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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

Editor Lake Charles Echo :

Editor Lake Charles Echo:
deem 1t necessary that some one
should explain 10 the voters Of Lake
Charles how and what the Board d
Aldermen contemplate doing il re.
gard to the water-works problem.
The plan proposed is to run a four
inch pipe from the lake on Broad
street to Hodges street, and cross
pipe on Hodges street from Division
to Iris street, and cross pipe on
Ryan street from Division street to
Iris street, making in all n little over
six thousand feet Of piping. The
pipe laid down in this way will enable
the fire engine to reach any building
situated in the square of these pipes
or any building situated one square
outside of these pipes by using water
either from the ,hydrants, lake or bayou.
With the pipes put down on this plan
it will be very easy to extend them
at some future time to the railroad
depot.
To buy this amount of four-inch
piping it will cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 landed in Lake Charles. 1t is
the desire of the Board to buy the
piping and put it down, and let the
supply of water be an after considera-
ton.
The success or failure of the Arte-
sian Well Company will be demon
strated long before the pipes can be
put down, ana if ii should succeed in
supplying a sufficient quantity of
water, then the water question will be
settled; as it will be much cheaper to
pay the Artesian Well Company than
to bny an engine to supply the water.
Should the artesian well fail in supply
ing water, then an engine can be OBJ
tanned at cost of about $1,000 for
the purpose of pumping water.
1t is not the intention of the Board
as some may believe, to employ an en-
gineer at a cost of $1,000 year to
run the engine, but to build tank
that will hold sixty or eighty thousand
gallons Of water and whenever it is
necessary to be refilled the town Con
stable can have it done at a small cost.
1t is not necessary for fire purposes
that pipe be run to every house in
side the corporation. a house may be
consumed by fire with bonntifnl sup
ply of water right at the door, but the
fire engine properly managed may keep
it from spreading 10 other buildings.
The Board does not think it will cost
10000, but in making the estimate
they preferred to be on the safe side.
Should the taxable property in Lake
Charles increase in value for the next
three years as it has in the past three,
it would probably not be necessary to
levy tax of (5) mills on the dollar to
meet the payment.
The people have been asking the
Board of Aldermen for several years
to give them water, and the papers
have been calling on the Board for
water, and it costs money to get it.
Give the Board the money and the
people Of Lake Charles will get the
water. Withhold the money aud you
cannot get the water. This will be
left TO many voters. J. G. J.
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JENNINGS FAIR.
Bsrenniuns Awarded.

The following are the principal ex-
hibltors who were awarded premiums:
Hiram Andrus, peaches.
N. Broussard, Lake Arthur, large
watermelons and muskmelons, and O
fine assortment of field corn
Mrs. w. T. Daniels, early peaches.
G. A. Fournet, grapes.
ID. Andrus, Irish potatoes.
Mrs. ID. Broussard, budded peaches.
A. MontOn, Lake Arthur, peaches
and beets.
d. c. Calkins, herd of registered
Jersey cattle; Mosby prolific corn and
-four corn.
Mr.. St. German, grapes of French
importation.
J. Goth, cucumbers over 18 inches
in length
z. Gallup, can of early peaches aud
Crawford peaches.
J. Revilion, a large display of ap-
pies, peaTs, China pefsimmons, ounce,
pomgranate and corn.
VIM. Thellman, Lake Charles, grapes
of German variety, Of excellent kind,
potatoes and oats.
0. q. McDagal, plate and branch Of
neClarines.
Geo. Spencer, grapes, potatoes and
onions.
Roy Frogan, peaches.
Mrs. F, N. Rowe, Celest and purple
figs, and peaches.
S. L. Cay, Two varieties of Irish
potatoes.
A collection of LeConte, Keller and
Smith pears, Chinese ounce, we're
represented by r. Sloddard from W..
W. Thompson's nursery Of Smithville,
Ga.
4. Ledoux, watermelon and mnsk-
melon.
Mr.. Laid, amber sugar-cane, one
10 feet high; okra and rice.
DIR. Cooley, Welsh, Congress peaches.
Mrs. 4. d. Noble, canned figs, black.
berries, shirley sauce, wild cranberry
Jelly.
Mrs. u. Gallup, canned peaches.
Mrs. S. L. Carey, canned blackber-
ries and gigs.
J. Maund, beets, onions and eitron.
ID. Hebert, Durham bull.
l.. g. St. John, Norman stallion.
4. r Thomas, ] yearling colt, 4
CLYDE; ] two-year old, J clyde, ]
French; ] Durham bull.
Shanlsland q Anderson, ! allrstcel,
Irvine BIDDER; ] giant mower; ] Deer
ing mower; 4 boss road machine.
II. ID. NoRLE, Secy.
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The Proposed SFa1eE-VFO KIOs for
Lake Charles, and the
Five HHilI Tax.

By reference to the published pro-
ceedings of the Town Council of Lake
Charles, held on the 18th day of June
last, it will be seen that committee
WAS appointed consisting of council
men j. G. Powell, Robert King and
Ii. ID. Nix, with the Mayor added, to
ascertain the best means of supplying
the town with water.
In the published proceedings of
the Council of June cath, resolution
was adopted authorizing the Mayor to
communicate with companies, contrac-
tors or such persons as may be skilled
in the business of laying pipes and
putting up water-works, and soliciting
them to submit plans and specifica-
tions, with probable cost of laying
about 5000 feet of four.inch piping.
said piping to be placed at depth of
six inches under ground on the follow
ing streets, viz From lake front up
Broad street to Hodges street; thence
down Hodges to Iris street, and from
Division street south, on Ryan, to
Clearance street.
In the proceedings Of the 18th inst,
which will be found in this issue, the
committee made q report which was
adopted and by resolution the Mayor
was authorized to issne his proclama-
tion ordering an election to be held at
the Court House, on Monday, August
10th, 1886, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning il the people are willing to be
assessed an additional fiye-mill tax for
five years the same to be used in
putting down a water-wOrks plant.
We have interviewed some Of our
citizens in regard to the matter and
find there is opposition to the move
ment. One prominent man suggests
that to keep these water-works in per-
feet order will require the employ Of
an engineer, which will require the
annual expenditure of perhaps $1,000
or $4,000 Others are outspoken in
favor of giving the artesian well
trial, and If it is found successful the
annual cost to keep it running will be
nothing, and the water purer and
much better for all purposes than that
obtained from the lake.
This is q matter which should re-
,eise the careful consideration of the
,roperty,holders Of this town they
IRE, Or should be, interested. If any
property holder after arefulinyesti.
cation Of the subject, thinks 1t Is for
be best interest Of all to be taxed for
thisPnEpose, let him vote ID favor Of
\ # Re thinks Il viii not sedound to
The general goodef our losa be should
bY AZ tneaaa vets against il.
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We call the attention of tax-pay-
ers to the fact that under the pres
emf law assessors are required totrans-
fer all lands not described on the roll
to q roll to be called the unknown roll,
with all lands that have been patented
and do not appear on the regular roll.
Do not fiatter yourselves that you
gave in your property this year as you
have for, perhaps, ten years past; and
therefore there is no danger of yonr
land going on the unknown roll and
being sold after thirty days advertise
ment in the same manner as other
property on which taxes have not been
paid. The assessors have been notified
by the State Auditor that rolls will not
be received unless the property therein
is described as the law directs.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

LAKE CHAHrrs, La, July Is, 1886.

4 LAKE CHARLES, La, July 10, IsS0
The Town Council met this day,
pursuant TO a call. Present: Hon.
VIM. Meyer, Mayor; A. j. Pujo, IT,.
d. Nix, .. G. Powell and Robt. King,
aldermen. Absent: Geo. w. Ryan.
On motion, the reading of the min
utes of last regular meeting were dis
pensed with.
The committee on water-works made
the following report, which was,
after due consideration, unanimously
adopted by the board, and committee
discharged:
To the Honorable Mayor and Town Council :
We, the committee appointed by
yonr Honorable body, respectfully beg
leave to submit the following report
on water-works:
After communicating with dealers
in iron piping, pumps, etc, and an in
terview with Mr.. VIM. Golding, con-
shifting engineer of water-works, of
New Orleans, demonstrates the cost
of plant of water-works to be about
ten thousand dollars. This plant
would be arranged so that extensions
could be made as needed, and as the
city enlarged.
The proper mode of raising funds
for building a water-works plant
would, in our opinion, be TO take O
vote of the property holders, or free
holders, of Lake Charles, and ascertain
thereby if they are willing to allow
themselves 10 be taxed, extra, at the
rate of five mills on the dollar, for FIVE
years.
We also recommend the election to
be held at an early date.
WIN. MEYER, Mayor
Chairman
RoB'T KING,
Fl. d. Nix,
j. g. POWELL.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted by the
Council:
RESOLVED, That the Mayor be au-
thorized to issue his proclamation Or
dering an election to be held at the
Court House, on Monday, August 16,
1886, for the purpose of ascertaining
if the people are willing to be assessed
with an additional special tax of five
(5) mills on the dollar, for FIVE years,
TO be used in putting down a water
works plant, said plant not to exceed
ten Thousand dollars.
RESOLVED, That only frceholders,
owning property within the corporate
limits, shall be allowed to vote at this
election. A
The committee appointed al last
regular meeting to investigate into the |
best way ana means of opening a
street to j. L. Williams store, or vi
cinity, reports progress, and asked for
an extension of time.
There being no further business be-
fore the Council, on motion, the board
adjourned.
Approved: WIN. MEYER, Mayor.
Attest: +. 7. ATHENS, Sec'y.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

4 ptEErNp q The Board Of saper-
visoss 81 the L4,ulsiana State 5Jnl-
veraity and Agricultural and Aiechan-
ieAI College win be held ia the Gov.
eFnor's parlor u Baton Rouge, Oh the
aath inst. One Of the principal INST
tors 70 come before Che meeting win
be the transfer 81 the Barracks prop
egty for the use Of the University.
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wv
GEO. H. WELLS d Son,
Attorneys for plaintiff.
CONT AGIOUS
Diseases are Prevalent all over
the NNOE-LG.

am native OF England, and while was
In that country ] contracted terrible blood
poison, and for two years was under treat
ment as an outdoor patient at Nottingham
Hospital, England, but was not cured.
suffered the most agOnizing pains in my
bones, and was covered with sores all over
my body and limbs. had vertigo and deaf
ness, with partial loss Of sight severe pains
In my head and eyes, etc, which nearly ran
me crazy. lost all hope in that country,
and sailed for America and was treated at
Roosevelt in this city, rs well as by prom
inent physician in New York having no con-
nection with the hospitals.
i saw the advertisement Of Swift's Specific,
and i determined to give it trial as q last
resort. ] had given up all hope Of being
cured, as / had gone through the hands Of
the best medical men in Nottingham and
New York, ] took six bottles Of s. S. 6. and
can say with great joy that they have cured
me entirely. lam as sound aud well as ey eI
was in my life. i. FRED HALF0RD.
New York City, June 18th, 1885
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

W. made mention some time ago
that Beaumont had raised II one mass
meeting Of her citizens over $4,000 for
the purpose ef building i school
house. They nov llase - course Of
construction q $1,000 school house, to
be completed BY the first Of October
next TIE people 81 8eaanont arc
taking the right steps for nc elevation.
Of ihe rising geaeFatioa, aud it Is a
move they viii never regret
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

THE Board Of Administrations Of the
Tulane Education fund have received
recently from Mr.. Paul Tulane a fur
ither donation Of $4,000, being the
last Of his investments IN Louisiana.
Mr.. Tulane's health is SAID to be good,
though not 50 strong as 10 former
summers.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

sENAEoRs IagaIls and Miller, during
the debate % 0lsomasgarine, heapOa
otfenAiyee pitheta on each other heads.
iceEsalulg, this y not sdifying 70 that
body. The New 0rleans Stesss, ii
speaking IF the matter, says, IA prop
er thunderstorm u needed 1t bosl,
ends oflthe Capitol 10 clear tic al.
mosplere.n
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

GERlEoMA, the Indian chief, has
been wounded and sends word TO Gen.
Miles that he desires to have a parley.
He may want to play the same old
trick, surrender and then escape with
q new army outfit.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

GREAT excitement prevails 10 many
places IN Mississippi. Vicksburg goes
wet, other points dry. Election comes
off 10 August in several counties and
excitement is running high. Bishop
Gallolsay addressed an immense au-
dienee in Brookhaven on Monday last.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

sHREvEPoRT reports too much rain
in that section. The cotton worms
have made their appearance, and farm
ers have ordered large quantities of
paris green with a view to destroying
them.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

a DREADFUL accident occurred on
the goth inst, on the LculsyilIe and
Nashville Railroad, not far from Duck
River Station, in Tennessee. An
engine ran into an accommodation
train, eansiag terrible wreck, ia
which seven lives were lost and quite
A number wounded.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

THE Felieiana Sentinel says the
Democratic committee of West Felici-
ana parish has requested Ex-Goyernor
r. @. Wicklitfe to submit his name to
the next convention in that district
for nonlination for Congress, and he
has consented.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

GaseHass viii adjourn At 20 early
date Many of Tie eongresamen arc
candidates for Fe-election. and their
eppoaelas ere pntsiag in good timeto
defeat them while they are attending
% tlaeis Official duties. This Is unfair;
wait Null they return home and rive
them iii equal chance.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

GEp. BEAslEr and Frank Starnes,
living near Haxleharsl. Mississippi,
went ont hunting together. and the
next day the body Of slarnes was
found Eiddiea Rith bnelsslsot, aud
Beasleg eeuld not Be found. Last week
beaaleF was arrested and does not.
deny tle killing
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

"A BoY fifteen years old, in Bangor,
Maine, lat week shot and killed his
thirteen year old sister. Not knowing
the gun was loaded, he pointed it at
his sister, when it was discharged,
killing her almost instantly.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

FoUR cars in the train carrying Fore
paughs circus were thrown off an en-
bankment last week, in Maine. Two
men and twenty-five horses were killed,
and several men injured.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
Jersey City, N. j., Aug. Z, 1886.

Two years ago contracted blood poison.
After taking prescriptions from the best ply
sicians here and al Dallas, concluded to
visit Hot Springs and on reaching IeXarkana
doctor recommended me to try Swift's
Specific, assuring me that It would benefit
me more than Hot Springs Although the
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
the shade

THE n. o. States says, ain answer
to the advertisement of five vacant
professorships 10 Oxford University,
Miss, already 1926 applications have
been received"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

IEFoRnATIoE from North Texas re-
port Friday, the 10th inst, as the hot
test day of the season. The thermom-
eter ranging from 1909 to 1909 in
the shade.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
BLOOD

Is the life, and he is wise who remembers
it. But in March Of last year (lSS4), con
tracted blood poison, and being In Savan-
nah, Ga, at the time, j went into the hos
pital there for treatment. suffered very
much from Rheumatism at the same time. !
did not get well under the treatment there,
nor was cured by any of the usual means.
j have now taken seven bottles of Swtft's
Specific and am sound and well 1t drove
the poison out through bOils on the skin.
DAN IEAHY.
Jersey CITY. N. j. AuP. Z. 1895
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

A FARMER in Pennsylvania last week
shot Q young man for picking berries
on his land and another farmer shot
boy for going in bathing in a pond
near his residence.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
SUCCESSION OF AIrxANpRR FEAzAE, pEo,r


NV HEREAs, Susan A. Frazar, of said
wv parish, has filed In the office of the
Clerk Of said Court, her Final Tableau and
Account of Administration, and petition
praying for the approval aud homologation
thereof.
given TO all creditors of said Succession and
parties interested 10 show cause, II any they
have in writing, within ten days from the
publication hereof why said Final TabIeau
and Account should not be approved and
homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Hon. s. D. Read, Judge of
day Of duly, 1885. THAD. MAYO,
5niy7lO-'S0J Clerk Of said Court.
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t,baryey Barbe VS.. Joseph L. Ryan ct ais.

sCharyey Barbe VS.. Joseph L. Ryan ct ais.
DY virtue of writ OF tie1f tdcidS, issued
ID on a twelve months bond, and 70 me
directed in the above entitled cause, have
seized and will offer for sale, at public aue-
tion. to the last and highest bidder, without
the benefit of appraisement, at the Court
House door of this parish, in the town Oh
Lake Charles, La, on
Saturday, August .. lssSs
between the hours of Eleven 9, N ana foui
n. m. the following described property, be
longing to Jos. L, Ryan, one Of the deten-
dants, to wit ,,,,--
Block No. (25) twenty-five, Of the Bilbo
subdivision A.: bounded north by Lawrence
street, east By Ann street. south by Pine
street and west by Front street, measuring
four hundred 400 feet square and Bubdi-
vided into lots, numbered from one tl)to
twelve (12).
Seized to satisfy twelve months bond,
issued in the above entitled cause, signed by
Joseph L. Ryan as principal and Jacob Ryan
Jesse Hagar and Thomas Hansen as security.
Terms and Conditions To be sold 1Of
whatever the above described property will
bring for Cash Oh the spot.
DAVID j. REID,
Sheriff Of Oalcasieu parish, La.
sheriff'B office, Lake Charles, La, July u,
1886
MITCHELL d GOTHAM,
Ng,.N tInHVN
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

JoHN 6aiITH, a druggist in New Or
leans, committed suicide on Sunday
last BY taking morphine.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

JAY GoULD's residence, Irvington,
N. X, is said TO be worth 81, 100000,
and assessed at $4,000.
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POISON

had produced great holes In my back and
chest, and had removed all the hair of Of my
head, yet began to Improve in weel5fs
time, and the sores began 10 heal, aud were
entirely gone inside of eight weeks.
NiIL JONES, Porter Union Pass Depot
Cisco, Texas, July 10, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC 90,
n Y III IA oad - n,n,,.or q AtI0sf.pr
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

CnARBoE is prevailing among the
horses and cattle in the prairies
around 0pelonsas. Several animals
have died, and nneasiness is felt about
using the milk Of COWS 10 that sec
ton. Two cases among colored men
who have been working with the dis
eased stock, but they have been snc-
cessfully treated. We warn orr citi-
gems that they may keep close watch
over their stock and be prepared 10
battle with the disease should il come.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
LAKE eJHARIIEs. la.

THE assessment Of railroad property
in East Baton Rouge parish is 5000
per mile.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

THE Myra Clark Gaines litigation
pending in the courts against the city
of New Orleans amounts to about
50, 100000. On "Wednesday last at a
meeting of the City Council of New
Orleans the Mayor appointed a com
mittee to confer with the heirs and
legal representatives, with view TO
compromise all litigation. The de-
cision Of the courts SO far have been
against the city infavor Of Mrs. Gaines;
and this is considered by many to be
q wise step on the part of the city au-
thorities.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24

THE large saw mill known as the
DeSmet mills, at Moss Point, Miss,
was sold last week for s65, 900.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
The Rzyra Clark Gaines WIN.

Another will has turned up in the
Myra Clark Gaines case, making five
in all. In this latter will Mrs. Gaines
is made a citizen of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Among the persons to whom requests
are given is Mrs. Virginia H. Davis,
who gets from 600 to 800 acres of
land in 81. Landry parish. We know
of two parties in Lake Charles in
terested in the St. Landry lands, and
who have already paid ont something
towards a compromise in these lands.
1t is said Mrs. Gaines LETT FIVE wills
behind her, so that her heirs may have
as long and as spirited contest over
her estate as she herself carried Cd
dnring her lifetime.