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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-02-18
The Cavalry Reunion.

The reunion of Confederate Cavalry in New
Orleans last Monday was we'll attended and
entirely successful. 1t closed with banquet
at which several stirring addresses were made
and fine poems read. Tho following officers
We're elected President, Stephen D. Lee;
Vice President, Louisiana, George Moorman !;
Alabama Joseph Wheeler; Tennessee, w. il.
jackson; Kentucky, Basil Duke; Virginia,
Fitzhugh Lee; Georgia, P. B. M. Young; Ar
kansas, w. 2. slemmons; South Carolina
Wade Hampton Florida, --; Missouri,
Bob Mccullough North Carolina, Robert
Ransom Q Mississippi, Writ Adams Each
vice-president shall be head of the cavalry
men in his state and shall appoint secretary.
The remaining officers are d. AZ Given, re-
cording secretary E, NJ. Underhill, financial
secretary; John II. Behan, corresponding
secretary J. ii. Duggan, treasurer Rev. r.
Fl. McKim, D. D., chaplain: Y. r. LeMonnier,
surgeon. An executive committee of five
members, an historical committee of five, an
Investigating committee of three and financial
and relief committees of three each will be
appointed by the president, Every confed-
crate who served in the cavalry branch of the
service is eligible to membership
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Am Important Matter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, ID. G., Feb. 9, 1888


Editors COURIER, Opelousas, La.
NV Dear Sirs: A subcommittee OF The CON-
mitfee on Public Lands, consisting oI Messrs
Holman of Indiana; Stone, OF missouri; ana
Paysoii, of Illinois, have prepared and submit
ted TO the whole Committee bill Which pro-
poses to make extreme changes Ia Tue Jaws
governing the disposal and occupation Of the
public lands 49,
,e>proposed law provides that all puoic
lands chiefly valuable for deposits of coal,
iron. or other materials, shall be disposed OF
at not less than ten dollars per acre
The proposed law also provides that pubic
lands chiefly valuable for timber, sll'ail not ne
sold. but the timber thereon shall be apprais-
ed and sold at not less than the appraised
value, but not less than ten dollars per acre.
Feeling Convinced that the proposed legls-
iation would take all the public mineral ana
timber lands in the South out ot the markes
during the present generation, and thereby
retard our development am ssfennousay ), up
posing the bill, and shall endeyor TO prevent
final action By the Committee until can near
from the people.
AS substitute for the proposed measure I
am striving to secure an amendment Wnlch
will bring all public lands of every descrlp-
ton, whether mineral, timber, or other, m,
der the operation OF the Homestead laws
am anxious III this matter, to promote the
best interests of the people of the South, and
can only hope to succeed in this by being def
nitsiy informed what the people regard as
| their best interests.
To assist me iii obtaining this definite inior
mafion. will you be SO kind as to ask those o.
| uo,1r renders who have studied aud thought
ynnon the subject, to let mo know what, il
f1.sir cpiDiou. will be the effect Of the propos
led Legislation. &;
Ths Committee IL now disposea to max
sorse et,n ,ncessi0n III the line VI my views, ans
rs 8 gresat aasist tanee to to be pcs
sssAd f 4 thorough knowledge Of the wlsle
i Ri sI,s neopls. With high regard
Very tEnIy yours, Jos, WazEELERs
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Jan. %, 1888.
g HERIFF'S SALE.
C. Comeau VS.. BaziIie Thomas, in her own
riQht and as Natural Tuirx.
SIMEON PAIN,
Administrator.


By virtue of an order of seizure and sale is
sued out of the 18th judicial District Court in
and for the parish of st. Landry, in the above
entitled and numbered suit, l will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and highest
bidder, at the Court Horse in the town of
0peleusas parish of st. Landry, ON SATUR-
DA Y, the Sd day Of March, A. D. 1888, at 10
A. M, the following described property, to-
wit
A certain tract of land situated in the par
ish of S.. Landry, containing seventy-five ar
pents situated south of bayou Carrqp, being
part of section 81, 7 S, s r Z, bounded
north by Bayou Carron, south and east by
Powers, west by e. Comeau, as per parallel
lines run with a subdivision made of the
claim Of FRANCOIS Lemelle, made and present
cd by Hagerty, surveyor.
Terms and Conditions.-For cash to pay
and satisfy the sums of:
lst. Three hundred and fifteen dollars with
eight per cent yearly interest thereon from
goth December, 1888 tless thirty dollars paid
December 10, 1882 IS sss. snd forty'three dollars
:. ID. Forty-one an H.eoIiOO dollars for attor-
" I. iSo1l Four and sollSJ dollars cost incurred,
.DrA5o cover the costs that may be incurred
'hIAecutipg this ORDER
1. id on a term of credit to satisfy the fol-
lowfag sums, to-wit:
lse' One hundred aud five dollars, with
eight per cent yearly interest from Goth De-
cembgr, 1888, payable on the Goth December,
1888 !; D
I'd. .YOne hundred and five dollars, with like
interest payable on December 20, 1889;
Sd. One hundred and five dollars, with liltP
interest payable on December 90, 1890;
4th Like sums with like interest, payable
respectively on December Goth, 1891, 1892 and
'' C. C. DUsoN,
To-, 90 1898 Sheriff
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Public Meeting.
OPELoUsAs, Feb. Is, 1888

OPELOUSAS, req. Id, 1000.
Pursuant to previous notice, the citizens of
Opelousas and vicinity met at the Conrt
House this evening at o'clock, for the purpose
of taking some action concerning the propos-
ed meeting of the Louisiana Press Association
at Opelousas this spring.
The meeting was organized by electlng Hon.
E. T. Lewis Chairman and l.. A. Sandoz, Esq
Secretary.
Mr L. A. Sandoz briefly explained the Oh
ject of the meeting.
Remarks we're made by he Chairman aud
by DR.. w. A. Robertson, MIR. Joseph Bloch.
Judge Jos. NJ. Moore, Laurent Dupre, Esq.
and others, evincing keen and enlightened
appreciation of the Importance to Opelousas
and st. Landry of the visit to our town and
section of the journalists OF the State, anu I'M
plying a we'll defined purpose to once more
demonstrate the fact that st. Landry's hos
pitality cannot be exceled even by the fam
ed fertility of her SOIL the geniallty OF her
glorious climate or the boundlessness of the
resources of her extensive domain.
On motion of DIR. Robertson, it was deelat-
ed to beHVhe sense of this meeting that 1t VIII
afford to the citizens of Opelousas much pleas
ufe to entertain the Louisiana Press Assocla-
tion at any time between the day OF election
(April ~ and the meeting of the Legislature
MAY l4l.
@Oa motion the following Committee of Ar
rangements was appointed oy the Dh Gnalr WI y
lis PrescoSt, R. NJ. Littell, T. H. Lewis, Al
phonse Levy and Laurent Dupre. The chair
man of the meeting was added to the commit
tee.
. On motion of Mr.. Dupre, the meeting ap-
pointed the following Committee on Finance:
Alphonse Levy, DR.. r. M Littell, Jos bloch
J. J, Thompson, L. j. Clements, Hon. II. L.,
Garland. Austin Lacombe, Hon. Jos. NJ. Moore,
DR.. w. A. Robertson, L. A. Sandoz, Leonce
Sandoz, E. P. Goodwin.
On motion the parish papers and the New
Orleans papers we're requested TO publish tll'
proceedings of this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned until Monday
Feb. 27. at 7 o'clock p. m.
4. T. LEWIS, Chairman.
l. SANnnz Secretary.
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stilI Coming.
Arrival of Another Squad of Families from
Iowa.
Times Democrat, Feb. IA.

N. o. Tunes Democrat, Feb. IA.
The indefatigable immigration agent of the
Southern Pacific Railroad was in the city yes
terday, having just arrived after bringing
eighty families to settle in Southwestern Lou
isiana They left Iowa last "Wednesday,
when the thermometer was at 80 degrees be-
low zero When the party arrived here 1t was
at 6S degrees above zero.
These new settlers express themselves de-
lighted at the change, and will Immediately
90 to work making homes near Jennings,
Crowley and Lake Charles. These are but the
pioneers of a large movement southward, the
billiards. Of this winter urging farmers to seek
d more hospitable climate.
There are now in the State an agent from
Manitoba prospecting for a suitable place for
700 families and another agent, who is from
Canada, representing 900 families. Every day
Lanisiana is growing in popularity as the
4mome for the farmers of the North.
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JUDICIAL NOTICES.
ENUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 1851
ESTATE OF ANTOINE PAIN, Sr.

Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 1861
ESTATE OF ANTOINE PAIN, Sr.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed administrator Or any duly qualified
auctioneer, at the last residence of the deceas-
ed, in the parish of st. Landry, ON WEDNES-
DA 7, February 29th, 1888, the following des-
cribed property, belonging to the estate OF
Antoine Pain, Sr. deceased, late Of the parish
of st. Landry, towit:
|. certain plantation situated ut Petit
Bois, in this parish, fronting On Bayou Teche,
measuring one hundred and sixteen and 75If00
arpents. composed of three tracts of land, viz:
fifty and ISL 100 arpents, acquired from Jules
Pierre Frot (see original act No. 6396), and
the two other tracts acquired from Dominique
Guilhas (see original act No. Sll4, Recorder
Office, parish of st. Landry; the plantation
bounded north partly by Octave Hollier and
estate Of Dominique Guilhas, south by bayou
Teche, east by estate of Dominique Gnilhas,
and west by Alexandra Lemelle.
2. One dwelling house.
3. One corn crib.
4. One kitchen.
5. One small storeroom.
6. Three creole horses, two creole mares and
one colt, two pairs Of work oxen, one COW and
calf, two cows, four young beeves, one OK
cart, one buggy, one horse cart, one lot of
aratory implements, one lot OF household fur
niture, one carriage house, one grindstono,
one branding iron, one lot of household effects
and one lot of fencing.
Terms and Conditions.--The movable pro-
perty to be sold as follows, to-wit: all sums
under twenty dollars cash, aud all sums above
twenty dollars payable on lst January, 1889 !;
purchasers to furnish their notes with securl-
ty in solido to the satisfaction of the admin
istrator. The landed property to be sold on
credit of one, two and three years, the first
payment TO be made January lst, 1889, the
second payment january LIST $780, and the
last payment January 1st, 1891 special mort
gage and vendors privilege being retained on
the land sold to secure the payment OF the
purchase price; the purchasers to furnish
their notes, with security, in solido to the
satisfaction OF the administrator, said notes
to bear eight per cent yearly interest from
their respective maturities until paid. Pur-
chasers TO pay attorneys fees at the rate OF
ten per cent, in case uf suit to enforce the
payment of said notes. to cover which said
special mortgage and vendors privilege are
also retained,
SIMEON PAIN,
Jan. %, 1888. Administrator
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Jan. 2S, 1885
DUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish Of 81. Landry No. 474l

ESTATE OF NAPOLEON CoRrEz.
BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
District Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry. there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed or any duly qualified auctioneer,
at the Court House door, in Opelousas, parish
of St. Landry, on WEDNESDAY, February
90, 1888, the following described property,
belonging to the estate of Napoleon CorteS,
to-wit
/. suall plantation with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, situa ted in Mailet.
parish ofSt. Landry, containing about twenty
five arpents, more or less, and bounded as fol-
lows: north and east by lands of Jules Perro-
diu, south by public road and west by B6lile
Godeau.
2. certain tract of land, being prairie
land, situated in that part of st. Landry
known as Mallet and containing twenty.four
arpents. bounded north by Antoine Lode and
Louis Silnen, south by land Of purchaser
(Cortezj, east by land of vendor and west by
land of vendor.
g. One mare, one horse, one wagon, one gun,
ten barrels of rice, one bale of cotton in the
seed.
Terms-Cash. JULES PERRODIN,
Jan. %, 1888. Administrator.
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Farmers Alliance.

ya1HE Committee ON Platform and kesoiu'
tions appointed at the last meeting 9, s .os
Par;sb Farmers, Union, will meet at the GouTD
House in Opolousas, on Wednesday, IN tne g %S'n
feo., ns., iI1o i1 90 President.
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We woulG~ like to get good local cares,
pondent al each of the following places and
from neigbborhoods where interest is taken in
their parish paper: Washington, Grand Co
teau, VILE Plate, Arnaudville and Leonvllle.
Any one wishing TO become our correspon-
dant, By notifying us, will be sent writing
material and envelopes.
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Jan. %, 1888.
DUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of ST. Landry, No. 1885,

ESTATE OF EUGENE LEBoEUF.
BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the
undersigned or any duly qualified
auctioneer, at the last residence of the deceas-
ed, at Plaisance, in the parish of st. Landry,
on WEDNEsDA 7, March slst, 1888, the
following described property, belonging, to
the estate of Eugene Lebguf, deceased, late
of the parish of st. Landry, to-wit:
Of ST. Landry ans containing one hundred ar
pents, bounded north by land of DR.. Parker
south by Evans, east by Evans, and W. west by
railroad land, being a portion of the land
bought from DR.. Parker, together, with al
the buildings and improvements belonging to
the estate. ,
8 Thirteen head of horned cattle.
3. Four head Of horses
A. One lot of hogs.
s One lot of household furniture and kiteh-
CD utensils, one lot of plows aud farming
tools, one lot of corn, and one old wagon; gl;
Terms-Cash. ADELISlA MATTE,
Feb. l8, 1885, AdmlnlsCratrl4.
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The Blair educational bill passed the ScJate
last Wednesday by Il vote OF 81 to ~. An
ANALYSIS of the vote shows that the Southern
States voted as follows: Louisiana, Missis-
SIM, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Caro-
lima and Virginia for; Texas. Tennessee,
Kentucky, West Virginia and Mafyl
against; Alabama and South Carolina divid.
ed-Pugh and Hampton for, and Morgan and
Butler against.
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wTnrICE II. &. Land Office, New Orleans,
IN Ia Ian. q. lS88.-Notice is hereby given
that the the following g.named settler has fled mo-
tica @ Of his intention to make final proof in sup
..o ,ort of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Judge or, in his absence, the
Tlerk of the District Court, at Opelousas, La,
on Tuesday, March Goth, 1883, VIZ:
.geau p. Lafaeurs
,,,, made Homestead Entry No. 6727, for the
SlofS W. Sec. Sc, TIP a, Il I East, and
N OF N w /, Sec. 4, TIP 5. u, LOUISIANA
He names the following witnesses to prove
bis continuous residence upon, and cuitlva-
tion of. said land, viz: Joseph J. Lannre' slre
neaux, Valcourt 5. Fontenot. Augussaye Des, ~
hotels and F6iicien Dogue, all OF vt. Ianary
parish, La nar.s pIrTIER.
February 4, '8s. St. Aes's''t'
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According to the new schedule on the Nor
ean road. which went into effect last Sunday,
The passenger trains from New Orleans arrive
here at $50 p. M, and the freight at lilo p NJ.
From Alexandria, the passenger arrives at
$500. M, and the freight at 9:0S p m.
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Al important letter from Gen. Jos. Wheel
er, M. C., of Alabama, will be found in our
paper to-day. 1t explains itself. We cheer
fully place our columns at the service OF any
of our readers who may wish to give their
views upon the subject.
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70 License PAYERS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Licenses
~ for the year 1888 are now due, and It not
paid by the both February will be turned over sp
to the States attorney for collection, Win ~
p0' C. C. DUSON,
Feb. I.tf Sheriff and Tax Collector.
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MACHINERY.

III AM Agent for Engines, Boilers. Saw Mills,
Corn Mills, Cotton Gins, Cotton Presses,
Threshers, and all fittings for Machinery. Par.
ties wanting Machinery may address me at
Opelousas and will go aud take their orders.
Feb l1-6m. MARTIN CARRON.
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SALE.
=. Iust;ca's Court. Parish Of St. Landry.
David Roos VS.. Daniel WelIen
No, 223

By virtue of writ Of e. IA, to me directed tea
hv tbe Hon. Arthur Simon, Justice OF the
Peace lat ward. in and for the parish of st.
Landry, % will proceed to sell at public aue-
S4TURDA 81 T, the Sd day Of March, H.
A, D., 1883, at IL o'clock a. M, at the M
Court House in Opelousas. parish OF ST.
Landry, the following described proper
ty, seized in the above entltied anu mum
bered suit, to-wit:
About fifty barrels of corn in the shuck, one
blind sorrel mare, one colt two years cid one
red spotted COW and calf.
Tarms-Cash A. GIRON
Constable lst ward,
Fab IA 1898 Parish St. of Landry.
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DR.. r. III. Littell, President of the> Demo
cratic Parish Executive Committee, requestg
us 10 announce that meeting of that body
will be held here next Monday, the 2oth, at
10 n'cinnk a. m.
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TOR SALE.

SMALL, farm situated one-hAlf mile from
a oaaiomsas. on road to Washington, Son'
tain;ag 35 acres, all susceptible Of culfiyatiOn'
AMI it, GweIling house and several out houses
Apply to oon iofA1Ao' po-s~
Eah 1l.3m.
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The Judgment in the case of the State VS..
Landry Thomas, colored, convicted OF rape ID
our District Court some months ago ana SEN
the Supreme Court and new trial granted.
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Al Grand Excursion from Washington to
New Orleans for the benefit of the Literary
and Gymnastic Club of Breaux's Bridge Will
be given on Saturday, March Sd, 1888 passing
here at 10 O. M, and returning will leave New
Fare for the round trip from Washington, OPP
elousas, Grand Cotcau and Carencro, Four
Deliars; from Lafayette So.
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The n. o. City Items grsat sugar edition OF
The IIth should be in the hands of at least
every person interested in the culture OF
sugar.
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Those Of our subscribers who are in arrears
on their subscription accounts, will lind a
notice at the head of our local cs'umns that
a of special interest to them. Read it,
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J.A-CE-,

r1 NoWN as Burleigh's Jack will stand l,,.s. On
~ Dr. Barrys Plantation ~ o as u far the ssa
ing this year. Terms $ooo casn Aoi 'A'o
son. paYpu 7 SMITH.
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The Democratic State Campaign Commit
tee, recently chosen, 10 as follows: A. w.
CrandalI. vice president and chairman !. ".
Patton, John nj. AYery, e. D. White, Il 9.
Davey, T. j.. Kefaan, Pierre Lanaux, John
Fitzpatrick, G. j. Boatner, Thomas Duffy. j.
Il. Brent, Charles Parlange, Richard Sinnott,
Don Caffery, David liable, G. G. Goldman,
y. III. Hollinrsworth. q. wv. Montgomery.
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rae Democratic Campaign Conn
mRiGfee.
N. 0. Picayune, Ecu. a.

N. o. Picayune, Feb. Ia.
The executive committe of the state central
met last evening at 13 Commercial place, and
appointed a committee OF hve 20 walt upon
Governor McEnery ana tenaer MN IN .;..aa coluial
and earnest invitation to attend all meetings
of the committee and participate in all Its de-
liberations.
n member of the committee. -
Governor AcEnery was found at the %.
Charles Hotel and accompanied the commit
taa In the nlaee of meeting, where he was
heartily and enthusiastically welcomed on be-
half of the committee by Chairman Crandai,
Who assured him of the earnest desire OF the
Committee to receive the great benefits OF his
advice and counsel in the management Oh tue
campaign. a.. a,-
.,;ttea far the hearty reception rendered him,
ana assured them Of his earnest sympathy ZOE
fha success of the Democratic ticket, 20
which end he would do everything III MS
power. o,,,ar
business connected with the campaign, ad-
ionrned till Wednesday next at ~ O'CLOCK.
----aere
Marksyille Bulletin The parish OF Caica-
s;e,, mi ID rapidly filling up with healthy class
/ ,.f en,igrants whose coming IN tnab laVoreu
saet;on af onr State will add materially to the
| ,,s General wealth and prosperity. Ihe suplec'
ef enigration is engaging the SERIOUS aSseh. 81
of M tie people Of this State. and we would MS
to see our own people align themselves W. 81
The o.asr pag'snss en u tie Northwest We
.h.ir .I,e ca,nil,s among us ii we wish to move on
/ .rs,d We need them to bring ont tue Iul
i esnaeities Of our splendid soil we 3 neea snen
s 4 II IN our waste places, to introduce anon
IL new and improved modes of agFcn,S,ul,e ,e,
and when We do get them our paIlsia !, -, ~
one of the first in point q wealth. = =
State. ..u-..----------
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 1871
ESTATE OF ADELARp BoUTfE.

Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 4S7l
Estate OF ADELARD BoUTTE.
Whereas, James o. Chachere, of the parish
be appointed administrator of the estate OF
Adelard Boutte, deceased, late of ST. Ian
dry parish
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment will file the
same in writing, in my Office, in the town OF
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. JAMES o. CHACHERE,.
Feb. Is, 1888. Clerk.
NOTICE.-E. S. Land Office, New Orleans
lN La, January 27, I888.-Notice in hereby
given that the followiug-named settler has
filed notice of his intention to make final proc
in support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Judge, or in his ab'
sence the Clerk Of the District Court, at Opel
ousas, La, on Tuesday, March 90, 1883, viz:
TiemegOtt Sclnutxs
who made sfomestead Entry No. 5000 for tho
S w /, Sec 9, TIP z S R ] West Louisiana Meri
dian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
ton of, said d, viz: Andrew Wiefert, Christ
Rupert, Porter Klein, Jr., of Acadia Pa, La,
and Otto Odlong, of St. Landry Pa, La.
THOMAS j. BUTLER,
Feb. 4, 'ss, Ct. Register,
NlOI1CE.-U. .. Lanu OlAco, NOW OEloShS'
lN La, JAN 81, 18ss.-Notice is hereby given
that the following named settler has filed mo-
tice of his intention to make final proof 10 sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will DO
made before the Judge, or in his absence, the
| Clerk of the District Court, at Opelousas, La,
on Tuesday, March goth, 1888, VIZ:
Comstante Pierotte,
who made Homestead Entry No 1856 for the
81 SET, NET of = e /, and s e of n z
!, Sec 36, TIP 6, S Il West, Louisiana Meri-
dian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and Guilty q.
| ton of, said land, viz: Stephen Martel, Of
Acadia parish, La, Daniel Sittig, of st. Ian
dry Pa, La. Francois Ledoux, of Acadia Pa,
La, B. E. Martel, of ST. Landry Pa, La.
THOMAS j. BUTLER.
February 4, So, ct. Register.