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The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
Personal.

DR.. r. NJ. Littell and family returned
home from Bay St. Louis on Saturday
last. The Doctor, accompanied by
Robert Firnberg, left on Sunday for a
stay at Coopers Wells.
Mr.. A. Dietlein and lady have re-
turned from their visit to Biloxi.
Louis Salamonson returned on We'd
nesday last from an extended trip
through Virginia, with his health much
improved.
Mrs. P. L. Hebrard accompanied by
Mrs. E. P. Veazie and Miss Bilelle
Hebrard returned on Wednesday last
from their visit to Houston, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Lefebvre left last
week for a sammer vacation and will
be absent several weeks. Mrs. L. goes
to Texas to visit relatives, while Mr..
L. will try change of climate for the
improvement of his health.
Mr.. G.. Dietlein and son Fritz left last
Wednesday for Sour Lake, Tex.
DIR. j. Fl. Parker of Vile Plate was
attending to business here Thursday,
Misses Mary Littell and Corinne
Lewis returned from their visit to
Cheneyville.
Mrs. Rosa Belcher of Houston, Tex,
is here on a visit to her relatives.
Miss Jennie jackson of Cheneyville
paid visit to our town this week.
Mr.. Geo. w. Van Horn is again
with US, having recently returned
from an extended tour North.
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MARRIED-At Carencro, La, on August 9Th,
1891, by Rev. Father Welt6, Mrs. ANAsTAsIE
GUIcHEREAU, nee Bernard, and Mr.. LOUIS
GoDEFRoT.
Mr.. Godefroy has long been familiarly
known in this parish, as an amiable, hon
orable abstemious and admirable business
man, gentleman and friend. His bride is
represented as of excellent family and with
a maturity of womanhood, possessing all the
qualities that go to make a wife religious,
Charming and companionable. With such a
rare confluence of estimable attributes, the
spouses may we'll expect and promise them
selves, confentment and conjugal happiness.
May they live long, and shine with increas-
ing loneliness in each others estimation, as
the years roll round, even down to the termi-
nus Of their earthly existence
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circumstances Alter Cases.

When Sheriff Fontenot wanted to
get his paper dubbed the "official organ
OF the Parish of st. Landry" he pre-
tended to be very solicitous about the
interests of the Taxpayers. Both the
old established papers in this town had
been doing the parish printing at what
would have been very reasonable for
one, and no one was compelled to
abandon the paper of his choice to
take the other in order to get the
official proceedings of the Police Jury,
as the proceedings were published in
both but Mr.. Fontenot in order to get
his paper introduced where it was not
wanted conceived the bright idea of
making it the "offieial journal and
trying to monopolize the privilege as
it were, for the Clarion, and ''pulled
the wool over the eyes" of the Police
Jury with the argument that it would
save money to the Taxpayers to give
the parish printing to the Clarion as
that paper offered to do it free of
charge. Notwithstanding the very
transparent nature of this argument,
the Police Jary acted upon his advice
and violated their contract with the
COURIER and Democrat, and elected
the Clarion the official journal. We
have not found any tax payer yet who
has been benefited to the extent of one
cent by the injustice done US, aud
while both the COURIER aud Democrat
have been publishing the proceedings
of the Police Jury according to the
official records, we find that the so
called official journal has been abbre-
Waiting and leaving out portions of the
proceedings and palming off the sub
stitute on its readers, as the proceed
ings of the Police jury" So much for
Mr.. Fontenot's official journal aud IFS
manner of executing its contract.
Now, how about Mr.. Fontenot's pro-
fessions of solicitude in behalf of the
tax payer9 1t is evident his securing
the official printing for his paper has
not saved the tax payers anything and
their taxes have not been reduced one
cent, but when we proposed to Mr..
Fontenot to save from ninety-JtUe cents
to one dollar and ninety cents to each
delinquent taxpayer, by having the
delinquent list Published in our paper,
his distressing solicitude for the poor
| tax payers suddenly yanishes. bis
professions of retrenchment aud re-
| form are at once eclipsed and his pre-
tended patriotism at once shrlyels into
small proportions The temptation to
secure several hundred dollars from the
tax payers for tue benefit of bis
per,-without it costing him cent,
was too great-and he succumbed. We
were denied the privilege" of printing
the delinquent tax list at cents each
for movables and 10 cents each for i'm
movables, and he gives the job to the
Clarion and charges the tax payers one
dollar each for movables and taco dollars
each for immovables
i Tax-nayers do YOU see ii
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r, RLOOMFIELD.

Commissioner u S. Circuit Court for the
Western District Of Louisiana.
Commissioners U. s. Court Of Claims
throughout the United States.
Notary Public in and for the Parish of st.
Landry.
Office, with Hon. John N, Ogden, Opelousas.
Particular attention given to Land cases
and to final proofs.
Collections in the Parishes of st. Landry
and Acadia promptly attended to.
Pensions secured; Patents, Caveats Trade
Marks, etc, procured without delay.
July 49, 1891
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NO. 40.
JUDICIAL NOTICES.
EDuNLhO 0ALI'
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No 5lo2.
ESTATE OF MATHGLDE StTTTG.

By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed administrator or q duly qualified auc-
tioneer, on the premises hereinafter described,
near Opelousas. Parish Of st. Landry, on
Wednesday,, August S6th, 1891,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate of Mistress Mathlde Sittig, OF
the parish of st. Landry, to-wit:
One lot of ground situated just south of the
corporation line of the town of Opelousas,
containing an area of 50 fifty twol feet front
by 80 eighty feet deep, fronting on the pub
bounded north by said corporation line south
by j. L. Chacher6, with one store house
thereon, formerly occupied by Etienne Veltn
as a store.
Terms-~On credit of twelve months.
ARTHUR VELTIN,
July s., 1891. Administrator.
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sTRAYED OLE STOLEN.

blue MARE, saddle and bride. from f.
Richards fruit stand, Opelousas, last Sunday
uight; branded on left thigh abent thus 4 8,
cut BY wire on left shoulder and neck, and on
ribs On left side, also around front hoefs.
She is half American, stout and very fat. A
liberal reward will be paid for her return at
this office or to the undersigned.
JOHN.rDALGO
Aug. Il Is9I--lm. Bellevue, La.
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n Chance for Investors.

On the 18th of this month there will
he sold at the residence OF Dalicourt
Dnnlichain, in Faauetaique, 9 large
onanfity Gpf choice prairie and wood
land, coflSprisiDg some Of the best rice
lands in Southwest Louisiana. len
thoosand acres Of this land viii be
affared ID auction on the most liberal
ferms. and IN lots and quantities to
ss,it MI purchasaas. A grand barbecue
viii M be given on the day Of sale, g
which everybody is invited. This e Z
chance an seldom offered either as q per-
yoaneut investment or speculation
Fnrfher particulars will be found y
1le advertisement iii another column.
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Look out for the "Trainmen's' ex-
cursion on the 9th of August from
Washington to Morgan City.
Train leaves Washington at $50 /;
Opelousas GAS; Bellevue 6:58, and
Sun Set 7:08 in the morning Fare for
the round trip from any of these
points, only $3.50.
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Let all who take an interest in the
welfare and prosperity of this town
attend the meeting at the Court House
next Monday evening at $50, to take
measures for the Improvement of onr
public roads.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Al large number of our E-1zens have
taken their departure for short vaca-
tioD, and the town is--emarkably quiet.
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We would again call our readers
attention to the excursion going to
Morgan City tomorrow. Bathing,
boating and fishing will be among the
many amusements offered.
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STRANGERS HOTEL.

No. 13I Charfres Street, Nele Orleans, Ia.
This well known hotel offers the best Of ac-
Communications at the most reasonable prices.
Board and lodging; rooms with or without
board. The patronage of our friends respect
fully solicited GENERES & GAUDET.
August s. 1891 "
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The New Orleans City Item is now
issuing weekly paper, as we'll as
daily. The Item has always been an
independent, outspoken, bright, newsy
and interesting paper, and we doubt
not it's new venture will prove pop
ular weekly visitor to thousands OF
households, throughout the State,
especially as the price of subscription
is only so cents year.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Mr.. B. T. Perley, the veteran gin
wright, is now here, prepared to attend
to any job in his line Orders left at
this office will receive prompt attention.
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Get your meals at the Farmers Union
Lunch House, opposite the Post Office
on Main street.
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Some of the gates leading to the
Court House have been down several
days, and cattle ranging on onr public
square at will.
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We invite correspondence from all
parts of the parish to keep US advised
of all local matters of interest.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

We learn from reliable authority that
Harry Bloch has sent in his resignation
as postmaster of Opelousas.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Major B.. Bloomfield has succeeded
Mr. e. S. Clements as manager of the
0pelonsas postoffice. des
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

We print anything from b full sheet
poster to visiting card, in the latest
artistic style, at moderate prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Rubber Stamps, Stencils, Seals, Mon
ograms, Badges, &c, furnished on short
notice Apply to Fred Z. Sandoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

StockmeD and others owning horses
can find very valuable treatise on
that animal by Dr. Kendall, at this
Office, giving full description of their
ailments and manner of successfully
treating same. Price 25cts, We can
furnish this excellent book id either
English, French or German at same
r1rice
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Mr.. K. G. Mac Iver, with L. Grune-
wald Co., Of New Orleans, an expert
enced piano tuner, may be found at.
Lacombe'a Hotel where anyone re.
Quiring his services may leave their
lDrf9ara,
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For sale at a sacrifce--A good sec
ond- hand Pleyel piano. Apply at once
at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

The we'll known and popular
Strangers Hotel, 131 Charters street,
New Orleans, is now owned by Messrs.
GenePes 81 Gaudet who solicit a share
Of the patronage Of the travelling pnb.
He from ST. Landry The fare aud
Recommendations are all that could bs
desired, while the charges are extremely
moderate. Nice. comfortable rooms,
will. Or without board. When visiting
the city stop at the Strangers Hotel.
See adgertisementin another column.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Blank forms for use of merchants
notaries, Justices of the Peace, etc, for
sale at this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Get your meals at the Farmers Union
Lunch House, opposite the Post-office
on Main street.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

FoR SALE AT a BARGAIN.--1 Buck
eye Reaper and Binder. G.. Aultman
g Co. Thresher, 8 inch Rotary Pump.
Apply to JOS. Bloch.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Old newspapers for sale at this Office
at 90 cents per hundred.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

WITHOUT LIMIT IL am ready to
compete with prices of any other dealer
in 0pelousas. j. /. STEWART.
August I, 1891. #
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Weather hot and business dull.
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FOR SALE.

The Gemeres Hotel, on Landry street
opposite tho Court House. For terms. etc.,
address. w. G. PERRAULT, Atty.
August /, I89l-I0t opelousas, La.
Also, an Ethan Allen Stallion 6 years old.
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Tax payers do you see u

By dispatches from Lafayette, La, o
the 5th inst, it is announced that the
alliance and the antis have effected a
union, and have parcelled out the State
offices. The antis gracionsly give the
alliance the Governor, Treasurer and
Superintendent of Public Education,
whilst they, as gracionsIy concede the
right of the units to name the other
State officers Both agree that the State
nominating convention shall be COM
posed Of members of the alliance and
anti-lottery men, and that no pro-iot-
terry delegate can be admitted that
these two elements alone shall be per-
mitted to vote in the primary election
for delegates. So the readers of our
paper can now see how well justified
we have been, in warning them against
the Anti Lottery leagues. How timely
it was in us to warn them that 1t all
was intended to effect the breaking mp
Of the democratic party. Froms the
special to the I'D. it is perfectly plain
that the coalition of these two elements
has eliminated in the attempt to divide,
defeat and break down the Democratic
party, and to form a new one, Oh the
shoulders Of which worn out politicians
may make another struggle for office.
Itremains now to be seen whether true
democrats are going TO be thus decoyed
first, and then da-iuef from their old
party comrades. Next week We may
have more light on the deliberations
of the conventions, and then, if aeces-
so,U We intend to use the scalpel
heroicalIy.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Ice cream at Mrs. Perrault's saloon.
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4 party consisting of Messrs. Laurent
Dupre, B. r. Meginlae, G. Ne. Thomp-
aon, Mark Firnb @. +. Garland,
Arthur D6jean, Zoe Firnberg, Gil. 7.
Dupr6, r. e. Chachere and others and
q cook, left for the Darbonne last Mon
day morning for q ten days campaign,
Our reporter was 4 little curious to
learn what .proyisionsn had been made
for the trip, and succeeded ii getting Q
copy dc the commissary stores
purchased for the occasion here It u !:
Half i dozen loaves Of bread, one bar
FaI whiskey. Il lot Of poker chips and 9
deck of cards.
The extravagant outlay in bread Is
explained by the fact that this item
vas purchased with the express under
Standing that the baker would take
back all the bread not consumed and
refund the price paid for same. But
what has been puzzling our mind is !;
What do they want with tbs cook
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strayed Oh. Stolea.

From Prairie Basse, aleut six weeks ago,
gray hly, white spots, about eight months
old. unbranded, very gentle. reward of
five dollars will be paid for the return of this
FLY to Edouard Dejeau, in Prairie Basse.
PHILIPPE STEELE.
July 25--lm
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The dire distress and terrible
straights to which the antis are
brought Is exemplifietl IN their manner
Of trying to make converts 70 their
cause.
Although man is regarded as IN
intellectual creature, endowed with
Judgment and common sense, they
seem to be entirely obliyious to these
facts, and treating them like dumb
driven cattle, they have been gong
around the parish trying to tie them
into d double knot, By asking the peo-
Dle to sign their Anti League lists. We
win remind these itinerant politicians
that 4 horse can be driven to pond,
hnt cannot be made to drink unless be
i thirsty, and we are glad to hear that
oar people are showing their manhood
ii resensing this unjust interference
with their political rights and are DE-
termined to reserve to themselves the
right to vote as they please without
being bound by having their names
mbIazoned on the lists of our sanity
friends
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

Latest designs in fancy cards, 6 enVei W
ones. efc.. Just received at this Office
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

A telegram from Washington City in
last Tuesdays Times-D Democrat says:
Rosecraft, the beautiful and historic
mansion on st. Mary's river, st. Mary
county, Md, once the colonial residence
of Thos. Warder, collector of proprie-
tary revenues of the province, has
been sold by Alexander Porter Morse.
of Washington, for the Hardy heirs, OF
St. Landry parish, La, to Alexander
Kennedy, of Florida, who designs to
restore all the olden beauty of the
celebrated estate. Drs Hardy, the
Andersons, Smiths and children OF
James M. Bowling, of the United States
Mint at New Orleans, are among the
heirs.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08


The Sc. Landry Clarion and some Of
ass school Of politicians appear to pc
anxious that those favoring the Lottery
Amendment should follow the example
sst hy the Ants organize meetings,
indulge 10 intemperate speeches, make
aoaured misrenr eaentations OF the true
Question at Issue, and paw the earth
and claw the dir generally. A politl-
cal campaign is not as rule. Q very
pleasant experience TO indalge - TOE
Mpnths Ii advance Of an election ana
hhe style of campaign attempted to be
lpFeed upon this State by the Ants Is
considerable wOrse than che average.
q y probable, however, that before
aext April the Clarion and it's lay out
Will have no cause for complaint re-
gaIdlng lts opponents apathy or lack
q interest ii the State campaign, either
81 slals parish or anywhere else they
Ia be met on whaEever grounds they
sslsee 70 make the issue, and Il the
!asaon should prove 10 he severe one
Il ITEM they will have NO one 70 blame
apt themselves.
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st. Stanislaus Commercial College,
Bay st. Louis, Miss, $50 miles from
New Orleans ON the Louisville and
Nashville railroad), begins its 37th ses-
sion Thursday, September 3rd.
Placed in one of the health resorts OF
the Southwest, and in the immediate
vicinity of the Gulf shore, the sea-
breeze and summer bathing make of
the College healthy and delightful
home.
The course of Study is threefold :
Preparatory, Commercialand Scientific.
The Commercial Course is particularly
efficient, and graduates from it find
ready and lucrative employment In
business.
This College received a silver medal
at the Paris Exposition of 1889 for its
exhibit
For terms and particulars address
the President.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-22
To wyoming and the Klnck Hills.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 2l.-fSpeciRl telegram
TO THE HERALD. The building OF another
railroad into Wyoming and the
Black Hills, which will be tributary to
the Omaha roads, is now an assured fact.
The road will be constructed from Rapid
City, due west through the hills, distance
of thirty miles to Mystic on the west side
of the hills where it will interest the Bur
hngton & Missouri line. From that point
it will be continued due west to the coal
mines OF Wyoming, distance of forty five
miles. The construction of the road will
be commenced on Monday, the contract for
the grading having been let and the first
ten miles OF the road will be put in OPERA
ton inside of two months. The construo-
ton will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
and the road will be completed to the in
tersection of the Burlington & Missouri
and in operation by January LIST, if the
weather does not interfere. The road has
been capitalized for $4,000 per mile and
the company is on a solid basis and able tn
complete the system. William T. Coad of
Rapid City, is president of the company
which is known as the Dakota, Wyoming
& Missouri river railway company.
Mr.. Coad is now in the city accompanied
by c. ID. Crouch, also of Rapid CITY.
These two gentlemen having been to Chi
eago to complete some of the details of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-22
STATE MILITIA.
A Plan to Put it Under National
Pay and Supervision.
Heuts. r, E. Evans and j. B. Bachelor Have
Concluded that Something Must be Done
to Dignity the Militia Forces,

ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 21.-The Post Dtspatc1
this afternoon says a scheme is on foot bv
which the militia of all the states is to be
put under national pay and supervision.
1t was started by officers of the regular
army at the encampment of the state mill
tia at Camp Wickham, the other day, and
circulars and personal letters concernin o
1t are now flying thick and fast about the
the country. 1t is the most radical plan to
change the condition of the militia of the
country that has risen since the war ON
GERS, Lieutenant Robert E. Evans, Twelfth
infantry, and Lieutenant Joseph b. Batch
elor, Twenty fourth infantry, gave a re-
sumo OF the plan to the encamp-
ment. After making a careful com
parlson of the standing army of the
United States with those of other
countries they concluded something must
be done to dignity the militia forces OF this
country. The constitution of the 'tAssoci-
alton of National Guards of the United
States" provides that the national guards
OF the various states shall be enrolled in
the national guards of the United States.
remaining under state con troll in time of
peace, but being Immediately available for
national defense in case of war. The gov
ernor of any state will forward to the sec
rotary Of war the application of any com
Pony VI uoU 1888 tudu Silky men VINO desire
TO JOIN the association. Each cavalry
troop will be paid $1,000 the first year
it is organized and $1,000 for
subsequent years. The artillery receives
the same. Infantry companies get 81 900
cash. Lieutenants Evans and Bachelor
said the organization was to be effected bv
bill which Congress was to be asked to
pass at the coming session. Petitions are
being gotten up in all the states and the
MI nny1f1 c ia hr,f
quiet until it leaked out at Camp yVickham.
The plan was approved by ell the officers
and men of the state militia and also by
Adjutant General Wickham.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-22
Severe Storm in Kansas.

KANSAS CRY, Aug. PA terrific wind
and rain storm passed over this city this
afternoon. Shade trees and shrubberv
in the residence portion Of the city were
badly damaged, telegraph and telephone
wires were FRUSTRATED for three hours, and
the damage is now only partly repaired.
In the vicinity of Huron, Kas., number
of farm buildings were destroyed and in
Atchison county much corn was fattened
to the earth by the wind. At Leavenworth
two business houses were unroofed and
stocks Of goods therein badly damaged by
water. Corn cribs, cattle sheds and other
outbuildings were blown down in portions
OF the county and much corn fiattened.
A late special from Atchison. Kansas,
shows several buildings to have been un-
rooted and property therein badly damaged
by water. Several persons were seriously
injured by flying timbers and falling glass.
it is thought none fatally. The total dam,
age is placed at $4,000. At Liberty, the
wind played havoc with fences, outbuild-
ings and growing corn.