The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-07-19
ECHOES.

ECHOES. .
The police jury adjourned Tuesday.
Prof. Briggs of Jennings was in
this city during the week.
Work on the residence of Mr.. W. E.
Ramsey has been commenced.
Mr.. E. N. Richard is repairing the
residence of Capt. J. S. Hawkins.
| We welcome Miss Ellen Miller back
from her visit to relatives in Texas.
Mr.. Jones, our sprinkler man, has
received a new sprinkler which will be
out soon.
Mr.. Harry J. Ortmysr late of this
place but now Of Evansville, lad. paid
Lake Charles business visit this week.
The new bell for the Baptist church
has arrived and will, 10 all probability
be placed in the belfry before Sunday.
| Mrs. Louis Leveqne is having a new
fence put around her property, occu-
pied by Mrs. Clark, on South Court
street.
Sheriff D. J. Reid made bis second
quarter payment at Baton Rouge on
July 18th for taxes collected up to
June 30th 1889.
The Methodists aud Presbyterians
have consolidated their Sunday even
ing serTices,each pastor holding an al.
ternate service.
Our new brass band which proposes
to enliVen the city with sweet strains
of music has selected the euphonious
name of "Lake City Cornet Band"
Rev. Geo. Frazar is having two
story residence constructed in the
southeastern portion of town. Mr.. D.
G. Taylor is experimenting the work.
Misses Blanche and Adel OAR
mond, accompanied by Fred Knapp,
of this city, left for their home in
Clinton, La, last Wednesday night.
Fred will remain week or two.
We are in receipt of pleasant letter
from our former townsman II. A. Minis
now at Healing Springs, Ala, where
health seems to render him content
We congratulate him on finding the To-
eality, climate and people so congenisl
to bis tastes.
Mr.. J. c. Cary, of Jennings, was in
our city this week. AS usual, be call
ed at our Office and had very encOur.
aging things to say about the future
of Calcasieu and Louisiana. He is q
worker, and is pnUting IN good Iieks
for Calcasleu.
On Monday night our Sheriff, D. J.
Reid, started for Baton Rouge 10
charge of VIM. Sterling, convicted at
last term of court of embezziemeRt,
and o. Austin Ashworth convicted of
larceny. Mr.. Sterling makes two
years visit and Ashworth one.
We welcome home our youLg
friends, Masters Eddie Wehrt, son of
Capt. WehFt, and Dannie Ryan, son of
w. N. Ryan, who are spending vaca-
ton among their relatives and friends
here, after a session of study 10 st.
stanalaus college, Bay St. Louis, Miss.
After the summer holidays we under.
stand that they will return to that in
stitutiop and continue therein until
the collegiate course Is completed.
"Music hath charms to soothe the
savage" If our information is correct
Lake Charles is soon to have yet an
other band. However, much nery-
Gus folks may dislike the footing Of
/ isolated horns in the hands of begia.
ners, we most heartily encourage the
organization of musical bands, musical
clubs and music classes. They furnish
innocent occupation to the members,
refine society and greatly enlIyen the
city.
We have received copy of very
handy little Ready ReckOner," from
The Tinsdsrnlan, l9l Randolph street,
ChiCago. 1t Is well printed, neatly
and strongly bOuad, yestpeekst size,
and contains A pages oftabels, tables
Of logs reduced to board measure,
miscellaneous tables. including num-
Der Of pieces to full 1000 feet Of
lumber, table showing freight Of lum-
Der, weight Of windows, doors, blinds
etc, all for rs cents, post free.
Captured.
i On the l2th inst, suspicious look
ing negro man, having been recognized
| BY d woman a. . desperate character,
i charges uish some great crime in Ra-
1 pides parish, reported the fact, and ex-