The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-28
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
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the dust" gather on
your goods, but get
THE DUST into
your Till by adverti-
sino in The Gazette.

An average of ten cars OF cane are
being daily shipped to the refneries
from Lombard's switch.
We understand the business Of
the railroad from Broussardville
west to, and including Lake
Charles is so great that the freight
trains are kept moving quite lively.
The Governor is somewhat slow
in filling the vacancy existing in the
city council. The Gazette fervently
hopes that the appointee will be a
man with the back bone of a Don
Caffery.
All those desiring a first-class
quality of wine, are advised that Mr..
F. Demanade, will shortly received
a car load of the best grades of wine
from California. For all kinds of
fine liquors call on him.
Mr. and Mrs. Nu,na Breaux passed
through Lafayette Sunday on their
way home after spending several
days on the sea coast at Leesburg,
Cameron parish
There will be trotting race on
the track near town on the 5th of
November, between the horse Cash
Item, entered by Mr.. Ernest Con-
stantin, and a mare belonging to
Mr.. Ned Mouton.
From the way customers are flock
ing to the store of Messrs. Mouton
s. Sales, we advise them to change
hive" for that is what it resembles
with the throngs going in and out.
Would it not be good idea for
the Business Mems Association to
run an excursion, say, from
Washington to the Salt Mines, the
profits accruing to go the High
School Fund. A couple of hun
dred dollars, we believe, could be
realized.
Sheriff Ike Broussard left last
Sunday for Baton Rouge with
batch of prisoners for the peniten-
tiary. He had, also, in charge the
unfortunate Mrs. Lacobie, who is
being taken to the lunatic asylum at
Jackson.
From special to the city papers
The Gazette is pleased to note that
Sheriff I. A. Broussard has made
a final settlement with the auditor
for the collection of taxes
for the year 1899, and has also set
tied for the third quarter of 1903.
Under date of 22d instant,
gentleman from Mitchell, South
Dakota; writes: II am thinking of
going to your city to locate. Will
you kindly send me copy of your
paper" The request has been
ch cerfully comp lied with.
AS soon as the question of the
tariff is settled we expect to see
active steps taken to land a refinery
in this place. Big money awaits
some man that has the capital and
discernment to know good thing
when he sees it.
a delightful and we'll attended
birthday party was given at the hos
pitable home OF Mrs. Sproule, last
Tuesday, in honor Of Miss Mary
Sproule's 14th birthday. The Ca
zette hopes the young Miss will have
ever so many happy returns of the
day.
One J. Nj. Shean was arrested
Tuesday by Marshal Vigneaux, on
a charge of larceny committed in
Iberia parish. When arrested
Shean had $40 on his person, which
he attempted to conceal from the
officer. Shean was turned over to
the iberia authorities.
The Gazette tenders this unso-
licited sound advice to that species
of genes homo commonly denomi-
mated tramp, to keep away from this
town unless he is prepared to labor
on the streets a few days for two
meals day and free lodging.
The regulationsof the railroad linn
iting the time to load cars to "a hours
including the night, which in reality
amounts to about ten working hours,
works a hardship on the small
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