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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28
WHY DOES HE NOT ATTEND TO
u HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES?

Sec. % of the election laws re-
quires that at least twenty-five days
Before election, the clerk shall make
and deliver to the sheriff three no.
tees for each precinct, stating the
time and place of holding such cleo
zion, and the names OF the candl-
dates, and that the notices shall be
posted at least TWENTY DAYS
before election.
Why has this not been done? 1t
ia only nine days til election, and
no election notices have been given
when the law requires that they be
prepared TWENTY-FIVE DAYS
before election.
Is this delay made in the interest
of the clerk? 1t is now too late tx
get election notices into the noun
tain precincts.
=" LOOK OUT, VOTERS.
This means that Talkington hal
not done what the law requires hin
to do as an officer, and it looks lik'
an election scheme.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28
QUARTERLY REPORT.
Official Proceedings Of the Board Of
County Commissioners at
October Term. 1898.

Note.-[The name of the auditor does
not appear in this official report, from
the fact that while having the drop on
us with d 38, he threatened dire venge-
ance ii we should take his name in vain,
or, in other words have it appear in our
columns
STATE OF IDAHo,| :,
County OF Idaho.
On this Monday. October. 10
1898, the honorable board Of county
commissioners of idaho county
State of Idaho, met pursuant tc
law. Present, Daniel J, Bingham
chairman, and Anton Hendricks
commissioners; John E., Rriscoe
absent; -. -. -r, clerk
by w. N. Knox, deputy.
Various road matters were con
sidered at length and passed. fol
further consideration.
The resignation of T. B. Gala
way, overseer of road District No
5, accepted.
On petition of certain inhabit
ants of road district No. 5, it i
hereby ordered that j. i. Colyin
upon his filing a bond, as by lav
quired be ard he is hereby ap
pointed overseer of road distric
No. 5.
The overseers' report Of L. N
Taylor, overseer Of road distric
No. IS, with bills shown therein
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

The republicans and popplist will
speak at the following places
Whitebird Tuesday Nov. 1. Ohadi,
Wednesday, Nov. 2 and John Days
Thursday Nov, 3,
Ricecreek ferry, the direct route
to Cottonwook, Keuterville, and
Denver, and all lower points, from
Doumecq, and Joseph and the
Seven DEVILS country.
COOPER & STEVENSON Prop.
Have you registered?
The people are going to vote for
law and order in Idaho county des
pite the efforts of sewer-p pipe jour
mails.
Our thanks are due to Edahoe
Tribe I. o. +. NJ. Grangeville, fol
an invitation to candidates ball
Nov. 4th
The friends of Judge Robbins are
urging him to allow his name to bt
used for justice of the peace. The
voters can so mark their tickets.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28
] A Blakely, overseer r d 10. $183 rs

and said fourteen accounts being
assigned by G. A. Blakely to j.
Pfeufer, the auditor is hereby
ordered to issue warrants therefor
in favor of said j. Pfeufer for the
sum of $426.23.
The following amounts were
allowed to parties shown below,
same being bills and parts of bills
in said overseers' report OF G. A..
Blakely, overseer OF road district
No. 10, and the auditor ordered to
draw warrants on said fund as fol-
lows:
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

No ring man has found place on
the republican and populist tickets.
These tickets were made up by the
people from representative farmers
miners and business men, and par
ticular effo1ts was made by the con-
yentions to keep all ringsters and
boodlers off of those tickets, and
they succeeded in doing SO.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28
Official Paper or Idaho County.

last four years. The county has
paid him in this time on or about
$4,000 in salary and fees. AT this
rate, We would like to ask the "old
reliable" how long it will require to
reach the 100000 mark.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

Seth Jones has accepted the posi-
ton of associate editor Of the RE
PORT under the direction of the
Republican county central commit
tee of Idaho county, who are re-
sponsible for all that appears in the
columns OF this paper, OF a political
character.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28
THE PROBATE JUDGE SAYS
DAMN THE Law"
State of Idaho l ss
County of IdahoS %

A Maxey being first duly sworn
says: That he was present on the
streets of Grangeville on the even
ing of October Oath 1898 and heard
a quarrel between J. NJ. Wolbert
and w. N. Scales and heard Vol
bert say: eff have published any
thing that is false you know how
to proceed, there is law for such
cases, | am liable for criminal IL
BEL" "To which Scales replied
fDAMN THE LAW l will scrap
it out, 1 will whip you here or make
you take that back" then Wolbert
said; you say DAMN THE LAW?
and Scales replied; "yes, | say
DAMN THE LAW
A. MAxEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 26th day of Oct. 1898.
i LEVI MAGEE.
0e"' Notary Public.
We submit the foregoing affida-
Wit to the consideration of the law
abiding voters of Idaho county, and
we ask if the men and women OF
Idaho county are going to support
man for prosecuting attorney who
says; "damn the law" what do you
think of Probate Judge eand peace
officer who SAYS damn the law?'
How can we prosecute horse thieves
and cattle thieves with county
attorney who says; "da1~sthe law"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

The following bills were allowed
on the current expense fund and
the auditor ordered to draw war
rants therefor on said fund.
] + Hensely, burial ex ....,... $25 90
f R Taylor, justice court docket 90
i y flaylor, care Murphy, burial. 60 90
Board adjourned until 8 o'clock
q, m. tomorrow.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28
TO The Women Of idaho County.


Imost sincerely appeal to you in
the name OF all that is good and
noble to go to the polls and help to
defeat a man who SO far forgot him
self and the la ws Of the home and
the land as to come into my place
of business on the 18th day of this
month and in my presence and a
gainst my pleading assault my hus-
band in a rutfianly manner,
When the clerk of the District
Court will drive more than twenty
miles to commit such an outrage
against the laws, and the home. |
believe that the ladies should utter
a vigorous protest by casting then
votes against him,
Mrs. IDA e. WoLBERT.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

until the next regular session of
the board owing to said party being
delinquent for taxes, was at this
time reconsidered and the taxes Of
said James Wilson having been
settled, it is hereby ordered that
overseer's report Of James Wilson,
overseer Of road district No. 12, be.
ard the same is hereby approved
and his bill therein shown allowed
for $$if27 7.95, and the auditor ordered
to draw warrant therefor on the
general road fund.
Petition of Thos ] Costlev ct al
for a new road district to be created
out Of the territory belonging to
road districts Nos. 8, 25 and 28, to
be bounded as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at a point where Butcher
creek intersects the Nez Perce reserva-
ton line, bet secs 20 and so, 2I n, A o.
B Nj Nj, and running thence w 2 miles to
the NV cor sec 25, tip 81 n, r 5 O; thence
s mile to sec line between secs 25 and
So; thence west miles to sW cor sec 28;
thence II miles to NV cor sec 81 thence
W about 2L miles to Cottonwood creek !;
| thence down Cottonwood creek to tho
south fork of Clearwater; thence up
said south fork Of Clearwater to mouth
OF Butcher creek, thence up ButcheE
creek to place Of beginning, was granted
efia the territory embraced within thu
above described boundaries shall be-
known as road district No. 34. j
| The following bills not being ver-
flied we're rejected: e Evans, $50. 10;
| Il Evans, $4.2J; u Evans, $5.00;i
ss5inheiser, Child & Co. $1O.35.
Following bills we're laid over,
parties being delinquent: B @
Davis, $3.45;'S J Craig, 1880.
Petition OF w e Parry ct al. for
new road district to be created as
follows:
From Smith creek on Middle fork Of
Clearwater to Racklifsa cabin on South
fork Of the said Middle fork of the said
Clearwater, is granted, and the terri
tory above described shall be known as
road district No. 35.
Upon petition Of w E Parry ct
al, w HI Bowen upon his filing
bond as required by law is hereby
appointed overseer Of road district
No. 35.
The oyerseer's report OF G M
Pagan, overseer Of district No. 20
approved and his bill shown therein
allowed in the sum Of $21.25, and
the auditor ordered to draw war
rants therefor on the general road
fund.
The following bills were allowed
on the general road fund and the
auditor ordered to draw warrants
therafor IN said fund.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

1893 with his brothersranch 1873
Poll and hospital each year.
The above is a showing from the
records of Idaho county, of the taxes
paid by our auditor and clerk Of
court, A. w Talkington, fof the
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

Cooper for damages alleged to Ger
tain irrigating ditch, which was
allowed at this term, to wit: Octo-
ber 10, 1898, in the sum Of 500,
was at this time reconsidered by the
board. It appearing to the board
from sworn testimony reduced to
writing, of George Poe, overseer of
road district No. IA, and Of r. Il.
Taylor, and also from the evidence
of HI. J. McFadden, that the said
parties are not entitled to any
damages in the matter; it is there
fore hereby ordered that the order
made October 10,t1S98, of record
on page 373 of this book, be and
the same is hereby vacated and set
aside. to-wit: the order allowing the
said McFadden and Cooper the sum
Of $50 as aforesaid. And it is
further ordered that reference be
made on said first named order on
page 373 to this order, in such
manner as to show said order on
page 375 was reconsidered, vacated
and set aside, and the said claim OF
$50 disallowed.
1t appearing to the board that in
some of the precincts Of the county
the keys to the ballot boxes have
been lost, and that booths and bal
lot boxes are destroyed or cannot
be found, it is hereby ordered that
the judges of election in the pre-
cinots where such supplies are
needed, shall procure same and pre-
sent bills therefor.
| The following bills were laid
over until the next regular session
OF the board, the said parties being
on the delinquent list Of 1897
] Wilson, overseer d No. 12. $127 S.
Olney & Aldrich, mdse. .,.....,. 10 OF
The following bills, allowed, en-
bodied in report of overseer of road
district No. IL, and the auditor
ordered to draw warrants therefor
on the general road fund of 1898:
John Deasy, labor d No 12, .,$ so 0(
j Farmer, labor No. l2, $40, A O
John Motter, lab d No 12...., Z on
A Berg, lab No. 12,,........ 4.0(
1t appearing to the board that ar
error exists in the matter of assess
ment of certain property now owned
by Charles l. Palmer, to wit: the
property described in deed from
Ella Miller and B. K. Miller to G
L. Palmer, dated March 81, 1898
and of record on page 295 OF vol
ume IL of deeds of the records o
idaho county, Idaho, the sale
property having been doubly as
sessed, it is hereby ordered that th'
auditor cancel records or certifi
Gates in accordance with the facts
known to him, to-wit; tax sale Ger,
tifcate No. 80 of 1894, and deliye
said certificate to said G. l.. Palmer
The following bills allowed OF
the general road fund and tin
auditor ordered to draw warrants
therefor on said fund:
E f silage, overseer d No. SO. S 81 5
w Harrah, overseer + d IL . 81 s.
Fred Bedford, labor d IL, ,...... go
Thos Wilson, labor d 11...... 35 0
John Karnes, labor l1....... l3
and the overseers' report OF said L
F. Silage, r d 33, and w. H. Har
rah, overseer d II, approved.
The following bills were allowed
on the general road fund and tn
auditor ordered to draw warrant
therefor on said fund:
FL G Oliver, mdse d 20. 9........$ 10 Q
G L Dittemore, laborr d 20. 49,. 60
The overseers' report of G. A
Blakely, d 10, approved, and hi
bill and other bills shown thereil
allowed and the auditor ordered t
, draw warrants therefor as follows
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

OCT. IF.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment Present, same as yesterday,
whereupon the following proceed
ings were had:
Bill of james Wilson. road over
seer Of road district No. 70, which
was on October II, 1898, aaid over
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w
was approved and his bill, includ-
ing the ten accounts above shown,
$713.74, allowed in the sum of
$904.05, and the auditor is hereby
ordered to draw warrants therefor
on the general road fund Of 1898, as
follows: A, w. Sifton, ten accounts
in bill of L. N. Taylor, $719.74,
and L. N. Taylor, part of accounts /;
L. N. Taylor shown in report,
$18431.
The following overseers' reports
approved and their bills allowed, as
shown below, and the auditor
hereby ordered to draw warrants
therefor on the general road fund
of 1898 as follows:
t B Galloway, overseer + d Nos S 81 40
w B rruebood, overseer 7 d NOES % 90
G Crawford, overseer + d No 26. 80 90
The claim of McFadden and
Cooper for damages to certain irri-
eating ditch resulting from chang
ing and building county road in
1897 was at this time considered,
and the board being satisfied that
said damages are Justly claimed by
said parties, it is therefore hereby
ordered that the said parties, Nc
Fadden and Cooper, be allowed the
sum of $50 damages, and the
auditor hereby ordered to draw
warrant therefor on the general
road fund of 1898.
Board here adjourned until 9
a. m. tomorrow.
Oct. II,
Present same as yesterday, where
upon tha following business was
had;
The following county warrants
were ordered paid (the same having
been advertised more than sixty
days) out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, to-wit:
For 1898, general road fund:
warrants No. Al and 81; also 1898.
current expense fund, warrants
No. 158, 161 and 1852; also 1898,
general road fund, warrants No.
107 and 108; also 1898, current ex-
/ pense fund, No. 109; also 1898,
general road fund, warrant No.
| 800; also 1888, general road war
rant No. 81; also 1896, current ex,
pense fund, warrant No. 240; also,
1898, current expense funds Nos
103, 112, 116, ank Ill; also 1897,
current expense fund, Nos. $50 and
399.
The following overseer's report
approved and bill allowed and the
auditor ordered to draw a warrant
therefor on the, general road fund
of 1898:
George Poe, overseer, d No. IA S 68 OF
Bill of G. A. Blakeley for build
ing corduroy on road to Elk city in
the sum of 500, and the auditor
ordered to dfaw warrant therefor
on the general road fund of 1898.
Road and other matters were
considered at length by the board
Board here adjourned until to.
morrow at 8 a. m.
Oct. II.
Present, same as yesterday
whereupon the following business
was hadi
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

The official bond of J L Colwin,
overseer road dist No. 5, with VIM
Hall and J II Mclean sureties,
approved.
Following road overseer reports
approved and their bills allowed on
the general road fund, and the
auditor ordered to draw warrants
therefor on same:
G w higgins oyerseer r d No. A.. IA %
U G Kinkaid {" -" "29. I28 %
Following bills were allowed and
the auditor ordered to draw war
rants therefor on the current ex-
pense fund:
E A Chase, jus docket. .,.e,,.. / rs
G Suesens, wood for courthouse 81 so
S B Irwin and Frank Rice, spec
gheriffs State VS. Sweeney As 20
All Hoe, scrubbing Offices. ... 6 90
Z Ii Sheafer, exam of insane. Is so
J 4 Mclean, assr and tax col fees 81 90
Times-Democrat, Moscow, prn'tg 80
j w Duffield, just fees. .......,=4. 80
w III Bennett depty sher fees. 10 so
r Fl Rice keeping co poor ....,, 161 %
A B Vincent constable fees. ...., S35 90
Board here adjourned until 8
o'clock a. NJ. tomorrow.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

The republican and peoples par
ties over in Idaho county have
their tickets headed by editor VOL
belt, of the Cottonwood REPORT,
who will make things "hum" if
elected to the legislature. Further
down the ticket for probate judge
we see the name of J. K. Vincent,
father of "our Joe" of the Gazette
Both of these men have been tried
in the ordeal of fire and bullets
and proven themselves patriotic
and competentin the highest degree
and should be elected by the people
of Idaho county.-Kendrick Times
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28


j Mckenzie, on & No 2O... 300
y Daorina Sorr aAp Ia IN Nal oa0S N
W Michael lab I d M l.l........ 4200
M III Truscott. mdse d No L.. 23S
g T Brown lumber ..,s.- u 6s
Y n r. Ta.slal taamrey nap * os % 90 ~ ~
/. Freidenrich mdse on d No o5.. 2o 5s
r @ Davis blacksmithing i d No5 900
flelueilicr aenn iah II 1n4ee Me 10 o X kSa ~
John Doumeco lab r d No 5. 40 01
L Crooks lab r No 5...".... 1000
K n Crooks lab q No 5..,,s.. l6 90
y Len1n Wncau sap ioh : r1 NJ y Il ~ ~
G. Rentz lab d No 5. 90 cd
III Jeffries lab d No s. 1900
L Evans mdse d No IL. .. 1900
j. Evans mdse d No 13. AZ SO
VIM Hopwood + d No 13. 1880
l. fsreidenrich mdse d No IA. 245
] Maug, blacksmithing. 575
7 w Shannon. surveying. etc. bill
filed ADJ IL. 1898. 100 90
j w Shannon, surveying etc, bill
filed Sent 10. 1898. 80 so
James Witt. viewer 3O0
p;1l ofIN mr. An1o.saa u v;,,.
p.,, =. m nnu0ioon q, a9 yie"el
IN Dill OF w shannon, Hled Sept
19, 1898, rejected, said party being
dejinouent.
III tho 4+or of .ba ,o4;4;on Il
certain inhabitants for accentanca
of certain niece Of road between
Clearwater and Elk Citv. action
deferred
r. 49, ,o.4o, IS .ho no.;t;on "a
80 Va: .LaL;.a.a a:e. ~ vs. p'isa na..;ot
eea'ann Na oo ~. rs w MW D p;aIaras a asss - ~
f ~ - ~, w.. a. w - a.to h1;shad e eo - soat ~
ioi ioau sI, " W es'aoii9iiou - ioos
"lue' as io.lo"s,' c, -,
bot rods ags ~ tba east and tbange
to NV cor Of Sc Il Of NV Il Of sec So. tn
81 n, OF 3 b NJ thence in southerly
course to Sears creek; thence on as
light a grade as practicable not to ex.
ceed l6 inches to the rod, to the apex OF
the ridge on the side OF said creek
the ne cor OF sw14 Of ne14 Of sec 4 80 n,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28
Oct. 13.

OCt. 10.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
mont. Present, same as yesterday;
whereupon the following proceed
ings were had;
McFadden & Cooper, White Bird,
II months from August rs, 1898, with
J b Chamberlain and Stephen s. Feen,
sureties.
J. S. Fockler, Freedom, Idaho, 12
months from October /, 1898, with j
N Rice and w ] Harrah, sureties
J A Wimpey, Harpster, Idaho, IL
| months from September /, 1898, with G
| K Reed and X w White, sureties.
J Birch, Denver, Idaho, months
from September II, 1898, with L A
| White and David Yates, sureties.
\ S + Chirch, Warren, Idaho, 12months
from August /, 1898, with J A Pearson
and I'll. r. Grostein, sureties.
Lee Strong, Elk City, Idaho, 8 months
from August II, 1898, with A Whita-
ker and ] G Young, sureties.
/ Norwich & Hagen, Florence, Idaho,
IL months from July J., 1898, with N
Rice and G I Williams sureties.
Schober 4 Peterson, IL months from
August /, 1893, with Gibson and ]
/ ~ Lyons EureUleS.
The following bills were rejected
Bill of J t Mitchell, $2.70, taking
testimony State VS.. Short ct al; bill
Of E A Chase, 1896, justice fees
State VS.. e A Short ct al.
Sheriff's report, Of iailer, as tc
prisoners in county Jail July 8
1898, five days after adjouonment
OF the June, 1898 term of district
court; approved.
Auditor and treasurer's quarterly
report for the quarter ending Octo
Der 3, 1898; approved.
Report of A ] Sanford, overseel
road district No. %; rejected as The
same was not verified.
The following bills were laid ovel
until next regular session of thu
board, said persons being delin
quent for taxes: G Arnold ~, jurol
justice court; FL Ray and Saral
Ray $40, attendance on ] Murphy
S e Bibby $72, physicians attend
ance on J Murphy; s E Bibby
$40, examination Of insane.
Bill of J B Rice for taxes paiC
for 1896 on alleged property in Ne
Perce county, rejected, 1t appearing
, that land SO assessed for the yea
1898 to J b Rice is not in Idah'
county the assessment for said yea
on such land was, cancelled.
. Following bills were allowed ant
the auditor ordered to draw war
rants therefore on the current ex
, pense fund.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-28

t W Nichol. co physician s Al 80
G M Robertson, co treas, fees ~ 20 so
G M Robertson, ex state money 2 25
G M Robertson, ex school money
from state .....,,.......... 10
G McCready, trial jr dist court 90
and w Vincent, cleaning saw
dust around courthouse. . 2 30
w Duffield, just fees .........s u 90
w II Bennett, dep sheriff Elk
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

in the season with the delusion that the
war would not affect our receipts to any
great extent, but as the season advanced
we were obliged to own that 1t kept many
dollar from our turnstiles.
II have numerous inquiries from the
various club presidents and managers OF
our teams regarding the 15i-game sched-
ule, whether 1t should be carried again
next season, or whether we should return
to the old 132-gamc assignment IL cnam-
ptonship dates. IL the teams draw fairly
Well during the first TWO weeks in Octo-
Der the 15i-game schedule will doubtless
be continued for another year. II we
find that the 154-game schedule does not
pan out during tho last two weeks OF the
season we will cut off twenty-five games,
though the championship season Will be-
gin as usual In the middle OF April The
four-trip plan has certainly given the pub
lie one Of the best pennant races we have
ever enjoyed. Those two extra trips cost
money, but the public, you know, must be
served, as they are the dictators"