The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-02

zap HANNANN1 AVt4S WIN UslP ChdNtNo
on, does not shell out we'll, for the pun
chaser, in the measurement, and ther
is a way of selling it at so much per bar
rel, two for one" But in 1866, as W,
have the evidence of that date, the Con-
rier'S squares, sl~ip-shucks, shanks ant
all, were measured at not twenty-five
cents a square, as "solemnly promised,
two for One," but one for tcO-that il
one square for two two-bits. See sale o:
estate Of Eliakim Littell below:
PUBLIC SALE.
ESTATE OF ELTAKIM LITTELL, DECEASED.
BY virtue of an order of the Hon. the COur1
of the Eighth Judicial District of the State o.
Louisiana, in and for the Parish of st. Landry
there will be sold at public sale, to the last anG
highest bidder, by the undersigned Test'y Ex
ecutrix or a duly llcenced Auctiopeer, on the
plantation hereinafter described, being the last
residence OF said deceased, situated six miles
East of the Town of OpelouSas, on WEDNES
DAY, December 5th, 1866, the following des
cribed property, belonging to the Estate Of the
said Eliakim Littell, late OF the Parish of st
Landry, to-wit:
certain tract or parcel of land, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, being the
last residence OF said deceased, situated and
lying in Parish of st. Landry, on the west side
OF Bayou Marie Cr0quant or T6che, having
twenty arpents front on said Bayou by forty
arpents III depth, containing eight hundred SUI
pertcial arpents (mOre or Less, being the same
purchased by the deceased from Moses Littell,
as per act of February 29th, 1886.
A tract or parcel OF land, being section fifteen
OF township No. six south OF the thirty-frst de-
gree of north latitude, range No. five east, in the
southwestern land district Of Louisiana, con-
tanning sixty-eight acres and elghty-four hun
dredths.
Two lots or parcels of land, being lot No. two
OF section five, and lot No. one, of section six, in
township six south o6raIge five east, in the dis
trict of land subject to sale at Gpelousas, La,
containing one hundred and sixty superficial
acres.
A certain landed property, situated and lying
on both sides of the Bayou Waxia, in said Parish
of st. Landry, as follows, viz: The half of sec
ton No. thirty, the half of section No. twenty
eight, and the whole of section No. twenty-nine,
in township four south range five east, contain
ing altogether twelve hundred and eighty-three
acres and 4 hundredths. This tract of land will
be subdtYided and sold i'll four lots OF ha I a
section each, to suit purchasers.
A certain tract of land, bounded on the north
by Bayou T9che or Marie CrOquallt, southeast
by land of deceased and Michel ordel0n, south
west by the division line of Prairie Basse, and
northwest by land formerly belongingto Valery
Roy, situated in said Parish OF st. Landry, con-
tanning two hundred arpents more or Less.
One fourth of a tract of land, joining the last
described tract, said fourth containing one hun
dred superficial arpents m0re or less).
The half of a certain tract of land, lying in
Prairie Basse, in said Parish of st. Landry, con-
tanning fifty-two arpents and 80 hundredths,
superficial measure (more or less).
A certain tract or parcel of land, fronting on
the east bank OF Bayou Gchc or Marie Cr0quant,
bounded on the lower line by land of Baptiste
Rider. and on the upper line by land formerly
belonging to Valery Roy and now owned by
Mrs. Susannah Corson, widow Adelard Demaret,
and DR.. Orlando o. Foster, containing about
eight hundred and sfxty-two arpents more or
less(. This tract Of land will also be subdivided
ana sold In lots OF four or more arpents front
BY the ordinary depth, to suit purchasers.
Eight mules, 90 wild mares and colts, As head
Of horned cattle, 3 work oxen, one branding
Dne sewing machine, five sheep. 1 horse cart, a
gun, one pair timber wheels, O. corn shelter, two
carriages, Q loom, one hack, one buggy, four
Gather beds, SIX mattresses, a lot of fine ma
1ogany and black walnut furniture, consisting
in bureaux, sofas, tables, chairs,
DedSteads, clocks, &c, plantation implements
lltchen utensils, and many other articles, the
Enumeration OF which would be too tedious.
Terms and Conditions-Al the movable prop
'rty, including horses, mules, cattle, hogs, house
lold furniture, kitchen utensils, agricultural
implements, DC, cash on the day of sale. The
ands on a credit one, two and three years from
he day of sale; purchasers to furnish their
totes with approved personal security in solido.
Q the widow and heirs of said deceased, con-
Litoned to bear interest at the rate of eight
cent per annumf from maturity of each in
until paid, Special mortgage and
.endor's privilege retained on the land until
payment of both principal and interest:
purchasers binding themselves not to alien
te or dispose in any manner whatsoever of the
lnds SO purchased by them to the prejudice of
ne said mortgage and vendors privilege. Pay
lentS to be made to the order Of Henrietta M.
gackherhagen,. Testamentary Executrix of
ne last will and testament of said deceased, at
er domicil in the said Parish OF st. Landry.
H. M. WACKHERHAGEN,
Testan1entary Executrix.
The above sale we copy from the COu-
lerof October 9th, 1866, and in the same
aper containing the sale we find this
announcement:
BEAR IT IN MIND.
We respectfully solicit those who have pub
to make, to compare our rates with
lose OF any other newspaper published in the !
ydtt; 1pentyJtte cents per Square, is one l
'urth or one third of the prices chan ged by all Z
her newspapers.
So according to this announcement :
Courier should have charged twentv- !
re cents a square. This sale according !
} u present measurement is nine
luares and our highest price could not +
more than nine dollars for one inser- /
on. Well, on examining the record Of r
70 estate OF Eliakim Littell, we find on h
e tableau those two items: a
Courier. 500 M :
Courier for advertising SALE. 500. rs =
Just think OF it-ntnety- sir dollars and o
Uenty-fre cents for advertising, at
7enty-five cents a square, a sale that +
lily costs nine dollars for one insertion
one dollar a square. We leave the n
PLANTATION OF how such a calculation n
Is made to the Courier, and hope it =
IL favor us with it next week. In the ii
ea1tlme we will probably examine Il
me other records, and see how the in y
and spotless lamb-like Courier o.
in't know how to "gouge.n
The Courier does not state that it has le
iquare of one line; price, twenty cents. .
me OF u citizens who advertised I'll
ere Last summer can furnish the bills.
II square-tWelve lines-at that price.
'uld amount to two dollars and forty M
ITS, or more, as we use smaller type. e
t the Courier don't gouge,n it don't =
ow how; poor unsophisticated little
40. 1t used to stick those big trees. u
1ses, horses, cattle, niggers, poster
ETC., into advertisements, to set
m Oft and make them look pretty Isl
that it had any idea of charging for e
space they occupied, at so much a an
are" for two '-oh no; that ~
uld be gouging." Dt
ne Courier also omits to state that sst.
.larges fifteen dollars for announcing sal
ldldates, while this paper charges ten if
lars. Ju
,ha q y to
.nC lal ldke aJ n1tY cents a snnnrn fni