The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-12-01
General Notes.

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Ihe supreme C0uru or the United
States has declared that life insurance
policy is not a part of the estate of all
insolvent debtor. and cannot be claimed
by his creditors.
r St. MartinvilIe Messenger: Miss Rose
>Perrodin and Miss Louise Jagou, tW0
of Opelousas' charming daughters
graced the st. Martinsville society this
week.
Lake Charles Commercial One day
last week, one of our town boys, aged
about sixteen years, started out for Il
hunt on our prairie, and brought home
some twenty odd fine prairie chickens.
Baton Rouge Truth: The best side
walks in any town in the South are
those of Thibodaux, La. They are of
hard brick, with fire brick curbing, and
are as smooth as a floor. The corpora
tion bears the expense of construction.
st. MartinvilIe Messenger: The ma
terial for the new paper which will very
has been received. The new paper will
be conducted by our friend Carlos Greig,
formerly editor of the ReveilIe.
America will be we'll represented at
the coming Universal Exposition in
Paris. Congress shasappropriated $780,,
900, and Gen. w. B. franklin has been
appointed as our commissioner. Seven
ty-five thousand feet of space has been
set apart for our government.
st. Martinville Messenger: Canning
factories are being put up in Lake
Charles, Houma and Lafayette. Why
do not the citizens of this town, or any
enterprising planter put up one in this
place small plant can be put in op
Grafton for about $3.50. Let some one
try it, it will pay handsomely.
The taxpayers would do well if they
would pay their taxes early, for in the
latter part of the month of December
there wilt be rush at the collectors of
fee, and they will probably be COM
PEELED to come more than one time be-
fore they have Chance to settle their
taxes. Your taxes have to be paid
why not pay them at once and be done
with the matter.
Alexandria Democrat: Messrs. Rat
cliffe & Sanford, late ice dealers here,
have succeeded in inducing a repre-
sentative of the Leading Iron Works Of
Pennsylvania, manufacturers of Ice Ma
chimes, to visit Alexandria and figure
on the cost Of five ton ice factory,
which is $500 complete, including
site and building, al! complete. In
two days "a, 500 was subscribed by our
citizens here.
Tire following paragraph from the ST.
Martinyille Messenger is applicable to
other towns besides st. Martinville:
Our citizens and business people
seem to lack the energy that is neees-
sary to NIKE Us boom,s~ ,s~r perhaps they
are mak..t5ig all the business they can
at<enG to, and don't care to increase it,
fearing that if the business is too brisk
it will attract the attention of some
new comers who swill perhaps have
more energy and enterprise than they
have, and spoil their present bonanza.
Thibodaux Sentinel: Our esteemed
contemporary, the Sugar Planter, of
West Baton Rouge, has just turned the
XXX mile post. Next to that staunch
old stager in journalistic life, the Ope
lousas COURIER, the Planter is the old
est Louisiana country newspaper we
know of, and in respect to it's old age,
we take off our hat and bow it many II
wish for a long, long life to come,
cheered ever By the smiling counter
anees of the two graees, Success and
Prosperity.
The Charleston News and Cour el
says the Democratic party was knock
ed ont because there was "too much
South in the election For Bourbon
journal the News aud Courier takes Il
singularly correct view of things
Globe Democrat
Be that as it may, there is one thing
we are quite sure of, and that is, that
as long as there is sneh "a thing as the
United States Government, the South
will have just I53-40l towards running
it. We are down now, but it is not the
first time; We have risen to the top
after worse defeats than this, and we
will get there again and don't you for
get it t.--Baton Rouge Advocate.