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St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24
A Startling Statement.

ga few days ago Prof. Charles
=. Bushnell, of Washington City,
made the assertion that the Ameri-
can public is in danger OF going
into bankruptcy because of the
enormous expenditure Of $4,000, :
100000 annually upon thhe crlml-
nal, pauper and vicious classes of
the population, while the annual
increase Of the national wealth is
only IS, 900, 100000. These fig-
ures having been earnestly dis.
puted, Professor Bushnell devoted
himself to an elaborate and careful
calculation to substantiate his as
sertlon, and he sets forth Tie fact
that his tables are based on informa.
tion obtained from sixty.seyen diff
ferent government and private pub.
LEGATIONS which show that 10000
900 people of the United States,
or ne-eighth of the population,
are plunged ID condition of such
poverty that they are unable to
sustain themselves in a state Of
& I'd - !
physical efficiency, and something
more than 1000, 900 Of them are
public paupers; that N 1899, which
was one of the prosperous years,
is per cent Of all the people Of the
State Of New York had TO apply
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24

do hereby publicly announce that
at the special ELECTION held in the
Third Ward of the Parish of St
'fammany. State Of Louisiana, on
the goth day of August 1907, to
take the sense Of the property tax
payers OF the said Third Ward, on
the proposition "f voting a three
(3) mill tax on the dollar per an.
mum. for period OF ten 10) years,
or SO much thereof MS may be nee
essary TO raise the sum of five
thousand (500O) dollars, for each
OF said years, or such sum. not ex-
ceeding five thousand (S5O0O) dol
lars, per annum. as said tax of
three (3) mills will produce, on all
taxable property situated iu the
said Third Ward. in aid of the con.
struction and operation of line of
electric or motor railway by the ST.
Tammany & New Orleans Railway
ank Ferry Company, the vote stood
as follows Number OF property
taxpayers voting for said tax 209.
Assessed valuation of those so
voting 1924, 645 Oh. Numoer of
those voting against said tax 56.
Assessed valuation of those so vot.
ing $46, ,752.0O. Majority in mum
Der of those voting for said tax l73
Majority in value OF those voting
for the tax $l47, 1893 90.
| do publicly announce and pro-
mulgate, that in as much as ma
joritv in number and in value Of
the property taxpayers of said
Ward voted in favor thereof, the
result OF said election is favorable
10 the levy Of said tax, ana that the
said Third Ward thereby incurred
he obligation 30 extend aid to the
laid railway as aforesaid. TO the ex.
ent of the sum equal TO ten (l0)
'ears taxation, as aforesaid. on all
property assessed for taxation in
aid Ward, the same 20 be paid in
Innual installments as realized from
rom said tax.
GEO. KOEPP, JR.,
4
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24
Something Wrong.

The State assessment rpll shows
flfty-elght taxed dogs il the entire
State. Some fifty dogs in Slldell
wear tags at one dollar each, which
two facts, as above, prove an error
somewhere. Slidell Advocate.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24
Police Jury.
Coyington, Aug II, 100,

The Police Jury met In regular
session on the above date, pursuant
to adjournment and renamed in
session one day.
Present:
First ward--Geo. Koepp, Jr.
Second ward-Mark Fitzgerald
Fifth ward-Louls Grantham.
Sixth wards. r. Wilson.
Seventh ward-J. j. Cusachs
Eighth ward-B. A. Schneider.
Ninth ward-L. L. Miles.
Absent:
Third ward-M. e. Day.
Fourtn ward-Geo. Bierhorst.
Reading of the minutes Of the
last meeting was dispensed with.
1t was moved by Mr.. Grantham,
seconded by Mr.. Wilson, that e.
ID. Kentzel be appointed to serve as
Secretary pro TEN during the abb
sence of the Secretary, ". G.
KenlzeI, with full power to issue and
sign warrants. Carried.
It was moved and seconded that
that the same rate OF taxes be lev
led tor the year 1907 as was levied
for the year 1906, as follows:
TAX ORDINANCE.
/. BE it enacted by the Police
Jury of the Parish of ST. Tammany,
Louisiana, that there be and Is
hereby levied for the year 1907, .
AK Of s mills upon the dollar upon
III taxable property in the parish
'or general parochial purposes. di-
1lded is follows;
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24
For Police Juror
From Third Ward.
HERMAN SCHLTTZ.
WILLIAM BADON.
Second Ward.
MARK FITZGERALD.

With the help of Roosevelt, the
corporations, the strikers, Wall
street and the comet, it looks like
we we're getting ready for that pc
riodic recurrence OF hard times.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24

for charitable relief; that in 100;
Ia per cent of all the families IL
the borough of Manhattan were
evicted, and that about 10 pei
cent of all who die have pauper's
grave
Moreover, he asserts that the
Federal statistics establish the fac,
that the average wage of the un-
skilled workman throughout the
country rs less than the scientific
minimum for maintaining the aver.
age workingman's family in phYsi.
cal efficlency,' and this he believes
is responsible for the fact that the
last three censuses of the United
States show that the insane increase
faster proportionately than the
population.
"According TO the official reports
of the State and Federal institu-
tons there are at the paesent time
under continuous charitable care
5, 900, 900 dependents, including
insane, blind dumb and
INDECENT, representing a dead loss
every year equal to the total
invested IN colleges, universities
and chronological schools. Cne of
the chlet sources of this abnormal
is the vast number OF
accidents occurring to persons en-
pIoyed IN the industries, estimated
at more than 1000, 900 year, and
about 90 per cent of which cause
the families OF the injured to be
thrown upon public charity. What
Professor Bushnell regards as the
most ominous facts disclosed by
sbc statistics is the steady increase
Of poverty and crime IN the twenty
year period from 1885 to 1905,
Turing which time suicides in
creased five times as fast as the
population, murders increased three
lines as fast, and two thirds of all
he crime and disorder were con.
lected with drunkenness, which is
'apidly increasing, as the con-
of intoxicating liquors
'or the past twenty.seven years has
increased from eight gallons to
more than twenty gallons for every
nan, woman and child In the
United States.
professor Bushnell, who is a
of high standing and
acknowledged ability, is willing
hat the tables he has prepared
hall be subjected to rigid in
pection and analysis, as well as
omparlson with the information
pom which they are based. II is
ute clear, however, that the
tatements he has made are of such
startling character that they
hould receive the careful eonsid-
ration and study Of those who ale
evotlng themselves to the i'm
rovement of sociological condi-
ions. daily States.
Figures cut some peculiar capers
'ithout doing much damage. A
sw years ago we were confronted
it'll the alarming statement that
BON the wheat fields would be un
BILE to supply the increasing num-
er OF mouthes with bread.
While the consumption of intoxi-
ating beverages may be on the in
rease, it seems that this, increase
J due largely to the fact that much
lore beer and wine is consumed
ian formerly, and perhaps not SO
luch whisky. This would account
,r the enormous per capita use,
nd would at the same time indi-
ate an Improvement, and remove
IL suggestion that at the present
'te of increase we are all in time
oomed to fill drunkards' graves,
Notwithstanding the country is go
lg dry.
q . -
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24
We are authorized to announce
DUNCAN s. KEMP,

Of Tangipahoa Parish. as candidate
for election as Senator from the Nine
teenth Senatorial District of Louisiana,
composed of the Parishes of st. Tam
many, Washington, Tangipahoa, st.
Helena and Livingston. subject to the
Democratic Primary Election.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24

annual Instruments as realized from
from said tax.
GEO. KOEPP, JR.,
President Police Jury.
REPORT OF FINANCE COM.
MITTEE.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury oi
st. Tammany Parish, La.
+ Gentlemen--We, your Finance
Committee, beg leave TO repor,
that We have approved bills amount
ing to $157. .05.
Respectfully.
l. L. MILES, Chairman,
LOUIS GRANTHAM.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
H. R. Warren, for Conveyance
Record No. 80, Mortgage Record
No. 0, with index for both Com
veyance Record No. 49, with index,
bought Of c. w. Corson, and ex-
press charges, $4,000.
A. A. Parker, for guarding Jail
seven days and four nights, at SIS SO
$27.5O.
st. Tammany Farmer, for print
ing proceedings OF meeting of July
8 and 8, 700 words, $35; publish.
ing railroad petition and ordinances,
$500 words, five Insertions, $40. so.
Total. $3.50.
Covington News, 1000 Coroner's
blanks. So so.
Jos Reilng for paint, ETC., $5 80.
p. G. Smith, for services as dep
uty at election fos special tax for
Electric hallway, Aug. 20, three
days. SIS.
L. L. Smith, for services as COM
missioner at election for special
ak for Electric Railway at election
held Aug. 20. 1907, $500.
Anthony Frosch, for services as
commissioner at election for special
tax for Electric Railway, at election
held Aug. 20, 1907, $500.
Randolph Morgan, for services
as commissioner at election for spe-
tax for Electric Railway, held Aug.
20, 1907, So 90.
w. G.. Davis, for services as
clerk at election for special tax for
Electric Railway, held Aug. 20,
1907, 5000
L. C. Noise, E. D. Kentzel and
Adolph Parker, for services as COM
missioners of election held on Aug.
20, 1907, 10 town Of CoviDgton, for
St. Tammany and N. o. Railway
and Ferry 10 SIS. 90 each.
Frank j. Keller, for services as
clerk at above election, 800.
Ernest Prieto for nails, April 10
to July 10, $22,55.
w. Fl. Kentzel, for printing cleo.
tion tickets. $3.40.
Ernest Romano, for services Ju-
ror at inquest on the body OF Ber-
ry Battles, on June IL, 1907, at
Gravel Pit, $500.
Thos. Granthouse, for services as
juror at inquest held on body OF
Allen Reed, on May 27, 1907, at
Houlton's aIlll, $500.
II. @ Parker and L. A. Alizell,
for services as jurors at inquest on
body of Minnie Copeland, on July
81, 1907, at Gravel Pit, La, $500
each.
Will Ellerman AMI Jos. Gilbert,
for services as juror at inquest on
body OF Jacob Stolz, on June s and
Z 1897, at Wunderlick's place 81
each.
w. G. FnsseIl, w. r. Galloway,
e. A. Polk, for services as jurors
at inquest on body of James (.
on August 8, 1907, at
New Zion, $500 each.
Tn motion the Board then ad-
iourned TO meet Monday. Sept. 2,
1907, to lake up the matter OF pnr-
chasing one or more road machines.
The following warrents were is.
,ued to members for mileage and
per diem:
Geo. Koepp, Jr...... . 90
Mark Fitzgerald. 8 w
louis Grantham ....1... GU
J. R. Wilson. .... ..... 6 60
!. j. Cusacbs Z 90
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St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24
We are authorized to announce

We %A0 e0bhOk4SCu W dAuOuuSo
EUGENE B. WATSON.
of st. Helena Parish, as candidate for
Senator from the Nineteenth Senatorial
District, Of Louisiana, composed of the
Parishes Of st. Tammany, Washington,
Tangipahoa, Livingston and st. Hele-
ma, subject to the Democratic Primary
Election.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24
For Clerk of Court
D. M. WADSWORTH.

H. We are authorized to announce
the following candidates for Parish
oficers, subject to the primary election.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24
Announcements
For State Senator
We are authorized to announce

y uEO uNVHUEIlEU 20 dNuUUuCE
j. s. SETTOON,
OF Livingston Parish, as candidate for
reelection as Senator from the Nine
teenth Senatorial District of Louisiana,
composed of the Parishes of st. Tam
many, Washington, Tangipahoa, st,
Helena and Livingston, subject to the
Democratic Primary Election.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-08-24

HARVEY e. ELLIS, Pres. RoBT. L. AUBERT, Cashier
w. A. Hoop vice Pres JNo e. DTENDoRF, Asst. Cashier
Dr. GEO. ToLsoN I'd Vice Pres +. Asst. Cashier.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
Three DIFFERENT
VIEWS OF A Mill
The Woman's:

There is a big building with dirty
windows in it down at Millers. In
side a lot of wheels go round and
stamps jump up and down on the ore
and the gold is melted into bars in
hot furnaces. 1t is an awful noisy,
dusty place and | got grease on my
white skirt.
The Magazine Correspondence:
Glistening in the glare of the suns
hot rays amid the cactus and sage
brush of the desert majestically
stands the monster plant occupying
the space of three city blocks and
costing $1%,0OO,OO0.
This huge mechanical organism,
seemingly almost human in it's touch
and accomplishment, with it's 100
stamps steadily dropping through the
intense heat of the day and the dark
hours of the night accompanied by a
dull roar, bewilders the spectator up
on first sight.
The s%tupendous array of crushers,
endless watts and auxiliary establish
ments through which the ore passes
and repasses for washing and re-
washing by cyanide solution which
catches the precious metals by hooks
of affinity to finally give up its pree-
ious values to %glistening strands of
zinc shavings is overwhelming to the
layman.
The Engineers:
Building-525 feet x 800 feet;
frame, iron clad.
Crushers-1-71k X. Gates gyro.
tary; "a d Gates gyrotary.
Elevators and 16 foot screen.
Bin capaeity-1500 tons.
Stamp mill-100 stamps, 1856
pounds each. Drop, 6 inches, 104
times per minute. Duty 4 IA tons
per day per stamp through IS mesh
screen, etc.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
HOLD SANCTUARY
SOCIETY Meeting
OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR AND WORK
REVIEWED.

The Sanctuary society of st. Pat
ricks church held it's annual election
of officers last night at the residence
of Miss Mcnamara. The reports of
the different officers were read and
the following were elected to serve
during the coming ear President.
Miss o'Meara; vice president, Mrs.
J. P. O'Brien; secretary, Mrs. s. Dun
ham treasurer, Mrs. Roger Stenson;
assistant treasurer, Mrs. J. c. Nc
Namara.
The report Of the secretary showed
that over $11OO had been spent in
adjoining and identifying the church
during the last year and shows the
society itself to be in a healthy con-
dition. Plans for future work were
discussed and a definite line of ac-
ton was decided upon for the coming
year. The personnel of the new of
ilcers is composed Of ladies of the
highest standing in both the social
and intellectual life of this commun-
ity and their best efforts during the
coming year will be put forth to the
further advancement of their club.
Light refreshments were served and
then a reception was rendered to the
rev officers.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
BILL BOOTH HAS COME.

w. w. Booth, the daddy of them
all among Tonopah newspapermen, is
in town. He says that Tonopah was
solid as a rock during all the recent
depression that affected so damag-
ingly other Nevada camps, and that
Tonopah will still be on the map
when there is nothing else left in
Nevada.
Billy hasn't put any telephones
out of commission lately, but he has
been doing the dramatic critic stunt
on his paper, The Bonanza, much to
the e~difcation of his fellow-towns-
men, who are always on the lookout
for something startling from the ir-
%repressible Billy.-Reno Gazette.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
NORTH BELLE
AWARDS LEASES
COMPANY DECIDES TO HAVE A
GRADUATED SCALE OF
ROYALTIES.

At a meeting of the directors of
the North Belle company, at which
the full board was present, the terms
of the leases were discussed and very
liberal arrangements were made for
the prospective leasers. There were
nine applications before the board,
and these were granted, pending the
selection of property to be made by
the applicant.
1t was decided to make a gradual
ed scale of royalties, and to let leases
on fourteen claims. Ten per cent
royalty will be charged on all ore un-
der $50 a ton; Is per cent on ore
from $50 to SIS a ton; 20 per cent
from SIS to 800 ore and 25 per cent
on all ore above 800 per ton.
Assays on samples which were
brought in by Secretary Seitz aver
aged $40 a ton, and there were
some OF the specimens, the values of
which were in gold, silver and cop
per went at $275 a ton.
The officers and directors who
we're present at the meeting were
James McQuillan, president; II. ].
Hall, vice president; H. ]. Seitz, sec
rotary; E. B. Cushman, treasurer; H.
A. Jewell, Theodore Cirac. Charles
Cirac.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
Wonder View

The tunnel on the Wonder View is
going in with commendabIe speed.
and more satisfactory to the man
agement. 1t is in very good ore.
Miami Wonder
Sinking in the shaft started some
time ago continues and a depth of
seventy-five feet has been reached.
Drifting on the ledge also is going
forward.
Depends on the Score
The bali game we won was a wonder
For science; but when, by some plum
der
Oh, no matter whose
We happen to lose,
Say. wasn't It rotten? oh, thunderi
Indianapolis News.
Corporation seals OF every descrlp-
ton furnished on the shortest notice
by the Bonanza.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
Toohey Lease

A carload of ore has been sacked
and is 10Y waiting transportation to
the railroad, but a shortage of COM
petent ore sorters has been a de-
laying factor in the shipments from
this lease. The highest grade of ore
on this lease averages 1898 per ton,
and the so-called second grade will
run 5000. On the other five leases,
owned or controlled by the Spider
Wasp Development company, men
are at work trenching and doing sur
face development before proceeding
to regular mine-making.
Rambler Group
The Spider and Wasp ledge has
been traced westward through the
Lost Chord property onto this group,
where it shows a good body of por-
phyritic quartz in place. Values
cannot be ascertained, but the own
ers are understood to be very well
satisfied with their showings.
Lost Chord
A tunnel has been driven in 100
feet on the King Midas No. 3 claim
of this group, at which point they
cut a vein of shipping ore. A wlnze
has already begun on the vein. Mr..
Kjelsberg, the owner of this estate,
has gone to San Francisco to pur-
chase machinery and on his return
will put three shifts to work in sink
ing to depth before other develop
ment is undertaken.
Dickey V.
The shaft which is being sunk on
this ground Is o down about sixty
feet. and progressing steadily.
Wonder Witch
The hoist is now in place and the
shaft has reached a depth of about
sixty feet, with ore showing very
well,
Bald Eagle
Trenching and general surface
WORK is now engaging the attention
on this group, as a preliminary to
actual development. The outcrop-
pings are remarkably fine and give
great encouragement as to its flu
ture.
Monncte Wonder
The long-delayed hoist for this
ground has finally arrived and been
put in place and sinking will now
proceed with much greater rapidity
than heretofore.
Nevada Wonder
The main shaft on the Nevada
Wonder has 10Y reached a depth OF
1876 feet and the work of sinking will
proceed right along until the 500
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
Christmas wonder

The shaft which has now reached
a depth of sixty feet is being limb
cred, after which sinking will be re-
sumed at once with the intention Of
reaching the 100-foot level before
any prosecuting will be done. The
shaft has at the above depth tapped
the vein, but nothing of great value
has yet been encountered. The out
look here is exceedingly good
Wonder Miner.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
new HOIST and
MORE TO Come
Ruby wonder

The task of Strengthening the shaft
ON the Ruby has now been accom-
plished and they will begin sinking
at once. The main working of this
property is an incline with an angle
of about 60 degrees and has reached
a depth of seventy-two feet in fine
rock which returns from $3.50 to
$3.50 per ton. Sorting and sacking
are proceeding satisfactorily and a
shipment will go out in the near
future. Thus another shipper will
be added to the list.
Castle Rock
A shaft is being sunk on the Castle
Rock group of claims in the north
western part of the district, across
the gulch from the original work.
ings. This new development work
has uncovered the ledge for about
twenty feet without encountering the
opposite wall as yet. A depth of
about eighteen feet has now been
attained, all of which is in first-class
ore. Mr.. Seger, the superintendent
of this ground, is most enthusiastic
about the showing, and confident
that he will soon be able to produce
a mine after the first work has been
done.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13

foot level has been reached, when
crosscuts and drifts will be run. One
assay had this week from the ppe
workings showed a total of $1,259,
of which $500 was in gold. About
ten tons of ore are now sacked and
on the dump waiting arrivals of
teams due last week to haul it to
Fallon. The Extension will put on
a double shift the beginning of the
week.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13

Merchant and Bookkeeper-The
Bonanza can fit you out with ruling
to suit your particular style of book
keeping. Call and get figures.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
WHERE DOES THE FAULT LIE.

There is something very rotten in
the Carson or Reno postoffice, and an
inspection would hurt neither. De-
casionally we will receive no papers
for several days and then they will
come in a bunch. In Reno or some
other seaport. the Records Courier,
which leaves here every Friday morn
ing is held over and not delivered un-
til Monday. We receive kicks
nearly every week from different
subscribers but we have no power
over the p~ostoffice department. other
wise there would be something do
ing.-Gardnerville Courier.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13

A. ID. Nash, who has been away for
a month, arrived in Tonopah last
night, coming by way of Manhattan.
RE says that Manhattan never look
ed better, and that Litigation and
Mustang hills are two very busy
mounds.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
Stray Horse

Three hundred feet of tunnel have
been driven on this ground and
drifting on the ore is nov going on
as rapidly as possible, the question
of sufficient air supply having been
solved by the driving of an upraise.
Jack Holland, the superintendent, fl
busy building a road to this ground
over which water can be easily trans
ported in the event of the present
supply running short. Freight also
car be more easily hauled out to the
mine than by using the present trail.
A hoist win be placed on the shaft in
the near future. Values continue
very satisfactory on this property.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-13
Spider Wasp

Two shafts are going down on the
Spider Wasp ground which is uni
versally conceded to be one of the
big properties of the camp. One of
these is an incline and is now down
about forty-two feet in the ore, and
will be driven down to the 75-foot
level, at which point a crosscut viii
be driven to the footwall. The per-
pendicular shaft has been sunk about
eighty feet, but they do not expect
to catch the ore body in this work.
ing under $50 feet of depth. The
hoist which arrived several days ago
will be placed as soon as the ground
which is to be graded and leveled
can be put in shape. Two shifts are
working in each shaft and a general
air of hustle prevails.
The daily tribune., 1907-10-28

GOES TO BOULDER-W. L. Mace
for the last four years in charge Of
the land Office work for the United
Oil company. leaves tomorrow for
Boulder where he takes charge Of the
office Of the Inland Oil company,
which is owned and controlled by
men prominently identified with the
affairs of the United. II. Mace
takes full charge Of the office, and 1t
is much better position than the
one he has held down here 80 faith
fully. The many. friends Of Mr
Mace regret to see him lie ave this
community, but are glad to know he
is to better his conditions. MI. Mace
is in Denver and will join her hus-
band tomorrow. The place made
vacant by his resignation here is to
be filed by young man named Reese
who arrives from Denver today.