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The Imperial press., 1904-07-23
tons From Each

Perhaps never was innocent mistake -if mistake 1t was-thc means of bring ing out more valuable information than one that appeared in our esteemed CO., temporary, the Imperial Herald in it's issue of July l4. Referring to n con ference of the Water Users Committee with President llebcr, oG the C. D. Co. in Los Angeles, it said it was reliably informed:
 That Mir. IIehcr said to the commit tee, | will make my best offer first. The price the California Development Company will take for it's properties Is ten million dollars. reservng the water for the Mexican lands.
 The committee met him again the next day, and, after discussing the pos abilities of litigation, Mr. lleber re- duced the price to five million dollars. The third day he further reduced it to two and half millions"
 On learning this, MT. lieber tele- graphed vehement denial, close on the heels of which came the following com munication:
 July IS, 1904 EDITOR IMPERIAL HERALD"
 Imperial Cal. DEAR SIR:-
 My attention has been called to a publication in your journal under date of July l4th. headed Local Status, ,.Lf al. I tuE Sfr Inn n . being unfair not only to me personally, but to the California development Com Jany, which has done so much for the Imperial Valley. In order to dispute the same 1 this day sent you the fol- lowing telegram: "ln your issue July fourteenth column marked local status you misquotc me grossly as to price asked committee for our property. You do the company great injustice in mis- representing the facts and we trust you will do justice"
 The facts in the case are these. l never made any such proposition to the committee of the Imperial Valley Water Users Association, or to any one else. The only proposition that ever made to the committed, after listening to them for three days, is the one which l herewith enclose to you for publication if you SO desire. It Is self-explanatory. Said proposition is now withdrawn by n subsequent communication, n copy of which also enclose for publication if you so desire, and which also is self-ex- planatory.
 The last proposition was made ex- pressly for the purpose of clearing the deck of all rumors. bickerings, crimina-
The Imperial press., 1904-07-23

contracts have been complied with.
 2. In the event that your Associa- ton does not care to purchase the prop crty on the Mexican side of the line or the stock of the Mexican Company, we will agree to give your Association an easement to carry water for delivery on the American side, through our canal system in Mexico, your Association to conduct your portion of the water to the delivery points at the Mexican line in the Imperial Valley and pay your pro- portion of maintenance charges, in which case we will sell the property of the Company situated on the United States side of the line, under the same sum of f2,500, 900 cash, and will give your Association an option to purchase the Mexican stock and Mexican proper ty running two years from date of con tract, with interest thereon at the rate of five per cent, per annum, under the same reservations and conditions as and will agree, during the currency of the option, that We will not sell water rights in excess to cover 00,000 acres in Mexico, including that which is already sold; and in Case you exercise the option, We will deduct from the price all sums of money received for the sales from any other source, and add to the price sums paid out for new cnnstruc- ton, maintenance and reasonable ad- ministration ,harges.
 3. We will sell our property on the American side of the line, with the usual reservations and protection of out standing contracts, for f5,000,000, and will agree to expend of said sum the amount of $3 ,OO0, 900 in construction on line, if deemed advisable, beginning at the Laguna dam site on the California side, and expending sufficient there of on the Mexican side to increase the capacity of the canals and in new construction so that the system will be complete to supply water for the irriga- ble lands on the United States side, talk ing into consideration the Mexican gov ernment water contract. Payment to be made as follows: $2,000,00 cash; bal ance of funds as needed in prosecuting constructions and in the event your Association desires to acquire any time within five years from date all of the Company's property on the Mexican side, after the improvements have been added, you may do SO upon the payment of g, 1000, 900, together with six per cent. interest per annum from date of con tract with reasonable administration and maintenance added, less the amounts received from sale of water rights, water rentals, lands or from other sources. We will agree during the currency of the five years option to sell water rights to cover not to exceed l5O,000 acres, including that now sold. We take it for granted that it would re-
The Imperial press., 1904-07-23

Los ANGELES, CAL, July IS, 1904. Messrs. I. W. Gleason, c. s. Lombard and R. F.. Wills, Negotiating Com mittee of the Imperial Valley Water Users Association.
 GENTLEMAS:-
 Your written proposition of date July July II, 1901, to purchase the therein mentioned properties of the under signed corporations. will not be con- sidered, and is therefore rejected.
 All written, oral and verbal proposi- tons heretofore made to you or to the Imperial Valley Water Users Associa- tion, or to the people representing the various water Companies in the Im- perial Valley by the undersigned, to sell or dispose of the properties men, tioned, are hereby withdrawn.
 The following counter and substitute proposition is submitted to you and to your Association and to the people in said valley, subject to withdrawal at any time without notice, to-wit:
 We will sell to your Association an easement owned by the Sociedad (Mex- ican Company, through Mexico, in- cluding not less than one-half of our water appropriation from the Colorado river at Hanlon's Heading, together with the canal system in the state of California, U. $. A., all water contracts with the various Water Companies (ex- cept Imperial Water Company No. 6, for which pro rata share of water is reserved), all subject to the payment to our Companies of all notes, mortgages, bonds and other evidences of indebted ness, reserving to the undersigned cor porations the water power contracts heretofore made, for the consideration of two and onehalf million ($2 ,5O0, ,000) dollars cash. The California Develop ment Company to pay and retire it's outstanding bonded and floating debt which it has contracted. Details and manner of transfer to be agreed upon in case of acceptance.
 Respectfully submitted, Sociedad de Yrrigacion Terrenos de la Baja California, Sociedad Anonima.
 A. II. HEBER, Gen'l Mgr. The California Development Company,
 By A. II. HEBER,
 President.
The Imperial press., 1904-07-23
THE QUESTION
 ALL
A Contested Statement in the 'Fierald" Brings
 Out Much Valuable Information

or What Each Side Willing Do---Fu Text of Poposi-
 tons From Each
The Imperial press., 1904-07-23

Following on page , is the Water Users proposition, which is as liberal as they are empowered to make and which il is hoped will be accepted
The Imperial press., 1904-07-23

Los ANGELES, CAL, July IS, 1904. Messrs. I. W. Gleason, c. s. Lombard and K. F.. Wills, Negotiating Com mittee of the Imperial Valley Water Users Association
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
SUICIDE AT lANeDoN.

Well Known Young Nan Suicides I
Lansdon by Shooting Himself.
A Langdon Dispatch says: A Her
bert Murphy suicided here Wednesday
night. He ate a hearty supper at the
II. G. T. hotel and after playing q
game Of billiards went to his room
Some hours later he was found on the
bed dead. He had stripped off all his
clothing. There were two bullet holes
in his body, one bullet having gone
through his right lung and another
through his heart.
Three letters were left, one to !:
young lady in Neche, one to the father
Of the deceased and another, to t..
Knights of Pythias of which the sui.
eide was a member. T.
The dead man was about % years
old and had been in i'll health for some
time. though had not appeared to b.
He grew to manhood in Neche
where his father. Alex Murphy. re-
sides. He was a brother of the late
County Treasurer Murphy of Pembins
county.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

coming to sell you his autograph at e
dollar head: Ii any one Of you vii
give me dollar will guarantee t.
secure an autograph for every one Of
you," Everybody was agreeable, and
one man put up the money.
In came Sitting Bull ana went from
one to the other, Offering to write his
name for the usual compensation
OF course, everybody refused. Their
the operator called out: "Come over
here, Bull, and write one for me"
"Where UNI dollar?" asked the willy
old Indian. ''
The railroad man showed It to him,
at the same time handing him one Of
the operators manifold copy pads anc
a dull. hard pencil. >7''%
Bull looked at the pencil. 'Him no
WRITE" he said. , =
"Bear down hard on the point. and
It WILL" replied the operator. 81 don't
believe that you know how to write.
anyway" =. r, c.
+ This CALLED the fierce old chief. and
he grabbed the pencil and put whole
lot Of muscle into the work Of writing
his name Then he handed back the
pepper and pencil and grabbed his
money. The operator took the pad
and began peeling of autographs and
distributing them among the waiting
passengers.
t "And," said Mr.. schock, "that was
| the worst disguised old Indian in the
state. He scowled on the railroad
man, turned his back on the laughing
autograph hunters and went out.
The only thing he said when he dis
appeared through the door was;
white man heap damn thief" They
say that incident ranked in Sitting
Bulls mind to his dying day"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
Escaped an Awful Fate

Mr.. H. Haggins of Melbourne, Fra,
writes, MY doctor told me had con-
sumption and nothing could be done
for me. l was given up to die. The
offer Of free trial bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, In
duced me to try it. Results were start.
ling. Tam now on the road to recovery
and owe all to Dr. Kings New Dis.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
LAUGH on sittIna Bull.

- 6o08u os SsSSsuh8 S0ss
John Schock, a Colorado ranchman,
who spent couple Of days in Seattle
this week, tells a brand-new and
amusing story about Sitting Bull, the
old Indian chief who made it so inter-
esting for the troops who tried to sub
due him many years ago, says the
Post-Intelligencer.. @
I. A friend of Mr.. Schock's was, after
Sitting Bull had been relegated to his
reservation, the ticket agent in the
depot nearest to the official habitatior
OF the former warlike chief. It was
Sitting Bulls habit to drift Into the
depot prior to the arrival and depart
ure Of trains, and sell his autograph
to any curious white upon the pay
ment Of 81. No persuasion could in
duce him to write his name for less
than this amount, and when asked to
he would simply turn his back upon
the "heap cheap man" and refuse te
| entertain any further negotiations
! with him. .3 s..S.s. z;
/ One day four men were waiting II
the depot for a train, and the tele
graph operator, between whom ant
Sitting Bull existed feud OF som.
months standing, looked out Of thu
window and saw the hero Of man.
fights approaching Gentlemen,
raid the operator, that old buck il
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
DATES FOR (T5PECTIoN

Dates for the Inspection Of the Com
panies Of the North Dakota National
Guard are Set by Adjutant General
Miller.
Adjutant General E. 8. Miller has
set the following dates for the inspec-
ton of the several companies of the
North Dakota national guard:
Company A, Bismarck, March II.
Company B, Fargo, March II.
Company G, Grafton, March %.
Company D, Devils Lake. March rs
Company E, Langdon, March 81.
Company F, Grand Forks, March 10
Company G, Valley City, March Is.
Company H, Jamestown, March IA.
Company I, Wahpeton, March rs.
Company K, Dickinson, March IL.
Company L, Hillsboro, March IS.
Company M, Glendale, March Is.
Band and Battery, Lisbon, March %
The inspection will be made by Col
Cornelius Gardner of the Twenty frs
U. s. infantry.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
Lowest Rates

Ever made to the south and southwest
from st. Paul or Minneapolis, via Chi
cago Great Western railway. One way
round trip tickets on sale March LIST
and 18th; April 5th and 10th. For
further information apply to R. r
Jones, T. P. A., Fargo. ssf
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
Mxsterlou. Circumstance.

One was pale ana sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the DIFF
ference? She. who Is blushing with
health uses DR.. Kings New Life Pills
to maintain it. By gently aronsing the
lazy organs they compel good diges-
ton and head of constipation. Try
them. only 25c, At P 9. Remington,
druggist. ~ *ssS NJ !
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
Nearly Forfeited His Life.

a runaway almost ending fatally
started q horrible ulcer on the leg st ].
p. orner, franklin Grove, III. For four
years u dehed All doctors and an re-
NEEDLES. But Bucklen's Arnica Salye
had no trouble to cure him. Equally
good for burns. bruises, skin eruptions
ana piles 25c vt =. G. Remington'a
dsug store
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

FREE Particulars of new busine
making SO per day. for you easy.
Learn at home. Send NO money. Ad-
dress American :; School of Optics.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

SITUATION WANTED A. girl
would like to do plain sewing or house
work for a few weeks. Address M,
Tribune office. .r'.-.>
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

BISMARCK CHAPTER, NO. IL, o. E. S.
R Meets first and third Fridays in each month
S@y at Masonic hail. Dakota block. Gertrude
81 Miller, w. M; Hattie Shelton, Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
SECRET SOCIETIES
MASONIC.

BISMARCK LODGE, A. F. & A. M, No. b.
4 Meets first and third Mondays in eacl
month at Masonic hall. H. L. Reade, w. NJ,
y Burt Finney, Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
one CENT AWoRD COLUMN

n FOR SALE On easy terms. ny $50
acres near Washburn, Mclean coun-
ty, N. D. Also nnes improved farm In
Florida. Address A. J. Miller, Frank
fort, Ind. 49, :s}... ,,-e: : IS s., !.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
COMMANDERY,
.TANcRED

! Terlplar, No. 1. Meets third Thursday in
each month at Masonic hall, Dakota block
n. H; Jewell, E. C. Murdoch Mckenzie,
Recorder '-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
G. A. K.

JAMES B. MCPHERSON POST NO. 2, DE-
partment of North Dakota, Grand Army of
the Republic. Meets every second and fourth
n Thursday in each month at G. A. r. Hall.
4 bismarck. N. D.; E. Tibba1s, Post Com
mander; e. s. Pierce, Adjutant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
MODERN BROTHER HOOD

Meets every 2ud and 18th Thursday of each
I, month in Oddfel1ow's Hall. A. F. Marquett
n President, Mrs: Ida White, Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

y WANTED Girl Tor general house,
work. Apply 10 Mrs. q. J. Taylor, S2S
Hffth street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

b WANTED Girl for general house.
work. Mrs. M. M. Cook. $50 -.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTH14s.

ST. ELMO LODGE, NO. 4. MEETS EVERY
Wednesday evening, at K. P. hall, Baker
block. f. L. Townsend, c. c. L. D. Nc.
Gahan, K. of r. and S. 80 .-... no.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
WOMEN's RELIEF CORPS,

MEETS SECOND AND FOURTH FRIDAYS
of each month at their hall at $50 p. m.
Hattie Shelton, president; Emma R. Fai.
coner. secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

q lINCTENTE ORDER UNITED WORKWEK
q BISMARCK LODGE NO. 100. MEETS THE
8 o'clock. r. J. Rupert, M. W.; Bradley
&s c. Marks, Recorder.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
RATHBONE SISTERS,

L4rCOLN TEMPLE NO. 9, MEETS EVERY
Thursday evening at X. P. hall. Baker block.
Nellie Evarts, M. f. c.; Ida MCGOWAN, NJ.
n of c. R.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

ID AGENTS WANTED-one lady or
gent, in every city in North Dakota.
at once. For terms and particulars
address E. H. Barrett, Bismarck, N. D.
Lady wishes to go out sewing By
the day. Inquire at 7th street North,
sos. s Y i
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

a FRATERNAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT
ii surznce organization. Meets the second
ind last Tuesdays of each month in the Odd
fellows hall. I. w. Hea'y, Foreman; c
A. Hess, correspondent; R. L. Best. II. A.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27
NICHOLSON REBEKAH NO. 40.

MEETS THE FIRST AND THIRD SATUR-
days of every month in Oddfeilow's hail, at
8 o'clock. Alvina Couch, N. G.; Nellie
Evarts, Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-27

BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN YEo.
~ .. REIN
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-17
THE MUSKETEER
RAN POOR RACE
THIRD BEST HE COULD DO.
TALENT HIT HARD ON THE ROCK
AWAY SELLING STAKES.

Augur Broke the Track Record at
Aqueduct for Four FurIOngs-Ap-
parentIy am Indifferent Card Run
at the Second Day of the Aquc-
duct Meeting-OnIy Two FnvOrites
Rewarded Their Backers-MOharib
Put it All Over Cant. Brownies
Auditor in the Hotel Gayoso stakes
at Memphis.
New York, April 16.-Jule Garson's
Silver Dream. with Burns up and
quoted at 8 to 1 in the betting, won
the Rockaway selling stakes by three
lengths at Aqueduct to-day.
The favorite, The Musketeer, ran
rather a disappointing race finishing
bad third, For Luck beating him
one and half lengths for the place.
Augur, from James r. Keenes stas
BILE, won the Canarsie stakes for
2-year-olds easily by three lengths and
established a new track record for
four furlongs by covering the distance
in AT fiat. Two favorites won. Sum
maries:
First Race-Four furlongs. Suzanne
Rocamore, to /, won, with Cottilion,
to l, second, and Mon Amour, to
/, third. Time al Id.
Second Race-Selling, six furlongs.
Akela, to 5, won, with Pretorious, 5
to 1. second, and Queen Elizabeth, 4
to l, third. Time TIA %.
Third Race-The Canarsie stakes,
four furlongs. Augur. IL to /, won,
with Amber Jack, 3 to /, and even,
second, and Cederstrome, Is to /,
third. Time AZ.
Fourth Race-The RockaYay stakes.
selling, six furlongs. Silver Dream, 8
to 1, won, with For Luck, 5 to /, sec
ond, and The Musketeer, IS to 10,
third. Time 1:13 As.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. Lord of
the Valley, 9 to 5, won, with Rob Roy,
Is to /, second, and Tom Cod, 80 to /,
third. Time TIA As.
Sixth Race-Handicap, seven fur
longs. Oarsman, even, won, with Co.
lonsay, s to l, second. and Fustian, 9
to 2, third. Time 1:27 3-5.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-17
TO START COLONY
ON LOCAL CAPITAL
Savannah Men VIII Aid Project
with Their Capital.

Savannah Men VIII Aid Project
with Their Capital.
Through the aid of number of sa-
vannahians who will put their own
capital into the movement, the colony
of emigrants for Georgia projected by
Rabbi George Solomon will probably
soon be under way. This is the belief
of DR.. Solomon, who returned early
yesterday morning from New York,
where he had gone in the interests of
the project.
Owing to the fact that but one day
could be spent in New York by DR..
Solomon the plans could not be worked
out completely, and only general out
line of what will be attempted could
Re arrived at The project will be
carried on at first in the nature OF an
experiment.
The gentleman with whom DR.. Solo
mon discussed the matter stated that
he believed it would be the best plan
for Savannahians to invest their own
capital in the movement, at least at
the beginning of it. Later, II circum-
stances warranted 1t, the aid of more
distant persons could be sought for
the purpose of charging the work.
There have been ten or twelve men
In this city" said Rabbi Solomon,
who have promised me that they Will
aid in starting the colony by advanc-
ing capital and other necessaries for
the beginning In this way we will
start the colony right here.
"A tract of land has already been
located for the purpose and on this
the colony may be established al
though l have not yet seen 1t. The
land is only about seVenty-five miles
from Savannah.
Nothing definite was reached as a
result of the discussion, beyond what
have already outlined The proposed
colony is still in the experimental
stage. The discussion served to give
greater precision to the plan ana
brought out several new ideas regard
ing the details. Otherwise, there have
been no developments"
While in Washington, where he went
as a delegate from Savannah to the
Grand Lodge Convention of the In
dependent Order of Bnai Birth, DR..
Solomon addressed a large audience on
the principles, objects and attachments
of the order. The lecture entered in
to details, and was enthusiastically re-
ceived.
The principal discussion entered i'm
to by the Grand Lodge was IhaC COM
corning the best method of building
up and strengthening the order
throughout the country, Delegates
from all sections of the United States
were present, and a number of new
and feasible plans were brought out.
An united effort will be made this
year throughout the country to build
up the order, which has done so much
to aid and help the Jew wherever he is
found.
The two lodges of the order in Sa-
vannah were represented at the Grand
Lodge by DIR. George Solomon, Mr..
L. Putzel, Mr.. B. H. Levy, and Mr..
Sig Gardner.