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THE STAR-PROGRESS
Official Journal of St. Landry Parish, Reaching More Homes than any
Paper Published in St. Landry.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
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NEWS AND NOTES OF WASHINGTON, LA.
Miss Hannah Klaus spent the week
end in Baton Rouge last week with
her sister, Miss Carrye Klaus.
The grade teachers of the Washing
ton high school entertained the se
nior and junior basketball teams at a
very nice luncheon on Wednesday
evening in the home economic depart
ment. The high school teachers and
the senior class were the only guests.
The menu consisted of hot cocoa and
cakes which were made by the class
in home economics.
Messrs.John and William Reed went
to Dubuisson Wednesday evening on
business.
Mr. James T. Mary and Mr. A. S.
Pierrol made a business trip to Bun
kie on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. George Thompson was in Op
elousas Wednesday evening on a
shopping trip.
Mrs. Chas. Gibson departed Wed
nesday evening for Erath, La., where
she will be employed by the railroad.
Mr. Edwin Frank of New Orleans
was a business visitor here on last
Friday.
Mr. Alfred Guilbeau of Opelousas
but now a student at L. S. U., visited
friends in Washington from Friday
to Sunday of last week.
Mr. John Peckham was in town on
Wednesday on business.
Miss Anna R. Labbe spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her par
ents in Lafayette, La.
Mr. and Mrs. John Emory of Corw
ley were guests at the home of Mrs.
Desirable Xmas
Presents
' The wise buyef is the one who picks out his Pres
ents early. We have a complete line of Christmas
Presents. They are going at a rapid gait and we
would advise our customers to do their Christmas
shopping at once.
The most particular customer can certainly pick
something appropriate for the Yuletide Season in our
beautiful line of JEWELRY consisting in part of
Beautiful Diamond Rings varying in
price from $75 to $250; Diamond Brooches
from $12 to $75; Diamond Scarf Pins
from $12 to $45; Diamond Lavalliers $25
to $200 _
Diamond, Cameo, Ruby Set and Plain
Bar Pins to suit everybody's pocket
Largest Stock of Rings ever carried in Opelousas
on display. Just the most exquisite assortment of
French Ivory, Cut Glass and Silverware. Such a won
derful variety that you can have your pick by buying
early.
You could buy no more suitable a present than a
Pathe Phonograph, the best your money can buy.
Do Your Christmas Shopping Here
And Be Satisfied
JOHN CLARK
== Sandoz Building
JEWELER
Landry Street
Opelousas =
is
,
Emory's uncle, Mr. G. R. Baillio, on
Sunday last. Mrs. Emory was for
merly Miss Helene Lang of this place.
Miss Lizzie Kilpatrick of Crowley
spent the day Sunday with her father
and mother here.
Prof. Childress of Lawtell attend
ed the supper given at the home of
Mr. T. C. Q. McCafferey on last Sat
urdày night.
Mr. and Mrs. Dutch Oertling of
Crowley were in town last Sunday as
guests at the home of Mrs. J. M. La
lanne.
Mrs. F. W. McCaffery of Baton
Rouge is visiting her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Baillio,
this week.
Miss Margery Kilpatrick of Alexan
dria was in town from Thursday to
Sunday of the past week.
Messrs. Jules Gibson and William
Wartelle, now employed in Crowley,
spent the day in their home town last
Sunday.
Mrs. G. A. Baillio and family re
turned to their home at Basile last
Sunday after spending the Thanks
giving holidays here.
Mr. Dwight Thistlethwaite of Bat
on Rouge was in town from Thursday
to Sunday of last week.
Misses Jimmie and Mamie Carrière
and Josie Quirk of Lafayette spent
the week-end here as the guests of
Mrs. L. A. W. Quirk and while here
attended the Thanksgiving dance at
the Barrilleaux auditorium in Ope
lousas.
Miss Vidrine of Ville Platte has
been the guest of Miss Clayton Gard
ner for the past few days.
Mr. W. B. Burke, principal of the
local high school, spent the day in Op
elousas last Sunday.
Mr. Culver Quirk entertained at a
bird supper last Saturday night sev
eral of his chosen friends. The sup
per was given at the home of Mr. T.
C. Q. McCaffery and it is useless for
us to say that everyone had a very
delightful and enjoyable evening.
Those present were: Misses Gabe
Bidstrup, Eleanor Wartelle, Inez
Neylar.d, Suzanne Gibson, Sue Bail
lio, and Mrs. T. C. Q. McCafefry,
and Messrs. Culver Quirk, T, C. Q.
McCaffery, Leo Quirk, C. P. Helluin,
Prof. Childress and Dr. L. A. Poche.
Dr. C. H. Green, our leading local
dentist, made a business trip to Alex
andria last Sunday.
Who is the fire bug that is on the
trail of Howard Allen? Not being
satisfied with burning his automobile
less than two weeks ago, the house in
which he rooms came near burning
down also on last Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Mi Plonsky left for
New Orleans last Sunday morning
where Mr. Plonsky has gone for med
ical attention.
Mrs, Abe Solinski, after spending
several days with her sister, Mrs. S.
M. Plonsky, left Sunday morning for
her home in Beaumont, Texas.
Mr. G. R. Baillio spent several days
of this wek fishing and hunting at
Second Lake.
Mr. L. J. Muller was in Opelousas
on business last Monday.
Hon. James A. Going attended the
Parker meeting in Opelousas last
Bennett Stores , Inc.
OPELOUSAS
This Store Presents A Remarkable
Fall And Winter Showing Of
FineWues In Men's Clothes
TAILORED BY THE FAMOUS KIRSCHBAUM SHOPS
$ 35 , $40 and $45
The woolens were bought
months ago, far below
present prices. Our
orders were placed with
the Kirschbaum shops
when materials, work
manship— all clothes
making costs — were
much lower than today.
Every bit of this advan
tage, we pass on to you.
Kirs^hbaum jStyle— Kirschbaum
Quality— Kirschbaum Value
in every garment
FILL YOUR NEEDS NOW
(opyricht, 19iy, A. B. Kirschb»ua» I
Tuesday and was made one of the
vice presidents of the Parker club
for this parish. Mr. Going reports
that the meeting was largely atended
and that there was a feeling of en
thusiasm with every one present that
is seldom seen in a political gathering.
Mr. F. P. Martin has been attend
ing the police jury meeting in Opelou
sas this week.
Mr. J. Franklin Schell, one of the
candidates for a seat in the general
assembly, transacted business in Ope
lousas on Tuesday last.
The Eunice high school basketball
team will play the team of the local
high schol at the school grounds here
on Saturday evening at 3:30 p. m.
The Eunice team gave this team a
trouncing several weeks ago s6 watch
out for a reverse of dope in this
game. ^
Mr. Jno. M. Prescott, candidate for
clerk of court, was in town on several
different occasions this week. While
here he announced that he would
open up his campaign here on next
Thursday, the 11th, with an address
by himself and several others at the
Plonsky opera house and that the
talks would be followed by a dance.
Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard of La
fayette will be here on Monday for
the closing of the ceremony of the
forty hours adoration.
Mr. W. R. Boudreau, Jr., returned
on Monday last from a few days spent
in New Orleans on business.
Manning Wartelle had a most
pleasant time in Opelousas last week,
performing jury duty and attending
the street fair.
Rev. P, F. Jansen attended the fu
neral of Father Durand in Scott last
, Sunday.
Miss Elvie Pitre returned to her
school at Prairie Ronde last Sunday,
after spending Thanksgiving at her
home here.
Miss Justine Feigel of Pass Chris
tian, Miss., who is visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. B. Guillory in Grand Prairie,
was a guest of Miss Ophelia Pitre
from Thursday to Sunday of last
week.
Mrs. Chas. Gibson of Breaux
Bridge has returned to her home
here for a visit.
Mr. Willie Drews of Lafayette
spent Thanksgiving in town with his
folks and while here enjoyed a hunt
with several friends. '
According to information received
recently from a local friend who is
from St. James parish, Col. Frank
P. Stubbs is making a very poor
showing in that parish and that Mr.
Parker will get a heavy majority.
Mr. Dennis Winkler is in town this
week visiting his mother.
Mr. Joseph T. Mary left for Hous
ton, Texas, Wednesday evening where
he will be employed by a large brok
erage concern.
Hon. Henry Lastrapes was in town
Wednesday for the purpose of regis
tering those who have reached their
majority within the last year.
Mr. Dunbar Wilkins and Miss Eu-
genie Poulet were quietly married at
the rectory of the Catholic Church in
Opelousas at 5 o'clock on Wednesday
evening. After the ceremony the"
bridal party repaired to the home of
Mr. J.P. Barnett where supper was
served. Mr. Howard Allen acted as
best man for Mr. Wilkins and with
Mr. Osie Bordelon were the only two
who attended the wedding other than
members of the imemdiate family.
We wish the newly-weds a very long,
happy and prosperous life.
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—The local chapter of the Order
of the Eastern Star will hold a regu
lar meeting at the Masonic Temple
•n next Monday night for the pur
pose of election of officers.
F°
R SALE—One large horse and
dray; one mare and buggy; two
milch cows and calves; one heifer;
one antique sideboard. Apply to D.
CONKLIN, Opelousas, La. dec6-2t
L OST—Between my residence and
Sunset, on Wednesday night last,
from $125.00 to $140.00—six $20.00
bills and one $5.00 bill and the bal
ance in small change, the amount of
which I don't remember. Reward for
return of same to ARTHIBUS LAN
DRY. dec6-tf
N
OTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of St. Landry.
Pursuant to authority vested in me
by an ordinance of the Police Jury of
the Pai^sh of St. Landry, La., adopted
on the first day of December, 1919,
I, F. Octave Pavy, do hereby give no
tice that an election will be held in
Road District No. 4, Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Lan
dry, La., on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1920,
between the hours of 7 o'clock a .m.
and 5 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of
submitting to the vote of the property
taxpayers of said road district quali
ified to vote at said election under
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, the following proposi
tion, to-wit :
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to issue serial
negotiable coupon bonds of said
Fourth Road District, Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Lan
dry, La., to the amount of seventy
five thousand dollars ($75,000.00),
to run for periods of from one ( 1 ) to
thirty (30) years, and to bear inter
est at the rate of five per cent (5)
per annum from said date until paid.
Interest on all said bonds to be paid
semi-annually and said bonds or funds
derived from the sale thereof, to be
used and expended under the direc
tion and control of the Police Jury of
the Parish of St. Landry, La., as the
governing authority of said Fourth
Road District, Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of St. Landry,
La., for the exclusive purpose of con
tracting for, acquiring, laying out
and constructing a system of modem
public roads within the limits of said
road district ,the title to which shall
vest in the parish and the public. A
sufficient tax shall be levied each
year to meet the payment of the
bonds and interest as the same ma
tures.
That said election shall be held at
the following places by the following
named officers, each of whom is a
registered voter:
At Palmetto—At Ganson's Store:
CommissioQers, Chas. Meyer, M. L.
Clark, Wm. Fitzmaurice ; Clerk, I.
Isaacson.
At Bayou Current, at Nat Cam
pisi's Store : Commissioners, R. A.
Gordon, Morgan Gordon, Ira Mc
Adams; Clerk, Holmes Berger.
At Melville, at City Hall: Commis
sioners, S. J. Deloach, F. B. Cason,
C. A. Goudchaux; Clerk, P. W. La
fleur.
And that* on Monday, the 2nd day
of February, 1920, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
the Police Jury of the Parish of St.
Landry, La., will meet at the Police
SUR
That the gift you choose will
$
with it the stamp of individuality—a
gift that has been carefully selected.
We have a beautiful assortment ol
Crepe-de-Chine and Pico-Crepe H
kerchiefs; NOTASEME and 0
\
Hosiery.
Our line of NECKWEAR is complete
in every respect. Prices ranging from
i 75 cents to $3.00.
LEON WOLFF
WASHINGTON,
LOUISIANA
Jury room in the City of
La., and will then and there
session proceed to open the 1
es, examine and count the ____
number and amount, examine ;
canvass the returns of said
declare the result thereof,
vide for the promulgation of the I
in accordance with law.
Given under my hand at
Louisiana, this 1st day of
A. D. 1919. _
F. OCTAVE PAVT,
A True Copy:
J. J. Healey, Cleric.