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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27

dol.a, a station on the Oregon Short
Line, the government has built a
dam of the rock filed type. It is
700 feet long and So feet high. On
the north side the water will be dis
trihuted by gravity from this dam and
on the south side by gravity ditch
eight miles long. From this ditch
the water win be conveyed to reser-
voir and then by means of pumps
raised to higher levels. Power to
operate the pumps will be generated
at the dam by the water passing the
waste ways being forced over tur-
bines.
The main canals and branches and
distributaries have total length of
about 800 miles. The gravity system
of canals. which will be completed
within the coming year, will irrigate
some 10000 acres. By means of the
pumping system 10000 acres on the
higher levels will be reclaimed. The
lands in the Minidoka tract are gov
ernment lands and are taken by
settlers under the homestead laws
The first cost of these lands is simply
the filing fee for government home
stead. Where a homesteader sells
his improvements the price asked is
usually no more than covers the act
ual cost of the original entrymen.
The government engineers estimate
the maximum cost of the water rights
at about s26 an acre. The govern
ment is also constructing a project in
the Fayette valley that will reclaim
many thousands of acres of desert
lands. The government projects alone
in the state of Idaho will cost over
s12 0O6 900.
The rule of the irrigated country is
the small farm. In many of the irri-
gated tracts the land has been plated
into what are known as farm units. "
Each farm unit consists of 40 or so
acres, except those lying within a
radius of mile and half of the
towns. To the visitor from sections
of the country that do not require
irrigation 1t is somewhat puzzling
that land in the irrigated west is often
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
FIRST SCHOOL In WEST.

eminent in Cahokia. in what is the
ID est county In the state.
II was under the royal regimes of
King Louis XIV. of France and King
George III. OF England and finally
under the American stars and stripes
during the administration of the first
president. George Washington. after
the expedition and bloodless victories
af George Rogers Clark in 1878, when
ie captured the Northwest Territory
i'om the British.
The little building is constructed
ef square black walnut logs. about
ten inches square on the ends and
cne story high. The logs are set up
On end in the style of the construc.
tion of the French period. The over.
hanging roof makes the top of the
porch. which extends all around It,
At the end is chimney and fireplace,
with the old hand-wrought andirons.
The ancient town of Cahokia was
the settlement of the Cahokia tribe
of Indians, one of the Illinois confed-
Grafton. and the village was possibly
located as early as 1852. but the be-
ginning OF the history of the vii.
lage practically dates from the found
ing of the church OF the Holy Family
about 100 by Father Francois Pinet.
/ s.. j., who also founded the Guardian
Angels mission at Chicago about
1896.
Father st. Cosme. in the journal
of his voyage In 1899, states that his
party conducted from Chicago by Mr..
De Tonty was rejolned at Peoria by
this same Father Pinet. who was ac-
customed to spend his summers at
the Chicago mission.
The Cahokia courthouse was built
about 1716, according to local history,
and was the next Oldest building to
the church. 1t was early used as
headquarters for the notary and civil
officers and local military officers un-
der the French, British and Amer.
leans when in Cahokia. 1t was also
called the garrison" occupying the
most commanding corner of the pub
lie common in the center OF the vii
lage. where 1t overlooked all the
roads and approaches to the town.
Pontiac, the great Indian chief, was
assassinated In Cahokia about 1903
while engaged In one of his conspir-
acies. The building occupied the mid
die OF small plot of ground and for
merly was surrounded by stockade
fence. A small iron cannon occupied
each corner. These were swept away
or buried in one of the great foods
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
Pardoned After Forty Years.

Berezowski. the Pole who tried to
assassinate the Gar Alexander ii. in
Paris 40 years ago. and who has just
received a pardon, is mentioned in sew
eral books on the islands Of the Pacific.
When the late Julian Thomas. author
of "Cannibals and Conyicts," visited
New Caledonia, he found Berezowski
the privileged prisoner of the place.
possessing his own cottage with a
pretty garden attached, and well sup
piled with books and magazines sent
by old-world friends. A later visitor,
George Grifiths, author Of AN I'm
known Prison Land" gives a less pleas
ant picture of the wouldbe regicide,
who seemed to him to be insane. That
impression was correct. and Berezow-
ski now gets his pardon because he is
mad.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27

more valuable than land In the humid
middle states.
This is due largely to the fact that
every acre of irrigated land can be
made to yield its best crop every yearl
Summer fallow is not known in an
irrigated country. Rotation OF crops
cleans the land. The annual weeds
SO troublesome to grain crops do not
bother the alfalfa. which is cut be-
fore the weeds go to seed, and the
perennial pests of the bayfield, can
not stand the annual cultivation of
the grain. Where diversified farming
is practical, where the crops requiring
much moisture and those requiring
little can be grown side by side.
changes of crop can be made frequent
ly enough to prevent the land becom-
ing foul. The quality of the land has
much to do with the crop which
should be attempted, but where the
soil is uniformly good and the climate
conditions are right the amount of
moisture controls the crop to be
grown.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
Elevator Ride Is Fatal.

New York.-Medical skill was un.
able to check the nervous decline of
Mrs. Frank Hennion, which deyeloped
after her return from shopping trip
to New York, and she died at her
home at Morristown, N. ]. Mrs. Hen
nion received severe shock while
taking her FIRST ride in an express
elevator In New York She entered
the elevator on the tenth floor of a
skyscraper occupied by furniture
company. After returning home she
complained OF headache and a pain.
full illness set It, Physicians dag.
nosed her ailment as lockjaw. They
concurred In the opinion that the dis.
ease resulted from the terror expert
enced In the elevator ride. Mrs. Hen.
MON was rs years aid.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27

In no other section of the barren
west is the progress of reclamation
more effectively illustrated than in
Idaho. At the recent gathering of the
delegates to the national irrigation
congress in Boise the development of
the reclamation service was presented
in detail. II was shown that in 1870
there were Ala farms in the newly
settled territory of Idaho. That by
means of crude irrigation the aggre-
gate number of farms in 1900 had in
creased to more than 1000. Today
In that state are approximately 1861
600 acres of irrigated lands under cul-
tivation, with a total of over 100000
acres under irrigation canals await
ing the settler.
These lands produce wonderful
crops. The results of irrigation are
emphasized near Boise. highway
skirts the foothills west of the town.
To the right of this highway are
slopes of arid waste lands on which
grow nothing except the duh and
gray sage brush of the desert. To
the left are fruit orchards, fields OF
NlONeI anu dlidlld, perry patches anu
pastures lined with sunfiowers
The desert lands of Idaho are being
reclaimed by means of three agen.
cies: by associations of land owners;
by the state under the provisions OF
| what is known as the Carey act,
and under the provisions of the re-
olamation law enacted by congress in
1902. All of these plans have the
same end in view. the ownership by
the land owners of the canal systems
from which they take water. Through
private enterprise projects for the re
clamation of nearly 100000 acres have
| been completed. Under the Carey act
near 100000 acres are in process oi
| reclamation.
| The government projects now under
construction will reclaim about LOO.
900, a total area of about 2.500,00(
acres, which will be irrigated and
made producing lands within the next
few years. With the exception Of
about 1900 square miles in the ex
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
OLD DOCUMENT GIVES cAHokIA,
ILL, UNIQUE HONOR.
Log Courthouse Recently Brought to
Chicago from ST. Clair County Re-
calls Pioneer Days-Built of
Black Walnut.

Chicago the quaint little
deserted village" way down In st.
Clair county, almost on the banks of
The Mississippi, is now claimed as
the cradle of the great free school
system of Illinois by members of the
Chicago Historical society, who have
brought to light an old document
dated May 6, 1894. In which the citi-
zens of Cahokia request "the Judges
of the honorable court of Cahokia"
to allow them to hold their first pub
lie school in the courthouse. The old
courthouse. said to be the Oldest in
the west. is now situated on Wooded
island, in Jackson park
The old document, which fixes the
| time of the founding of the Illinois
schools, was discovered few weeks
| ago after 1t had been hidden from
human eyes for almost 100 years. 1t
| Is written in French. Translated 1t
reads as follows:
ITO the Honorable Gentlemen. the
| Judges OF the Honorable Court of
| Cahokia:
THE inhabitants of the parish of
| the Holy Family of Cahokia have the
honor to express to you at their as
sembly that they have the desire to
establish school in the said parish
! (or town. for the instruction of their
| children.
"As they are obliged to do many
necessary public works In the parish.
| they cannot at once undertake the
construction of building necessary
to hold the said school, so these rep
| resentatives ask you gentlemen that
you allow them to hold the said
school In your audience room OF the
courthouse until they construct a
building which will oblige all the in
habitants whose children have their
which case should there arise any
DETACHMENT of the said audience
room, they will leave 1t in the best
condition which you Judge necessary
and proper.
That is why they supplIcate you
TO accord them this request as being
necessary for the public good. In
this cause they submit themselves to
your good will and have the honor
to be. very respectfully.
Your very humble and very obe-
dient servants. Louis Sebrun.
Louis Grand"
"Cahokia. 6 May, 1894"
This. according to the historians.
was the first request for public
school in Illinois after the revolu-
tionary war, when. under one OF our
first laws, one section in each town
ship was set aside for school pur-
poses.
With the erection In Jackson park
OF the old courthouse in which the
first Illinois schools were held. Chi
cago now possesses the only original
historic public building west of Bos-
ton or north Of New Orleans. The
structure was the seat OF local gov
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
New Deposit In Canada Equal to Hold
ings Of the Steel Trust.

Cleveland.-The new deposit of
ore recently discovered in Canada
upon examination is shown to contain
almost as much ore as all the hold
ings of the steel corporation, with the
exception of the Hill properties lately
purchased. This information has
caused much comment among iron
ore men, and 1t is said that inde-
pendent interests in Buffalo and Pitts
burg are negotiating for the property.
This new ore-bearing property is
situated about 20 miles east of Port
Arthur. and is about three miles in
width and six miles long. According
to recent tests the body will contain
slightly upward of 20,000,000 tons of
orc.
Estimates of the grade of 6Sls ore
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27

treme southeastern corner of Idaho
all the lands in the state are EN-.
Traced in the Columbia river drain.
the valley of the Snake river-is in
cluded in Idaho. The normal flow OF
the Snake and its tributaries are prac-
tically appreciated by the canals now
In operation and those under construc-
ton. The plans of the government
provide for storage reservoirs in the
head waters where the floods will be
conserved and utilized during the
seasons of minimum flow.
The largest irrigation project in
operation in Idaho is that of a private
concern, the Twin Falls Land and
Water company. The dam which d.
verts the water from the main canal
Is in the Snake near the town of
Twin Falls. This dam is 2,200 feet
long. rs feet high, and 25 feet wide at
the top. From 1t leads a main canal,
which is so feet wide on the bottom
and 100 feet wide on top. 1t carries
10 feet of water into what is known
as the DRY Creek Reservoir" which
covers 700 acres to a maximum depth
Of so feet. From this reservoir the
canal continues for distance of 28
miles from the dam and then
branches into two other canals, each
about 60 miles long. From these
canals radiate more than 1000 miles
of lateral canals. which carry the
amount of water desired in the vari-
GUS tracts irrigated.
The project now irrigates about
100000 acres in Cassia county. 1t Is
the purpose to SO extend the system
that it will supply irrigation for 170.-
900 acres more on the north of the
Snake river. When the proposed ex-
tensions are in operation the propect
will irrigate nearly 100000 acres Of
land that two years ago was as bar
rem as any section of the great Ameri-
can desert. The irrigation plant has
been constructed at cost of several
millions, not a dollar of which came
from the government.
One Of the most extensive and cost
Ty irrigation projects under the gov
ernment's direction is also in south
ern Idaho. Water for this project is
taken from the Snake Near Mini
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
20, 900, 900 TONS OF ORE.

vary. One is that 1t will run about
20 per cent. in metallic iron and with.
in the limits OF Bessemer quality on
phosphorus, and having low per.
centage of sulphur. 1t is also declared
that the moisture amounts to only
about one per cent. whereas that OF
the Mesaba range averages eight to
ten per cent. 1t is declared that this
new ore adheres more closely to the
analysis Of the Old Range Bessemer,
and will be available Immediately for
open hearth and Bessemer processes
OF making steel. 1t is declared that
the 20.0O0,00O tons indicated is the
minimum that Is likely to be dsvsi.
oped.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
srceien Teachers Minds.

Cambridge. Mass. provides for priv
lIeges of study and travel one year In
seven for the public school teachers.
A teacher draws part salary and has
regular position on return.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
Good Time.

When are you going to ask papa's
CONSENT"
THE I'd Of January, when he is get.
ting the bills for your Christmas shop
ping. Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-27
Some to Spare.

Made any resolutions fer de new
year,"
Nav. I got some left from last
year dat l amt never used."-JudSs. q.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
PROBE OF ELECTION
DEMAND OF DAVIS
Maine Results in Doubt, Declares
Democratic Candidate for
Governor.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 13. This cleo
ton will be thoroly investigated and it
is likely the investigation will be car
ried to the ballots if need be.
The preceding statement was issued
today by Cyrus w. Davis, the demo-
cratic candidate for governor Of Maine
at the, election Monday, who on, the
face Of the returns was defeated by
Governor William T. Cobb, republican,
by 1882 votes. Mr.. Davis made the
statement in commenting on a news
item which appeared today in his per-
sonal organ, the Waterville Sentinel.
The item said:
:. The Maine election is still In
doubt. There is q good prospect that
the democrats will not only control the
next Maine house of representatives
but on joint ballot will have a major.
ity Of the entire Legislature and elect
q United States senator to succeed Mr.
Frye. AS sample Of what is being
done. it may be mentioned that the in.
vestigation Of the returns already
shows the election Of three democratic
representatives in places where the re.
publicans/ claimed to be winners.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
son TOLD WHERE
STENSLAND WAS.
Young stensland Said to Have
Given Officers Clue to His
Fathers Whereabouts.
Journal Special Service.

1ouTud1 special SeIV1ces ~
Chicago, Sept. l3.-There is a we'll.
founded rumor current here that Theo-
dore Stensland. son Of the bank presi-
dent, is the person who 'squealed' on
the forger and not the woman in the
case.' The fact that young Stensland,
who was vicepresident of the Milwau-
kee avenue State bank has not been
indicted by the grand jury, adds force
to the story. .=
The Tribune Tangier correspondent
cabling in regard to Stensland' g depart
ure, says in part: The steamship
Prinz Adalbert touched at Tangier yes
terday, thru the courtesy Of the Ham
burg American company at the request
of the state department at Washington.
The steamship had sailed before the
instructions from Hamburg arrived, and
was out in the bay Of Naples. The in
structions, therefore, were sent to the
captain Of the Prinz Adalbert by wire
less telegraph. The arrival of the Prinz
Adalbert in the harbor here caused a
great sensation, as this is only the Sec
ond time great transatlantic liner has
put in here. Il
Stens1and, when he got aboard, de-
clared he was happier than at any mo-
n1ent since he boarded the train at the
Lake Shore depot in Chicago last July
to begin his flight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
REBELS MOVE ON FIA VANA:
CITY PREPARES FOR WAR
OELRICHS' WIDOW
HOLDS VITAL KEY
Her Land in Frisco Sought by
Hartman for Transpor-
tation War.

San Francisco, Sept. 49, The Call
today says:
The coming to San Francisco of Mrs.
Herman Oelrichs, who arrived from
New York last evening has to do with
things other than the contesting of her
Primarily the purpose Of Mrs. Gel.
r1chs western trip, which was contem.
plated before ner husband s death, Is to
confer with local people regarding a big
realty deal in which it is reported that
~. u. Hartman of the Southern Pacific
ls deeply concerned. It is the sale of
sixty blocks Of property on the north
ern boundary Of the city, commanding
one OF the largest pieces of water front
on the bay, and forming a key to a
transportation situation that would be
o. Of N invaluable advantage to Hartman
n his coming battles with Gould and
Ripley and possibly Hill for future su-
premacy on the San Francisco PENN
sula.
Holds Another Gateway.
Mrs. Oelrichs has received an offer of
$1,2o0,o00 for this piece Of property
which is her last holding Of the origf-
nal Fair estate.
In laying his wires for the acquire
ment of the Fair property Hartman
has in view plan for another railroad
gateway into San Francisco, and one
that will more quickly reach the bust
ness portion Of new San Francisco and
improve his position against ,competi.
ton in securing the bulk Of the govern
ment 8 business emanating at the Presi-
dio.
With Mrs. Oelrichs' water front
property in his possession he will trans.
form it into big terminal point, and
will then commence building in south
westerly direction toward his main
coast line, using rights Of way. he al
ready. has at Ingleside to aid him in
carrying out his scheme.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
Pine Guerra Leads
Army Toward
Capital.
STRIKE IN CITY
MAY AID REBELS
American Arms and AM
n,unition Reach City,
Cruiser in Harbor.

Havana, Sept. 13.-The rebellion
looms stronger today than ever. All
the smaller towns in Santa Clara Prov
ince appear to be absolutely in the COM
troll Of the insurgents.
Cienfuegos is in. state OF ALARM.
Railroad, river and steamboat commune
cation has been stopped. The rebels
outside Of Genfuegos continue to re-
ceive reinforcements.
Things are more normal at Santa
Clara city. Trains over the lines OF
the United States companies are rune
ming without interruption except occa-
sional holdups. Both Santa Clara and
Cienfuegos are prepared to resist inva-
sion, but the number Of rebels before
these cities Is vastly superior to the
government forces.
Havana Fears Attack.
Reports that the force under Pine
Guerra is marching toward Havana,
coupled with the very much increased
concentration Of rebels outside the city
is causing uneasiness here. Deposits in
the banks are extremely heavy, but
money is tight. All the troops which
can possibly be spared from duty in Hae
vana province are being brought into
the city proper.
Depredations along the lines of the
Western and Cuban Central railroads
continue. Trains on other lines are not
molested other than to be fred upon
by small bands Of rebels.
Strike Is Planned.
Fel1ciano Prieto, who has the reputa-
ton Of being strike leader, has been
arrested.
It was persistentIy rumored TODAY
that the managers of the insurrection
are seeking to foment general strike
in Havana, and that an entrance to
the city will be attempted coincident
with the outbreak Of internal disorders.
This rumors finds no verification what that.
ever, up to the present time, among the
laboring men Of the city.
Battle Is Imminent.
The Insurgents today set fire to the
long bridge Of the Western railroad
at Calabaxar, near Sagua la Grande.
but It was not sufficiently burned to
prevent the passage of trains. The
rebels are using locomotives to pull
down water tanks, ETC., along the line.
insurgents are swarming in and
about the town Of Santiago de las We.
gas, thirteen miles south of Havana.
and a conflict in that city is imminent.
Gets More Ammunition.
The steamer Maria Herrera, with
arms and ammunition aboard for the
government, arrived here from New
York without incident. The govern
ment supplies Of arms and ammunition
are fairly plentiful, but there is little
doing in the way Of enlistments.
Clara province, Captain Noy, in COM
ma IA Of eighty rural guardsmen and
l40 militiamen, led machete charge
against a rebel force, under Sabane
Caballero. Three rebels were killed
and one was wounded. Seven prison
ers were taken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
WOMAN, THEY SAY,
SLEW MRS. LEWIS
Philadelphia Police Ascribe Jeal-
ousy as Motive for Mysteri-
GUS Murder.

Philadelphia, Sept. l3.-Accompanied
by several detectives, Miss Charlotte
Kelly, proprietress Of the apartment
house in which Mrs. Maurice Il. Lewis
was mysteriously murdered on Monday.
was today taken over the route she
claims to have traversed on Monday af-
teTnoon while visiting and shopping.
Miss Kelly claims to have been away
from home all Of the afternoon, and
swears that on her return, she found
her house in disorder and the / -months-
old child Of Mrs. Lewis spattered with
blood. She called in a policeman and
the latter, after search of the house.
found the body of Mrs. Lewis in a
closet. The woman, had been stabbed
thru the neck. A search is being made
for the weapon. The police are In
elined that Mrs. Lewis was murdered
by q woman and ascribe jealousy as a
motive.
Harry Sommers, a boarder at the
house. is detained by the police. It was
learned today that blood was found on
his clothing by the detectives.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
Ready for Intervention.
journal Special Service.

Washington, Sept. 13.-Both the
army and navy are in readiness to pro-
coed to Cuba If the situation becomes
so bad that such action is necessary. It
is true that absolutely no orders con-
templating an invasion of Cuba by the
American army have been given by
President Roosevelt or by anyone else.
But it is also true that for some weeks
all the officers on duty here have been
considering this problem. So much
thought has been given to this question
and plans have been so well arranged
that large portion of the army could
set sail for Cuba within twenty-fou
hours.
The transport Sherman, now in New
York harbor, is the only army trans
port in the eastern waters Of the United
States, but the Meade and Fitzpatrick
are now en- route to New York from
Manila, and will reach there in three
weeks. There are large number Of
war vessels which could be used in
transporting troops to Cuba as neither
the Cuban government nor the insur-
gents has a navy, which could oppose
our vessels and our naval vessels could
be used as transports.