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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04

When the general business de-
preston came four years ago there
was a large surplus of horses in
the country. The market was
overstocked from the cheap ranges
both OF the middle west and the
great Pacific Northwest. lust
prior TO this time there had beeA a
rush OF farmers 10 the public
domains tor homes aud farms for
their families, This brought about
the settlement of the great grass
belts Of the country and their con-
version into cultivated fields. The
horses which had been waiting OF,
OH the tree ranges Tor revival OF
an already satisfactory mark & t
were forced TO the overCroWded
sale yards all over the country.
The prices went down to a figure
not much greater than traffic
charge by the railroad companies
As result all the avenues oftrade
were blocked The markets have
not yet recovered from that shock
On the ranges the refuse of the
wild herds were left without good
range for the reduced number.
The range has been curtailed every
succeeding year till the neglected
herd, have died in large numbers
from starvation 1t is estimated
that falling of fifty per cent has
occurred and the business of horse
trading has fallen off Till there is
no hope OF near approach TO the
former limit could be reached in
many years. As a result the horse
market may be unsteady in The
near future. The present stock of
good horses can be controlled bv
the more available means which
are developing and the price OF
horses may reasonably be expected
to advance in a very short time.
1t is estimated by statistacians that
the avail bic bree ding stock now
in the hands of horse raisers can
not supply the approaching de-
mand. An other extreme will to!-
low the one now in evidence 1t
is not at all improbable that the
stockinan who gives intelligent at
tention to the breeding of good
horses Will reap good harvest
when the good times come again.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04

The dispatches report rise in
wheat of seventeen cents in two
days III the coast markets. This
is very encouraging to farmers Of
the Northwest. The season has
SO far advanced i'll the wheat pro-
ducing districts OF the world tina,
the surplus for shipme II can now
be estimated. 1t is known at least
that there will be shortage in the
worlds harv Il of 1897 The wheat
Farmer can SOW with assurance of a
remuneration price for his grain at
harvest lillc,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04
Strange! Passing Strange!

The sensation of the past week
is the alleged bribery case in the
Idaho legislature. What startles
a confding people more than any
thing else is that such things
should be i'll Legislature and
among people SO devoted to purity
in political reforms. This is legis-
lature whose chief boast has been
that it existed solely to clear the
state government from fraud and
corruption, and lead back the peo-
pie to reforms of righteousness. 1t
appears that the people have been
betrayed, and that bribery and cor
ruption are rife in the legislature
among the servants of the people
Can it be that the populist leaders
are hypocrltical? Is it Pc ,sible
that they do not mean what they
say when they cry reform? These
things look bad, but perhaps they
can be explained. 1t would be a
shame to have stain on the gar
ments of pure reform that our leg
islators wear. 1t would be in
famous to know that they have
deceived the people who look to
them so trustingly and contidingly
to redeem the state from the brib-
cry and corruption of party poll
tics.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04

There Is, however, ample work
for the political philanthropist.
The Young forests could be protect
ed from the ravages Of fire far easier
than they can protect the old
dying forests and a hundred wears
hence they would be far better
than the trees dead Of old age
would be 1t would be possible to
aasia, nature by the protection of
growing forests but it will not be
possible to promote growth in a
forest that has reached The limit
a thousand years before they we've
discovered by nan. Nature has
provided forest reserves for future
generations. Cleveland would
have done we'll to work with ma
ture and have selected the same
reserves Nature selected TIE old
and dying trees for the men Of to-
day and the young and thrifty for
the creatures of the dreamer of the
next century What will we do
now Shall we destroy the Young
and growing forest trees and let
the ripe ones rot and make the ever
lasting hill barren Tor the BellAmy
age
Another evidence that Cleveland
has violated natural law is pres
ent in the fact that the mines Of
the mountains are in the geolog;.
cal formations that support the
matured forests. TO deprive
the miners of the use Of the native
wood, will prohibit the working
OF the mines. New England has
grown rich and lazy and visionary
from the wealth Of woods and the
mines of the West and now her
dreams are Crystalized into laws to
give our natural heritance to the
unborn progeny OF these New
England disciples of new schools
of economy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04
cievsiand's Forest Reserves.

New England .tn,imtntali>n
is being crystalized into imprac,i
cal federal mandates and s,atuto,y
provisions. The recent order ol
Gro:-i Cleveland creating in the
West u bakers dozen of immense
timber reserves is an example OF a
Bellamy dream imposed upon a
practical people by a magistrate at
once ignorant Of the needs of the
times and devoid Of knowledge OF
the natural laws relating to the
subject in hand. The embargo
placed upon the industries of the
country is justified by visionary
benefits for the people of another
century. When the forests OF any
district are ready for the wood
mans axe the time has come for
the harvest OF reward. Every
thing in the economy of nature has
its time to grow to ripen and to de-
cay. The primeval forests of the
mountains are not growing; they
are dying. BY natural agencies
the old forests are returning to
dust. Every year for forty years
the fires alone have DESTROYED more
timber shan all the mills on thu
Pacific coast. The forest DESTROYED
bv fire are the old and diving Trees
that have waited too long for wood.
men to come and reap tie ha,v,.'.
There are millions at acres Of trees
growing for the ne,t century.
There are hundred acres OF grow
ing trees to every one of mature
forest Nature inteuded these
Young trees for the future genera
tons aud the patriarchs OF the for
c,tS for the present age. Cleve-
land aud the dreams OF New Eng
laud come in aud reverse the order
ri things.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04

NJ lrch forth, President Mckiu-
ley.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04
A New Epoch

To cay begins a now epoch III
our n;i nal history. The demo
cratic party rctires from power
after four years of disastrous con
,rol Of the Ship Of State. The re-
publican party controlled the eco
nomic policy Of the government
for quarter OF century 1t
brought the nation through the
cri,i, Of great civil war, and in
he years Of peace that followed by
means of wise policies it guided the
people through an era Of great in
dustrial prosperity. Thousands OF
millions OF dollars of the war debt
were paid, the surplus in the ma
tional treasury reached into hun
dreds Of millions, and the nation
was never more prosperous.
The people rebelled against this
condition of affairs They were
beguiled by the voice of temp,er
that pro A,ed reforms that would
lead to some vis,ona,y dreams OF
prosperity. The people listened
were persuaded and believed. I'm
der these conditions the democrat
ic party came into power The
promised reforms were inaugurated
and the experiences Of the past
four years have shown the utter
ta'lacy Of the theories of the demo
cratic party. Guided by this cost
~ wisdom the people deserted the
party OF visionary theories and
have again placed faith in the re
publican party and the republican
policies.
Today the nation turn, about
aud faces toward prosperity. The
old ground cannot be regained at a
single bound. The democratic
policy Of the past four years has
left Us heritage "a depleted treas
ury. an increased bonded debt OF
$767 ,ooo. 900. All industrial policy
wrecked and ruined. 1t will take
time to repair the waste places and
regain the lost ground, but the
party that guided the nation in the
pas, is capable and eager to lead i,
back to the prosperity it abandon
ed. The nation begins today a
new epoch. Republican control
will bring Us back to the true
American policy and through it to
better tunes and prosperous con,
ditiuns
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04
A Better Policy.
OF eCOnOnl,

1t is III tier of some encourage
ncnt to learn that the Legislature
saw tit to kill Senate bill No. FL
relating to the remission of the
penalty Oh delinquent taxes. 1t
Was measure pernicious in prin.
ciple and wholly without merit in
practice. 1t was designed to afford
relief tn taxpayers. but very
! casual inspection of the results
arising from such legislation will
show its inefficiency as relief
measure. Postponlng the tine of
payment Of any obligation and re-
moving the penalty affords but
little relief 20 an honest man while
it encourages dishonesty tending
toward final reputation of all
debts.
1t is maniiestly bad policy to
educate citizens to the belief that
each succeeding Legislature will
postpone taxes aud remove pen
allies. The third session expert
mcn,ed in this line when it passed
bill deferring the payment OF the
principal and interest on the pub
lie school lands The report Of
the secretary of the land board
shows that instead of benefit this
policy proved direct injury to the
state. The school fund lost $50.
600 and more interest is delinquent
now than was at the time of the
passage of the law. The state has
tor two years furnished free lands
to settlers at the expense of honest
taxpayers and the detriment of
needy schools.
This kind Of legislation strikes
directly at thrift and enterprise.
The relief tina, the taxpayer asks
for is not reputation of his debts,
nor an abroga,ion of the penalty
for NOT meet his obligations.
Legislation in this line would be
the most dangerous kind of pater-
nali>'n, The Legislature has it in
its power to relieve the grievous
burden Of taxes by cutting down
the excessive amounts paid to
county officers Make the burden
of tax lighter This is a line of
true reform Let us get out of the
di'tt OF thi, dangerous idea that il
Is the duty III the state, regardless
u: justice and equity, to Mt ,l.c
burdens from the backs OF The
shi!tlc>> n well rs ut the infrr,u-
nate, The state has ,onc is luli
duty IN the matter when the iur-
den oi taxation i reduced IL rhr
east amount commensurate with
good gpNcrnnen, ecun"mica.l.
administered. The ci,,z II mus,
thea i,car his burden and meet his
obligations. The state owes him
nothing further. ANY disturbance
. IL.
'auSe dissatisfaction aud hu1liv
disrupt all government. ,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04

The next result of the reform
legislature after fifty DAYS service is
one | = >cHa,or. one junketing
TIP 10 SAT- Lake, and two appro-
priation bills charging the tax pay
erS $4,000 Tor the reforms thus in
ausU!atrd
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-04
DOWNING, HOPKINS g. co.
Chicago Board of Trade Brokers.

Stocks and Provisions
Portland and Salem,
bushels
hvsltS 1886 Reference Book
Inl">,
Investors ana traders Write Best
NJ IS
Spokane, Wash.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12
ORDER.
18TH Judicial District Court, Lafa-
yette, La.

1t is hereby ordered that term of Dis
trict Court be held beginning on and with
Thursday, July 2e, \. ID. 1897. for the
especial purpose of the trial and disposition
of cause No. 4oIo of the civil docket of the
18th Judicial District Court in and for
Lafayette parish, State Of louisiana, the
said cause being entitled on said docket, G..
Girard ct ais G. -. Caffery ct ais, and
all questions and issues both of law and
fact connected with sail cause. And it is
further ordered that said cause together
with such issues may be connected there
with related thereto, be fixed for trial on
the above named date in such order may
be prcsc ribed by the rules of this court, or
| necessary proper hearing and adjudica-
ton thereof.
1t Is further ordered that due publication
thereof he made according to law.
Ordered in open court, Lafayette parish,
said State, this June 5, a. ID. 1897.
(Signcd) S. -. READ, Judge adj hoe.
Filed in 18TH Judicial District Court, June
5, 1897. tSigned) ED G. VOORHEES,,
Clerk.
\ true and correct copy. Attest this 9TH
day of June, \. ID. 1897.
ED 6. VOORHEES,, Clerk of Court
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12
Police Jury Proceedings.

LAFAYETTE, La, June 5, lSo7.-The
Police Jury met this day in regular session
with the following members present. Ben
Avant, c. c. Brown, Alfred Hebert, J. f.
Primeaux, M. Billaud, Jr. and Alonzo
Lacy. Absent: r. &. Landry and Jno.
Wilmington Jr.
The president being absent the secretary
called the r,eeting to order, and by motion
duly made Mr.. Ben Avant was elected pres
ident pro tenn.
Mr. Primeaux reported the completion
of Olidon' Broussard bridge and was author
lied to dispose of all lumber remaining.
BY motion of Mr.. Hebert, Sheriff and
'rax-collcctor I. A. Broussard be and is
hereby instructed to proceed at once with
the collection of all delinquent licenses due
the parish for past years as we'll as for the
present calendar year of 1897.
BY motion of Mr.. Primeaux the following
jury of freeholders was appointed to trace
and lay out public road forty feet wide
according to law from Royville near "A. L..
Dyer's store to connect with the road run.
ming South from said town and assess all
damages to Iropretors: .. Cade, Ben
Tlaneers, p. 4. Duplex, A. Prin,eaux,
Clement Romero and Oclilon Blanchet.
BY motion Mr.. Ben Avant was appointed
TO represent Lafayette in the proposed set
Element of the boundary lines between the
parishes of Lafayette and Acadia and l,afa.
yette and Vermilion. The result of said
ported to the Police Jury for ratification.
Major ]. g. Lee, State commissioner OF
Agriculture, appeared before the jury and
addressed the body upon the subject OF
holding a farmers institute at Lafayette in
conjunction with the Summer Normal
School, now in operation. Major Les
proposition met with the hearty approval OF
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12

Moss & Mouton are stocking up
extensively while lumber is cheap,
Lafayette will continue to get the
benefit of lowest prices.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12

the body and it was determined to- hold the
institute upon any date convenient to the
State conductors. Messrs. Aft. Hebert and
r. c. Greig were appointed as a committee
on arrangements.
On motion of Mr.. Brown it resolved
that all road-overseers are hereby required
to file every quarter a written statement
and disbursed by them.
BY motion Mr.. Alfred Hebert APP
pointed on the drainage committee for the
third ward vice J. c. Buchanan removed
from the parish.
The proposition submitted by Moss Bros.
& Co. for the exclusive privilege of the
parish guide posts for advertising purposes,
the firm undertaking to maintain said guide
posts, was read and action thereon deferred.
The proposition of l.. Lacoste to furnish
coal at 65 cents per barrel Sc per ton
was laid over.
The treasurer submitted his monthly
report as follows:
TO the President and Members of Police
Jury parish of Lafayette, La. Gentle
men-Following is a statement of receipts
and disbursements of parish funds since my
last report.
To bal. on hand last report S3oI6 GO
May. Amount received Of
A. Hebcrt, lumber sold .......... ..... 2 so
Tax coll'r, taxes COLI in April 3S7 IS
Tax coll'r licenses coll'd in April... as 90
Clerk court jury costs. observation-disclosures. 81 90
Total receipts .....-.. $457o 81
Five per cent com. tax collr, taxes
collr in Aprl...... ......>$ 10 80
Five per cent com. tax coll'r IL
censes coll'r in April ..... II IS
Approved orders ..................- .-.... 847 Al
Approved orders Jail repairs 1882 so
Jurors certificates . ..... g 20
Total disbursements -..-...-.....S236S "a
BY balance on hand $-2o2 81
Respectfully Submitted,
J. T.. MARTIN, Treasurer.
Lafayette, La, June 8, 1897.
The following accounts were approved:
Moss & Mouton, lumber ~ ..S13I 65
Estorge & Billeaud lumber AZ 81
John Price, LUMBER. 81 81
O. II. Breau~. repairing bridge etc., 100 90
DIR. a. X. Trahan, parish physician FL 90
Geo. De1slanc, coal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o5
NJ Rosenfed, spades etc, .....-........ IS
Andre Mouton, work on courthouse
square . . ....... ...... IL 90
Cab Hebert, removing refuse FL 90
Arthur Simon justice fees IS
I. A. Broussard, feeding prisoners -. 72 IS
J. T.. PrimeauX, repairing Oldon
Broussard bridge. ...... .............. 22S 20
Ben Avant, drainage fund ed ward 50 90
l.. I-acoste, shackles, chains etc.,. 90
Mentor Richard, drainage Sd ward 10 50
NJ. Billeaud Jr., drainage sd ward rs 43
Albert 'Trahan, coroner's juror,...... IS
There being futher business the Police
Jury adjourned.
X. G. GREIt;, Secretary.
BEN AvANr, President, protein.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12
PUBLIC OPINION
Reflected in the Papers Of this
80 Great State.

/ There are now IS, 900 New York
tailores on a strike, with hourly
prospects of the number being in
creased to $4,000. For this condi-
ton of affairs the Atlanta Constitu-
ton believes the cause may be ex-
planned in very few words. Dur
ing the late campaign, the New
York tailors were given to under
stand that as soon as the Republic
can party came into power times
would materially improve and
wages increase. On the strength
of these pledges many of them were
induced to vote the Republican
ticket; but instead of realizing the
hopes which they we're led to en-
terrain before the election, they
have since been required to do adj
ditional work without extra COM
pensation. Unable to endure the
situation longer and seeing no re-
lief ahead, they decided to strike,
with the results which have just
of sound Democracy are restored
to the government there can be no
relief from the burdens under
which the country is now suffering.
Lake Charles Press, Dem.
There is not a decent man in
Louisiana who will believe that
Senator McEnery has been actuated
in any vote he has or may cast, by
dishonest or corrupt motives.
There is no Democrat in Louisiana
who is more at variance with Sena-
tor McEnery than the editor of the
States. Yet we would pledge our
right arm for his absolute incorrup-
tibility- We do not think we will
ever support him for any public
Office again. We do not believe he
can ever again claim to be Demo
c,at, or asp ire to honor or emolu-
men1s at the hands Of the Demo-
cratic party. But we are as con-
WINGED to-day of his absolute and
incorruptible integrity; Of the sin
1CtNy duNl Oi us motives
as we ever were.-Daily States,
Dem.
Lets see now, how many news
papers in this State viii! promise
and obligatc them selves to support
no man--no matter what party
who is not morally and politically
honest; and who has not received
his nomination fairly and squareiy
by the votes Of the legal suftragans
of h party ? The Progress is will
ing to do this if it's brethren Of the
Louisiana Press Association will do
likewise. Come out and show your
Colors brethren Be either for
honesty and fairness, or corruption
and ring rule. Speak ont, how
many will unite with The Progress
on this proposition - Shreveport
Progress, Dem.
If the good men Of Louisiana
could be taught that there were
great moral responsibilities resting
on them as citizens, political cor
ruption in our State would die an
ignomlnlous death at the next cleo
tion.-Shreveror Progress, Dem.
Moss & NJnrfnn StocEinp
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12
Lands for Sale.

Several hundred acres of good lands stu
ated in the parish of Lafayette for sale on
easy terms. Apply TO
JNO. A. HUNTER, Rayne, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12
Notice.

Fly applying to me, teachers attending the
Peabody Summer Normal School at Lafa-
yette, can secure board and lodging at
S3,75 4 week. G. +. 1ATIOl.AIS,
Superintendent.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12

"ST. LANDRY'S CYCLONE"
35693
A fine Registered Jersey Bull, 4
years old in April. His Sire the
only bull living or dead that ever
produced an s-gallon Jersey COW.
His dam, gollons. His daughters
very promising. Tabulated pedi-
gree. Object of sale, to avoid in
breeding. Price SIS here.
G. A. SAINT,
%. Sun Set, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12
E.. IT. VORDENBAUMEN


build,
Building quantity
full line of Pine
Shingles Moudngs, Lime Cisterns Netting,
Wire Builders Hardware Nails
Sizes
Churches wit and sale.
erecting buildings plans
to mes.
A.. D. MARTIN Agent,
Box 1913, Lafayette, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-12

Why Do You
Send to New Orleans and
to other cities to have your
Printing done when you
can have the same work
done at The Gazette Office
Just as well and for the
same money. We have a
nice stock of paper always
on hand and on short notice
we will furnish you with
any kind of commercial
printing that you may need
in your business.
Graham guardian., 1897-09-03
SHOULD INCORPORATE.

Several times we have called the
attention of our citizens to the
tact that Stafford should be incor-
porated and conducted under city
government. As each day passes
the pressing necessity of such
action becomes more appearant.
The time has now arrived wher
even the most hide-bound can see
the wisdom of incorporating the
city. In the first place our I'opu-
lation is to great TO longer do
without it, and the benefits de-
rived from city government are so
far in excess of the cost of main.
tanning the same, that itshould not
be considered for one moment as
a hindrance.
The town should be incorporat
ed to include Layton so that
the people up there may enjoy tn,
advantages to be derived from sucl
action. Then all the streets will
! be opened and the two places viii
actually become one town, with al
her thoroughfares in perfect con
dition. OF course we expect op
position to any such movement a
this, should it be inaugurated; al
progressive movements have op
position, but this should not dete
the progressive citizen from doins
that which be clearly sees to be hi
, duty.
We hope our citizens will cal
a meeting in the near future TO
the serious consideration of thi
lpropositiorl.
Graham guardian., 1897-09-03
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

The conferences of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints will be held at Pima on the
following dates:
September 4th and 9Th, annual
Sunday School conference.
September 18th, annual Young
Mons and Young Ladies Mutua
Improvement conference.
September 18th and 18th, gen
eral quarterly conference.
September 18th, the quartely
Primary conference at Thatcher.
DR.. Karl G. Maser will be here
for the Sunday School conference
and probably the other conferences
Graham guardian., 1897-09-03

CHR Guardian.
-x---------.-----
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1897
Latte EDITORIAL.
For President
1900,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,

THE taxes levied IN Pima county
for the present year amount to
about s22, 900 more than the levy
made by the Board of Supervisors
for Graham county, although the
population Of Graham is almost
equal to that of Pima. BY having
the large machine shops of the
Southern Pacific railroad and abou
10 miles of that road located il
the county, Pima county finds ]
easier to meet her taxes.