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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-24
The OLD SAIL DRILL

Psrils the Modern Warship Men Do
Not Have to Face.
One of the dangers and one Of the
hardest tasks of the man-of-war's man
vanished out of his life when, with the
supplanting Of the frigate by the steam
cruiser, the old time sail drill became
a thing Of the past. Fleets In the old
days were continually exercised In
making and shortening sail, shifting
spars and all similar maneuvers aloft,
says Captain ]. W. Gambler Of the
British navy In his Links In Ny Life"
As the greatest rivalry existed among
the crews as to which ship should
carry out the evolution first accidents
were frequent Hardly q drill day
passed without men being seriously in
jured.
Once during q drill in Kiel harbor,
where the rivalry in the feet was in
creased by the eagerness Of foreign
ships to compete with the English, an
unfortunate French midshipman went
head first from the mizzen crosstrees
Of the French flagship to the deck.
That numbers of accidents should
take place in sail drill was not aston
fishing when one remembers that spars
measuring perhaps seventy or eighty
feet long and Weighing two or three
tons were whisked about with be-
wildering speed with nothing but
mems hands and brains to guide
them; hundreds of men crammed into
a space Of a few hundred square feet,
where nothing but the most marvellous
organization and discipline could avert
death or deck or aloft.
To the landsman, who understood
nothing Of the difficulty involved in
rapidly shifting these great masts and
yards or in Keeling and furling thou
sands of square feet of stiff canvas
perhaps wet or half frozen-the rapid
ity with which it was done was per-
haps the chief wonder.
Ropes, running like lightning through
blocks that were instantly too hot from
friction to be touched, had to be
checked to within a few inches, requir-
Ing the utmost GOODNESS and presence
Of mind, while the officer in COM
mand had to superintend what to the
uninitiated looked like a tangled mass
of cordage, but which was in reality
no more in confusion than the threads
In a loom.
In an instant this officer might see
something going wrong. To delay a
single second meant a terrible catas-
trophe. Every one, allow and aloft,
was relying on his judgment
"Belay! Ease away!"
The order came in an instant. The
boatswain's mates repeated it in a
particular call which this life and
death necessity soon taught every one
to understand, the shrill whistles rising
above the din! of tramping feet and
running ropes or the thunderous crash
of the great sails in the wind. Death
had been averted-or not. If not you
looked up and saw some unfortunate
man turning head over heels in the
dir. Your heart stood still. Would he
catch hold Of something, even II only
to break his fall, or would he come
battering on the deck? 1t was a mere
toss up. If he vas killed outright it
generally stopped the drill for the
day; If he was only seriously injured
the drill went on, for this was part
Of the lesson that must be learned
that in peace. as in war, one must take
his chances.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-24
"Prints All the News.''

IT any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
to friends, the favor will be very high.
~ appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-24
WEDNESDAY, FEB. "a, 1909.
TO ROUNDUP CRIMINALS.

stock rustlers and other criminals IL
the object OF q bill before the legisla'
tive assembly. the provisions OF which
authorize the county commissioner
OF each county to employ detectives
and attorneys for that purpose. The
bill reads as follows:
Section l. The board of county
commissioners of each county has
the power to offer rewards for the
apprehension and conviction of any
person or persons who have com.
mitted any felony within their re-
spective counties. Said reward shall
not exceed the sum of $500 for the
apprehension and conviction of the
party or parties guilty of q felony,
and the reward shall not be paid in
any case until q conviction has fret
been had in said case. All rewards
shall be paid by warrants drawn on
the general fund of the county. In no
case shall the members of the board
of county commissioners, sheriff, or
other county officer receiving an an
nual or monthly salary, be entitled to
any part of any such reward.
Sec. 2. The board of county COM
missioners Of each county has the
power to employ or to authorize the
county attorney to employ . detective,
whenever the board is satisfied from
it's own knowledge, orlfrom facts and
circumst ances submitted to it by the
attorney general or county attorney,
that q penal statute of the state of
Montana has Ibeen or is being vio-
lated in such county in such q manner
that the public officers of the county
are not in q position to secure the
facts showing the violation of such
statute.
Whenever q detective is employed
it shall be only for the case or cases
then under investigation, and his
compensation shall be at a rate not
to exceed the sum of $3.50 per day,
necessary expenses for the time ac-
tually engaged in such work, and he
shall be paid by a warrant drawn on
the general fund of the county; and
during the existence of such appoint.
lnent he shall be vested with the same
police power and authority as the
sheriff.
Whenever q detective ia so employed
In the investigation of q crime, and q
reward has been offered under section
n of this act for the apprehension
and conviction of the party or parties
guilty of such crime, such detective
shall not be entitled to any part of
such reward.
Sec. 3. The proceedings and meet.
ings of the board of county commits.
sioners relatingito the employment of
q detective shall mot, be made public
until afterl0thel investigation of the
crime Or crimes by said detective is
completed, Isand sany officer who di.
vulges the name of the detective EN-.
ployed, or the purpose!of his employ
ment during such period shall be
guilty of q misdemeanor.
Sec. 4. The picard oflcounty com
missioners of each county has power,
whenever in itsljudgment the ends of
justice or the interest of the county
requires it, to employ, Tor authorize
the county attorney to employ, special
counsel to assist in the prosecution of
any criminal: cas- pending in such
county, or to represent said county in
any civil action in which such county
Is a party.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-24
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHouTEAU COUNTY

Az letters sad communications eontoinin0 mat
~ ta&ssdsd for px1lteasteS IN A1s paper showsd
y s66ysssed to "z1s Rtssr Pssss," ana tie ~oNsI
AftAs writer Ssvst b givsS tofnsvrs attention.
Local sdvertissSssnts s0W BE- tnserted In these
sejssns ct the rate q ten cents per AnsJ from
1rsxsjsnt andH foe cents per AnsJ from regular Gd.
ODrtjssrs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-24

CO SoAlC AuAC SdII4CA pABCOllSs OuC DdlI
have the record Of a fifty hour flight
from Minneapolis to Boston, the last
thousand miles of it through a driving
storm. The birds are Of the same
breed as those that accompanied An
Dire on his dash for the pole.
a town sixty-fve miles away are turn
ing black. while birds are dying in
great numbers and the eyesight Of
many people far away is affected, are
the remarkable results of the great
flow of the Mexican oil we'll at Dos
Bocas, Mexico. according to a consul
lar report.
Heretofore table salt has been made
from rock salt by the tedious process
Of dissolving the latter and evaporat-
ing the brine. An E%nglishman has in
vented a plan by which the rock salt
is melted, then aerated by compressed
air, which leaves the salt pure and
white and free from impurities, which
the air drives out.
F. G. Hilton. president of the Egypt
Exploration fund, announced at the an
nual meeting the discovery in one
of the excavated cemeteries in Egypt
Of the bodies of many pet dogs. One
Of the animals had ivory bracelets
round its legs, while several had COL
lars of twisted leather, n with a
leather lead attached.
Old time Maine hunters are nothing
II not resourceful. The Lewiston Jour
nal tells Of the novel way in which a
deer vas brought down. Being out Of
buc1shOt. the hunter took the ball
bearings out Of his bicycle and loaded
a shotgun shell with them In place Of
shot. 1t vas not long after that he got
sight Of a fair sized doe and fired, kill
ing her instantly.
Frederick MacMonnies is to design
the new $4,000 fountain provided for
in the will Of Mrs. E. N. Cole for New
York city. He hopes it will be placed
In front Of the city hall. "When they
taunt us about our art in America"
he said recently, 1--WE have always
that glorious city hall. We can point
to that and say to our European crit
les, We, too, have architectural ancee
tors.'~
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN

Mr.. +. N. Mestayer was in town
on Monday evening. He had just
retu, ned ri0m Daute,ive's Land
ing where he had been IN quest of
wood choppers. lie left that eve
ming, via Lafayette, tor Anse la
Butte. In speaking Of conditions
IN the oil field be said that the
field had been recently visited by
a delegation fsOm the lower Yer
m''iOn seeking evidence to f0rEfy'
the charge that the field was re-
sp0nsible for the ss't water N the
Velnilion ,lver. IN this the
sea.chers must have been disap-
pointed for the wells have not dis
charged salt water into the
streams for nearly forr months.
The salt water complained of
must have come up from the sea
Prospects N the field are bright.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

The open-air Sunday evening
concert, on the Court House
grounds, has become quite feat
nre with the people of this city.
The weather being favorable the
crowd IS certain to be large. Last
Sunday the people turned out in
round numbers to enjoy the music.
Monday afternoon Councilman
Southwell, at the meeting of the
City Council, called the attention
to the need Of more money for the
concert fund, # the concerts are
to be continued, 10y introducing a
resolution by authority Of which
the Council contributes SO. 90.
The resolution was adopted.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr.. Olivier Saunier, one of the
old established and successful
merchants of the Bayou Tigre sec-
tiOn, accompanied by his son, was
a pleasant caller on Wednesday
forenoon. He says that the mos
quitoes have been very annoying
IN his section this summer, but
they are now disappearing. lie
is also planter, cnltivating both
cot ton and cane. He has carried
out the idea OF burning all fallen
forms in the hopes of minimizing
the influence of the weevil. He
will get a fair yield of cotton
Cane is not SO we'll suited to bis
section on account of the greater
cost of cultivation and harvesting.
The want of transportation facili.
ties is also great draw back to
growing cane.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr. JOnhert, representing tn.
Times Democrat, accompanied by
Mr.. J. W. Eckar,, Secretary of
the Board Of Trade. called upon a
number of our leading business
people on Tuesday in an effort to
interest them III the coming trade
edition Of the South's greatest,
newspaper, with the understand
ing that if he could secure "A haif
page of advertising, the other
half Of the page would be devoted
to "rite-up of this city under
the direction of the Board of
Trade After canvass of Il half
day MIR. Joubert gave ny the task
and left that day for Crowley.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Last Saturday the "American
Eagle" a gasoline launch. under
the charge Of Capt. D. W. Muir.
ply, reached here and spent a
couple of days at this
point. This boat ia visiting all of
the water towns of this state as a
new departure in the drumming
line. 1t is sent out by the Coco
Cola people from New Orleans.
Mr.. A. b Freeman IS the sales
man The boat is about 60 feet
long, Is feet beam and draws 3
feet. ltCarries about 1900 cases
of Coco Cola Oh each trip out and
the salesman IS prepared to make
prompt and cheap delivery to
their patrons. The boat will
probably visit this place again in
the near future.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr.. +. NJ. Welch has recently
received IA proposition from a town
within fifty mile radius of this
city to come there and Undertake
the organization of a central re-
finery. The lnducement offered
him to accept is cool 5000. lie
has recently received othe; propo-
sitions, bolding out inviting in
ducements. to go to Texas .and un-
dertake railroad developments in
that territory.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
Henry A. Mentz. Consulting Engineer
7lI Iiennen Building,

Henry A. Mentz. Consulting Engineer
I'll IIennen Building,
New Orleans, La, June %, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board OF
Trustees, City of New Iberia, Louis.
lana.
Gentlemen
l hereby request your Honorably
Body to grant me, my associates, les
sees, successors or assigns, right Of
way and franchise, for period of
twenty five years, over, through,
along and across the following named
Streets and Highways of the City Of
New Iberia, or any portion thereof as
may be selected for said purpose, to
wit:
Prairie Avenue, Main Street, st. Pc
ter Street Julia Street, jefferson
Street, COrlnne Street, Hopkins Street,
Vine Street. Iberia Street, Robertson
Street, Walton Street, Railroad Ave-
nue.. Dale Street, Center Street, Alfred
Street, Bank Avenue, and Ann Street,
for the purpose of constructing, oper-
ating and maintaining street car
line and system in the City OF New Ibe-
ria. Parish OF iberia, State of Louis
lana, which franchise and grant is en-
braced and made to fully appear in
the subjoined ordinance which is here
by proposed for adoption after due
publication and notice as provided for
by the City Charter OF the City Of New
Iberia. Respectfully.
(Signed) Ii. A. MENTZ.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

New Iberia, June 18th, 1909
10 the Honorable the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the CITY of
New Iberia, La,
Gentlemen:-On behalf Of the
New 1beria-St. Martin & Northern
Railroad Company | hereby make
application for the said Railroad
to enter the City and to cross Cam
ella and Jane Streets and along
Lassalle Street from Jane Street to
the right of way of the Morgans
Louisiana and Texas Railway Com
pany and to cross West st. Peter
Street; and along Fulton Street
from Lassallc to and across JEFF
ferson Street; and along First st.
from the Western limits of the
City; and along West and East Madi-
son streets to the lower limits of the
City; and along Lee Street from
Madison Street Southwest to the
Corporate limits.
On account of the great benefits
the manufacturing and commercial
interests of the City will receive
from the granting of these fran
chises ! hope your Honorable Body
will grant this request.
Very truly yours,
New Iberia-St. Martin & Northern
Railroad Company.
By F. M. WEIGH,
Pres
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr.. Il. M Kursheedt, of New
Orleans. represent ng the firm of
Geo. y. BOrde, M f.. consulting
'neer, came up on Monday eve
mug = appear before the City
Council in the interest of his plin-
cipal, in the presentation of the
proposition to the Council to au-
th0rlze the rebuilding of the New
Iberia Electric Light Plant.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

The Jeanerette Fair, which will
open on September 3Oth, is plan.
nlng for an automobile race from
New Orleans to Je'Yerette. The
present indications are that there
Will be as many as twen.y entries
for this feature. A loving cup
will be presented the winning
owner, aud a cash plize Will be
awarded the wiUn'ng driver.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

BY a confusion of dases and
hours the Ladies Civic League
was called for Monday, 5 o'clock
y. M, at the City Hall. That was
the place, date and hour of the
City Council regular meeting, and
in consequence tho ladies post
poned their meeting TIT Wedues
day.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

We had pleasant call on Thursday
from our cd friend Mr.. NJ. B. Hendry,
who advises US that he Is now a mem
Der of the firm of Garner & Hendiy ?,
who have come here TO clean cisterns
by the vacuum process. The process,
Mr.. Hendry claims. will clean all the
mud out of a cistern without waste of
the water and without string up the
sediment.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
TWO-THIRDS OF THE PEOPLE

OF this country live in rented
houses; you cannot> >subsist in your
6era ora age &c no314 on req feleipts; They
cept as relits 6f .youf folly. Re-
solve not toilive another year (or
month, if po1sible) 1a house that
can be adorled With "TQ LET"
signs. Let tie landlord have it
and own your own home. Consult
our Secretary.
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr. Por'ens Il Burke, Of this
r'fS. ana Mr Il II. My les, of New
ofirahs. appeared before The State
Beard OF E4na! .tinn At raton
"an@", representing [ b. sal, mines
"h Weeks island
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

MT. Geo. simon, we regret To
learn, IL quite III. On las: Mon
day ne was taken to New Orleans
t" consult a specialist. Later we
learn that he successfully under
wen! an operation
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr.. Luke TralnOr was taken sudden
ly and veiy seriously i'll on Wcdnes-
day at about noon. Several phys :
clans were hastily called and after a
few hours of the closest attention the
patient passed the crisis and has since
been steadily ;mpros ng 10 the relief
of the rlxiety Of bis fep;ly and many
friends.
To the delight of Ills {, lends, he
is up, end able to be ont aga'n.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Miss LOdOiska Mestayer, a
graduate of the New Iberia High
School, and a school teacher, was
among the students who attended
the Lafayette Summer Normal
School. The course that was in
cnmbent upon the pupils to 60
through lasted two months. Ow-
ing to her strong constitution
Miss Mestayer went through the
ordeal without much exertiOn on
her part, being well and hearty as
usual. The young lady returned
home last Monday.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

On last Saturday the new en-
g.ne al. lived for Mr.. a. G Bar
rows auto, after being 20 days OF
the road. Mr.. Bai rows auto was
wrecked some. time ago by the ex
ploslon of the engine. The wreck
ing was so complete as to necessi
tate q new one.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
Millard's Circulating Library
337 West flaln Street,
New Iberia, Louisiana.
Every advantage viii b extended to
Country Readers. Books win b
ISSUED Or may BE- RETURNED
It any time.

Ser1ously:-W We would have every
reader of this journal become ac-
quainted with the fact that there
is going to be something doing in
the matter of cutting canal from
the Teche to the Lakes. The move
ment needs the help of all the well
wishers of New Iberia,
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
NOTICE OF ELECTION
OF POLICE.

By order Of the Mayor and Board
OF Trustees Of New Iberia, given
in accordancesto law, it is hereby
made known that an election of
the Chief OF Police and Deputy Po-
lice Officers will take place at an
adjourned meeting toNbe held af-
ter this thirty days publication.
c. M. COMPTON, J. s. POWER,
Clerk. Mayer.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

MIR. G. l.. Lassalle is ;cOntem
plating the putting in of a cold
storage plant in the very near fu-
tnre. He is now maturing tho de
tails of his plans in this direction.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
BOARD AND CLOTHES?

no matter how much tou earn, if
it is all spent, yOusare living from
hand to mPuth ara simply earning
your board and clothes. Why not
put some/ /of the p<6ney1which you
are earning into real estate either
a home/or property Nat you can
rent? Work for the>dollar to-day !;
make work fQp>gOu in the future.
Call at our.~0ffice and talk this
matter over.
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

TRESPASS NOTICE: The public
iS hereby notified and warned
that hunting and otherwise tres
passing upon my farm, south of
New Iberia, is positively prohlb.
tied under the penalty of the
law. &. F. MOrrell.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
chiifrenCry
oA1'}<oe,t.t;:,A

ECONOMY.
Self.denial is . virtue and ID
the first step towards economy.
But there is no economy in deny
ing yourself the Iberian's weekly
visits where they only cost you 2
aents per week, or 41.O0 pcr year
THE TECHE-BOUTTE CANAL
would make new industries pos
sible for New Iberia. Let's cut it.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Cote Blanche Island was ssld yester-
day by Commissioners Jno. T. White
and w. G. Weeks, representing the
Cote Blanche Island Co., Limited. to
Mr.. Don. Caffery of Franklin. The
price was $22,C1).
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

The rains of the past two weeks
have materially improved the rice sit
uation west of us while they have not
been desired by the rice etowers of
this immediate section.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Misses Alice Smith, Nina Bar
Dard and Marie Cage left on Tues
day for Colorado Springs, Col.
where they will JOIN Miss Amanda
Smith who has been sojourning at
that place, for the past two
months.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

My friend, before you !; ;.nnch a
vigorous "Kick," think fot a mo-
ment where that "k,ck" is going
to rOOSt.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
THERE'S ABOUT AS MUCH

THERE'S ABOUT AS MUCH
Reason in mpn paying money fol
rent rent as s1;o'. for IS pYing money for
That SAM REM money would
soon pay br t4e home he now
rents or one bhilt to his ideas
Then, too, The lives in a home ofhis
own while paying for it with his
rent money by our plan.
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mrs Jacob Davis accompanied
by her daughters, Misses Pearl and
Sadie, left on Saturday for Hot
Springs, Ark. They will be alb
sent several weeks.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanley and
children, after spending month
here, left Tuesday for New Iberia
where they will spend some time
with relatives. From New Iberia
they will 60 to Lafayette to spend
a few days before returning to
their home IN Lockport.--St. Mar.
tinville Messenger.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mrs. Don Caffery and Misses
Mary and Louise Taylor leave to
day for a two weeks stay at Coop
er's Wells, Miss. Franklin Watch
man.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Rev. Father Langlois re-
turned this week from his extended
western trip after delightfully."- spent
GUNNER vacation. His time was prin-
cipally spent upon the Pacific slope.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
SPECIAL NOTICE.

a regular meeting OF the Pro-
testant Cemetary Association will
DC held on Monday, August the 9th
al +. M. at the office of Mr.. A.
B. Murray.
All members are requested TO at
tend.
Mrs. NJ. l.. POMEROY,
Spoty
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr.. Ed. Boyle will audit the &C
counts of the Centrevj!1e State
Bank.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Lands, now practically idle
would be brought into greater use
by the Teche- BOutte Canal being
made a reality.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

What say ye? Let's have less talk
and more action about the Teche-
Boutte canal.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
NEW MUSIC
MILLARD'S NEWS DEPOT

Al 21 Cents Per Copy.
Lonesome.
Snow Balling.
The Motor Girl.
All.
My Prairie Song Bird.
FOllies of the Day.
l Have No Other Sweetheart But
You.
Rustling Flowers.
Friday Cat.
When The Purple Shadows Tint
The Golden Grain.
Let me Crown "Queen of N.Y.
with Orange Blossoms.
Angel Voices.
The Wedding Trip.
To Err is Human-To Forgive Di-
vine.
Going to Sleep.
The Dawn of Tomorrow.
Because.
The Lords Prayer.A
Montana.
Violets Blue. -
Evangeline. "
Valse Chic.
Toys for Sale.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07
....LOCALS....

Inc Truck Growers Association is
scheduled for meeting on Monday Al.
the City Hall.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

Mr.. Leon Sere has just returned
from New Orleans. where he went
some ten days ago with his wife seek
ing the advice Of specialist in the
matter of Mrs. Sere's health. It was
decided that Mrs. Sere should remain
in the Crescent City longer. @
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

DIR. Jno. Evans. of Beaumont, Tex.
arrived in this city yesterday to Join
his wife, who is on visit to her pa
rents. They expect to return to their
home one day next week.
The weekly Iberian., 1909-08-07

MIS-. Zenon Decuir, Mrs. Thos. K.
Gayle. Mrs. Mil Decuir and Miss Aka
Decuir were the members OF family
party which enjoyed very pleasant
ride to the Spanish Lake Club House
and fish fry on Monday evening.