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THE CLARION. OPELOUSAS, APRIL 7, 1900. St. Landry Clarion Co., Lim., Props. RAYMOND BREAUX, Editor and Busine +u lanager. Suabacription: $1 Per Year. Entered at the Post-Office at Opelousas, La., as second class matter. SST. LANDR Y 1E(JISTRA TION.. The fusion press and speakers are making great to-do about the alleged frauds in the St. Landry registration. The Item goes so far as to say that Judge Lewis plead guilty to the charge in a speech made In Opelousas on last Sunday, when it is well known that Judge Lewis does not make it a habit to address Republican-Populist gath erings, and that was the sort of meeting held here on that day. Not only is it untrue that he made a speech, but it is equally so that he made a declaration concerning the registration on that day. Judge Lewis tells us that the Picayune's report of his interview with Mr. Caffery is not correct. He did not mention Section 5 in that inter view, nor did he assign as his rea sons for allowing all white voters to register his "Impression" of the law. What he stated to Mr. Caf fery is virtually what he stated in his subsequent interview with the Picayune, which is given below. After the Judge gave the reasons and the circumstances of the re gistration, Mr. Caffery at once re marked that he did not blame Judge Lewis, virtually admitting that under the same circumstances he (Caffery) would have acted as did the registrar of this parish. The registration in St. Landry was absolutely fair,-at the request or knowledge of every faction and political party the bars were thrown down to every white man to register. It was understood that the new law was aimed at the negro, and not the white man. If a particular candidate got the best of this registration, it was due to his superior "hustling" capacity, and not to any discrimination on the part of the registrar. Judge Dupre himself told the writer a few days after the election that he had been defeated fairly-not only him, but the rest of the defeated candidates have entered no com plaint, to our knowledge, that they were defeated by unfair means. The combine preach that the Democrats enacted a law that de prived good white men of the right of suffrage, and In the very next breath howl because the law is stretched a point to allow these same good white man to register. That's consistency. Judge Lewis' interview with the Picayune follows: "My conduct in making the registra tion of 1809 is open to the inspection of every man. I have nothing to conceal in the matter, and no objection to giv ing the public a full statement. "Under the election law of 1898, in sec tion 34, the declaration is made that in every year of a general election, begin ning on the Ist of January thereof, there shall be a new and complete registra tion of all the voters in country par ishes. This is the first and only provi sion in the law for the registration of voters in country parishes; that is, as to when it shall be made. Considering, therefore, that no registration was re quired of me during the year 1899, that not being a year of a general election, I made no attempt to register voters for that year until September of that year. I did so then under instructions from the executive departmentof the govern ment. There is no appropriation made by the legislature for the payment of registrations made in 1899, but I pro ceeded, nevertheless, to register the voters, expecting compensation at the ensuing term of the legislature. "My opinign was, and is still, that this registration was held because of the constitutional provision prohibiting all persons from participating in conven tions or primaries unless they were re gistered voters, and to prevent compli cations that might arise otherwise. I was convinced then, and am still con vinced, that the law in clear and un mistakable terms required a new regis tration beginning January, 1900, to en able any cftien to vote at the next gen eral election, and that hence a rigid ad herence to the letter of the law in the registration of 1809 was not necessary. "In registering the voters I allowed every white man in the parish to be listre as a registered voter who applied to do so. There was no discrimination, no deception, no fraud practiced upon any one. All white men were allowed to zegister without reference to their party affiliations at their request and with the full knowledge of every candi date in the field. There was a universal demand all over the parish to allow every white man to register and parti clpate in the primaries, all saying, 'The negro is out; this is a white man's figh and let every white man have his say. I yielded to this for two reasons; first, beeause I was convinced that a new re gtration had to be made, and secondly, because I could see no objection to every white man in the pasarish having ' a right to express his choice as to who should be the candidates for office, whether he was, strictly speaking, a legal voter or not. "Under these circumstances I became a candidate for the nomination to the office of district judge in the Democratic primaries, which were held in the months of November and December, 1899. This registration of 1899 having i been made with reference to the white Demooratic primary, no negroes applied 1 for registration, except about ten or fifteen. "The result was that over 4500 white people were qualified to vote in these ' primaries, and every name presented a white man over 21 years of age, with the requisite term of roesidence in the parish and state-a greater number than has ever been known in the history of the parish. Over 3800 of these were east in the primaries, 3 "As a candidate for the nomination of Sjudge, with wy understanding of the s law, it was, therefore, not possible for I Sme as registrar todo anything affecting $ my election as judge at the general elec- $ tion. I resigned my ofice in the month $ ( P Dember, when the law only reqqt.i S ed me to resign it three months before the election. "It is, therefore, plain to be seen that there was no fraud or deception prac ticed upon any one. As to my having used my office to aid me in the prima ries either by discrimination among the voters or by trading in the matter of the assessorihip,,it is absolutely and un qualitjedly false. "if to facilitate the white people of St. Landry of all political complexions to have their choice in the nominations of candidates for office is held by Judge 'Gunbv or Mr. Caffery to be a sin, I have sinned and not otherwise." Procediags Of The Board Of School Directors. Opelousas, La., April 2, 1900. The Board of School Directors of the parish of St. Landry met this day in regular session. Present: A. L. Fontenot, President; Messrs. W. S. Bovkin, J. J. Neyland, Y. Andrepont, L. A. Sandoz, R. Breaux, W. Clark, J. L. (;uilbeau and Dr. E. Thomp son. On motion of Mr. Breaux The minutes of last meeting were read and adopted. On motion of Mr. Breaux And seconded by Mr. Andrepont, that one hundred dollars be appropriated to wards aiding the people and corpora tion of Eunice in furnishing the school. Motion lost. On motion of Mr. Andrepont And seconded by Mr. Breaux, the sum of eighty dollars be appropriated to de fray the expenses of the President and Superintendent to attend the conven tion of Superintendents-carried. On motion of Mr. Clark And seconded by Mr. Breaux, that the I votes on the report of committee in the Bloch matter be reconsidered-motion carried. On motion of Mr. Andrepont That the report of the committee be accepted, committee discharged and Henry Bloch be re-imbursed whatever sum has been turned to the school treasury out of the two hundred dollars which he paid on Johnson's 'forfeited bond; said motion being carried by the following votes: Yeas--Breaux, Sandoz, Andrepont, Thompson, Neyland and Clark. Nays-Fontenot, Boykin and Guil beau. On motion of Mr. Breaux The Board adjourned. A. L. FONTENOT, President. J. L. GUILBEAU, Secretary. STATE TAX SALES OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AND NOTICE TO MORTGAGE CREDITORS. T;;State of LIuisiana vs. Delinquent Tax Debtors, Parish of St. Landry: By vl;te of the authority vested in me by th~ Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, I will sell, at thel principal front door of the courthouse, in which the civil district court of said parish is held, within the legal hours for judicial sales beginning at 11 o'clock a. in., on Saturday, May 12, 1900, and continuing on each succeeding day, until said sales are completed, immova ble property on which taxes are now due to the State of Louisiana, parish of St. Landry and levee district, to enforce collection of taxes assessed in the year 1898, together wih interest thereon from the 31st day of December, 1899, at the rate of 2 per cent per month until paid, and all costs. The names of said delin quent taxpayers, the amount of taxes due by each on the assessment of said year, and the immovable property as sessed to each to be offered for sale as follows, to-wit: REGULAR NON-RESIDENT ROLL OF 1899. 2. Adams, Mrs. J. W. One lot of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being lot 10 of block 16, val ued at $50; state tax 309, parish 509, total 18. Arnold, Wm. 167.76 acres of land being the ne4 of section 8 tp 2 s r 1 e, valued at $170; state tax $1 02, parish $1 70, total $2 72. 23. Barnett, S. D. One lot of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being block 71, valued $50; state tax 309, parish 509, total 80#. 34. Bennett, Luther J. 161.82 acres of land being the seK of sec 24 tp 2 s r 1 w, valued at $170; state tax $1 02, parish $1 70, total $2 72. 36. Berwick Lumber Co. 40 acres of land being the set of new of sec 13, tp 5 s, r 5 e, valued at $120; state tax 729, parish $1 20, total $1 92. 72. Cocke, T. J. Two lots of ground situated in the twon of Eunice, being blocks 54 and 55 of said town, valued $140; state tax 849, parish $1 40, total $2 24. 86. Cushman, Brigham 120 acres of woodland bounded north by S Haas, south by Scott, east by hawkins, and west by Foreman, valued $160; state tax 969, parish $1 60, total $2 5. 94. Dermeyer, Miss Mayer One lot of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being lot 9 of block 16 of said town, valued $50; state tax 30#, parish 50%, total 809. 100. Dowling, Jas. M. 15 acres of land bounded north by Bi rotte, south by Boagni, cast by Boagni, and west by Boagni, valued at $120; state tax 729, parish $1 20, total $192. 119. Finley, G. R. 337 acres 5f land, being the n3 of lot 4 sec 31, also fractional sec 31 sc4 sec 20, tp2s r2e,valued $670; state tax $402, parish $6 70, total $10 72. 128. Frankel & Haas Two lots of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being lot 9 and 10 of block 28 of said town, valued $60; state tax 369, parish 609, total 969. 131. Frith, Heirs of T. P. and S. A. 167 acres of land, being the wj of w4 of sec 30 tp 2 s, r 3 e, valued at $80; state tax 489, parish 809, total $1 28. 138. Gooden, C. A. 563.41 acres of land, being the s3 of s' of nwm and ne4 see 9, tp 4 s, r 6 e, val ued $280; state tax $1 68, parish $280, levee $2 80, acreage $28 15, total $35 43. 145. Gulbeau, Mrs. Oge 20 acres of land bounded north by Breaux, south by Andrus, east by Ru ben and west by Andrus, valued $120; state tax 729, parish $1 20, total $1 92. 214. Maurin, Edw. 807.53 acres of land, being the se% of see 52, tp 4 s, r 4 e and w of sec 4 and wH of see 6, tptis, r5e, valued $400; state tax $2 40, parish $4, levee $4, acre age $40 35, total $50 75. 238. McCall, Estate Richard 350 acres of land, bounded north by J H St Cyr, south by Heirs of E Littiell, east by bayou Marie Croquant and west by P Michel, valued $1300; state tax $i 80, parish $13, toal $20 80. 258. Milligan, Wmin. B 16 acres of land, bounded norh by R Dupre, south by -, east by A Lavergune, west by V Mayer, vslued $2s0; state tax 129, parish 20f, total 329. 307. Payne, J. U. 2_97 acres of land improved, bounded north by Quirk, south by Lamorandier, east by swamp and west by bayou Bouf, valued at $5820, improvements $1800, live stock $1060, vehicles $180, total valuation $8860; state tax $53 16t, parish $88 60. levee $36 20, acreage $117 35, total $295 35. 308. Payne, J. U. 950 sacres of land, bounded north by swamp, south by Boagni, east by Boagni, and west by Boagni, valued $14850, improvements $5000, live stock $2050, vehicles $850, total valuation $22800; state tax $186 80, parish $228, levee $6 i0, acreage $47 0, total $417 80, 320. Picou, Joseph 20 acres of land, bounded north by t Wm. Walker, south by C Wolff, east by - lane ana west by Jno. Henderson, vaf 5 ued $180; state tax $1 08, parish $1 80, lev ee $1 80, acreage $1, total $5 68. 3'2. Porter, J. E. 2 lots of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being blocks 61 and 62, val ued $100; state tax 60$, parish $1, total $I $60. f 344. Richard, James B 20 acres of land bounded north by V H Sibille, south by V H Sibille, east by V H Sibille and west by E Boudreau, valued $120; also 2 lots of ground situ ated in the town of Sunset, valued $30, total valuation $150; state tax 90., par ish $1 50, total $2 40. 347. Robertson, Geo. M 2 lots of ground situated in the town 3 of Eunice, being lots 11 and 12 of block I 20 of said town, valued $150; staee tax 900, parish $1 50, total $2 40. 357 and 358. Rupert, C 2 lots of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being lots 6 and 7 of bloek 20 of said town, valued $700. Also 1 60-100 acres, valued $50. Also 2 lots of ground situated in the i town of Eunice, being lots 1 and 2 of block 21, valued $280. Also No. 359. 4 lots of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being lots 9 and 10 of block 21, and lots 9 and 10 of block 14, valued $140, total valuation $1170; state tax $6 02, pdrish $11 70, total $17 72. 393. and 394. Sylvester, Ira W 40 acres of land, being nw% of sw34 of see 8, tp 4 s, r 6 e, valued $40. 240 acres of laud, being the e% of swm of sec 5, and wv se3 of sec 6, and ne% of nej of sec 7, and nwf4 of nw4 of see 8, tp 4 s, r 6 e, valued $240, total valua tion $280; state tax $1 68, parish $240, levee $2 40, acreage $12 total $18 48, 396. Taylor, John M 27 acres of land bounded north by - Burr, south by -Lastrapes, east by Burr and west by Lemelle. valued $350; state tax $2 10, parish $350, total $5 60. 399. Thayer, T. J. 3 lots of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being lots 7, 8 and 9 of block 36 of said town, valued at $150; state tax 900, parish $1 50, total $2 40. 419. Watt, John 142 acres of land, being fractional see, 6% tp 6 s, r 5 e, valued $570; state tax $3 42, parish $5 70, total $9 12. 426. West, Tsam 80 acres of land, being the nwj of nej sw¼ of se¼ sec 3, tp 2 s, r 5 e, valued $80; state tax 480, parish 800, levee 800, acre age $4, total $6 08. 447. Wynne, J.J. 3 lots of ground situated in the town of Eunice, being lots 6 and 7 of block 34, and lot 7 of block 27, valued $240; state tax, $1 44, parish $2 40, total $3 84. On said day I will sell such portion of said yroperty as each debtor will point t out, and in case the debtor will not point out sufficent property, I will at once and without further delay, sell the least quantity of said property of any debtor, which any bidder will buy for the amount of taxes, interest and cost due by said debtor. The sale will be with out appraisement, for cash in legal r tender money of the United States, and the property sold shall be redeemable any time for the space of one yeer by paying the price glAen including costs and twenty per cent theren. The mortgage credtitors are hereby notified that if the property to be sold is not redeemed the sale thereof wnen recorded in the conveyance or mortgage office shall operate as a cancellation of all conventional and Judicial mortgages thereon. W. S. FRAZEE, Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax-Collector, apl 7-6t Parish of St. Landry. SHERIFFS' SALE. C. DOYLE & CO. VS. ARTHUR DEJEAN. No.1C598. 11th Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry, La. By virtue of a writ of fieri facdes issued out of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, in and for the parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled and numbered suit I and to me directed. I have seized and will proceed to sell, at public auction to the last and highest bidder, at the front door of the courthouse, in Opelousas, on Saturday, April 28th, 1900, at 10 o'clock, a. m., the following described property, to-wit: 1st. The goods and chattels, rights, credits, moneys, effects or property of any kind, belonging to you. in the possession or keeping of any person or persons, espe clally the debts due to you by R. L. Garland, H. E. Estorge, Raymond Breaux, Gustave Fuseller and G. L. Dupre, and those due you by any other person or persons. 2d. All of your right, title and interest in and to the wholesale and retail liquor li cense now issued or to be issued by the Town of Opelousas to you to conduct .a wholesale and retail liquor business in the Town of Opelousas for and ending the year 1900. Id. All of your right, title and interest in and to the wholesale and retailiquor li cense now issued or to be issued by the State of Louisiana to you to conduct a Swholesale and retail liquor business in the parish of St. Landry. Terms.--Cash. W. S. FRAZEE, apl7-4t Rheritf. St. Landry Parish. SHERIFF'S SALE. BONNIE BROS. VS. ARTHUR DEJEAN. No. 16610. Uth Judicial District Court, Par ish of St. Landry, La. By virtue of a writ of fler fadclas is sued out of the Hen. 11th Judicial District Court in and for the parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled and numbered suit, and to me directed, I have seized and will pro ceed to sell at public outcry, to the last and highest bidder, at the front door of the courthouse, in Opelousas, on Saturday. April 98th, 1900, at 11 o'clock a. m., the following described property, to-wit: 1st. The goods and chattels, rights, cred its, moneys. effects or property of any kind, belonging to you in the possession or keeping of any person or persons, espe cially the debts due to you by R. L. Garland, H. E. Estorge, Raymond Breauxt. Gustave Fuseller and G. L. Dupre and those due you by any other person or persons. 2d. All of your right, title and Interest in and to the wholesale and retail liquor li cense issued or to be issued by the Town of Opelousas to you to conduct a wholesale and retail liquor business in the Town of Opelousas for and during the year 1900. ad. All of your right, title and interest in and to the wholesale and retail liquor li cense now issued or to be Issued by the State of Louisiana to you to conduct a wholesale and retail liquor business in the Parish of St. Landry. Terms Cash. W. 8. FRAREE, aplr-4t Sheriff. St. Landry Parish. TlKEE. UlP by the undersigned, near Grand Coteau, one Creole brown mare. white star in forehead, new saddle and bridle; been in neigh borhood six months; branded about thus The owner is hereby notified to come forward, prove property, pay costs and take same. JAMES DARBY, mchft-5t Sunset P. O, La. ST. LANDRY ACADEMY OF MUSIC. lixth Exhibitlom Concert and f First Coacert of The Aea. i demuy's Ladles Brass t Band, at Sandoz's: Opera: House, I -on- 1 Friday, April 20, 1900. After Concert, Grand Ball by Prof. r R. Mayer's full orchestra. '1 admsisolsou ) C hildreu 25c. V F. H. EDDYL Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealer.. .. . MURRAY : HILL : CLUB and all the Celebrated Brands of Liquors Al ways on Hand. Largest and Finest Saloont -in Town. Jug and Bottle Trade A Specialty. COLORED SALOON IN Coaseetion. SHERIFF'S SALE. Dlt. VINCENT BOAGNI VS. ACHILLE E. DUPRE. No. 16113. 11TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRIY, LA. By virtue of a writ of fleri facias issued out of the Hon. 11th Judicial District Court, in and for the parish of St. Landry in the above entitled and numbered suit, and to me directed, I have seized and will proceed to sell, at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Opelousas, on Naturday, April 2Wtih, 1900, at 11 o'clock a. m., the following described property, to-wit: A certain tract of land situated in Plais ance, this parish, bounded north by God froy and Terbanne Dupre, east by Estate of Cleophas Comeau and Clinton B. Andrus, south by'land formerly owned by Mrs. Si mon and west by lands sold to Jacques and Lastie Dupre, containing one hundred and twenty-six 25-100 arpents, saving and ex cepting a strip of forty feet wide along the south line and a strip of twenty feet wide along the west line up to the division line of the lands sold by J. Meyers & Co. to Jac ques and Lastie Dupre, February 1st, 1893; said strips being reserved for a public road. Being the sanleproperty that Achille E. Dupre acquired orom J. Meyers & Co., Fe bruary 1st, 1693, as per act of sale duly rec orded in Conveyance Book D, No. 5, page 227, saving and excepting the following property solp by Achille E. Dupre to God froy Dupre August 16, 1894, by act of sale before G. L. Dupre, Notary Public, and duly recorded in Conveyance Book F. No. 3, page 400 et seq., to-wit: Fifty acres of land situated in Plaisance, this parish, bounded north by Godfroy and Terbanne Dupre, east by Estate of Cleo phas Comeau and C. B. Andrus and south by a strip of forty (40) feet reserved in the act of sale hereinafter referred to and west by land of Achille E. Dupre, being the eastern portion of the tract of land acquir ed by Achille E. Dupre from J. Meyers & Co., February 1st, 1891, before O. H. Ter williger, Notary Public, and duly recorded in Book D,, No.3, page 227 aboved refer red to. Terms--Cash. W. S. FRAZEE, mch24-6t Sheriff St. Landry Parish, La. SHERIFF'S SALE. DR. VINCENT BOAGNI VS. MRS. AMYN THlE qUPRE. No. 16076, 11th Judicial District Court, Far ish of St. Landry. By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale is sued out of the Hon. 11th Judicial District Court in and for the parish of St. Landry. in the above entitled and numbered suit, and to me directed, I have seized and will pro ceed to sell at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Opelousas, on Saturday, April 28th, 1900, at 11 o'clock a. m., the following described property, to-wit Her present residence, near Gradnigo's Island, parish and State aforesaid, with all the lands and improvements thereto at. tached and forming a part of the planta tion being about one hundred and ten acres of prairie land and twenty-four acres of woodland; the prairie land is said to be bounded north by Jacques Dupre, south by Lastie Dupre, east by woodland, owned by mortgagean Jacques Dupre and JacquesDupre and west by Lucien Dupre. The woodland land is said to be bounded north by Jacques Dupre, south by Lastle Dupre, east by Lastle and Jacques Dupre, west by Lastle Dupre. Terms, cash. W. S. FRAZEE, mhcl4-5t Sheriff, Parish of St. Landry. SHERIFF'S SALE. ABRON KAPLAN VS., CHRISTIAN BUPERT, No. 1144. CROWLEY STATE BANK VS. CHRISTIAN RUPERT. No. 1189, 11th Judicial District Court, Par ish of St. Landry. Bn virtue of a writs of seizure andsale issued out of the Honorable Eleventh Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of St. Landry, in the aboveentitledand numbered suit, and to me directed, 1 have seized and will proceed to sell at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the front door of the ciurthouse at Opelousas, on Saturday, April 21, 1900, at 11 o'clock a. m., the following described property, to-wit: Lots One and Two in Block Twenty-one of the town of Eunice, each of said lots hav ing a front of thirty-seven and one-half feet on Park Avenue, by a depth of one hundred and forty-two feet back between parallel lines, as per plat of the salt town. Terms, cash. W. S. FRAZEE, mch17 6t Sheriffi , St. Landrv Patish. SHERIFF'S SALE. VINCENT W. BOAGNI VS. MRS. ELIZA SUTHIIERLAND, Widow A. L. Winkler. No. 1C,550, Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry. By virtue of a writ of flerl faclas issued out of the Hen. 11th Judicial District Court in and for the parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled and numbered suit and tome directed, I have seized and will proceed to sell at public auction, to the last and high est bidder at the front door of the court hotse, In the town of Opelousas, on Naturday, April 28th, 1180, at 11 o'clock a. m., the following described property, to-wit: A certain half lot of ground situated in i the town of Washington, St. Landry par ish, La., together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, bounded north a by Vine street, east by Washington street, a pvest by property of Mr. or Mrs. Sosthene Plitre and south by St. Michael's street. s Terms-Cash. W. 8. FRAZEE, mch24-6t Sheriff, Parish of St. Landry. -The Cafery-Sholars meeting held on the courthouse square last 1 Sunday was well attended. The audience was composed mostly of Democrate and negroes, drawn there by curiosity. The speeches, made by Judge Gunby and Don C8affery, Jr, were a rehash of the ' same old moth-eaten story of bal lot box stuffing and Fosterism ne hears every day. Young Don is a good speaker, but not an im pressive one. ,His venom and prejudice is too plainly evident. fhe converts made by last Sunday won't change the results. n tttflmttItt nl zTTT TTT!T1fTtfTTTTTT i-c dM im mYES monyIb r& Co do Sen the had continues. Yes, PRICES. We find too, that -h l re stimulating to our Trade, and find that we can some ..- B-e- Yat. Cos Lonsdale (Best)............... ........................ American Indigo... ................................. Simpson's BlaQk and Fancers ..........................5. These Prices Defy Competition. White Collar Canvass, the proper thing to make pretty collars. Gent's Collars and Cuffs in endless variety. - Ladies' Pompadour Combs. , We have just received a nice line of pretty Spring Clothing and Neckwear, and we guarantee our Prices to be Right. -Call Early and get the pick. Don't forget that we also represent the well-known tailoring establishment of M. BORN & COMPANY , Who Guarantee to Pit ama Please. H1anan Shoes and Stetson Hats are our Standby in Quality. Bring your tickets, they are worth money to you, also your cash, for it is worth money to us. Yours to please, . .O " . :::, re de Last, But Not Least, is our II PRICES. Be fargaiind Ctoo, ., ,.o db aw do -r r alT ed.......... . . .. . ....2tbxd- Yad wd oto ..... ..... ....5 f o sd l ( e t). . .. . .. . ... .. . . .. . .. . .. . . M P m r c n I d g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b --Smsns lc n Fnes.6 dM PROCLAMATION. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Parish of St. Landry, Town of Opelousas. By virtue of the authority in us vested by law, and in accordance with the pro visions of the Charter of the Town of Opelousas, an election is hereby ordered to be held by the qualified electors of the said town, on Tuesday, the 17th day of April, A. D., 1900, between the hours of 6 a. m., and 7 p. m., for the purpose of electing the herein after-named officers for the term of two years, to-wit: A Mayor, Five Aldermen and one Marshal for the town of Opelousas. And we do hereby appoint the follow ing--amed persons for commissioners and clerk of said elettion: Commis sioners: L.A. Sandoz, Henry Chachere, J. B. Fontenot; clerk, John H. Harman son. CHAS. F. BURR, ALFRED STAGG, J. J. BARRY, a7 Board of Supervisors of Election. NOTICE OF TABLEAU. ESTATE OF J. B. BERGERON AND WIFE. No. 5523, Probate Docket. District Court, Parish of St. Landry, La. Whereas, F. M. Bergeron, administrator of the above estate, has filed his final ac count and tableau of distribution of the said estate, accompanied by his petition praying for the homlogation of same; and Whereas, the prayer of said petition has been granted by an order of court bearing date -. Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all parties interested to make opposition to said tableau to file same in writing within the time required by law why the said tableau should not be homologated and confirmed. ALFRED PAVY, apl7-2t Clerk, WOOL AND HIDES. Fitzpatrick-Cromwell Co. Limited, will pay you Highest Cash Prices for WOOL, HIDES, FURS AND WAX. At Tom Isacks Ware house, near Skiles' Lum ber Yard. . . J. B. CLEIlENTS, mch2-t-m Manager, ARTHUR J. NEXWB AyN, Successor to DowIns & Newman. -MANUFACJ"TURER OF Marble and Stone Monuments, And Dealer In GRANITE MONUIUENT$ and Irom Peaces. * Shreveport, : Louistana. Jan$s-iy OPELOUSAS ICE & BOTTLING WORKS, OPELOUSAS, LA. --MANUFACTUIRERI OF Ice and Carbonated Drinks From pure distilled Artesian water is ready to fill all orders in any quantities desired. Prices furnished on application. Correspondence solicited .. A. MORESI, PRESIDENT. A. C. $1iles, (Successor to WHITE & SKILES,) -: DEALER IN: ROUGH AND DRESSED CYPRSS AND PINE LUMBER Shnlgles, laths, Sash, Doors, Blinds, lonldig. Orders Taken and Shipped to all Points on Railroad. Carload Orders Espeolally Soliclted. aug 8- y J. T. STEWART, -DEALER IN- The Most Complete Stock ofp____. Lumber 9 Building Material ... In The Parish. . Selling Best Grades at Lowest Cash Prices. ALWAYS DELIVERs GRADPE As Sast,.