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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23
Frontieres de I'Alaska

Frontieres de l'Alaska
Les journaux nous apprennent
que la fameuse questions des from
there's entire le Canada ct lAlaska
Went d'6tre d6cidee dams lie sens
des Etats- Unis, grace au vote pre-
pond6rant du JUICE anglais Alvers-
tone. Les arbitres du Canada, NM.
Jett6 ct Aylesworth ont refuse
d;acquiescer au jugement de la
ma]orit6 sous pr6texte que l'inter-
probation fdu tralt6 Anglo-Russe
6tait arbitraire ct non ]udiciaire,
ct que l'on sacritiait les int6rets du
Canada sans raisons.
Naturellement les Etats- Unis Sc
rejouissent ct les canadiens sont
furieux.
Ces derniers Sc rappellent avec
amertume que l'Anglettere les a
zach6s chaque fois quill s'est agi
de fronti4res entire le Canada ct
les Etats- Unis.
Par le trait6 d'Ashburton- Webster
nos voisins ont perdu tout le Mai.
ne au nord de la quarante cinquie.
me A peu pres dams le meme
temps les Etats- Unis conformaient
leurs pr6tentions sur tout le terri.
toire du Nord Quest de la ligne
quarante cinqui6me Jusqu'a la
quarante neuvieme.
La vall6e de la riviere Rouge
6tait cens6e faire partie de pEm.
pire il y a quelque deux cents ans
car la charte de la Compagnie de
la Bale d'Hudson accord6e en-
1910 au Prince Rupert donnait q
celle-ci juridiction sur les territoi.
res don't les eaux SO d6versaien
dams la Bale d'Hudson ct ellie avail
6tabli DIES entrep6ts au sud de Ia
fronti4re actuelle.
Tout ce que le Canada gagne
est deux 1les a l'embouchure du
Caual Portland ct vis-a-vis Simp-
son, le futur terminus du Grand
Tronc. Les autres lies restant aux
Etats Unis d6truisent la valeur
strat6gique de CO port.
CONNIE fche de consolation nos
journaux dissent que le cas- adve.
nant dune guerre avec le Canade,
ce dernier sera conquis 81 wife
qu'on n'aura pas Gu le temps de
penser au port Simpson.
Les consequences de Get arbi-
TRACE sont s6rieuses pour les rela-
tons de l'Angleterre avec So colo
ME. L'imp6rialisme DIES Tories ct
le taux preferential de Chamber
lain ont perdu I'm terrain pr6cieux;
tandis que la r%6c1proc1te entire ces
deux pays limitrophes subit I'm
choc don't ellie ne Sc relevera pas
de sitot.
Cette decision aura quelque
chose de bon 81 ellie a pour effet de
d6siller les yeux du Canada ct de
lui prouver que Independence lui
est preferable a cette tutelle qui
ne lui rapporte plus rien de bon.
L'Angleterre, au dire de plu-
%sieurs, est en- d6cadence depuis sa
guerre sud afrlcaine, ct ce qu'elle
tolere en- Chine q present tend q
prouver que son role diminue dams
le concert DIES grandes puissances.
L'avenlr est q la Russie ct aux
Etats Unis.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23
TO ADVERTISERS

The Echo de POuest has a larger
circulation than any French paper
published in the Northwest.
Advertisers may at any time
exam ne our subscription lists.
We are also ready to substantiate
this by proper certificates from the
superintendent of mails.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23

d'Hennepin ont pass6 une r6solu-
ton dormant po1volr q c~ertains in
dividu de chercher l'argent que
les contribuables cachent q l6va-
luateur ct de le METRE sur le role
d'6valuation pour quill soft take
Cette loi d'inquisition a d6ja
fonctionn6 en- %plusieurs endroits
du pays ct les r6sultats ont 6t6 de-
sastreux pour les revenus des CON-
t6s Gu ellie a etc mise en- force. La
raison de cette anomalie est que
les fnrets qui entreprennent cette
sale besogne mont pas 6t6 exempta
de chantage ct mont pas &C
compli leur devoir CONNIE le pu-
bile 6tait en- droit de s'attendre.
Les citoyens riches pr6f6raient
payer les inquisiteurs ct ne pas
exhiber leur mag6t au grand jour.
Au lieu d'augmenter l%6valuaticn
des propri6t6s personnelles ct les
reve1us, ceux-ci diminuerent par
&c que l'ann6e suivante l'argent
await prls un chemin cache dams
on hors de lEtat.
Ca etc lexp6rience de pOhio,
de rIowa ct de quelques comics
au sud du Minnesota. C'est l'ex-
p6rience de tous les pays don't les
chefs afferment les revenus.
II parait que nos limiers auront
Is pour cent de leur trouvaille, en-
dept dune decision de la Cour
Supreme qui declare un tel mar
che illegal. II parait que le pro-
cureur du Comt6 ne pense pas ain
81; mails il est bon de constater
que NJ, Dener, pauteur de cette
resolution fait partie de la Socl6t6
l6gale de NJ. Boardman, CO qui
]ette un nouveau jour sur paffai-
re.
LIE Comt6 d'Hennepin compile
quelques millionnaires ct plusieurs
personnes riches; mails lie plus
gros de rargent d6pos6 en- banque
appartient q la classe mediocre
ment pauvre-qui place ses 6cono-
mics dams les banques d'6pargnes.
ST nous comprenons bien cette
resolution des commissioners, ces
banques, ains1 que les autres, Won't
recevoir la visite de nos limiers, ct
s'ils ne le font pas il y aura soup
con que les directeurs auront re-
ole la dificult6 entire CHEN ct
loup.
Une fois lie public AVERT de ce
que les commissaires ont perp6tr 6
nous ne serions pas surpris que les
banoues subissent une baisse dams
leurs d6pots.
Les journaux de Minneapolis
sont tres s6v4res touchant cette
transaction louche, ct, men atten-
dent rien de hon: maintenant que
les contribuables sont avertis Ills
ne peuvent plaider ignorance 81 on
leur applique les m6thodes din
QUESTION pour lie b6n6fce d'indivi-
dus qu'on ne connalt pas encore.
Cette manlere de collector les
impots appartient a la Turquie ct
aux gouveruements orientaux.
mails nest guere digne dune vile
CONNIE Ia notre Oh nous payons de
.gros salaries des 6valuateurs Off
ciels, pr6cis6ment pour faire Get
Outrage.
II est essentiel que tous les con-
tribuables patent leur quote-part
des impots. ST les inquisiteurs des
commissioners veulent SO METRE re-
solument a la besogne, qu'ils n'ou-
blient pas les banques avec leurs
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&rhn de l'@nest
MINNEAPOLIS MINI. % Oct. '03
GEO. E. FoRTIN, R6dacteur.
Sl3 New-York Life Bldg.

Entered at the Post Office OF
Minneapolis, Mimi, as second
class mail matter.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23

Toutes correspondances doivent
etre accompanies dune signatu-
re responsible
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L'EcHo DE L'OUEsT nest pas respon-
sable des idees ct opinions emises par
ses correspondence
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23

Toutes lettres, correspondances
ETC.. doivent etre adress6es CONNIE
suit:
Echo DE L QUEST,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23
9 MES MALADES.

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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23

ouarante millions de d6pots: mails
vous verrez qu'ils ne proc6deront
pas de cette facon.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23

"A. H. Demeules, l'actif g6rant
de I'EcHo DE L'OUEsT, a pass6
que'ques jours de la semaine der
Mere B Duluth.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-10-23
lNQUIslTION

Les commlesaires du Comt6
d'Hennepin ont pass6 une r6solu-
ton dormant po1volr q certains in
dividu de chercher l'argent que
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

G o. Taylor Whistles. ward off disease.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
FARM BUILDINGS BURNED.
Two Good Homes, Best in Their Sec
tons DESTROYED,

The farm buildings in Chester owned
by Frank G. Phelps were burned Sat
urday morning with four head of cat
tie, one horse and one hog. The value
of the buildings was about $4,000 and
they were insured for about $4,000
The total loss will amount to over
$4,000. A years stock of hay was in
the barn also several Of the farming
tools. The set of farm buildings were
among the best in town, and the scar
city of water was the cause of the total
loss. A farm employee had been in the
barn with lantern and the fire is sup
posed to have caught from the lantern
in some way. E. b. Morris. who was
assisting in lighting the fire, was struck
on the head by falling brick which cut
cash five inches long, and otherwise
injured him.
The buildings on the farm of Dewitt
Greene, one of the best in the section.
about a mile and a quarter from Wat
erbury We're burned late Tuesday night.
Little was saved from the house. The
losses include a double house, four
barns, one large shed. and large silo.
Seventeen head of cattle and four hogs
were also burned. The property was
insured for $500, which will nearly
cover the loss.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

frNate oancing lessons will be .given any
h,ght after o'clock or Monday night at 7
O'Clock, by addressing Prof. f. Il. Downs
nrooks House Dancing school for children
wednesday afternoons $3.50 to 8. For adults
Friday evenings s to 10 80. a..,f
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
You are Cor
daily Invited
| n inspect our display of
|ThankSgiV-
ing Goods.

have the very best Layer
RasinS in packages and boxe.
that money can buy, from &C
b 3 cts. per pound.
The very best washed Figs
!, cts. per box.
The very best Layer Figs, 20
cts. per pound.
Best California Figs, 1 lib.
package, 10 cts. pound.
These Figs were bought on
allow market and are worth
more than | am asking for them.
Special attention is given to
our stock of
x ~ NUTS ~ ~
Walnuts, Almonds, Pecans,
FiIbertS, Brazilian, Hickory and
mixed, the best are none too
good.
Sailed Peanuts, 1Oc per lb.
| CHEESE DEPARTMENT.
| | can give you all sizes,
shapes and kinds.
| will mention Mac Laren's
Imperial in 10, IS, Is, SO and
81 sizes.
| have made arrangements to
have the same kind of Celery |
had last year. 1t is without
question the best celery that
comes into town..
Lettuce, Spinach, CucumberS
and RadiSheS.
F. G. Clark
Grocer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
IRE YOU GOING TO HAVE AN AUCTlON'

Don't forget 10 advertise II ~ ti,s -, re- a
former. m will I've seen and read 10y fn i,.,
people than in any other PAPER. ,,e
kefnrmer j. the greatest ana i"s 49, -.
verrisrng medium in thi. section. 49, 49,
As low a. consistent with good ser'iee'
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
@lndham County 9eforn,er
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Piano Tuning.

LewisJ. Carpenter, the Piano Tuner who n,.
n's o'uer DOCK at the Brattleboro News Co Is
s'o,e, comes to Brattleboro every month and
WI promptly attend to orders left with Mr..
'ohhors' Boston address, Is Temple Place. a. A.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

O. 0. Taylor Whistles, lmpart strength and ylgor
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17
The Mayors Salary.

A few years ago, when the new
charter was discussed before the
Board of Trade, it was decided by
a majority of those present, that
the Mayors salary should not be
more than $3.50 year, or $3.50
per months, and this is the salary
that our Mayor is receiving today
to attend to the enormous duties
that devolve upon him in admin
istering the affairs of the town and
water works and electric light
plant.
At the time this charter was
adopted, the promoters had pla-
ced all the burden of the town
administration upon the shoulders
of the Mayor, with the intention
Of giving him a salary that would
justify any man to give some of
his time to the affairs of the town,
but those who thought otherwise
believed that the glory and honor
of being Mayor of st. Martinville,
was enough renume ration for any
of our citizens.
The consequence is that no one
wants the Office, the factions al
the last election had to go begging
for candidate for the honorable
position, whose greatest compen.
sation was the honor of being CALL
Mayor, be permitted 20 do lots OF
work for the $3.50 he got every
month.
At the last election no one car
ed for any honor, neither did they
want the $12.50 job, and those
who became candidates were for
ced to the front, and only allowed
themselves to be the victims al
the earnest, incessant solicitations
of their friends.
This town is growing in impor.
lance, the work and duties of the
Mayor are increasing and with
water works and electric light, his
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17

duties will be Increased, az the
Mayor is ex-o&cio chairman OF
the board of managers.
Unless the charter is amended
in order to give our chief execu-
tive reasonable salary, we will,
in the future, experience the same
difficulty in having candidates for
the Office, we will have to see the
political factions 60 begging citi-
zens to become (victims) candi-
date for the honorable Office which
pays the handsome salary of $l2, so
per months. e
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17
Dislocated Her Shoulder.

Mrs. Johanna SOderhOlm, of Fergus
Falls, Mimi, fell and dislOcated her
shoulder. She had surgeon get it back
in place sa soon az possible, but it was
quite sore and panied her very much.
Her son mentioned that he had seen
Chamberlain Pain Balm advertised for
sprains and sore ness. and she asked him
to buy her bottle Of 1t. which he did.
1t quickly relieved her and enabled her
to sleep which she had not done for So
veral days. The son was so much plased
with the relief it gave her mother that
he has since recommended 1t to many
others. For sale by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17
A MUD GUSH.

Last Saturday evening the. we'll
which is being drilled for the
Southern Pacific Railroad on the
Satterfeld-Stailey track near this
town, when at depth of a little
over four hundred feet gush mud,
water and little oil thirty feet
high, and which lasted about five
minutes.
The drillers are getting ready
to put down q ten inch casing in
order to get rid of the gravel bed
after which they will continue to
60 down.
The indications at this we'll are
very favorable, and nothing less
than a first class gusher is expec-
ted by our people.
The attention of the people il
being conferred on this we'll and
all inquiries are directed to thi'
particular locality, for if it would
develop into a good oil field, il
would be a vast one, and of thu
greatest value to the land owner'
and to the entire section of thil
parish and to st. Msrtinville, 81
this we'll is just mile and aquar
ter from town, and about half {
mile from the Southern Pacifi.
railroad track.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17
The independent Brass Band

Our young people, thought this
town should have a brass band,
and as We have the material for q
first class band, the young people
came together and organized the
Independent Brass Band, with the
following officers: Edwin Della
houssaye, musical director; M.
Pollingue, Jr., business manager;
Willie Bienvenu, Eugene Guirard,
F. E. Delahoussaye, advisory COM
mittee.
We are pleased to note the or
ganization of this band, and we
trust that they will win the esteem
and support of our people.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17
MR.. A. DURIO DEAD.

The news came Sunday of the
death of Mr.. Adelin Durio, one of
the most prominent and wealthy
merchants of Arnaudville.
Mr.. Durio was we'll known here
where he had many friends. and
was the father of Mrs. Frank Ro.
bin and Mrs. Alcee Robin.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17
our regret.

The peculiar cough which indicates
Group, is usually well known to the mo-
theirs of crOupy children. No time
should be lost in the treatment Of it,
and for this purpose no medicine has
received more universal approval than
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Do not
waste valuable time in experimenting
with untried remedies, no matter how
highly they nay be recommended. but
give this medicine as directed and all
symptoms Of Group will quickly disap-
pear. For sale BY 7. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17

Heads Should Never Ache.
Never endure this trouble. Use
at once the remedy that stopped it
for Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Win
ME, Va, she writes "Dr. Kings
New Life Pills wholly cured me
of sick headaches / had suffered
for two years. Cure Heache,
Constipation, Biliousness. 25c at
I. j. Liable drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17
Yours truly.
LELAND HUME,


Mayor Fournet received a letter
from the Company, which, in part,
contain the following:
1--WE regret exceedingly the pre-
sent friction, and would, if it were
possible to do so, continue the
free service heretofore given be-
tween the towns of New Iberia
and st. Martinville. However,
there are legal difiulties in the
way, and we have been advised by
our attorneys that We were guilty
of violation of the law in discrimi.
mating against other towns in the
vicinity by not according to them
exactly the same privileges We
we're giving st. Martinvllle. Tht
matter had never been looked a
in that way by the company, but
upon their advise, We took the &C
ton that is responsible for tn
present trouble. We were com
PEELED to do this in several sec
tions at the same time, much t.
our regret.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17

1.-THE incest and pleasantest medicine
/ have used for indigestion and cOnstipa-
ton is Chamherlain's stomach aud III
yer Tablets" says Melard F. Craig. Of
MiddlegrOve, n. Y. They work like q
charm and do not grippe or have any I'M
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17

means secure the cooperation and
patronage of the st. Martinville
public, we will be forced in bull
ding lines to the rich planters and
industries situated and living
along the Teche to extend these
lines into Lafayette and into New
Iberia. We, of course, do not
wish to carry the business in those
directions, and we earnestly ask
the cooperation and continued pa
tronage of the people that we have
been trying so hard to serve, and
that we still wish to retain as our
patrons.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-01-17
SATURDAY, JAN. ", 1908.
The Telephones Side.

We received the following COLL
munication from the headquarters
of the telephone company, which
we publish in order that our read
ers and the patrons of the compa-
ny get full information regarding
the matter:
Nashville, Ten, Jan. 9, 1903.
MIR. Albert Bienvenu, Proprietor,
Weekly Messenger,
st. Martinville, La.
Dear Sin:
We beg to acknowledge receipt
of COPY Of your edition of the 3rd
inst, and we note the editorial en-
titled Telephone Greed" and we
beg that you grant to us space to
make brief reply to the same.
This Company is the third tele-
phone company to do business IN
your section; it is the first one
that has built standard lines, or
made any comprehensive develop
sment of the field. 1t has shown
its faith by its work, and its five
hundred and eighty seven stock
holders have put up the money to
exploit the business, and have not
adopted the methods of the tele-
phone promoters, who are bleed
ing 30 many local communities.
On March 10Th, 1901, the Hon
'orable Mayor and Members of the
Council of st. Martinville granted
to this Company a franchise to do
q long distance and local tele.
phone business. and every stipu.
'lation and condition of the fran.
schise has been lived up to in good
faith by this Company. Imme-
'diately following the granting Of
the franchise, we solicited loca
subscribers to the St. Worthwhile
exchange, and we authorized the
solicitor to enter into b contrac,
with the subscribers to take the
Telephones upon the terms anc
conditions set out in the subscrip
ton for a period of three months
each. We built the exchange i'm
mediately, and at the end of TIT
three months the Subscribers con
tract with US ceased, and at the
time our agreement with the sub
scribers ceased, but we dertermin.
ed to 20 right ahead and build uI
the st. Martinville exchange al
rapidly as possible to point wer'
it could be individualized ant
treated not as a branch, but a
central exchange with its own dis
trict, and for year and half WI
have continued to invest money il
the extension of the plant. and WI
hoped that after awhile we would
reach point where we would re
ceive a reasonable return upol
our investment. In the initiativ
we made rates of $500 per montl
for long distance telephones in re
sidences and A,O0 per month TO
long distance telephones in bust
ness houses. Since that time W
have voluntarily reduced the rat
on long distance telephones in re
sidences to Sl,65 per month, an
in business houses we have mad
a reduction from $4.00 to $2,7
per month, and, indeed, we ar
furnishing very high class tw
party line long distance service q
only $500 per month.
There is yet much valusbl
planting and farming interest i
the territory rightfully belongin
To ST MartinviIla which ahonld b
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-15
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