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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24
AbFbevilae, Louisiana.
What a blessing a war with Japan

What a blessing war with Japan
would be in The way of giving EN-.
p'oyment to the blood seeking na-
tiyes who are terrorizlng the good
citizens Of Taogipahoa. a war with
a foreign people might draw off
enough Of the killers of that section
10 permit other people to live in
peace. It looks as if the better class
of citizens would be compelled to
move away fron Tangipahoa unless
they get together and rid themselves
Of the desperadoes who are making
a most unenviable reputation for
that parish B R. Truth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24

Jennings vas 70 have . big col
lege and large SUM OF moqey had
been raised By The citizens TO farther
the enterprise. Bat something has
gone wrong With the scheme. We
notice in tie Jennings Record q list
of suhscribe.s to the amount of sl3,-
900 who deelafe that they repudiate
their notes given for the purpose Of
securing the college aud the concern
will likely die borning
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24
j, THRCLET THERToT.
j. II. WILLIAMS.

On motion of Mr. Miller duly seconded,
resolved that Mr.. Bergman be requested
to come before this body to ascertain if
lie will have his contract for furnishing
Of bridge lumber for the parish changed
80 that said Iumbe will be of 3 inch thick
ness instead OF two inches as now speel-
fed in contract.
The following reports from the Finance
Committee was received and ordered
spread on the minutes. to-wiT:
10 the President and Members of the
/ Police Jury OF EermiIion parish.
GENTLEMEN: Tue following Is a report
of q settlement with ]. .. Hebert, Sheriff
/ and Ex-oificio Tax Collector on collec-
tions for the month Of June 1897 on rolls
! Of eb:
! 10 amt claim for uncollectable
| movable property 800 "
/ Credited by the following collec-
| tions:
Bg amt coll from Garland
| By va amt coll from T Isaacs
50 E II FioTy
9th ward 81
. q g. N Prada
9TH ward l2 II 2.
! To amt bal uncoH mov prop 33l Z:
To int coil 44.22 q II pr et q
5 s37 0;
/ BY rect from par treas 80
] TO amt bal nneoll mov prop S5517i
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24
Police 5s.ry Proceedings.
ABBEvILLE, La, July I3, 1897
Ia Inrr IN and FOR Yarmilinn


The Police Jury in and for Vermilion
parish met this In regulaf session.
Present. NJ. SaTver President, and
Messrs. j. T. Theriot, Geo. Delano, NJ. 1.
Eldredge, A. Picard, B. Leblanc, w. z.
Miller.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
!. Mr.. Nugier as member OF committee on
reeons.ruction of the draw bridge at
Perry raade a report showing same to be
completed and also bills OF costs ON same
to have been 5961 is FOR labor and mater
iai, which report Tas accepted.
Mr. Leblanc rs laembeE of committee to
renew the Conlee Kinney bridge reported
the same to be completed and asked that
aid report be accepted and the commit
ice be discharged, which request was
granted.
Mr. Eldrodges reported progress on
!. Yaung's lev6e. Ae arso lsias;l6 .S1"pei on
sick horse belonging to sir. Wngo, stat
ing that said horse was affected with
straneles or distemper.
Mr. Miller reported that after consult
ing with the District Attorney he bad
visited the Auditor and taking the adyice
of said officer, and considering allnatte.S
pertaining to the assessment Of the |. &
! v. Il. r.. He, the said W p Miller. lao
! eonsea+ed to assess the same at 535400t
| per mile.
The following report of road and bridge
4 committee was received and on mntlor
the same was spread on the minutes TO
wit: .
/ ABBEyuLE, Ia, July i. 1897
TO the Hon. Police Jury for Verni3liol
parish Gentlemen:
Your committee on roads and bridge
met this day in regular session. Present
4 J.T. Theriot and J. N. Williams. Absen
B, Leblanc.
The question Of tracing public road
Iatiolas cove was presented out OWN
TO there being no report from jury OF fire;
holders appointed to trace SAID road theI
was no action taken.
YGur committee would recommend tina
action he taken by your Hon. body
cause the public read near the lands {
Atenas Meaux to be worked. and put !
good condition for the travelling public.
: Mr.. DuIvas Heber5 appeared and mad
objection to the cutting or separating III
lands by tracing of public road.
There being no further business th
committee adjourned TO the next regula
4uenting
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24
F.~I0JISIANA, SATURDAY july a, 1897.

Monday before the second Tuesday Of
August next.
The following road oyerseers made their
annual reports and the amounts placed
opposite their names was allowed them
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24

Date vinegar lhas ceen made by
the Arabs for ages. Il has recently
been put on the Euglish market,aud
ihe English say il Is far superior to
any other vinegar.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24

an observing politician says that
the difference between those going
in aud those going out Of Office is
mainly this: the former are sworn in
aud the latter go out swearing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24

An ohseryant old bachelor says
If you meet a young lady who is
not very shy, you Lad better be
little shy Yourself
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24

/ There being no further business the
EPoliee Jury then adjourned to the next
Irregular meeting.
MARTIN s8RvERs President.
81. N. WILLIAMS. Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24

The only experience that you can
fully comprehend is your own. That
is why the world is so slow to
learn.
The Progress., 1897-06-19

Loyal to his friends, charitable to
the world. the inner circle Of his
associates were fond of him those
without, respected and admired
him.
Such a man ever makes con-
siderate, true affectionate husband,
tender, indulgent father; and
Mr.. Spofford Kerley was, in his
home a king, in the affections of
wife and children.
Spofford was perfectly prepared
to go. He had made the terms
with One whose adoptions God
never rejects. Christ the Redeem
er had said, Father! he is one of
my sheep! and Jehovah had re-
sponced, "it is well!" What
sweet consolation to his family
and friends to know that all was
we'll with "Spoff's" soul.
The remains of Mr.. j. S. Kerley
were laid away with Masonic hon.
ars Monday afternoon, a large
circle of friends being present to
pay a last sad duty to the depart
Ell brother and friend.
To the widow and orphaned
children the heart of the writer
goes out in tender sympathy.
May God soothe the aching hearts
and cause them to see the sun
shine of Christ's glory, through
the clouds of sorrow which now
them.
The Progress., 1897-06-19
Nashville Centennial.

On account of the Tennessee
Centennial and International Ex-
position at Nashville, Tenn, The
Texas & Pacific Railway will sell
tickets to Nashville and return as
follows:
Glass A-on sale any date up
to and including Oct. 18th. Final
limit for return Nov. 7th. Round
trip rate S27.1O
Glass Bon sale any date up to
and including Oct. 18th. Final
limit for return twenty (2O) days
from date of sale Round trip rate
S19.S5
Class Con sale every Tuesday
and Thursday up to and including
Oct. Goth. Final limit for return
ten (t0) days from date of sale.
Round trip rate S1S.45
The above rate will apply either
via Texarkana or New Orleals
Getaways.
The Progress., 1897-06-19
Mr.. SpoTord Kerley Dead.

On Monday morning, but short
while after the the Sabbath had
yielded the scepter to its successor,
the contest of mortality and inn
mortality over the life of Mr.. John
Spofford Kerley was settled, and
almost with the passing out of the
hallowed day, his spirit went out
to the tand of everlasting rest
and peace and love.
In the prime of life, scarcely
past the meridian of a splendid
physical manhood, that enemy to
humanity, ''Bright's Diseaae"
laid hold on him and despite his
great physical strength, iron will
and grim determination, the re-
lentless foe gradually Slapped the
strength of the sturdy oak until
life faded out.
a brave, generous boy was
Spofford Kerley in his young days
and manhood but developed, ma
ured and cnnobled these virtues.
The Progress., 1897-06-19
Summer Excursion.

Summer excursion tickets at re-
duced rates are now being sold at
all stations to Galveston, Arkansas
Pass, Boorno, Comfort, Corpus
Christi, Ganaha, Korrville, Rock
port, Sour Lake station and Woot-
en- Wells, Texas, via the Shreve-
port Route. Ask agents for rates.
F. D. Yoakum, G. T. & p. A.
H. Everett, A. G.. P. A.
The Progress., 1897-06-19
To The Public.

I have moved my harness and
carriage shop from my old stand
on Texas street to my new and
building, no. $40 Texas
avenue, where I will always be
ready to serve you better and
quicker in the future.
August Albert.
The Progress., 1897-06-19
Plumbing Shop Moved.

The plumbing shop of Messrs H.
Dillenberger Jr. and Co. has been
moved to 307 Milan street, next
door to the Columbia club rooms.
If you have no time, leave your or
ders phone them over 66, Citizens
company. Ju Is i'm
The Progress., 1897-06-19
DRIFTING NEWShETS.

The Progress is glad to know
that Mr.. Charles A. Dewfng has
almost entirely recovered from the
severe bruising he received from
his tumble from the Belt cars re-
Gently. 1t was a terrible fall, and
but for his wonderful vitality, he
would scarcely have been able to
have met the great draft on his
strength.
District Court, civil term, will
meet next Monday at IL o'clock,
Something was said recently
about there not being enough
brick made in Shreveport to do the
necessary building and improv-
ing with where-upon Mr.. Louis
Oliffe told The Progress that he
had million and a-half on his
yards alone.
Mr.. VIM H. Fory is the city and
being cordially greeted by his old
friends. He is now head-quarter-
ed at Dallas Texas.
Upper 2t4, 2f6 and 2fS Texas
street is being putin proper repair.
After the work has been finished,
let the good Samaritan go around
and do tle same for upper 2O4 and
206 Milan.
Don't forget that Rev. H. w. May
will preach a special sermon to the
members of his (Jordan street)
church tomorrow evening at SIS
o'clock.
Building! building!! building!H
everywhere, in and out, around
and about Shreveport,
The many friends of Col. John
S. Young, Caddo's urbane and
efficient sheriff, will be glad to
learn that he is in safe state of
convalescence, and his genial self
will soon be seen at his post again.
The herald., 1897-09-17
A FAMILY QUARREL
The Fawkes Family of Burbank Get
ting Tangled up

The Fawkes family of Burbank are
washing some of their dirty linen in De-
partment five ard there appears to have
been good deal of it.
In this particular instance Joseph W.
Fawkes, jr., is suing Joseph w. Fawkes.
sr., to recover an oil painting of the
latter, some spoons, knives and forks
and sundry other articles. Although
young man Fawkes won't speak to old
man Fawkes when he passes by, he has
a hankering after the mock present.
ment of his paternal parent.
The young fellow, 1t appears, was
travelling on the road and quite frequent
ly got miscellaneous goods in exchange
in the course OF business, and these he
made habit of serding to his father.
Some time ago father and son had a
quarrel which eventuated in suit over
a mortgage, brought by the son. The
old man got back at him by filing an
other suit and then the son called quits
by instituting still another suit to re-
cover these articles. The case was
tried in the Justices court, the value of
the goods being insignificant, and is
now on appeal.
The herald., 1897-09-17
THAT HOME DWELLING
That Is Bone of Contention Between
Ibbetson and Mrs. Smart

Mr.. r. E. Ibbetson, the gentleman al
luded to in these columns yesterday as
having contracted to build a home for
Mrs. Charity Smart, which he didn't
build, takes exception to some Of the
lady's allegations as set forth in her
complaint and recorded by The Herald.
He will doubtless have the opportunity
afforded him of having his say in court
and showing what a beneficent action he
was doing in taking s25OO parcel of land
in exchange for $3.50 lot at Menlo park
encumbered by $3.50 mortgage, and 10
which he cannot, or at least has not
given title.
Meantime, however, Mr.. Ibbetson
maintains that when he recorded his
deed he acted within his right, there be-
ing absolutely no stipulation to the con-
tract. Nor did he, so he claims, agree TO
have the house completed by May 1st
but did agree to have it completed sixty
days from the date of the signing of the
papers. He stands ready to build so
soon as Mrs. Smart will let him know
her desire regarding the proposed dwell
ing.
The case now being in court it Is prob
able that Mrs. Charity Smart will let
it stop there
The herald., 1897-09-17
SHOT TO KILL
Charles Harrison Held for the Shoot.
ing at Santa Anita

Charles Harrison was yesterday ex-
amined before Justice Young on the
charge of having shot Joe Reed with in
tent to kill.
This is the case in which a new COM
plant had to be issued and another ex-
animation held owing to negligence of
Judge Rossiter in not forwarding the pa
pers of the first examination to the city
within the statutory time.
Both Of the men were engaged as la :
borers at the Santa Anita ranch. There
had been some i'll feeling existing be-
tween them and one night in July there
was trouble in the dining room while
the men were at supper. Reed then
struck Harrison, but quiet was restored.
and Reed was standing outside talking
with some Of the men when Harrison
came out The latter pulled pistol and
fired couple of shots at Reed. The
first flew past his head, but the second
entered on the left side of the neck and
buried itself in the upper part Of the
shoulder. The wounded man was taken
to the county hospital and remained
there month without the physician be-
able to extricate the bullet
Justice Young held the defendant in
$4,000 bail to answer the charge.
The herald., 1897-09-17
ANGELES FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER II, 1897

plainant further alleges that on the
night of April 4th the conductor, one P.
A. Carey, made improper and indecent
advances to her, and upon her refusal
to accept such advances it is claimed
that said Carey attempted by force to
compel her to accede to his desires. and
that he repeated the offense at other
times in the intervening days up to April
1th.
The complaint goes into most explicit
detail as to the effects Of the violence
claimed to have been inflicted and al
leges that besides insulting language,
which caused her great mental suffer-
ing, humiliation and modification.
Carey threatened to kill plaintiff if she
ever complained, asked for assistance
from her fellow passengers or spoke Of
his conduct to any one of the officers Of
the defendant company.
The complaint also alleges that when
on April 18th they were nearing San Ber-
nardino, Carey asked her for kiss, ana
when she refused plaintiff claims Carey
struck her in the face with his fist. AS
result of the bodily pain and mental
anguish which complainant alleges she
was subjected to she further claims to
have had an attack of nervous prostra
ton in which she was confined to her
room for ten days, and to have received
certain other injuries which are perma-
nent.
Mrs. Hafner, therefore, aided by the
moral support of her husband, prays for
damages as above stated.
The herald., 1897-09-17
COURT CALENDAR
Cases to Be Called in the Departments
Today

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
(23SS) People VS.. Toleman and Burns
grand larceny; trial.
TWO-Judge Clark.
Q97D Estate of A. M. Lugo; petition fol
final account and distribution.
Q254) Estate of s. G. Millard; petition fol
confirmation of sale of real estate.
Q696) Estate of l.. Gilmore: citation.
$3.50 Estate and guardianship of Las.
sere minors; petition for accounting.
Ql96) Estate and guardianship of E
Shipton; citation.
(212O) Estate of ]. c. Drake: citation.
Q51s) Estate of G. j. Hopkins; final ac-
count and distribution.
Q410 Estate of j. Wilson; annual ac-
count.
(95) Estate of B. Wilson; account.
Q7,51D Estate of A. Gibson; petition fol
distribution.
(7S) Estate of J. S. Neal; citation.
THREE-Judge York.
Nothing set.
(27,576) Buchanan VS.. Castruccio.
(26,046) Hodgkins VS.. Wright; trial; fur
ther hearing.
FIVE-Judge Shaw.
Co., Boughton VS.. Jones.
SIX-Judge Allen.
(2S,SO6) Thompson VS.. Ryan.
COURT-Justice Young.
Blumenthal VS.. Huniman $3.50.
People VS.. Manley; 1890.
People VS.. Direly 1890.
Barker VS.. Breese; 80.
Adams VS.. Kraemer; 1:30.
The herald., 1897-09-17

by IS shares of the capital stock of
Craig, Stuart & Co.
The estate of Hulda Bergstron, de-
ceased.-The petition of j. b. Newton
for probate of will. The estate is valued
at $500.
N. Massaro VS.. Louis Paint ct Ala
suit to recover $10175 on a lien, $100 at
torneys' fees and decree of sale against
lot Is, block 25 of Hazards East Side
addition.
D. W. Stewart VS.. the City Of Los
Angeles.-A suit TO quiet title to a strip
of land 40 feet long ard 10 feet in width,
forming an alleyway at the rear of lot
3, block A in the Clara Belle tract
The guardianship of Norine Morine
Graves, minor.-Petition of Jay H.
Graves to be appointed guardian The
estate consists of one-ha,f interest in
the estate of her mother.
Stillman c. White VS.. Monarch Brick
company ct ala suit to recover
S7O46O6, with liz per cent interest,
$352.30 attorneys fees, and decree of sale
against the mortgaged premises.
The herald., 1897-09-17
HOME PRODUCTS
Riverside County Hospital Supplied
With Them Hereafter

Victory Is perched on the banner of
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation and the home products COM
mittee have scored a big point in River
side county. In consequence of letter
from Secretary Zeehandelaar to the
county attorney of Riverside county
calling his attention to section 3249 of
the political code of this state, the lat
ter has taken up the matter and ad-
vised the board of supervisors of his
county that their action in asking bids
for specific brands and their failure to
state in their advertisements that home
products would be preferred was in vio-
lation of the act passed by the last legis-
lature. The county attorney further
recommended that all bids affected by
that act be rejected and new proposals
be asked for.
Secretary Zeehandelaar says that if
this matter is followed up and all the
public institutions will follow the letter
and spirit of the law, Southern Califor-
mia will be benefited to the extent of
at Least half million dollars a year
Riverside county will now be supplied
with Los Angeles soap, coffee crack
ers, and baking powder, and instead of
spending the tax payers money in east
ern articles and helping keep the east
ern factories open, the local industries
will be benefited by just so much.
Word was received late yesterday that
the steamer Albion left San Diego last
evening and will arrive in San Pedro this
morning. The excursion that was to
have left on her for Mexican ports will
probably leave Monday or Tuesday of
| next week, and the association will go
down on the train to San Pedro with the
representatives to celebrate the estab-
lishment Of the steamship service and
the harbor victory at the same time.
Punch will be served but it will all be
made OF home products, even to the
sugar.
The herald., 1897-09-17
Prompt Reform of Bodily Evils

The prompt reform of those bodily evils.
enfeebled digestion, incomplete assimila-
tion, inactivity of the liver, kidneys and
bladder, as well as of the nervous symp-
toms which these ailments are specially
prone to beget, is always accomplished by
the use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a
medicine accredited by physicians, pro-
nounced pure by analysis, and eminently
wholesome and agreeable. Surely such a
restorative is preferable to unpalatable and
indigestible mineral drugs and unsanc-
toned nostrums The nation at large as
suredly thinks so, judging by the unprece-
dented demand for the article from Maine
to the Pacific, demand now supplemented
by immense orders for it received from
tropical America. Mexico, the British and
Spanish colonial possessions, and else
where. Both at home and abroad it is
recongnized as standard remedy and pre-
ventive, the decisiveness of its effects rec.
ommending 1t everywhere.
The herald., 1897-09-17
ANOTHER HEAVY CLAIM
Arising Out of the Great Flood That
Worked Havoc in 1889

The suit of j. ] Woodwork against the
Southern California Railway company
to recover $67ST0 as damages suffered
during the great flood of 1889, was before
Judge Allen yesterday without jury.
The suit is one of a series brought
against the railroad corporation, and is
naturally, considering the interests in
volved, being closely contested. The
plaintiff is being represented by the law
firms of Graves, O'Melveny & Shank
land and Works & Lee, while Judge c.
n. Sterry, special counsel for the Santa
Fe road. and Henry j. Stevens, at
torney for the Southern California COM
pany, are watching the case for the de-
fendant company
During the years 1887 and 1888 the
Riverside, Santa Ana and Los Angeles
Railroad company, one of the predeces-
sors of the defendant company, wrong
fully and without right, it is claimed
entered upon the bed and channel of
the Los Angeles river and in viola ton of
the rights of the plaintiff constructed a
permanent levee commencing a a point
on Macy street, and passing from thence
south, or nearly so, to the southern
boundary line of the city, near the east
ern bank of the river and far eastward
Of the channel through which the river
was accustomed to flow prior to the
construction of the levee, and the Cali
fornia Central Railway company, after
it's Incorporation and during 1887 and 1883
completed and finished the levee. By
he construction of this levee it is
charged that having been constructed
n negligently and maintained in such
way that in high water the full force
of the water flowing in the stream was
changed and diverted from its natural
| channel and is thrown against the east
| ern bank; that soon after the constructio
| Of this levee, on Dec. "a. 1889, there oc-
CURED flood which caused the river to
rapidly rise, and the full force. of tha
water being thrown against the eastern
\ bank the bank was cut away and the
! natural channel Of the strem filed up
| with sand debris The water of the
stream was thereby turned to the south
eastward, and entirely out of the channel
of the river, new channel being ma de.
Ever since that time and during the
ordinary rainy season the water covers
The lands of the plaintiff consisting of
about 120 acres. The top soil was washed
away and a channel made which still,
exists. Land valued at $4,000 was car
ried way nd Improvements consisting of
a twenty-acre orchard valued at $4,000
$4,000 house, two barnSkalued at $1,000
forty tons of hay valued a&sS2O, wind
mill, we'll valued at $3.50 4nd a large
quantity of land was destrd ed by be-
ing covered with sand an cobble-
stones such land extending thirty
three acres. to the alleged d 4 3age OF
plaintiff in the sum of $577O a being
severed from the other land so as{lo dam.
age the same to the extent of2k1O oO0
carrying away at the same time Hncine
worth $500.
Plaintiff claims that the land kwas
never condemned for the purposes the
river bed and asks damages in the kun
of $67,S70