The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-27

sATURDAY.. SEPTEMBER %. 1890
Buy your groceries from Gus. Dupre,
afock fresh and prices down, down.
There will be divine services held at
4he Episcopal Church on next Sunday,
Sept. 2sth, at 8 o'clock p. M.
Fresh and select groceries at rock
bottom prices, at Gus. z. Dupr6's, Ian
dry street, west Of the bridge.
Yom Kippur, tho Jewish Day Of
AtOnement,a was duly observed last
Wednesday by our citizens of that
faith.
Those who desire. to practice their
horses on the 0pelousas Race Course
can procure a key from the Secretary
and enter at any time they desire.
/ have just received fresh stock at
choice groceries which Lam offering of
very low prices. Call and investigate.
Gus. E. DUPRE.
4 meeting of the stockholders of the
ST. Landry Homestead and Loan Asso-
eiation win be held at the Court House
Oh Tuesday, October 2lst, at Z p. m.
Washington has a race track and
viii soon have a cotton factory. Now,
Why should Qpelousas not have q rice
mill and a cotton seed oil mill 7
4xr. 4. ~S1o..ol kf.a annr af
tbs Alexandria Daily Times, issued
laat Tuesday. Ii is ably edited by
that old veteran Of the Louisiana press,
Col. a.. ID. Battle, late of Shreveport,
md ID a typographical beauty.
Our Town Council is taking step 10
the right direction by making an effort
Is have our dilapidated sidewalks put
ID good condition. We hope that our
property owners will heartily second
their efforts, and soon put our sidewalks
u good shape.
Onr popular druggists, DIR. r. M Lit
tall 81 Bro, are making arrangements
b have their tWo-st0ry drugstore on
Main street demolished and replaced by
larger, more commodi0us and more
skyIish structure. We hope several
#hers on the same street may profit by
their example.
The U. 3. census just taken gives
Ogelousas a population of 1856, while
that Of 1850 gave it about 200 more.
Many of us thought that we had 1000
ii 1880; and it is fact that in the last
ten years at least 100 new houses have
been bulls here and occupied and that
the birth rate more than counterbal-
ances the death rate. A recount ought
I'd be asked for, and if not granted the
town authorities should have one made.
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sBridgeviller is still on the boom. a
new st0re was opened this week by Mr..
q. Y. Major in the old Juge stand, and
Mi. a.. I'll. Generes has put in q new en-
gina and boiler with increased capacity
ID his gin, while side track 1000 feet
IN length is being built By the Morgan
road senth of the depot. and large
two.story warehouse il soon to be built
Neat biz the railroad track. The lumber
yard recently re opened by Mr.. Craw-
ford il also being rapidly supplied with
q fresh stock.
Mr. B. r. Meginaey whose delicasst
constitution is subject of general re-
mark (this remark is only made en- pas,
soat. entertained party of cOngenial
Apirits (no reference to liquids) at hls
FsaiiIance few nights ago. GagG sans
dire that Ben didn'b lot his guests gp
away hungry nor dry; and after 3
pleasant time spent In relishing the
good things spread before them, and
numerous toasts by the assembled
guests, the party broke up after unaDl
a1pnsIy voting B. i. IL. q jolly goot
fellow and a good judge Of "the goot
things of life
I.ast Wednesday evening CathariEA'
enrsey and Josephine Sarrailie, Ivy
ausky maidens, had a regular priz
ashs, Marqnis Of Queensbury gu rules
hA colnbatauts were armed, one will
Ilatchet, the other with beer bottle
they had evidently been drinking, ais'
Wens fF each other ID good style.
IuspiTing bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make MS se0rn
Mp fipenny, we fear nae evil;
vi nsquebae, we'll face tue devil
About the time the battle was at II
hottest, the officers of the law put 10 Il
appearanee and ran them both to eala
loose where they spent the night, lsi
q their own meditatiDns, no dout
afaaming off d witch that
q Flew AIT them VI furious ettles
at lsft behind her her ain gray tail 's
Thursday morning the couple wer
agought before Judge Brooke and ftsI
asAlsea bond for their appearances bef6l
slaA District Court.
j publish today, under the ben
os IA Plea for JUSTICE 4 communities
sapla from our young friend, H. n. Gal
laiid Jr., which explains itself. NJ
81 not feel called upon to comnleI
snon it, as cur neIghbor Of the Deint
aagat. wh.ch published DR.. Lyons con
g mnnicati0n, Is now entitled to the fiat
zasl may desire TO be heard. We nla
fsnaaEk, however, that while our .youn
xEssnd argues very cleVerly, h6 los'
aish1 Of some important facts and 4
A'ain argnments age based 0n fall
kEelnises. His statements of the cal
a.!sy be summed UP ab0us thus: Mess
lsholla and White. II ii trne, accepts
sAe hOEtery's money bat It was sppl
alseDneiy and uncond diEionally y tendeEe
$40 was. besides, accompanied bit
pEsznihe thnt no effort would be mas
s. s0cnRe d renewal Of the charter
aQW kha faek IA there were condition
1aeaied tO the donations which cofpd