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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04

CHIEF ENGINEER J. #. WALLACE.
dents departure from Washington Sec
retary Taft, directly In charge of canal
matters, made public the personnel Of
the new commission and the division
of duties among them.
Benjamin NJ. Harrod is the only
member of the old commission re
tanned The presidents original plan
was to have three men carry out this
great work; but, the senate having
failed to act favorably on the bill ap-
proved by Mr.. Roosevelt, he was com
PEELED under the law to appoint seven.
In measure he carried out his own
plan in the appointments by making
three of the men rank above the other
four on the commission.
Four of the seven, though bearing
the title Of commissioner, will not only
receive much lower compensation
than the other three, but they are as
signed to smaller fields Of activity
The president also has carried out his
scheme of dividing the work on the ca
nal among the commissioners so that
each man will have special field.
The new canal commission is COM
posed of Theodore r. Shonts, chair
man; Charles u. Magoon, governor Of
| the canal zone; John #. Wallace, chief
engineer; Rear Admiral M. 7. Endi-
colt, Brigadier General Peter 9. Hams,
retired; Colonel Oswald NJ. Ernst Of
the United States army engineer corps
and Benjamin NJ Harrod. The salaries
and allowances fall far below the esti,
mate of those officials In the war de-
| partment who had assumed to speak
for the president.
Salaries and Extra Pay.
The total of salaries, with allow
ances, is $1O2,5OO Zach member will
receive a salary Of $500. with travel
ing expenses. Theodore p Shonts, the
chairman, will receive additional com.
| pensation of $22,500, thus bringing his
salary to $4,000, and the chief engi-
neer, John F. Wallace. will receive
SIT 800 additional, making bis salary
$4,000. Charles II. Magoon, the gov.
ernor of the canal zone, is to receive
$4,000 additional compensation, or a
total of 1900 a year. The head OF
each department win be allowed fur
nished house upon the isthmus and
travelling expenses when on the bust
ness of the commission.
Professor William H. Burr and Will
liam Barclay Parsons, civil engineers
Of New York. are appointed as mem,
bers of the consulting board Of engI.
neers. The salaries of Messrs. Parsons
and Burr will be fixed by the commits
| Sion
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
POISONED AT MADISON.
six-Year Told Boy Dies After Eating
Rat-BIscuit.

Six-Year Told Boy Dies After Eating
Rat-Biscuit.
Samuel Hurley, the six year old son
of James Hurley, of Ridgedale avenue,
Madison, died at his home there
Thursday afternoon after suffering
five hours with symptoms OF arsenic
poison. Samuel, with his sister twelve
and brother fourteen years of age, went
into a house on the street in the morn
ing where the tenants were changing.
The children were told that they could
have some canned goods left in the
cellar by the departing tenants If they
would take them home. They went
after them and while in the cellar
found some crackers as they supposed
in paper box. They all ate of them
the youngest devouring the most. All
were taken sick within a half hour.
DIR. A. B. Coultas was called and work.
ed with them but could not save the
youngest. The others have recovered.
1t is supposed that the crackers we're
rat biscuit which is sold and made up
in form to closely resemble ordinary
soda crackers to deceive the rats and
mice.
Coroner Collins was called and is
making an examination although the
case appears to be entirely accidental.
He found that the family had also had
some tainted meat but only one Of the
children had any of that.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
Field club Notes.

Preparations are being made for an
active season at the Morristown Field
Club. Otto II. Kahn has offered a
$500 ocup to be competed for in an open
tennis tournament.
The base ball committee with f. w.
Ford, chairman, and w. Parsons Todd,
manager, will endeayor to put on a
much better team than has been the
case and make good base bali a feature
of the season. l''f'N
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
LOUIS PACKARD eI11EsPIE.

Louis Packard Gillespie, died sud-
denly from pneumonia in Rome on
Friday. He left here on February 3
for Mediterranean trip and died
after few days illness in the thirty
third year of his age. Mr.. Gillespie
was a member of the firm Of L. 9.
Gillespie s. Son, Nos. 6 and s Fletcher
street, New York. He was member
of the Yale Club and an ex-member of
Squadron A, with which regiment he
served in the Spanish war.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
Easter

Easter Sunday this year is April %,
a later date than has occurred for
nineteen years, OF since 1856, when it
was two days later, or April 25. date
on which it win not fall until the year
1943. Easter has range OF thirty-five
day S upon which it can fall, the earliest
being March 22, and the latest April
25 In 1878 it fell on the former date,
which it will not do again until the
year 2285.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
Fine View Quarters.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NJ. Young's
Music School is now located IN the
Parker building. The entire third floor
has been rented and the large front
room makes one Of the finest music
studios in the State,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
CANAL BOARD
APPOINTED.
The New Panama Canal Com
miSSionerS and Their
Duties Announced.
SPECIAL FIELD FOR EACH MAN.

Washington, April 4The president
has carried out his plans for the reor-
ganization Of the lsthmian canal COM
mission as to personnel and business
methods generally on the lines Of the
legislation he suggested to congress at,
the last session, which failed in the
crush Of business in the closing hours.
Within half an hour after the presi-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
REAL ESTATE ITEMS.


Nicholas Marinaro has purchased
the Sire property, corner of Market
street and Macculloch avenue for
$4,000. He will start next week rails
ing the present flats three and half
feet and making proper cellars and
draining facilities, and will also lay a
cement sidewalk along the Macculloch
avenue front.
Work has been started on a gate
lodge, gateway and boundary wall for
Robert D. Foote on Ogden Place. The
house will be like the new mansion
built of brick and Indiana limestone,
only on small scale, there being but
six rooms. Dempsey s. Cooney win
do the mason work on a percentage
basis.
Raymond Shelley has started a
house 28x40 feet in size on Early street.
Arthur S. Pierson is the architect, and
the contractors are Sturgis Bros,
mason; Reeve s. Burr, carpenters; H.
M. Salkind, plumber.
so
Work has been started on the re-
building of O. II. Kahn's house at
Cedar Court, the work of tearing
down the walls of the burned struc-
ture having been completed.
d. f. Barkman has sold his house
and lot at AS Harrison street, to AL
bert G. Ayers, consideration private.
state Christian Endeavor Conventions.
Representatives Of the young peo-
pies of the town met in DR.. Erdman IS
study Monday evening to make pre-
liminary arrangements for the state
convention of the Christian Endeavor
Union which will meet in this town
on October 9Th and 9th. President J.
L. Sproul of the state organization
was present and outlined the pro-
visional program, which include as
speakers Secretary Voight of the Uni
ted Society, Rev. Cornelius Wolfkin,
of Brooklyn, and possibly Robert e.
Speer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
HAzEN SCHOOL

The score by innings was as follows
Hazen School L 0 8 0 I02 XII
Morris Acad. 2nd0 2 0 0 o 0 0 o.
Base on balls-Of Stephens 8; of
Smith 6 ; off Dwight 7. Struck out
by Stevens l3 by Smith by Dwight
s. Hit by pitched BALL Estes. UNI
pire-Mr Beauell. \
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
state Christian Endeavor conventio
FIRST Church Men,s clnb,

The sixth meeting of the Men s Club
will be held in the church on Monday
evening. April 10th, at eight o'clock,
An address upon " Our Problem in the
Philippines will be delivered by Rev.
Arthur J Brown, d. d., who has re-
Gently visited those islands. 1t will be
recalled that last year Or. Brown de-
livered most instructive address up
on Korea before the Friday Evening
Club.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04
PETIT JURORS.
sheriff Ryerson Draws the Panel for
May Term of Court.

Sheriff Ryerson this morning drew
the petit jury for the May term Of
c0llrt The iurors arc
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04

1t is said when the present. cars are
turned out no more freight cars will
be repaired at the Lackawanna car
shops at Dover
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-04

R. B. jolly has the poles distributed
along the Morristown 8 Erie Railroad
from Morristown to Whippany and
will start setting the poles next week.
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11

It is unofficially reported that the government has decided that the law does not permit of the purchase of the California De- velopment Company's property, and Mir. Heber has accepted this report as final. His sta tement concerning the matter is publish ed in another column. The PRESS is not informed concerning this report and is therefore not in d position to discuss it. It is stated that the decision was reached on account of legal difficulties. It has been known for long time that there was clause in Mir. Heber's contract with Mexico which forbade his selling or mortgaging his concession to any foreign government or state and providing for the confiscat1on of said concession and all the prop erty of the Mexican company in case such transfer was attempted. We had supposed this defect had been remedied or 1t would not have taken all this time to dis cover it.
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
New COu. ties

The method of forming new counties in this State having been taken up wltli the Assemblyman from this district with the object in view of securing whatever action might be necessary by the legislature to permit lmperlAl country to form new county, the fQl- lowing letter from Mr. Johnson will. be of vital interest:
 SACRAMENTO, Feb. 7, 1905. MIR, F. G. HAvENs,
 Imperial, San Diego Co.,, Cal.
 DEAR SIR: As a further reply to your letter of January 30th will say that, there is no bill before the legislature providing for the formation of new counties. do not think that any such bill is necessary. Article II section 3 constitution of California, provides for the formation of new counties, and at any time that you are ready to form a new county yol could proceed accord ing to this section of the constitution.
 Sincerely yours,
 PERCY A. JOHNSON.
 There are several bills before the Legislature changing the boundaries of certain counties. F. A. J.
 The constitutional provisions above referred to were published in lastwetk's PRESS, and briefly, are to the effect that no new county shall contain less than 5000 inhabitants, nor shall any line of d new county run within five miles of the county seat of an old connty nor shall any county division reduce the popula- tion of any existing county to less than 5000. "".'
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
Perfect Confidence

Where there used to be a feeling of uneasiness and worry in the household when child shows symptoms of croup, there is now perfect condolences. This is owing to the uniform success Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the treatment, of thai. disease. Mrs. M. l. Basford, of Pooesville,. Md., in speak ing of her experience in the use of that remedy says: "I have a world of conf dence in. Chamberlain Cough Remedy for have used it wiCh perfect success. My child Garland is subject to severe attacks of croup and it always gives hini' prompt relief"
 Fol sale by Imperial Drug Go. Dr. P. s. Anderson Propr. Phone 78.
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of tie Tnteri0r. United States
 1005 "'
 Notice is,bereby giyenithat FREDERICK A. FENDER. of Holtvile. Cal. assignee of Rich~ ard E. Chaplin. has filed notice oi intention tO make proof on his deserl and-claim No. l4S+' for tile $ 11S>of NE 14, SEE A and'tL P of sW M, Sec.17, Twp. Is s, k Is E, s. E. M., before Re- giser and Receiver at Los Angeles Cal, on Thursday, the 23d day of February. 1905.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation ofisa land: |.
 S. E. Gipson of Pasadena, Cal; Frank Chap lin. of Iniperal Cal; H., G. Stratton, of Holt vile, Cal; r. E. Fender, of Hotville, Cal.'
 A. J. CROOKSHANK. Register. *ian 21-feb IS
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, United States
 Land Office, Los Angeles, Cal, January 20.
 1905. Notice is hereby given that CHARLES E SCOTT, of Holtville, Cal, has filed notice of intention to make preof'on his desert-land claim No 1913, for the E12 Sec. 9, Twp. IS $, k IS E., $. B. M.. before Register and Receiver at Los Angeles, Cal, on Tuesday, the 7th day of March, l9U5.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclam lton of said land:
 Albert c. Ferguson, of Holtville, Cal Francis M Ferguson, of Holtville, Cal; Porter N, Ferguson, of Holtville. Cal; John A. Scott, of Los Angeles. Cal.
 Al CROOKSHANK, Register. ian 28-feb 25
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
Under New Management

The Thelma Hotel, which has been under the management of w. w. Mas ten, has changed hands, and Messrs, McEgan and Lock will now look after the welfare of the hotel and it's guests.
 It will be run on the European plan, and the motto adopted by the landlords "pay for what you get, get what you pay for" ought to insure satisfaction.
 A trial at their restaurant with it's extensive bill of fare, will convince you that they are on to the'r
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF MOftcE FOR PUBLICATION

Depart ment of the Interior, United States Land Office Los Angeles, Cal, J9r''rry 20,1Y05
 Notice is hereby given thafi STELLA FER GUSON, of Holtvl1le, Cal,,gassgnee of Frank E. Bilheiner, has flied notice of intention 10 for the NWl4 Sec. 4, Twp, IS $, K IS E, $. B. M, before Reg1ser and Reoelter1at Los Angeles, Cal, on Thursday the 9tll day of March, l9O5. '' She names the following witnesses to prove the com piete irrigation and reclamation ol said land: - "
 Francis. M. Fefguson, Albert c. Fetgnson, c. E. Scott, and Jennie Norton, all of, Holtville, Cal -. a' f
 jan 28-feb 25 A. J CRoQKsHANK, Register.
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
DESERT GAND,.- FINAL PROOF

NOTlCE R .Up' = ATFON. Departm ent of the Interior. United States Land Notice is Hereby given that PORTER N FERGUSON of Hoitvlle Cal, assignee of F ioyd G. Thayer, las filed notice of intention to make proof on his desert-land claim No. 154S, for the sW14 Sec. 4. Twp. IS S. k Is E. B. M., before Register and Receiver at Los Angeles, Cal, on Thursday, the 9th day. of March, 1905. He names the following witnesses to prove land:
 Francis M. Ferguson. Albert C. Ferguson, C. E. Scott, and Jennie Norton, all of Hotville, Cal.
 '> A.J.:cROoKsHANK, Register. ian 28-feb 25 ...
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11

rllr+lty YvYll! p,A,t, .Plrkins, and the band gathered tip some of Inn peral's best musical talent and went to Brawley to give an entertainments Of course the aggregation was followed by a bunch of beauties that would make your mouth water. They all report d good time, and for entertaining Brawey takes the lead in the Valley.
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
DESERT LAND, FINAL. PROOF

NNT! ICE FOR PUBL TVN T!VT. Department of the Interior, United States Land
 Office. Los Angeles, Cal January p. 1905 Notice is hereby given that EFT I'll FL FERGU- SON. of Holtville, Cal, Assignee of John G. Liebman, has filed notice of intention to make proof on her desert-laud claim No. 1423, for the WIZ Sec. 9, Twp. IS $, Is E. S. B. M.. before Register and Receiver at Los Angeles. Cal, on w Wednesday, the Stll day of March, 1905.
 She names the following witnesses to prove the'conipiete irrigation and reclamation Of said land:
 Francis M Ferguson Porter N. Ferguson, Charles E. Scott, and Jennie Norton. all of Holtvie, Cal.
 A. J. CROokSHANK5 Reg ster. jah 28-feb B :. c.,"~,
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF NOTICE FOR PuRIlCAIION

Department of the Interior, United States
 Land Office, Los Angeles Cal, January 20,
 1905
 Notice is hereby given that ALBERT c, FERG USON, of Hotville, Cal, assignee oi tention to make proof on his desert-land claim No l4l0, for the SEA Sec. 4, Twp. IS s.. k IS E, $ E. M.. before Register and Receiver at Los Angeles, Cal, on Wednesday. the Sth day of March, 1905.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation aud reclamation of said land:
 Francis M. Ferguson, Porter N. Ferguson, Jennie Norton, and c. E. Scott all of Holtyille, Cal. t......,...
 ian 2S-feb 25
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
WATER RIGHTS

The statements of MT. Heber, as shown by his interview pub lished elsewhere in this paper, should be of interest to everyone interested in Imperial Valley. As the executive head of the Cal iforn1a Development Com pany, any statement from him IS i'm portant, and in this interview Mir. Heber makes his position very clear.
 The PRESS is very glad, in- deed, to have such an unanimity regarding the essen tial character of our water rights made appar- ent. There is now no conflict reg 1rding this matter, as all parties agree that the right to the water is in the user and the California Development Com pany's rights are those of com mon carrier. With this made so clear, and established by such unanimous consent, we feel that there is cause for profound con- gratulations on every hand, as this removes one of the contro- verted points that has risen to plague us in the past. There is an abundant supply of water for the irrigation of every acre in each of the water companies now running in the Imperial Valley Let those who have not yet irri- gated their lands, get to work and do so, the sooner the better for them.
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
ADVERTISING RATES
IMPERIAL VALLEY

Valleys prosperity IS more ana more apparent as the days and weeks go by. No other place in the United States can show farm crops in such thrifty and forward condition as we can at the present time. On every side thousands of acres of barley head- ing out, d gre 1t deal of it waist high, some of it, unfortunately, of so rank growth as to be falling down, and other thousands of acres of alfalfa almost ready 10 cut for the first crop of hay. In spite of the thousands of head of cattle and hogs shipped in and the other thousands raised in the Valley, an immense amount of this feed, the best in the world, will go to waste for lack of stock to consume it. The abundance of water the past season shows what farmers paradise this Valley is. Business men in all lines report constantly increasing trade, and are in many cases pre- paring additional facilities to accommodate it. The railroad company finds it necessary to run extra freight trains to handle the increased business on this branch, and we are reliably informed that Imperial is the third office in the matter of receipts on the South ern Pacific in Southern Califor- mia, being exceeded only by Los Angeles aud San Pedro. Thurs day thirteen carloads of cattle and one of hogs was shipped out from this place, which is not un- common, it being the usual ex- perience of passengers at Imperial to have to wait for the train while live stock is being loaded, our passenger service being as yet handled on a mixed train.
 Profits to the farmers can be surmised when it is considered that barley sown in proper season furnishes at least 5 mon ths of the very best pasturage, and tn n produces as heavy a crop Of grain as anywhere in the south west.
 Alfalfa, the perennial forage. the king of crops, finds our soils and abundant water supply just to his liking. and is surpassing the hopes of his most sanguine admirers. Of all the thousands of acres sown this season, the universal report is perfect stand. The best informed people esti- mate the total acreage now in crops in this Valley to be very close to one hundred thousand.
 When we consider the wonder full fertility of our lands and null tiply that by this enormous acre age, and the success of our crops, who can doubt the future great ness of our wonderful Valley.
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

DR. G. T. GREENLEAF, -PHYSI- Dcian. and Surgeon, Holton, Gal.
The Imperial press., 1905-02-11

EDITOR PRESS: I desire a few lines of your valuable space to repudiate the "fake interview" published in an Imperial Valley journal last week. My opinion regarding government irrigation, and my impressions concerning Yuma and environs are given in a signed article in last weeks PRESS. For villiany of concep- tion and mindacity of statement the hungry handbill next the blacksmith shop is Git"
 F. G. RAVENS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-20
opENIN cor LOCK.
Celebration of Occasion to be Held al
 Tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa, June 19.-(Special. )-Ex- tensive preparations are being made for the lock celebration which Will take place here on July 4th. The opening of this, the United States Government Lock No. IS, means much towards the development of this entire section and, said Congressman Bankhead while In the city a few days ago, 1t is attract ing the attention of men everywhere. The following men of prominence will be present and many of them will make short adresses: Chairman Burton or the Rivers and Harbors Committee or Congress; Senators John T. Morgan and E. W. Pettus; Congressman John H. Bankhead and W. E. Craighill, Major Corps of Engineers; Colonel T. C. Bush Colonel E. l.. Russell and Hon. G. w. Taylor Invitations have been ex- tended to Birmingham. Montgomery Demopolls, Greensboro, Eutaw, Mound vile, Mobile and other points which will receive direct benefits from the opening of this waterway to the At Iantic. Special rates have been given by all railroads and it is thought that on this occasion Tuscaloosa will have more visitors than on any former oc- casion in her history. The following committees have been appointed: Re- ception Committee, Dr. w. k. Bingham E. S. Moody, w. A. Ryan, J. c. Harri- son, P. w. Blondheim, James H. Fitts, R. E. Rodes M. T. ormond, J. C. Browne and S. D. McGee.
 Jeremiah Barnes, superintendent Of the negro city school at this place is the recipient of one hundred volumes to be placed in the school library. The gift comes from Robert c. Ogden whose party visited this city some twelve months ago. Mir. Ogden is president of the Southern Educational Board and is much interested in the education of the negro.
 At the First Baptist Church here yes terday there were four new members added to the church and three were baptised who had joined the church on a former occasion.