The Lafayette advertiser. [volume], October 17, 1906, Image 2

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THE ADVERTISER.
LeROSEN & ALPHA, Publishers.
Subscription, $1.00 a year, pay
able in advance.
Entered at the Post-office at Lafayette. La , as
second class mail matter
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17, 1906.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
For Congress:
ROBT. F. BROUSSARD.
For Member State Board of
Equalization.
A. M. MARTIN.
THE GASOLINE MOTOR CARS. d
a
Elsewhere we reprint an s
article from the Scientific {
American giving the results of T
some tests with a gasoline motor r
car. The experiments and de. 6
velopments in regard to the in- s,
dependent motor, whether run p
by electri sty or gasoline, are ex- ti
ceedingly interesting, because of
the comparative cheapness of
construction and operation of
motor car railroads, thus making
it possible to use them exten- a
sively in affording rapid and
easy transportation to rural
communities. Heretofore only'o
cities could afford a "street car" p
system-the gasoline motor b
promises to be the "street car" a
system of the country. And ow- b
ing to its demonstrated efficiency tl
the time has now come when
such a motor road in a parish
and section as thickly settled as
Lafayette with its neighboring a
towns, would prove very profit
able as an investment and greatly i
so as an improver and developer
of both farm lands and city prop
erty. s
With proper schedules it woulda
be easy for a man to live in town i
and give his family all the ad
vantage of its schools and so
ciety and yet be enabled to be on I
his farm at the right time. The
isolation of country life would in
a large measure be done away t
with and crowding in town upon t
small lots be unecessary because 1
of ready transportation.
The road itself would pay be
cause of the heavy freight traffic
and express business sure to be
given it. Instead of long hauls
by team the farmer could rush
his cotton to the gin, his cane to
the refinery, his seed to the oil
mill by motor freight and at a
considerable -saving of trouble
and expense.
In many ways a motor car sys
tem once built would develop
methods of usefulness, conve
nience and profit besides adding
largely to the value of property
within the territory reached and
covered by it. In addition, that
town which first sees the possi
bilities of the motor car and by
the energy of its citizens be
comes the radiating point for it,
will reap a rapid growth and place
its business men in a position to
attach to themselves a large and
loyal trade territory through mu- i
tuality of interest.
Lafayette situated in the mid
die of a magnificent scope of ag
ricultural lands with an immense
timber tract within touching dis
tance is peculiarly favored for
the center of a motor car railway
system and we believe that the
construction of such a system is
within the power of the citizens
of this town, and we further be
lieve and feel confident that such
a road once built and managed in
a business-like way will net a
handsome dividend on the invost.
ment. Let us build the road.
Ramsey & Upton have a fresh
stock of corn, oats, alfalfa,
chopped earn, chicken feed and
otier feed stuffs. Ring them up.
Signs of a Hard Winter.
N. 0. States.
A Pennsylvania seer who
claims to be able to read and u?'- c
derstand the "book of nature," t
predicts an unusually hard win
ter this year, and one which for e
severity and lasting qualities will I,
surpass anything of the kind we p
have endured in the last three I
decades. According to this seer
the signs are all around him and
speaks in language beautifully c
plain to him. For instance the
corn husks are very thick and 1
the stalks lean to the west. The '
geese, ducks and chickens are t
growing a thick coat of down un
der their feathers and their feet
are gradually taking on a bony f
substance to better protect them
from the frost, ice and snow.
The owls are seeking the deepest v
recesses of the woods a month k
earlier than usual while the
squirrels are laying in sweet
potatoes as well as nuts for win
ter provisions.
He tells us that experienced
farmers whose bunions and chin f
whiskers have marched behind a E
pair of plow handles for nearly
a half century have observed
with a knowing look that toad
stools on old logs have wrinkles I
on them, and when this last hap- 1
pened the winter was so cold the
boots of the farmers turned up
at the toes like skates, and the i
bark split on the north side of i
the beech trees.
We are not disposed to doubt
that the Pennsylvania seer
knows exactly what he is talking
about, but we regret that he does
not mention several other unfail
ing signs of an extremely rig
orous winter. The wrinkles on
I the toad-stool is a pretty sure
sign, but all doubt as to the char
acter of the winter that is com
ing is removed when two distinct
curls are seen in the tail of the
October 'possum and on moonlit
nights humpbacked rabbits are
heard drummiug on hollow logs
with their hind feet and splitting
the juice of mulein weed between
their teeth. When these things
happen and the skin of a very
black negro looks ashy it is time
to see that the coal bin is filled
and to rake the family clothes
' chest for heavy socks and flan
' nels. For the signs may be ac
I cepted as warning that old Bor
' eas is going to come down
l straight from Pierce's Mill and
I give us freezing weather from
8 November to late in the spring.
Bids Wanted.
p On an extensive additon to be made
to the Carencro school. Plans and
specifications will be ready for inspec
; tion in about a week at the First Nat
ional BanK and the superintendent's
office in Lafayette, and at S. J.
11Breaux's in Carencro.
L. J. Alleman,
...TRUSTEE SALE...
REAL ESTATE
In the Matter of Adolph Dejean.
By order of court I will offer for sale at the. front
door of the court house in afayette, :. between legal
sale hours, on....
SATURDAY, OCT. 27,1906,
the following described real estate:
ots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, in block 6 in the Davis
addition to the town of Duson, af ayette Parish , a. Also
lots 3 and 4 in block 36, lots 6 and 7 in block 24, all of the
above lots being located in the town of Duson, afayett e
p arisl. a.
To be sold subject to all legal liens and costs.
Terms cash.
W. C. CULLUMBER, Trustee.
Marksville ;i .'Repenting.
Humnkie RKeiri
Our neighboring town of Marks
yille seems to be repentin-v in sack
clothes and ashes over her sin of es
tablishing saloons against the wilihe
of the majority of the people of the
parish. The business men are repent
ent. the saloon nuen are also said to
be sorry a1nd the- good. staunch sup
porters of prohibition have always
been cast clown h.cause of the shame
brought upon the ir town.
Three i.omths of saloon is enough
for the most liberal of Markslille s
citizens. if reports are true.
They are now a0 mout ready to united
ly Vot " them out again. Ilaving tak
en the lead in , etting thin into the
parish. th y now take the lead in je
titionimig the l1 ice junc to call an
electiwa fo1 the entire parish. The
pet,:u , b henorte t[o pariih law
mtak"r, int .::vtlne.Ja .
Wanted.
A middle-aged white man. single,
who understants truck gardening
good house furnished and -ood wa':es.
Address M. tIXKEII. I1. 0. BOX ;0.
Lake Charles, La.
Notice To Contractors.
Dr. F. E. Girard, chairman of the
Building Committee, Lafayette High
School, will receive sealed proposals
for the erection of the school buildings
at Lafayette. La.. up to two o'clock.
noon on Nov. 5, I1M6S, in accordance
with plans and specifications prepared
by Andrew J. Bryan, architect, No.
108 Hennen building. New Orleans,
La.
All proposals must be accompanied
by a certified check in the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300) as a guar
antee of good faith that the successful
bidder will make and execute a satis
factory bond, and in failure so to do,
said check will be liqudated and used
by the Building Committee to cover
expenses ifor readvertising, etc. All
parties desiring to bid on this work
cat secure a set of plans and specifi
cations from the architect, on deposit
ing a certified check of $25.00, which
will be returned to them on return of
the plans. All bids should be marked
'.proposal for school buildings at La
favette. La.." and addressed to Dr. F.
F. Girard, chairman of the Building
Committee of the Lafayette High
School. Lafayette, La.
The Building Committee reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
For further information write the
architect.
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J. G. I'ARKERSON Vice-Pres, posits of $1. and upward.
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F'. V. sltlUTON. Asst. Cashier.:
Prompt attention given to collections
and all other business entrusted to us.
texas parmers ocated in the Panhandle coun
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those who are out of debt, possess
an abundance of all that is necessary to comfort and easy hours,
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Those who are so fortunate should profit by past experiences and
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as no where else for the reason that no other section now offers
REALLY HIGH-CLASS LANDS AT LOW PRICES
and that the Agricultural and Stock-farming possibilities of this sec
tion are the equal of, and in some respects better than three to five
times higher priced property located elsewhere.
In a word: Many Magnificent Opportunities are still open here
to those possessing but little money, but promt investigation and
QUICK ACTION
are advisable, as speculators have inuestigated and are
fast purchasing with a knowledge of quicllv developing
opportunities to sell to others at greatly increased prices.
THE DENVER ROAD
Sells cheap Round Trip tickets twice a week
with stop-over priviledges.
For Full Information, Write to
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