St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-10-03

sixty days. First-class work guaran-
tead.
On Tuesday next, October 9th, large
body of land, known as the Lastrapes PLAN
Opelousas, will be sold in lots of 40, 60 and
100 arpents, on long terms of credit Here
will be an opportunity that searchers after
homes should not miss See advertise
ment on last page.
George l. Singleton, from the upper part
of the parish, was examined by the Court
last week. for shooting and killing color
ed woman named Sarah Turner, on the
23d uit. She was tenant on his place,
and there was dispute about some cot
ton. 1t seems she threatened to kill him
and reached for gun near at hand in her
cabin, when he shot her. after warning her
to stop. She had before attacked and
dangerously wounded man with alsnife.
Singleton was discharged.
Last week lottery meeting was an
nounced, to be addressed by imported
speakers, in Sabine parish. People of this
parish, notified the lottery speakers that
they could hold no such meeting. They
have been harshly blamed by the lottery
press for this action; and without the ex-
planation, which the lottery papers fail to
give, it would look bad on the part of the
people of Sabine. The lottery orators, it
seems, were to be accompanied by armed
men from other parishes, presumably to
protect them from expected violence by
the people of Sabine. This was consid-
cred an insult by them, and having no
lotteryites in that parish, they made a
vigorous protest against the lottery orators
and their armed guards coming among
them, and the protest was needed
We had the pleasure of meeting in town
last Wednesday, Bro. Aaron Going, who
left Opelousas last fall and bought farm
.on Plaquemine Ridge He was on his
way as delegate to the Parish Farmers
Union at Big Cane. He was, when he left
town, a member of Opelousas Union; but
he got demit and organized in his neigh
borhood Independent Union No. 7S4,
which now has twenty-five members, with
Bro. Going president, and DR.. Paul Foster
secretary. Bro Going is good, true and
enthusiastic Union man; and it is owing
mostly to his energy and devotion to the
order that Independent Union exists.
His example is worthy Of emulation.
During the first part of this year the
Police Jury let out the parish printing to
the lowest bidder, and it was awarded to
the Washington Advocate and the ST.
LANDRY CLAMoN; but the Advocate de-
clined to accept because it did not have
the exclusive privilege OF publishing the
police jury proceedings, etc. Ourfiye-and-
ten-cent neighbors of the Courier and DEM
ocrat have just sued the parish for s262k
and also for $780, for the publication of
police jury proceedings, ETC., and for extra
printing, that they would have done dur
ing three quarters of this year, if the
printing had not been awarded to the
Advocate and the CLARION. Our tiye-and-
,ten-cent neighbors recently made the
point against the Sheriff that he was want
ing in patriotism, because he opposed the
Morris lottery amendment, which they
alleged would curtail his revenue. Now
they are suing the taxpayers for the work
they have not done, and which the CLAIR
ION has done, and is doing, for nothing
Does our iiye-and-ten-cent neighbors show
much patriotism in such suit?
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