The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-05
THE REFORM SCHOOL.

that institution in Fremont county, will
meet its Waterloo in the senate. Ere
mont county should not throw its OPP
portunltles away on reform school.
| There are other things far better and
within the reach of our legislators.
We do not desire, in the least degree.
to throw cold water on the ambitions of
our aspiring legislators. The motive
which has actuated our representatives
III bringing home some trophy from the
scene of Legislative carnage is praise
worthy; but we object to Fremont
county being put off with a reform
school. What good will it be to us
after the money appropriated for land
and buildings has been expended? 1t
brings nothing to us only incorrigibles
and bad name. When one mentions
Blackfoot, all they think about is the
insane asylum, 1t will be the same
with Fremont. This is not the proper
county for it anyhow. 1t should be To-
Gated in Boise, where the penitentiary
is. and the Journal hopes Ada county
will get 1t, for it is hers, by right
Why don't our delegation in Boise
land the Agricultural College, an insti-
tuition which is worth a hundred Re-
form schools to us. 1t may take more
hard work to get this institution, but it
Will be something we will always look
to with pride and qualification, and will
build up the country and give us pres.
tige
we suggest to our legislative delega-
ton that they swap off the reform
school, if it is not too late, and in re-
turn get Ada and her friends to help
pull the Agricultural college to Ere
mont. Rexburg Journal.
Wallis has tipped his hand to the
people of Fremont county in the above
article. This is his tip in plain
English: If Rexburg cannot land the
Reform school, we Gus Rexburg fellows
will see that Fremont county loses it
entirely There are few hide bound"
would-b be politicians around our sister
town who engage in the above under
handed tactics to defeat any measure
meant for the welfare aud advancement
OF the county, if it is not for Rexburg' s
special benefit
We do not consider it wrong for en-
thusiastic individuals to lend every pos
sible means of assistance to the promo
ton and progress of the city or town in
which they live. but those who take a
position that if we can not have the di
rect benefit derived from industrial
institutions located within our borders
we will see to it that our sister village
is not the recipient of public benefits
are short sighted and selfishness their
motive; this to the financial loss of the
people of the county
There is but little chance of the estab-
llshment of an agricultural college in
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that which is within reach of us at
present. We are quite sure that Editor
Wallis does not diet himself from Mon
day until Saturday upon the anticipa
ton of some one inviting him to n
chicken dinner on Sunday, but eats
corn bread and potatoes dixie other edi-
tors three times daily, and takes a
chance at the good things enjoyed by
others when an opportunity affords
Let us unite in one effort to encour-
fort to secure something for Fremont
county. When in the dim distant
future the establishing of an Agricul-
tural college comes up, we have fighters
IN Fremont county who are competent
and willing to devote their time and
money, If need be. to the securing of
surely as much room in Fremont county
tor two institutions as Ada county has
for three or four
Let the county secure the school and
the location of the buildings and grounds
be au after consideration. Don't admit
your inability to cope with st. Anthony
In securing the location, but get in and
make bid for it when the time comes.
Lot = hn Tp1 ,,,1 G..
The Fremont County News rises to
inform the taxpayers that the PEAK
will rob them of their houses and lands.
Ninety dollars per quarter, 81? for
d? Oh! Whoop!' Publishing d?
the commissioners d, n pro-
ceedings? Whoopeel
Dear brother don't you really think
You are somewhat Of fool? Wouldn't
you take 800? Are you aware of the
fact that law has been passed, since
the Fremont County News contracted
to publish the commissioners proceed
ings and all the legal notices for $40 per
quarter, requiring the official paper to
publish once year a complete state
ment OF the business transacted by the
respective county officers? We refer
you to the files of your own paper and
you will find about April, 1909, that the
paper you proudly boast as the editor
OF, published the first annual statement
which took about page of table work.
and which must be run two issues
This alone is worth $40 per year and
the county attorney, 81. D. MIillsaps.
democrat recommended to the board
of commissioners that, owing to the
publishing of this statement, they
should raise the rate from $40 to 800 per
quarter which would allow $40 for pub
fishing this statement
We do not know whether it is the de-
sire OF our contemporary to really lie or
NOT, but 1t appears to us that way when
he lnfers that we are receiving 800 Der
quarter for publishing the proceedings
OF the county commissioners alone,
for besides this large statement we must
publish any legal notices coming from
the respective county officials such as
warrant calls, assessors monthly state
ments, treasurers notices to creditors
uperintendent's calls for yarious teach.