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Personal
Mis Evelyn Lewis returned to her
home Wednesday from Beaumont.
Miss Lewis was extensively entertain
ed by Mis Julian Fletcher and her
many friends.
Misses Mary Nuckolls. Edna Lewis
and Oscar Bienvenu motored to Wash
ington Thursday afternoon.
John Boagni returned to Opelousas
from the Louisiana State University
to spend the summer with his mother,
Miss Mattye S. Boagni.
Miss Hohorst of Lafayette attended
the Elks' dance here Tuesday night.
Mrs. A. D. Hanks of Port Barre was
in Opelousas Tuesday shopping.
Ike Litton spent several days in
Baton Rouge this week attending to
business.
-Mr. and Mrs. Louis LeBlanc spent
Sunday in Ville Platte, guests of rela
tives.
Mrs. W. D. Lewis and daughter, Ed
na, spent Wednesday and Thursday in
Elliott City, guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Kirby and family.
Oscar Bienvenu returned on Wed
nesday from New Orleans to spend his
vcation with relatives. Oscar was a
student at Tulane this past session.
Dr. and Mrs. John Haas and daugh
ter, Nathalie, Mayor Loeb, Mrs. Loeb
and daughter, Lena, spent the week
end in the Crescent City.
Misses Winona McCaffery and Max
le Ewell of Washington motored to
Opelousas Wednesday.
Miss Louise Bellard spent several
days in Lafayette last week.
Bill Jordan returned to Opelousas
Tuesday after a delightful stay with
his parents at Colfax.
Buddie Hebert of New Orleans
transacted business in town Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week.
B. L. Levy of New Orleans attend
ed bulines in Opelousas Wednesday.
Messrs. Lee McClelland and Cecil
Bird of Baton Rouge were here Tues
day and attended the Elks' dance.
Alfred Guilbeau returned Tuesday
from Baton Rouge to spend the vaca
tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dudley Guilbeau.
Thomas P. Bowden, superintendent
of agents of the Gulf Coast Lines,
transacted -business in Opelousas this
week.
Robert Littell, Jr.. returned home
Monday from Tulane University to
spend the vacation with his parents.
Miss Vivian Cain and brother, Ray,
attended the Elks' dance here Tuesday
night.
Irl King of Elizabeth, La., spent the
week-end in Opelousas w th his moeth
er, M'-s. Preston King.
Warren Lacoste of Laf°Sette was a
visitor to our city Sunday and Mon
day.
Lionel Bienvenu returned home Sun
day from New Orleans to spmnd his
vacation with his parents. M'-. and
Mrs. Lionel Bienvenu. Lionel is a
medical student at Tulane University.
Hart Littell ppent several d !ys in
Ville Platte last week, the guest of
his uncle, Dr. Theo Littell.
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Misses Loycie Savant, Ollie Reed
and Fred Lafleur of Ville Pltte motor
ed to Opelousas last Sunday.
Miss Annie Belle Richard, the ac
complished daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Richard, returned home from Roanoke
College, Roanoke, Va., last Friday to
spend her vacation with her parents.
Misses Jimmie Carriere. Mary Mar
garet Voorhies and Helen Bittle of La
fayette are spending several days in
Opelouss the guests of friends.
Miss Mildred Brown returned on
Sunday from Crowely after a most en
joyable stay of two weeks the guest
of Miss Lyman.
Joseph Brisco. Eddie Wimberly,
Leonard and Eddie Franques of
Church Point motored over to Opelou
sas on Sunday last.
Miss Mary Nuckolls of Calvert, Tex..
is spending sometime here witi, ner
brither, D. D. Nuckolls.
Dr. and Mrs. Joe Raphiel of Port
Barre paid a visit to Opelousas last
Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Bercier of Rayne spent sev
eral days in town this week visiting
relatives.
Elvin Moberly of Alexandria attend
ed to business in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Perkins, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Bertheaud, Misses Irene
Shute, Yvonne Shute and Mrs. Buck
Price left Monday on an extensive trip
through St. Louis, Chicago, Colorado,
New Mexico and California.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Levy were visi
tors to the Crescent City last week.
Louis Baer of Rayne made a busi
ness trip to Opelousas Monday.
Sono Broussard of Rayne spent sev
eral days in town this week.
Mrs. George Cook and children of
Baton Rouge are spending sometime
here with Mr. and Mrs. Leonce Littell.
Herbert Callahan made a business
trip to New Orleans this week.
Miss Ethel Bertheaud left this week
for Crowley where she will be thd
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Jesse Littell.
Woodie Everett of Galveston, Texas,
was the guest of Miss Fanalee Hal
phen Sunday.
Misses Thelma and Georgia Lauman
and Grace Carson were visitors to La
fayette between trains Sunday.
Frank Garbo made a flying trip to
Baton Rouge last uSnday.
Miss Marie Lauman left last Satur
day for New Roads to visit Miss Edna i
Soulier.
Messrs. Peyton Sandoz and John
Duphilo made a business trip to
Eunice Tuesday.
Claude Gonsoulin of Branch, La.,
spent Sunday in Opelousas, the guest
of his parents.
DEATH OF MRS. MIXER
Mary Ann iRz:ine". Mixer one cf I
the oldest res;;'lir.s of the Big Cane
section of this parish, passed away at t
ten p. m., on Monday, May 24th, at I
her -home near LeMoyen Station. Mrs. t
Mixer was born near Cheneyvill,, Rap
ides parish. Oct. 8th, 1836. Daughter
of Hugh Wilson Robinett and Hannah I
Pierce Bray. On December 29th. 1852 11
she married Charles Mixer, of Chicot, I
then in this parish. C
In 1858 they moved to Big Cane, as -
all of that section was then called. They a
were pioneers settling on virgin soil,
clearing the land where they builded
their home, and, by thrift and economy
making their start in life and rearing
a large family.
Twelve children blessed their union
eight of whom have "gone on before"
leaving to, survive the mother, four
daughters, Mrs. James Cornelus Gaber,
Misses Lucy, Rosa and May Mixer.
Charles Mixer died thirty-two years
ago. His widow walked bravely on
down life's road till now, after her
eighty-third milestone was passed, her
heavenly Father saw fit to call her
home after she had suffered anr illness
of several months duration. Her cour
age and faith, during all her suffering,
was wonderful. She assured her
daughters who were constantly at her
bedside, that it would "be well" with
her, saying her only regret was at
leaving them.
She was ever thoughtful of others
and, only a few short hours before
death claimed her-having been lifted
to her elbow to talk a little with the
attending physicians-she said: "Dr.
you have had a hard day.' 'and. turn
ing to one of her daughters,-her voice
trembling with weakness-added "You
must make the Dr. some coffee."
A large number of friends and neigh
bors gathered for her funeral at five
o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, May 25th
Rev. J. D. Harper. of Opeousas, a long
treasured friend of the family, conduct
ed the simple, beautiful ervice assist
ed by her pastor. Rev. C. W. Lahey,
of Palmetto. It seemed fitting to lay
her to rest, in her own soil, near the
farm house which had been her home
for more than sixty years, while a few
friends sang, softly, the hymns she
loved, closing with "God's Children
are Gathering Home" as her casket
found its resting place, just as the
sun was sinking on a perfect spring
day. The pall-bearers were: Messrs.
A. B. Taylor, of Palmetto, John Cat
lett, of Elton, A. J. Richard, and R.
C. Andrews, of Le Moyen, E. V. Hud
speth, of Rosa, and L. A. Havard of
Big Cane.
Rest sweetly dear litle mother, and
may God comfort the aching hearts
left behind, is the. wish of
ONE WHO LOVED HER.
N. A. DAWSON AWARDED
CONTRACT FOR EUNICE ROADS
The bid of N. A. Dawson, contractor
has been accepted for construction of
roadway fro Eunice in the direction
of Bayou des Cannes and for the con
struction of one from Eunice to
Swords Station, by the road district
under whose supervision this work
has been placed. Mr. Dawson was
awarded the city of Eunice contract
under similar circumstances and his
aggressiveness and wide knowledge of
road building will certainly afford this
parish a live competitor for the con
struction of its roads. We understand
that the work at Eunice is progressing
satisfactory.
LETTERS FROM
CLUB MEMBERS
Opelousas, La., June 4th, 1920.
Opelousas, La.
:f Mrs. L. G. Kirk.
Dear Mrs. Kirk:-I am surely glad
t that I am a member of the garden and
,t poultry clubs. Hope that I will have
. chickens or canned goods to exhibit
at the fair.
r I am getting along splendidly with
" my garden. I planted tomn toes, pep
2 pers and egg-plants. All are growing
fine. ertainly hope this rain doesn't
continue. All my tomatoe plants are
s staked and tired. I hoed them often
y and watered the plants during the
dry weather. Will have ripe tomatoes
in a few weeks.
I wish you could see my hen and
little chicks. I was not successful
with my first setting as I had only
four chicks; but the second setting
nearly all hatched. They are such
healthy little chicks.
Hoping to see you in the near future,
I am,
Your sincere worker,
HAZEL PITRE.
EUNICE POULTRY CLUB
Eunice, La.. June 5th, 1920.
Mrs. L. G. Kirk.
Dear Agent:-The Eunice Poultry
Club now consists of sixteen members
Iand members that are interested in
the poultry work.
The majority of the chickens are
Rhode Island Reds and White Wyan
dots.
My chickens are Rhode Island Reds
and I have just sixty left after hav
ing quite a number of them to die. I
gather eight eggs each day. Of course
this is my first year in the poultry
work so I do not know much about it.
Your sincere member,
GLADYS KIRL.
Secretary of Poultry.
LOST OR MISLAND
Notice is hereby given that Savings
Passbook No. 79 issued to Mrs. R. L.
Schuler and Savings Passbook No.
116 issued to Hurley Lee Campbell of
Barbreck have been lost or mislaid
and that duplicates have been applied
for.
PLANTERS BANK & TRUST CO.
may 29 6t
Postal Air Service
After the signing of the arrnstice
the British authorities established a
postal airplane service to Cologne and
in connection with this service sys
tematic use was made of wireless tele
phony, says the Halifax Morning
Chronicle. Wireless telephone stations
were placed on the ground at dis
tances of fifty miles from each other, 4
and with the use of quite small sets
were able to transmit messages to air
craft up to tkirty miles away. They
could; also receive from the air to
about tfifty miles. Frequently these!
distances were exceeded and an air
plane was in communication at one
and the same time with three stations
Considering the small size of the ap
pasrtus employed these were remark
ie~esults, and testify to the rapid
i ,rmade by the British air ser
f.ee shce the - fit trials' of. wireless'
at.p to airplanes in 1815.
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P. D. PAVY, Opelousas, La:
rs june 12 tf.
re
d TAKEN UP
1e Cow and calf; cow red and calf red.
r. Cow branded thus:
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Taken up at my place at Deshotels.
- Owner is notified to come fol.ward,
e identify property and pay all costs.
h CHESTER FONTENOT.
g- june 12 5t Deshotels, La.
t- STRAYED
F. One red cow and white-spotted cow
Y branded: X 2.
Le One red cow branded: X 2.
e One cow unbranded.
w They were lost in the woods around
e Melville.
n A reward of $15.00 a head will be
t paid to the finder by
e WILLIS FONTENOT,
g june 12 tf Ville Platte, La.
t- SPECIAL MEETING OF
t. THE TOWN COUNCIL
To the Members of the oBard of Alder
men of the city of Opelousas, La.
d Gentlemen:-You are hereby noti
fled that there will be a Special Meet
ing of your Honorable Body, at the
Council Chamber ,on this Wednesjay,
!June 9th, 1920, at Four (4) o'clock P.
M., for the purpose of tabulating and
S promulgating the returns of the Spe
cial Bond Issue Election held in this
r City on Tuesday, June 8th, 1920.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest:-J. J. PERRODIN,
a City Clerk.
i- I received the above notice on the
0 9th day of June, 1920, and, on the same
t day and date, I served notice on each
member of the Board of Aldermen of
the City of Opelousas, Louisiana, in
s person, in said City, as follows, to-wit:
t On A. C. Mouret at 8:40 o'clock
A. M.
. On J. A. Dejean, at 8:35 o'clock
A. M.
On L. L. Danel, at 8:55 o'clock A.
M.
On Simon Stelly, at 8:50 o'clock A.
M.
' On Jno. W. Clark, at 9:00 o'clock A.
M.
Said parties comprising the entire
membership of the said Board.
W. L. PRUD'HOMME,
City Marshal.
1 Special Meeting
Opeloua, lpa., June 9, 1920.
The Board of Aldermen of the City
of Opelousas, La., met this day at the
hour of 4 o'clock p. m., at the city hall,
I pursuant to a resolution adopted
April 26, 1920, for the purpose of can
vassing the returns of the Special
Election held in said City on Tuesday,
June 8, 1920 on the proposition to in
i cur debt and issue negotiable b.nds of
the City of Opelousas, La., to the
amount of Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand ($250,000) Dolars to run not
to exceed thirty-five (3ý) years, pay-i
able serially, and at such time as
shall be prescribed by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Ope
lousas, La., and in conformity with the
constitution and laws of the state ofl
Louisiana, bearing interest at the rate
of five per cent (5) per annum, pay'
able semi-annually, for the purpose of
(1) improving and extending the wat
erworks and electric light systems of
said city, and (2) improving and drain
ing the streets of said city, to be used
in the proportion of One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand ($150,000) Dollars for
improving and extending the water
works and electric light systems of
said city, and One Hundred Thousand
($100,000) Dollars for improving and
draining the streets of city, the title
to all of which improvement shall vest
in said municipality, and to promul
gate the result of said election, the fol
lowing memlters being present.
His Honor, Edward L. Loeb, Mayor,
and Albert C. Mouret, James A. De
jean, Louis L. Danel, Simon Stelly and
John W. Clark, Aldermen.
His Honor, Edward L. Loeb, Mayor
presided over said meeting.
The mayor stated the purpose and
object of the meeting to be to ex
amine and canvas the returns, the bal
lots, tally sheets and compiled state
ments of votes cast at the Special
Election held in the City of Opelousas,
La., at the respective polling places
of each of the four wards of said city
on Tuesday, June 9, 1920, which said
election was held at the call of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of said
city for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified voter, taxpayers of said
city the proposition hereinabove de
tailed, and to further examine the re
turns of said Special Election and to
declare and promulgate the result
thereof.
After the purpose of the meeting
had been declared the Board then pro
ceeded in open session, to open the
b)allot boxes used at said election, to
examine and canvas the returns of
said election, and declare the results
thereof, which it did as follows:
In the First Ward of said city the
number of votes cast in favor of the
aforesaid proposition was Twenty-one
(21) votes.
In said Ward the votes in favor of
the aforesaid proposition in valuation
of property was Seventy-one Thousand
Six Hundreds and Twenty-five and
65-100 ($71,625.65) Dollars.
The number of votes cast against
2the said proposition in said First Ward
was one (1).
The votes against the said proposi
tion, in said Ward in valuation of
property aggregate the sum 4'f Seven
teen Hundred and Fifty ($1750.00)
Dollars.
In the Second Ward of said city the
number of votes cast in favor of the
aforesaid proposition was sixteen (16).
Votes for the aforesaid proposition,
in said Second Ward,,in valuation oI
property, the aggregate sum of One
Hundred and Thir;ty-seven Thousand
One Hundred and Twenty-seven anc
88-100 ($137,127.88) Dollars.
NWasber of votea cast against the
aturitid propoltoft in said Secod ,
303@. -D
t i4~~~ srui rp
sition in valuation of property, in
said Second Ward, none.
In the Third Ward, of said city, the
number of votes cast in favor of the
aforesaid proposition was fourteeb
(14).
In said Third Ward, of said city, the
votes for the aforesaid proposition in
valuation of property aggregate the
sum of Sixty-seven Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Twenty ($67,820.00) Dol
lars.
In said Third Ward the number of
votes cast against the aforesaid pro
position was one (1).
Votes against the aforesaid proposi
tion, in said Third Ward, in valuation
of property, the aggregate sum of
Eight Hundred ($800.00) Dollars.
In the Fourth Ward of said city, the
number of votes cast in favor of the
a foresaid proposition was Thirty-two
(32).
In said Fourth Ward, the votes for
the aforesaid propostion in valuation
of property, the aggregate sum of Tw.)
Hundred and Thirty-nine Thousand,
Seven Hundred and fifty-six ,$239,
756.00) Dollars.
In said Fourth Ward, of said city,
the number of votes cast against the
aforesaid propositon was, none
Votes against the aforesaid proposi
tion. in said Fourth Ward of said city,
in valuation of properyt, none.
The total vote in all four City Wards
in favor of the aforesaid proposition,
in number amounted to Eightiy-four
(84) votes.
The total vote in all four city.
Wards, against said proposition, in
number amounted to two (2) votes.
The total vote, in all four City
Wards, in valuation of property, in
favor of the aforesaid proposition, ag
gregated the sum of Five Hundred and
Sixteen Thousand, Three Hundred
and Twenty-nine and 53-100 ($516,
329.53) Dollars.
The total vote in all four City
Wards, in valuation of property,
against said propositon, aggregated
the sum of Two Thousand, Five Hun
dred and Fifty ($2550.00) Dollars.
Whereupon, from the aforesaid re-.
turns, it being, apparant and evident
that the aforesaid proposition was car-!
ried by a majority both in number and
amount of votes cas tat said election,
the aforesaid Mayor and Board of
Aldermen, in open session, declared
that said proposition, submitted at
said Special Election, was carried at
said Special Election both in majority I
of votes and in majority of amount of
property valuation.
On motion duly made, seconded and
unanimously carried, the said Board
of Aldermen of said City of Opelousas,
La., ordered the promulgation of the
result of said election, as above can
vassed, to be published in the St. Lan
dry Clarion, the official journal of the
City of Opelousas, La., for two conse
cutive issues.
There being no further business be
fore the Board it was, upon motion
duly seconded and carried, adjourned.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest-J. J. PERRODIN,
Clerk, City of Opelousas, La.
june 12 2t
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
ESTATE OF JOSEPH H. ST. AR
MAND
No. , Probate Docket, Sixteenth
Judicial District Court, Parish
of St. Landry, La.
Whereas, August J. Muller has. ap
plied to be appointed administrator of
the above numbered and entitled
estate; now,
Therefore, notice is hereby given to
any and all interested parties to show
cause, if any they can or have, in writ
ing in this office within ten days of
the first publication hereof, why the
prayer of the said petitioner should
not be granted.
By order of said court, dated June
1920.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
jun 12 2t Clerk of Court.
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