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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-12-14
The Jail FIRE.

On Monday night, at abont )
o'clock 4 fire alarm was turned III
from District No 2 he trouble
was undu The roof "f the Pa,lsh
Jail The tirrlnen succeeded in
and ex inguisling the
blaze before any extensive damage
had been done 10 the building.
On Monday the temperature
dropped pretty low There we're
some lG o. II prisoners in the All
at that time Az the building
cooled down, they asked the ,iler
# they might have a lutle tire to
warm by. The delay in Hansi: of
q part Of the materials needed to
complete the heating plant, nov
being installed in the basement OF
the Jail, prevented the use Of that
plant for the purpose. The build
ing being constructed almost en
tireiy uf masonry aud steel, the
floors aud celIings entirely OF re.
inforced concrete, the prisoners
were allowed to bui.d fires III large
iron pots, provided for the pur
pose, and placed in The center OF
The cells.
In one Of the cells on the second
floor, it seems, certain prisoners
mis,oOk an air shaft for an open
fireplace and built their fire there
i'll. This ar shaft has it's upper
opening IN the garret under tht
roof. This arrangement worked
| very we'll for 4 while, but the con
stant heat going up the shaft
started the wooden raftrrs ant
sheathlng to charring. Being o1
pine the garrett soon commenced
emitting a dense smoke charged
with the odo,s of burning rOsin
These odors were detected by
| Messrs. U. Kcnoudet aud l. III
dest, who started an investigation
which led to The jail HaiIing th'
prisoners, they were told tha
there WAS no ironbI", that th'
smoke came from th. fire pots il
the cells. This was about All hOu
before the alarm was turn in.
| Mr.. SllviO BrOussard also dt
tectrd the odOr Of burning pin
and investigated it's origin. A
that time considerable volume Q
smoke was pouring out nf the 10"
If the Jail. He turned IN I'd
alarm.
There never was any danger TO
the PRISONERS, there being a
eighteen inch concrete ceiling bs
tween them and the burning roo
,imbers. but to allay their fears
hey we're taken out aud placed !
the city Jail.
A nozzle was taken through tn
building 10 the garret by the M
men, who made short work of tn
blaze. Some six or seven Tafte'
aud he ehrailing was chafre'
rhr damage is fully covered hy i
S.l ~ cp
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-12-14
Underground WATERS
4 VITAL NECESSITY.

The Importance nf underground
waters TO residents ~ humid sec
,ions il illustrated by he fact that
IS l,er cent Of 'he populations ID
Michigan are directly dependent
TOR water u;,On the underground
supply. Another investigation 81
10 counties in north central ihdl-
ana indicates the vital relation
that ground water bears 70 daily
life. Of 54 communities - these
locoun,irs having public supplies,
rs use wells alone and 5 others use
both streams and wells. The ur-
ban population is therefore larsel,
dependrnt upon the subsnrfact
snnplies, and the rural popnIatio"
,l..,r.nds a.most entirely upon
,h.m I, is estimated that ~
Florida 80 600, 900 gallons Of
g,ouDd wa.c,s are used daily fo'
town and country domestic sup
plies. while an additional IL 900,
600 gallons are used BY the cities
and SOC, 900, 900 gallons for me 'f
,ra,,un Of tobacco, citrus trnns
nj vegetables. One half OF tht
irrigation and the greater part o.
he city supplies 10 southern Can
fo,p,a, amounting 10 more 'ha'
500, ,t,uO, 900 gallons daily arr
drawn from the sands anu graVeI'
,ha. uud.rll. the valleys, while II
central California smaller on
nevertheless important dtaIt y
made upon the same source !
il probable that It would be SAT-
10 sppi, percentages but slightly
lens than ina, mined ID tD'
Sta.p OF Michigan TO the cnt'''
limited states AID 10 stale ina
nearly Is per cent Of our P"Pn'a
i'm depends dner'l, upon ""ds'
g,ou, ID waters
| II. ON Water supply pape' 20
| Un,.rd States G..'l'glcal ou'V W
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-12-14
j. s, DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
Office Of The Secretary, Wash
ington, y. &.

Secretary W,Isph has i'sned a
report on he Soil Survey af II"
ria Parish, Louisiana, made by
experts from the Bureau of Soils.
The report contains fifty printed
pages Of matter dealing interest
ing!y with the agricultural condl
llons Of the county and the future
agricultural prospects, together
with a careful study and mechan-
zeal analysis Of the sixteen dit1tr
put types Of SOILS encountered dur
thg the survey, what crops they
are be-, adapted TO and what
methods Of fal ming should be pur
sued in order to obtain the best
possible yield Of crops per acre.
The Parish contains 361 36O
acres and borders on the Gulf OF
Mexico, with sub tropical Gil
mate. Sugar cane and corn are
the important crops, while rice,
cotton, and oats are produced 10 4
minor extent. The capital invest
ed in sugar making equipment Is
extensive, many single plants
costing from 1926, 900 to 5000, 600
Harvesting Of sugar cane, says
the report, begins about the ma
die Of October and often continues
| until late ~ January One man
can cut and strip about three tons
day. Growers allow from JOC
| 10 roc ton for cutting the sugar
cane ard hauling one Mile to dell
veriDg point.
Transportation facilities through
out Il Parish are good, there be-
i,g no cultivated land beyond -four
miles of any shipping point Stock
raising, continues the report, u
oa The increase, he marshes FUR
..lsling extensive range. DAIRY
ing is carried Oh to supply loca
markets. IA
i Regarding the crop adaptabllitl
10 the different soils. the repor
says: The Sharkry clay SOIL ls al
excellent corn and Iice SOIL ant
ueuId give good ylelds Of cah'
,,so. The IBERIA clay needs drain
age. after which excellent crops
corn in particular can he produc
ed. The Iberia silt clay !Oam !
one Of The best corn and suga
cane soil. of The area 1he lDt
RIA sill loan Is we'll adapted I
general crops and TO soAle trucl
crops The Oliver very line SAND,
loan is excellently adapted Z
rack crops and also to genera
crops The Olivier silt loan IL a
.xceIlpu. truck soil. The Wen
,his sil, loan is the upland loos
tyre. and while in need of llmiD
il is adapted to Rin-ral crops an
TO tah,sco peppers aud frnl
rhe L,ntonia silt loan is genera
} crop soil, and Is also well adapte
: 70 heavy truck crops The Mile
: III loan il we'll adapted to true
.rous and alfalfa Tidal OF sal
D water marshes can be drained an
converted INTO good silt loan
~ ,ox III.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-12-14

= = sa<NN "sf~'ss - cine In catarrhal
conditions. coughs. colds ana
grip, and many other ailments
which the family Is subject. But nee
the change in the formula Of funa
do not find It quite a. useful myv
self. My bowels are natur9y very
active. cannot take O ca Eartic 81
any sort. It does me injur TO do 80
The old Peruna contained cathart'c
ingredient and twas then FORE very
useful medicine to me: But ! notice
that the new Pkruna b slight lax.
ative action, which most makes i
prohibitory for he to- use. ! was won
dering II there 1waa mot some way 10
which could oftai the old Peruna %
To this letteI made the following
reply: l9"Yes. he new Peruha uues
contain a laxative element iou
should therefore take the old feruha
(ka-tar-no) which has no iaxauve
quality. While prescribing tne
old @ Peruna found i qui'e
necessary frequently to prescribe tne
laxative Manalin In connection WIN :.
Therefore Manalin was combined VIII
Peruna, in order to meet those cases
that require q laxative. But IN case ~
laxative Is required the objection g
the new Peruna you speak 81
arises Many of the people
who used to take the old Peruna founo
difficulty in taking the new Peruns
To meet those cases1I am having man
ufactured the old ,Reruna under tne M
name Of Katarno. and II you are
anxious to get the old Peruna exac'is
q It used to be made you can DO 80; !,
PERUNA is FOR SALE At Ali
DRUG STORES
SPECIAL NOTICN - Many persons
Are making Inquiries for ths ora, oav
time Peruna. TO such would say
this formula is now put out under ths
name OF KA-TAR-NO. manufactuIes
q. KA-TAR-NO Company, CoiumOul. y.
ynIo Write them ana tney tney,sae
olsased to send you free book1s1
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-12-14
FANK ELECTION NOTICE.
L,reauyille. LA., Dec llth, 1871

L,reauyille. L.., Dec llth, 1912
The regular annual meeting Of the
sock holders Of he state Bank of LO-
OF I.ofeauvilie. La. 10 elect
a hoard Of directors for the ensuing
wear. will be held at the banking
house. in i.nrcauvtlle. on the second
Tuesday iu January, 1.-THE l4th) 1913.
between the hours of 10 q. m. and
~. n. JNO. @. BONN, Cashier
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-12-14
a Peruna q Laxative?

I am In re-
ceipt Of q letter
from a mechanic
who Is at the
head Of O pros
porous house,
hold. Peruna has
been used in his
family for a good
many years. He
W rite 8 as fol-
lows:
"As you know.
we have used
Peruna In our
home for q mum
Ger C. years. We
nnd II a reliable
household medi.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-12-14

When quality and price are the
consiGerations, we believe 4 is Io
your interest to let us figure 0n
your printing. We do for others,
Why not for your
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-12-14
LOUISIANA
HAS SOLUTION
Farmers I.o,n Plan Is Per
iected SAYS Broussard.
Credit Should BE Based on
Land Values, SAYS Con-
SreSSman.

System Adopted Here Is
Key to the II gh COST of
Living, Says II. :. Arm
strong.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards, July ,,
1912. Cattle supplies are tapering
down to holiday proportions as the
Fourth approaches, run today 1000
head, including 1000 southerns Quar-
antine shippers quit this week for
another reason, namely the big cut
in prices on medium to common grass
ers last week Finished natives
bring $500 to So So here this week,
several lots at the top figure, which
is a little better than last week.
From nine dollars down weakness
sets in, and the low grades are off 25
cents in the two days, yesterday and
today. Kansas pastures are turning
out cattle now, and with the liberal
number of cattle in Oklahoma past
ures now available, buyers are
able to take breathing spell, with
plenty of beef in sight for urgent
needs. But the market is not going
to be a simple matter for the buyers
to manage, as owners are conscious of
their advantage, and are not likely to
throw it away by stampede. Green
wood county steers, considered the
DcSU WlnleIcO SIdSS CdIUlO OIldG OOHuC
to this market, are selling this week
at $500 to 49, so for best, middle grad
es of native grass steers at S7.O0 to
ST. IS, best quarantine grassers 1925
to 81 90, medium and light steers
81. rs to Sc. 90, grass COWS s3. rs to 81. IS,
best fed cows So. rs to ST 90, bulls 81. IS
to $3.50, stockers and feeders S4.25 to
Sc. rs Hog supply today is 12.0 head,
market 10 lower, sometimes more.
Chicago had big run yesterday, and
a good many hogs were carried over,
because of unsatisfactory bids. That
weakened the situation today, giving
| buyers the whip hand. Top today
here was s7.55, paid early by some
hopeful spectators, but packers
bought theirs at range of $3.50 to
s7.45. Sheep and lambs were the re-
cipients of a broadside of all of the
guns of the enemy yesterday, prices
off 25 to so cents. The opening was
weak today, but things frmed up a
little, spring lambs at $3.50 to s7.75
for best, about like yesterday, range
yearlings up to $3.50, weathers $3.50,
native ewes around 1915.
J. A. Rickart.
Market Correspondent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
summer here for Mrs. Hawkins

summer here for Mrs. Hawkin s
health.
Mr.. and Mrs Riser, parents
of Mrs. Edw. Beutler, and Mrs.
Sam Judy left for their home at
Moundridge, Mcpherson county
Thursday, after several weeks
visit here.
Mrs. Wilkinson of Nebraska,
who recently purchased the
Wessa farm, south of town, came
in Wednesday. From here she
went to Topeka, leaving Thurs
day morning.
Little Misses Pansy and Nellie
Smith went to Osgood Saturday
on the local to visit their sister,
Mrs. Ernest Whistler. Their
cousin Norval Whistler returned
with them for a visit here.
There was a party Wedr esday
evening of last week at the
Sloan home in honor of Miss
Mabel A large number of her
friends were present and both a
good supper and good time
were enjoyed.
F. E. Burrell this week moved
the large barn he recently pur-
chased of d. H. Decker. Mr..
McMillen and Mr.. Mast are do
ing the carpenter work. Mr..
Burrell has one of the best farms
in Ness County.
Mr.: and Mrs Lawrence Miller,
Miss Rosa Armstutz, Miss
Stella Horschem, and Fred and
Davie Armstutz, of Ransom at
tended Bible School here Sun
day and were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Huxman.
Mr.. and Mrs S. r. Walker
left Saturday on the Flyer from
Ransom for McCracken in re
Spouse to a message that Mr.
Walkers father, who has beer
sick for some time was rapidly
! sinking
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
Campaign and Election

Probably the most interesting cam
paign and election in the history of
the country will be the one this sum-
mer and fall.
If you want all the news in detail
each day without prejudice, here is
your opportunity.
The Topeka State Journal
A home product, and published at
the capital of your state, is one of the
largest daily newspapers In Kansas,
and will be sent you each day from
now until November 10, 1912, for
Send dollar bill, personal check,
money-order or two-cents stamps.
Order at once.
Topeka State Journal
Topeka. Kansas
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
Big Creek

A nice shower Tuesday even
ing.
Not many harvest hands com
ing in yet.
G. G. Cross took load of hay
to Ellis Wednesday.
Miss Jessie Taylor went to
Hays city last Friday evening.
Thos. Hays is the new manager
of the Farmers Elevator in Ellis.
Frank Cross spent a few hours
in Wa-Keeney on business last
Saturday.
Wheat ripening fast but no
harvest has been done yet in this
vicinity.
A car load of corn in Ellis lasts
about as long as it takes you to
say scat.
The firm of Hays & Brown of
Ellis has dissolved by mutual
consent.
Chas Cross and sister Lillian,
visited at A. T. Cartons last
Sunday afternoon.
Corn crops are just humping
and if the season continues fav-
orable their will be lots of corn
raised.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
CORRESPONDENCE
Collyer

Nice shower Tuesday evening.
Lucy Courtright Sundayed at
F. Glass.
Harry Thomas moved on the
Era Hill place last Monday.
Maggie Harrison spent Sun
day with home folks in Ogallah.
J.R. Austin's and Geo. Tilton 5
were visitors at Geo Morrell's
Sunday.
R. C. Wilson and c. R. Kirby
were in Collyer on business
Tuesday.
F.F. Wurst, wife and daugh-
ter, Grace. spent Sunday in
Buffalo Park.
The Directors of the Collyer
State Bank held their quarterly
meeting Tuesday.
Jas. Walsh and F. L. Purinton
and others from here We're in
Wa-Keeney Tuesday.
o. D. Olson and family, and
Will Lorimer and family were
visitors at Chas. Seirers Sunday.
Scott Bailey and wife left for
Denver Friday night after few
days visit with home folks here.
Max Brown came in from Den
yer, last Friday, to look after
his interests here and visit with
relatives and friends.
The following from Wa Keeney
were in Collyer Monday on bust
ness Joe Keraus, John Spena,
Grant Marahall and Hines
Swiggett.
Ed Elliot and family left for
Jewell City last week, where
Ed and his brother have bought
out the delivery business. Allen
LaDow accompanied them and
will work for Mr. Elliott.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06

1t is now fifty years since the hot
blooded, patriotic youths of twenty
were in the thick of the Civil war,
and their allotted three score and ten
years are accomplished. They are
now falling faster than the reports of
the rafting musketry at Gettysburg
and Andietam. 1t seems hard to
imagine the average age of the gray
haired veterans was twenty at that
time and that their average age
now is the Scriptural age which is
allotted to men, but it is true. Taps
are sounding. 1t is time for the long
rest. Intermingling with the reville
which is constantly driving youthful
America to it's tasks we now hear
the faint avering, thin bugle call
which fingers among the star-lit tents,
out there among the hill, telling the
Old Boys in the blue that it is nearly
time that the last of them were pre-
pairing for the end of the fight. We
cannot do too much for them while
they are here, for it will not be many
years before the -bugle will be hung
up and the boyish young soldiers who
went out to fight for US long before
we were born will have passed on to
the last roll call.-Cimarron Jack
sonian.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06

When 1 was kid they used to tell
me that if would go to the end of
the rainbow 1 would find bag of
gold. 1 believed it and used to always
be on the lookout for the path that
would take me there. After awhile
1 learned that the rainbow story was
only a pretty fairy tale But as L
wander about town now I frequently
run across men who are still looking
for that magical path. They go about
day after day with no other thought
in their minds that eventually that
path would be revealed to them and
they will get the promised bag of
gold. They refuse TO- get down to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
When Stubs Rolled the Steam Roller

Speaking of steam rollers. We at
one time attended a congressional
convention at Garnett in the capacity
of political reporter for the Topeka
Capital. The fight for nomination
was between Congressman ]. d. Bow
ersock and Henry ]. Allen. Wyan-
dotte county sent a delegation of
thirtytwo. They were a fine looking
lot of representative citizens and
were for their home candidate Henry
McGrew first and for Allen second.
MEG rev then withdrew and the dele
CATION was then solid for Allen. The
Wyandotte delegation had been elect
ed in a county convention by a vote
of twenty to one. But Nat Barnes,
acting on instruction, got together
rump delegation composed of colored
fellows and any Tom, Dick and Harry
he could buy. They went to Garnett
and were allowed to sit in the conven-
tion with half vote each by the
Bowersock fellows, who were in con-
troll of the committe by one vote,
and that obtained on d very shady
transaction. The Bowersock fellows
thus gained sixteen votes and insured
the nomination of the Lawrence
tightwad and congressional joke.
Who do you supposed engineered
this bare faced steal2 1t was w. r.
Stubs and I. 7. K ely, who were as
brothers all during that heated sess-
ion. Henry ]. Allen, who now for
political reasons, is sleeping with w.
B. Stubs and his machine crowd,
might have told that in his recent
Osborne speech.-Osborne Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
hard-pan of fact

IIdIu- pan OF IdCU
must make the path themselves.
They must grub out the stumps and
lay the bricks with their own hands.
Their neighbors about them plod on
faithfully in their humble ways max
ing path instead of looking for one.
But the man with the vision sits
throughout the long day anxiously
peering into the mists to catch
glimpse of the shining way. He fails
to find it to-day, but goes to sleep
confident that the morrow will reveal
it, So the years of his natural life
fit by and in the end the neighbors
point him out as "a Failure "-Os-
borne Farmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
South Trego

Harvest will soon be here.
J. Fl. Diene's called on Frank
Benisch Sunday.
A good rain fell in South Trego
Tuesday afternoon.
A. r. Mckinley is helping cul-
tivate corn this week.
Coyotes are getting awful hun
CRY for spring chickens.
Cultivating corn and cutting
hay are the order of the day.
John Fabricus bought some
wheat from Jas. Benisch Mon
day.
julius Sietz of Cove county
passed through here on his way
to Russell.
Pete Schneider left for Rus
sell to assist his father-in-law
during harvest.
John and Paul Solemn left
for Russell Monday night to
assist in harvesting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Benisch
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
V. B. Benisch Sunday.
Jack Michaelis and Fred
Deine's left for Russell Sunday
to take in the harvest there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06

Elmer Clyne is on the sick list
this week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
To Holders of School Land

The following letter is of vital inn
portance to holders of school land:
Topeka Kansas
June IL, 1912.
To The Editor
Will you be so good as to
permit space in your columns for a
word of warning to the purchasers of
school land of the necessity for the
prompt payment of interest on their
sales to avoid forfeiture of their land
back to the state
The law now provides that failure
to pay interest on school land sales
within ten. months of the time when
due works an absolute forfeiture of
the sale. From information coming
to this department., it is evident that
many holders of school land certifi-
Gates are either yet not advised of
this provision of the statue or are not
quite Indifferent to the danger they
run in failing to make the payments
as provided by the statue For the
protection of these persons, some of
whom are doubtless subscribers of
your paper, L make this request for
mention of the matter in your
columns.
Assuring you that 1 would person.
ally appreciate your kindness very
much, / am,
Very Truly Yours,
w. E. DAVIS, State Editor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-06
Very Truly Yours,
w. E. DAVIS, State Editor.

The youngest son of Geo. P. Crit
fifth, editor of the Hays Republican,
spent the Fourth in Wa-Keeney. He
was welcome visitor at the World
Office and looked over our plant. He
informed us that his father had sold
the Republican to the News Publish
ing Co. and the two papers would be
consolidated