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VOL. 7.
THIBODAUX, LA. AUG. 10th 1910.
NO. 27
Interior Made
New Again
Bittre oi TbTboduux enlarges and converts
it* interior into a modern and up-to
date establishment.
The quintessence of all that is neu t audi
modern greets the eye of the visitor as
hç enters.
From private offices for the force to read
ih'g room at disposal of public and ladies
rest room.
Tlie Bank of Thibodaux in
taking the space occupied by the
post office and in installing new
tixtures has practically couver
ted the crowded space,heretofore
handicapping the force, into a
modern up to date banking insti
tution the equal of anything
south. The entrance or outside
has not been changed, save the
ornamental and artisiic letter
ing placed on the openings. The
floor is all of artisclic thing, save
back of the counters in the
vate rooms, and leading room,
where the floor is ruboer tiling
of ornamental designs. Tu« fix
tures are of highly polished ma
liogany, the lower suctions being
white Italian marble with a green j
marble wainscoting, tiie support
being rounded columns. j
The position of the fixtures, j
round here and straight there,is !
unique and novel in itself. Fa- j
cing the main entrance and to the ;
rear is the "Directors" room, !
furnished with mission designed !
futnuureof mahogany, ad joining ]
is the Cashier's apartment giving i
him full view of the interior ox j
the bank and connected by a door !
from the outside and another
from the inside. Then in succes
sive order come the "Collec
tions",','Receiving tellers","Pay
ing tellers",''Exchange", win -
dows with marble slaos on the
counters, the grill work Oeing of j
solid brajs, oxidiztd, JVUh j
the monogram L of 1. in the"!|{j
centre of each grii panel, be- j
tween each panel and surmoun- 1
tiug the frame work is a round
frosted electric light globe. The:
base between the grill work und '
•the counters, which are marble j
slaos, is glass.
Beyonu the windows there is i
a corridor leading to the rear on
which open private offices for
tin« Assistant Cashier und Pivsi- ;
drfiit, L-otb of which connect with j
the working department, these !
two offices., as also the cashier's,
is furnished with new and mod - j
ern furniture in keeping with j
the fixtures. Just bey»nd the cor
ridor is a spacious reading room j
where can be fouud ih^ local pa !
pars, among others the Commer
cial Journal. In the corner to
the front is a small room where
lady patrons can arrange their
deposits or draw 1 checks, this is
neatly and tastefully arranged
with a large mirror for the lull
satisfaction of the fairer sex. All
in all the interior has been trans
formed lo the credit of this Hour
ishing institution,to the credit of
the community and deserves a
special visit by every citizen of
the community. The institution
is under the management of a
tried and capable force, headed
by Mr. C- P. Shaver as cashier
with Messrs. P. r .<. Braud and
Sidney Peltier as assistant cash
iers. Mr. Eugene G. Robichau.x
is the President. The bank is in
a flourishing condition and these
improvements must increase the
business--it can not do otherwise.
Register.
j
The Registrar of Voters has
been making the different wards
in the parish to register the v 0
ters for the November elections. I
All who have uot registered since
19U8 should register again. A
new registration law was passed
by the machine to force any indi- i
vidual to give his party. When •
you register you must say you i
are a Democrat, if you would j
participate in a Democratic( v )
primary. Otherwise you will
not be given that privilege^), if
you should register as a Repub
lican or independent.You hav e th"
privilego ol changing to Demo
erat six months before any pri
mu-ry, by simply seeing that the
change .is made on the registra
tion books. , I
Napoleonville has passed an or
dinance prohibiting any person
•'operating gambling rooms from
allowing minors on the premises.
This would be a good ordinance
to pass in this town, as there a re
some places that make a busi
ness of having minors hanging
'aroü'nd gambling tables, and are
operating regular schools fof
rambling.
lest Collection
Swamp Acreage Tax.
L»afourchc Ltivtfo Board by resolution last
I 1- ^ ». _ J./li
wvek at its meeting decided to assist
iu defense of ease.
y u j t j n st. Charles against Sheriff
£ol that parish to enjoin him from
collecting tax.
All levees in the district will be investi
gated to see where it is best to spend
twenty thousand.
The Lafourche Levee Board
held a meeting last week at Gret
na and decided to have a general
levee inspection. In accordance
there with Chief State Engineer
Kerr will with a committee
make the trip of inspection and
see where it is best to spend the
twenty thousand dollars appro
priated by the State Engineers
for the use or levees. If Bayou
Lafourche be included in the iti
pri-jnerary it will be Seen where the
parochial levee inspector draws
his salary.fifty dollars per month,
simply for the purpose of seeing
levies gradually torn down,
A resolution was also adopted
ordering the sale of prairie marsh
lands in Lafourche and other
parishes belonging to the board
for which offers to purchase have
been made.
The principal resolution was
that authorizing the board attor
ney to join the parish of St.
Charles or assist the sheriff of
that parish in defending the suit
brought against him by Edward
Dresner enjoining the said sher
iff from collecting the acivage
——
\yi le n ibe digestion is «II
ie action otthe bowels
tax on swamp lands owned by
said plaintiff. The suit is a test
cast' and will decide whether the
le vre board has the right to "^Col
led the acreage tax on swamp
lands :
right,
regular,
is a natural craving
and
rf ; in li for food. When tin s is j.ick
ing you tiiîiy know that yon need a
dose oi Chamberlain's Stomach
ami Liver Tablets. They strength
I he disyestive organs, improve the
appetite and regulate the bowels.
Sold i>v all dealers.
A Most Cordial Invitation
is expended to you and your friends
by the Ollicert and Directors of
The Bank of Thibodaux
to call, at any time, and see the
interior of their banking room,
which is now, probably the nicest
in the entire Southwest.
Have lour Clothes Cleaned
and Pressed.
Ladies Fancy
guaranteed. Give us a trial.
EMILE J. AUCOIA
Trop.
MARONGE
Thibodaux, La.
Ends His Life.
A ^ cl,axt;a i aia y Goods A
Specialty.
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Oroers w,n l,p <îa,le,i (ot ' >uu] ,lel '
vered promptly. Satisfaction
MAltONGE ST., PHONE 290.
!
I Mr. Felix Delatte, living just be
yond the line dividing this parish
from lerrebonne, between this
town and Schriever, e n ded his life
at his hörne Saturday morning;
. by shooting himself in the head.
He stretched out in bed placed the
, gun t0 his head and pulled the
trigger with his toe- Deceased was
I married and about middle age- It
i s thought that hè wasdemented,
th e heat possibly adding to his suf-1
j fcringg and precipitated his ending
j his life. He had b«en employed ou
J Jloth Buildiug, while it was be
fing erected. He leaves several
; brothers and sisters as well as other
1 relatives to mourn his loss.
Decrease In
Parish Assessment
lioport bf State Board of ütjualization
showjj that assessments in this parish
will be materially decreased.
Decrease amounts to over one hundred
thousand dollars this year.
Assessment in neighboring and surround
ing pIrishes increase over that amount
over last year.
The assessment for the parish
of Lafourche, according to a re
port made by the State Board of
Equalization last week, shows
that the assessment this year is
lower by one hundred and six
thousand dollars less than that of
last yaar. No cause is given for
the decrease. Assessor S. J.
Poret was summoned before the
body last week to show the rea
son for the decrease. We do not
know the reason for the de
crease, not having had a chance
to see the assessor as yet. We
P ar "
can not account for it and see no|
reason why property should
have decreased rather than in
crease in value this year.
The neighboring parishes of
Terrebonne, Assumption and As-1
cension have all increased over
that amount over last year's as
sessment. The total increase in
the state's assessment is some-,
thing over three million dollars
Lafourche is one of the few
ishes that has decreased.
' J l Timber and lumber people irom
all over the state have been at
Baton Rouge ever since the
board has been in session look
ing after their interests
and guarding against any notion
of the board, which is after all
but a farce and excuse to create
soft salary drawing jobs for poli
ticians,*to unreasonably iucreasej
on lumber and timber.
^ ■». _
Dysentery is a dangerous disease
but can be cured. Charober'ain,«
Co>ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea l ».:*m*
edy has been successfully use«! in;
nine epidemic* of dysentery. It
has uev«r been known to fail. It
is equally valuable for children and
adults, and when reduced with
water and sweetened, if is pleasant
lo take Sold by all dealers.
The special session of the Legis
lature has been formally calied- It
will convene on the 15th inst, next
Monday, and be in session six days.
The approximate cost will be six
thousand dollars and the cost will
be paid for by the Exposition Com
mittee, for which purpose the ses
sion is called and for no other pur
pose
I ance iruni
I *~' Ü0 t0 5,3000 fJer >' ear "
I
j The police-Jury of the Parish of
'Jefferson has passed favorably on
j ^ courthouse park plan. The
idea is to beautify the surrounding
ground into a flower garden. If
[Jefferson is so progressive and lias
A verdict of not guilty, favorable
to Sheriff Reid was returned at
Lake Charles in a suit to oust him
from office. Ex-Sheriff Perkins of
the same parish was also tried for
embezzlement of parish funds.
Ex-Governor Blanchard was a
witness in the case. He was also
acquited.
The parish of Ascension is in a
quandary as it was legally declared
! to be without a budget for ensuing
; year because of a dispute to in
so much civic pride, why is it that
civic pride iu this same respect is
tabooed in Lafourche ?
Outside Capital
To Dguelop Parish
Forty eight thousand acres of land to te
Apuxf-hasod by a northern syndicats for
Blio purpose of colonization.
L,aud In the neighborhood of Lockport
to bo dcvolopped and sold to small far
mers.
Option seeui-ed on that amount of land
by northern capital, papers drawn up
last Thursday at Lockport.
A syndicate composed of peo
ple from different states, but
principally from New York and
Chicagd have secured an option on
forty eight thousand acres of fer
tile land in the parish of La
fourche in the vicinity of Lock
port, which land is oouuded by
Lake Little and Lake Salvador.
The land is now capable of per
fect drainage and is said to be
the most fertile land in the parish.
The idea is to subdivide the large
tract into smaller tracts and sell
same to farmers, who will be
■company, will incorporate under
the laws of this state and when
brought here from otlier states
auc j engage in th e planting of dif
xerent crops. This will be an in
novaijon and lead to diversitica
tion i*i planting.
While the deal has not yet gone
beyond the stages of an option.it
is assured that as soon as the
tiiles are examined that a sale
Wl |j be the outcome. The new
property is secured they will
improve it to the amount of one
hundred thousand dollars or
moj-y.
This mammoth deal was con -
summated, we understand,
through the efforts of the Loujsi
aHa Meadows Company, and is
^he outcome of the visit or the
Oorri Kings of the west together
w ith extensive land owners and
agricultural educators from lea
d.ng universities of this country.
^ >uisiana needs aa. inj ction of
»«w Mood and the good lo come
to the Parish of Lafourche hi
such diversification is Soon to he
realized.
TT i ■ *
! j vcur,i ' a ,rt a
Vl . 1:ll!u
Colic, Chol« .-ra and
diarrhoea Remedy with you when
.starting on your trip this summer.
It cannot be obtained on board
the trains or steamers. Changes of
water and climate often cause sud
den attacks' of diarrhoea, an 1 it is
best to he prepared, feold by ail
dealers.
FOR SALB.
■
Cheap and on easy ternis. A good
house with l<frge lot «m Narrow St.,
between President and Rose Streets,
in Thibodaux. Apply to
S. Abraham,
.Raceland La.
Thibodaux College.
ios Its 52nd Session,
Thursday, September L1910,
Primary, Intermediate, Gram
mar and High School Courses. The
College prepares young men for
University Work and Commercial
positions.
E. S. CARVER,
Principal.
For Sale.
Choice Creole Onion Seeds.
Apply to
Pierre V. Tours,
Two miles below Thibodaux.
If you have a home to paint or
room to wall paper see Oliver J.
Bourgeois. 5
Woodm n Circle Violet Gr"ve
gave a very enjoyable dance at Odd
Fellow - Hall last Thursday even
ing that was greatly enjoyed by all
who had the good fortune to attend.
The committee in charge has all
right to feel flattered over the suc
cess of the affair and are being con
gratulated by their friends on the
social and financial success that
the dance turned uut to be.
The Cumberland T lephone
Company in order ■<> escapecbm
petition at Alexauc^ia Lh . Was
forced to agree to improve its
service materially and make it
equivalent to the best in the
country. There is a rumor ail oat
m fact we understand a -pr^mo
ter was here recently looking
over the held ;\ ith uhe intention
of establishing au independent
telephone company connecting
south Louisiana towns with New
Orleans, us a starter,
Memory Of
Carmack Avenged
Tetroessee shows that it.will not endorse
high handed acts from a Czar like
Chief Executive.
-
The murder of Ex-Senator Oarmack by
Col. Cooper and Son and the pardoning
of Cooper by Patterson resented at
polls.
Regular Democratic ticket loses despite
I fact t-taat alonaost solid colored popuia
i tion voted for it.
I he memory of Ex-Senator
Oarmack has been avenged by
I the independent electorate of Ten
rr '
nessee. The murder of the Ex
I Senator by Col. Duncan Cooper
I and hi s son, and their conviction
j by the courts of the state, and
; the pardon of the senior Cooper
by Governor Patterson has been
resented by the independent
electorate of Tennessee. The
people of that state were aroused
when after the Supreme Court
confirmed the conviction, Gover
nor Patterson, after failing to in
timidate the Supreme Court, is
sued a complete pardon for the
murder, before the Clerk of
Court had finished thei leading of
the judgment, liberating the one
accused of th e crime and show
i n §. the utmost contempt for the
judicial bi ancli of the government
of which he was the head.
I he question \}as made an is
sue in the campaign in w hich
three candidates for Supreme
Court and three for C'rcUit court
wei e elected. Governor Patter
son suppoi ted the regular ticket
and stumped the state for it, and
besides the colored population of
the state almost to a man, voted
for it, but the independents nomi
uated another ticket in oppose
tion which was endorsed by the
Republicans and elected every
candidate against the Governor,
(i trryiirg the state by over forty
tlKJusand majority." The question
now arises what will happen to
Patterson when he runs for Gov
v. ruor. ashe expects in the fall.
Thi murder of Ex-Senator
C irmack has been avenged and
a free people have asserted their
G.jd giv^n right. This should be
an-incentive to independent peo
ple. boss ridden all over the
union, and should spur dear old
Louisiana forward to free itself
from the merciless grip vf the
machine that is day after day
dragging it down for ilu purpose j
of sitisfying personal political
interests and entirely disregard
ing the public good. The lesson
taught Tennessee's politicians
s'.iould bj far reaching for good.
of tone, and you feel du!
constipated, take a dose oi I'liain
berlaui's Stomach and Lives I at «
before retiiiug and yn
will leid ajl right in the morning.
Sold by all dealers.
If your fiver w sluggish and out 1
Quite a number of our yotmg gen
tlemen with their lady friends en
joyed themselves at a picnic held
on Rienzi plantation last Sunday.
The day was pleasantly spent un
der the grove in the rear of Jh.e old
place, and all report having had a
grand time.The following composed
the part}: Misses Ouida Folse,
Enola Molaison, Jeanne Bethan
court, Cecile Thibodaux, Irene Ri
viere. Emma Loland. Messrs.
Clarence Frost, Dr. Jas. Fortier,
Tom. Stone, Willie Molaison, Jim
Molaisan, Mrs. Hy. Molaison,
Notice To The Public.
It being necessary to reconstruct
the bridge of Morgan's Louisiana &
texns Railroad & Steamship Com
pany over Bayou Des Allemands,
Lafourche and St. Charles Par
ishes, Louisiana, and the approval
of the Secretary of War having been
obtained for such renewal, the
public is hereby notified, that the
draw span of this bridge will be
closed to navigation from Septem
ber 1st, 1910. until the completion
of said reconstruction.
D. K.COLBURN,
Bridge Engineer, M. L. T. R. II.
<fc S j S. Co.
Dr. Jas. P. Fortier
DENTIST.
Bank of Thibodaux Building.
Office Hours:
8 A. M. to 12: 1 P. M. to 5 P : M.
J.
A. RICHARD.
TIN SMITH,
,
all repairing done promptly. Cut
tering A Specialty.
On Thibodaux »Street» in the rear of
The Racket Store,
^Thibodaux, La.
To
late Steps.
a movement has beeu started in New Or
leans to organize a state fight against
state machine.
Letter issued to all who desiro the re -
turn Q f c i eau politics and freedom of
people to meet in New Orleans on 23ud,
iust.
over one hundred thousand dollars al
ready promised to campaign if carried
ou high plane.
A movement has been started in
j^ ew Orleans by a committee of a
few calling together all those who
0 pp 0S e the present form of govern
ment and desire clean politics, fair
elections and a return of the free
dom of the people to assemble in
New Orleans on Monday August
22nd, at the Grunewald Hotel,
where the preliminary steps will
be taken. No candidates will be
selected at this meeting, but plans
will be formulated to bring about
a better state of affairs in tbis great
S ( a t e 0 f Louisiana. The movement
j g a Democratic movement, and
the committee that met and plan
ne( j the move appointed Col. C.
Harrison Parker of New Orleans
as Secretary. A sharp watch will
b e kept for traitors.
fbe movement is in keeping with
our ideas and suggestions of a few
weeks ago and has our hearty ap
ip r0 val. It is said that already one
hundred thousand dollars is assured
t0 manage the campaign for such
a p Ur pose and more can be secured
The movement is timely and will
meet with the approval of all high
principled men as well as all lovers
0 f f a j r pJa}- at the polls. It is time
that something were done in Lou
isiana if wö would save it from the
jj ew henchmen that are manipula
ting everything for personal benefit
an j ambition, the welfare of th*
state being only secondary
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j . $100 Reward, $100.
i e . ust
!
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
one dreaded disease that
science has been aWe to cure in
all its sfagi 'S, and that is Catarrh.
Hall's Catarrh Cine is the only po
sitive euse now known to the med
ical fraternity. Catarrh bt-iny a
constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, aud giving the pa
tient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative
powers that they oiler One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testi
menials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills tor
constipatiou.
Lafourche I Houma 4.
The HoUma team sucoeeded in
laying one over Thibodaux last Sufi
day. beating the home team by the
score of 4 to 1. Houma put up a
good clean game, Bonvillain of the
visitors pitching a fine game, but
we want to say right here, he hasn't
anything 011 our Sydney. The
home team was crippled by the ab
sence of three regular players- The
following line up will illustrate;
Knobloch was behind the bat; Bou
dreaux was on first; Arthur Le
jeune, a recruit, was on second;
Boudreaux, the regular second base
ma», was "ou short; Ledet and Sid.
Knobloch alernated at third;
Buensh, a' recruit, replaced Tros
clair in the left garden; Claude Na
quin was in his usual place in cen
ter, and Leblanc of Southdown plan
tation near Houma was in the right
garden. Nevertheless the game was
a pretty one. Big Tom Ledet was
put into the box for the first five in
nings, and held out very well. The
visitors made their four runs
on errors during the early part of
the game. Sid. Knobloch finished
the game and it is safe to say that
! there was nothing doing while he
j handled the horse hide- The visi
! tors have the making of a good ball
j team, and with a few more games
of good hard ball playing, they
: would give the regular Lafourche
1 team a very close run. The batteries
j were for Homa, Bonvillian and
; Cunningham, for the locals, Ledet,
S Knobloch and Knobloch.
In buying a cough medicine,
don't be afraid to get Chamber
lain s Cough Remedy, There is
t «0 danger from it, ami relief is sure
j to f()Umv Es| ,^ lai , y rw -on,iu^n.
Lied loi coughs, couls and wiojop
1 ing cough. So id by all dcalcAs
1
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ROTH BUILDING
NOW OCCUPIED
The Roth Building, a modern three story
brick building, now completed and oc
cupied.
••••••
Building is ot terra cotta pressed bricks,
with lower floor glass front.
Second floor occupied by offices and third
floor used as labratory and prescription
department.
The Both building, iu process
of construction for the last three
months or more, is completed
and at present occupied. Mr.
E. N. Roth, the proprietor deser
ves to be congratulated for hav
ing so largely added to the ap
pearance of that section of town,
as well as for having given the
town another m"dern and up to
date building.
The building is a three story edi
fice with a sufficient number of
openings to warrant mtich fresh air,
sunshine and an abundance off light.
It is lighted throughout by electri
city and furnished with all modern
appliances and coaveniences. The
lower floor is devoted to the drug
store, where ha tiwe a confectionary
and soda Water fountain will be
installed, there being much floor
space. The prescriptions are taken
down stairs and sent up to the third
floor by dumb waiters» where the
prescriptions are compounded in
the large labratory occupying the
third floor. Mr. Koth intends com
pounding not only prescriptions,
but also all proprietary medicines
possible»aswell as operatinga whole
sale drug house, and supplying the
drug stores of this and the adjoin
ing parishes, it being his intention
to have salesmen on the road. The
front of the building has two doors
leading to the drug store with show
windows on either side and a third
door leading to the stairway, a* well
as to the offices on the lower floor
occupied by Dr. Thomas Stark, Hi
Connection with his study and op
erating rooms. Up stai^g on the
second floor the place is divided by
a corrider on either side of which
there ar« large, comfortable and
commodious offices. All jn all the
building is firs); class in every res.
pect and in keeping with the pro
greesivence8s lately n^anifested
among our business people in the
construction of business places and
homes- It is to be hoped that the
boom will continue and that the
town authorities will catch the
fever.
Those Who Come and 60
Mr. L. C. Schneider and family
returned this week from a plea
sant trip to Abita Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Braud left
last Wednesday for New Orleans
where they spent a day or so
previous to taking and extensive
trip through Colerado, Nevada,
California and other western
states.
Mr. and Mfra. Ç»'. F. Guet, after
spending sbrernf do£j as the guests
of Mrs. Neuville ®upre, left last
Monday for Lbckport to spend a few
days in that town before returning
to their home in New Orleans.
Dr. Charles J. Barker has been
spending a few days in our midst
and his many friends are offering
their congratulations to him at
having gained the title of M. D. af
ter four years of hard work at Tu
lane. We were among the first
to grasp the hand of our old friend,
''Buster"; and in fact Buster has
g'rown so much, that even though
he retains that same old boyhood
smile, we have to refrain from us
ing that pet title, and join in the
chorus by calling him by his right
ful appellation "Doctor". We un
derstand Dr. Barker is to spend a
year of practice in the Shrweport
hospital, after which he will return
to South Louisiana and take up a
suitable location in some favorable
locality.
Mr. Charles F. Borah of Franklin
and Mr. Charles T. Wortham of
Napoleonville were here last Wed"
nesday legal busiuess.
Mr. Clinton Fallout of Raeeland
has b.-iii »pending a f<*w d »js in
our midst.
The audi uce that attended
the moving picture show last Suu
da}' night at the Opera House was
highly pleased by a comedy acro
batic stunt by two ot our local ar
tists, Ferdinand Torres aud Paul
Legendre. They two youug men
having quite a few clever stunts
and with a few mere peiformances
they wid infuse* the necessary
ginger required^iu such stunts by
•gaining eonfidetu^ iu themselves,
Manager lioflmanu o tiered a good
show to Lits patrons- last Sunday
night though the chauges of film
are a bit too stow still.