The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-10-12

/ -" AASeNay lAotO
! The Welsh Crescent will make its
appearance in few days we cheerfully |
place it on our exchange list.
Madison Lyons, son of 0. F. Lyons,
left last week for the State University. |
lie will graduate this session.
Mr.. E. P. Melwick has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Vinton, La,
and received his commission.
Messrs. Dees and Caution are max.
ing arrangements to move the saw
mill OF Hon. G. P. Hampton to Vint-
on, La.
Mrs. L. S. Hervey returned last
Saturday from New Orleans, where
she purchased full stock of millinery
goods.
Our young friend Joe Fournet, son
of Judge Fourpet, left lsst Tuesday
to enter college again at Tulane Uni.
Versity.
Jimmie Collins, son of Mr.. James
Collins of our city, who was quite
sick lately at Orange, Texas, is up
again and is at home.
D. Block left last Tuesday night
for New Orleans, where be will re-
main for several days purchasing
stock Of general merchandise.
Prof. Thomas R. Russell was IN
town two days this week on bis way
from Tennessee to Sugartown where
he expects to take charge of his school
again.
Mr.. 7. S. Richard has Just finished
repairing Captain Hansen's single
mill. He has also just completed
cottage residence for Mrs. Bilbo near
Moss mill.
D. Bloch is renoyating the old
stand of D. Bloch & Bro. and will
open soon an entire new stock of gen
eral merchandise. He left last Wed
nesday for New Orleans to purchase
his stock.
Mr.. James Holland of Lacassine,
brought the Echo a sample of his
sugar cane last Saturday, the longest
stock of which measured eight feet
and three inches. He has about three
acres of this cane.
Julius Frank has returned from New
New Orleans and is busiIy engaged in
opening and displaying goods and
waiting on customers. He has a large
and well selected stock of goods.
Look out for change in his adver-
tisemcnt next week
E. D. Miller, Esq, came home on
Tuesday last from a months trip into
Cameron, looking much improved.
He reports good health and half
crop, which means plenty for home
consumption. No rain for the past
month, and farmers well up with their
work 10 gathering crops.
We call special attention in this
issue to the advertisement of 7. S. u
3. N. Richard. These gentlemen are
well known carpenters TO the people
of Lake Charles, and are study and
attentive to their work. If YOU have
any work to be done IN their line,
give them a call. Prices moderate.
| r. T. Mitchell of Lacasine, son of
| Col. A. R. Mitchell, was in town last
Tuesday. lie presented the ECHo
with sample Of cane raised on bis
farm without fertilizer, which is GER
tainIy very fne. Judging from the
cane from that section Of Calcasieu,
we see no reason why large Quantities
should not be raised.
/ L. Kaufman is another one of our
Ryan street merchants who returned
from the city this week. He tried to
hide behind that immense stock Of
goods and keep il secret but an
EoHo reporter found him. By the
way, if he keeps on Piling up goods
be is likely 70 got outside as the inside
space is about closed.
Mr.. ]. Y. Irvine, connected with
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S Express was in
. town last week and gave the Echo .
pleasant call. He has taken tour
Thorough the country and bought prop
erty near Welsh. He owns an inter
! eat IN "Liye Oak Grove" northeast Of
I Welsh. lie has great confidence ~
the growth and prosperity Of the
country.
Capt Thomas Hanson has given bic
single mill general oveFheuling,
made quite an addition to the build,
! ing and put il new single machine,
!, a double block self feeder, Perkins q
I 90. make The mekers claim for Il
! 10000 capacity per day. The ma
!. chine works wen but has not reached
as yet the capacity claimed for i, bui
bids fair to give satisfaction.