Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-03-02
us PUBLICATION LEGAL7"

The Moscow Mirror, under the
above head, says: The question Of
whether the proceedings published in
supplement form as was the case in
The Troy News, will hold in law, is a
serious question" The Troy News
will answer by calling attention to the
insert or supplement run by Mr..
smith in the last issue of the Mirror.
The Troy News supplement" was ex-
actly such supplement. And w. D.
. smith viii, upon oath, swear that his
supplement is the body Of his pa
per-" On one side Of this Mirror in
sert" is THREE LEGAL NOTICES,
one Notice to Creditors" one a
Notice Of Sale Of State Lands" and
the third the official statement Of the
State Ea1k OF Moscow. And
the law is no different in such publica-
tons than that governing commission
ers' proceedings. And to all OF these
notices Mr.. smith will, under oath,
swear they were published in the
body Of the Mirror" Now, Mr..
smith, when you make these three
afidavits will you commit perjury
You will either deliberately lie or you
have no case against The Troy News.
II, then, il is legal ior you to publish
official matter in an insert" and your
own paper bears evidence that you
believe it is, is it not legal for The
Troy News TO publish the commission
ers' proceedings in the same kind Of
an insert2" Mr.. smith is either a
fool OF else he has deliberately raised
an issue that will prove him TO be
most notorious liar. The News is per
fectly willing to have Mr.. smith test
the matter, because we have had the
same thing done and are entirely with
in the law. AS evidence we cite the
Occur d'Alene Press, the official organ
OF Kootenai county, which this week
published but part Of the proceedings
and that, too, in an insert" giving
exactly such publication as did The
News. Is the Press wrong1 Other
papers are doing just as the Press is
doing, and certainly some Of these pub
fishers have looked up the law and are
as competent to judge as is the hot
air generator for Windybagum, Mime
sofa. The Mirror, during all its exis-
teLce under Jolly Brothers, published
county proceedings in such quantities
as space would permit, and there was
not then nor is there now one word
requiring the entire publication in one
issue. And OF these proceedings the
News printed and circulated 900 copies
or 500 more than The Mirror printed
during the year previous to the arrival
OF the man who thinks he owns Latah
county and all that therein is.
Mr.. smith, after roaring great roar,
admits he does not know what the law
IS and says ii may be legal" Have
latah county taxpayers ever had
more impudent admission? Here we
have an editor, Mr.. smith, man who
Iairly wabbles under his load OF brains.
an intelligent gentleman, who thinks
himself eminently qualified for our
state legislature, TO be entrusted with
he making OF laws, making statements
Ind publishing assertions OF a serious
character, yet without even taking the
rouble to look up the law or enquire
'bout 1t. What hurts Mr.. smith is
he fact that The Troy News COMPEL
ID him to take his hand out Of the
public treasury. He is offended be-
:ause he was forced by the News 10 =.
lease bleeding Latah county taxpay-
rs. Now, like a spoiled and petted ;
niant he shuts his eyes and bowls,
With the idea that people will feel
ory for him.