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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01

ferred to the committee on Indian
affairs and May 16! it was re-
ported to the Senate with the fol-
lowing unimportant amend
ments: From the title strike out
the words TN 1Oklahoma terri
tory from line &, section 1,
strik eQut the words Sin the ter
ritogy 81 oklahoma at the end
of lin Is, section /, add the
words: provided, however,
That all sums of money so re-
leased, which if not released
would belong to an Indian tribe,
shall be paid to such Indian tribe
by the United States" Thus
amended the committee recon-
mended that the bill should
pass.
The effect of the first two
amendments reported will be to
change the act from one covering
alone the surrendered Indian
lands of Oklahoma territory to
an act covering the Indian res
ervation lands opened by treaty
or agreement to public settlement
in all the states and territories.
The effect of the third amend
ment will be to secure to all
Indians payment for lands sur
rendered under agreements with
the United States government
that certain compensations was
to be bestowed upon them.
The report does not state, what
is in fact the case, that the
amended bill will require the
government to make payment Of
millions to the Indians, even in
cases where the cession of the
Indian title was made upon the
express condition that payment
therefore should be made out Of
the receipts from settlers.
When the measure was in the
House this feature of the case
was carefully provided for, the
public lands committee offering
this amendment: provided, fur
ther, that this act shall not apply
to reservations where the proceeds
of the sales or homestead or Other
entries thereof are under existing
treaties required to be paid ovel
to the Indians or held in trust Of
paid into the treasury.
The amended bill strikes out
even this safeguard Of the treas
ury by releasing the settlers ever
in such cases and requiring tht
general public to foot the bill.
Thisis right, give the settlers
a chance to live and care fol
their families, the boodlers have
their rake-off on almost every
thing else. Ed
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
Organized Injustice.
That Is What Great Man
Cnnsiderad Present Socially.

That Is What Great Man
Considered Present Society.
The late John Boyle O'Reilly
lamented editor of the Boston
Pilot, scholar, poet, orator and
humatarian. was once asked what
he thought was the cause of pow
erty. Turning sternly, and draw
ing himself up to his full stature,
he said;
"The masses are poor, ignorant
and disorganized, not knowing
the rights of mankind on earth,
and never knowing that the
world belongs to its living popu-
lations, because q small class in
every country has taken posses
sion of property and government
makes laws for its own safety
and the security of its plumber,
educating the masses, generation,
into the belief that this condition
is the natural order and law of
God.
"By long training and submits
sion, the people everywhere have
come to regard the assumption
of their rulers and owners as the
law of right and common sense
and their own instincts which
tells them that all men ought TO
have plenteous living Of this
rich planet, as the promptipgs of
| evil and disorder.
"The qualities we naturally
dislike and fear in man are those
which insure success under Our
present social order, namely,
shrewdness, hardness, adriotness
selfshness, brutality, the mind
to take advantage OF necessity,
the will to trample on the weak
in the canting name of progress
and civilization. The qualities
we love in a man send him to
the enthusiastically, truth
trustfullness, friendliness, unset
fishness, kindness, the desire to
help, the heart to pity; the mind
to refuse profit from neighbor's
loss or weakness, the defense Of
the weak.
"Our present civilization ia
organized injustice and intellet
tual barbarism. Our process is a
march to precipiee. The sermon
on the tiiount and natural JUS
tice can rule the world or can
not. If they can, our presentrul-
ing is ain invention of the devil
If they can not, the devil has
the right to rule--if the people
let kim=but he ought not tc
call his rule Christian ciziliza.
ton"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
OF Interest to Prospectors.

The Mining Department of the
University of Idaho, will open
it's winter course for prospectors
on Saturday, January 9th, 1897.
The course will consist of i'm
struction in the use Of the blow
pipe; for determining gold, silver,
copper. lead, etc. also the more
common and useful minerals:
and talks on the manner of occur.
renee OF the valuable ores.
The course will last three OF
four week at the option of those
attending. A fee OF $3.50 will be
charged to cover materials used
All pfospectors and uVer in
terested are invited to attend
For any further information
address;
P8bf. Edward Go6d vain,
Mescsw, idsh8
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
THE FREE.HOMES SCHEME.
Over Thirty-Five Million
Dollars In The Measure

The text of the free homes bill,
which occupies the place of van
tage next to the immigration bill
in the Senate, as it passed the
House March 16 last, was as fol-
lows;
IAN act providing for free
homesteads on the public lands
Id Oklahoma territory for actual
and bonafide settlers and reser-
wing the public lands for that
purpose.
"Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of
the United States OF America, in
Congress assembled, that all set
tiers under the homestead laws
bf the United States upon the
public lands in the territory of
Oklahoma acquired by treaty or
agreement from the varions
Indian tribes who haye or who
shall hereafter reside upon the
tract entered in good faith for the
period required by existing law,
shall be entitled to a patent for
the land 30 entered, upon the
payment to the local land officers
Of the usual and costumary fees,
and no other or further charge of
hny kind Whatsoever shall be re-
guired from such settler to entitle
him to a patent for the land COW
bred by his entry; provided, that
the right to commute any such
entry and pay for said lands in
the option of any such settler
and in the time and at the prices
how fixed by existing laws, shall
femain in full force and effect;
provided, however, that all Sums
Of money SO released, which if
not released would belong to any
1udian tribe, Shall be paid to
such Indian tribe by the United
States; provided that the public
land laws of the United States
are hereby suspended, until fur
ther legislation by Congress, in
30 far as they may affect the ter
fitory hitherto known as Green
eountyl Texas.
aseotion 2. That all acts OF
parts of acts inconsistent With
The terfns and povisions Of this
act are hereby repealed"
AMENDMENTS IN THE
SENATE.
The bill went promptly to the
Senate and March II it was read
twice and referred to the com
tnittee on public lands,
!, April 20 the Committee war
Msshafgsa aid ms bill #as Is
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
Taxpayer Kicks On Deputies
Editor REPORT.

Editor REPORT.
AS I am going
to Mt. Idaho tomorrow. / will
write few lines for your paper.
1 see by the Free Press that the
F. P. thinks it will be all right
for the new commissioners to ap-
point deputies for Sheriff and
county Clerk it is about as we
poor taxpayers may expect, when
Dan Bingham went out a week
or ten days ago some of the know
ing ones wanted to bet they would
doctor him up before the comm
isioners met to allow deputy hire
again.
l as one taxpayer am willing
to shoulder my musket before
we are to pay 5000 out of the
county money to hire a divine to
earn money for that court house
midget any longer and as to the
Free Press we have a big county
the Sheriff must have a deputy
too at our expense. Don't the Free
Press know the Sheriff gets mi
lage and can pay his own deputy.
II the Auditor and Sheriff don't
want to pay their own deputy
let them resign and Pm sure
some one will be glad to take it
and pay his deputy. The treasurer
gets about 5000 a year and has
no deputy and the Auditor gets
about $4,000 and the county is
expected to go down in Its own
pocket and pay 960 dollars more
for a deputy to help him earn it.
can a preacher accept ouch a pos
ition, if he has any sense he knows
he ls robblng his fellow man. talk
about slavery amt we slaves when
we are bled $4.e2 per 800 to
support such plutocratsi is 1t any
wonder there are such things AS
lynchings, and will it be kept
down here as long as UGH thibvry
goes on, why don't people wake
up Of are they all afraid because
old Shylock Cotum is on their
bidej Pm not.
Idaho COUNTY voter and tass
payer!
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.
M. E. Church

Representative Boatner, of
Louisiana, has introduced a bill
increasing the salary of the speak
er OF the house from $4,000 to
$4,000, and of Senators and
Representatives from $4,000 to
$1,000.
Many of the Honest money
"Crowd will think this is all
right in view of the fact that
Mckinley and prosperity" are
going to flood the county with
good times and many people are
hugging the delusion that pros
perity is actually knocking at
their doors and they might go on
with this nightmare ofreasoning
were it not for many evidences of
hard times becoming still harder
as witness the following which
does not affect the "Elect' but
the "common herd catch it;
thusly:A bill has been introduced
in the U. s. Senate for a 10 per
cent reduction of all employees,
mind you GAIL Employees" "
raise the salaries of the fools who
have ruined our country and cut
the wages of those who vote them
into power.
Great country thisl
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
Farm For Sale,

On White Bird; one hundred
ceres under fence; forty acres id
cultivation; one hundred fruit
trees; garden with abundance OF
berries and small fruits. One
OF .tne finest locations for stock
raising and fruit growing id
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, 1897-01-01
DR. sanche's Victory Over
DISEASE,
lN A DJADUCTIvE CURE
THEOXYDONOR

Cures all forms of diseas, wi+ho,,.
f5s hIa3 or electricity. 1t causes
me the : blood to absorb the oxygen 1o Of
s SIle ar freely through the lungs ga and VI
sklIn, and at strong force, nitro "nu
una IN. otheF gases also; thus uuencb7nn
she hire OF disease and retkindIinn i ing
hre OF life, in any form of disease .n
any Time; as long as all the oroa nv "S
e are sun capable of performing " aII
their functions, thus beo att;ggo al
epersetie cure through the more
gr eafo, 1unctioning, and the
s Sitol a,d reslstance Of a more intense e
u, W. ". Curtis, Agent White Bid
with an i,tsttaitshtr '"0 ihhaol'ants
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
N0TICE FOR HbMEsTEAD PROOF:

James Lynch, H. f. No. 2307.
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho,
Dec. i4thj 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim; and
the U. S. Land office at Lewiston;
ldahoi ON February l., 1897, VIII
James Lynch for the n. E. d Sec, 80
Up. 30 N. r. 2 w. B. M.
He names the following Witnesses
to prove hio continuous residence up;
on and cultivation of, said land, viz
John Moriarity, Denis Lucey, James
u: Sampley, Louis Larson; all Of
Westlakej Idaho Coz Idaho.
b: F: Morris Registers
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01

Who will get the county print
ing? there are three papers who
will watch the matter very close
ly, and they will see that the
lowest bidder gets it, any paper
is safe, SO long as the bon d is
good, and no other should be
offered. No Favoritism will be
tolerated.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01

It seems by the Republicans"
Florence correspondent that the
people Of that thrifty mining
camp haze been handling Bro.
Parker of the 'Old Reliable, y
with cut glovesI we teffain from
eHhmsntsi
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
NoTIcE FOR HOMESTEAD PROOF,
Gillian T. Mattox, H. f, No. 23g9
Land Office at Lewiston Idaho

Gillian J. Mattox, H. f, No. 23gg
Land Office at Lewiston Idaho.)
Dec. 90, 1896. {
Notice Is hereby given that The
foilowing-named settler has filad
notice OF his intention to make final
proof IN support of his claim, and
mat SAD proof will be made before
the U S. Land office at Lewiston
Idaho; ON Feb'y 2Uth 1897; viz:
Gillian t Mattox for the Nl5. wv
z See. 81, VIZ SW14 SEC n Tp.S2 "
R 2 W. B. NJ; '0-
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residences TN:
On and cultivation of, said land VIZ !.
Dennis peacy, William R, Gibbs,
Phillip A. Weinman, all of Westlake
Idaho 20. Idaho, and William M
1lnn OF AeutervilleI idaho Co. Idaho.
D. L MOTIFS Register
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
Real Estate For Sale.

Two miles west of Keuterville
a farm consisting of two quarter
sections of richest agricultural
land. All under fence with good
buildings and barns on each
quarter. One or both quarters
offered on terms to suit buyer.
Two miles south west front
keutefville, Idaho a ranch con-
sisting of 160acres fine agticultur::
al and grazing land. Terms
easy. Call ON, or address
Report, Cottonwood, Idaho.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01

Joe Weis has engaged in tbs
stove repair business, having
purchased the tools and good will
OF d. T. Gilmore, he will carry
on the business in the blacksmith
shop one door East of the Cotton.
wood houBe, when in need of ara
thing in his Hue give him a cs@
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01

Parties desiring loads from
Denver to Lewiston can have
same at Scots per Dbl for -four,
cash.
Heacoek and Parker.
Deliver Idaho
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01

PldESVter -four is the most nutritious Of
any, cnd more heahhful. Every one will
be cditing for "PLANSIFTER".
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-01-01
AMENDMENTS IN THE
SENATE.

The bill. went promptly to the
Senate and March II it was read
twice and referred to the com
mittee on public lands,
!, April 20 the Committee war
Asthargsa ahd ms biti WAS ts-
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-24
JOneSbOre High School Notes.

Chas. Cargille Of Johnson City, spent
Sunday with Prof. Hickam.
Lucy Babb has been out of school on
account of sickness.
a Washington County Educational
Meeting will convenein the Court House
next Saturday from 10 to 3 o'clock.
Prof. Waller spent Saturday in the
country hunting.
The first quarterly examination is in
progress this week. Thorough work has
been done and good grades are expected.
There will be no school Thursday and
Friday of this week.
Profs. Sheriff. and Hickam will attend
a teachers institute at Columbia Insti.
tute mex Friday.
Mrs A. c. Hoss was on the hill last
Friday.
F. +. Delhi was on the hill the other
day making arrangements to enter
school.
The drama, Ten Nights in a Barroom'
given in the Hall last Friday night was
well attended.
we are sorry to learn that Miss Ethel
Susong's eyes are no better and that she
has had to give up school for this year.
She returned to her home in Green Coun-
ty last Saturday. She was a member of
the 10th Grade and a most excellent stu
dent.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-24
THIRTEENTH COLUMBIA CALENDAR.
The 1898 Edition of the Well Known and
Very Useful Little Memorandum
49, Pad Makes its Welcome
Appearance

hpINNl unNts
For the thirteenth time the famous lii.
tie Columbia Pad Calendar. makes its
annual and welcome appearance. The
1928 issue is not only brightly illustrated
outside and inside, but filled with chosen
thoughts and verses from the army OF
Columbia riders in all parts of the world
who have contributed wise and witty
sayings in abundance.
Hardly a more desirable daily memoir
andum pad can be imagined than the
Columbia Calendar. 1t NAV rest on the
desk at any angle that may suit the
writer and is always safely on hand for
reference-whereas the ordinary way OF
Jotting down a thought on scrap of pa.
per and then losing the memorandum, is
always a source of annoyance. Then al
the end of the year the calendar may be
preserved in the form of a diary and re.
ferred to at any time as a reminder OF
past events. The illustrations are pleas.
ing, up to date and appropriately adapt.
ed to the seasons in which they are dc.
picted.
Certainly as the Columbia bicycle
leads the cycling world, does the Column.
bia Pad Calendar lead the business
world 1t will be mailed to any address
safely packed in a carton mailing case,
upon receipt of five two zen stamps to
the Calendar Department of the Pope
Mig. Co., Hartford, Conn.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-24
FALL BRANCH.

IA. 7. Bacon and family, OF Jonesboro,
came out Saturday to visit A. ID. Wexler
II family. They went home SUNDAY,
David Gibson, who has been i'll so long
OF consumption died at his home two
miles east of this place Saturday night.
Rebecca Highsinger, who died near Lo-
Gust Mount last week was brought here
for interment, Major Pettibone came
up from G~reeneville Friday and deliver
ed a lecture in the school building Fri
day night from the topic; "If a man die,
shall he live again" 1t was a perfect
gem of logical reasoning and oratory
from beginning to end, and he held the
audience in close attention for one hour
and forty minutes. He kept outside the
pale of theology and Biblical lore and
made his arguments from sciene and an
ology. Many expressed themselves as
never having heard a better, more plain
or convincing argument on the immor-
tallty OF the soul than this. 1t is prob
aoie that the Major may deliver another
OF MS famous lectures here sometime
this winter. The beautiful weather of
weeks ago continues with barely
enough rainfall to start the wheat grow
ing, a large number of people went
IRON this community to Jonesboro last
week on the day Sims was hung, not
outstanding they all knew that the eX-
ecutlon would be strictly private. 1t is
astonishing how much morbid curiosity
will be aroused over a condemned Grim
lnal. Many seem to be as anxious to get
even a glimpse of the unfortunate as if
he were a wild animal of n rare species.
Rev. j. NJ. Butcher held his first regular
service i'll the Nj. Il. Church South Sun
day. He announced quarterly meeting
for this place the first Sunday in Decem-
her and Saturday before. There will be
no school here Thursday of this week,
it being Thanksgiving and a national
holiday. j. w. Moulton is shipping
chickens and turkeys in large lots every
week. Walter is a hustler and will fur.
nish as many tables with a turkey
Thursday as possible. Ed Barnes has
a Fox located and is trapping every Sun
day. DOT.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-24
A New Companion Every Week.


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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-24
Monthly Report.

Bells Graded School: Those who
ranked first in their grades were Noah
j.. Vines, Sixth Grade; Roy NJ. Hufine
Fifth Grade; Fannie Carr, Hattie Vines
and George Miller, Fourth Grade; Elias
Vines and Charles Hufline, Third Grade ;
Bessie Onks, Second Grade; Foster
Vines, First Grade. Those on the Roll
of honor are, Lennie Vines, Noah J.
Vines and Walter Vines, Sixth Grade
Ethel Matherly and Roy NJ. Hufine,
Fifth Grade; Fannie /. Carr, Hattie
Vines, George Miller and Robert Onks,
Fourth Grade; Elias Vines, Charles
Hufline and Daisy Carr, Third Grade
Bessie Onks, Second Grade; Foster Vines
and Benjamin Vines, First Grade.
JOHN j. A. BURLESON.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-24
DOVES MILLS.

The new post Office, Scottshurg, has
been located near SCOTS Mill. McKin.
leyism is still scattering its joyful
tidings in every nook and keyhole. Rev,
C%lendennen will preach in the new
church near this place, on Thanksgiving
day. Oscar Denton has an everlasting,
profound smile that attracts the atten.
ton Of his listeners as we'll as his OBJ
servers. It's a girl, and a big one too.
Marriages seem to be vert plentiful.
a few days ago Rev. Teens, of Loudon
County, and Miss Annie Jones were
made one Mr.. Teens deserves great
praise for having the exalted ability of
winning the heart Of such a cultivated
and refined young lady. May they sail
on the sea that is void of ripples and
may their pathway he strewn with gar
lands Of flowers and their cup always
overlooking with sparkling diamonds,
Wheat sowing is about finished in this
section. The crop sowed will not meas
ure up to that of last year. o. l. Hen
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-24

The first correct copy of Sir Arthur
S%ullivan's great song The Lost
Chord, ever printed in America, di.
rect from the composers own hand,
will appear in the Christmas number
of The Ladies' Home Journal. Over
his signature Sir Arthur Sullivan states
that of the millions of copies of The
Lost Chord" sold in America, all are
incorrect, and that this is the first &C
curate copy Of the song ever prepared
by him, or for which he eve received
a penny of payment. The complete
music and words Of Sir Arthur's copy
OF the song, expressly prepared for The
Ladies' Home Journal, will be given.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Phinney opened
their home last Wednesday evening to
the society young people, and not a more
pleasant evening has been spent by ev-
eryone presentduring the season. Misses
Mona Pritchett and Minnie May assisted
in receiving and entertaining the guests.
Those present were Misses Lizzie and
Anna Reeves, Lucy and Kate Deaderick,
Matte Smith, Daisy Panhorst, Cora
Kennedy, Dora Smith Anna Kirkpat-
rick, Ida LeamOns, Anna Panhorst, Mat
tie Pritchett, Nell Hoss, Mrs. May, Mrs,
Mccall, Messrs. Ned Wiley, Will Reeves.
Opie Warlick, Mr.. Branner, of Utah, Va;
Will Porter, of Knoxville; Mark Pritch.
EFT, Justus Whitlock, Andy Hickam,
Sam Miller, of Johnson City, viii Coop
er, A. $. Mcdowell, of Bristol, Hugh
Hill, of Bristol, Will May, Sam Kirk
patrick, Chas. Britton.