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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-13
FROM WEALTH TO POVERTY.
Former Associate of Jay Gould Goes
to the Poor House.

to the Poor House.
New York.-Jefferson p. Raplee,
once wealthy New York banker and
business associate OF Jay Gould, Com
modore Vanderbilt and John p. Blair,
went to the poor house here Monday.
Raplee was one OF the best known
men along Broadway in his day His
father, who was Judge Raplee OF Yates
county, New York, left him a large
fortune In 1856 he opened banking
house at 1877 Broadway, which was
capitalized at 100000 and did year
ly business of 100000. which was
large sum at that time. Since 1867,
when this bank made an assignment
after some unfortunate speculation,
Mr.. Raplee's fortune, although invest
ed in banking venture, steadily di-
minished. Three years ago he closed
his last offices at 1876 Laherty street
and began to live on the remnants
OF his former wealth. lie was UNI
married.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-13
Many are Badly Injured During Flag
Rush.

Hamilton, O.-Bruce Lloyd OF Ok
many girls and boys had their faces
and bodies scratched and brushed on
Monday in fierce scrimmage be-
tween the sophomores and freshmen
OF the Miami university during flag
rush. The battle lasted for six hours.
Six girls from each class were run
down and bound hand and foot and
imprisoned. The sophomores failed
to capture the flag.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24
Brief Locals.

The improvement Co. is hav-
ing a drain pipe placed along the
front Of the Gordon Hotel in
order to drain the gutter and
keep it dry.
A small wreck occurred in the
Southern Pacific yards Saturday.
Four freight cars jumped the
track and turned over. The bag
gage car of the incoming pas
senger train was struck, but no
damage done.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24
Law GOVERNING THE LETTING OF MUNICIPAL PRINTING.
Act. s, Extra session 1881, Section 20, provides:

Act 6, Extra Session 1881, Section 20, prOvideS
corporations all parishes
parish Orleans shall hereafter order public printing OF
adjudication
establish public notice days; and the price
fixed for judicial advertise
other printing job work they shall in exceed the
printing this The said ur ana
municipal shall have reserved them the right Of
adequate security in the
responsible bidder the complete lflmen Of
he resulting from sdjudication.
Provisions preceding sppbe police ures have superseded
by provisions of Act l36, l6sal
policing has increased $10SO under the
regime, and the made to put $1,000 year
public printing than for that
service apparent than discharge po
during the campaign at the Of
pubc and will require conclusive evidence to convince
the public otherwise.
The Advertiser they appear in the
record people, 1t mani
fest completely discredt the promises and
pledges positively assured of and ipavay in the
public affairs the last chosen officers
Of the municipal government
The Advertiser believes that the condition affairs shown
exist by presentation Of facts legitimate subject for
crhcsm furnishes food thought the
the people Indeed would strange the face of
such nagrant disregard Tie Needless disbursement of
1.-The public unds public confidence should become unsettled in
way that viii sen tie direct and positive disadvantage Of
y
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24

Have Regard for Law.

The mayor was authorized to
advertise for ten days for an
official organ to do the city print
ing," is an item contained in a
special from Alexandria to the
Times Democrat of May 20, and
shows that whether the new city
council of that place was elected
on an "impartiality" platform or
not, they have a due regard for
the law, which promises we'll for
their administration.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24
VOLUME XII.


There will be meeting of
Board of Directors of the Lafa-
yette Building and Loan Asso-
citation to-day, Wednesday, May
"a, at Z p. m. Money will be
offered to loan. Members wish
ing to borrow should attend.
B. ]. PELLERIN, Secretary.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24

On account of little Miss
Beverly Randolph being sick,
Mrs. Stephens was not able to
entertain the WOman's Club May
20, so Mrs. Davis entertained in
her place. This being the last
meeting before the club ad.
journed for the summer, the
chairman of the governing board
presented the year books for
next years study of Shakes
pear to the Club for correction.
As there were no mistakes they
will be printed very soon. The
Club was also divided into two
companies with Mrs. Baxter
Clegg captain of one. and Mrs.
LeRosen captain of the other,
with this object in view: at the
end of four months the company
securing the most points will be
banquetted by the defeated COM
pany. Then two new captains
will be appointed for the next
four months. Following is the
list of members selected by the
two present captains:
Mrs. Baxter Clegg. Captain,
MmeA T. N. Blake, A. B. Den
DO, O. B. Hopkins, Leo Judice,
]. A. Martin, B. J. Pellerin, E.
u. Stephens, Misses Lea Gladu,
| M. Leftwich, M. C. Riis.
Mrs. w. A. LeR0sen, captain,
Mines. T. M. Biossat, F. E.
Davis. John Givens, Tom Hop.
kins, J. l. Hulse, ]. L. Kennedy,
! Misses E. Dupre, H. D. Nc.
Laurin, Edith Trahan, Rose De.
Blanc.
The following program was
rendered after all business was
disposed of:
Modern Tendencies in Art...... Mr. ).
Judice.
Louisiana Musicians of to-day.
| Miss Cladu.
The Louisiana Orat0rs-J. r. BeI.ja.
min and s. :. Prentis. Mrs. w.
A. LeROsen.
The Artists Of Louisiana. Mrs. Hulse.
The Club adjourned to meet
Oct. Z, with Mrs. T. M. BiOssat
as hostess.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24

Mr.. John Gabriel Hebert and
Mrs. Clara Chico were married
Tuesday evening, May Is, at
half past seven o'clock at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Emma Saurez.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24
LET THE RECORD SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
After the Election.

Extract from published pro
ceedings Of the City Council
May 10, 1905.
''MOved and duly seconded that
Edwin ChargOis be. and he is hereby
appointed Chief of Police, with the
understanding that he is disconnected
with the collectorship of said corpora
tiOn of Lafayette, La, at a salary OF
seventy-five dollars per month. Car
ried.
Moved and duly seconded that, ID.
J. Veazey be, and he is hereby APP
pointed as assistant chief at salary
of seventy-tive dollars per month.
Carried.
Moved and duly seconded that,
Jean Breaux be, and he is hereby
appointed as deputy marshal at q
salary of sixty-ive dollars per month.
Carried.
Moved and duly seconded that
Andre Hebert be, and he is hereby
appointed deputy marshal at q salary
of sixty-five dollars per month. Car
ried."
Extract from published pro-
ceedings of the City Council
May Is, 1905.
1.-The following bids received and
read before the Council.
Lafayette, La, May 8, 1905.
To the Honorable Mayor and men,
bers of the City 'Ouncil, Lafayette, La.
bid for the city printing as follows:
l hereby agree TO publish all proceed
ings of the City Council and all official
notices by the Council, for the sum OF
seventy-fOur (74) dollars per year,
and designate The Lafayette Adver-
tiser as the medium of publication.
Respectfully,
W. A. LEROsEN.
LAFAYETTE. La. May 10, 1905.
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
LAFAYETTE, La.
Dear Sirs-I hereby tender PROPOSE
ton to do all official printing for
the city in The Lafayette Gazette for
the sum of two hundred dollars per
annum (S2OOl or at legal rate of fifty
cents per square.
Yours truly,
II. T.. GREIG,
Editor Gazette.
Moved and seconded that compen-
sation for public printing be fixed at
(l5O) one hundred and fifty dollars
Opr annum Carried.
Moved and seconded that The Lafa-
yette Gazette be appointed rs the
public printer and official organ for
the city of Lafayette, La. at one
hundred and fifty dollars per annum.
Carried"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24
The WOman'S Club.

DenbO & Nicholson Co. !, Lt'
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24

works like magic. Actually
transforms old furniture into
new. Renews the finish which
has deteriorated on all articles of
wood or metal. A child can ap-
ply it.
Denb0 4 Nicholson Co.. Ltd.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24
Before the Election.

Platform upon which the
members of the present City
Council of Lafayette were NOM
mated in mass meeting Jan.
10, 1905.
Resolved, That we demand a strict
business and progressive administra-
ton, without favor or partiality: and
that the affairs of this town be ad-
ministered with strict economy, and
with justice to all.
Resolved, That we demand more
thorough system of drainage and
maintenance of public streets. We
demand more thorough and efficient
service OF water and light, distributed
to the use and benefit of all Taxpayers
alike, without favor or partiality.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Abby Lester's
home was made happy Monday
night by the arrival of a sweet
baby boy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24
Ja0sas1aC

and rugs are better than car
pets and dust. And then, too, a
vanished fioOris artistic, sanitary
and easy to clean. Jap-a-lac
stains and varnishes at the same
time.
DenbO & Nicholson Co. Ltd.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24

i
Don't forget the lecture at In
s6tute Friday evening, May Is,
ct 8 p. m. on the Japanese-Rus-
sian war by Mr.. J. /. Hulse, who
win also give his experience in
the Spanish war. The lecture
win Be supplemented by stere-
0pticon views. Admission;
adults, 80 cents; students and
children. . cents.
Ramsay 4 Upton can supply
you with meal. grits. peas,
I'D oats. timothy alfalfa and
prarie hay. wheat bran neutri
1ne a9d 4ther iced stnhs
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-05-24

Announcement of the candi.
dates over their own signatures.
To the People and Voters of City Of
Lafayette.
We, the undersigned, selected as
candidates by Mass Meeting at court
house, Jan. l9, 1905, for various
municipal Offices subject to primaries
called for March 4, 1905, respectfully
solicit the support of the people. II
elected, we pledge our earnest and
best efforts towards carrying out an
economical and progressive admins
tratiOn, without favor or partiality.
Respectfully.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
SUPERIOR COURT .
hon. X C. RUST. JUDGE.

Harvey S. Blood VS.. b. Barnesquet
By stipulation of respective counsel
matter continued until May 81.
Estate of Stefano Ratto-Heariug to
set aside estate for benefit of widow
continued.
Estate of Louis V. Oneta-GuIseppi
Oneto appointed guardian upon filing
bond of $1,000.
Estate of p. Mullen-M. E. Finn
appointed administrator upon filing
bond in sum of Sl0O.
Estate and guardianship of Vivian
Buich-Mitchel Butch appointed
guardian upon filing $500 bond.
Estate of Louis Winter Final ac
count and petition tor distribution
filed; hearing set for June TO-
Estate of d. A. Cooper. Final ac-
count aud petition for distribution
filed; hearing set for June II.
New Cases.
People vs.J. 6. Schrin-Defeudant
arraigned and pleaded guilty to burg
larry; sentenced to three years in San
Quentin.
Charles McKenny VS.. Amador Queen
NJ. and NJ Co-Suit to foreclose
miners lien, also John Laverone VS..
same also John Holtz and S. Sangui-
netti vs. same
Florence May Dafour VS.. Thomas
Nj. Dafour-Suit for divorce Oh the
grounds OF failure to provide. Parties
were married i'll Oakland in August
1891; for more than a year defendant
has wilfully neglected to provide the
neccesaries of life, although able so
to do. In July 1894 the complaint
states, defendant induced plaintiff to
leave the family dwelling in SaCra-
mento and move to Oakland. promis-
ing he would join her in two weeks;
defendant failed to do so, and has
never called on or visited plaintiff
since, and has deserted her There
are no children of said marriage.
Judgment is asked for divorce, and
that plaintiff be permitted to resume
her maiden name, Florence May
Beal. Chas. Ii. Crocker, attorney
for plaintiff.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
DOCUMENTS RECORDED.

The following instruments have been filed
for record in the recorders office since our last
report. We publish u complete list of docu-
mentS recorded, and must decline to accede to
any request to suppress any document from
these columns. Don't ask us to do SOL
Deed-Frank M. Potter and wife to
Bernardo Levaggi, half interest in
147 acres % and 26 $40.
Consolidated Gold Mining and Mil
ling Go. to N. o. Byers, 16O acres,
section 80 range IL, $40.
John Pulich to Peter Derangia. lot
in Plymouth, $50.
Frank LeDouX and wife to Geo. Nj T..
Waechter, 800 acres. 23-9-17, $40.
Agreement Frank Q. Turner with
John n. Lotstad and others, bond on
South Star quartz mine in Volcano
district, $4,000, to be paid in twelve
months.
Water Right Amador and Sacra-
mento Irrigation and NJ. Co. 20, 600
inches Costumes river, diverted at a
point on section 2S-S-10.
Amador and Sacramento |. and Co.
20, 900 inches Costumes river, di-
verted at a point on Sec 15-S-10.
Mortgage-M Maria GaribaIdi and G.
Garibaldi to Lorenzo Oneto, lot 4
block 4, Sutter Creek, 500, l year,
L per cent per month.
Satifaction of Mortgage-J. Levag
gi to Thos. Frakes.
Ia. Griffith to f. NJ. Potter.
Lien-Mrs. G. Langhorst VS.. |. O..
y. f. Lodge, Jackson, material lien
for s22S.
l.. fortner VS.. jackson Lodge 1. O..
o. F.-lien for S46.60 for labor on
Odd Fellows building.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
NOTICE..
Board of Education Meetings

Jallckson, Cal, May 49, 1905.
ITO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
i The Board of Education of Amador County
will meet at ten o'clock A. NJ. in the Superin-
tendent of Schools office, at jackson, upon
Saturday, June II, 1906 for the purpose of form
ulating and adopting questions TO be submitted
to the applicants for grammar school gradua.
tiOn diplomas. The examination of the ninth
grade pupils of the grammar schools will be
begun, Tuesday, June 20 1905. The hours of
commencing, will be nine o'clock A. NJ Two
days will be devoted to the conducting of the
examination.
a member OF the Board of Education will
hold the examination at the places named as
follows Jackson, Sutter Creek. Plymouth
Volcano and lone.
Thursday, June p, 1905, the Board of Educa-
tloE, will reconvene, at ten O'Clock A. M in
the Superintendent's office, at Jackson and
proceed TO grade the papers submitted by the
pupils. who entered the ninth grade examina-
tlon After the grading of papers, a record
VIII be made of the grading. and diplomas will
then be issued to those who have been found TO
be entitled thereto.
Saturday, June "a, 1905. the Board of Educa-
tion Will renew certificates, grant recommenda-
tions for State Educational documents adopt
supplementary and library books, consider ex-
cuses presented by absences from the teach
ers' institute held November 15 49, H. 1904 and
act upon such other matters as may properly
come before the Board.
Respectfully,
GEO, a. GORDON
superintendent Of Schools,
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
IDLENEsS AND CRIME.

After careful study it has been an
nounced that idleness is the most
fruitful source of crime This con
clusion is not in the nature OF new
discovery. bat as the result of an eX-
haustivn Investigation it is neverthe
less important. 1t is claimed that
the reform school serves a useful pur-
pose in teaching refractory boys, who
would otherwise drift into a criminal
career, useful occupations, thereby
fitting them to earn their own liveli-
this question. If it is necessary for
the public welfare that inmates of
reform schools should be kept at
work, and taught trades, it is surely
just as important that the inmates of
our state prisons proper should be
treated in the same way. But as a
matter of fact they are not. Outside
of breaking rock at Folsom, and
making jute bags at San Quentin the
prisoners are maintained in compare
tive idleness. From the standpoint
of penologIsts they hold fast to their
criminal record, with no other re-
course after serving their term than
to continue in the ways of the trans
gressor. Breaking rock and making
jute bags are occupations Tor which
there is but limited employment out
side CT the walls of the prisons. They
do not afford them chance TO
change their ways after leaving
prison. ldleness is their distined lot,
and crime is the result.
With all the talk of prison reform
no steps have been taken toward rem
edying this evil The members of the
state board are outspoken in declar-
Ing this to be the most urgent and
practical way to redeem the criminals
from evil ways. But the cry is raised
in organized labor ranks that to put
them to employment in the mechani
Cal trades, and selling the products
unjust to free labor. And the politi-
cans are dumb in the presence of such
opposition; although everyone must
realize the injustice of such conten-
tions. Our prisons ought to be made
almost self sustaining, at the same
time placing many Of the prisoners in
the path of honest industry after their
discharge if this demagogic policy
of interference with free labor
were cast aside. As it is, the very
prisons are but nurseries of indolence
and consequently help to confirm the
convicts in the path of crime. This
is terrible Indictment, that crime is
actually fostered under the policy of
the government, too cowardly to run
the gauntlet of labor agitators on
such a vital question. We doubt if
there is another state i'll the Union
that allows such a disgraceful state of
prison management. In a number of
states convicts are actually hired out
by the state to private employers
The labor of the prisoners is made a
source of considerable revenue to the
government. This system would hard
ly work in California. At the same
time there is no sound reason why
prison labor and convict made goods
should not be made as profitable to
the state as possible. To maintain
prisoners in idIeness is unfair to the
taxpayers, and unjust to the convicts
themselves.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
Value of Decayed Forests.

The decayed vegetation of forests
has furnished to the fields their present
fertility, upon which man depends for
food. In the tree growth of virgin
woods and in the floor of rotted foliage
beneath are stored the accumulations
Of centuries. Nature does not care
whether this growth is useful to the
human race or not. 1t Is left for us to
encourage the growth of such trees as
we find valuable to the exclusion of
others. Thus an economical use is made
of the resources at hand, and a new
conception Of the forest arises. The
forest primeval becomes woodlands" :"
while the new "forest" includes only
cultivated woods.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
Notice of Assessment.

DEL MONTE MINING AND MILLING COMPANY.
Location of principal place of business, Jack
son. Amador county, California.
Location of works, Railroad Flat Mining Dis
trict Calaveras county, California.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
IN ii regular meeting of the Board of Direct
Ors, held on the 3rd day of April, A. d. 1905
an assessment of ten cents Q0c) per share was
levied upon the subscribed capital stock of the
corporation, payable Immediately in United
States coin, to the Secretary of the said Com
pany, at his office in the Marelia Building on
Summit street, in Jackson, Amador county
California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the Sth day of May, 1905, will
be declared delinquent. and advertised for sale
at public auction, and unless payment is made
before, will be sold on Monday, the 5th day of
June 1905, to pay the delinquent assess
ment, together with the cost of advertising and
expenses of sale
BY order of the Board of Directors
JAS. j. WRIGHT, Secretary.
Office in the Marelia Building, on Summit
street. jackson, Amador county, California.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
THE lone AND EASTERN RAIL
ROAD.

Wiltord Dennis returned last Tues
day, after a weeks stay i'll San Fran
cisco, whittier he went to attend a
meeting of the promoters of the lone
and Eastern Railroad Company. He
reports that the projectors of the
road concluded to build to jackson
and Sutter Greek right away provid-
ing of course the citizeus help i'll Sc
curing the rights of way
Ed. Record is said to be out of the
company entirely, his interest in the
railroad, also in the electric light and
power line to lone, having been pur-
chased by Messrs. Erickson and Den
mis-.
The graders are working toward
Jackson, from the Oneida depot. The
Oneida depot will be a distributing
point for freight and passengers
north and east, in case the line is
continued up the mountains.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
Sunday Card Plnxing LAWS

There was time when people in
England were forbidden by law to pl ly
at cards, even in their own houses, on
Sunday. In the royal proclamation
against vice, profaneness and immor-
ality, read every session and assize, is
the following passage: And we do
hereby strictly enjoin and prohibit all
our loving subjects, of what degree or
quality soever, from playing on the
Lords day at dice, cards or any other
game whatsoever, either in public or
private houses or other places whatso-
ever"
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
RUSSIA'S NAVAL DEFEAT.

The straits of Korea has been the
scene of the greatest naval engage
ment of modern times. There the
Japanese and Russians fleets. under
admiral Togo and Rojestvensky, ell
gagged in death struggle tor suprem-
acy in Oriental waters with the out
come that the Cars navy has been
practically aunihilated.
Full particulars Of this crushing de-
feat Of Russia's much vaunted Baltic
fleet are not to hand, but enough is
known that all hope of Russia redeem
ing herself from the unbroken series
of disasters III this conflict with
Japan has vanished. Her battleships
have been either sunk, captured or
dispersed. 1t is claimed that nineteen
war vessels have been lost. The los
to Japan is not known, but probably
the gain in captured Russian war
ships will more than offset her losses.
The last hope of Russia has gone
glimmering. She cannot cope with
Japan on land or sea. If Russia does
not realize this fact, the other powers
certainly do. 1t is humiliating to
be so disastrously beaten by the de-
spised "little brown men, The
longer the war drags on, 1t is evident
the more drubbing Russia will get,
aud the harded the terms of peace
will be when the end comes. This
war ecllpses all records of the past
history of Russia. She was never so
whipped since she emerged from bar
barism into a great world power. 1t
will throw her uack for century,
and probably dispose forever of her
dream of supremacy in the far east.
And the world will breath easier for
this unlocked for result.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02
Enlarged Finger Joints.

Enlarged finger joints are the source
Of annoyance and modification. Some
times they are caused by pulling the
fingers to make the joints crack"
Sometimes they are the result of hard
work, rheumatism or gout. They may
be relieved by light rotary massage
(rubbing around and around and
around on the joints with the thumb
and fingers and stroking upward, ac-
companied by the application of oil of
wintergreen.
Amador ledger., 1905-06-02

Persons afflicted with piles should
be careful at this season of the year.
Hot weather and bad drinking water
contribute to the conditions which
make piles more painful and danger
Gus. DeWitt's Witch Hazel SaIve stops
the pain, drawsout the soreness aud
cures. Get the genuine, bearing the
name OF K. g. Dewitt and Co. Sold
by w. ii. Boydston.