The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-21

Thanks to Gen. r L. Gibson for late
public documents.
al. Sloane, of Rayne, was in town
this week, visiting relatives.
Mr.. L. s. Cutting, of Jennings. was
in town Tuesday and gave the Echo
call.
The initials of the happiest man in
town are A. III. Mayo. It's boy. you
know.
Judge J. G. Parkerson, of the Loui-
siana Western railroad. was in town
last Saturday.
Read the beautiful Christmas carol
in the upper right hand corner of this
page, by Mr.. D. Bloch.
Mr.. R. Il. Mason. of Michigan, ar
rived this weak, and is greeted by his
many friends in our town.
M. T. Jones. Of Houston. Texas, and
of the firm of NJ. T. Jones & Co., of
this place, was in town this week.
Christmas will soon be here and no
ice, and but little frost until this Thurs
day)morniug, when thin ice is reported.
David Reims has had his residence
and butcher shop repaired and repaint-
ed, and it presents an attractive appear
ance.
Miss Minnie Knight, who has been
absent for some time, visiting relatives
in Lake Charles, returned home last
Saturday. -Lafowa-cbe Star.
Daniel Lee, of Mississippi. has been
in our section of country for two or
three weeks looking around with u view
of establishing sheep ranch.
Please read the advertisement in this
issue Of good plantation TO rent. two
miles from the town of Lafayette. This
is good chance for a farmer to be
suited.
The Echo acknowledges compliment
airy tickets to the closing exercises of
Dawes Training School, to be given at
Williams opera house on the night of
the 2lst inst,
Mr.. D. R. Swift, of the firm Of George
& Swift, left this week for Jasper, Tex,
where he will spend the holidays with
his mother. The EoHo wishes him a
pleasant trip.
An election was held last saturday in
Jennings to vote on local option and
the purchase Of Jennings Academy by
the town. The town went dry by
handsome majority. The vote for pur-
chase was unanimous.
o. F. silcott, of Choupique. was in
town Tuesday looking up our nursery
men, Messrs. Vincent & Massey. to get
fruit trees. He thinks the Choupique
country is not to be beaten in Calcasieu,
especially for fruit raising.
Mr.. Q. B. Hoag, of Springfield, No,
and W. M. Shriner, Of Lawrence. Kan,
who have been here prospecting for two
weeks, left for their homes yesterday
morning. They were very much pleased
with our section and climate.
We are sorry to learn of the death of
Mrs. Missouri Dear, wife of w. Il.
Dear, of the vicinity Of SugartOwn,
who died on the 18th inst. She had
been an invalid for q number of years.
The family has our sympathy.
The Echo received a very pleasant
call last Monday from L. F. Chamber
lain, editor of the Telegraph, Pleas
anton, Iowa. Mr.. Chamberlain is here
prospecting, and we think very much
pleased with the country and climate.
Chas. B. Rose, of Taylor township,
returned last Tuesday from Oregon,
where he had been the past several
weeks. He leaves next Tuesday on the
Lake Charles excursion and will invest
igate the country for a while. Vintom
(La.) Eagle.
Mr. r. NJ. Gormly, painter, is doing
some nice work this week on Mrs. Lee
veque's house. He completed the ECHO
sign last week, and also recently did
the inside finish Of the millinery shop
of Mrs. j. A. Reid & Co. Those need
ing work in his line would do well to
give him call.
The Farmers Alliance sent a COM
uaittee to town this week to visit our
merchants in the interest Of the order.
The object, as we understand, was to
contract with the merchant who agreed
to sell his goods at the lowest per cent
above cost, and agree on their part to
cast their trade with him.
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The Echo received o very pleasant
call last Saturday from NJ. d. Hebert,
of Lake Arthur. He presented us
with o sample of the Lake Arthur
oranges, which were very nice, and
for which he will please accept our
thanks. There are several orchards on
Lake Arthur that will produce paying
crops of oranges this season.
| Next week, Monday, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Geo. Horridge and Mrs. q. o. Har-
,ino,ton atart Tor + axe Charles. I,ouisi-