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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27
Contract Signed.

On Thursday evening the Boart
of Commissioners of the Bayou Car
lin Drainage District met for thu
purpose of considering the details
of the contract between themselves
and the contractor for the cutting
of the canals, mapped out for the
district. Messrs Lewis Anglers,
S. A. Newchurch and ThOs. y.
Upton, were present and advised
with the commissioners in the
framing of the clauses of the con
tract, resulting in one being drawn
satisfactory to both parties there
to, and it was signed.
The status of the bondsmen,
whose names were submitted by
the contractors, was inquired into
and the bond was finally approved.
1t now remains for the bondsmen
to sign the bond. This will pro-
baby be done in the next few
days.
The contract price, for the cut
ting of the main canal and three
branches, is $4,000.
1t now remains to accomplish a
few more minor details, when the
contractors will commence assem-
bling the machinery, materials
and supplies on the scene Of ac-
ton. The work will, in all pro
liability. be fairly under way with
in the next ninety days.
This is an important step to-
wards the consumatlon of a work
of vast Importance to this parish
and will result in making the coun-
cry south of us blossom like the
rose. 1t is a undert aking that has
been commanding deep thought of
its advocates for a period of fif-
teen years.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27
Horrible Brutality.

There comes to our notice on
Thursday morning a story as full
of horror and brutality as one
usually hears. 1t is a relic of bar.
barisen from the darkest spot of
the dark continent.
The story, as we get 1t, AYERS
that dusky matron Alice Patter-
son, became angered at her little
stepdaughter( who had killed some
of her little chickens. For the of
tense the child was severely beat.
en- She was compelled to kneel
upon hot bricks. Still Alice Pat
terson's vengeance was not salts.
fed. The more the child suffered,
the more active her brain in sug.
costing new tortures. The child
was put in gonny sack and sus-
pended above the fumes of red
pepper. This ended the fortunes
Of the little unfortunate. Later
the coroner was summoned.
There was some talk of lynching
the woman, but it ended in talk
only. This talk was INDUCED in
by only people of her own race.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27
Get your summer reading ma
ter at Millard's News Depot.

We are told of a farmer of this
parish who arrived at the 18th
hour at the meeting of the Farm
er's Institute, which was held here
on last Saturday. He happened
to be in town on business and
while here heard that the meeting
was in progress. He rushed up to
the City Hall to find that the pro
gram was about completed. He
at once registered his compliant
that the management "should
have advised the farmers Of the
coming sessions of the Institute"
He was asked-Do you read
your local parish papers?
He replied-No l read the me
tropolitan papers.
The Iberian-Friend. for &c a
week we will keep You posted of
coming events and well advised of
prominent happenings. Send us a
doller aud try the experiment for
a year.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

The plant now has an installation
of $50 b. y boiler capaciting. 1T
has been necessary for some time
to use both boilers when carrying
full load. This is a bad condl
ton. for it would b. decidedly
embarrassing 10 the service should
either boiler need repairs-a thing
, sure to come The commissioners
fully appreciate this and are con
templating new installation III
this department. While going to
,, the expense of putting in a new
boiler they recognize the wisdom
of putting in one of sufficient cap
acity to answer present and pos
sible future needs. The new
boiler will have capacity of $50
h. p.
The time is not far distant, with
the present rate of growth of the
patronage of the plant, when 1t
will be necessary to put in more
dynamo capacity, then will follow
the necessity of more engine pow
er.
In the development of this
plant the commissioners deserve
the greatest credit. They have
accomplished a great deal against
great odds When the plant was
turned over to them the system
did not reach beyond the patrons
of that date. e., no building
had been done beyond the needs
of the moment. All new installa
tons had to be built to This re-
CURED heavy expenditures IN
building materials. This has
been going on to this date and
will probably prevail for a consid.
cradle while in the future. In
addition to meeting the operating
expense the plant has been COM
PEELED to take Gaze Of the building
bills.
The same is not true of the
water supply. Each customer OF
this department has to pay the
full cost of any necessary extern
sion and all expense of installa-
ton of the service.
We congratulate the commits
sioners upon their past accom-
plishments.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27
Developing Rapidly.

For some little while after the
installation of the new electric
light plant in this city its growth
was slow. The people of the
town seemed welded to the oil
lamp and individual lighting
plants. There seemed to be a
want OF confidence in the reliabili
ty of the service offered by the
City plant and there was marked
disposition TO wait and see what
it would do. This waiting ma.
terially cut down the revenues of
the plant and made it very diff.
cult for the commissioners to dc
those things that should and
would have been done, had they
had at their command the needed
funds.
Gradually this want of conf
dence has given place to a better
feeling ana the electric light is
becoming decidedly popular in
both business houses and the
home. New installation of lights
have been going in at the rate of
100 16c. p. lamps per month for
some few months back. The fu-
ture appears to be full of new de-
The new Post Office
Building will register a demand
FOR $50 lights on the LIST of Sep.
tember. The Cotton gins, rice
mill etc, will be needing their
circuits cut in about the same
line. The new residences now
n course Of construction, and
stores, will undoubtedly be con-
umers of lights-all of these in.
licate an increased demand upon
he plant by this fall
In order to accommodate all
and not depreciate the
uallty of the service it will prob
bly, be necessary to increase the !
PURGE Of the electrical energy.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27
Very Likely.

Romantic Young Lady (spend
ing Summer on a farm Just hear
how those old trees in the orchard
moan and groan in the storm, like
the crying of a lost soul!
Small Boy-Well, | guess you'd
make a worse racket il you were
as full of green apples as they
are!-From Smart Set, for July,
Millard's News Depot
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

TIE mail order goblin will geJ
the country merchant who "is we'll
enough known already" Buyers
do not patronize a man because he
is well known; it is the goods that
attract them.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

II have been trouble1for some time
with indigestion an,Xsour stomach, ("
says MIS-. Sarah W. Curtis, of Lee
Mass, 'and have een taking Cham,
berlain's Stdma9 and Liver Tablets
which have bel Jed me very much SC
that now I ca lat many things that
before could hot" If you have any
trouble with your stomach why not
take these Tablets and get we'll? For
sale by Estorge Drug Co. June.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27
Railroad Schedules.
You Know What You Are TAX
ing.

When you take Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic, because the for
mula is plainly printed on every bot
tie. showing that 1t is simply Iron and
Quinine in tastless form. No cure,
No Pay. SOC.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

WANTED-YOUNG MEN to prepare
for Government Positions, Fine Open
ings in all Departments Good Sala-
ries. Rapid Promotions. Examina-
tons soon. Particulars Free.
Interstate Cor. Inst, Cedar Rapids, la.
sic
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

sas" A visit to Jake 1mmergluck 6:
Co.'S new grocery, corner Of Main &
Swain streets. will delight you.
Everything fresh.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

Mrs. N. p. Willard has few White
Plymoth Rock Cockerels for sale at
$1.00 each.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27
For a cool place to enjoy cool drink
RIBRECK RROTHERS.

Corner OF Fisher and Main streets, Under the
Eureka Hotel, take pleasure in announcing
through the columns OF the IperIan these
facts: Good Whskies High Grade OF
Cigars and the worlds famous brands OF
wines are always on hand and served
properly.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

Losr: A set of prayers beads,
about the last of May. The beads
are crystal aud each is silver
mounted. A reward will be paid
for their return to Miss Mare Ber-
ard.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

Cid Grandmas German Tea
The best remedy in the world for
Purifying the Blood and Preserving
the Health,
Sold BY ALL DRUGGISTS, PRICE loot
PER BOX.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

Our wall PAPER liue is tufi; shd com
plete. R. s. Mcmahon. ~
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27

LosT: One reddish-blue cock
pigeon, feathered feet. Last seen
about the Town Hall and court
House. We will give 81 80 re.
ward for his return.
Geo. Simon.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-27
DIR. I. T. RAND,
Physician and Surgeon
Residence, 2l1 West st. Peter Street,
NEW IBERIA, LA.

Office hours: ii a. m. to l p. m;
D. m. to $50 p. m.
Office phone: Peoples Indepen
dent, 267.
Residence phones: Cumberland ,24O.
Peoples, 266.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30

A young lawyer, just starting in hii
profession, hung out his sign in Con
necticut town where there was only one
other lawyer, an aged judge.
A close-fisted old fellow, thinking tc
get legal advice for nothing, called upon
the young man, told him he was very
glad he had come into the town, as the
old Judge was getting superanuated
and then contrived in sort of neigh
borly talk to get some legal questions
answered. Then thanking the young
man, he put on his hat and was about
to leave, when the young man asked
him if he should charge the advice, fol
which the fee was five dollars. The old
fellow went into a violent passion, and
swore he never would pay. The young
lawyer told him he would sue him if he
didn't.
So the old fellow went down to see
the Judge, found him hoeing in his gar
den, and said:
"That young scamp that's just come
to townl l dropped in to make a neigh
borly call on him, and he charged me
five dollars for legal advice"
"Served you right" said the judge
"you had no business to have gone tC
him."
"But have got to pay it, judgel"
"0f course you have"
"Well, then, said the man, "I sup
pose | must" and he started off.
"Hold on" said the judge, "aren't
you going to pay me2"
"Pay you? What for2"
"For legal advice.
"What do you charger
"Ten dollars"
The result was that the old fellow had
to pay five dollars to the young lawyer
and ten dollars to the old one.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
CircnmstantiaI Evidence.

Herbert E. Clamp, who has charmed
thousands OF readers under the nom de
guerre OF Arthur Field, was seen trudg-
ing along the streets of New York in
the rain the other day without an um-
brela.
"Unjust suspicion has driven me to
this, said Clamp, as he wiped away the
raindrops that we're running into his
eyes. Yesterday morning / brought
over my wife's umbrella and my own
and left them to be recovered. Having
umbrellas on my mind, when | took my
Monday luncheon at Dennett's, / acci-
dentally picked up one belonging to an
old maid who sat next to me and was
hallway down to the cashiers desk,
near where they "brown the wheats! |"
when she came after me shouting;
"Hey, young man, I'll trouble you to
return my umbrella"
"She wouldn't listen to explanations,
and / retreated in disorder, In the
course of the afternoon | got my own
two umbrellas at the umbrella store, and
few minutes later boarded a Broadway
car. | felt that / was being closely
scrutinized by somebody, and looking
up encountered the eagle gaze of the old
lady of the restaurant. Looking sarcas-
tically at the umbrellas under my arm,
she said in aeidulous tones, SO that every
one in the car heard her,
MY, young man, but this must be
your lucky day. 1t seems that others
do not keep as sharp an eye to their
umbrellas as | doln
II left the car" said Clamp, ruefully,
"and in my confusion / left my two
umbrellas behind me-"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
Poor Place for Bachelors.

The Argentine Republic, or, rather,
one of the small states that compose
it, has no use for bachelors. The law
holds that man is marriageable in
Argentine when he is twenty. The ex.
ehequer gives point to the opinion BY
taxing all bachelors of between twenty
and thirty $5 a month. After thirty
and upto thirty-five the tax INCREASES
100 per cent. Between thirty-five and
fifty single blessedness costs $40 q
month. From his tiitieth to hisseventy.
fifth year a bachelor may follow bis own
wild road by paying $50 a month. After
that comes relief The eyivious exam.
pie of an unmarried man of between
seventy-five and eighty is considered
to be neutraiized by apayment Of only
$50 a year, and when the eightieth birth
day is passed the treasurp finally ceases
from worrying. 4 widower is given
three wears in which 70 mouEn and
choose a successor, but a man who can
prove that he has proposed and beeE
refused three times n one year is con
sidered TO have earned immunity.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
Deceptiyenes of Oregon Scenery

Macon. Mo-, Jan. 1S.-A case wa ar
gued in the circuit court here the other
day in which the main issue was the
deceptiveness of Western scenery. The
defendants counsel c0ntended that the
court should not take into considera-
ton the testimony of a "MissOuri ten
derfoot' regarding certain section of
Oregon land because che is not quail
flied by experience to testify intelli-
gently about the country out there" .
The style of the case was Mary Jane
Shipley and John Shipley (wife and
husbandl VS.. Joseph F. Rice and Ma,
rian Williams. The plaintiffs, who are
old people, owned farm in Macon
county. They claim the defendants,
by misleading representations, induced
them to trade their Missouri farm for a
much larger but comparatively WORTH
less tract of land in Lincoln county.
Oregon. The suit was to have the
deeds set aside on the ground of fraud.
The plaintiffs were never on the Ore
gon land, but Mr.. Shipley went TO the
nearest town, became very much dis
satisfied with the country, decided he
had been swindIed and returned home.
The principal objection raised was that
the Oregon LAID was mostly in the
mountains and was uncultivable.
In arguing IN support Of the fairness
ofthe deal, as counsel for defendants,
Attorney Joseph Park saids
The truth is those mountains are
miles aud miles the other side of the
farm my clients sold him. His farm
nestles in one OF the most fertile val
leys Of The Stale Of Oregon, is well wa
tered aud intensely picturesque, and
bad he made = closer inspection he
would have gone into nptHres over bis
trade. He bad no reason to apprehend
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30

any danger from the mountains. They
merely served to form beautiful back
ground to bis possessions, Why, they
weren't even in the same county bis
land was in.
"What reliance could you put In the
testimony of d man--no matter how
honest--and Mr.. Shipley Is certainly
honest who had never visited Oregon
before? Your honor has been West,
and | am glad Of it, for he will be in a
better position to accept as true the fol-
lowing incident in my own experience
when / was doing the West as a ten.
derfoot.'
"Some months ago was riding In q
car between Baker City and Hunting
ton, Oregon, looking out of the win
dow, of course. | observed a coyote
jogging along, keeping pace with the
train, and 1t ratbsf astonished me to
see how easily he did it. He looked to
be about sixty or seventy yards from
us--possibly rifle further Next to
the foy of shooting real live Indian, |
thiTsted for the scalp of Western
coyote.
II remarked to a native that | wished
had gun to take a crack at him.
The native smiled ironically, as If
doubling my craftsmanship, but said
he thought he could find me one. He
ran across cowboy or a train robber
in the smoker and borrowed his Win
chester. The train robber brought his
friend and several others to see me
shoot. We went TO the rear platform.
'I'm something off hunter, as your
Honor knows, and the thing looked
easy. The animal, for some peculiar
reason, was not watchful, nor paying
any attention to me, but kept along at
the some old gait. One of the men on
the. platform said something about
doubling Missourian s ability to shoot
straight. thought | would show him.
Well, / emptied the magazine at the
beast, and don't think he batted an
eye-lash--if he had any. | never saw
anything as cool under fire. ! got bot
and nervous.
1.-THE train robber courteously loaded
the gun up again and | braced myself
against the end of the car. The con-
ductor said he would have the train
stopped If preferred steadier rest.
One of the boys famed me with bis
broad. .brimmed hat and another
brought out a glass of water. | ignored
them as ill-mannered plainsmen.
When had shot sixteen more holes
in the air without result, | observed
my audience smiling. | said:
You fellows seem to think you are
such fine shots--suppose one Of you
take a whack at him. | don't believe
your old gun will shoot straight, any
way, and | handed 1t back to its
owner.
!" Stranger he said, the guns all
right, and you're all right, but that 'er
coyote is over in the next county, and
you couldn't hit him from here with
cannon. You see we are running cat
acornered from him and that's why he
seems to be keeping up. When a Mis-
sourian comes out here we always let
him go after what he wants without
telling him how far off it is, SO as to
keep him from calling us names.
IA homely illustration, your Honor,
but true one, and it fits the facts in
this case.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
An Afternoon Tea.

The members of the ladies' aid So
ciety of the Congregational church
will give an afternoon tea at the res
idence of Mr.. and Mrs. Truman But
Ter, on State street, Friday afternoon,
from 2 to 5 o'clock. The names OF
the ladies who have the tea in charge
begin with the letter B and consist OF
Mesdames Bone, Brosius, Benson, But
ton, Bateham and Bone. The letter
B will also designate the menu for
the occasion. An entertaining pro-
gramme, consisting Of musical and
literary exercises, will be presented
A novel feature of this programme
will be a very pretty "wiggle con-
test," in which all may participate.
There is not a drone among the "B's, y
so good time may be expected. Ev-
erybody invited. Admission, includ-
ing refreshments, 10 cents.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
Notice.

TO whom it may concern: Having
been unwise enough to make applica
tion for membership in concern that
is known as the National Homeseekers
Association of Chicago, Denver, Salt
Lake and Portland, l write this notice
to warn any one against taking mem,
bership in the concern on account oI
MY being member; for have made
diligent Inquiry about their reliability
and am of the opinion that it is a wild
eat scheme, without any backing what
ever. Oregon papers please copy.
J. +. HANNA.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
The Secret of Long Life

Consists in keeping all the main or.
gans of the body in healthy, regular ac.
ton, and in quickly destroying deadly
disease germs, Elec ric Bitters regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the
blood, and give a splendid appetite
They work wonders in curing Kidney
troubles, female complaints, nervous
diseases, constipation, dyspepsia, and
malaria. Vigorous health and strength
always follow their use. Only 50c,guar.
anteed by Chas. N. Clarke, druggist.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30

"What kind Of Christmas did you
haye2' asked one boy. "Fine," an
swered the other; "my presents were
the things that wanted instead of
being the useful gifts that father and
mother wanted. Nv ashington Star.
Editor-You want to be sure, Miss
Scratchington, that all the historical
data of your novel is strictly correct.
Miss Scratchington-Don't worry. about
that, dear sir; people who know history
never read historical novels. Brooklyn
Life
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30

John D. Rockefeller has already given
twelve million dollars 70 the University
of Chicago, and already educational
people are abusing him like a thief, on
one pretext and another. Don't expect
TO escape abuse because you are "lib-
eral.n The more "liberal'i you are the
more people expect Of you.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
A Misunderstanding.

. Clancy had a black eye and thus ex-
planned it:
"Sure, an got ut in the most in
nercent way possible. see Mrs. Muir
rphy an | sez to her, sez I, TITS fine
marnin', Mrs. Murphy, SEE l. 1T is,
sez she, AN where are yez goin'?'
sez l. To tn bargain shtore, sez
she. An with that walked down tn
strate VII her.
"Whin we come to th' shtore they
wuz er crowd an SEE she, 'Hould tn
baby a minute till | come back, an
hid tn kid.
cam thin Murphy come up. How
ar're YET? sez he. '0h, I'm holdin' me
own, SEE |. 'Ye're liar. SEE he, an
thin he hit me. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
Heads should Never Ache.

Never endure this trouble. Use al
once the remedy that stopped it fol
Mrs. n. A. Webster, Of Winnie, Va
she writes: CDR. Kings New Life Pills
wholly cured me of sick headaches had
suffered from for two years" Cure
headache, constipation, billiensness. 25e
at Chas. n. Clarke's drug store.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30

You will find in almost every home
useless gimeracks in the parlor and a
painful lack of useful articles in the
kitchen. In the same way YOU will find
in education lot Of silly nonsense to
the exclusion of practical things. We
do not seem to ever get away from the
toy instinct OF our youth.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30

and Builder
PLANS AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
S. II. COX.


Best and cheapest wire fence on earth
all things considered. Don't fail 10 see
d. y. Byerlee before buying your fence.
o24tf Phone 4I4 Sub
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
Stockholders Meeting,

Stockholders ofthe East Fork Irrigating Co.
take notice that their annual meeting will be
held at Bone Il McDonald's store on February
q. 1903 at | o'clock p. m.
j30f20 g. r. BONE, President.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
Milk &c a Quart.

now have more milk for sale than is taker
by my customers. Would like q few more
customers at S2 per month per quart. ts@sss
f20 MILTON PEALER. :
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
Notice.

All corporations and indi viduals who take
water across the public highway in road dis
trict No. 3, are hereby notified that they must
put their culyerts down on level with the
road-bed Immediately.
jS0 G.. D. WOODWORTH, Supervisor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
Advertised letter List.

80 January 20, l9u5.
Brown, Tom Butler, Clifton w
Fields, Chas. L. Laren, G. E.
Malone, Thomas Wentworth, f. A.
White, Robert.
WM. NJ. YATES, Postmaster