The Lake Charles echo., 1889-04-12
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The Police Jury meets on Tuesday, the
10th inst
E. N. Richard. builder, completed last
week the residence of II. II. Eddy. in the
eastern part Of the city.
Messrs Touehey q SCHNEIDER, fish dealers
and shippers at the steamboat wharf, have
our thanks for splendid specimen Of salt
water catfish.
The time approaches when street sprink-
ling is a matter greatly to be desired. The
watering cart should by this time be making
its daily rounds
The stockmen Of Southwest Louisiana will
meet in Lake Charles on Saturday week, the
10th inst, for the more complete organiza-
ton of the Southwest Louisiana Live Stock
Association.
The Hazel last Sunday resumed her place
and her regular trips between Lake Charles
and Westlalke, having received thorough
OYerhauling and painting to be in readiness
for the e3 cursion season.
VIM. +. schwing, Esq, has accepted an
appointment as notary public, and will, in
! addition to his law practice, give his
faithful attention to all business entrusted to
him. See his professional card in another
column of this paper.
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DR.. S. N. Read, of Sulphur City, who has
been lying seriously Ill here for some days at
the residence of his father, District Judge
s. d. Read, it Will be gratifying to his friends
to learn, is now conVslescing
The Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor will hold its meeting tomorrow
evening at the residence of Mrs. A. J. Per
kins, on the lake front. A pleasant evening
Is assured, and full attendance is antici-
pated.
1t is positively declared that within sixty
days from the time of the election for the
special railroad tax, If favorable, dirt will
begin to fly, and grading and track laying
started in Calcasieu on the Watkins, Kansas
City & Gulf road.
DR.. W. A. Knapp returned home Saturday
from New Orleans, where he had gone to
join his wife aud daughters who have been
visiting relatives in Clinton, La. They are
accompanied for a brief stay by Mrs. Kuupps
sister, Miss Blanche Diamond.
That sterling veteran, George O. Ems, Of
st. Landry, was in Lake Charles last week
exchanging greetings with many of his old
comrades. Time deals lightly with him, as
we hope it always may, although he is suffer
ing some with granulation of the eye lids
The regular monthly meeting of the Ger
man Benevolent Association, was held last
Sunday and after the usual business the
association was pleasantly entertained at the
club rooms, where all enjoyable reunion was
had with friends IN sociable interchanges
The Lake Charles depot of the Christian Mocr-
lein Brewing Company, Of Cincinnati is now well
stocked, and will be in constant receipt Of this
compaDys brewage in kegs and bottles. and an
unlimited supply of ice for summer consumption
A. Il Waitt is agent and VIM. Sterling manager.
Attention is called to the advertisement Of the
American, the Lake Charles household weekly in
which Southwest Louisiana feels a pride and
which will compare tavorably with any similar
publication in the land. The subscription price
\ of the American is ony 800 year Sample
copies free
The artesiau well will not be abandoned
There is good reason to believe that the shaft
is now not far from good paying strata. Mr..
J. A. KleckHeT expert has returned aud work
| is resumed with sufficient funds aud every
prospect of success. The depth already
reached is 500 feet.
The annual election of officers of the Lake
Charles Steam Fire Company, will take place
at the regular meeting the first Monday in
May, and tul and prompt attendance
should be had. A special meeting of the
company WAS held last Monday evening, at
which business Of considerable importance
was transacted.
Hon. s. D. Read returned from Vernon
Saturday last, and is apparently much i'm
proved in health since the adjournment Of the
special court term here, and tue short interval
Of rest until the 22d inst, wheu the spring
term Of the District Court opens, will enable
him to take his place on the bench in bis &C
epstomed yigor.
E. Farr Of Flagstaff, Arizona, dropped in
on us this week and in conversation expressed
himself as being somewhat surprised to
find Lake Charles a place Of such magni-
tude, extensive business interests and adyan-
tages Of location. 1t far surpasses his highest
auticipatIons and he seemed delighted with
the surroundings.
The professional card of Dr. i. Il. Moss,
physician and surgeon, will be found in
another column of the ECHo. Our young
friend is graduate in the classical course Of
the University of Virginia and the medical
department of the Vanderbilt University nj