The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-03-22

The Parish School Board met in special
session last Monday, 18Th inst, for the pur-
pose Of receiving and opening bids for the
building Of public free school house In the
city Of Lake Charles. Present, Prof A.
Thompson, presiding; J. W. Bryan, J. H..
Poe, J. P. Geary, John McEeese. The board
not deeming it expedient to pass upon the
bids, deferred It. and after transaction Of
routine business adjourned to meet Monday,
25th inst, at Bpm.
The New Orleans Times Democrat Of the
l4th inst. has an excellent description Of Lake
Charles and surroundings with statistics Of
many Of the leading business enterprises. 1t
covers over four columns Of that paper and
Is the work Of Mr.. II. H, Nelson, special cor
respondent. The Echo last week made
mention Of the presence of Mr.. Nelson in
Lake Charles 10 the interest Of his paper.
A gentleman, formerly resident OF Lake
Charles, now living in Texas, in a letter to the
Echo, writes: at is all / can do to stay
away from Lake Charles and read the Echo, "
and winds up bis letter saying, "Pll either
have to move there or stop my subscription
TO the paper" Why should one involve the
other condition. However, there is plenty
Of room in Lake Charles for any number Of
good people, and the ECHo win insist upon
keeping its friends name on the subscription
list.
i. sehlesinger bias returned to his old stand
in the Davidson store, at Eagerly, with Q full
stock Of General Merchandise, which he is
offering as cheap as such goods can be bought
anywhere iu the country. His old friends and
customers and the public generally, are cordi,
ally invited to give him call and examine
his stock and prices 10 Dry Goods, Clothing,
Boots Shoes, Hats, Notions, Family Groceries
and everything 40 the various lines Of General
MERCHANDISE, and they viii be convinced that
u win pay them.
One of last weeks most delightful events
was tea given BY Mrs Eben r. Wasey to q
few Of her lady friends at her charming home
No one who has enjoyed Mrs. Wssey's hosPi
tally, need be told she Is az admirable
hostess, ana that the refreshments served a
9 O'Clock were both dainty and delicious
After tea, q Well7rendered recitation wa!
given by Mrs. I. ". Kinney. and the ladiel
departed, hoping Mrs. Wasey would @do &
some more" Those present we're Mesdamel
4 Williams, Rogers, Frank, Calkins, Robinson
4 Kinney, Harrington, Mayo, and Misses Tay
lqr and Summers.
4 A citizen Of Lake Charles, friend Of thu
Echo, keeps uP . correspondence with hii
former home "a Scotland. n recent lettei
4 received By him from Glasgow correspond
ept, occurs Ills passage, which the EGHo q
/ permitted to copy: ssipce receiving you
last have been looking up the Encyclopedia
f and find your State Il q fruitfpi place. Yot
\ must bg q q yeTy Garden Of kdep, VII
n oranges, hgs, melons, grapes, etc, aud ! onll
4 Wish was with sou. Many thanks for Yon
Fl kind Invitation to iQin you for aYisit. Pethapa
who kBoRs, MIS-, W and / may take loot
oyerln Our friend protests he has indulgef
ID 40 fancy flights over This land u fsnih
aud flowers, but has let the natural conditions
speak for themselves, and when be has madi
Comment " has been 70 the effect thai thfa
depended upon e1eftian. Indeed, the keHi
knaYs hlm e hs severely practical ard plat
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