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We Have Them. DO NOT BUY A CORSET BEFORE LOOKING AT OUR 3 SPECIALS. The Very Best and Latest Corset PNt Up For Fite Trade. Short hip corset for slender fiare, Extended hip corset for ereet fdlrae, Load hip corset for full fidure. And The Price is $1, OO0 Each. E. E. SOULIER. LOCAL NEWS. Phone No 78 delivers oysters to say part of the city. -Mr. Jas. F. Lytal was attend ing to business here this wewk. -Mr. and Mrs. George Gr.z4ig of Arnaudville were in town this week. -Mr. L J. . ardemal made a trip to New Orleans this week to buy a stock of goods. -All the sugar houses in this parish will commence operation next w.-,k, anti they all exzect a very short grindiqgg -OSoau. -The ginneries in town have received large amounts of cotton this week and have been rdnning up to nine o'clock every night. -Phone No 78 brings an oyster loaf to your home in ten minutes. -Mr. Edgar Devenport has re signed his position as teacher of the Cathoula school, and is now employed by the St. Martiu's Oil Works. -The sale of the pews will take place tomorrow at the Catholie ehuroh, this occasion and the day being All Saints day, will bring a large number of people from the country to town. Say, Girls tell your best friend that you like Bid's oyster loaves. Tomorrow will be the day of the dead and the people will devote the day to decorate the grave of departed ones, and placing upon their peaceful resting place some token of remembrance. New Styles In Ladies Jackets, We are now showing a nice assortment of Ladies Jackets all in the very latest style and in prices ranging from the most mode rate to the fine grade of goods. Wont you come and take a look at them?. Remember when you send away for your d. Jackets you have to take what they send you. At our store you make your own selection. L. J. GARDEMAL. FOR SALE-Good seed cane- t apply to V. Auguste Ledoux. h There will be a meeting of the Board of Managers at the City Hall Monday evening at 6 o'clock, and the members of that board are requested to be all present, because matters of the greatest importance will be submitted to' them for action. It is important! that every one of the members be present, and we trust that they will make it a duty to be on time. -Corn $1,26 per barrels in ears dlivered. In large quanties we make special figures. Bienvena's. -The pupils of the High school have raised a subscription among themselves and bave bought a piano for the school, which is a splendid idea. -For Boys School 8aits K. Schwarts & Co., have the largest stock in town at the lowest prices. They have them in all kinds, all sises and all prises, and they gus rantee an elegant Lt. -Mr. Bert Spindler the elec trician and Mr. Tony Augfeld, the water work man, left last Sunday for Wisconsin, where they go to erect a water works and eleetric light plant, which is being put up by C. A. Mbrgan & Co., the engi neers who supervised the construe tion our plant. Phone No 78. Calls for oysters. -The case of the state against ex.superintendent A. S. Wood, is fixed for today, but we learn Mr. Wood is seriously sick with typ boid, fever. His condition is so serious that is recovery is consi dered doubtful, in view of these facts, the case will probably have to be continued. -President J. L. Duerest deal- q gated Messrs. Vitor Marsist and Mr. J. C. Despit of Breaux Bridge, attended the lves conven tion in New Orleans this week. re. presenting the parish of St. Mar. tin. -The nicest and most complete stock of fine liquors can only be found at J. B. Ferrrn's grooery. -The cane train was put on the branch Monday, with Mr. Sevigme Bienvenn as conductor. This train will also handle the freight, which will enable the pasenger train to run more closely to the d schedule $tme. -Mr. L C. Duchamp wishes to inform the public that he has a very complete stook of water works pipes and fittings which he is sell. - ing at very, very low figures. Those in need of pipes and fittings will do well to get prices from him before buying elsewhere. -Genuine Black Oats 82,15 per sack at Bienvenu's. Delivery free. -The Grand Jury reported hae ving examined the books of Mr. Aug. Maraist and having found them in good shape. They should have mentioned the fact that Mr. Maraist is the able and efficient secretary of the police jury, and the books examined were the re cords and accounts of the police jury. -For stylish olothing and bets, remember that K. Schwarts & Co is the leaders in those lines. Saves Two From Death. "Our little daughter had an al- A most fatal attack of whooping 4 cough and bronchitis," writes Mrs. W. K. Haviland, of Armonk, N. Y., "but, when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King's New Discovery. Our niece, who bhad Consumption in an ad. vanced stage, also used, this won derful medicine and to-day she is perfectly well." Desperate throat and long diseases yield to Dr. King's New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infalli ble for Coughs and Colds. 0ates and $1,00 bottles guaranteed by T. J. Labbe. Trial bottles free. TOWN COUNCIL. AN ORDINANCE. To levy and impose an annual liase tax for the year A. D.. 1904, and for eeet subsequent year, upon each person, as sobiatlen of persons, or buslaes rms, doing sad pursming the business of bar room,. cabaret, aBae-house, conw., beer saloon, liquor exchbangcs drinking sa loon. grogshop, beer hose, beer gardee, or ether plae where anything to be drunk is sold directly or Indireesty with in the Corporate limits o the Town of St. Martlaville. La. Be It ordlined by the Mayor and Tows Council ot the Town of St. Martlsvilll - that there I. hereby levied and ilmpse Son annual liense tax of One Theosnd SDellars ($100000) for the year A. D. 1901, sad tr echb slmaqut year, upmsa sme pores., asseelates of peroes, a bdl am firms doing and perelng the beel aes of basesem, eslart, eede-hems eole, beer aloo ligquor exbsnge, driinklg sains, agroabop, beer hem, beer Igarde, or ther place where say. thing to be drunk I sold directly or In direetly within the Corporate limits of the Tows oft St. Marstanvtie, La. Be it further ordained, tc, that this ordiasee rball go into deet on Jau ry t 9 10. Be it further obrdned, etc., tnat all ordiasnees or parts of ordinsms Ia enlUct herewith ars hereby repeled. Approved P. reret, Mayor. Said ordlusnes was thereupona pread Mayor for examnastIon lIa pes and after elamntioa, it wasu ly drt reurnld, approved and sined Iby him with the l o the Conporatle at E dwisd Delaheemye, Jr., serstary. To re a ColM din One Day cW m ~· tirrave aro rtiei.* dsQ .· ** pestamees T igAAR PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY ! 0. J. DURAND LIVERPOOL aod LONDON and GLOBE, MERCHANTS OF ST. LOUIS thuwlA find e a' (CBPI CHEAPEST RATES. r l Ji h C0.31 vasl ie in h JUSTA With a Car Load of HORSES-fIULES e R. Butler. Horses and Mules for all purposes. Call and look at them, you will find me at E N. Resweber's Stable St. Martinvile, La. :' J. J. BURDIN & BRO., RED CYPRESS LUMBER, SHaIGis, CISau hs, saP BARRELS a ICKS, Adaiat ar Ia l stok of OUR PRICES VERY LOW. or CALL AND S3EE US AND SAVE sons nonBY. I . JAUTIN, President. ALBERT BINNVERU, Cahir • i SF. T. GUILB&U, Yice-Presidst. * *K. VUalT. AMsrt. 'hter BANK OF ST. ' ,AITIINILLE. eD.. Gimmi ,Ukikg Dumi, n.a. 5mi, ~I N.. Os blm, W. •roip I - p obmapS ul pa s hiuk latmst urn depols lefm -s r. I- _______________________ Loans mad. at 8 per mat demaast . T0VE rYUo s SIRaS frraltI IIOCUJTZD. -s SDIRECTORS: hher Narth, 5.3s. Jnrt, Albt. eavess, F. ,T. Gullbmm, F. lemma, V. I.0Ou/. L I,. GudemiL d a n| ° . .. ..mr... .. ~-wem V--- a Y T- -. rn, nAN OE. SSES VIa ren aO swe ts eP Tels , aggssre Auose tastesseemaaaIl ·