The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-10-11

1iDeatS new mouse IS being
painted, as any passer.by can note
from The bright red Of The roof.
A new fence has been erected around
tbe sallier property. in the rear Of
Mrs. Arthur Rosteet's residence.
An accident occurred to the loco
motive on the 3s57 a. M trair, causing
delay 10 the arrival Thursday morn
ing Of several hours.
Our young friend Ernest Whiting
ton, has secured a position in the music
store Of r. q. Read. Jr., Orange, Tex.
BE left Tuesday morning.
ID. J. Reid, sheriff and ex-oficio tax
collector. for Calcasieu turned into the
state treasury, for the quarter ending
Sept Both, 1899. S2.6ss2s.
Mr.. A. q. st. Gaudin, accompanied
by bis daughter, Miss Lydia, also Mas
ter Ewell Richard, returned last Thurs
day night from opelOUsas, La.
THAT other band" the Eureka"
has received it's instruments and is hold
ing regular meetings in the court house.
We bespeak for them success.
Miss Rowsna Loeb, of New Orleans,
is on pleasure trip to Lake Charles.
She is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sol
Bloch. The Echo wishes her a pleasant
visit.
The public school building is finished
and has a seating capacity of $50 or 800
students. We hope to see it seated and
the public school opened at an early
day.
Hon VIM. Meyer is having his drug
store renovated, painted, etc, which
viii add very materially to the appear.
anoe Of his large aud we'll assorted
stock.
Mr.. A. e. MoGinty aud family re-
turned Tuesday night from the north.
where they have been spending the
All were glad to get home
again.
Capt. J, W. Moore, of Sugartown.
paid Lake Charles a visit last week.
He did himself the credit of purchasing
sone town property while here. His
reports of northern Caleasie1 were en-
MISS Kittie Mead returned last Wed,
nesday from 3 visit to Jennings. Her
return was very fayOrably greeted by
Der friends, and especially by the choir
IF the First Baptist church, Of which
he is organist.
Mr.. Alaska, Of Galveston, was the
principal purchases at the sYndic land
ale last Saturday. He paid from 75e. to
b. 50 per acre. He also purchased q
number Of city lots at prices ranging
rom $75 to 800 per lot.
Mr.. Geo. Law, the buyer and sales
man of Lock, Moore & Co Is meEehan-
hse department, has just returned
rom Europe and the Paris exposition
With full hue Of general merchandise,
which be purchased 10 New York on
mis- return.
We take pleasure in calling attention
n the public 10 the advertisement Of
3oR. Adolph Meyer, which appears in
his issue Of the Echo. Mr.. Meyer, as
! frst-elass druggist, is no stranger to
he public, having been in the drug
business in Lake Charles with his
brother, Hon. VIM, Meyer, for akout
twenty years. ..s Il
s. y. Wilder, from Michigan camp,
% the Gull. Sabine and Red River
called on US last Tuesday, and
gave us some dots from that section.
Health is very good; crops have turned
ont excellently stock is doing well, |
and peace and quiet prevail. The
Gulf, Sabine and Red River road is
putting in $4,000 feet Of long leaf pine
nt Nibhlitt's Bluff per day.
The Young Peoples Society Of Chris
sian Enaaayor, At their meeting last
night, perfected arrangements
for sepi-monthly meeting at the
Hall, their first meeting to be
held there on next "Wednesday evening.
A very interesting programme consist
ing Of Htersry and musical exercises,
viii be prepared, and pleasant even
ing is assured TO al who attend.
The Police Jury is in session this
week. The committee Of experts (Hon.
A. Meyer, Capt. o. NJ. Marsh, Judge
Thos. Kleinpeter, Hon. A. Rigmaidep)
appointed BY the Police Jury to ex-
auine the aceoupts Of the parish treas
qrer from May, 1854, to date, are bard
1t work, but are not prepared qt tbis
writing To report We predict, how
ever that there win not be any serious
trouble found in bis accounts.
Mrs. u. M Clement, 81 San Antonio
Texas. who spent few days With her
son, s, 81. Clement, Of Lake Charles,
10 last May, on her way to visit her
baby son, d. s. Clement Of Spokane
Fails, Oregon, Is now tp Lake Charles,
on her return home. She has had 2
pleasant time, and saw great deal of
new ooaniry. having travelled throagh
III least gixteep states apa territories.
Fhe THO hes had benefoid effect or
her heplth.
Joseph Eckerb of Lake Ch4Fieg,
popular jeweler and EotcRmaker, left
Thursday evening Tor New Orleans,
where he viii replenish bis stock If /
saval,v ard holiday goods Our geo