The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-04-05
ECHOES.

ECHOES.
\ Who are the aspirants for city offices at the
coming election3
One more regular meeting Of the Council
before the election.
The best fruits of the season always to be
found at the Times bakery.
Fine cigars, the best and cheapest in the
market at the Times bakery.
The election for city officials of Lake
Charles takes place June Sd, next.
Cannot some one take hold of a street
sprinkIing contractS 1t can be made to pay.
DR.. J. c. Munday has contracted with
Major Buell. for an elegant residence on
Kirby street.
Capt. Marsh is reconstructiDg and remOd-
cling bis residence and otherwise improving
his premises.
Messrs. T. N. Baker and T. A. Graves, of
Wichita, Kansas, dropped in on the Echo
Thursday morning.
The city council Tuesday evening wrestled
with the hog law, and extended its limits to
the corporation lines.
Miss Flo Harrison, of Franklin, La, arrived
in Lake Charles Saturday on a visit to her
aunt, Mrs. J. C. Clark.
J. N. Mccain, a former resident Of Lake
Charles, has been visiting his old haunts here
for day or two this week.
The lake front street should not be for
gotten in the general provisions made for
street and other improvements.
The spring term of the District Court is
close at hand, 22nd inst, and litigants and
counsel are bestirring themselves.
Mr. Mudgett is getting creamery butter by
express, twice a week. Try it and you will
buy no other. Next door to the postofiee.
The fish market OF Touchy d SCHNEIDER
has grown into more than local importance.
The firm are shipping large quantities to
other markets.
The police jury at its session on the 10Th
inst. will doubtless feel called upon to deter
mine in the matter of rehabiitating or recon
stTUctiDg the court house.
Is there no one who will undertake the
suppression Of the three inches of dust
during the summer, which dry day and a
high wind loads the air with.
The steamer Hazel viii take her accustomed
place between Lake Charles and WestIake in
few days. For the present the tug is filling
the requirements very aceeptRbly.
Hon. VIM II. Harris favored the Echo
with a very pleasant call last Tuesday. His
legion Of friends will be gratifed to learn that
be has fully recovered from his recent serious
illness.
Mrs. E, 0. Hayes and Mrs F. Q. Hicks, Of
Big Cane, st. Landry parish, have been visit
ing their sister Mrs. S. H. Clement They
returned home on the LIST inst, much pleased
with the visit
A. J. Perkins, Dr., NJ d., left last Friday
for New Orleans, where be will attend the
course Of special lectures at Tulane UniVer-
sity upon surgery and diseases of the lungs,
throat and skin.
Messrs. Perkins d Miller do everything in
the most complete and finished style. The
tank for the supply Of water in case Of fire in
their mills or yard is another instance of it.
1t will cost over $2,500
L. II. Robinson has taken contract to
build a residence at the corner Of Broad and
BilbO streets for L. Kaufman The building
will have maDsard roof, be finely finished
aud will cost about a 900
The building boom in Lake Charles has
started in rather earlier this spring than
usual, The school building and the several
family residences contracted for in the last
few days will aggregate over $4,000.
Mr.. Geo. Richard is now prepared to serve
all kinds Of mineral waters at his new stand.
which he has very neatly fitted up. Nothing
is more refreshing tn an a cool glass Of soda
water, and Mr.. Richard can supply deltci
Gus article.
D. Bloch has straw hats in endless variety
and in all the latest styles for men, boys and
children, and he is selling them at prices that
cannot fail to satisfy purchasers. Those who
desire to look and feel genteel at small cost,
should see D. Bloch.
Mr.. Phil K. Rice, representing Rice, Born
d Co, Of New Orleans, was In Lake Charles
Wednesday, and presented the Echo with
fancy paper weight in the form of a NINA
ture anvil as emblematic of their trade and
bearing the imprint Of the firm
The many friends of Miss Esther E., daugh-
ter Of our enow-citizen, Mr. W. NJ. Barnard,
will be glad to learn Of her return home from
Chicago, where she has been attending the
Medical Female College. The young lady
Finishes her full course next winter.
Several samples Of Irish potatoes Of the
new crop and natural growth were brought
to the office of the ECHO last week, one being
from the garden Of s. H. Clement and one
from Prince Jones Of Westlake. The crop
is progressing faely and reaches the fullest
expectations.
As quality Of weather nothing could sur
pass that which now blesses this vicinity; the
bright sunshine, the gentle breeze, the song
Of birds, the delicious odor Of flowers, in
splre dream Of Arcadia, which is only dis
PEELED by the incessant hum of machinery
and the rush of trade.