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THE COMMERCIAL JOURNAL
Think not lightly of never so weak an arm which, strikes with the Sword of Justice*
VOL. 7.
THIBODAUX, LA. MAY nth, xgio.
NO. 14
Opelousas Hospitality
Unexcelled Anywhere
Pen pushers kept going all the time, and
a most memorable star made in the
progressive town.
There was not a dull moment aad not a
moment when her rood people were
nut at the service of the newspaper
people.
Officers re-elected aad Hon. Uobert Ko
berts elected for tlrst rice president
—important business transacted.
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Opelou.ua live forever. Her
bo.pll.liy to v'sitor», her genero^
? 7 k * mel h(Kl of entertainment
to the pre., association of this
«täte will forever be among the
most pleasant recollections onr
representatives to that conven
lion have ever had. On the hrst
.° r .î. er l*u
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band, Chicken sandwiches, cof
fee, lemonade, punch were ser-
on the well kept court house
grounds. The soldier boys dril
led, there were three May pole
dances al one and the same time
to the accompaniment of a brass
T«d by the ladies. The entire
town was out. to welcome tbe
visitors. At night there was a
smoker at the Elks home for the
men folks while the ladies were
entertained at a musical, wind
ing up with a dance. All ses.
s ions were interspersed with vo
cal and instrumental music by
the ladies of that town, who be
sides being pretty and swell
dressers are talented m music. '
The second day we were taken
by railroad to the Scheil Canal,
the largest and most gigantic
drainage, irrigation and naviga -
tion canal in the world. The ma
chinery is stupendous and mar
vellous. The pump take» tbe
water over an incline of seventy
ffve feet, after the pump is sub
merged in forty seven feet of
water. In the leve« there is a j
tunnel nearly two hundred feet!
or more long, through which
crowds can promenade. One
shaft of tbe pump weighs a!on e ,
forty tons. The water is taken j
from the Mississipbi River by :
Z" £ Til 1?
two m les away and will brides;
furnishing a navigable canal ir -
rigate several thousand acres of,
i ..* j t. QM !
land, here tofore uncultivated.
The plant is beyond description
and were it at the head of Bayou
Lafourche, tho largest orafts
could navigate the year round.
The individual in charge Mr.
Scb.ll, IS aPennsylvanian.and is .
not looking at the financial eud.,,
He wants success and wants
create new homes for peopie
to
in
over crowded cities, he wants to
better mankind and if he *uc
ceedsin this he will be satisfied.
We have never heard a man
speak of such a stupendous un
dertaking with so much sincer
hu' r U i ££ e < 5 f most in
!
n n„ hi lrfr Tth J S
^
one it would soon p u t the hard !
bricks that are loading this state
down oat of business and the
state would lead every state in
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^ Ul \ l( ? n ' Mr. Sc^elII is not i
pledged to any one crojV. but be-
lieves in diversification. Prom
waat we know of him we beheye
btmto be the best man into
whom God ever breathed life ,
The people of Opeloua is and j
Washington think so also. Heis
one mile from Washington, and
hecause the convention could not
f. ?i Pe °f î* me
, thf U8
îLïh A ,rs ;
Lynch, formerly Miss Gertrude ;
nalahan anH hor !
Calahan, and her husband were
at the head of the entertainers. !
On Tuesday we went to Church 1
Point, Rayne and were royfully re- j
ceived, beered, caked, and sand-;
wished. At Crowley we were left!
by the special together with the re
presentatives of the Daily States
and the Times Democrat and being i
«t.... J îoa W o J »u«
thus dlVOrCed from the convention
we made the best of it returning
to Lafayette, where we spent the
night and returned to Opelousas
the next morning to take the train
for home. We had hoped to get
an auto and drive from Lafayette
to Opelousas but were deterred on
account Of the down pour rain and
»1 1 . 1 • 1 . . ,,
were thereby deprived of one of the
grandest banquets the press associa
tion was ever trented to anvwherp
won was ever ireaiea 10 anywnere.
W e reached Opelousas at SIX O clock
Friday morniu t and had sufficient
time to pack our belongings and
partake of one of Mine Host Cretin
f-T» t i x ww . » . j .
»f the Lacombe S Hotel good meals
before leaving for our home. The
Elk. and Knight» of Columbu.
kept open house for the visitors,
the latter hnw« a h*nntifnl hnm*
Iaue * ûave 4 DCaUt,IU1 liOIHe
. *)! their own.
Tbe following officers were elec*
- snowing wowe were eieo.
Plans For
j
Court House Here.
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Plans submitted by two different archi
toots whereby the present eourt house
here wilt be remodelled.
if either of the plans is accepted we
will hare one of the court houses
of the state,
Committee considering both at present,
and a decision should be reached short*
ly.
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Plans whereby the present court
h oo M could b. converts into on.
o( t h. pr.tti..t building in the
, tate are now with tbe % mmM „
on building appointed by tho Polle,
Jnrv . fh. improvement, a. con
tMnplïtod w „„| d change the si>e of
^ building, give more .pace but
not detract one iota from it. present
imposing and distinguished *ir of
majesty. The present architecture
would he adhered to, but the ap
pearances would be considerably
embellished and there would more
room space than the building offers
at pregent The dome wou , d ai8o
be altered and made to conform
with the embelishments given the
building. We saw the Louisiana
plan and its looks good enough for
us, the other plan is from an out of
state man and if it is better than
this, we can not imagine what it is.
If either of the two plans is ac
èèptedând the out" oïsiate one is
a8 g 00( j ag that of Favrot & Livau
dais, Lafourche will have a temple
of ju , tice such a8 it can wel ] be
proud.
President; Hon, Robert Roberts,
Minden, Vice President; Miss
Florence Dymond, St, Bernard,
Vice President; L. B. Bently, Secre
tary, Donaldsonville; Elrie Robin
son, Treasurer, St. Francisville;
Lake Charles was selected as the
next meeting piece.
M
j ÄliJaUKlAa.
Roo ms of The Young Men's
Benevolent Association Of La -j
fourche.
Thibodaux, La., May 1st, 1910.
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: wherea8 , we .re callcd upon to
mourn the loss of a fellow mem-1
departed this life on
.. » . ?
■ __ al . _ j n - nnat .
! Whereas, it is meet a ud proper
. . „ . ulhan
h d h f member passes
f h scenes of hU use
( , D * whose general life,
e re death claimed him, had filled
^ hi
. d pures t cibiaenship, to give
,, e £ , sio „ ^ our 5 mira S 0 „
of his eminent qualities of mind
and heart, and to our intense sor
row at his passing away in the
midst of his labors of love and
usefulness, therefore
Be It Resolved, that in tbe
death of our brother member,
Washington P. Richard, this As
sociation has lost one of its oldest
and most valued members.
Be 11 Further Resolved, that
tenderest sympathy of this
! kmmnnimtigm u h^hc ^nHpA
Association is hereby extended
to tbe family of the deceased in
this sad hour of their bereave.
ment, with the assurance that we
i 8 h a re with them in their great
sororw an< j we p ra y that they
„ay find consolation in the
c J iaUau as8ura0C e "The Lord
Duet h All Things Well".
, Be It Purtheï Reselved, that
j lhis heart(eU te6tittlnDi al„f our
th nd sorrow be for
w , r ded to the family of our de
parted brother member, be in
scribed on a separate page of,
our Record Book, and be pub-1
lished in,our papers.
fo is?ne( ii pY Rraud
^ÖlgneQ) f. Lt. öraUO,
Thos. H. Pierson,
K. J. Braud,
Henry Riviere,
H. N.Coulon,
Committee.
Big Election
the congregation. Tho questional issue i
is whether the congregation will allow
the Town of Thibodaux to cut a street j
through its property in the rear of the 1
ehnrch grounds, and whether it will allow [
some of its property to be taken in St. 1
Joseph Street to gire the street tbe pro
per width. The matter has been submit
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There will be an important election
held at St. Joseph Catholic Churoh next
Sunday morning, between early and high |
in by the members of (
as already known by the Board of
Trustees, Messrs. Thomas H. lioger and !
a. j . Braud with Ker. Father Dubourg i
to His Grace, Archbishop Blenk, and he !
has & iTW1 his »PP™™ 1 »* but it can not be •
taken by the towI1 unlesi tbe oon|:re ga
tion by ballot votes favorably. This is
Ä'^pl 'S'';
V^te will be absolutely unanimous, as it
no ^ onl 7 benefit», the church property iu
enhancing its value, but it accommodates
th e congregation in more wars than one,
M wel1 *• the municipality a good
^ JîÂÂû VÂÎV
ceedings expropriate, which would only
meaa expense for both sides, the town
and (boa* opposing. AU the other pro
fcasun
perty holder«,
AU
rsady known, bave net
1 consented but greet the new move
aBd r(j$eive and we lcome it with
open arm«.
Woodmem Unveil
One Monument.
The Woodmen of the World had a big
day here last Sunday when visitors
from all along the bayou were their
guests.
General A. B. Booth was orator of the
day, and eulogised Ernest Komagossa,
to whose memory the monument was
unveiled.
Marched to cemetery in body of about
three hundred headed by band and re
turned and partook of refreshments
The local camp Woodmen of the
World had a big day last Sunday.
The event was the unveiling of the
first mounment erected to one of
their dead in this town. There
were visitors from all over the par
ish, as well as a delegation from
two camps in Assumption. ^ A line
of march was formed at their lodge
room in Odd Fellows Hall from
which point they went to Hook
and Ladder Hall where they met
and escorted the ladies of the
Woodmen Circle to the Catholic
Cemetery where the unveiling cere
monies were proceeded with. -The
music for the march was furnished
by tbtt Labadievllle Band. There
were three hundred m«ui in li««*. be
aides the several who ro«le down in
carriages. The la«li«*n of the
Wooduien Circle wer« takan «low»
B. STogHbir „Ä
Leonard Falgout, *nd Prof. W. 8.
Lafargue and Commander Camille
N »quill of the local can.,, -copied
OT lr°riving C at rf thftimetery preli
miliary service« were held by Rev.
Father Dnbourg, whereby the
inonnment was blessed, after which
the regular eermony of unveiling
followed th« address or eulogy de -
livered by General A. B. Booth to
the memory of «lie «leceaaed.
Frnrnl Rirmtr" 1 "* Mr. Fflii U<1
eaiin then follower! with thereeiljiJ
of a poem, which wan ably deliver
ed. During «he ceremony Mr.
•Tarnet« Bourg presided at the organ
and accompanied the camp «hoir
when hymns were rendered. The
degree team participated In the
ceremony being out in their 11 ni
forms. At the conclut ion of the
ceretnouy the band played a fun
eral dirge and the family who had
bren taken down to 1 he cemetery to
witness the ceremony left the
gronnds betweeu the two file» of
members drawn up from the grave
to the entrance of the cemetery.
The members then walked back
and repaired to their hall where re
freubmetits were served all present.
This marked one of the most
memorable days and the largest
gathering of members of woodcraft
that this town has ever witnessedt
The Woodmen Circle gave a fair a,
the Opera Honse in the afternoon
which was largely atteuded and
from which a neat amount was
evidently derived.
ONE
Week Longer
Teeth Extracted
And Filled
Without PAIN.
!/
Dr. M. V.Smith
Painless Dental Specialist
NOW AT
Strangers Hotel, Thiboda&x,
Will Remain Until
WEDNESDAY MAY 25,1910,
Dr. Smith's rooms are now crow
ded daily with the most nervous
people in this parish. All will
speak in highest praise of his mo
dern painless method for EX
TRACTING AND FILLING
TEETH.
All wishing work should make
Engagements Early.
MODERN ELECTRICAL AP
PLIANCES.
Crown and
Bridge Work.
Permanent Teeth Immediately.
Popular Price«.
A Letter
From China.
Third letter reaches us from Mr. Robi
chauz and his folks mailed last month
from China.
Written from Singapore to Rangoon,
while on board ef steamer and is very
interesting.
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Strange things mentioned of points vis
I among the towns of the yellow
' race.
:
Special to Commercial Journal.
After visiting Yokohama, Kobe,
Tokio, Osake, Kioto all important
cities in Japan, and all points of
interest in the Flowery Kingdom,
we sailed for China. When in Ja
pan we preferred using the rick
shaw^, buggies, pulled around by
men, although every city has its
line of electric cars- At Tokio,
I visited the mission church under
the direction of Father
who visited Thibodaux several
times, but he happened to be 600
miles away and I had to satisfy
myself with simply leaving my card
an( j en j 0 yed a pleagant conversa
tion with the head of the mission.
He showed us all about and we
were impressed with the excellent
work, both religiously and civilly
that the mission is doing for Japan.
When we left Japan at Nagaski the
people gave us a farewell reception,
« hieb was something ^nibeient
* hlch * e wlU lon S remera *
ber. phinn. w«s
j^nce ™
went to Canton, the latter^being
Jhe largest place of the two, in
fact the larger in China if not of
the world, having a population of
over three million peopie. In
both cities there is a floating pop
ulation living on the Pearl River,
tbe river practically encircling
the two cities» nuinner nearly a
million people. We made the
trip on that river from one city
to the other, ninety miles, and
all along the route there are thou
sands of boats wherein these peo
pi e live. Most of the inhabitants
living on tbe boats are born
thereon, I've on them all their
lives and seldom if ever go on
land, except to buy supplies or
to bury some of their number.
It isdiflicult to imagine how they
live, as none of them ever seem
to be busy. Hong Kong is a tine
modern city but practically be
longs to the English, while Can
ton, the portion inhabited by the
Chinese exclusively, is the dir
tiest place on earth, very dis-^
agreeable odors continually per
mealing the atmosphere. It is j
difficult to believe that human
beings can exist and subsist with
such surroundings and under
sucb conditions, We visited
other minor points in china,
from there we went to Manilla,
Phillipina Islands then to Labuan
Borneo, then to Batavia Java,This
place is six degrees south of the
equator or 360 miles. There was
quite a celebration on board, for
when ever a ship goes from north
of the equator to south a big to
do is made over it. It remind
ed me of the baptizing ceremony
the colored folks had in the ba
you years ago. "Neptune is
supposed to greet us and we
were all furnished a certificate
with an additional and new name
added to ours, the certificate be
ing to the effect that we were
passengers on board the Cleve
land when she crossed the equa
tor. There was much fun on
board and almost everybody got
a ducking goud and proper."
From Batavia Java we went to
Singapore, where we visited all
the points of interest, among
others the Botanical Garden said
to be absolutely the finest in tha
world.
Since we struck Manila until we
get in the Mediterranean Sea it is
and will be warm .This is the home
of perpetual summer and one of
the hardships of the trip for which
there is no remedy. From Ran
goon w h ' will proceed to Calcutta
India, from there back South to
ColoUïbo Ceylon, then around
India to Bombay. From there in
a southwesterly direction through
the Arabian Sea until we get to
the Coast of Africa, then through
the Red Sea, the Suez Canal to
Port Said. We remain there four
days and we will visit Cairo, the
Pyramids cf Egypt. From Port
Said we go to Naples then straight
to Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean
to South Hampton England, then
to Hamburg Germany. We then
go through different European coun
tries for a few weeks and sail from
Cherbourg France to New York,
which completes tbe circuit. I
hope that nothing has happened
since aay departure and that all ar<
weiland happy when I back,
to the best spot on
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State Convention
Knights Of Columbus
All the councils in the state met at
Lake Charles yesterday in Stats
Council.
Tbe people of Lake Charles put them
selves out in extending the many visi
ting courtesies.
Election of officers not received before
we want to press, but it was thought
the same would be electad with a tew
exceptions.
The State Council of the Knights
of Columbus, consisting of the
state officials and the past Grand
Knights and Grand Knights of the
various councils or their alternates
met in regular annual council in
Lake Charles yesterday. The peo
pie of Lake Charles met every de
legation at the trains as they came
in and escorted them to their re
spective hotels. The entertainment
feature started the evening previous
by a reception and dance given un
der the auspices of the Lake Charles
Council. On the following day
there was a trip to the Sulphur
Mines, where all the work was
seen by the delegation. All points
of interest in and about the mines
were pointed out and the visit was
thoroughly enjoyed. At night a
smoker was held at the Elks Home*
which was enjoyed by all present.
The election of officers for the fol
lowing year was held, but we go
to press too early to get the list
or to state what place was selected
as the next meeting place of the
council.
The children of St. Joseph Catko
lie Church will make their <$rst
com m 11 n ion to morrow, thai it
those who have been following the
instructions. There will be over
two hundred to partake the sacra
ment for the first time.
The new bank has accepted the
plan«; offered by Messers. Favrot &
Livaudais for a new bank building
in this town to be occupied by the
Citizens Bank ef Lafourche.
The architect will have supervision
of the job to see that the contractor
builds it according to plans and
specifications. The building will
only be one story, but it is promised
to be the prettiest building in
town
OUR DEPOSITS EXCEED
those of a year ago by about
One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
This means satisfied customers and many new ones.
The Bank of Thibodaux
THIBODAUX, LA.
Bar Resolutions.
The local bar has adopted reso
lutions memorializing the Legis
lature to increase the salaries of
the district judges and judges of
the court of Appeals. The argu
ment is that in order to main
tain the right judiciary it is pro
per that able men should be
sought and they should be paid
better salaries than are now be
ing paid. The resolution is as
follows:
At a meeting of the Bar of the
Parish of Lafourche, held at
Thibodaux, said Parish, this 9th
day of May. 1910, the following
resolution was unanimously ad
opted :
"Resolved:- That it is the
sense of this bar that the salaries
of the Judges of the courts of
Appeal and District courts of
this State, as now fixed, are en
tirely inadequate to the respon
sible and exacting duties of
these high offices, and the same
should be increased to an
amount commensurate with the
duties and responsibilities there»
of. We feel certain that if some
relief is not given, the time is
not far distant when lawyers of
the ability and integrity requir
ed to insure an able and ioäjpar«
tial administration of the dltiea
of these high offices will not ac
Heept stich positions, and the
sàme will be filled by men of
General Assembly
Starts Session.
Nearly full attendance of
greets the head of both
seasioa is called to order.
law makers
houses when
One of our members absent, only reach
ing there to-day frem Denver Col.,
where he was called on business—Col.
Trone promises to be beard.
From all reports there should be a bushel
of bills introduced, quite a few
which will meet a slow death.
The General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana met in regular
session last Monday morning
Nearly the full attendance was pre
sent to greet the head of the res
pective houses. One of our mem
bers, col. A. J- Trone, having been
called to Denver Col. on business
is unable tobe present for the
opening» as he could not leave
Denver until Sunday and is ex
pected to be in his seat this morn
ing.col. Trone promises to be heard
from at this session. He has a
number of propositions up his
sleeve and when he leaves the
House there will be some oi his
constituents who will be delighted
that he was a member. Hon Alex
Barker was on time and gives as
surance to keep up his good record
of the past and while introducing
no bills is credited with having
voted right at the last session.
There is a world of laws that are
going to be proposed and baskets
full that are going to die slow
deaths on the calendar. While
political matters are reported to be
buzzing about the atmosphere, the
big noise will not be started until
the early days of next month, if it
is possible to hold it in check that
long. Prohibition is bound to fi
gure at this session, but the Pana*
ma Canal Exposition for New Or
leans will force everything to take
a back seat until it is disposed of
satisfactorily. The law prohibiting
racing in tne city of New Orleans
and throughout the state, as a
gambling proposition, although
threatened to be interferred with
and considerably amended, press
reports say will remain un
changed and the evil will continue
to be suppressed.
to the detriment of tne administra
tion of justice.
Resolved, further, that our Sena
tors and Members ofthe House of
Representative be and they are
hereby respectfully requested and
urged to do all in their power to
secure the submission of a constitu
tional amendment to the voters at
the next State election to substan
tially increase the salaries of the
Judges of the courts of Appeal and
the District courts of this State.,'
(Signed) Taylor Beattie,
charlston R. Beattie,
per Taylcr Beattie.
Francis L. Knoblochi
W. E. Howell,
L. E. Caillouet,
per W. E Howell
Thos* A. Badeaux,
J. A. O. Coignet,
Jno. S. Billiu.
Mrs. Albert Junot.
Mrs. Albert Joqot died at b
home last S u w lajft after à sboi't
illness. She was before marriage
Miss Gerogina Falgout» and bad
only reached tbe age of 34 years
Y
and 9 mon tho.
her husband and children
Dumber of relatives and
Her remain« were iu leered In St.
Joseph Catholic
Mouday afteroosn the fu
■was largely attended.
If yon have a home to
room to wall paper
She*leaves besides
er
ver J.
Knights
State Csnientim.
The Catholic Knights State Convention
will be held here on next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Tbe local branches makir
to enteUain the
pec ted.
Sessions will be held in auditorium of
convent and several social features wiU
mark the sessions.
The State Convention of the
Catholic Knights of America will
be held here next Tuesday and
Wednesday, at which time de
legates from the entire state
will be in attendance, which from
all reports will be quite a few.
The local branches are doing
their utmost to make the affair a
success and we have every rea
son to believe that it will be.
Since there will be quite a num
ber of visitors present we are
confident to predict that the
local people will join in with two
branches of tbe order and see
that the reputation of the town
for entertaining visitors in sus
tained. Besides tbe business
sessions, which will be held in
the anditorium of the convent,
there will be Several social fea
tures.
Those Who Come and 6s
Col. A. J. Trone was s business
visitor to Denver Col. last week
returning last Wednesday to
occupy his seat in the House ot
Representatives.
Mr. Volney J. Kuobloch
and family ot Morgan City
were visitors here last week,
guests of Mrs. W. C. Bag»«.
Judge L. P. Caillouet, Messrs.
Gus. c. Wallace, Anatole Braud,
Camille Braud* and Charles Dupre
were in Jeanerette-last Sundayfor
the initiation of the Knights Of
Columbus.
The Knights of Colombua bad
an initiation of a class of sixty
three candidates at Jeaneretfe last
Sunday, among tbe number Mr.
Jack Toups from tbe local council
was initiated. Next Sunday there
will he a class of over sixty ini.
tiated into the same orderst Nsw
Iberia. A few of ths local
knights attended the initiation.
Due te the hard rain of tbe merntaç,
last Sunday, and the threatening condi
tion of the weather the manarement of
the local base ball nine found it advisable
to cancel the game scheduled with the
Fords of New Orleans last Sunday and
accordingly wired them not to come over
on accoun t of wet (rounds. Possibly it
was a mistake,but tbe local« did no« care
to make too much expense, in havlnr the
team come over without being sure of a
game. Their economy deserves applause.
Next Sunday Lafourche will meet Laba
dieville at Dantin's Park.
King Edward VII of England
died last Friday night, after a
short illness he will be succeed
ed on the throne by King George,
his son, who is heir to the throne.
King Edward's reign was not
very long, he having the title of
Prince of Wales during the long
term his mother so
creditably occupied tbe throne.
' The electric railway between
Donaldsonville and the Gulf
seems to be much more than talk.
The promoters shonld be invited
over and shown why the power
house should be located here.
Because it is the most logical
point. From here a number of
interior points and points in
other parishes codld be reached.
'Hie promoters should be
brqught over, entertained and
shown the town at tbe same time.
There is no necessity to wait un
til some other town robs us of
this one great big opportunity.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
LEAGUE.
PRIZES.
The Louisiana School Improvement
League offers five (5) Twenty-Five
(#25.00) prizes for General Improvement.
Tbe conditions am as follows :
1. Schools in commuaities of fewer
than 1,900 may enter tbe contest.
i. Each school desiring to become a
contestant must file notice with Parish
Superintendent before May 15th.
3. A written statement of present eon
ditions must be given to the Superinten
dent, signed by principal of School.
4. A number <>f additional prizes are
offered for special effort. A list of same
will be seat on application to Présidant
of State League, Miss Agnes Mc
Range, La., or Miss Belle
tary, Opeloasas, Louisiana.
Ionia, Ba
tie 5u
pie,
Miss Eliza Thibodeaux.
Miss Eliza Thibodeaux native
°' thi ® P arieb an(1 for* few ye»« re
siding in this town died at her home
tagt Wednesday morning alter a
She leaves to mourn
Her
Mtnswete Interred in
Catholic" Cemetefr on
ig day followed to their
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