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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-18
The Drainage COMMITTEE.

arranged for the morning of the
Il inst, at the Iberian office, but
due to the inability of some of the
members thereof to be present, the
meeting was postponed till the
afternoon of the same date. Mr..
Y. u. kemper, who had been in
voted by members Of the commit.
tee to meet with them, was in
Franklin that morning. He tele-
phoned that he would be up on
the afternoon train for the even
ing session.
The last appointed hour rolled
round but the committee did not.
Mr.. Kemper and the writer alone
appeared at the meeting place.
Mr.. Kemper had gone to consid-
erable pains to visit the canals
now being cut in lower Iberia and
st. Mary parishes and had gather.
ed quite deal of valuable and in
teresting information about the
work there being done, and he
was prepared to submit this data
to the committee. He also brought
photographs showing the clearing
of the right cf way through the
marsh forests and of the dredges
at work.
In speaking of what he saw at
these great works of Improvement
he stated that the contractors had
been much surprised at encounter
ing the remains of what had been
a dense forest of heavy trees,
buried just beneath the grass and
sod of the seamarsh, on the out
side of the present timber lines.
| Many Of the old monarchs were
lying prone in the path Of the
dredges and had to be lifted out
with dynamite. Through all these
ages of their sleep they had not
decomposed. When these stumps
and logs were uncovered they
showed distinctly the charing of
what must shave been an awful
forest fire.
In one place he saw one stump
upon another; the lower one cy-
press, the upper one another variety
of tlee. This would. indicate that
possibly two forests have perished
upon the same site. It is possible
that the first forest perished and
Twas buried at the time of the cata-
clysm, when the coast island with
their wonderful salt deposits were
thrown These are truly sights
which wouldIinterest the geologist
| IF this section ever cuts a cana
through the mash to Bayou Carlir
this same buried forest will mos
probably be encounter in greater
or less degree, and will consider
ABLY add to the expense of the un
dertaking Instead Of there bein!
one mile of cypress woods AM
lswamp, as shown by Mr.. Kerr
lgan's survey, to cut through,
Imay be safe to calculate for ell
other mile of hidden logs an
stumps.
All these barriers, however
should not cause an abandonment
lof the work. The benefits OF sue
canal, once achieved woul
be great enough, and far reachln
IenOugh to compensate Tor any COZ
lit may entail in order to releas
the foods which are now annual
carried to the beginning or Il
marsh and there piled up for Il
want Of an outlet. II this VOL
can be &C complished in the prese1
decade and paid for-the cuttln
from the mouths of the conlee
through the marsh, to Bayou "a
limit will be a work worthy
the people and will prove burdel
some enough
From this Improvement, on
accomplished, the means may
made apparent for 9 greater can
with commercial features.
al s-----
4. Messrs Gainnier and Hebert
ID st. Martins parish, will put NJ
r,nvino nIant on the Slllan pla
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-18

q American Isthmian Canal
paay proposes to build the ca
without cost to the United
= government.
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-18

capital will build : rice
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-18
For Sprains and Strains

L~HNVNNHNSHNN
IN the best thing to use for Sprans and Strains 1t PEN
to where the injury lies drives out the
Inflammation and heals the wounsa tissues and tendons
Don't be stingy in using the inment fail to rub it
in as thoroughly as the soreness will permit.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Contracts for HeadgdteS

Imperial Water Company No. 1 has let contract to George SeXsmith for the construction and placing of fifty headgates leading from the laterals to the farmers ditches, and it is expect ed that another contract for similar number will be called for before this contract is completed, thus making possible the use of water oil more than 100 additional farms for fall crops. A meeting of the directors of the com- pany is being held in Los Angeles this week, where plans will be inaugu- rated for pushing work on the irriga- ton system ahead as rapidly as possi- ble. In finishing the system there is considerable delay through inability to secure workingmen, and it will prob ably not be until cooler weather comes that there will be a great forward movement in the valley.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Imperial ReSurvey

The bill providing for the resurvey of Imperial lands to correct faults in the Government survey passed Congress and was signed by the President. It is expected that the work of making the survey will soon be in hand, and that the whole matter will be adjusted this fall, leaving property lines un- changed. The bill provides: "rhat the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby authorized to cause to be made d resurvey of lands in San Diego county, in the state of California, em- braced in and consisting of townships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen, south, of ranges eleven, twelve, thir- teen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen east, and fractional township seven teen south, of ranges fifteen and six teen east, all of San Bernardino base and meridian; and all rules and regu- lations of the Interior department re- quiring petitions from all settlers of said townships asking for d resurvey and agreement to abide by the result of the same so far as these lands are concerned, are hereby abrogated; pro- vided, that nothing herein contained shall be SD construed as to impair the present bona tide claim of any actual occ,, pant of any of said lands to lands so occupied"
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Some Incidents

J. H. Dietrick has the honor of being the first person 10 decorate with bunt- ing in Imperial.
 H. c. Oakley brought in fine flag which floated from the new brick on the Fourth.
 Mrs. White brought in fine lot of of ice cream, the first ever served in the valley.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

Imperial Farmers Store,
 w. D. MONTGOMERY, Proprietor.

sand dollars in cash prizes is made for a contest to begin. July 1, this year. The cash prizes are a new feature, and are to be given to the winners of the first choice scholarships, the money to be advanced for the living ex- penses of the successful contestants each month during the school year.
 Any boy or girl in this community who wishes to take advantage of the offer made by the Times, should lose no time in getting ready for the work
 People are always glad of the oppor tunity to assist deserving young people to an education, and one who starts out in earnest to win Times Scholar ship, and the money advanced every month during the school year for living expenses, will be sure to get something if not scholarship, then the liberal cash commission paid for new subscrib- CTS by The Times to those who fail to win the large prizes.
 There certainly are worse ways for an ambitious boy or girl to spend the vacation months.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Clearing a Large Tract

The syndicate which recently pur- cha sed large tract of land across the line in Mexico, which is under the mana cement of George c. Hunt, has let a contract for clearing 5000 acres, preparatory to putting in crops in the fall. MT. Hunt, who has been in the valley for some days, returned to Los Angeles Thursday. He will be back soon and spend most of the summer here getting the land in good shape for cultivation.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Desert Land, Final Proof Notice
 For Publication

TINTED STATES LAND OFFICE, LOS U Angeles, Cal, June goth, 1902
 Notice is hereby given that ELMA B. FER GUSSON of Los Angeles, Cal, has filed notice claim Mo- 1149, for the w. 5a Sec. Il Twp. r S., K. IA E., S. B. M., before Register and Receiver at Los Angeles, Cal, on Wednesday,, the 3Oth day of July, 1902.
 She names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land:
 Marcus B. Horovitz, of Imperial, Cal; S. W. Ferguson, of Los Angeles. Cal; w. J. Leigh ton, of Los Angeles, Cal; Byron E. Rice, of Imperial, Cal.
 A. .CROOKSHANK, Register.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Opportunity for the Ambitious

The educational contest conducted
 by the Los Angeles Times created a good deal of interest in almost every community in Southern California last year. In the Sunday issue of the paper of June P an elaborate announcement of scholarships and upward of a thou
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Desert Land, Final Proof Notice
 For Publication

INVITED STATES LAND OFFICE, LOS U Angeles, California, June 14, 1902.
 Notice is hereby given that MARCUS B. HOROVITZ of Imperial, Cal, has filed notice of intention to make proof on his desert-land claim No. l199, for the E # Sec. p, Twp. IS S, R. IA E, S. B. M., before Register and Receiver at Los Angeles, Cal, on Wednesday, the Both day of July, 1902.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land:
 S. w. Ferguson, Los Angeles Cal; A. W. Patton. of imperial, Cal; Geo. D. Abrams, of Imperiai, Cal; Jas A. Hammers, of Imperial,
 A.. .CRoOKSHANK. Register.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
A Year of TriumphS

At last Congress has passed canal bill. It provides for the purchase by President Roosevelt of the Panama Canal for $40, ,OOO, ,OOO, if perfect title can be secured, ur in default of that, the building of the Nicaraguan canal by the President.
 This is the second act by the pre- sent Congress and the third great po- litical episode of the year which reach es almost to epoch-making proportions and indicates anew that the optiniist alternates with the pessimist in days of ascendency.
 'Land monopolistS will not permit the crea,ion of d public irrigation pol icy 10 make additional farm homes by the million, and thus depreciate the value of lamd.'
 ''Industrial captaincy has grown to industrial despotism, and will continue to grow until the common people are reduced to serfdom."
 "The railroads dictate the policy of the Government, and will never per lnit the people to build all isthnian canal"
 These were the declarations of the pessimist.
 Congress did pass all irrigation bill, which, although not giving all that is needed, is the beginning of public irrigation policy, and. this came as a result of the championship of irriga- ton by President Roosevelt.
 Onhis own initiative President Roose- welt began campaign for the disinte- grafton of industrial monarchies or trusts, with view to the re-establish- ment of industrial democracy.
 Now Congress has passed a bill which can hardly escape giving to the American people their own canal, and the President is authorized to proceed with it's s'construction.
 There lIashiever been any other year III IAuASiHNdh oilStO'C y lhSiSi hdS hSNSi been any other assemblage of Ameri- can citizelis, from which three inde- pendent ideas of so great potency for good have eminated, as the three above alluded to, and this is the optimists' inning,
 Californians have been educated in favor of Nicaraguan canal, and it is somewhat disconcerting to see the turn toward Panama. But among the engineers who have passed on the routes there is division of opinion re- garding the respective merits of them, and it is not improbable that Califor' nians will find in the Panama route as great benefit as in the Nicaraguan, while the canal will be an institution in which the whole country will find benefit.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

Two more bathers have been drown ed at Long Beach, which has an unen- viable reput ation as death trap. Un- less that resort can take steps to pro- tect the lives of those who venture in to it's treacherous waters it has no right to solicit patronage.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

IT was hardly to be expected that the trusts would invade Spookdoni, but the Los Angeles mediums have created d monopoly through combining. There is thus created all opportunity for a new school of fakirs.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

A REDLANDS man who was. contem- plating matrimony recently joined the Elks, evidently intending to test the
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

MAY be it is just as well that the Americans who went to England did not have all opportunity to make the mortifying exhibit of democracy be- passing itself before royalty. There may, after all, be some virtue in the theories of individual equality on which the republic was built.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Stage Line Sold

George McCaulley has bought the stage line and will resume carrying mail according to the new schedule of days
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Wanted

Parties having land with water stock for sale under the Imperial Ca nals may ind purchaser by address ing Box 36 Temecula, Cal, stating general description of land, where To- cated, if improved, etc., and price.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

No PROVISION is made in the call for the Republican county convention for delegates from Imperial, Calexico or Silsbee. The Imperial valley will yet be compelled to put up its own State, county and township tickets as outside politicians do not know of its existence.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

NOTICE-Parties found cutting timber around Blue lake will be pros ecuted. BLUE LAKE LAND & TOWN CO.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

THE Sln Bernardino Times Index de- scribes ''huge sled" found on the desert near Whitewater, which it thinks is a relic of the Mormon or the Spanish inva sion. The Press has been hunting for that sled for several days, having had a quiet tip of it's existence some time since. It is,a sled which was used by aparty of Spanish con quistadores in attempting to cross the desert in July, i63l, the sled having been carved out of a giant pigweed which was felled on the banks of the Algodones. So great depth of snow was encountered that travelling was impossible except by sled and snow shoes, and it has always been matter of deep regret that the entire party perished of cold that summer near Sal ton,
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
RUSH=ze@@!=e E coming
The Grand
We Are Ready

in exhibition with what to show
 
  hem
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
CHARLES D. PosroN, father of Ari

CHARLES ID. PosroN, father of Ari- zOna, alleged to be the original of Mark Twain's Col. Sellers, is dead. His is the common fate of optimistic newspaper boomers. The prophecies he made that were full filled were for gotten, those that failed were remem- bered, and he became discredit ed as visionary and impractical.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

Los ANGELES CAPITAL speaks of Hollenbeck park as one of the breath ing-places of that city. It is hoped that the Des Moines Register will not see the statement, for it will surely claim that people can only brea the in Southern California in few selected localities.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
Good Chance For a Gardener

A Garden for sale with plenty of vegetables on it, six miles south of town, on Miller's ranch, the object be- ing to go to the mountains to prospect for two months. ABEL LOGAN.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-21
PERFORMED.
II Showed That Mr. Pulitzer was
Killed by a Knife Wound.
STRUCK ON THE HEAD
william u. Young h the Alleged SLAP
q er-Hs b the Grandsss ef brig.
hsm Ysssg, the Msrusa
Lesder-PciIce sesrchisg.

New York. SEPT. f5.--kn ausopsy per.
formed on the body OF Mrs. Joseph Pu-
lItIer. who was mysteriously msrtsred
in 4 Fifty. Eighth street nat and whose
body was found In the Morris canal.
showed that her death was caused pri-
mariiy by q knife wound In the alb
6omen. and not by chloraL Several
blows were struck on her head before
death. but the skull was not fractured.
and there were no signs Of cerebral
hemorrhsse.
A police drasnet has been thrown
out for william Hooper Young. grand
son Of the great Mormon leader. Brig.
ham Young. who Is suspected Of the
killing.
Among the books found In Young's
room In the Fifty.Eighth street Fat
was the cover OF q small memorandum.
on the front OF which was stamped IN
gilt letters. practical reference." On
the inside were 4 number Of notes
headed. Blood atonement" and fol.
lowed by Biblical references. including
an excerpt from the book OF Corinth.
ians. reading:
ITO deliver such an one unto Satan
for the destruction Of the nesh. that
the spirit may be saved in the day Of
the Lord Jesus
II now develops that when Young's
father sailed for France on July I. two
Of the sons went back TO Utah. Hooper
did not make his home with bis father
but he roomed in the vicinity. Recent.
ly he called upon the superintendent OF
the building and demanded the Keys,
which were given him.
The apartment originally consisted
Of three suites. rhese were throvn
inao 60 for the .nss of the -fanrly. Hill
upon ehsfr going abroad one of them
was cut on ana was turned over. rent
free. 20 four missionaries who were
proseiyfing sn New York. They have
been living thsre ever since and were
asleep when the supposed murder vas
committed. Their names are Clarence
Snow. Lawrence Taylor. J. L. Woods
and John r. Porter.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-21

washington. sept 7o.-Exsspeaker
Thos. B. Reed. In an interview here
on the withdrawal from congress Of
Speaker Henderson OF Iowa. said he
saw no reason why General Hender'
sons statement OF the reason for bis
withdrawal should not be accepted as
correct without searching for an ui'
terror reason.
The exspeaker said:
Il do not see Why when q man In the
present political world assigns q rea-
son for sudden action on his part. n
Il be precipitste he cannot be be-
lieved."
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-21
SAWS IN PlPEsTens.

Knoxville. TeEn.. sept 2O.-The box
intended for Harvey Logan. the alleged
Montana train robber in fail here. was
Intercepted by the sheriff II was
brought 10 the jail by Z. ]. Harrison.
who claimed Il had reached him In the
mails. The box contained several
packages OF tobacco and six cob pipes
with stems. Over the mouths OF the
pipes were seals These were broken
by the shsrif. who found q sted 'SaN
~ ihches long in the bowl OF each
pipe. n 10 believed they were sent TO
Harrison by some OF Logan's friends
elsewhere. Harrison was arrested and
fEiied. but he stoutly denies any COM
piieity In attempting TO secure Logans
escape. Logan boarded at Harrisonf
restaurant before he was arrested
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-21
THE TRUNK LOCATED.
The o.s 70 wAs. 20 wss Scat u.s
rssisa Go Csn Zee %.


sssisa &c Csn Zee %.
Chicago. Sept 2o.-Ths trunk ad-
dressed to C. s. Eyiins. Chicago. ship
ped from New York. at s:f0 .. m.
Thursday. is awaiting a claimant here
at the Office Of the wells-Fargo Ex-
press company. According TO the ship
ping bill. the consignor was &C. s.
Filing. northwest corner OF Fifty-Sec.
ond street and Tenth avenue. New
York"
There IL no one OF that name In the
Chicago directory. Prior TO the locat.
Ing OF the trunk at the Polk street sta.
ton. Lieutenant Andrew Rohan Of the
Chicago detective bureau had been no
titled to keep on the look out for It's
appearance and TO arrest any one who
came to claim II. Lieutenant Rohan
said the publicity given to the case
would probably drive Young away.
He win communicate with New York
officials before conhscating the trunk.
Interview was obtained with three
OF the Mormon elders who are now
occupying part OF the apartment used
by Young. they are Clarence Snow.
Lawrence Taylor and ]. L. Woods.
They are all young men. and gave evi-
dences OF having passed a restless
night. Taylor acted as spokesman for
the party and said:
The ensmies OF the Mormon church
accuse It's members OF practicing blood
atonement There Is nothing In Il.
and the crime could not have been
committed through any ideas Of Nor
monism that this young man may
have possessed. He was outside OF our
church. and we wanted nothing to do
with him."
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-21

oxford, Miss.. Sept. 2o.-'we. the
Jury. find the defendant guilty as
charged In the Indictment" was the
verdict rendered in the case OF the
state against Whit Owens here. Four
times has q jury returned a verdict
against the accused. eonvicting him OF
aiding and absrrns the taking Of hu-
man life. Forty-efrht men as grand
iurers have unanimously indicted
Owens In the cases and forty-elght
men a. petit Jurors have unanimously
sustained the indictment.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-21

Dur Shipment Of Batavia Maple
syrup, Crop 1902, has just been
received, in Quart, Half-gallon and
iallon Cans.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-06
BULL ROUTS FOOTBALL TEAM.
Angered by Brilliant Sweaters, Anil
nal Pursues College Boys Far
Across Fields,

The Dickinson college football team,
at Carlisle, Pa, had an encounter with
mad bull the other day which gave
the boys the chase of their lives. The
team started on a cross country run,
and few miles above Carlisle jumped
over a fence into a pasture that con-
tanned herd of cattle. The broad and
brilliant red and white stripes of the
hurdling athletes startled the cattle,
and they broke from shelter and tore
across the pasture in advance of the
flying wedge. The college boys were
enjoying the disturbance when an old
bull, turning, lowered his head for a
charge. In an instant the strong pha-
lanx was turned into scattered line,
tearing for the nearby highway. The
bull followed, crashing through fences
and chased the fleeing youths a mile
and half down the pike, where shell
ter was secured in barnyard.