The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29
Items OF gxaseress.

/ A Progressive Leagae branch with mem
bership of 2o0 has been organized in Liviugs'
ton parish.
sIarksyille Review: Corn is selling at from
fifty to sixty cents barrel. Potatoes from
one to one al d a bali according to quality.
In Sabine slver swamp, last week Mr.. Jo-
seph Williams killed a black bear which
weighed 5ls pounds and was feet inches
/ long.
1t is estimated that the Farmers Union of
/ Louisiana has membership of about 10000,
and an increase Of 10000 is expected within
the next few months.
4 The Enterprise states that 10000 bills ad-
| yertising New Iberia and Southwest Louisi-
ana have been forwarded to Kansas City for
distribution.
A successful fair for the benefit of the Ra.
pides Cemetery Association took place in
| Alexandfia, last week. The amount realized
was over 5000, Won't Opelousas take the
| hint
Two parties of immigrants will soon leave
| the Northwest for Iberia parish They come
. under the auspices of Mr.. +. III. Welch, WHO
has done so much for immigration into South
/ west Louisiana.
New iberia Sugar-Bowl, Nov Is: Another in
| sane person, Lazencourt Coyel, aged 20 years,
i died in the parish Jail here last week, while
i waiting for room at the State Insane Asylum,
! at jackson.
/ Rayne Sentinel: Several wagon loads of
/ sweet potatoes were brought to town this
/ week and readily disposed of at one dollar
! per barrel It pays we'll enough to raise pota'
/ toes.
Congress meets next Monday and will ad-
! iourn on or before March 4, 1891. when its
] term expires. Unless called together in extra
session the sd Congress, whose term begins
March !, will not meet until the first Monday
] in December, 1891.
/ Iberyille South: We hear ugly rumors about
I the letting of leyee contracts by the Pontehar-
/ train Levee District Board, without advertis-
ing same when there was ample time to do so,
! Is fayoritism TO pervaae the entire Nichols ad-
/ ministration2
I One thing the farmer of tie future must do
/ aud that is to educate himself in everything
that pertains to his calling. Better education
means more knowIedgo Of the principles that
/ underiie success. and more and better applied
| knowledge means better results.
Jennings Reporter: j b. Watkins engineer
/ ing corps arrived here Tuesday and began
/ their laho. of running lines AMI taking levels
Ietc., Wednesday, morning, preparatory to
l#ditehing for the purpose of draiuing the
Grand Marais.
THIBoDAuI, La December 22d, 1889.
( cannot but cheerfuiiy recommend the use
/ of Gouaux's Asthmatic Remedies, having had
many opportunities of Witnessing their saia-
tary effects. II. DASsEREAE, NJ. d.
r:1a S;na4s. Tt,s.. y.rdol
rorv,sr groea5,s5 lar, ialagstar fr,, n
s,.rs Ts NJ ,,..s 2 :, : - - r
puSr.-r 20 f.,silT Eranr esa..s,,a ~ - 5
family. James Field aud family, David Reeiev
| ard Geo. Wolverton. in ali. thirty peonie.
They have 1onr carloads OF household goods,
stock, etc and. they have come to stay.
Louisiana Review: Major Burke, two broth
ers or The Confederate General Imboden, and
about fifty other Americans. it is reported,
fa, ~ IL ,ha sa,,s1t - ~,
al e,,sls- Il; Haaanras irL o,. e
Sr;,b - ,fas ri;c ,,s5 - LII.
cj,araetaristic skill aud brayery President
B1gra,i has officially thanked them for their
., y,f9,,,,hla aasistaY,ra' e.tSi-
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9tsc9sefy WIS i1saa ~ Itals ssIe Isse Sa5uf'
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QUE s"a,d 10, lse ITsnous Th tals pre-
eIous poWusr anu Ail4l''te. LUIS Is the oest
h9ale V 80 Inal ~ essh "iSl. {, r.
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giei1stia, 1fyil ~ poliions q tfls
k1c1s lsiaoliS' ~ e alneeh6
sI.s y palcI ol .ne occasion BS 1ae
Inulnan 1lap' = ene Iapieel o. onio, 70 eeie
pFaee 'ue ocSsael1ii ane y Fy ttts11 own ana ana
tie fsspfelb "a lle masses " ehs len III oe[acy,
WnoHi . Iiisy e tei1teeehesa, 70 Ing 1aa Shteisatn
OF .ne 5sihoefatic party
Crowley signal Dr. Parsley, OF Eyange-
liie, was IL the village this week attending
court air. 4. speaks we'll Tor Mamou, ant
says lliah seetien Wnlch was at one tlnlA
thought 70 pc unnI iof cutipatIon has I'M
proved WondefIuiiy sinee the energetic Weet-
err farmers s. have takeiisnp their abode 10 tha
q 80 10
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Baton Rouge AaVocate: bstWeen tue ioI-
terry ana the liquor tfalnc IL gIlelr evil eHectf
tne diuerenee ls SO greas lhas hDe IoLtefy
seems me u benson III comparison. II gov
eTamenc Is 20 eliminate everything except
Wat is iueaiiysa9 a9nocuous, ! me iottery ana y,
liguor oasn6 nolsg1o ~, Dut = w neehse lDts
greater evil lne olnef, idt less nurtlul, inss
ssftaihls W thaeo s tributary ~ Tue isseHuss
Of she state wllfpaI pleus protest, ana espe
eliiS e = oileie ~ - pas llaiioDa "lste tne
oe1er l''5 = . asls - sno.asanus.
HOuma Courier: The Courier has, from
time TO time, advised The farmers and plant.
ers Of this parish 70 diversity thei ir crops IN
such WY e Y prove 70 n9re Teiaaneraslve. 'g
peanut that the price Is going up and the