiteHaSS
IT, W. ", G ,.;rt Agent White Bird
with II Al Will ;ii., SaIi on the inhahitonis
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
THE COMING INAUGURATION
On A Scale Of Magnificence
NEVER EQUALLED.

"Already there is no doubt that
the Inauguration of William Nc
Kinley will be the occasion of
more magnificent. and inspiring
festivities than have yet been
witnessed in Washington. The
crowds will be the greatest ever
seen in the national capital, and
the procession is certain to break
all records. Jubilant and trium-
plant republicanism will fill the
beautiful city with that electric
atmosphere which is created by
the assembling of multitudes OF
of proud and happy freemen
gathered to do honor to their cho-
sen leader" --Ex.
So when this, our American
king is crowned, the display; both
civic and military, will be the fl
nest ever witnessed on American
soil. When this champion of the
trusts, and combines and great
corporations, is to receive his
crown Of glory, "the crowd will
be the greatest, and the triumph
ant republicans" (the money
power and trusts) will jubilate,
and fill the beautiful city" with
that electric atmosphere" { Ken
lucky lightning presume) (which
is created by the assembling OF
multitudes Of PROUD and HAP
Ply FREEMEN"
Heaven Save The Mark
proud and happy, what are they
proud of? of the bankrupt condi-
ton of the people of this country?
proud to know that in republican
and democratic rule the indebt-
edness of the people of this coun-
try has assumed such proportions
as to be appalling? proud to
know that millions of proud
and happy freemen" have lost
their homes? proud to know that
the most prolific country on
earth, is the very hotbed of s1f-
fering2 proud to know that legis-
lation in favor of the corporations
has made desolate thousands
of homes, and made more than
three millions of tramps, where
before there were none? "proud
and happy people" when the
evictiohs Of Unhappy Ireland
are scenes of Joy compared to
the thousands Of 6victions of
,,'proud and happy freemen' in
this land of the boosted free?
Freel who says that we are
free? in what way are we free?
can you reconcile freedom with
b representative system? I say
mol neverl and it is becoming
more apparent every day that
the American people have never
been free, have only enjoyed a
quasi freedom, a make believe
freedom, which our legislators
have persistently ignored by
passing such legislative enact
ments as serve only the rich,
and beggat the masses, SO this
coronation will be fitting, God
grant that the rumblings of a
second French revolution may
not be heard.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
Farm For Sale.

On White Bird; enc hundred
acres under fence; forty acres in
cultivation; one hundred fruit
trees; garden with abundance Of
berries and small fruits. One
OF the finest locations for stock
raising end fruit growing III
Idaho county all to Be had for
SIX hundred dollars. For fur:
Their particulars apply at office Of
REPORT, Cottonwood, Idaho.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
THE BANK CASE AGAIN.

Under recent date, there APP
peared in several OF the County
papers. an article referring to
recent decision Of the Supreme
Court OF this Statej in the case of
Holt and Rice VS.. The Bank of
Camas Prairie. The report re-
ferred to, contains the following
statements After the trial in the
lower court, a year ago last sum-
mer, the Free Press said: The
case was Il hard fought one. The
Jury was out four hours. On the
first ballot the jury stood five to
seven for the plaintiffs and on
the last ballot, nine to three. The
theory on which the verdict was
finally reached was, that although
the bank had paid the money to
Rice, it had not exercised the
precaution necessary to protect
the other members Of The firm, and
therefore should be required to
pay it second time. In Justice
to Mr.. Rice, to whom the pay
ment is claimed to have been
made; we publish the following
statment signed by the iurymen
who rendered the verdict;
To Whom 1t May Concern:
The statmentin the Free Press
OF July 9TH, '95 that the Jury in
the case of Holt and Rice against
the Bank of Camas Prairie, found
a verdict on the ground that al
though the bank had paid the
money to Mr.. Rice, 1t had not
used due precaution to protect
the other members of the firm, is
absolutely false and we hereby
certify, being the iurymen, that
we found that the Bank did not
pay the money viz; 1880, to Mr..
Rice, and the verdict wos rem.
uefeu on TINS Dellet.
(Signed) D. T. Kinkald. R.H.
Ferris. Halney Wickham.
Charles Hughes Charles Mauph.
mer. S. 7. Calder R. NJ. Bib
(Dated) Idaho County, Idaho,
Aug.--1095.
The Supreme court, in render.
ing its decision, did not comment
on the evidence in any manner,
as the following quotationg from
their opinion will show =
The Court refrainB from anv
comments upon the evidence in
this case upon either side, for res.
son, that on account of errors in
law committed by the Court dur.
ing the progress Of the trial, the
Judgment of the Court below
must be reversed and the case
sent back for new trial.
From this, it is clearly seen
that the lower court was reversed
on a point of law, and no, on the
facts N the case.
The statement herein published
sighted by the iurynien who rem.
dered the verdict, in the tri5i of
the case in the District court
was obtained for the purpose Of
contradicting the article appear
ing in the Free Press en- fuir eth
1915, from which the quotation
first given, was taken as hat
article seems to have been written
for the purpose of creating .
prejudice against the plaint;T
Mr.. Rice, and in favor OF The RAM
OF Gamas PrairiG and seems FROM
thoaboTe etatment CT tho iurv-
men to be without foundation
r. AZ AT,s
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

4, When organized under the
Socialist-Labcr party section
method, there is no danger of
the party fhsingj compromising
or selling out. All matters are re-
ferred by a referendarS vote to
the members of the sections di-
rect. No person not a member of
d section in good standing has
any vote or voice III the party.
There will never be any doubt
who are or who are not members
of the party. No populist harem-
scarem methods about The S. l.. P.
--Fx
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

A story is told of a lady teach
er of Pomeroy who, having an
inordinate dread of contagious
disease, sent little girl home be-
causo she said her mother was
sick. The next day The child
presented herself at School with
her finger in her mouth and little
bonnet swinging by the string,
and said: "We'se got a little baby
at our house, but mamma told
me TO tell you tits not catching"
The teacher blushed slightly,
said Che was glad, and told her
pupil to take a seat. The story
has a reminiscent favor, but let's
be charitable, and say it hap
pened again al Pomeroy -Bgosh
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

Millions Ct Respondent and
long suffering people are expect
ing great things from this session
of DIR national legislature.
After the dnllest period IN our
nations history the afflicted pro
dheer fondty iihaginga that tiis
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

The Newsome creak Mining
TO- T.; T., are re. ready to begin operations
WI WITH a the opening OF Spring, Mr..
W. +. Tandell Informs US that
this is q fine proposition, and the
owners and managers are
eho1rougS business men, genial
and competent and trustworthv
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18
office FOR HOMESTEAD PROOF:
James Lynch, H. T.. No. 2307.
Land Office at Lewiston; Idaho.

James Lynch, H. +. No. 23O7.
Land Office at Lewiston; Idaho,
Dec. 18th, 1929:
Notice is hereby given that the
tollowing.named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of hie claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the U. 5. Land office at Lewiston;
IDAHO, on February l, 1897, Wiz
James lynch for the n. E. d Sec. 80
Up. % n. r. W. B, NJ,
de names the following Witnesses
TO prove hio continuous residence ups
on and cultivation of, said land; viz:
John Moriarity, Dents Lucey, James
ID: Sampley, Louis Larson, all Of
Westlake, Idaho Co. Idaho.
B. f. Morris Register,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

!. A Columbia bicycle that sells
in the United States at 300, is
shipped to Germany and sold at
1851 See any protection in that?
Americans need protection-not
from Europeans, but from the
robber industrial captains at
scl,s ttehtlaws ptotectgehius,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-18

Watch our bchoolboy congress
men, and seeifeyery devil OF them
have not pet hobby that will
bene6t the rich. Watch Eid,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-11-19
STOCK NOTES.

A Montana paper says: During
the summer sheepmen hauled in
their wool and hauled it back again
when they learned the market price,
and also the cattlemen drove their
cattle to the railroad and then turned
them loose again, Disguised with the
market.
The cattle in the section Of Liberal,
Kansas, are in good condition aud
there are good many more to come.
Cattle are doing we'll on the range,
although the grass is short but at the
same time seems to be nutritious.
A special dispatch from Abilene,
Kansas, says there is new departure
in the stock feeding business in that
country this year. Sheep attracting
as much attention as cattle.
Jewell county has been polled and
it is asserted that 10000 head Of cattle
will be fattened this season.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-11-19

such city, county or township. EN-"
towering the Governor to appoint
men to select our juries ls placing in
the hands Of one man our rights, our
liberties, our lives. Empowering the
Governor to appoint men to select our
policemen is placing in his hands our
rights, our liberties and our lives.
while the power vested in the
attorney general to supersede the
legally elected county attorney at
his own pleasure is such usurpa-
ton of the peoples power to admins
ter their own laws as il scarcely less
dangerous.
"The present constitution provides,
section 2, Bill of Rights that no spec
ial privileges or immunities shall be
granted by the Legislature which
may not be altered, revoked or repeal
ed by the same body, and this power
shall be exercised by no other trl-
bunal or agency
"Why not have state constitution
embodying the great American prin-
ciple that no special privileges or i'm.
munities shall ever be granted by the
Legislature or any other tribunal
body or power. What were our good
old abolitionists thinking about when
they made a constitution for a free
state especially empowering the Leg
islature to grant to some special pri-
vileges and immunlties, which could
not be granted to all alikel
ave are on the eve Of great events.
We are upon the threshold OF q new
era over whose portal is craven Jus
tice' We can see its glorious guild
ons and it's lofty banner upon which
is inscribed Humanity Shall Kan
sas arise to the full measure of her
stature, or shall she founder in the
slough Of despond while the world
moves on to its destiny9 These ques,
lions will be answered by the response
which Kansas shall make to the pro,
position for new constitution"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-11-19
SCHOOL REPORT

Of district No 80, for the month end
ing Nov. 6, 1896:
No. Of pupils enrolled 26.
Average daily attendance %.
Those not absent. BERTHE, Pearl
and Newton Hester, Mary, George
and jake Schmid.
Those not tardy: Ada, Eva and
Nellie Hester, Bessie Kinney, Edna
and Kate Richard, Olive Ford, Aug
ust Nelson and Willis Williams.
MARY PHILLIPS, Teacher.
#*#
Of district No. 81, for the month end
ing November ID, 1896:
No. days taught 20.
No. pupils enrolled %.
Average attendance 20 ITO.
Names Of pupils neither absent nor
tardy during the month: Ella, Della,
Ethel, John and Joe Moore, Emma
and John Miller, George and Lille
Eells, Lulu and John Order, and
Fred Geer. N
W. 3. BREAKEY, Teacher.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-11-19
DAYTON TOWNSHIP.

@. r. Gregory, our new justice,
will try his first case in a few days.
We supposed that when the cleo
ton was over we would have a breath
ing spell, but after reading some re-
publican papers we said we was mis-
taken they are still IN the fight in
Kansas. Now gentlemen you should
have patriotism enough to submit to
the will Of the people. We wanted
to see Bryan elected just as bad as
you did Morrill,, but as Mckinley was
the choice Of the people we make him
our cholCe Now my republican
friends Of Kansas try and submit
with as good grace as you can.
John r, McDougle's blacksmith
shop was burnt a few days ago.
Cause, a small boy and match.
Boys a blacksmith shop is poor
place to cook rabbits in.
Dan Keckley will move on the
Goshen farm when he gets his corn
pick.
John Winters is busy Smelling corn
for his neighbors.
John Re5ce is picking corn for MIR.
Ellis,
Fine weather for corn picking
CONSISTENCY.