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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-29
Another Funny Man Suppressed.

r J. Burdette has quit the Burling-
ton Hawkeye, to which ho has lent
much vivacity for many years. I
remember once hearing him tell how
he got to joking ia print. He was
local editor of the Peoria Transcript
He had 10 FL two columns a day. It
was hard work for dog fights were
scarce and human beings were dis
gustingly sober and peaceable. His
page was dali. At home was bis
young wife, i'll Of the disease of which
she finally died, and 10 cheer her up
he stayed at home an hour or two at
noon and wrote imaginary local
events Of an exciting nature and read
them to her. They were grossly i'm
probable and funny. They did not
have a debilitaring effect on her, but
actually made her laugh, and enc day
she said:
Robbie, this ridiculous stuff Of yours
is bad enough 10 print. Having seen
that I survive it, why didn't you try
it on your readers?
He cautiously did so, dealing it out
in small doses. It was copied every
where. I remember copying some of
the idiocy myself, away up IN Mime
sofa. This had been gong Oh for g.
fortnight. may be, when one day Mr.
Emory, editor of the paper, sent far
Robert, requesting him to come TO his
private room.
''Aha!" said Robert, rubbing his
hands and glowing from stem to
stern, I've fetched him? I've fetch
ed him! He going TO raise my
salary"
"Nr. Burdette," said Err. Emory,
when the audacious youth was seated.
two lunatEcs escaped from the asy-
luna last week, I believe" 4
YES, sir; yes-two-but one of
them was captured
"One was captur ed, " said the editor,
thoug htfully; 'ope-only enc. What
became of the other, Mr. Burdette"
He kasn't been fouad yet" an
swered the jocose youth; they re
securing the woods for him"
''Is it not possible that ne may
be secretsd about the building
somewhere; in your room, for in
stapce2'
why no, Mr.. Emory! What put
| SuCn au iUSa III w .toOi hCha
"Have you among your friends any
bodyiwho is d rlveling IDIOT, Mr.
Burdette?"
No sir. 30. oh, no, sir, I thin
nct!" protested the youth, moving un-
easily in bis chair.
WHO might get into the Office
and insert articles without your
knowledge-1n your long absence at
mean. for instance?'
"Oh, no, Mr.. Emory, no; why dc
you ask?'
t met an intoxicated man the
other night going down the stairs.
Who was it2''
'I don't know, indeed" said Bur.
dette. 1--WE had just bounced him. >
Did he write anything for the pa
per ciandestinely and surreptitisusly
while he was here9' persisted the
editor
"Why, no; of course I see every
thing that goes in this page"
"Well, then, Mr.. Burdette, who i.
it that makes those sickly attempts to
be funny that see in your columns
| every days."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-29
OF a Centenarian Who Loved Her
Dram.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat

Two miles from Corley, Hrk., there
has just died woman reported report
ed to be the oldest on the continent.
She said her father was a Cherokee
Indian and her mother a white woman.
She was born IN Alamanee county,
N. c., and was thirteen or fourteen
years old when independence was de-
clared, which would make her 1913
years old when she died. A sen who
survives her is over eighty years old.
Her name was Beda Lucas. She used
to say her father was soldier In the
Revolutionary war and died or was
killed during the pending of that
struggle. A gentleman at Corley says
he knew her forty years ago and that
she then claimed to be eighty five
years old. She chewed and smoked
tobacco and would take q dram of
whisky whenever 1t was offered her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-29

The word "news" was not, as many
suppose, derived from the adjective
new, but from the fact that many
yea ago it was customary to put at
the bead Of the periodical publications
of the day, the initial letters OF the
compass, thus:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-29
Opposed to the Trail.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 20-The house
concurred in the senate resolution
adopted yesterday opposing the pro-
jected national cattle trail through
Kansas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-29

Signifying that the matter contained
therein was from the four quarters OF
the globe. From the letters came the
word news"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-29
$500 Worth of ButtOnh0leS.
Lowell Courier

Mrs. Charles Griffin made 10. SIG
button holes last year. for which
work she received over $500, and did
all her housework in addition.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

the year 1896 were accepted, and The
Treasurer authorized to file same
On motion of a. l. Reid, duly sec
onded, the following resolution was
adopted:
BE IL resolVea By tie Torn Council
-of the IIolo,eot' Lake Charles, That for
the purpose of llefraying the current
expenses of the town of Lake Charles
for the year Z $50, an annual advalorum.
tax of seven and one.half mills on the
dollar of the valuation of the year
1885, on all property, real and per.
sonal, situated in the town of Lake
Charles, subject to taxation, shall be
assessed, levied and collected in United
States currency.
On motion, the office of City Sur
veyor was abolished.
On motion, the following bills were
approved, and the Mayor authorized
to issue warrants for payment of same:
DIR. T. j Lyons, medical services on
two paupers. ......,,..............S 10 W
James Collins, 26 days labor at $50
ID. Bloch d Bro, horse feed .......... 90
Hta 4; roll, iSs5 5-,-l0'o-'9 .,' 159 o
L. c. Livery Stable, furnishing coffin
lot pauper ''.'''''.' ~
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned subject to a call.
Approved; WIN. MEYER, Mayor.
Attest: A. L. REID, Sec, pro tenn.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
Endorses n Parish Fair AssO-
citation.

JENNINGS, La, Aug. 90, 1885.
Editor Lake Charles Echo:
The most noted saying Of the "Great
Departed was, LET us have Peace
! always 60 in for peace "if ! have to
fight for it."
l came South in the interest of
peace, and must say in truth, | never
enjoyed it better or more fully. Some
men are never happy out of hot water.
l say let them have their way, they
will soon be at the end of the rope.
Iou speak editoriaIly of organizing
all immigration society. Good And
let the great effort be to get good far
mers. l would say, farmers from the
North and Northwest. Have man
at the Exposition who will visit the
headquarters of each State leave and
distribute circulars descriptive of this
country. a truthful description of
Southwestern Louisiana will, when cir
culated, bring as thousands of good
people seeking homes.
We want to Organize Tor Parish
Fair, also such movements as are in
the interest of peace, happiness, pros
perity and the elevation of the people.
When we strive to excel in products
of the farm and field we will build
good fences, and good fences make
good neighbors. A poor fence of any
kind is an injury TO stock and peace,
and is not to be defended neither is
the manning Or killing of stock These
things will be condemned as strongly
by the Iowa colony as by the natives.
Obedience to law commeDds itself to
every one. The general wish of our
people is that the Police Jury publish
what shall constitute legal fence, in
Guiding barbed wire, that being the
cheapest and most effectnal fence
known Barbed wire is sold by man
ufactmers now on basis of 81 cents
per pound at the factory, an unbeard
of low price.
I can say, Mr.. Editor, that Jennings
/ is peaceful, united and firmly bound to
keep the peace at all hazards, and
people are coming everyday to help
tus keep it.
Yours Trnly, s.LtCARy.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
The MugwHHnP Won.

observation-disclosures.
Two Democrats and "a mugwump
were applicants for the postmaster
ship of Centre LineolnvilIe, in Maine.
Under the rules extant, the offensive
Partisans were ignored and Dnnton,
the mugwump, whose claim rested I'M
having been the childlike and bland
deputy of the Republican postmaster,
received the appointment. Dunton
was said TO have been SO ipdifferentiin
regard to politics as not to have known
even the names Of the prominent poll
ticians of his State. Indeed, he scarcely
knew which party had nominated
Cleveland. The appointment of this
qnintessence Of nonrpartisanship was
hailed as a great civil service reform
triumph by the endorsers of his pa
pers. But alas, the disciples Of re-
form were doomed to witness an early
explosion of their cherished public.
ItDnnt0n, the innocent lamb, had
scarcely received the news Of his APP
pointment than be was being marched
to jail on an eight months sentence
for embezzlement He had cancelled
more stamps in his report than he had
cancelled in fact On hearing Of his
victory, Dqnton wrote the following
forgiying and magnanlInous letter:
~ do not want to exult over their
defeat, for one Of them is a good
friend to me, but you see my petition
was recognized sI Washington and /
got the appointment. If i was at
lil4incolnvilIe now, A could readily OBJ
tain the names Of the best citizens Of
the town on my bond and they wonld
want ne to have the Office. Here j
am in this Jail, and here shall remain
lnntil eight months are mp / guess.
] can live = few months longer and
then I shall 90 back bronze and be-
theaght Is mnch Of there rs ] eyer
was.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

SUCCESSION OF JACK SIMMONS, DECEASED.
DURSUANT to an order from the Hon.
i Fourteenth judicial District Court, in
and for said parish, and by virtue of COM
mission TO me issued ont of said Court / will
sell at public auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the last residence of the deceased,
near GoospOrt, in this parish, on
Saturday, September 30, 1855,
between legal hours, the following described
property, belonging to said succession, to
wit:
One Hundred and Sixty and 7S-lOO acres of
land, described as being the west half of
southeast quarter of Section 81 and west
half of northeast quarter of Section Is, in
Township No. O. s., r. s west.
Said land will be subdivided and sold in
lots of ten acres, according to plan to be
exhibited on day of sale.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS Fifteen per cent.
of the purchase price payable in cash. on the
day OF sale, and the balance in four equal
semi-annual instruments; purchasers to fur
nish their notes with approved personal
security to the satisfaction Of the administra-
trix, conditioned to bear eight per cent. per
annum interest, from maturity until paid,
with the clause of ten per cent. additional as
attorneys fees in event of suit to collect
same, and special mortgage and vendors
lien retained until full satisfaction of pur-
chase price. EDNA SIMMONS,
aug-22-'S5-tds Administrator
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

The most prominently named can
didates for gnbernatorial honors in
the great State Of New York, so far,
are Coy. Hill, the present incumbent,
ex-Mayor Cooper and Hon. Roswell-P.
Flower. The relative strength Of
each of these candidates can be
summed up as follows: Hills strength
with the Democratic masses lies in the
fact that he is abhorred by the mug
wumps; Cooper's weakness lies in the
fact that Tammany Hall will have
none Of him, in the event of bis nomi-
nation, and would not support him,
and Mr.. Flowers strength, if any be
has, consists in wealth, he being a mil
lionaire, and very lavish intthe use Of
his money, which, as a matter Of
course, makes him popular with a
certain classof politicians
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

LAKE CHARLES, La, Aug. 8, 1885.
To the Hon j, ~. Bryan, President Of the
Police Jury 81 the Parish Of Caleasieu, La:
The petition of the undersigned,
property holders in and residents of
the parish of Caleasieu, Louisiana, re-
specifically represent that,
WHEREAS, the Honorable, the Police
Jury of the parish, sitting as Board
of Assessment Reviewers, on the 18th
day of July, 1885, raised the Lonisi-
ana Western Railroad Company's as
sessment to Eight Thousand Dollars
per mile, which the Company consid-
ers excessive, in comparison to the as
sessment of other property in the
parish.
Therefore, your petitioners respect
fully pray of your Honor, that you
vii call a special meeting of the Pc
lice Jury of the parish, for the purpose
of reconsidering the assessment of the
Louisiana Western Railroad Company
as fixed by your Honorable body on
July IS, 1885.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

TIM appointment Of Mr. Glen
Walker, an ardent Blaine Republican
II Tue last campaign, 70 an important
position il the New Orleans post
Office, en the recommendation Of the
new Democratic postmaster Of the
Crescent City, Mr. Samuel Il, Buck,
has brought aboHt considerable dis
satisfaction 10 chat city among the
Democrats Wis hslqcd ast : Dem.
oeralic President he es,lg paper IN
tie city that ipdqrses the appointment
n az. Walkers the Pieagsae Well,
af panEse
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

LAKE CHARIEs, La, Ailg. 90, 80.
Pursuant to the following petition
of citizens and call of the President,
the Police Juryoof the parish of Cal
casieu metiin special session this day,
with the following members present,
and a quorum:
]. W. BRYAN, President; VIM. Vim
cent, ID. ID. Andrus, ID. A. Lyons and
Isaac Nichols.
Absent--James Cole, j. I. Hewitt,
Demsy He's.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

THE following are the Southern
cities and towns which will enjoy the
benefits of the special delivery system
by means of messenger boys, to be
inaugurated by the PostOfice Depart
ment, October !: Huntsville, Ala;
Mobile, Ala; Montgomery, Ala; Sci
ma, Ala; Little Rock, Ark; Jackson
vile, Fla; Key West, Fla; Pensacola,
Fla; Athens, GA, Atlanta, Ga; Au-
gusta, Ga; Columbus, Ga; Macon,
GA; Baton Rouge, La; New Orleans,
La; Shreveport, La; jackson, Miss;
Meridian, Miss; Natchez, Miss; Vieks-
burg, Miss; Austin, Texas; Brennan,
Texas; Brownsville, Texas; Dallas,
Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Galveston,
Texas; Houston, Texas; Marshall,
Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Sherman,
Texas; Waco, Texas.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
NOTICE.
l.ANp orrIer " NEw- onLEANs. |

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS, La,
August is, 1885.
NTOTIGE is hereby given that the follow
In ing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Judge, or in his absence, the Clerk
of Court, at Lake Charles, La, on September
20, 1885, viz: Homestead No. 1854, Francois
Vincent, of Calcasien parish, La, for the s.
WI OF Sec. "a, I'p. 10 81, r. 10 west, South
western District, La. He names the follow
ing witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon, aud cultivation Of, said Land, viz:
Nathaniel Vincent, Isaac Lyons, Jas. Clark,
VIM. A. Lyons, all of Calcasieu parish, La.
aug-22- 'S5. Re. b. DARRALL, Register.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

INregard TO the probable relations Of
TIE executive and Legislative branches
Of Government next winter, a dissatis1
fed Democratic Congressman is re-
ported as giving his idea Of the mat
ter in saying: .gThe Administration
has got along al summer BY Stumbling
Congressmen, Congress will snnb the
Administration all winter To this
the Boston Herald remarks: Sin 4
personal sense President Cleveland IS
not likely to pnt himself in q position
toihe 'snnbbed' BY Congress, Hell has
no such favor 70 ask Of thatfbody as
GopgEsssmen haze asked Of him, and
ha should cross TIE boundary which
separates the TWO great departments
OF TIE Geyerament By lines wisely
fixed bg is fFamefs IN the Csnstitn-
ten, Id wpuia deserve 10 be saubbed. h
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS, La
August Is. 1885.

I1EIVF vt TIE wv 1T !
August Is, 1885. i
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
IN ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Judge, or in his absence, the Clerk
of Court, at Lake Charles, La. on September
80, 1885, viz: Homestead No. 7464, John
Venables, of Calcasieu parish, La. for the
fractional Sec. 16, TIP. 10 s., K. 8 west, and
b. of N. Eh of fractional Sec. j, TIP. los,
r. 3 west, Southwestern District, La, under
Sec 1901, Revised Statutes. He names the
following witnesses to prove his continuous
viz: A. d. McFarlain, s. L. Cary, Kass0n
Freeman, jerome McFarlain, all Of Calcasieu
parish, La. G. B. DARRALL, Register.
auG-l1-t25
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

CoMaEETIEG on the frequent mis-
carriage of justice in criminal courts,
the Baltimore Sun says: +0ut Of
3sT7 murders perpetrated during the
year 1884, the total number of muir
derers executed was but sl3, and Of
this number 2l0 met their death by
lynch law and only los by legal pro
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
your goods at x. d. Al.

JoHN ii. AuFDERMoBTE, the default
ing clerk of the U. S. Sub4Treasury
at New Orleans, who stole something
like S27, 600, some two months ago,
and then fed for parts unknown, is
reported to have been captured last
"wednesday in Monterey, Mexico.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

AAxwKLI, the man who murdered
PEeller, cut the body mp and placed il
I'll a trunk, some months ago in st.
Louis, has been retuFped, and is now
safely lodged in Jail u that city. He
is being lionAzed ard eoddled into q
hero BY The sinpletons Of 81. Louis,
receiving daily gifts Of money and all
kinds ef presents, His visitors are
mostly composed If society people.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
August is, 1885.

LAND OhhloE AT NEW tOHltsAesy LA
August is, 1885. j
NTOTI0E is hereby given that the follow
LIN ing named settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof In support OF
his claim, and that said proof win be made
before the Judge, or in his absence, the Clerk
Ofi{yourt, at Lake Charles, La, on September
26, 1885, viz: Homestead No. 5SS5 Anselme
Rayie, Of Calcasieu parish, La, for the N19
of N. Il u Of Sec. 81, and NJ of N. WI OF
Of Sec. IS, TIP. 10 S., R. 10 west, Southwest
ern District, La. lie names the following
Witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation Of said land, viz: Ma
thaniel Vincent, Isaac Lyons, James Clark,
VIM. A. Lyons, all Of Caleasieu parish, La.
aug-22'85,l ,C.lB. DARRAl.L, Register
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

Lowry has been re-neminated by
the Mississippi Democracy for Gov
ernor, and Hoadly has received the
same compliment at the hands of the
Ohio Democrats.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
-Bng your goods Al Z. 3 n.

SEVERAL stalks of cane measuring
over six feet in length, matured joints,
was shown tho editor of the Ascension
Democrat few days ago. This
speaks well of Aseension's prospects
for a large sugar crop this year.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
--Bny your goods at Z. & N.

GOVERNOR McENERY has called a
levee convention for the purpose of
deyislng ways and means to rebuild
the Morganza levee, to meet at the
State House in Baton Rouge on the
oath inst.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
buy your goods at'K. & N.

FIRsr Comptroller Durham has no.
tilted ex-Commissioner of Agriculture
Loring, that he will proceed against
him for unlawful expenditure of
$4,000 uhless some satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION is youchsafed about it.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
LAKE CHARLEs, La, Aug, 2, 1885.
M - -. D Al -. !. L !.

LAKE SltaARLEss La, AUG, y, lloo0.
The Board of Aldermen met this
day pursuant to adjournment.
Present Hon. VIM. Meyer, Mayor;
"A. II. Reid, Thos. Hansen, = G. Ton
chy, "A. Rignaiden. Absent: George
Nv. Ryan.
On motion, the minutes of July 8th
and oath were read and approved.
on motion, the petition Of III. CT
Drew, asking for right Of way Tor
street railway, was laid oyerf orsfnrther
consideration
On motion Of Thos. Hansen, Only
seconded, The bog law was extended
50 as to include the entire corporation.
The yeas and nays baing called, tRe
gole fesaltsd as follows: Yeas hos.
Hansen, g q. Touchy Naya--k. IL.
Reid. a. Rigmaidsn. There being 4
tie the Mayor voted yea.
On motion, The assessment rolls tor
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

THE latest crop reports from Texas
forces us to the belief that her farmers
will have their hands full to gather
the present cotton crop, as it will far
exceed that of any. previous year in the
recollection of the oldest inhabitants.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
buy your goods at K, a. NJ.

The cholera is still raging in Spain
and portions of France, and the yellow
fever is reported as being in Mexico.
A ease of yellow fever is also reported
from New York City.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

SENATOR EUsTIs, with his usual lib
crafty and love of fair play, has vol
unteered his services to defend settlers
against the outrageous demands made
on them by the benefeiaries Of the
Backbone land grant. This is a com
mendable action on the part of our
patriotic Senator, and will be fully
appreciated by the whole people Of
the State, as there was never a greater
swindle perpetrated than this so-called
Backbone land grant. The idea of
railroad corporations claiming lands in
parishes through which their lines
do not extend, nor from whom the
people derive no benefit, is an outrage,
and we think nothing more nor less
than highway robbery, and every pa
tent granted for lands to such roads
should be revoked.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
buy your goods atK. q M.

The assessment of taxable property
in the limits of New Iberia this year
foots up s., oo5,355, or $1o6,752 less
than in 1884, when it was 50, =, l04.