The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-03-02
From Crowley

Those who have ell the fast and steady
development of the lands in Acadia parish
have also witnessed the building up of the
new and entcrprising parish seat Crowley.
Contrary to many predictions the place has
grown steadily from the first until to-day ii
presents Il very lively and handsome appear
ancr. New buildings are going up i'll all parts
OF town and the streets are being timely i'm
proved. Many new sidewalks are being laid
In fact Crowley has passed the Rublcon, and
from Eow on its success is apparent to all.
The volume of business is rapidly increasing.
New settlers are arriving daily to invest in
Crowley Real Estate. Now is the time t.
make IL sure and profitable Investment. IL
order to give everybody eetnee, the South
western Louisiana Land Co. will offer at
PUBLIC SALE on Wednesday, March Goth,
+ 1889, to the highest bidder, 500 town lots and
{ Il large number of suburban and l0-aere
tracts. This will doubtless be q grand oppor-
tnnity for investing i'll a sure thing. M2-H
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DR. 1ichenor's Antiscptic relieves Sic
Headache. Sold by Theo. Fosey, OPelousas
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A correspondent of the Alexandria
Town Talk, writing from Marksville,
says: =
Nsarksvile. like Alexandria, has recently
had some educational stirring up" This
time i'll the form of entertainments, under the
auspices of certain ladies of the town whose
object was to raise funds to equip the school
houses. The whole thing was conceived,
planned and engineered to Il most successful
issue by two charming and public spirited la
dies of this rblace the association of whose
names with the entertainments was signi-
cant Of success; these were Mrs. M. H. Iall
and Mrs. Laura Overton, the estimable wives
M'Judges Hall and Overton, Of this place 1t
is needless to say that success attended their
efforts and that the result was the purchase OF
globes, desks and charts for the schools.
Mrs. Hall, Judge Hall, Judge Over
ton, are all Opelousas people. We pre-
snme we have some of the same kind
left here, and suggest that they inangu-
rate +. similar scheme. Their efforts
could not be devoted to Il nobler cause.
The correspondent goes on and makes
a suggestion which We heartily endorse.
He says:
Have you ever observed that ladies espouse
a cause and especially matters of pnblc inter
est with more warmth and apparently With a
clearer conception of that practical working
which is essential to success than rs usual
with gentlemen. We need not discuss the
causes for this, suffice it to say that his thing
is conspicuously so iu matters OF education,
and it has often been a matter of surprise to
the writer that the ladies Of every town
tl1SIeeghout the State do not organize them
selves into Educational Associations IN order
to more effectually control and direct the ed
ucation of their children.
Who will take the lead in the organ
ization of "Women's Educational As
sociationn for Opelousas?
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We have received from the Board OF
Directors of the Soldiers Home of Lou
isiana IA circular le2ter setting forth and
explaining the sh, otage in the appro-
priation made by we last session of our
Legislature, namely, only $500 which
is greatly reduced by depreciation of
the State warrants ana totally INSULT
cient to support this institution for dis
abied Louisiana soldiers. An earnest
appeal is made to the Police Juries of
each parish, and to all charitable indi-
viduals to contribute something TO pro-
mote it's comfortable support. All con-
! tributions aud remittances should be
sent to john NJ. Coos, Treasurer, No. =
] Tehoupitoulas street, New Orleans, and
t will receive prompt acknowledgement.
! Genuine Texas Red Rust Proof Oats
at New Orleans prices, and best Wheat
] Bran, at c. Dictlein's.
There will be q grand reunion of Con-
federate Cavalrymen, "social, Benevo-
lent and Historical Association" on
Monday, March 4tb, the day before
! Mardr- Gras, and embraces an invita-.
ton to veterans of all Cavalry Com.
! monds from every norton of the South
Send your names and addresses in by
first mail to Col. Geo. Moorman, Fitsl
Vice President of the Association, sly.
ing whether you will be present, so tha
provision can be made fs4 you. Hon
I jeff Davis and al the noted Confeder-
ate Cavalry Commanders are expected
to be present.2 49,
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Paad,s Itch Ointment fine best