The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-17

AL WIZ IA r. ShuECuI COubut upon Tue
curse inflicted upon the country by the
whisky tariff Each lecture was we'll
attended and her remarks were listened
to with much interest.
The attention OF the readers of the
ECHO is called to the new advertisement |
in this issue headed, 100 Acres Land |
for Sale" This is rare opportunity
TO procure a desirable tract Of land
near town. Read the ad. and then go
and see that popular milIiner, Mrs. J.
A. Reid, who is offering same for sale.
See advertisement of Thad Mayo,
Notary Public, Abstracter and Real
Estate Agent. We hardly think it
necessary for us to be introduced to
the public in our new roll, and will
only say we have embarked in the real
estate business and would be pleased
TO have share of the business of the
public in this line. .
What does it mesn ? We hear of
several pretty heavy deals in real estate
along the Lake front and including the
site of the old Ryan and Geary mil
north toward the N. T. Jones & Co.'S
mill. The gentlemen making the pur-
chases "neyer do something for moth
ing" There is something on hand
and time will develop it,
The Sisters MarianItes of Holy Cross,
are making their usual preparations for
the annual exhibition and distribution
Of prizes at the Young Ladies Academy
and the Boys Psrochial School, tie
exercises at the academy to take place
on June 29th, and that Of the Boys
School on the Both. Admission so
cents. The public are cordially in
Yited to attend.
Read special local notice of DR..
Pierce, homeopathic physician. in
another column of this p0per. The
Doctor has just opened an office in our
city for the practice of his profession
and we bespeak for him a liberal share
of the practice Of Lake Charles and
vicinity. He comes we'll recommended,
and we feel confident in VOuehsafing
for him q good practice.
Is it not about time that the doc
ordinance was put into effect There
are hundreds of dogs to be seen run
ming our streets day and night, and
not more than one out of every hundred
is worth more than the small piece Of
meat which it would take to poison
him. Let the "dog killer" begin hiG
rounds and not wait until the ''doe
days" have fairly advanced or hydro
4 phobia has set in among the CANNES.
We would call your esp ecia
attention to the new double. column
advertisement headed 1.-THE COMING
Campaign" Of Messrs. WoOlman
Williams. They are lin it, as will b.
seen by their advertisement, and Intend
you to know it. Their increasing basi
, ness has enabled them to make grea
: reductions 10 prices, and they hay
opeued the war Of the new campaign
y When sou want anything in their lin
don't fell to call and see them and the,
, will guarantee to give you satisfaction
! Considerable excitement was cause
last Friday evening at about 90
O'Clock by the N. T. Jones & Coz
mill whistle blowing the distress whist
!; for fire. and had it not been for th
!. prompt action Of those upon tb
ground ct the time and the mill beip
50 well equipped with hose, etc. th
: fire would no doubt have proved
4 serious one, bat fortunately the fam
were exiipguished before much damaG
could be done. The fire originate
i from spark or sparks being blow
? from the slab pit and lodged und
one of the lumber runs where il VI
Ia famed into blaze but was Discovers
I, before il he'd gained much headway'
Sunday evening last, whistle VI
in heard blowing in the direction Of Goo
9 q port, like that Of . distress signal 81
2. the Ere bells took up the elarm ringil
out the fire department and citize
u who started for the supposed scene
VI conAagration, but the most Of the
had got no farther than the Failro
j, depot when il was learned that 7
4 cause Of the alarm was only the swift
is engine letting steam run down W
the whistle slightly opened. Sol
strong language was used towards !
AZ engine and crew fox causing such
" citement and making the people rnr
mile Or two in Che hot sun for noohiI
*. Alta meeting Of members Of Prote'
II. ant churches held ID The PresbyteFi
Is. church last Tuesday night i wAsdecid
= 70 have 3 weekly union prayer meetil
tie object being 70 keep up the spi
ok Of The work begun 81 the 1nge meehl
"a The arst Of these meetings viii be p
nezt Wednesday night A. the a..
Church, South. Everybody inyi
N.Y. u attend. IL Il especially desired z
H, a. many ~ Tie members Of the %
N that Furnished the music On the for1
pP, occasion, aud others who viii sing,
81 attend as many Of these prayer neesi
p. q they possibly can, as nothing 9
X tributes more 10 the interest oF sues
lih. n d naaallng than lho aingsng. III