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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1912-06-11

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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1912-06-11

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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1912-06-11

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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22
POPULAR MECHANICS &C
azo w. Washington ST., CHICAGO
THE ROSE OF IDAHO.

We have just received a car oil
HIGH GRADE FLOUR which we are
putting on the market at prices
which should introduce it into every
home in the Payette Valley.
THE ROSE OF IDAHO is a HIGH
PATENT FLOUR put up by one OF
the largest mills in Idaho, every
sack is GUARANTEED to give per-
feet SATISFACTION. The introduc-
tory price on this flour is $i.o5 per
sack You cannot afford to miss the
opportunity of taking advantage Of
this offer.
OUR STANDARD is put up by the
same mill and unlike othel
STRAIGHT GRADES of FLOUR Is
GUARANTEED to give perfect sat
isfaction. All we ask you for this
flour TO introduce it, is 50 cents fol
a AZ ID. sack.
THE MODEL CASH GROCERY
Phone ZIG.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22

Crown Coal & Coke Company, a
corporation, Plaintiff VS. Mary Hayes,
Defendant.
State of Idaho, County of Canyon,
IS.
Notice is hereby given that on the
14th day of February A. D. 1912 at
tachment was issued in the above
entitled action against the property
of the aforesaid defendant. Mary
Hayes. for the sum of Fifteen Humid
red (S1500.OO) dollars, with interest
thereon at the rate of 7 per cent
per annum from June II, 1911, On
$3.50 90 thereof, and on $4,000 there
of from Dec. ~, 1911 together with
the costs of this action, together
with $4,000 attorney fees.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
said District Court, affixed this
18th day of February A. d. 1912.
GEO. w. STOVEL,
Clerk of the District Court.
BY Fred Mitchell Deputy.
w. C. Bicknell, Attorney for Plain
tiff.
Residing at Caldwell, Idaho.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court Of the Ceuh-
ty of Canyon, State Of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate OF
Walter N. Bucknum, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned administrator of the es-
tate of Walter N. Bucknum, deceas'
ed. to the creditors of, and all per-
sons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication OF
this notice, to the said c. d. Buck
mum at the law office of Bowen &
Riebeling in Payette, Idaho, the
same being designated as the place
for the transaction of the business
of said estate in the County of Can
yon, State Of Idaho.
Dated February 18th, 1912.
c. D. BUCKNUM,
Administrator of the estate o
Walter n. Bucknum, Deceased. St
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22
Millions of Apple Trees.

One million two hundred and six
ty thousand apple trees will be
planted on $4,000 acres of land at
Thompson, Mont, by the Clarks
Fork Development company OF Spo-
kane, recently organized with cap
italization of 100000 by Edward
Dolan and J. Herbert Anderson 81
Spokane, as the principal incorpora'
tors. Four thousand acres will be
planted this spring. Several hund'
red men will be employed at the
beginning Of the planting season.
The orchard will be the largest
commercial apple project in the ives
tern country, having 1000 acres more
than is contained in the Arcadia or
ebard. in the northern part OF Spo-
kane county. The tract is equipped
with a large irrigation plant, ready
for operating. The company VIII
erect storage and packing houses,
buildings for It's employees and nur-
series. When the trees come into
hearing a cider mill will be Install
ed to work up second grade apples.
Markets for the high grade fruit
will be developed in Europe, South
America. Australia and the orient
as well as at eastern points in Amer
too
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22

For sale-Black Langshan pullets
and occkerels. George Mordhorst'
Payette, Idaho.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22

For sa1- Corn fodder. W. B. Gil
nore.
For sa' Rhode Island Reds and
Partridge ., $40 and eggs.
7. Il. Naoausay rayste.
For sale srs good Mammoth
Bronze Turke Mrs. A. II. Ram
ey. 81
For Sale on easy terms.-Two very
ble residence lots in Payette.
Phone a. mo
First class taxidermic work done
in all IFS branches by w. G. Gordon,
phone 1884 At
/ For Sale-First class potatoes. Free
delivery one hundred pounds or up
at market price Phone 20 red.
For Seryce-A thoroughbred Jer-
ley. bull 81 time of service. o. J.
Pratt on Pence ranch south of city.
During the month of February Miss
Gordon will teach her short hand
system of dress cutting and fitting
at half price-five dollars. Come
and investigate at the Walter DAVIS
house south of Central School,
For Sale-Twenty head of gooc
mares and geldings. Bert Mcintyre
Phone $40 red.
NOTICE OF THE ISSUANCE OF Az
ATTACHMENT.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22
Advertised Letter List

For the week ending Feb. 18th
912.
Coy Allen.
Elizabeth Anderson.
Harold w. Chamberlain.
Emily Holden.
Violet Gray.
Priscilla Higgenbotham.
r. N. James.
r. w. McGinnis.
c. S. Meek.
Henry Rhea.
r. F. Sloan.
Alfred Wilson.
Burt venable, Postmaster.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22

Payette Stamp Works located al
the Enterprise Printing office can
supply you with any kind OF rup-
Der stamp you need at usual prices
See ]. H. Weider or T. J. Brown
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22
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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22

In the District Court of the SsN-
onth Judicial of the Stase Of
Idaho, In and for the County OF
Canyon.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-22
To the Ladies Who Do Their O"r
Dressmaking.

If you wish assistance bring your
goods to my room, Wednesday ano
Saturday afternoons and l will as
sist YOU. Charges fifty cents tor
a half day.-Ella Gordon,
Dressmaker.
At the Walter Davis house.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

the reform mayor, if he couldn't leave
the garbage question alone.
PORK Is NOT USUALLY EATEN BY
THE BETTER CLASSES. 1t is pur-
chased mainly by the common people
wroking people-and what matters if it
be rotten or diseased? The Taxpayers" :"
whom the citizens party mayor repre-
sents, are able to buy porterhouse steak,
and it is highly improbable that any of
them wilf eat stewed germs or fried alb
sesses. And if few more working peo-
pie contract tuberculosis and die, what
matters it? There are much too many
of them now-many more than there
are Jobs for, and there is profit in garb-
age fed hogs; profit in selling filthy,
rotten, diseased and disease producing
meat. So, undoubtedly, it will continue
81 L. ,ae1ly Esor,. VIZ ar tnc' rFFTRrAN
HEALTH. OR HUMAN HAPPINESS,
OR HUMAN LIFE, IN COMPARISON
TO PROFITS? FOR THE DESIRE
FOR PROFITS is THE HANDSPRING
OF OUR "CIVILIZATION!"-The World
for Workers.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
DETECTIVE AGENCIES

where we are not better than human
weaklings. That we can remain calm
and sileut ard all the while know that a
pack of poisoned hounds have been
turned loose to bring suffering and death
to the people, is beyond understanding.
First of all, we allow capitalism to
rob the toilers of more than one-half
of all the wealth they create, and, sec
ondly, we allow brutal corporations to
hire detective agencies to spy on their
workers, who make all dividends pos
sible; and we boneheads let the thing go
on day after day, never even peeping
about it.
OF COURSE, THE WORKERS MUST
BE KEPT "HONEST," ;" YOU KNOW;
AND IF IT is NECESSARY TO HIRE
A THOUSAND OR TEN THOUSAND
DETECTIVES TO KEEP THEM HON
EST, WHY THAT'S THEIR OWN
FAULT, THEREFORE, LET THEM
PAY THE BILL.
We have now arrived at the foolish
house. The gates are open, so let's all
go inside.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
THE COMMONWEALTH
HAS MADE BIG PLANS
Has Mailed Letter Containing Two Haf-Year Subscrp
ton Cards To Entire List of Subscribers.
RESULTS ARE BEGINNING TO APPEAR

a socialist paper is ever striving to
increase its circulation. The ambition to
send the message of socialism to an ever
widening circle of readers is great and
impelling force. 1t is an ambition which
from the nature of things grows strong
er with each success.
The Commonwealth has more than
doubled its circulation within the last
six months.
It will more than double its list Of
readers within the next six months.
Each successful plan viii be succeeded
by a stronger one.
Readers of socialist papers are great
workers for working class victory. Few
indeed are those who i'm slipshod, sloyen-
Iv fashion shove their share of work in
the great class struggle upon others.
Realizing the potential power of its
army Of readers, the Commonwealth has
mailed two subscription cards to each
one of them. A firm belief in the will
inguess of a socialist to DO what is to
be done. and do it cheerfuly, is fully
Justified
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
A DISCREDITED REFORM.
A Month of Commission Government in
Everett Has Added Expense and
Nothing More.

Commission government in Everett is
in full swing. 1t has already accomp-
lished several things.
The most noticeable accomplishment is
one that we as socialists mention with a
broad grin. This efficient, economical
from has hit the dear taxpayer where the
pet rooster got the axe-between the
bill and tail. There is added expense
everywhere. Of course we socialists
have no taxes to pay as we produce it
all and then turn it over to the collectors
of surplus value. Still it affects our
risibilities to already hear the cry:
"This - commission will swamp us if
we don't turn the town wet, and pay
the bills out of booze money.
Ffolliott is going to pave Oakes ave
nue. ON CONTRACT. Commissioner
Thompson, a contractor himself, has de-
cided that he cannot handle this work
on day labor He needs the brains OF
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
ROOSEVELT is THE MOST OVERRATED AND BEST LOVED
FAKIR SINCE THE GOLDEN CALF."- Mark TtOain.
The Newly Formed and SocaIled Progressive
Party Has Let the "BuIl Loose" in the
Political China Shop. Now for the Smash

Such progressive as Teethadore has
some consolation to offer socialist.
Any voter who will fall for his line of
bunk will at least be induced to keep
his feet off the lunch" Such voters are
best appreciated when farthest distant
from the socialist party.
After tie death of Mark Twain, an
auction was held to dispose of his ef-
fects. Among them was letter about
Theodore Roosevelt. 1t was not compli-
mentary. This letter was brought in and
suppressed by a friend of the colonel
but unfortunately it had already ap-
peared in the associated press and has
been remembered.
One sentence in this letter by Mark
Twain gives complete picture of the
Bull Loose" and is as follows:
"Col. Roosevelt is the most over-rated
and best loved fallir since the Golden
Calf"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Roosevelt, the Bull Loose" of politics,
hace once more come into his own. He
owns and controls brand new political
party-the Progressive Party.
"No-God Hollow" of jefferson county,
Wisconsin, is noted for its pious popula-
ton Whitewater of the same state is
named after a muddy stream.
Roosevelt, the Progressive, is likewise
consistent. It was he who signed the
"Alton SteaP while governor of New
York, thereby making $1O0,OOC,OOO of
watered stock acceptable to savings
banks. 1t was he who engineered the
Panama purchase with its millions of
swag for legalized looters. Tt was he
who shot the Spaniard in the back, and
gloated over the bloody deed. It was he
who hunted monkeys and gentle-eyed
fauns in Africa and shot to kill Kill,
KILL. 1t is he who now has the support
of Perkins and Munsey and Mccormick
and the Morgan gang.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
DISEASED MEAT FOR WORK
ERS.
ACan't You Leave the Garbage Question
Alone?" Asks Mayor.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO EAT FRIED,
BOILED, BAKED OR STEWED TUBER-
CULOSIS GERMS OR TUBERCULAR
ASSESSES? Would you willingly serve
diseased meat on your table2 Would
YOU like to eat pork that has been fed
on filthy, rotten garbage, garbage that
is swarming with germs of consumption
Would you like to eat pork that comes
from hogs afflicted with this dread
scourge; hogs whose bodies are full of
deadly germs and putrient ASSESSES +?
Probably not: but, if you live in Colo
sAs-o, .osprsi..ily Il se.- .i'U "a 1s-s-esss -
is quite likely that you eat that kind
of pork, if you eat pork at all. And it
would appear that His Honor the Mayor
of Denver, Prince of Reformers, choice of
the 'People," "Citizens' Mayor, thinks
that kind of pork is good enough for
the workers
You see, there is money in raising
hogs, when the feed can be had without
cost, and so, some enterprising Business
Men, are raising hogs on garbage, gath
ering up the scraps of bread, PUTRID
MEAT, bones, etc, thus fattening their
hogs with littl ecost, for the garbage is
given them entirely. A large portion
of the garbage comes from the hospitals
and sanitariums, where the worst con-
sumptives are cared for. Yes, doubtless
many people die from eating this filthy
stuff, but let us not forget, THERE Is
PROFIT IN SELLING IT, and what else
is so important as profit?
DR.. Sherman, who has been endeavor-
ing for years to have this dangerous
meat barred from the market, was Of
fered the position of city health commits
sioner, but was asked by Mayor Arnold,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

tfolliott, as he himself has decided to
draw $4,000 year as a figurehead.
Brodeeks policemen appear this week
in new uniforms. Brodeck so far has
earned his $4,000 per by adding a new
chief of detectives and new clothes for
his men. Being dealer in clothes him
self, this part of police work is all he
understands.
Crime is still committed but at least
our policemen are to be we'll dressed
Christensen is handling finance by
proxy. He has the same office force as
in olden times. To this he has added
himself as figurehead and $4,000
ornament.
Let's put the town wet to pay these
bills. The last administration turned
the town over ON almost cash basis.
Let's collect from the buns to keep it
there.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
horse sneak office tbs spies on bartend

horse sneak office tht spies on bartend-
ers.
The larger r~..aaii, fsr ~ the barker:
"Pay US and ,ye W. n. see that yoa are
not robbed-don't pa. us and We'll see
that you are"
These national agencies have a wide
range of acquaintance among the Grim
inal elements-in fact, a good proportion
of them are criminals; and where a
bank refuses to pay its quota it is a
simple matter to pass the word along
that such and such bank is not "pro
tected."
And, accordingly, it is looted.
Thus the agency gains both ways It's
prestige increases because the bank
robbed was not under its guardianship,
and it gets strong hold on the "safe
crackers" who did the job. When they
are wanted as stool pigeons they are not
in a position to refuse.
The one-h horse sneak agnecies have
different gratis. One of the most sue
cessful is to start a crusade against
vice." locate assignation and disorderly
houses, and bleed the occu pants to the
limit.
Then there are other agencies that
make a speciality of keeping tab on bar
tenders. The Operative" is supposed to
drop into protected" saloon during the
busiest time of the day and note wheth-
er the bartender rings up the register for
the correct amounts.
The average saloon keeper pays these
leeches, because he has reason to believe
that if he didn't pay them some wild
eyed reformer would be given the tip
the first time the saloon keeper ever
sold a drink on Sunday
1t occasionally happens that one of
these sneak agencies" can get "some-
thing on" moneyed man and then there
are flush times in the outfit, The "easy
mark" is led to believe that his secret
is out and that the only way to avert
trouble is to have the detectives elk"
somebody-and fixing comes high.
The writer does not blame the iudi-
vidual employe used by these agencies.
HE USUALLY is A MAN WITHOUT
A JOB. HE NEEDS TO LIVE. HE
CANNOT LIVE UNLESS HE HAS
WORK. HE Is MERELY A VICTIM
OF OUR SPLENDID SYSTEM OF
OWNERSHIP OF JOBS-a
victim of capitalism.
So he hires you to a detective agency
who uses him to secure evidence against
anybody for anybody who can pay.
THE PARASITES, WHO PRIVATE
LY OWN OUR PUBLIC UTILITIES,
OTHER JOBLESS MEN TO
SPY on THE WORKERS, AND THE
WHOLE DISGUSTING OUTFIT LIVES
AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE THEY
SPY ON-THE WORKERS.
Some civilization there, all right an
rghteei
The disgusting thing about the whole
horrible tragedy is the evidence that we
as a people have degsnerated 70 a level
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Eugene V. Debs. socialist candidate for
president of the United States, will be
in Everett on Sunday, September l. He
will speak in the Coliseum at o'clock
in the afternoon.
The Coliseum will hold 5000 people,
but it will not hold all who win want to
hear Comrade Debs. Arrangements are
being made for an overflow meeting at
Liberty Hall.
The general admission to the Debs lee
ture will be 25 cents. Reserved seats
win be sold at 80 cents and rs cents.
A. Sturdza, city organizer Of Everett, IS
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
DEBS MEETING
IN EVERETT
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Candidate for President
of the United States, VIII Speak in Everett
at 200 p. M, Sunday, September lst
THE BIG COLISEUM COR. WALL AND WETMORE,
WITH SEATING CAPACITY FOR 5000 PEOPLE
HAS BEEN SECURED.

sending tickets to party members in the
city and Snohomish county for advance
sale. No time should be lost in sending
for additional tickets when the first lot
are sold.
September 1, at ? p. m, we will wit
ness the greatest political meeting in the
history of Snohomish county. 1t will be
good to be there. There is no greater
orator in the world than Eugene V Debs,
and no more tireless, fearless worker for
the emancipation of all labor from the
curse of wage slavery.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
By Gordon Nye.

By Gordon Nye
A few days ago ten Detroit officials
were arrested on charges Of craft. in
connection with the building of the Wa
bash depot in that city.
me manner IN which these men were
trapped and the evidence secured against
them is Characteristic of the methods
employed by detective agencies every
where.
This particular agency opened head
quarters in an office building and posed
as Wabash railroad agents. After put
ting through the city council the Wa
bash deal all the aldermen who had
previously been approached by the de-
tectives, and who had agreed to accept
money for their vote in favor of the
privilege" were invited to come to the
office of the agency and receive the
amounts they had agreed to take.
When they had accepted the money
they were Immediately arrested and
charged with graft.
The economic system under which we
live is such that only an inconsiderable
minority of men can keep straight.
slips seize the ones who are found out
and lock them up.
To the writer it appears incredible
that in this age of so-called civilization
these depicable detective agencies can
practice their methods of tempting men
and then betraymg them, and do so
without protest.
They do not confine their effort to
capitalist politicians alone, but practice
their "profession" in the ranks of union
labor. 1t is this phase of their work
which affects the great mass of toilers.
These agencies have grown until their
claws and dirty methods
are also used by all respectable" cor
porations, BUSINESS is Business"
you know, and business has grown so
crooked that, according to the managers
of large corporations, it requires thou
sands of spies to keep the workers from
initiating their methods of crookedness.
Glorious civilization!
It is well known that the present sys-
tenn of capitalism systematically manu-
features crooks, and right here we cite
an instance to prove this assertion: No
man can betray the business transacted
in the rooms of the union. Yet these
detective agencies hire thousands of
men with but one purpose in view, and
that IS for these hired spies to join
unions, learn the union secrets and then
Detray the unions.
IN THIS MANNER, CAPITALISM.
WITH THE AID OF PRIVATE DE
TECTVE AGENCIES, MANUFAC-
TURES LIARS AND PERJURERS AND
MEN TO FORGET THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THEIR FEL-
LOWAIEN
Vow the ground work of all private
detective agencies is blackmail. This
applies 20 an of them, from the nation
wide firms that Ruari banks 20 the one-
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WORKING MEN AND WOMEN.

For your own sake unite
And the battle will be easy
If you just learn how to fight.
With ten thousand times ten thousand
We will vote the workers in,
And we'll heed no priest or preacher
If they tell us that's sin.
And we'll rule this glorious country
From Key West to Nome,
And every worker in it
viii have a wife and home.
Timothy Adams.