The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-01
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ECHOES.
Miss Bessie Howard, of Fl. Worth
Texas, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank
Haskell.
The K. c., W. & G. R. R. is being
pushed forward by Messrs. Kennedy
Stone, contractors.
Read the EcHo's liberal offer TO her
patrons, avail yourself of it, and the
paper will cost you but one dollar for
, 1890.
E. r, Singleton, of Austin, Texas.
recently made q trip to Georgia and
brought his aged and feeble father back
with him.
r. Molard painted our public rchool
building. Tt is thorough and first class
work, which is in keeping with all of
Mr.. MOlard's contracts.
Work on the artesian we'll is pro-
crossing very nicely. The contractor,
Mr.. Louis Seigel, is sanguine that he
will get good flow of water.
Miss Belle Kearney and Miss Jennie
Stafford, of Lake Charles, left last
Friday for Hemstead, Tex, where
they will remain several weeks visiting
relatives.
Miss Agna Dryden of Fort Worth,
Texas, returned with Mr.. J. L. Will
liams last Saturday night, and is spend
ing short while with her sister, Mrs.
Williams.
We were in error when we said in
our last issue that Mr.. g. SCHNEIDER Of.
fers to sell some valuable property on
Ryan street. He offers for sale the bus.
mess and not the property.
WI. Swing Esq was taken sick last
Sunday morning. His family physi-
clan was summoned at once and the
disease was checked. and be is again
up and will be out in few days.
J. W. Bolton cut one Myers, section
boss at Iowa station, on the Southern
Pacific, on the 2lst inst. He was ar
rested and jailed Myers was sent to
San Antonio. where be has since died
Of his wounds.
Rey Il. L. Hubbell, D. D., of Am
herst, Mass, who is spending some
time in Lake Charles in the interest of
the college, will preach to the Pre- by
terrain church, in Masonic Hall next
Sabbath morning at II o'clock.
Mr.. l. Reinauer, who is running a
good and profitable mercantile bust.
ness at the depot, will leave next Sun
day for New Orleans, where he will
lay in his fall and winter stock. When
he returns he will make his customers
comfortable and happy in prices as
well as goods.
Mr.. w. Mitchell, formerly from
Minnesota, now OF our city, showed us
a letter from friend of bis in that
cold country (Minnesota) in which
freezing weather visited them ten days
ago. He also stated that crops were
a failure, owing to drouth, and that
fine blooded COWS could be bought for
SO or $40. This same stock if here
and aocimated, would be worth from
$50 to $75 per head.
Our Office was made brighter than
usual few days ago by the presence
of Mrs. Laura Z. Foute, accompanied
by Mrs. j. II. Robinson. Mrs. Foute
is the editor and proprietor of the
Ladie's Messenger, published at Hous-
ton, Texas, and is devoted to women.
We congratulate her on the neat and
handsome appearance Of her journal,
and recommend it to the liberal pa
tronage of the ladies.
The deed of sale ny the Louisiana
Sulphur Mining Company to the
American Sulphur Company, Of West
Virginia, Of the noted Sulphur Mine in
Calcasiep parish, together with $500
acres OF land and the Sulphur Mine
plant, was recorded on the 2Srd ult.
The price was $20J,O0O. This com
pGuy is to begin operations, looking to
sinking of shaft to extract the sui
phur by the first VI January next.
A. D. McFarlain, one Of Jennings
epterprising merchants and business
men, made Lake Charles business
visit last Friday. He paid the Echo q
short but pleasant call. He said the
rice crop was coming in quite rapidly 4;