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F. 1: BUI N, Pre ' ` L B's
3J. , SANDOZ, Vice Pres't J i B.
A I IOK DUPRE, Cashier R. if a
H. U. CALLAHAN, A't Cashier E. T. LAFPEUR
SA. LEqN DUPHE
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CAPITAL, SURPLUS and
Shareholders Liability
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DAVID ROOS, President, N. M. CHILDS, Ass't Cash.
LAWRENCE LARCADE, Cashier.
ISAAC ROOS, Vice-Pres. LEON S. HAAS, Ass't Cash.
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JOaN H, iIC;KS OF
ROSA, LA. DROWNED
IN HIONDURAS.
Makes A Gallant Fight for Life
Against A Treacherous
Current.
La Ceiba, Honduras, Dec. 8, '11.
John H. Hicks, ,formerly a
resident of Rosa, La., was
drowned here this morning while
attempting to enter the Cangre
hal river in a gasoline boat be
longing to the United Fruit Com
pany.
Mr. Hicks, who was about
thirty-five years old, and whose
mother is still living at Rosa, is
the third to fall victim to the
treacherous waters about this
place within the last three weeks.
Both of the others were drowned
while operating gasoline boats,
and one at the same spot where
Hicks lost his life.
The deceased was returning
with two negro boatmen from
Armenia, a small settlement
twenty miles east of this port,
and was himself guiding the
boat. On reaching the mouth of
the river, which empties into the
sea one mile east of the anchor
age grounds here of the United
Fruit Company, he turned the
prow of the boat into the river
current. A few moments later
his companions saw him swim
ming against the current, which
seemed to be sweeping him out
to sea. It is thought that he
jumped from the boat, fearing
that it was going to be swamped,
when a heavy sea came up. The
boat was landed in safety, how
ever, and the alarm was given.
Two Carib boatmeu put out t o
sea in a skiff in an attempt to
rescue Mr. Hicks, who could still
be seen struggling against the
heavy current. A heaxy.ae
tyvirturned the rescuers' boat,
causing a delay, which was fatal.
Mr. Hicks, though a strong
swimmer, is thought to have
tired himself completely in op
posing the river current. A sec'
ond attempt to run the breakers
was successful and the Caribs
returned with the body. Think
ing that life might not yet be ex
tinct, Dr. Virgil C. Reynolds, a
former Louisiana physician,
who is now local manager for
t h e United Fruit Company,
worked over the body for an
hour and a half, but failed to
effect resuscitation.
The family at Rosa was noti
fied by cable of his death and the
funeral was held early next
morning, the law of Honduras
requiring the burial of all bodies
within .twenty-four hours after
death.
Mr. Hicks left his home, Rosa,
La., in August at the solicitation
of Dr. Reynolds, and together
with his cousin, Abe Andrus, ac
cepted the position as shipping
clerk and employment agentwith
the company here. He had ac
quitted himself with such a high
degree of efficiency to business
and cordiality to his fellow-em
ployees that three times within
a like number of months he had
received a raise in salary and an
other more substantial one was
awaiting him Dec. 15.
He was a college man,who had
left a comfortable home in the
States, and came to Honduras to
make good, and had he lived,
there is no doubt, he would have
fulfilled his expectations. Upon
receipt of the sad news, Dr.
Reynolds, who knew him inti
mately, remarked: "a cleaner
boy, socially, morally and physic
ally never entered the employ of
the United Fruit Company."
A sad circumstance in the
death of Mr. Hicks is that it is
the third in his own family
within eighteen months, his
father, A. T. Hicks, at one time
a member of the Louisiana Legis
lature, and another brother, E.
W. Hicks, having died within
Sthat time.
Proceedings Board of Aldermen
Opelousas, La., Dec. 18, 1911.
To the Members of the Board of
Aldermen of the City of
Opelousas, Louisiana.
Gentlemen: You are hereby
notified that there will be a meet
ing of your Hon. Board this Mon
day evening Dec. 18th, 1911, at
4:30 o'olock p. m., for the pur
pose of receiving and opening
bids for the Fiscal agency for the
year 1912; for the further pur
pose of receiving -the report of
the committee appointed to settle
the Fire Hose controversy, and
to act on any matter relative to
same; for the further purpose of
receiving the report of the com
mittee appointed to secure quart
ers for the city offices; for the
further purpose of taking action
on the matter of licensing the
Nigro, Luce Show Co.; and for
the further purpose of authoriz
ing the clerk to transfer the sum
of $24.70 from the power plant
account, to the Power plant im
provement account, or provide
said amount from some other
funds.
M. HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest: J. B. A. STAGG, Clerk.
Received the above notice on
the 18th day of Dec., 1911, and
on the same day and date I noti
fied all the members of the Board
of Aldermen in person.
C. L. HAYES, Marshal.
Opelousas, La., Dec. 18, 1911.
The Board of Aldermen met
pursuant to the above call. Pre
sent: M. Halphen, Mayor, pre
siding; Aldermen Blacksher,
Danel, Dietlein, Loeb and Lar
cade.
All the members of the board
being present the meeting was
called to order.
No bids were received for the
fiscal agency for the year 1912,
for the city of Opelousas, La.
Motion by Mr. Dietlein
That the Nigro, Luce Show
Co., be and are hereby exempted
from the City License as they
will show for the benefit of the
local order of the Elks. Said
show to operate seven days from
the 27th day of December, 1911.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr. Loeb
That the city clerk be author
ized to transfer the sum of
$23.90 from the power plant
operating account to the power
plant improvement account to
cover claims for labor for the in
stallation of the new plant. Mo
tion duly seconded and carried.
Opelousas, La., Dec. 18, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the
-..-city of Opelousas.
Gentlemen: We, your com
mittee appointed to take up the
matter of the Eureka Fire Hose
Co. in relation to the purchase
of hose be accepted at one dollar
per foot, as proposed.
We have reached this conclu
sion after due consideration and
after consultation with the repre
sentatives of the Fire Depart
ment and the City Attorney, all
of whom approve of the above
recommendation.
Yours respectfully,
M. HALPHEN, Chairman,
LOUIS L. DANEL,
D. P. BLACKSHER.
Committee.
Motion by Mr. Larcade
That the agreement, as per
above committee report, allowing
the Eureka Fire Hose Mfg. Co.,
one dollar per foot for the fire
hose shipped the city and now in
the hands of the City Fire De
partment, subject to the orders
of the said Eureka Fire Hose Co.
be rejected, seconded by Mr.
Loeb.
Yeas: Larcade, Loeb and Diet
lein.
Nays: Danel and Blacksher.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. Loeb
That the Mayor be instructed
to advertise for bids for 1000 ft.
of fire hose as per previous ad
vertisement. Motion duly sec
onded and carried.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the lmeeting of the Board
of Aldermen was adjourned sub
ject to call.
M. HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest: J. B. A. STAGG, Clerk.
Chatalgnier.
Chataignier, La., Dec. 11, 1911.
We are having very disagree
able weather and the roads are
getting very bad in consequence.
Mr. Theogep Manuel made a
business trip `to Opelousas last
week.
Mr. Jos. A. Hardey made a
a business trip to Mamou last
Tuesday.
Mr. Christ Ruppert, of Eunice,
visited friends here Sunday.
Mr. Doremus Lafleur made a
business trip to Grand Prairie
last week.
Mr. Maurice Lafleur and baby,
of Oberlin, are visiting his sister,
Mrs. Lastie Aucoin here.
Mr. Armand Dupre made a
business trip to Ope!ousas last
week.
Mr. Derville Lafleur went to
Eunice and Mamou on business
last week.
Cotton is about all ginned, and
the crop will be very much
smaller then expectations and
considering the low price, the
farmers will be in a worse fix
financially then last year.
ATTEMPT TO IESTiOY
THE oEMOClTI(C
PARTY IN LOUIS
IANA.
Never since the days of carpet
baggers and Republican scala
wags has such a concerted at
tempt been made by Republicans
and Near-Republicans to disrupt
the Democratic Party in Louis
iana as is now being done in this
State. Everything points to the
conclusion that the leaders of the
self-styled Good Government
League desire the complete de
struction of the Democratic
Party in this State says the Pica
yune.
The chieftan of the Good Gov
ernment League, Mr. John M.
Parker, of New Orleans, has
boldly and proudly proclaimed
that he voted against the Demo
cratic Party in 1908 for the Re
publican candidate for president,
and that the only reason
why he didn't vote for the Re
publican candidate for president
in 1904 was because he had failed
to pay his poll tax and couldn't
vote at all.
Mr. Don Caffery, another big
man in the Good Government
League, and reputed one of the
biggest contributors to Judge
Hall's campaign fund, was a can
didate for Governor, in 1900,
against the nominee of the Demo
cratic Party, that splendid Demo
crat from north Louisiana, Gov
ernor W. W. Heard.
Mr. James Wilkinson is one of
the chief orators of the league.
He has rushed into every cam
paign during the last twenty
years with a flood of abuse and
denunciation against the candi
date he opposes. He is now try
ing to injure Mr. Michel by the
same methods, but when the pub
lic learns his record it is sub
mitted that his abuse will have
very little effect. In 1892 Mr.
James Wilkinson was the Re
publican candidate for Congress
in the First Congressional Dis
trict of Louisiana on the Repub
lican ticket. In those days the
negroes could vote, and Mr.
Wilkinson' patted them on the
back publicly and told them to
vote for him because he believed
in "equal rights for whites and
negroes." For the truth of this
statement the reader is referred
to the Times-Democrat of Oct.
27, 1892, also the New Orleans
Picaynne and the New Orleans
Item of the same date.
On the other hand, Hon. John
T. Michel is supported by the
regular Democratic Party of
Louisiana. It is to that party
that we are chiefly indebted for
everything that makes us most
proud of our state. It was the
Democratic Party that wrested
our state from the clutches of
Republicans. Near-Republicans,
negroes and carpetbaggers. It
acquired control during a period
of disordered finance, prostrate
commerce and ruined credit.
Under its benign influence these
great interests immediately
awoke as from the dead. Every
year of its control has teemed
with fresh proofs of its utility
and its blessings, and although
our state has almost trebled in
wealth and population, it has not
outrun its protection and its
benefits.
Let those who wish to destroy
the Democratic Party vote for
Judge Hall and his Republican
and Near-Republican allies. Let
all others vote for the man of
the people, the Democratic
champion and fearless leader,
Hon. John T. Michel.
Notice.
R. E. Lee Camp No. 14, U. C. V.,
of Opelousas, La.
Cy resolution of the meeting
of the R. E. Lee Camp No. 14,
U. C. V. of Opelousas, La., a
special meeting is called to be
assembled at Major Arthur
Simon's office, in the City of
Opelousas, La., on Saturday,
January 6, 1912. at 3 o'clcc~k . .
m. All Veterans members of
said Camp are specially invited
to be present as meeting to at
tend to urgent and important
business in the interest of the
organization and of all Veterans
of the lost cause.
Major C. P. Richard,
2nd Lieut.-Com. R. E. Lee amp.
Major Arthur Simon, Adjutant.
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