St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-17
appropriation OF Lands for Railroad
Purposes.

TO the Honorable George W. Hudspcth, Judge
of the Eighth Judicial District or the STATE
OF Louisiana. for the Parishes of St. Landry
! aud Ca!caseu:
Tile petition OF the Louisiana Western Rail
| Road Company, duly incorporated by act OF
! the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
n.y. act approved March 3Oth, 1878, respect
| fully shows;
! construct the Railroad between Nen1illionviic
! in the Parish of Lafayette and a point in TIL
Parish of Cacasieu, upon the line between the
State of Louisiana and the State OF Texas, rs
| required by their charter.
Scc9nd-That ky their charter they arc fully,
authorized 10 acquire land netessarF for their
! road by appropriation.
That the road to he built by them runs tltrongl
| the Parishes OF Lafayette. st. Landry and
| Calcasieu.
! That most of the land on the contemplated
| line OF their road and necessary FOR the use Oi
| the road, is Hnlmproved and ulnhabited
That they have used diligent efforts to as.
certain the names OF the owners of the rea!
| estate and to acquire title to the same, and
| they have neGn nnahie tG do ST, as vail In0fe
fully appear sy the affidavit of J. e. Parkersoll,
| the agent OF the company, hereto annexed and
made part Of this petition.
duc te rGnn li, ine4Gessay n 4 for the purpose of
a3l0ss and upon the following described tract,,
and owned as follows, Wig: '''N' -
!; =. =. Ea,uHg2rtfc,l residence and status
ten south Of range thirteen west. '''"'p
| ?. VIM. R, Fleming or Barly Martin. residence
and status unknown.-The W. of WA of section
thirteen in township ten south of range twelve
west. '
g. Martin NJ. Shelton, residence and status
unknown.-The WI of the El and n "a Of
WI or section twenty, township ten south
range twelve west.
+, 4. Anthony Harris, residence and status un-
known.-The N Of the N WI Of section twenty
one In townshipten, south ofrange twelve west.
.: Auguste Bohn or the Calcaseu Mining Co.,
OH -nI fS,1t s,,N
unknoEn.-Sections thirty-0ne, thirtv-two and
tmrtyrthree, IN towhehp nino, south of range
eleven west, and the n e. OF section thirty one
the Na OF section thirty-two and the N WI of
sectOn thlrty-thrte, i'll township nine, south of
range ten west.
8. David Fl. Lyons, resides in the town of
Lake charles, parish OF Caicasieu. owned by
entry and requires compensation, claiming the
road will damage his lands materiallv.SIrhe
n WI of the Ea of section thirty-five. in
township nine, sont!l Of range cieyqn vest.
7. hlfkman q SetEleF0se, DIR. W. III fkirknan
resi'lts'at Lake Charles, residence and status of
Nettlerode unknown.-The NJ and s Fl of the
n E3 of section tllirty-tve, in township nine,
south of range eleven west.
8. Oliver FL. Wales, residence and stains m
knoWn.-The N of section thiIty-six, in town
ship nine, south Of range eleven west.
9. j. 4 S. Bloch, resides in Opelousas, Parish
Of Landry, abandGned 70 the te for leliuauerlt
taxes.-The w OF section thirty-one, in fpwj,-
ship nine. south of range ten west -:
10. a. Pltard, oecapies the WI of section
west. Original homestead, applicant trans
ferred improvements to Pitard who resides on
the land. ''t' ' S%Tt Z
il. 4nna Holt, lesldenee ana status ,,n-
known.-rhe w of the N WI of section thirty
one: in township nine, south Of range nlpe
west. -
l2. Robert Holt.-The e. of N VI of section
thlrty-one, in township nne south of range
nine west, residence and status unknown
l3. SamI johnson, residence and status ,lll-
known.-The W. OF the n E! of section thirty
one, in township nine, south of range MUG
west. "
Il. Victor 1ouel1y, resides in Lake Charles.
Parish OF Calcasieu. Homestead entry aban-
dancd--The 81 Of the N WI of section thirty
two, In township nine, south OF range nine
west.
Is. Saml McNeill, residence and status nm
known.-The s W. of the N Ez of section thirty
two, in township nine. south range ni;is Yest.
16 Anthony Z, G3ran, resideiice and stains
IN ,ilknowil-IId S L, of the n "a OF section
tiiirty-two, in township nine, south Of range
nine west.
known.--The w of the N w OF section thirty
three, in township nine, south Of range ming
west, ':7Gs x
ls. Reggm Means. resl4enee and status IN
knGWn.4-The 81 sf the Ea OF section thirty
three, in township nine, south Of range nine
west:
10. Charles Montaldo. residence and status
lnin0wn.--The WI of the w of section
thirty fcnr, IN township nlne. sontii Of ,,,,.
nine west.
20. Adolphe c. Herrison, residence unknown,
tho wife resides on the land the husband having
absented himself for a number of years.-The
$ w OF the W. of section thirty :fenH, ill
township nine, salltll 0I range eight west.
81. Augrste Roseiqlist, residence and status
8 Ell OF the n Eaa of section
thirty five, i'll township nine, south OF range
eight west.
%. Mrs. Carlos LeBluc or the State of Louis
iana residence and status of Mrs. I4eBluc un-
known.-rhe S E4sof section twenty-six and 81
OF section twenty five, i'll township nine, south
OF range seven west.
as. Henry F. Stanton, residence and status
Hnknown.-Thc w of the $ WI of section