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NEWS AND NOTES OF WASHINGTON, LA.
Mrs. A. W. Bittle and Miss Helen
Bittle of Lafayette were the guests
of Mrs. Bittle's sister, Mrs. W. B.
Nicholson, Friday to Sunday of last
Julian Wolff, Anna Labbe, Elean
or Dunbar and F. L. Bailey motored
to Boscoville and attended a dance
there Saturday night.
Walter B. Prescott was in Opelou
sas this week-end.
Frank M. Mudd of the Little Teche
section was in tow r n last Sunday.
Miss Flora Levy and Loney Vor
hies of Lafayette were the guests of
Doris Plonsy and Sybil Bloch Satur
day and Sunday of last week.
Mrs. Gantt Nicholson gave a party
for her little son, Gantt, Jr., on last
Saturday night. Those present were
Misses Suzanne Gibson, Brunette
Klaus, Eloise Ortego, Nathalie Klaus,
Florence Ortego, Stella Quirk, Em
ma Muller, Edith Holland. Daisy
Sledge, Evie Holland, Alice Lou
Brown, Le la Sledge, Georgie and
Shirley Kelt and Mary Anderson, and
Messrs. Ira Muller, Gerald Plonsky,
Gantt Nicholson, Jr., Eugene Muller,
Robert Thompson, Lawrence Muller,
and Robert Anderson. Music and dif
ferent games furnished thorough en
joyment for all and refreshments
wrere served in conclusion.
Mr. P. J. LeBlanc of Lafayette was
the guest of Miss Edith Mary on Sun
day of last week.
Miss Margery Kilpatrick, who is
now teaching school in Alexandria
La., visited her parents here Sunday
last.
Wm. B. Gay was mingling with
friends in town on Sunday.
Bob Schuler of Opelousas motored
over to Washington last Sunday eve
ning in one of his new Reo cars.
Supt. A. W. Bittle of Lafayette
-was in town Sunday evening between
trains.
Messrs. A. J. Wolff and R. C. Kil
patrick of Lafayette visited their
relatives in town last Sunday.
T. C. Quirk and Miss Eleanor War
telle attended the picture show in
Opelousas last Sunday night.
Hon. Jas. A. Going, with Mr. and
Mrs. T. K. McKnight. went to Baton
Rouge Tuesday evening on business.
Mrs. Leon Lastrapes entertained
at a card party last Thursday com
plimentary to Mrs. S. C. Holloman of
Alexandria. A most pleasant eve
ning was spent by all and Mrs. Plon
sky proved to be the best player by
winning the prize which she present
ed to Mrs: Holloman, the guest of
honor. Those present were Mes
the
ed.
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of
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dames S. M. Plonsky, J. N. Brown, H.
Kilpatrick, T. C .McCaffery, Leon
Lastrapes, S. C, Holloman, and Miss
es Clara, Eleanor and Aline War
telle.
We recently received a communi
cation from Dr. C. H. Green, stat
ing that he hoped to return and re
sume his practice here on or about
October 25. Dr. Green has been in
New Orleans and other points on a
much deserved vacation.
Cliff Allen was hitting Washing
ton in spots Tuesday. We will add
that said spots are excellent places
to hit in damp weather.
Miss JoBie Quirk was a visitor to
iher parents here the past week end.
Business must be booming as we
Tiave noticed Wille Miller over here
.several times this week.
A new guest made its arrival in the
family of Jno. L. Voltz on Monday
past. The mother and new daughter
are doing nicely.
Mr. Eric Andrus, who has been
representing the St. Landry Whole
sale Grocery Company, called on his
trade Wednesday and introduced Mr.
C. Smith, who will succeed him in
this territory. The "big booster" in
forms us that he has accepted a po
sition with Morris & Co., of Alex
andria, La.
A. S. Nicaud of New Orleans, rep
resenting A. S. Nicaud & Co., was a
pleasant handshaker in town on last
Wednesday.
Mr. Chas. C. McLeod, represent
ing Craddock-Terry Shoe Co., vis
ited Mr. Klaus on Monday.
Wm. Wartelle, Herachel Allen and
Joe Mary were pleasure seekers in
Opelousas Sunday evening.
Mrs. A. N. Boucher and little son,
Don, are in Shreveport this week
with exhibits from the Washington
high school for the state fair.
Misses Susie Keller, Suzanne Gib
son and Sue Baillio motored over to
Opelousas Monday evening with Mrs.
C. A. Elter.
Last Sunday morning the Church
of the Immaculate Conception was
the scene of a most impressive na
fcure to witness as one hundred or
more gentlemen of the parish ap
prone hed the Holy Table to receive
the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist. It
dras the quarterly meeting of the
Holy Name society and the weather
was ideal. Lead by the banner bear
er, Arthur Deshotels, the men J
marched from the jwesbytery to the
church with Dr. W. R. Boudreau,
Jas. A. Going and Geo. C. Blanchard
in charge of the procession. A most
.eloquent and impressive sermon was
delivered during the mass by the
Rev. P. J. Phillipi, S. J. f of St.
-Charles College, who has recently re
,turned from overseas as a K. of C.
«chaplain.
Sacred Heart Council No. 1988,
K. of C., held a most enthusiastic
meeting at the presbytery last Sun
I
day evening, all of the forty-six mem- i
bers being present, with Grand 1
Knight W. R. Boudreau presiding.
During the course of the meeting,
the charter and seal of the (baby)
council of Louisiana were present
ed. The brothers enjoyed a treat
long to be remembered by listening
to Rev. P. J. Fhillippi, S. J., and K.
of C. chaplain, tell of some of his ex
periences on the firing line. He spoke
in glowing terms of the K. of C.order.
Mrs. Paul Sovet and Mrs. Armand
Sovet of Plaisance were in town Sun
day evening.
Mr. C. Record and son of Eden
berg, Indiana, were guests of Mr. J.
E. Thistlethwaite the early part of
thi s week.
Mrs.Hart Wartelle and daubhter of
Opelousas are visiting at the home
of J. Wm. Elter this week. Mrs.
Elter is a daughter of Mrs. Wartelle.
Messrs. Wm. and Jno. Reed are in
Dubuisson this week.
Mrs. Fred Taes is expected back
here the latter part of this week af
ter a month's stay at Willets, La.
At the November meeting (first
Sunday), the worthy District Deputy
will install the newly elected officers
of the council and the brothers are
preparing for a large crowd on that
day.
Misses Maxie Ewell, Nona McCaf- '
fery, Mattie Baillio and Mr. G. L.
Baillio drove over to Opelousas Mon
day evening;
R. D. Wilkins and J. A. Bailey at
tended the street fair in Opelousas
last Sunday evening.
Mr. A, L .Fontenot, who last week
purchased the cotton warehouse, has
moved his family from Ville Platte
to this place and will reside on Car
rière street, in the Crawford home.
Prof, and Mrs. T. K. McKnight vis
ited their home in Colfax from Friday
to Monday of last week.
Mrs. S. T. Wayne entertained for
the junior and senior classes of the
W. H. S. last Saturday night. Cards
proved to be the popular form of
amusement and refreshments were
served during the course of the eve
ning. Those invited were Misses
Mary Baillio, Lise Henry, Martha
Sledge and Vergie St.Cyr and Messrs.
Mordecai Plonsky, Clarence Whipp,
Albert Richard and Richard Stephen
of
A most enjoyable party was given
in Mrs. Holloman's honor on last
Saturday afternoon by Mrs. T. C.
McCaffery, at her pretty home just
across the Courtableau from town.
Mrs. Leon Lastrapes won the first
prize, which she gave to Mrs. Hollo
1, man. Delicious refreshments were
served during the course of the eve
a
a
in
ning. Those present were Mesdames
S. C. Holloman, J. N. Brown, S. M.
PlonBky, Leon Lastrapes, T. C. Q. Mc
Caffery and Misses Aline, Eleanor
and Clara Wartelle.
The many friends of Henry C.
Lynch were glad to see him in town
after an absence of several months
at his old home in Bernice, La.
Mr. Faarbaeher, representing the
Select Pictures Corporation, called
on Mr. S. M. Plonsky Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Max Klaus and Miss Florrye
Klaus are in New Orleans this week
and will stop off in Baton Rouge to^
see Miss Carrye Klaus, before return
ing home.
W. R. Boudreau, Jr., returned
home Wednesday after a two weeks'
stay in the Crescent City.
LAFAYETTE SEAT
OF BAU LEAGUE
Jay Davidson Elected Presi
dent and Oakdale Named
Sixth City on Circuit
(From the Lafayette Advertiser.)
Lafayette was selected as the
headquarters of the Louisiana State
League at the meeting of the board
of directors held Sunday in Lake
Charles. Jay Davidson was selected
president; A. C. Chappuis of Rayne,
vice president; and V. E. Lampkin of
Alexandria, secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Lampkin is prominently connect
ed with the Rapides Bank.
Oakdale was named as the sixth
city in the circuit. W. H. Slocum
was a boosting committee all by him
self. He misunderstood the hour for
| the meeting, getting to Lake Charles
to | late, but he expressed much pleasure
i n learning that his home town was
j honored by being selected to complete
, the chain,
Application for Class D rating will
be made Monday and everything will
or j>e done to assure the success of the
^ undertaking.
wa3 announced that J. C. Carbo
It be playing manager for Alexan
dria. The people of that city are vi
tally interested and a modern park
j s assured.
J next meet j n g 0 f t he board of
directors will be held at an early
date. Either Opelousas or Rayne will
^ ^ 0 f the ge5g ^ on .
In the absence of J. P. Colomb, H.
B. Bayliss presided at the meeting,
which was full of enthusiasm. Frank
W. Meyers and Jay Davidson repre-
sented Lafayette.
-o-
—Miss Mildred Brown, pretty and
popular young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Brown, retuitaed this
I
week from Houston, after a most en-
i joyabie time of several days spent
1 with friends and relatives.
^vAROUND THE WORLD WITH
/Je$TDE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
In Siberia.
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Possibly the most Important Red Cross work In Siberia, and one which
most demands the continuance of operations there, is the campaign against
tvnbus Over a stretch of 4,000 miles the American Red Cross has fought
the scourge. Here is seen "The Great White Train," an anti-typhus in
stitution which, with its crew of doctors and nurses and cargoes of drug«,
food and cleansing apparatus, has saved the lives of thousands.__
—Mrs. O. L. Goodloe left recently
for Houston to accept a lucrative po
sition with the Macay Telegraph Co.
—Mrs. W. F.Brown was the charm
ing hostess to the Ladies Aid Society
of the Methodist Church on last
Wednesday afternoon.
—Mrs. J. B. McClelland, wife of a
prominent Plaquemine Ridge merch
ant and planter, is in San Antonio,
the guest of her son, Odebert McClel
land. Mrs. McClelland expects to
spend several weeks in the Texas
city.
PRESIDENT' PROCLAMATION
And Notice of Special Election,
the Board of Commissioners of
Sub-Drainage District No. 1 of the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of St. Lan
dry. State of Louisiana, by virtue of
authority vested in me, by an ordi
nance adopted by the Board of Drain
age Commissioners of the said Sub
Drainage District on the 14th day of
August, A. D. 1919, and the Consti
tution and laws of the State of Lou
isiana, do hereby proclaim and give
notice that a special election will be
held in said Sub-Drainage District
No. 1 of said Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage District of the
Parish of SJ. Landry, State of Louis
iana, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified property taxpayers
of said Sub-Drainage District the
proposition to incur debt and issue
serial negotiable coupon bonds
in said Sub-Drainage District
to the amount of Eighty-five Thou
sand ($85,000.00) Dollars for the
purpose of paying and retiring the
outstanding bonds in said Sub-Drain
age District, aggregating in all Eight
Thousand ($8,000.00) Dollars, to re
tire the acreage tax of 10 cents per
acre and construct a system of grav
ity drainage m and for said Drainage
District.
The propositions to the electors at
said special election is substantially
as follows:
A proposition to incur debt and is
sue and sell serial negotiable coupon!
bonds of Sub-Drainage Dis
trict No. 1 of Bayou Mal
let and Plaquemine Drainage Dis
trict of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana,
to the amount of Eighty-five Thou
sand (85,000.00) Dolalrs, to run for
a period of from one (1) to not ex
ceeding forty (40) years from their
date, bearing interest at the rate of
five per centum per annum from
their date, payable semi-annually, for
the purpose of retiring the outstand
ing bonds and constructing a system
of gravity drainage in and for said
sub-drainage district, by cleaning
with dredges or otherwise the bayous,
laterals and ditches outlined in red
on the map of said sub-drainage dis
trict, thereby improving the gravity
drainage in and for said sub-drainage
district, and the inhabitants thereof;
the title to which shall vest in said
drainage district. Said bonds to be
of such denomination and the inter
est and principal thereof to be pay
able at such time and place as shall
be determined by the said Board of
Drainage Comissioners and both
principal and interest of said bonds
to be secured and paid by a sufficient
ad valorem tax levied and collected
in each year that any of said bonds
are unpaid and outstanding, to pay
the amount of principal and interest
falling due in such year in accordance
with the provisions in that respect
contained in the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana and
any and all amendments that may
hereafter be made thereto.
The said special election will be
held on the 1st day of December, A.
D. 1919, between the hours of 7 a. m.
and 5 p. m.
The polling places are hereby des
ignated as follows:
V. V. Ledoux's store, St. Landry
Parish, State of Louisiana. ,
The commissioners and the clerk of
the said polling places are as follows:
V. V. Ledoux's tSore, Louisiana—
August Bertrand, J. S. Lafleur, J. P.
Pitre, commissioners [George Vidrine,
clerk.
The Board of Drainage Commis
sioners of said Sub-Drainage District
No. 1 of the Bayou Mallet and
Plao :emine Drainage District of St.
Landry Parish, State of Louisiana,
will meet in open session to be held
at 10 o'clock a. m., on the 2nd day of
December, A. D. 1919, at the office
of srid Board, in the City of Opelou
sas, ir. said parish, and then and there
proceed to open the ballot boxes, ex
amine and count the ballots in num
ber and amount, examine and can
vass the returns and declare the re
sult of the election and make, file,
publish and reeord a procès verbal of
their proceedings.
Dated at Opelousas, Louisiana, this
14th day of August, A. D. 1919.
T. T. ATTEBERRY,
President of Board of Commission
ers of Sub-Drainage District No.
1 of Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District.
ATTEST:
J. D. BERTRAND, JR.,
Secretary.
AN ORDINANCE.
Mr. Ledoux offered the following
ordinance, which was duly seconded
by Mr. Reed:
age
of
the
the
be
of
of
;
Which ordinance is in words and
figures as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering and calling a special elec
tion in the Sub-Drainage Dis
trict No. 1 of the Bayou Mallet
and Plaquemine Drainage Dis
trict of the Parish of St. Lan
dry, State of Louisiana, for the
purpose of submitting to the
qualified property taxpayers of
said, sub-drainage district, the
proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds in said sub-drainage
district to the amount of Eighty
five Thousand ($85,000.00) Dol
lars, for the purpose of paying
and retiring the outstanding
bonds in said sub-drainage dis
trict, aggregating in all eight
thousand ($8,000.00) dollars; to
retire the acreage tax of 10
cents per acre and construct a
system of gravity drainage in
and for said sub-drainage dis
trict. -
Section 1—Be it ordained by the
Board of Drainage Commissioners of
Sub-Drainage District No, 1 of the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of St. Lan
dry, State of Louisiana, that it is ad
visable Änd expedient to incur in
debtedness in said SUB-DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE (No. 1)
of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, to
the amount and for the purpose here
inafter mentioned, and appearing in
the propositions hereinafter set forth.
Section %—Be it further ordained
and set forth, that a special election
be and the same is hereby called and
ordered to be held in said SUB
DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE (1)
of said Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District of the Parish
of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, on
the First day of December, A. D.
1919, between the hours of 7 a. m.
and 5 p. m. ...
Section 3—Be it further ordained,
etc., that, at said special election
there will be submitted to the tax
paying electors, qualified to vote un
der the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, a porposition to
incur debt, issue and sell serial cou
pon bonds of said sub-drainage dis
trict No. 1 of Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage District of St.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, to the
amount of Eighty-five Thousand
($85,000.00) Dollars, to run for a
period of from one il) to not exceed
ing forty (40) years from their date,
bearing interest at the rate of five
per centum per annum from their
date, payable semi-annually, the pro
ceeds from the sale of said bonds to
be used for the following purposes:
First—To pay and retire the prin
cipal and such interest as may be due
thereon of eight bonds of the denom
ination of One Thousand ($1,000.00)
Dollars each, dated 1st day of Sep
tember, 1907, due and payable April
1, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1926, and 1927, respectively.
And retire the special assessment
of the acreage tax of ten cents per
acre per annum for a period of twen
ty year, levied and assessed by the
previous Board of Drainage Commis
sioners on the 9th day of February,
A. D. 1907, by and under the author
ity of the special election which was
held on the 7th of February, 1907,
to secure and pay said bonds.
Second—To construct a system of
gravity drainage in and for said
drainage district by cleaning with
dredges or otherwise, the bayous, lat
erals and ditches outlined in red on
the map of the Sub-Drainage District
thereby improving the gravity drain
age in and for said drainage district
and the inhabitants thereof, the title
to which shall vest in said drainage
district.
Section 4—Be it further ordained,
etc., that a notice of said psecial elec
tion be duly published for thirty day3
prior to the date fixed for holding
said election, in accordance with thé
law of this State, in the Star-Prog
ress, the official journal of the parish
of St. Landry. State of Louisiana, a
newspaper of general circulation
therein. The notice of election to em
brace substantially .all things set
forth therein and to further state
that the Board of Drainage Commis
sioners of the said Sub-Drainage Dis
trict No. 1 of the Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage District of the
Parish of St. Landry, State of Louis
iana, will meet in open session to be
held at 10 o'clock a. m., on the 2nd
day of December, 1919, at the office
of said Board in the City of Opelou
sas. in said parish, proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns and
declare the result of the election, and
make,file,publish and record a pro
cès verbal of their proceedings.
Section 5—Be it further ordained,
etc., that the propositions to be sub
mitted at such special election shall
be as follows, and the ballots to be
used shall be in the following form:
BALLOT.
* For the leaning of Bond*.
A proposition to incur
debt, issue and sell serial
coupon bonds of Sub
Drainage District No. 1 of
the Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage Dirt
net of the Parish of St.
Landry, State of Louisi
ana, to the amount of
Eighty-five Thousand ($85.
000.00) Dollars, to run
for a period of from one (1)
YES
Built (or a Purpose
To serve long, hard miles of real usefulness, Fisk
Tires are bigger and stronger and sturdy — just to
serve you more faithfully than you've been served.
Handsome, too, with tough, black non-skid treads
and light side-walls.
They are built to an ideal!
"To be the Beat Concern in the World to Work for and
the Squarest Concern in Existence to do Easiness with.**
Next T ime : ;
BUY FISK
LEON S. HAAS GARAGE, Opelousas, La.
THEO. DAIGLE & BROS., Church Point, La
LYNCH BROS., Washington, La.
G. B. HUDSON, Eola, La.
FISK
'«
a
be
be
NO
YES
to not exceeding forty (40)
years from their date and
bearing interest at the rate
of five per cent (5 per cent(
per annum from their date,
payable semi-annually at
such thné and place as
shall be determined by the
Board of Drainage Commis
sioner under the Constitution
and laws of the State of
Louisiana, relating thereto.
FOR THE RETIRING OF BONDS.
A proposition to pay and
retire the principal and
such interest as may be due
thereon of eight bonds of j
the denomination of One ;
Thousand ($1,000.00) Dol-1
lars each, dated 1st day of
September, 1907, Hue and |
payable April 1, 1920, 1921, |
1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, |
1926, and 1927, respect- I
ively. I
TO CONSTRUCT SYSTEM OF
DRAINAGE
A proposition to construct
system of gravity drain
age in and for said drainage
district by cleaning with
dredges, or otherwise, the
bayous, laterals and ditches
outlined in red on the map
of the Sub-Drainage Dis
trict,thereby improving the
gravity drainage in and for
said drainage district and |
the inhabitants thereof, the [
title to which shall vest in
said drainage district. j
Taxable valuation .... $—
NO
NO
Signature of the voter.
YES
Attorney in fact.
TO RETIRE SPECIAL TAX.
A proposition to retire !
the special assessment of 1
the acreage tax of 10 cents ;
per acre per annum for a pe- |
riod of 20 years levied and |
assessed by the previous |
Board of Drainage Com
missioners on the 9th day of
February, A. D. 1907,by and
under the authority of the
special election which was
held on the 7th day of Feb
ruary, 1907, to secure and
pay said bonds.
NO
To vote for the proposition, sub
mitted upon this ballot, place a cross
(X)mark in the square after the word
"YES," and to vote against, place a
similar cross (X) mark after the
word "NO."
Section 6—Be it further ordained,
etc., that the President of the Board
of Drainage Commissioners of the
Sub-Drainage District No. 1 of the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of St. Lan
dry, State of Louisiana, be, and he
is hereby duly authorized, empowered
and directed to have the necessary
ballots printed for the said election
in accordance with the provisions of
the laws of this state and this ordi
nance. He shall also provide ballot
boxes and the necessary blanks and
tellers' sheets and other parapherna
lia for the holding of said election.
Section 7— Be it further ordained,
etc., that the Clerk of the Court and
ex-Officio Register of Voters for said
W
ficers herein mentioned with a list of
the taxpayers entitled to vote in per
DRAINAGE—THREE--
son or by written proxy at said spe
cial election, together with the as
sessed valuation of each of said tax
payer's property as shown by the as
sessment roll last made and filed
prior to said election.
Section 8—Be it further ordained,
etc., that the election shall be held at
V. V. Ledoux's store in said Sub
Drainage District and the following
persons are hereby duly appointed
and empowered to act as commis
sioners and clerk at said election :
August Bertrand, J. S. Lafleur, J.
P. Pitre, commissioners; George Vid
rine, clerk.
The officers of election above
named shall hold said election to con
form with Act 256 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana of the year 1910 and all
Acts amendatory or supplementary
thereto, and shall make due returns
of said election to the? Board of
Drainage Commissioners of said
drainage district at the meeting to be
held at the office of said board in the
City of Opelousas, in the Parish of
St. Landry, State of Louisiana, on the
2nd of December, A. D. 1919.
Section 9—Be it further ordained,
etc., that the Board of Drainage Com
missioners of the said sub-drainage
district shall if a majority of the tax
Lands For Sale.
96 arpente, highly improved, on Waehington road, 3 1-2 mile« I*'®* 1
Opelousas . .............................1 l" ;...... WM«
318 arpents, highly improved, 3 1-2 miles west of Opelousas, per _
arpent .......................... «IBM*
25 arpenta, highly improved, near Opelouaa*................. .$S,M0Ä
35 trpentit improv«d, 1*2 mile from Opelouit* ........ • » ♦ *
25 arpent», improved, on Washington road, one mile from Ope
louaaa, per nrpent ............................... . ..IKK 1 .»
56 arpents, improved, on Washington road, one mile from Ope
lousas ......................................... . .. .$Ml(Ul
40 arpents, improved, on Washington road. 3 1-2 miles from ,
Opelousas, per arpent .............................* •«* • WHy
3.500 acres, improved, at Barbreck, La., per acre.............<• .$37.«
138 acres, improved, at Garland, La., per acre............... •• •$****
110 arpents, highly impoved, at Whitevilie, La., .............
100 arpents, improved, in Mallet, 12 miles from Ope«ousas, pe __ _
trpênt , , , ...... ........... s . s s »♦»»»»»••.•*»•*•••" * '■*
230 acres, highly improved, on Washington road, 1 1-2 miles from
Opelousas, per acre..............................'j/HJj!
50 acres, improved, on Lawtell road...................... . .tMJJWI
50 acres, improved, in Plaisance, per acre.................... >1W1
135 acres, highly improved, at Rosa, La., per acre ............... .«TX
340 acres, improved, near Rosa, per acre .................... ' »vÄw
2.000 acre rica farm, with deep wells and equipmant, at Oak
dale, La., per acre ............. ....... ............... .$l*Mj
510 acre rice farm, improved, near Welsh, La., per acre ...... ----W*
385 acre rice farm, improved, near Welsh, La., per acre ..........$74N
600 arpents, highly improved, on Bayou Nex Pique, per arpent - , • >. MMj
500 acre rice farm, highly improved, on Bayon Courtableau, per ecmMMf
1.000 arpent rice farm, on Bayou Boeuf, per arpent ...........»•■MM*
1.000 arpent rice farm, on Bayou Teche, per arpent ............. r$JM|
644 acres, partly improved, On Bayou Jack, per acre .......
558 acres, improved, 7 miles from Rosa, per acre .............
250 acres, improved, near Rosa, La., per acre ............... ■ '$9JJ
650 acres, at East Krotr. Springs, La., per acre ...............* ■ gJJ
640 acres, timber land, on Bayon Cocodrie, per acre .......... »• ■I**#
173 acres, improved, 4 1-2 miles from Opelousas, per act*
SO acres, improved, on Little Teche, per acre ...................
90 arpents, improved, near Begg, La., per arpent .......
320 acres, improved, on Bayou Boeuf, per acre...... .........
760 acres, improved, on Bayou Boeuf, per acre ........* * * •
3.500 acres, improved, on Bayou Boeuf, per acre ...............
200 arpents, improved, at Whitevilie, La., per arpent ...........
420 arpents, improved, on Bayon Boouf, per arpent ........ ....
380 acres, cut-over wood land, on# mile above Whitevilie, La., psr
acre ............................................
1,400 arpents, partly improved, 5 miles east of Opelousas, pt
arpent ................................................
584 acres, rice land, with wells and equipment ,et Elton, La. F* .
acre ................. ...... ........................ »1*
40 acres, improved, at Gold Dust, La., per acre.............. > i.trc
873 arpents, partly improved, near Port Barre, per arpent ........ ' iJtTI
250 acres, highly improved, near Opelousas, per acre ............F J
400 arpents, improved, near Whitevilie, per srpsnl ............. •*.v®*j
260 arpents, on Bayou Boeuf, per arpent .................... • -***■*
578 acres, improved, 6 miles from Melville, on the Atchafeiar* M
River, per acre ........................ ............. ■ '''ÎS'S
350 arpents, improved, in Plaisance, near Sovet's store, per »rpsti. H*
320 acres, improved* on Bayou Boeuf, per acre ........... r i.... Pj
240 acres, improved, near Villa Platte, La., per acre ......... • v< • • J"
20.000 timber, between Opelousas and Melville, La., per acre. -
5,000 acres, timber, in eastern St. Landry parish, ,—----
2,100 acres, cut-over hardwood and pine land, EvangeKae parish,
flM*
per acre ........................................
OTHER COUNTRY PROPERTY, IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED
ALSO CITY PROPERTY—CALL AND SEE OUR LIST.
C. P. DUNBAR & BRO.,
A. L. La combe Building, i — OPELOUSAS^j
WANTED
A Manager for a Co-operative Mercan
tile Company to be opened at Opelou
sas, interesting every housewife in Op
elousas and every farmer in the terfl
. tory; downing the profiteer and re
! ducing the High Cost of Living. Ad
! dress, "OPPORTUNITY," care Star
| Progress.
payers in numbers and amount vot
ing at said special election vote in
favor of the proposition herein sub
mitted, annually levy and collect, be
ginning with the year 1920, while any
or all of said bonds are unpaid and
outstanding in excess of all other tax
es a sufficient ad valorem tax on all
the taxable property in said drainage
dsitrict to pay and retire the princi
pal and the semi-annual interest cou
pons attached to said bonds at their
respective maturities, in accordance
with the provision in that respect con
tained in Article 281 of the constitu
tion and laws of the State of Louisi
ana, as well as any and all amend
ments! which may hereafter be
thereto. . Me*m
The foregoing ordinance wa» d
to the meeting and adoptee wr
following vote: „
For the Ordinance—V. v._
T. T. Atterberry, J. D. Ber
Amos Reed.
Against the Ordinane
Dated at Opelousas, 1
I 4 ttiW T rf ÄlV
ATTEST:
J. D. BERTRAND, JR
oct25-6t .