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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-10-21

nicious theories and principles
which rendered their living !mPOs
sible in the mother country.
Having ingratiated themselves
with a certain class Of the poor
and ignorant element of the popu-
latiOn, they were soon at work,
inculcating in the minds Of those
people, the beauties and advan-
tages of communism, The main
principle Of which IS the e'imina-
ton of the words mine and thine
from the vocabulary of morality
and the substitution of the word
ours in lieu thereof.
Among this poor and ignorant
class, were men who bore the
names of the most respectable,
and Nitlnal respected families of
the State, but men whose hearts
had been demoralized by the
withering influence Of poverty and
want-They lent but too willing
an ear to these poisonous doctrines.
Their bad instincts were reused,
and they were singularIy taken
with the principle that all things
should be held in common. The
diffusion of these pernicious doc
trines produced the most disas
trOus results They began to look
upon their more wealthy neigh
bOrs with distIust and jealousy
They familiarlzed themselves will
the idea that one is justified il
taking his neighbor's property
provided he can do SO undetected-
Between so flattering a theory and
the practice, there Is but one step
an imaginary line, and this lin.
was soon Obliterated.
/ Small marauding parties were
formed, and the thleving wa'
carried on, on small scale at first
q few cattle were stolen at nigh
and either slain or sold to parties
residing in the adjoining parishes
But, as the marauders grew
bolder by success, the thefts an.
robberies increased i1 namber =,
lnaGnitpdo tAer II M Itn -
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-10-21

ties were organized; the member
shin increased steadily, until by
consolidating and banding them
selves together, they created an
organization wlEcl extended from
the Teche to the Texan frontier
1t was in fact a military organl
zatlOn with it's chief and suoordl
nate officers-rhus equipped and
disciplined, the maranders became
more daring and aggressive, ana
they soon added burglarles and
incendlarlsm to their catalogue OF
crlmes-Although they prowled
at night like wolves, sweeping the
Attakapas prairies. they took no
measures to avoid detecti0n;
whole herds of cattle were corraled
and driven to the market in broad
daylight.
The good people of the district
became alarmed at this state OF
affairs. The law had become
pOwerIess to check the evil, and
things were assuming most
threatening aspect ct-Marauders de-
tacted in the act and prosecuted
criminally, had been acquitted ny
the jury, although the evldei'ce OF
their guilt had been established
beyond per adventure. The foi
lowing anecdotes are illustrative
of the situation and state OF
affairs in the district at that
period.
A planter came suddenly upon q
neighbOr who had slam a COW, ano
who was in the act of carrying
away the neat
"rhis is my cow said ih'
planter, 81 shah have You prose
cuted for larcency."
! Pshaw. said the thief. you arr
too intelligent to do that
! Too intelligent! why, do yo'
mean to say that this Is not m.
] COW I
1t may have been once
answered TIE neighbor, but II ]
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-10-21
Tie Attakapas Parishes in 1859.
Vigilance Committees

Perhaps the most remarkable
occurrence in anti bellum days, in
the Attakapas country, was the
uprising Of tue people, their
organization as vigilance commit
tees, and the absolute sway they
exercised over the district during
ax moLths, despite the interfer
ence Of The governor whose pro.
c'amst'on they needed not, and
~lose orders they spulned.
Tue causes which led to that
revolution must have been grave
eaes indeed. for, people will not
U1oFt 70 measures SO extreme as
g sabvert the state government,
ma to constitute themselves a
OvAelgn power with executive
ga judicial prerogatives, unless
''''sr to this rash act by reasons
'est Weighty. Without discuss
taese reasons, l will now
attAopt to give a narrative Of tha,
so'lfeace with which / am
ul'llar, having been an eve
Of what happened in thos,
g trouble AMI turmoil. !,
. tie dark side Of the pictur,
save drawn of the Tech.
ssP'd Increase Of populatio,
!. -, in a great me .sure to !,
l'ss immigration from n. o,hs,
y q the Union, as we'll q,
- old European countries
~, France, Spain an,
y. These immigrants wer,
lsar bat, as a rule, the,
: valsable accession to tn
being either goo,
d. = hard working an,
p's' Unfortunately, tha
= without its exception
vorst type, ha'
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
Struck by a Tornado.

Thursday afternoon small sized
cyclone struck Gold Hill, and for c
time it was feared great damage
would result. A whirlwing started in
front CT the postoffice, but in a few
moments assumed funnel shape, and
cloud of dust and debris fully 200
feet in height was blowing toward
the V. & T. depot agent Cahill saw
the tornado coming and shut the door
just as it hit the building, which
rocked as though by an earthquake,
and shingles were ripped off the root
like bundle of toothpicks. The wind
veered in the direction of Fred Strauss
residence and the shingles on the roof
We're sent flying in every direction.
An old building near Tom Williams
residence was the next place in the
path of the storm, and brick chin.
| The tornado passed to the rear of the
residences of James Cahill and Henry
Tobener. and two-inch planks were
lifted from a pile Of lumber in tn:
yard of the latter and whirled in the
air, but luckily no one was injurei
The cyclone then passed away towart
the mountain. Men working at thu
depot heard the roar of the VIM
and took to flight and found shelter il
q blacksmith shop nearly opposite
bearly escaping a shower of single:
which came off the depot The unus
ual phenomena was witnessed BY
nearly everyone in Gold Hill, and !.
sigh of relief went up as the whirlin,
cloud of dust, ain cans, boards ar,
other movable articles disappeared
behind the mountain. 1t is estimate,
that the damage done in the few miu
utes will amount to about $2O0.-En
terprise.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
Warren Anniversary.

Today being the anniversary Of the
organization of the Warren Engine
Company the boys will hold a jollifica.
ton in their engine house in common.
Grafton of the event.
1t has been the custom for a grea:
many years to celebrate their annive:.
sary by a public dance, but this year
the boys have changed the program
The big time will take place tonigh,
and the members of this worthy or
ganization are going to celebrate in
grand style. Plenty to eat and drink
will be the order of the evening" Only
members will participate.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
Progressing Rapidly.

Work on the artesian we'll for the
State is progressing in fine style, the
contractor expecting to be down 100
fet by this morning. Three eight
hour shifts are employed and the
work will not cease until complete!
The usual crowd was on hand yester-
day and last night to see that every
thing went to suit them, and the
general impression i; that all is o. X.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
A CHANGE OF HEART.
"Who ls To Be Benefited" the
Question.

The proposition of raising the
waters of Lake Tahoe two feet for the
benefit of the new irrigation system
of Nevada has developed some remark
able changes Of heart.
First the Reno Journal and the
people of Reno are vociferous in praise
of the new project. There is every
reason why they should be but one
has but to go back few years to note
that these same people were busy
fighting a scheme of Senator Boyle
who was endevoring to get franchise
from the legislature to tunnel Lake
Tahoe and inaugurate a system OF
Irrigation and electric power in which
an eastern company were willing 10
invest seven millions of dollars.
The entire county of Washoe was
up in arms and fighting the project
tooth and nail, because they figured
out that it would be more benefit to
Carson and vicinity than to Reno and
vicinity.
This policy has always anamatei
Reno 1t figures that nothing in the
shape of a public enterprise must be
pushed that does not benefit Reno. 1t
cares little for the rest of the State.
1t was proposed to raise the waters
Of the Lake two feet and use the sur
plus for irrigation and power.
Pnpc,c tn tho Schapr.
beat it.
Well, Reno is in line now because
il figures that irrigation in Churchill
county will be a good thing for Reno
We are glad to see Reno and tbs
Journal waking up to the importance
of this scheme which looked so un
promising to it a few years ago.
Then comes D. l.. Bliss fighting tn
scheme in the interests of the beauti
full He is one of the men who is O,
hand to make protest to the Coz
gressiOnal Committee, on the groun;
that it will spoil the beauty of tn
Lake.
Since when did D. L. Bliss becom
student of nature and lover of tn
beautiful?
1t was his devastating hand tina
began the cutting of timber abon
the Lake until the grand forests whici
skirted the Nevada side were levele
with his axe an nothing but the skele
ton forests remained and the bleache
LINES of the giant trees that quart,
of a century ago appealed to the poeti
and sentimental side of a mans natul
He was perfectly willing to dispo
the Lake of its beauty then, becaus
it made him a millionaire but he don
want what beauty there is left of
he spoiled now, if any one else is
make money. This late day repen
ence and sham sentimentalism max:
us tired.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
CARNIVAL FEATURES.
Twenty Four Big Circus Acts at Each
Performance.

performance.
1.-The big feature of the carnival
is the Stadium, the performance CIV
en- under a large tent seating 1000
people, where twenty-hour big cir
Gus acts will be given each perfOr-
nance. Every one of the acts IS
a feature and we have not a cheap
attraction in the aggregation.
I'VE carry no smoke eaters o!
hoochey koochey dancers or any re-
pulsive freak or fake of any kim.
Every attraction is strictly first class
and in advertising the show we want
people to know that we have strictly
up to date, first class entertainment
the best that money can secure.
MIR. Nat Reiss is presenting the
show this year to the people Of Reno
and Nevada and will give them some
thing entirely new right through
something that has not been seen /,
this section"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
THE IRRIGATION COMMITTEE.
Distinguished Party Will Visit Nevada
Today.

The Congressional party consisting
of the committees on irrigation of the
United States Senate and House Of
Representatives, numbering upwards
of forty people will arrive in Reno
Saturday morning on a special train
of Pullmans running as second Sec
tion of train No. IA.
The train will stop there fifteen min
utes and Immediately proceed on its
way to Hazen where the congressional
party will view the new ditch AMI
dam, and witness the turning of the
water into the big canal.
The train arrives at HaZen. leaving
on the return trip at 4:3O O'Clock, CIV
ing just four hours to view the work.
Arriving at Reno at 6 o'clock the party
will be met by the various commit
! tees having the reception OF the Wis
itors in charge A banquet will follow
probably at the Riverside hotel.
After the repast the visitors will be
toasted by prominent Reno people and
a couple of hours will be spent around
the banquet table The party viii
leave this evening at 1910 for the
east
and a number of invited guests, il,
Guiding prominent railroad men, vii
he met by the officers of the reclama
ton service. who Will turn the water
of the Truckee river to the great i:
rigation canal, the first one complete,
under the national irrigation law
The members Of the party are: M
} and Mrs c. J. Blanchard of Washine
ton. D. c.. Senator Francis G. New
, lands of Nevada. United States Sens
tor Frank P Flint of California. Ser
ator Fred Dubois of Idaho. Repr,
sentative Frank W. MondeT of Wyon
, ing, Representative and Mrs. Allen
Cooper of Pennsylvania, Represent;
tive and Mrs William A Reeder {
, Kansas, Representative and Mrs We
v ley l.. Jones of Washington. Jude
o James l. Parker of the Interior Depar
J, ment and Mrs. Parker, c. G. ROwle
a of Jackson, Mich, chairman of tn
committee on public lands and ir1
:, CATION of the National Association
q Manufacturers; Elwood Mead,
/ charge of the irrigation investigate
n of the Department of Agriculture; Y
}. J. Doran and w. H. Sanders OF l.
. Angeles, and representatives of IL
!. press.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
Funeral Of Rita Jones.

The funeral of little Rita Jones took
place from the family residence in
the northern part of town yesterday
afternoon. The casket was covered
with floral tributes from friends and
acquaintance, and this testimony OF
sympathy did much to soften the grief
of the parents.
The services were conducted by ths
Rev. J. B. Darneille.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17

A bolt maxim gmachine running at
nigh speed, bursted at Hawthorne yes.
terday. injuring six persons. One of
the men had an ear taken off and an
other his eye knocked out. The in
Jured were taken to the S. P. Hos
pital at Sacramento last night.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17

DIR. Mccoy Chappell is a Carson
visitor.
Controller Davis was a departure 70.
Reno last evening.
Remember the band concert in the
Park this evening.
Mrs BREWER has returned from a
visit to Reno. Her injured knee is
improving rapidly.
T. D. Vandevort, editor of the Gofd
field review, is spending a few days
lin Carson CITY.
The Queen OF the Reno Carnira
will be crowned by the knights o.
Khorassan, June 2sth
Judge and Mrs. Fitzgerald, accom-
I'anied by Miss Fitzgerald departed
last evening fur Redding, California
1t is expected that Root will bs
here next week to begin his trainin.
for his match with Hart in Reno OF
the Sd of July.
Mrs. NJ. W. Ward and little daugi
ter returned yesterday morning from
San Diego where they have bee,
visiting for Two mEothE
Quite a number of people left on tn
train last evening 10 witness the oper
ing of the bigirrig:a1aon ditch at FallO
and meet the Congressional delegg
ton.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
Cut His Tongue Out.

A fine stallion belonging tOPeterson
~ Springmyer sustained an injury
10 his tongue which necessitated an
operation. DR. Price yesterday ,per-
formed a successful operation of am
putating the tongue and the animal
viii be alright in q few days.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
jesse.

A Republican Central Committee
man was strolling past another Com
mittemans house recently and friend
remarked that the house was being
fixed up and new coat Of paint going
on.
"You bet was the reply. He pack.
ed the campaign sack"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
The Party.

A good crowd was in attendance al
the Custer party last evening and jol-
" good time was bad by all. These
parties are always a success in every
way and deserve the splendid patron
age they receive as the proceeds are
used for q worthy cause.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-17
Last Night Of the kintescope.

Last Night Of the kintescope.
Tonight will be the last night Of
the kintescope until further notice.
so if you want to see the good pictures
OF the "Incendiary" and the "Klepto-
maniac" you had better take advau-
tage of the opportunity and go.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-10
New Suits.

The following new suits for the
May term of circuit court at
Keytesville have been filed with
Circuit Clerk z. T. Lamkin dur
ing the past week:
CIVIL CASES.
VIM. A. Colson VS.. Emma A.
Dickson ct al, equity. j. A.
Collet of Keytesville is plaintiff 8
attorney. We were mistaken
last week in saying that this suit
was to set aside deeds.
H. G.. Atterbury VS.. Ira F.
Hendricks, debt. j. A. Collet
is of counsel for plaintiff.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-10
Read This Twice

Owing to the fact that it is hard
to quote you prices on your pro-
duce, we want to say this to you:
Several times we have quoted
prices Cd produce in this paper
and before the paper reached
you stuff had advanced nonsid-
erable. We paid you more than
we advertised-as you well know.
Owing to such unsettled markets
on produce we refrain from quot
ing you prices, but we stand pat
and say this to our many friends
who know how we treat them:
Just cut out and bring to US the
prices advertised by any house
in the county (Keytesville not
barred) and we will show you we
can beat any prices and will beat
them. Then again if you do not
want cash for your stuff, just
stop one minute and compare
our stock with some others here
who make prices. More goods
under our counters than they
have on their shelves. What we
want is chickens, butter and
eggs. We defy competition.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-10
ThelIna.

Thelma, a dramatization of
Marie Corelli's beautiful love
story, will be presented at the
Russell opera. house in Bruins
wick Wednesday, March is.
The story in book form has many
readers, and on the stage the
tale is said to be as thrilling as
it is in the original. Miss Claire
Paige will play the part of Thel.
ma, and Samuel Spedden that of
the young Englishman, who is
charmed by the beauty of the
young northern girl. All special
scenery is carried by the COM
pany, and the entire cast, with a
few exceptions, has been the
same for the past four seasons.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-10
S. M. White.
phone 26,
Keytesville, Missouri.
New Store Building.
Tax Collections.

The following is the per cent
of tax collections made by the
various township collectors of
Charlton county for the year
1904:
Bee Branch, W. M. Wescott,
collector, 96 7-8.
Bowling Green, A. G.. Friesz,
collector, 96 3-4.
Brunswick, r. G. Roberts, col.
lector, 81 4-5.
Charlton, Henry Rohwer, col
lector, 96 1.5.
Clark, D. M. Wilson, collector,
81 1T.
Cockrell, Clarence McCurry,
collector, 80 l1-40.
Cunningham, H. j. Hammond,
collector, SO Ito.
Keytesville, Thos. Tully, coll
lectOr, 30 i'o.
Mendon, H. Y. Shupe, collec-
tor, SO 3-5.
Missouri, Antoine Schuering,
collector, 96 is.
Mussel Fork, F. P. Prather, col
lector, 96.
Salisbury, ]. W. Grizzell. coll
lector, SO 5-s.
Salt Creek, w. H. Mayo, coll
lector, SO 7-20.
Triplett, Geo. H. Dobyns, col.
lector, SO Ito.
Wayland, c.. T. Naylor, col
lector, 96 1-2.
Yellow Creek, F. F. Hamilton,
collector, SO 24-25.
From the above it will be seen
that H. Y. Shupe of Mendon
township made the closest collec'
ii on of any one of the 16 col
lectors, his per cent being SO 3-5
Mr.. Shupe returned only 81 de.
linuuent on real estate and $21. sc
on personal property. w. H
Mayo of Salt Creek, with SO 7-2(
per cent is second, and Thos
Tully of Keytesville, SO 1-3, gets
third place.
This is believed to be the bes
average per cent of tax collec
tions ever made in this county.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-10
Notice OF Township Election

Notice is hereby given that the
biennial election of Keytesville
township, for the purpose Of
electing township officers within
and for said township, viz: Two
justices of the peace, two mem
bers of the township board, one
trustee, one constable, one col.
lector and one clerk, the latter
being ex. ofhcio assessor, will be
held in Keysesville, in said town
ship, in Charlton county, Mo-, on
the last Tuesday in March, 1905
the same being the 28th day of
the. said month.
T. E. R. EWING
Township Clerk.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-10
5. C. White Leghorns.

Eggs for sale, Is for $3.50,
from my S. c. White Leghorns,
prize winners at state show, 1906,
scoring 50 and better, and are of
Blanchard's leading strain of
heavy layers. My hens last
year, ending February 20, 1905,
averaged 180 eggs, each.
J. r. DEMPSEY,
keytesville, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-10
For Sale.

A complete butcher outfit for
sale at a bargain. Everything
new. Anyone wanting such an
outfit will do we'll to look this up.
For further information call on
or address the COURIER, Keytes-
tesville, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-10

with all the officers present, and
disposed of the following busi-
ness:
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
j. w. Veal, balance salary as
marshal, $4,000.
j. E. Dempsey, work and ma
terial for street crossing, So. 20.
Farmers bank, work and ma
terial for gutter, S26.79.
W. r. Phillips, repairs to city
pump, So.
j. P. Tippett, repairs to city
pump, $3.50.
j. M. Hawkins, work on street,
So.
r. H. Tisdale, Jr., salary as
marshal, $50.
G. M. Pinegar, lumber, S6.25.
John Castor. work on streets,
S17.1O.
y. W. Anderson, lumber, ,S8.44.
W. G.. CASTOR. lumber, 81 40.
w. D. Vaughan, supplies to
city, s4.15.
On motion, marshal was order
ed to notify all persons to remove
all distractions to streets and
sidewalks, and to make com.
plant and cause to be arrested
any person who fails to comply
Herewith.
An ordinance for q new side.
walk in front of the Hill proper
ty, used by F. j. Shaughnessy
as livery barn, was read a first
and second time and laid On the
table to await a third and final
reading.
On motion, street commissioners
was ordered to investigate and
report best method Of providing
a suitable drain at the crossing
of Water and Pine streets,
On motion, city attorney was
ordered to prepare an ordinance
requiring the keytesviile Street
Car Co. to plank On inside anc
outside of rails on Bridge stree
from west side of lot 5 in bloch
40 to Ash street, and put, keep
and maintain the rails of sale
track on level with the street.
A war; ant was ordered drawn
in favor of P. r. O'Bryan, city
collector, as assignee, for 5000
to redeem city scrip taken in OF
taxes.
The board adjourned to NEE
again last night.