St. Landry clarion., September 30, 1905, Image 3

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THE CLARION1
Offici Journal of the Parish of St. Landry.
KENE IN TIME.
W 0e11 attentloe to the lmportance of our
saberiers seendlnag n4heir renewals Im time
to have the paper ome without missing a
dumber. It Is Impessible for as to send back
amber. ubscribers have aso reason to
allow their subscriptole to lapse. The date
of the explratlle of subscriptleon Is plainly
printed epposite and to the right Of the ad
dress. The paper will positively, and with.
.at exceptlios, be stepped at the expiratiso
ot subscriptiL. BEA TIlS IN R113.
OPELOUSAS, SEPT. 30, 1905.
The Electlon Thursday.
On next Thursday, October 5th,
there will be held, at the courthouse,
in Opelousas, an election to take the
sense of the voters of the town of
Opelousas as to whether "a special
tax of five mills on the dollar, on all
.taxable property for a period of ten
years," shall be voted by the legally
qualified voters of the town of Ope
lousas in aid of the Colorado Southern,
New Orleans & Pacific Railroad.
The conditions of said tax are as
follows:
1st-That the construction .of said
main line of railroad be began not
later than March 1st, 1906, and com
pleted and trains running between
said town of DeQuincey, in Calcasieu
parish, and said point on the Mississ
ippi river opposite or nearly opposite,
to the city of Baton Rouge, through
the parish of St. Landiy, and the
town of Opelousas, on or before
March 1, 1908.
2d-That no part of said tax shall
be paid to said Railroad Company or
its assigns until said main line shall
be completed as aforsaid between the
points aforesaid.
The Clarion is of the opinion that
the tax will be carried.
The Clarion believes that there are
enough enterprising, progressive, citi
zen-taxpayers in the town to carry
the tax.
The Clarion believes that the day
of the fogy and moss-back is ended.
His sun has set. The requiem mass
will be sung on next Thursday.
The Clarion knows that there is no
reason, except a selfish one, for op
position to the tax.
The Clarion believes firmly that the
people of Opelousas have realized
that the commercial interests of the
town demand that we must keep up
with the onward tide; that to lag be
hind means that the gathering shadow
which has but recently been par
tailly dispelled Will gather thick and
soon envelop the richest country on
earth and force it to give way to in
ferior places less blessed by nature
but whose people have risen to acti
vity and learned (apologies to Sheriff
Swords)' that Richmond and Port Hud
son have fallen and that it is no
longer necessary to knit socks for the
noilders.
The Clarion believes that the op- F
position to the tax is prompted by S
either jealousy, or, as we said above 1
selfish motives; and never has such
opposition been successful. T
The Clarion knows that the good o
women of the town are almost un- t
animous for the tax, and will exert f
their utmost for the tax. And when
we remember what the gentle sex a
have done for Opelousas; how they I
have labored assidously when the men I
treaded lightly; how they built a S
school-house, how they worked for t
waterworks, how they labored and t
saved the day for the 0. G. & N. E.
B. R., and how they labored for every
thing that meant progress, enlight- I
ment, health, we feel sure that the
moss-backs must meet an ignom
ions defeat on the 5th; we know that r
the fair ones will take their flag from I
them and bury it in the dust of past t
things; we know that they will take
away from them their rotten stick-in
the-wheel and fling it into the dump 1
pile.
But let there be no overconfidence.
Let us all work now and on that day.
Let it be remembered that "sleep is I
for the night, the day is for work."l
Let us remember that the fair old
town has been so long infested with
moss-backs that the breed is still
here, and that we are now charging i
their breastworks and their own
fortifications. Let us remember that
the fight for Opelousas has just be
gun, and that we must fight all along
the line until we have a city.
Everybody to their guns Thursday,
Ir. satra Favrs the CelraiS.
In view of the fact that Alderman
Homer Ventre had been making such
a persistent fight against increased
taxation, an idea prevailed among the
S.sarbans that that gentleman was
oposing .e the tax in aid of the Colo
rado Southern.
ThM idea had gained a footing in
the suburbs to such an extent that
Mr. Ventre's article in last week's
Clarion was quoted as an argument
against the railroad tax, the election
for which will be held on October 5th.
Wishing to find out one way or the
i.other, whether Mr. Ventre was sup
-poting or opposing the proposed tax,
wnd wishing to know his reasons for
< O easg same, if he really was op
ong it, the Clarion man called on
jhim Wednesday morning.
"Mr. Ventre how do you stand on
this question of voting a tax in aid
of the Colorado Southern Railroad."
The direct question did not non
plus Mr. Ventre. He at once replied:
"I am for the tax, of course, and
will vote for it on October 5th. They
'.must not confound the railroad tax
`with my opposition to sewerage.
Wi y, I- did not know that there was
i'oto count against the ril
road tax. There will be some votes
against it polled of course, but I be
lieve that the opposition will be com
paratively small. We want
more railroads-we want improve
ments. I am not against progress
I am for progress. I am not an ultra
man, however. Yes, I am for the
Colorado Southern tax."
"rande itnde" an sagrd's Plac.
There was a nigger "grande ronde"
on the place of Mr. Jos. M. Boagni
on the night of the sixteenth, which
of course, was Saturday night.
Several were more or less wounded
and the affair was shrouded in deep
mystery until an examination before
Justice Kerr and District Attorney
Garland was held on last Monday, the
25th. The ward officers had been to
the scene to investigate the matter,
but it seems that the enemies had
signed a treaty and would not divulge
anything, and the officers had to
abandon the case.
When they faced the court, how
ever, they all talked "right out of
school," and gave the whole matter
away. In fact they seemed anxious
to tell on each other.
The affray occurred at a benefit for
a sick colored lady given at a cabin
on the Boagni place. One of the
patrons of the benefit got in the
middle of the room and said that he
was a "Boll Weevil." This is under
stood as a challenge among the
colored folks in the Bellevue country,
and a crowd at once rushed on the
self-constituted beetle. He backed
up against the wall and began slash
ing with his knife, but the prepon
derence of odds was so great that he
had to make a retreat, which he did
the best he knew how. He ran to a
house across the road a crowd pur
suing him. The boss of the house
across the road defied the crowd to
pursue the insect, and when one of
them jumped into the yard, he was
grappelled and thrown down. By
that time one of the insect destroyers
fired and struck the boss of the house
in the forehead, but the bullet glanced
and was subsequently found mashed
into a pulp on the ground several
hundred yards from the scene.
One of the witnesses, when asked
how far he lived from the scene of
hostility, said "three miles." Cross
examination and testimony revealed
the fact that he only lived about four
acres from the scene.
The following parties were sent to
jail as participants in the affray:
Lucius Eagland, assault by wil
fully shooting at and carrying con
cealed weapons.
Abraham Hennis, John 'Hennis,
Adolph Briant, and Elias Morris,
striking and cutting with dangerous
weapons with intent to murder. The
weapons used, according to the find
ing of the court, were sticks, bottles,
and knives.
Henry Donavan and Boss Sias,
hoodlum act.
The Oppitios .
An amusing incident occurred last B
Friday, upon the arrival of Major Lee, t
Special Agent of the Southern Pacific
Railroad. t
The Major arrived during the night
Thursday, and early Friday morning
one of the loudest opponents of the
tax in aid of the Colorado Southern
found out that the Major was in town.
At once visions of funds galore
arose in his mind. Of course Major
Lee had come here to fight the tax,
he thought. He represented the
Southern Pacific, and had oodles of
boodle at his disposal to defeat the
tax.
There was the chance.
At once Mr. Anti called on Major
Lee.
He was very suave and earnest.
He had been in battles before, but
not against knowing ones like the
Major. 'Tis said Mr. Anti had cap
tured several gunboats with perogues,
(via Capt. Stewart).
This time, however, he had a harder
proposition than Yankee gunboats.
Approaching the Major, he told him
of the. wonderful resources of this
country, fertile St. Landry. He told
him how new railroads would hurt
the Southern Pacific, how they would
develop a country now controlled
solely by the Southern Pacific. When
Mr. Anti thought he had sufficiently
impressed the Major of the great
harm that competing lines would do
the Southern Pacific, he got down
to business.
"Major," said Anti, "I suppose you
are here to fight the tax for the
Colorado Southern?"
"Well, is there a fight?" replied the
Major, "I thought your people were
for the tax. I had not heard that
there was a fight."
"There is no very great fight now,"
replied Anti, "but there could be one
that would defeat the tax. The peo
ple are anxious, and I am certain that
a fight could be made that would de
feat the tax. I, myself, am zealous,
but I haven't the funds to organize
and make the fight."
The Major had been up against
macers before, and promptly sized up
his man and his reply was apropos,
tho' rather crushing:
"Well, we have the money, but we
know where to put it."
Ever since that day the unsuccesful
grafter has stood in bad repute with
the Society of The Iron Seats, which
hold sessions in front of the court
house every evening, and of which
our eminent friend, Judge Gilbert L.
Dupre, has been chosen High Kolorum
for life.
Dr. Russel Chachere is having a
neat cottage erected on his lot in the
eastern part of town, not far from
Postmaster Edwards' residence. The
lot has been nicely levelled, ani the
material is being hauled to the place
preparatory to building. .
THE TAX WILL
BE VOTED!
Illtras of Opeleusas hlid as Eathslaitlc
Beeling at the Ceurthuase.
THE WATCHWORD IS, "FORWARD!"
Rhe Fossils Invited to Take to the Weeds
A Great Ftnure for Old Opeloasas
Let There be Life.
A mass-meeting called by Chairman
J. G. Lawler was held at the court
house Wednesday night, for the pur
pose of discussing the railroad tax to
be voted in aid of the Colorado South
ern Railroad on next Thursday, Oct. 5.
The object was to enthuse our cit
izens and tax-payers, and have them
turn out and vote in numbers and
with unanimity and show to the other
railroads who have an eye on Opelou
sas that the old place is awake and
wants railroads and- improvements of
all sorts and that her people are right
in the swim and pushing things along.
It was merely a meeting to urge the
living ones to come- forward on next
Thursday and bury the old carcasses
who have been holding down the great
est town in the South. In other
words, it was a meeting to invite "all
friends and relatives" to attend the
last rites to be performed over the
"stiffs" of the departed fossils, and
to attend and dance around the may
pole with the ones who want to see a
Opelousas figure in the directory as
"A city, 20,000 population," in the
next 15 years,who want to see railroads
make a network of the old streets,
and see everybody prosperous and
with employment.
The heavy rain during the day, and
the threatening clouds at the time of
the meeting, kept many away, but not
withstanding this the courthouse was
well filled, and the enthusiasm shown
demonstrated that those present were
not there merely out of idle curiosity.
They were there because their hearts
beat with friendship and love for old
Opelousas, the future great. They
came there to show that they appre
ciated the efforts of the men that
have taken the lead in wresting from
the mossbacks this great old town.
The speakers did not temporize
with the opposition. They were plain
in the assertion: "Where you find a
man opposed to this tax, you find a
man that is actuated by selfish motives
-you find a man that is, afraid of
competitiozi; a man that wants the
town to travel in the same old rut
forever because that suits his slefish
business methods better."
Chairman Lawlercalled the meeting
at eight o'clock, and after explaining
the objects of the meeting, called
upon Hon. E. B. Dubuisson to address
the meeting.
Mr. Dubuission spoke for 30 min
utes, and touched upon all material
points effecting the election Thursday.
"Railroads have their eyes on Opelou
sas. It seems they are bent this way.
The country is rich, and we are in a
geographical position to attract their
attention. Only a few days ago I
received a letter from parties in St.
Louis, inquiring about the resources
of the country, the feasibility of a
line from Leesville to Baton Rouge,
through Opelousas, about the same tl
line proposed by the Kansas City
Southern. And I notice by the papers o
that the Santa Fe is contemplating o
changing its rmute so as to pass
through Opelousas instead of Alexan
dria. Opelousas' star is ascending. bi
It promises to be the Queen of South- n
west Louisiana. But do not imagine bi
that because of our geographical
location and superb advanges, these
roads are bound to come through the lc
town. They are not, and can very
well afford to skip us. Look at the
case of Lafayette in the matter of
the extension of the Abbeville
branch. The citizens of Lafa
yette held a mass-meeting to consider
the request of the Southern Pacific
for some inducement to run the line
from Lafayette to Abbeville. The
wise ones asserted boldly that the
road had to start from Lafayette-it
was the only place it could start from. t
With this assurance, the meeting
adjourned without offering any induce
ment. The Iberia people took the
matter up, offered inducements, and
the road was ran from New Iberia to
Abbeville. Washington is but six
miles from Opelousas, and geograph
ically better located for the proposed t
roads. Refuse to vote this tax, and
you commit an error that perhaps c
can never be corrected. This is the
crucial epoch in the history Opel- i
ousas. Her citizens are expected to
respond. Relegate the mossbacks to
the backwoods."
Mr. John W. Lewis was the next
called upon. Mr. Lewis started out
by saying he was referred to by the
moss-backs as a "dreamer" with via
ions of railrord trains and street cars
and skyscrapers and other things
that generally work on the brains of
visionaries, constantly before him,
awake and asleep. He said that if to
dream of these things and to work
for them and for the general good of.
"the town was what constituted a
dreamer, why, he was a dreamer and
a proud of it .This elicited applause,
e as it is well-known that there is not a
n harder worker for Opelousas than Mr.
Ie Lewis in the town.
e "I have implicit faith sad confidence
e in the future of pelousas. The only
reason I have not bought more town
properties is because I did not have
the money to do it. I have invested
ill I had, because of this confidence
that I have in this magnificent town,
s.rrounded as it by one of the richest
agricultural countries in the world.
[ did not buy the property in the
southern portion of the townbecause
[ knew, or had any reason ti' believe,
that the depot would be located there.
[bought it because it is Opelousas
property, and is as rich as cream and as
good as gold whether the railroads
pass there or not. Dr. Bercier and I
bought the land as an investment,
and if the Colorado Southern wants to
put their depot grounds there, we
will make them liberal inducements.
So far I dopnot know that it is even
contemplated to have it there. I don't
care however, whether they go south,
north, east, or west, I am or the
railroad-I am for the whole town."
Mr. Lewis also called attention to the
fact that the proposed roads will de
8ect in order to come through Ope
lousas.
-Sheriff M. L. Swords made one of
his characteristic speeches. It was
to the point and hot-stuff all over.
He appealed to the voter-citizens of
Opelousas to come out and vote on
the 5th and pile high the sod over
the graves of the "knockers." "You
men, who are at the head of this
movement, who have devoted so much
of your time for this which ,jp about
to be so gloriously consumated, don't
lag now that the battle is thickest.
See those ladies who do not care to'
come to the polls, and get their au
thorization to vote for them. And
you had better do that before Tues
day, because if you delay it any long
er you will find that I have already
got them." Mr. Swords, in speaking
of "knockers," referred to the new
hotel proposition here, saying that he
had heard that some were saying
that it was a fizzle. "Why said Mr.
Swords, "the money is in hand to con
struct the building, and construction
will begin by the 1st of November."
Judge E. T. Lewis made some ap
propriate remarks, saying that his
object was not to make a speech, but
to remind the people that talking
was alright and necessary, but, that
there was something else needed to
"make the mare go," and started a
suhscription, heading it with $5.00,
to pay for carriages and other ex
penses on the day of the election.
The tax will be carried almost un
animously. But we want' to show
other railroads who contemplate com
ing. through here that the people
take an interest in getting new rail
roads-that we are alive and awake.
All come out and vote.
d
IEMOVAL NOTICE! in
I have moved my printing
office into the Moock building on
Bellevue street, between Court N
and Main, and am once inore'pre
pared for business. I take this
opportunity to thank my friends
and the public for their generous
patronage, and solicit a conttnu
ance of same in my new location..
0odemuller, The Printer
saetr le as Tea.
Major J. M. Lee, special, agent of
he Southern Pacific Railroad, and'
ne of the best known railroad men 2
n the State, spent several days in
)pelousas this week.
Of course we could not learn his
,usiness here. In other words, his
asiness here was not to tell his busi
iess. We had several talks with him
ut he would talk anything else but
is business here.
We chided him about being in Ope
ousas perhaps for the purpose of see-.
ng if he could do anything toward
lefeating the Colorado Southern tax,
nd thus cut out competition.
"You don't know what you are
talking about," promptly said the
Major. "The Southern Pacific is not
ingaged in such petty things. On
the contrary, the building of more
railroads through your territory
means more business, an increase in
population, a general boom, and all
that means more traffic for us. Rail
roads do not mind competition. They
in many instances, as in this, invite
competition. We don't want to run
through a barren coititryw- e want
activity and go-aheadednep where
ever our lines run. You have a
magnificent country, and''the fact
that there will be competing lines
and I am certain there will be-will
only aid us, and we are gratified at
the enterprise of your people. The
S. P. does not depend on monopolies to
make a living. Go ahead and vote
your tax and get as many railroads
as you can."
The Clarion learns on the q t., how
ever, that the Major was here for the
purpose of looking into the proposed
Arnaudville extension. ' That exten.
sion, as now proposed, we are told is
from Arnaudville through Port Barre
and Washington, to Ville Platte, and
thence to connect at Enkice. Of
course this is not authentic, and the
line is liable to be changed and- take
in the capital.
- However, it is hig ore
Board of Trade, andeitiszensgenerally,
to look into.
Let there obe.gras
'"The Comimg C4E0
a ans"owantyOto e iO
Vote for the :olorado otber n
October th.
Prsrmnals 1 IsIeaty.
--Miss Adele Conway, the carminng
laughter of our old friend, I. Con
way, of New Orleans, is spending some
dime with the Misses Dos.~man. `':
-Mr. L. E. Tuyes, of Barbreck,
spent deveral days in Opelousas last
week. Mr. Tuyes is a prominent and
nccessful merchant of that section
of St. Landry parish, and the Clarion
a glad that he is doing well.
--The Clarion received a:call from
ion. J. L. Guilbean on` last Saturday.
He is looking splendid, in fine health
and good spirits. His crop is better
than the avera~ and he is not wor
ried at all about corn for his stock.
Mr. Guilbeau is a good farmer, as wel
as agenial gentleman ofshe ol-chood.
-Our good friend, Mr. Manurice
Vialseca, returned from Biloxi, Miss.,
Sunday night, after having spent ten
weeks at that pleasant resort. He
stayed there longer than the intended,
the stegomyia being between him and
home.. However, being an immune,
he finally obtained permissionto come
home, and reached here without any
trouble. He passed through New Or
leans, where he remained for severel
hours, changing cars. The cars are
screened, and the only danger of in
fection-is in going from one car to
the :other. Mr. Vilaseca is looking
well.
-A suprise party was given by
the young people at the beautiful
country home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Cain on Thursday, September 21st.
All enjoyed dancing until a late
hour and the happy crowd left for
their homes. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cain, Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. Sandoz, Mrs. Ray; Misses Ethel
Dupre, Lillian Stribbling, Eleanor Lit
tell, Mary Cain, Emma Ray, Alice La
lanne, Aline Mistrie, Fannie Dupre,
Amy ,Grey, Helen and Vivian Cain;
Messrs. Bayard Sandoz, Chris Eckart,
Mortimer Cain, Felix Richard, Las
tLrppes Perrault, Simon Stelly, Doug
las Cain, Paul Pavy, Charlie Chachere,
Emar Stelly, Dr. Lester Williams,
Elbert Sandoz, and little Willie Cain.
-The Clarion is in receipt of an
invitation to attend the wedding
ceremonies of Mr. Eraste Vidrine and
Miss Daisy Dell Deming, which took
place in Yonkers, New York, on Sept
ember 28th. The groom is a St.
Landry boy, who some years ago,
after being admitted to the bar, set
tled in New Orleans and practiced
his profession. He was successful
from the start, and now he enjoys a
lucrative practice. He is the son of
the venerable Mr. Alcin Vidrine, of
Grand Prairie. Miss Deming is the
daughter of a wealthy citizen of New
York. She visited New Orleans some
years ago, and met Mr. Vidrine. The
melting of the heart-strings was mu
tual. They fell in love-and unless
something unforseen happened, they
are today man and wife, rowing, row
ing on life's billowy sea. The Clarion
wishes them well-may the Protect
ing Angel ever be with them.
Swerds' CIrelar.
Tuesday there appeared upon the
streets a circular, not signed, which
excited the curiosity of many.
There were but few words, but they
were all center shots--on this point
all agreed. .It spoke from the shoul
der.
A Sherlock Homes investigation by
A Sherlock Homes investigation by
the Clarion detective soon traced it
to Sheriff M. L. Swords.
The clue was, its earmarks-the
trail was follewed without any trouble.
The poster rea follows:
"To The Pub.,c.-Vote for the Col
orado Southern`ini the prosperity of
your town. More money will flow;
Everybody will get' some of it.
Freights will be cheaper and conven
iences better. Quit knitting socks
for the soldiers. Vicksbtirg and Port
Hudson have fallen."
Were there more hustlers like Ma
rion Swords, there would be no trouble
in making Opelousas a city. 0! would
the giftie the power gie us, to trade a
train-load of these moss-backs for a
corporal's guard of Marion Swords!
On last Saturday an Opelousas spe
cial to the Picayune tells us that the
surveying party of the Kansas City
Southern had reached a point on the
Courtablean seventeen miles from its
starting point, Opelousas. The party
expressed themselves highly pleased
with the country through which they
had passed. Much of the eastern
portion of the parish is low land and
1s generally supposed to be very
swampy. 'The surveyors say that
they found it much better than they
anticipated and comparatively little
water was encountered. The bridge
over the Courtablean will probably be
constructed in the vicinity of Shute's
sawmill and the party was then across
that stream and making toward Baton
Rouge, Members of the party assert
that the road will be built through
St. Landry, and that without delay;
so far they are ahead of the Colorado
Southern searveyor s.
To THE TEAc~ERS OF ST. LAIdrm :
We have just received printed lists
of the new text-books and will give
a or send them free.--JAos NEws
D'rr Co..
Mr. 1L Winsberg is now installe
in his new quarters, his magnificent
i and modern brick store, one door from
his old stand, 1 aad tober 2d will
Le1mih occasion l :give to
viMting his stores adoe asotenir.
Mr. Wiesberghas
Sin iisacmne rapelotileW
ineduna eal ,to ;
0 4'
A Clean Sweep of Ever yt.ing
on account of .
We will soon move into our new brick building, and It is our intention
to get rid of all the goods we can. It is a well-known fact that
the damage in removing goods is great, and instead of
marking this item to "losses" we have determ
ined to give our patrons the benefit of
adeduction "all along the line."
ALL SUMMER CLOTHING AND SUMMER GOODS
GOING AT
331-3 per cent off!
The Summer is not over, and now is the opportunity for you to buy -
high-grade Summer Goods at a sacrifice. Come and see us and
satisfy yourself that we are smashing prices in great shape.,
13on M aroihe,
J. £ L. LANSAU , reps.
W" SELL IT ' 'O LESS.
There is Cheap Lumber
There is Choice Lumber - -
The St. Landry Lumber Co.
...Keep Both Kinds...
You get the Value for your Money--
WE CIo~Mt N dO MORE.
Pine and Cypress Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Sash, Blinds,
Lime, Cement, Paints, Oils, Etc,
"Try and be Convinced" is an old advertising phrase, but it ap
plies so well to our case that we use it.
O. L, GREGORY, Manager.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
"New York-,New Orleanss tenmahip Liae"
'Between NEW ORLEANS and NEW YORK
Steamer sails from New Orleans every Wednesday at 13.100 noon.
.. . .. New Yorkr every Wednesday at,. '22. nOoon.
"New Orleaams-lavaas steamship Lmae"
Between NEW ORLEANS and HAVANA
steamer sils from New Orleans every saturday at 2:0 p. m.
..... ..-.... -H..t.a.eever.Tuesday atp p. a4 . . .
" 8naset Express," between New Orleans anA amn Franmesee
Leaves New Orleans daily at 110a a. m. Leaves San Francisco daily at 5:40 p. a.
pPollwan Drawing BSem Sleepers. Tourist Sleepersr,. Oom'liatlon L1brary
Bret and observation Cars. ig Carni s, Chair (ars, On Burning Loýomo
tives from New orleans to San Francisco.
t Inquire of any Southern Paceife Agents for anll information.
F. E. BATTURS Gen. Pass. Agt., r L. a T. and L. W. R. R., New Orleans. La.
D. P. STWSB8, Div. Fgiit. and Pass. Agt., Lafayette. La
DR. R. L. WALKER 1 MW
Coal and Wood ard
Wdesrpe to announee to the people of Opelousas that we
will ope.i on October 5th, a wood sind coal yard, and will be
ready to furnish the best Wood-and Coal, of all kinds, at
the lowest market prices. The yard will be located on the
lot on the west of Mr. Goldman Lassalle's residence.' .
Walker & Begg.
W. soemd a.-maPl Delitreed -In Any Part .of Twas.
Opelousas Ice & Bottling Works,
p. * RANUPAW'A'RErsoP *
ice and Carbonated Drinks
Wrom pure distied Artesin water Is ready to an aln orders in any
quantities desired. Prices firaished on application. Correspond
once sollftted.
LPPEOUSAF. LA. A. IOllo.lt. Pseside¢ss
St. aLdi Co ..ttnU C
Opelouas. Louislana.
-A Cheap and Economical feed for stock.-
.From this dame Cash must secompay al.ordea.
A. C. C Sktle ,
(Su.sessor to WHITE A SKILES,)
-r: DEALER IN:
Rough & Dressed Cypress & Pie Lumber,
81abiis, Laths, ksk, Wrs, Sulrs, laoIldlg.
Orders Taken and Shipped to all Points on Raltroad.
Carlood Orders Es.eIallyoiSloJted. atg8s-ly
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