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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09

than struck the FIRE In a sitting posi-.
ton. and filled the air with the odor
OF fried buckskin. before the whole
tribe jumped on Pa. and they kicked
him with their moccasins. and were
going TO murder him. while the chief
who acted as the burnt Offering. got
out OF the fire, and sat down in the
cold mud to cool himself. He held
UP his hand as a signal for attention.
and he called a council OF war. while
the squaws sat on pa - hold him
down
The council OF war sentenced pa to
be burned at the stake. and they tied
him to a tree and began TO pile
sticks around him. and pa told me to
go to the circus lot and give an alarm,
and send the hands 10 rescue him.
Gee. but didn't run though, and yell
an alarm big enough for a massacre
told the hands, who were sleeping
under the seats, or playing cards on
the trunks that the Indians were
burning pa at the stake. and some OF
the hands said that would serve him
right. and the fellows that we're play
ing ce-ds said they didn't want TO
break up the game when they were
losers. 10 rescue no baldheaded cur
mudgeon. thought pa was goner.
sure. cause ( cclld hear the Indians
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09

and drive them of. but he said he
hadn't no time 10 go and wake up the
police, and they wouldn't get around
anyway before the middle OF the
week So pa took a tent stake and
started for the green corn roast. The
Indians were taking turns dancing
and eating roasted corn, and they had
barrel OF beer. and | knew enough
about Indians 10 keep away from
them when they mix beer with green
corn. for it has about the same ef-
feet as committing suicide with car
bOlic acid.
Pa put his hat on one side of his
head and went right into the midst
of the Indians. and grabbed a chief
called One Ear at Time" and hit
him with the tent stake. and knocked
him down. and said. Now. you git"
Well. sir. that Indian had no more
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09

So ~ free lunch. with deyilish gin
ge- ale TO drink. and that the press
d ne got riotous on ginger ale. A
gnser ale jag is terrible When a
nan is full of ginger ale his intestines
hop the loop. and tie up in knots. and
Cipe Ike cholera infantum. and IN
lass his friends hold him he goes out
into the world and wants to Kill the
women and children. and non-com-
bafants
Last year our press agents filled up
The members Of the local press with
ginger ale. and when we struck Phil
afeiphla this time the newspapers had
sworn out warrants for our show, on
ne charge Of compromising a felony,
which ! suppose is the legal name for
ginger ale. The way the Quakers pat
ronize . show is TO put on their gray
Clothes. and their big white hats and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09

wearing Grape On our arms. but n cir.
Gus Is not built that way
Ordinarily il may be ouist snoug,
"a Philadelphia on Sunday. but pa
FOUND that he had more OF a run for
hls money than az sny place We have
oeen 80 Tar We have had a tribe y,
INDIANS with our Wild west depart.
ment al summer and pa has not
stood very well with the Indians sinca
ne Was IN charge Of the show AT For,
wayne. and they all got dunk and he
mad them tied up 70 the pcles around
me ring until they got sober. They
nave laid for pa ever since. and II
was only a matter % time when thav
got him. Then at Pittsburg our man.
ager picked up a company OF canni.
bals that had got left over from the
81 Louis fair, and who agreed 10 DER.
form for their board and clothes and
as they don't wear any clothes 10
speak OF and only eat dog week DAYS
and hope TO get a human being TO
roast on Sunday. il seemed a pretty
good bargain.
Well. the Indians got permission 10
hold green corn dance in a piece OF
woods near the circus lot, and the
got them a wagon load
81 corn. and they had built a fire and
we're roasting the corn. and dancing.
and pa didn't know about it, and Just
after dark the Quaker who owned the
woods complained to pa, who was on
watch Sunday night. that his Indians
had got on the reservation and were
preparing TO go on the warpath. and
ne wanted them to get of his prem
ses- ia said he would go right over
ana drive them back TO the tents.
tried TO get pa to let the police 20
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09

Ever since we know the show vas
billed for Philadelphia for Saturday.
aud that we would have 10 stay over
sunday in that own. there has been
symptoms of revolt Everybody
connected with the show has a horror
of being found dead in Philadelphia.
They claim Il is too dead for live peo-
PIE. aud not very satisfactory to dead
people.
4 performer who was with the show
last year says that nobody but the
newspaper people who had free tick
ets attended the performances. and
some Of them wouldn't go in the tent
u ess the press agent promised to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09
:. SSH and $3.50.
Poor Outlook for Her.

Mother-r can't see why you should
object to Mr.. Goodsense.
Daughter never could marry such
a man as that He wears the cheap
est kind OF ready-made clothes
Mother-That is mere idiosyncrasy
"Y-e-s; but I'm afraid he'll want me
TO dress the same way Tit Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09
Copyrights ~ IN ss-l..l

Tie Circus Strikes the oual,~r City
They Go on Ginger Ale Jag-Pa
Breaks UP an Indian War Dance
and Comes Near Being Burned
Alive-The Worlds air Cannibals
Have Roast Dog Feast.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-09

A Don't
Don't forget your servants AMI
washerwoman.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
Isx.(K ISLAND PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED
VIII Connect Witt, &. =. ".
y. q. a. u.
Eunirr Citizens VIII Make Con.
crs&ionS For Connection at That
Point

Euuicc. July Photographic
communication has been received
here from headquarters of the
{ hirago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad Company that IT will
positively connect at Eunlcc with
the Colorado southern, New Or
leans a Pacific Railroad Company,
provided the citizens of Eunlce
y III give them free night of way
from Turkey Creek 10 Eunlce.
IhiS stretch of right of way has
already been secured by the citi-
zcns Of Eunice, and will be formal
ly transferred to the Rock Island
people next week A committee
consisting of prominent Crowley
and Eunice people will confer
vi Il the officials of the Rock
Island next week at Alexandria.
This will give Eunice five rail
roads, viz: The Southern Pacific,
& colorado Sout tIleIn main line, Co
dorado Southern Crowley branch,
Louisiana East and West and the
Rock Island. Work Is progressing
on both the Colorado
South hern and Louisiana East and
West. The former is now ready
to las a.ccl and both expect to be
trains by Jan. | next =
\ u. States
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14

Before the House Committee,
investigating the Railroad Com
mission at Baton Rouge on Fri
day of last week, says the Baton
Rouge Times: commissioner
Over ton Cade was questioned at
length in regard to his connection
with the Central Railroad of
which Mr.. Henshaw is president.
In response to a question, he
stated tha. he was a fourth cOus
in Of Mr.. Henshaw's and that
he was engaged with Mr.. Hen
shaw in securing the right OF
way for the road, but that he
was dong this to developa the
country, and to secure. a road
through that part Of the country
and not in the interest Of the
road. He had no connection will
the road and had never beeI
connected with it,"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
Southern Pacific Will Have
Legislative Train For
Members Benefit.

J. ". Lee. general agent of the
Southern Pacific road, who has
been spending the past week in
The city, says that good progress
- ln ING made on The construction
work Of the Lafayette Baton
.sunge branch of the road
In talking to number Of repre-
scutativcs last night, Mr.. lee
said that when the next Legisla
cure met he Southern Pacific
would he running trains into
Haton Rouge, and his road would
sci a special legislative service
out Of the city for the accoinmoda
ton Of the Representatives from
the southwestern parishes of the
State.
Mr. Lee reports that gangs are
now ut work the entire distance
Of he line, and the very favorable
weather of he past two months
has enabled the subron'ractors to
do n great amount OF grading.
Abou, seven miles of the line has
been graded in West Baton Rouge
parish Baton Rouge Times.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
Louisiana Swami lands.

As an illustration of the rapid
ty with winch real estate dcvclop.
ments take place, the conversion
OF $1,000 acres of swamp land "
ing between New Orleans and
Lake POnchar,rain into huildino
lots Is typical. Within two years
It is calculated tha' this area will
bc drained. Fully 1000 acres
are already partially drained, and
some of this area opened for buSi
ness uses Only few years ago
the entire area was valued at 80
cents an acre. II has increased
two hundred fod within n year.
The legislature VIII authorize the
issue of IS, OOO OOO bonds for the
city of New Orleans to complete
the public drainage. The effect
VIII he to eliminate from the i'm
mediate vicinity of The city much
of he mosquito breeding grounds,
and increase pcrcrptibly the de
gree of immunity from epIdemics.
Tx,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
A PROPOSED CHANGE OF ROUTE


a SprciH from Kansas City t'
the Crowley Sigma says: Owing
TO proposed chan" IN the route
OF the Central railroad Of LouiSi
ana, work has been suspended
until 'hc engineering corps can
make other surveys. The change
viii probably affect only LrrSvi IL
and Vicinity. II i r,imoicd Il
railroad ciIclrs here tha; rNhorhi
tant prices change Go, rr4h' uf
way there is one cause If thIs
action. Th"IcaSon officially @Ivtu
IS ihc high grade there, By con
Meeting with the Kansas city
SoUt l'trn Hf some poini nuli u ~
LccSvlllc the company hopes 10
change from 4 , tn . /; per cent
grade. II is estimated that 4
saving Of iS.,, 600 Ill be effected
# tins change i practicable
The point Of junction viii be
determined hy The geographical
situation, surveys 10 be legnn
Immediately. The president Of
the Kansas City Southern, - \
Edison, who is reported to own 81
controlling interest iu ihe Genital
railroad Of Louisiana, says work
will probably be resumed in three
or four months. He thinks the
change will affect about 60 miles
of the road. He predicts a great
future for the road am! the coun
Try, especially around Cro" ley.
He says The rapid development
Of that part Of Louisiana demands
greater transportation facilities
The construction OF the Central
railroad will not he suspended
and viii not be abandoned
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
Ace Has Sorrows

Avo ndS 0u
But 81 sfould have few regrets
Said an fld Ys~-Xesret'nl'y' 81
might hAY1'ad a bone, bought
with thq lent tL@ush the
iberia Building Asso iation.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
Emgimra iscGiM k.0catiu. =, "
Line for Central Of f.Dllisi;,nl

The following special from this
city under date Of The llih inst
is published by The Times prm.-
crat: This afternoon u party Of
thirty engineers and their assist
ants left for Pickering, n point on
the Kansas City Southern Rail
way, few miles south of Lees
vile, where they go to begin i
search for the location Of a new
grade for the Central Railroad Of
of Louisiana. The party is in
charge Of T. a. White, who Is the
Central Railroad locating engineer,
and will seek a three trnths grade.
Two other parties are already IL
The iit!d in tins vicinity, and 1t
is almost positive hat The desire
grade Will be found, in fact, It IS
believed il will be found ia thirty
DAYS or less. when work will hc
Immediately resumed on the line
The departure of the engineering
party is looked upon by many "a
the actual resumption Of the work
on the Central Railroad, and All
are greatly pleased over the ont
look The party was accomp@n'.
ed by G. &. lIcnshaw, president
of the road, who goes 10 LeesvilIe
TO look over the situation in per
son.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
Lake Charles Press

Lake Charles Press
Before finally committing our
selves TO the candidacy of either
Jared Sanders, Bob Broussard,
General Jastremsk,, Judge Bolton,
Wilkinson or any of the prObablli-
ties or possibilities, we propose to
see how this new shortstop that
Joined the team yesterday works
out
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14

Loose Leaf LedgsTs, atMiIIalds
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
l.ctlPrlO Louis N1igvIcy

! Dear Sir We shall feel obliged
if you write us how YOU came out
on your first few Jobs Devoe, rs
to gallons expected and used.
Take job A. You made your
price, expecting to use % gallons
Devoe. ana psed Is. Job Il.
You expected TO use - 9nd used.
10. And tell Us what A'aint yon
had used before Offourse, you
judge Devoe BY wlHt you have
have used before
Here's how / fcYcamc out.
Ma rhon. .hs, Painter, Lynch
burg. Va, fritz: My first job
with DevoefIFs 81 gal
tons; 1t toot RS. Since then ]
have used Ihf'ing else.
G B Edxfrds, Raleigh, N Q,
ndu uStu oV ShI puS I'dSi' piiH'
on his house, and bought 80 gal
Ions Devoc; a + Glenn, his paint
or, said it wouldn't be enough
Had 16 gallons left.
Mayor w w Carroll, Monticel-
10, Florida, writes: Painter esti
mated 3j Gallous for my house;
took 20 gallons Devoe.
Gilmore Il Davis Go, contractors
and painters, Tallahassee, Florida,
say = gallons Devoe spreads as
3 of any other paint they know,
and covers better
s A Billiard, painter, Sanford,
Florida, estimated so gallons for
Odd Fellows and Masonic Halls;
they took 90 Devoe.
Jones IL Rogers, MerkeL Texas,
estimated 10 gallons pcvoe foi
Mr. Pratts house ANDY bought 8
gallons for first coai3 it painted
two coats.
Erb SprinsaIl C@ San Antonio,
Texas, painted 'yo houses same
size ORD } Woodward, one lead
and OIL the otYtr Devoe. Devoe
cost sle less fr paint and labor.
Tom MasG's painter, Walnut
Springs, Tefas, estimated for hls
house 70 gfl'o"s pevoe; he had A
left. I I
You see how it goes. Even the
best painters can't guess little
enough at first.
Yours truly
II. W. DEVOE & co
New York
Ribbeck Mfg Co. sells our
paint.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14
4 Abandoned amp.

LeeSvillo, IA Ju'y $. We. !,
ON the Central Railroad Of ioriF'
ana has not only been ;.banioH, Il
at this IOlnt, hnt the vast army
of men and muics that hnNc hrc,,
engaged in construction Noi |.
have abandoned camp, aud he ont
fits of the contractors are ai h,'
depot IN tins city awaiting
shipment.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14

Mr.. st. Paul Bourgeois now
wears the belt for fish stories, as
he youches for the truth of the
following: There is nan in st.
Martin parish who catches fish
without line, hook or net; he
catches them with his bare hands
W. slight Of hand or magic. lie
simply wades out into the water,
IN amy stream or lake, wais, deep
when 10y some mysterious force
he attracts the fish around him
in shoals. lie puts his hands
doH II, draws out as many fish as
he wants and throws them out:
the fish not tlouncing or making
any effort to escape from his
hands Mr.. Bourgeois says he
had for u long time heard Of this
peculiar fisherman and doubted
the story; but some days ago he
saw the man fishing il this pecn
liar way with his own eyes lie
saw him wade out i'm the bayou
Teche and catch irom - to lOt
fish in the mysterious manner
described above. This is not
joke, but is told by Mr.. BOur
ccois in all seriousness. II you
have any doubts, ask him about
it.-Jeancrette Herald.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14

The Democratic Executive Com
mlttee of the 9Th Congressional
District has called q primary
election for Tuesday, Septemhrr
11th, and if necessary a second
primary for September e9,h
Candidates are 10 send IN 'h' II
names hy II o'c'nck n"on, Jn't
o3 ! he registrars Is votes "rr'
IcGmested TO open thrir "iii"cs
from Ang 10 TO Aug 30 for the
registration Of voters in this p' ina
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14

IN the House, on Friday night,
,he 9Th inst, Representative
Barrett Of Orleans introduced a
resolution so commencing William
!. Eryan as national leader Of
the Democratic party as to vir
tuaIIy be an endorsement of him
for the nomination for president.
After some discussion. in which
Mr.. Barrett was ably seconded
by Mr.. O'Conncr, the resolutions
were adopted by J<clslve vote.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14

An acetylene gas coOElng stove
exploded. wrecking "a Baton
Rouge kitchen on last Saturday
morning.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-14

Post J T. L. A., has been
organized a. Ope 'Onsas,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-09-28

IN the convention or whether it
was the state convention in which
some Mormons were delegates,
is not shown, but the abfurd
charge is BASED simply on the
ground that there were some Nor
mons there as delegates. 1t
might as well have been charged
70 Methodlsts or Presbyterians, for
there were also delegates Of those
creeds. Strange they didn't think
TO charge it to the sheepmen or
the cattlemen Or the Mine Owners
Association, and stranger stillthat
they did not think it due to the
action OF the Gentiles who over
whelmingly made UP the body Of
the convention Men who make
such an absurd ssholler' must BE-
Of very solr disposition, Or they
are enduring q Dauseating Job
making political issues out Of what
the people know il rot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-09-28
Is II Reasonable?

When you stop To consider the
situation ID sensible, sober man.
ner, doesn't It seem strange thai
Senator Dubois should be, com.
PEELED to send "way down east"
TOR women 70 help him fight his
battles ii Idahog If conditions
here were anything like as de-
plorable a. the Senator pictures
them, don't you suppose that
there would be local men and wo,
men willing and anxious to 90 on
the stump and tell the people in.
every village and hamlet about
those conditions. But instead We
find the Senator il forced % i'm.
port speakers from 1000 miles u
way 70 tell the people Of Idaho
how they should vote, Mont
pelier Examiner
4 n T. I r .
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-09-28

Mr.. A. Nash IL McCammou is here
visiting Editor Johnson and The fair
Karl Payne, democratic speaker
will be at Blackfoot Saturday the 10Th.
MCGOWAN aid Kaltenbsrger announce
the arrival II aavther shipment Of beau
tiful hats.
Big delegations cams from Idaho
Falls and Pocatello to attend the fair
yesterday.
Caleb Jones Of ST. Anthony and May.
or Coltman Of Idaho Falls were fair Wis
itors yesterday.
Minidoka had disastrous fire last
Friday, that destroyed about $4,000
worth Of property.
Dewitt BevRns and vie are back Il.
gain, smiling and happy. Dewitt has
been working for the Short Line. II
Vernon Kinney is back from Salt
Lake and isone 81 the busy statesmen at
the store of q. p. Kinney y Sods Co.
Judge Dietrich and wife Of Pocatello
and 1. Bush Livermore and wife of the
Pocatello Tribune were here Yesterday.
Did you see how nicely Prof. Won
Plosky directs each semi qaaver ia the
Eagle Band, and how proud Charlie
Sprague is Of his new cornet trumpet?
Geo. Watson is back from tho high
peaks Of Custer County where he has
been doing some developement work.
He says he has the real thing On Warm
Creek about ten miles above Robinson
Bar he reports that Geo Blackburn
and Frank Tolman have sold their.
quartz ledge in Washington Basin to-
Blk Governor Yates Of Illinois for $55
600.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-09-28

In the campaign Of 1904, the
Democratic party took delight ID
picturing President Roosevelt as
4 swashbuckler and a fire eater.
.sHe would welcome any op-
'portunity 70 plunge the country
into war, !" was it's cry. military
glory IL to him greater than any
thing else 7 EVERYBODY knows
now that there was never falser
portrayal Mr.. Roosevelt isrecos
nized as the worlds peacemaker.
He nobly defed diplomatic ira
ditions with the result that he
brought peace between Russia and
Japan. Civil war is threatened
in Cuba, and lie has taken steps
to settle the troubles there. The
civilized world is convinced that
he will always be opposed to fight.
ing, except az q last resort. He
stands for peace with honor, Or,
ia his own words ''tke peace Of
Justice. 4 Ex.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-09-28
Races at the Fair

An interesting program Of races was
the feature Of the afternoon. Tuesday,
which resulted as follows.
Half Mile Dash Addie d. Won; Miss
croy, second; Saxby, third Time, 51llS.
Quarter Mile Dash Paddy. first;
Ethel J, second: Gray Belle third Time.
23l4 /.
Three-eigths Mile Senator Dubois,
first; Ice Wagon, second: Keno, third.
Time, 3S
Harness Race Gen, Sherwood, first;
Maggie s, second: Parole, third. Time
1:35.
8 THURSDAY
Three for all Best 2 in 3. Birch Twig,
lst; Dallas, End: Happy Hooligan, 3rd.
Three Eighth Mile Dash Ethel j
lst;J. +. y, End; lee Wagon, 3rd.
Trotting Race, Half mile. BY colts is
months old; these animals were sired ~
Jay vi, a fine roadster owned BY D. II.
Pratt Of this city. The time was l;3O.
Mary 2, lst; Dan Patch, md; Baby
Evans, 3rd M M
Hall Mile Dash, Won bs Chas. III
Mar, Time 81 !