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The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04

Several property owners along the
railroad track, near the southern ex-
tremety of town have been for years
subject to the annoyance and incon-
venience of having their yards and
lands overfowed by rain water drained
down oB their properties from a dis
tance Of several blocks through a cul-
vert under the railroad track, instead
of it's being drained in an opposite di-
rection to the bayou, which would be
the most direct and easiest manner Of
disposing of this accumulation of wa
ter after every heavy ram; besides, if
it was conveyed to the bayou to the
east instead of through the culvert to
the west of the track, the street run
ming north and south could be kept
dry instead of being covered with wa
ter, il some places over a foot deep,
for a distanee of several hundred
yards. We hope our town authorities
will take immediate steps to remedy
this nuisance, especially as we are in
formed that it can be done at little ex-
pence to the town.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04

Why not form business mems exchange,
having for it's object the advertisement of the
town and its advantages, and the erection of
such industries as will benefit the community.
Morgan City Advocate.
Such an organization, properly con-
Quoted would be of incaIculable bene-
fit to community. Several individu-
al efforts have been made in that di-
rection in 0pelousas, but for lack of
proper Encouragement, or concert of
action among our people, they have ac-
complislled but little good. What We
need is organization. Let ns try it.
The Iberian, New lberia's new daily
has this to say on the same subject
The business men of New Iberia must unite
and form themselves into some kind of an
association, By and through which the masses
can be reached Should a person come to
New Iberia and want to present new enter
prises to our citizens, it would take several
days TO get together, while if we had bust
ness Mems Exchange. it would take but a
few hours TO assemble the crowd and lay
plan for the advancement of the interests of
onr town and parish.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04

u,apopIsr CHURcH-At Opelousas, 1st, Sd
e in Sabbaths Ii o'clock a. m. and 7 p. m.
~ lp.llsyue, I'd Sabbath, ii o'clock q. m; Sd
rshhath $50 p. m.
019r prawar Meeting every Wednesday night at Z !.
sabbath School 10 o'clock every Sabbath.
II, S. RANDLE. p C.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04

NOTICE.-U. s. Land Office, New Orleans,
IN La. Feb %, 1s93.-Notice is hereby Civ
en- that the following named settler has fled
notice of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before the Clerk of the District
Court at Opelousas, on Wednesday, April l2,
1898, viz
Phoebe Ramdles
who made Homestead entry No. 1882 for the
N of N E and nj of w Sec. l3, Town
ship 3, r, l west, Louisiana meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cuItiva-
tion of said land, viz: VIM. Randle, Eli
Clark, George Doekins and Ishmel Godfrey,
all of st. Landry Parish. Louisiana.
CHARLES C. PALFREY,
March A., 1893. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04
WDUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 5i75.
Estate OF CLARIssA LAsTRAPEs.


Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 5i75.
ESTATE OF CLARIssA LAsTRAPEs.
BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
District 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 duly qualified auc.
tioneer, on the premises in the town of Ope-
lousas, in the parish of st. Landry, on
Thursday, March 9th. 1885,
the following described property, to-wit:
The undivided one-half of d certain lot of
ground situated in the town of Opelousas,
La, together with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, bounded west by Court
street, north by property of DIR. w. M
Thompson, south by property of DIR. Robert
NJ, Littell, and east by property of j. Meyers
g. Co.
Terms.--Cash.
NUMA FERRAND,
Feb a 1898 Admir-.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04
March End.


The study of nature will necessarily
expand our conceptions of its author.
If We examine the mechanism and wit
mesa the product of the phonograph 10
the repetition of sounds and speech It,
self, we are apt to have our wonder
excited in contemplating the ingenuity
of Edison and yet, wonderful as It
seems to the ordinary mind, what IS
it compared with the unnumbered
works Of God exhibited everywhere u
nature. Above and beyond all, 10
the human mind What is it How
docs it operate on material instrnmen-
talities9 We know generally what one
thinks by what he does. We bend the
arm when we know the arm could not
move unaffected by mind. The mind
il immateriaI, and yet has the power to
make matter subseTVient TO Its par
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04

July 9
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04

Constable Ist ward, parish of st. Ii
March 4, 1893
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04
DURLIC SALE.

Feb. II. 1893
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23

SLIPPERY SAM.

Among those who appeared before
the committees at Madison tho other
day in opposition to the Villas county
bill was Samuel Shaw OF Crandon. The
fact that sam Shaw opposes the bill
OUGHT itself be sufficient evidences to
convince any man familiar with Fore st
Go. legislation that il should pass. For
the last eight or ten years he has regu-
larry appeared before the Legislature as
q professional lobbiest. While acting
as paid lobbiest of the North Western
Railroad Co., he has appeared before
the legislature pretending to represent
the people of Forest county and secured
the passage OF those laws which have
been such an incubus upon that county,
preventing all developments until to-day
Forest county with aataral resources
second to none in northern Wisconsin
has scarcely u thousand inhabitants.
While lobbing for his employer, the
North Western, he succeeded In get
ting III his own petty graft b. securing
tha passage OF a law providing that the
tax lists in Forest county must be pub
ished in q newspaper printed at the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23

county seat and, as he told friend II
Crandon. the main reason why he OPP
poses the setting off of Villas county IS
because it wi Il largely cut down those
same tax lists The people OF Oneida
county us we'll as those OF Forest have
felt his venomious dig ut their interests
Two years ago while running a news
paper in Rhinelander and pretending
to work for the interest OF this county
and asking for its encouragement and
support he spent nearly the whole vim
ter in Madison lobbing for the passage
of q bill repeating the law permitting
land to be assessed BY means OF county
inspection, the only possible way to get
a legal and just assessment in these
northern counties. This is the man
who now pretends to speak for the peo-
pie Of Forest county. H. always has
and always will be found opposed to
any measure that is for the interest Of
the people.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23
TIE NEW COUNTY.

All OF those from here who were st
Madison last week say that the bill
creating the county of Villas Is sure to
50 through the legislature The com
mitteo On town and county organlza~
lions will hear arguments for and
against it next Wednesday and q favor
able report is expected from them in
which ease it will pass the assembly
without any opposition TO speak Of.
Once through tho assembly and there
is no question bat what it will pass the
senate. IN that part Of Oneida county
which it is proposal to dotach not only
tho actual residents bat tho heavy land
owners as well are in favor Of the bill.
Ia the territory ia Forest county CT
fcctad by the bill tho inhabitants are
in favor OF it but there appears to be
some oppcsi sion from the large land
owners who under tie present restrl-
elton on Forest county do not pay one
tenth per cent taxes on the actual val
ne OF thoir lands and they are opposed
10 ANY, measure WHOA VIA IIStGt'SJ
baeir taxes to furnish schools and roads
for actual settlers They care nothing
for the developemen5 CT tao county
so long as they can skin the pine off or
LII, Under the present system there are
some forties that are worth from
four to five thousand dollars
that are only assessed at sixty dollers.
! Is it any wonder then that they should
oppose any change But the fact that
wealthy corporations do net wish TO be
| pat ia a position where they will be
obliged to pay their just proportion OF
| the taxes is q mighty poor argument
! y Inv a mesaure which is anniversary
| acknowledged to be just and beneficial
4 to the .,cbt.,,I residents, men who by
their hard and persistant labor, are
developing the natural resources OF
northern Wisconsin should not pass. Il
It right that the children of these
hardy pioneers should be deprived OF
the privileges of attending school SIM
| ply because some wealthy maa who SITS
in his easy chair III Chicago does nc
desire to pay any taxes?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23
Villas COUNTY.

The bill for the formation of Villas
county from portions OF Oneida and
/ Forest counties seems to grow in favor
as it's conditions become better known.
| The fact that it receives the active and
cordial support Of so overwhelmingly
large q percentage of the people who
will be affected by it's operation is an
incontrovertible argument in favor of
the passage of the measure whose strong
and healthy Endorsement can not fail to
commend itself to the favorable consid-
GRAFTON Of the legislature.
1t is conceded by all persons CONVEX
SAINT with events and exigencies Of
northern Wisconsin thata r:districtine
of the region covered by the bill is
highly advisable and, VI lived in the
light Of the motives leading commonly
to legislative cnactments necessary.
The ouly questions is: Where shall
the lineS-thero are more thanaone Ia
this case-be drawn? The bill spoken
OF answers this accord ing to the almost
universal consensus Of opinion in Onei la
and Forest counties and contiguous ter
ritory. The proposed act represents
the jndg. mont OF northern wise onsin
and SHOULD therefore pass notwith
standing any petty narrow opposi ion
that may b. directed against it from
Interested parties and corners. =
Oshkosh Times
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23
LITTLE GIRLS EN PER 1ENCE
INA LIGHTHOUSE

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Trescott are
keepers OF the Coy. Lighthouse at
Sand Beach Mich, and are blessed
With Il daughter, four years old. Last
April She was taken down With mc'.-
sizes. followed with IL dreadful. Cough
and turning into fever. Doctors II
home and ut Detroit treated her, but
in vain. she grew worse rapidly, IN
til she was mere handful OF bones.
Then she tried DR. Kings New Dis
covery and after the use OF two ana
Il half bottles, was completely cured.
They say DR.. Kings New Discovery
is worth its weight in gold, Yet you
can get Il trial bottle free at +
Beardsley's Drugstore.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23
NOTICE.

All persons owing me- must call in
and settle before March 1st in order to
save themselves costs as at that time |
shall put all unpaid accounts III law
.yers hands for collection.
Mar. 4. j. Deckert.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23

,onr-rurle River Lodge No 100 meets
.rry Monday Mt their hall over j.. beara'
IN"s drur store Brothers from Other
llEe S' nI' \ :; Geo Darling Sec
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23

NV ,-Forle Waters Camp No 900 meets
',r, Second and TIL Thursday OF every
] llwnnth mt odd Fellows Hall
1 - m.', ." S.c Ch,nI ,all, co psl
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23

IA q fragile River Lodge No. meets
U nppy Monday evening at Smiley's hail
'a W. ' njrhlson, C II. Ed. Seeley, 4. S
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23
Churches and Societies.
Church.

.,.,ees ut the church every Sunday at
Ns ,rn.,'N -. m. and 10 p. m, Prayer meet
lu.',WW Wednesday evenings at 7:3O. Sun lay
ploHI immediately after morning service,
F ahr snda Ea eYenags nei' one
hour bcIo' '>'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
WEAK LEvEEs.
PLACES Where Overflow Is Threatened on The
Mississippi

Nicksburg, Miss, May LITTLE steam
or Gen Barnard. with thr river com
mission on board. arrived at D. NJ,
from Memphis. aud left for New Dr-
leans at 10 y. ~ United states lii-
Hnpcr Townsend aud Major Richard,
sun VI tho Louisiana engineers were OF
the party. The following Interview was
had with Major Richardson. and was
substantially concurred Ia by captain
II went TO Memphis Monday To see
Nr Townsend While there the Miss
i..ipp river commission passed down,
and came here on their boat. From
Nh can learn about 10. the Mississippi
levee. are an righ aud there Is litlle
To fear on this SIDE OF me river rue
gauge At Greenyille was about ii.' fert,
and with another foot rise The conhi.
lion Of the leyce ON the opposite or Ar
knusas side. would become critical At
many point. between O'Possum Forks
mud the Louisiana line, aud with two
feet more the general opinion appears
to be that the holding OF thr hne WIN
become very difficult aud doubtful. Wen
informed persons speak oi the slrcich
nboye Brooks Mil as perhaps the weak
st and most likely to break The risr
at Arkansas City and Gnenyille has
Lcen extraordinarily rapid, which ap-
nrars to be- mostly due TO the Arkansas
river. The flood In the Arkansas can
pags out before II IA OyertAken ~ tue
overflow waters In the ~ frnnels
swamps which must soon return 70 lhe
"A considerable volume of water from
the Arkansas and Mississippi Is reported
ns pgasing around the head OF tue leNt,
system on Amos bayou Ridge, alonl
seventeen miles above Arkansas tily
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
IExAS CORN
st DOES NOT DESERVE THE
CRITICISM MADE.
Some Of il Is weevily and More Of II Could be
Brought up 10 Better Grade But Il viii
Compare fmofably With Other States.

In another column will be- found com
municalion rejecting upon Texas corn.
A representative Of The Gazette called
upon the l.ingp-Burion Grain company
yesterday to lcarn the true state 81
facts concerliiilE the alleged trouble Win
the Texas cotl.
II Is not trilc thar the corn is picked
while unripe. Instead Of being cul ana
shocked 1t i left standing IN the helds
aud Is no. picked until after It IS thor
The corr crop Of Texas supplies the
wants Of the people OF this state ana
during the past year no corn has peel
brought ia from outside. It. has tur-
nished the meal and the feed that mas
been used. and no bad effects, whatever
have resulted from It's use. Ihis com.
pany has made shipments to Mexico and
In neither those cases or in any other
cases have they used sulphate Of iron
or lime Ia order TO preserve II. IN iart
there are no chemicals whatever Used.
As a rule The corn l. cribbcd III open
cribs and rooted 50 that there IS no
chance for II to gel wet. and gehernle
hsylt or steam. ~ rs t. rpi ". ~ SHple
rnsrs I. Il moi properly cfihbe'l. just aS
/, is not ia other states. aud the result
/, SOM. corn will not Keep, but TINS IS
easily di.tlnguishcl aud is supposed not 10
De- bought, except for the purposes that
such corn Is used elsewhere.
liz the matter Of weeyils. there are
weeyils In some of the Texas corn ami
owing to the fact that there are no
early freezes to kill them out, the corn
here Is morr apt to have them man NJ
corn farther north. but while these w1nid
affect the grade Of the corn. they exist
In con, everywhere and have never been
held responsible for disease and NONE OF
| The thousands Of people in Texas VINO
| use It have ever suffered aud dele'erions
effects whatever.
There is some corn Of the very INST
grade raised ia Texas, hut there Is a
| larger percentage Of lower grade corn
| than In some other states because thrrc
| is not enough attention iaid 10 the pro
curing Of seed coru, inc Painting oi none
| Int the lA,st grade. and 'hc proper GRIN
bling Of tl;c product. This il u matter
| whilI the farmers can pay more atten-
| lion 20. greatly to their advantage, bat
| flt,rr 4, no lHi-is whntevcr for she claim
/ that Texas r0rn i w anyway Responsible
| Tor diseases VI edhcr human beings or
| livestock.
The Gazette rcpres enia'ive was shown
| SAMPLES Of cDru, which was perfectly
sound and dry aud which would grade
| high IN any market.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
THE BIG BRIDGE
To 8, Erected os,r The Mississippi al Eow
OrIeruS

Washington. May l1.-.Unll toiay in
formation ~ to the approved plans and
log tioa % the proposed bridge over the
Alnsisslli Ever, near New Orleans, has
been refused at the war department Il
appears from the plans that the bridge
i TO. cross the river at u right angle 10
the current, from the upper end of Besan.
con plantation 10 point about u mile
above TMelvr-Mile point. and about live
miles above New Orleans. II will be ron-
nected with the Illinois Central road Nv
Trucks running almost parallel with the
river. The bridge Is TO hc eighty.iiye
feet above exlrrme high water. and the
clear width between the piers Of Inc
central span al low water will he lOiI
feet. The distance at low water Of The
spans on either side Of the central spnn
viii be clio feet The length Of the
bridge from shore TO shore VIII br .al0
feet, Blu, beyond these points Al each
end Will be short spans passing high
above the leyecs. Il is uncertain now
Tar down the engineers will have Ia 10 10
get a solid foundation for the central
piers. but the drawings indicate that they
expect TO have To 20 a great depth. M
depth Of the water under he central
span Is from e'g,hy'fcur 10 eighly.seyen
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12

Of trade and professions. Three hotels
furnish accommodations TO HE travel
ing and yisiiinr public. and there ~
hope for new courthouse and JAZZ IN
thr dim future.
The main thing ncc'lci j. q railroad.
II would pay ans roioI'lny To- eou-irucl
even . TAP rad. since tn. large nnsHipt
~ mnyehendisr consumed here Is trans
pottrd fourteen miles on Wagons. Iir
town &. surrounded hy a lhr@. s,sir "i
fertile country and during HE ,rtlgil
Season a great amount Ut cotton would
be- MARKETED there II only TRANSPORTATION
could 10 had. Il has telephone connec-
lion with Wills Point. the most con
ycnlent point on the railroad.
are being bnit aud with It's good drain
~. aud proper sanitary precautions, y
hids fnir 10 be one Of the best towns
la aaatern Texas
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
A CURIOUS ACCIDENT.
A Man Digs Storm House Over and Old Well
and II Caves m.

Atlanta. Tex. May i0.-Nenr Bright
Star. Ark, there IS az OLD plantation
known A. the Patterson place. which
has been IN cultivation for many YEAR.
Way back In slavery tins. theFc was a
well dug. but the site OF the house wass
changed, the well was never uqc'l nnd
was finally filled with brrsh. and dirt
was then thrown ~. II sesnls that ~
The course Of time the trash had rolled
awny aud left only abont ten feet OF
earth at the TOP 1ad about thiity-iive
feet Of open space below.
When The CiscO horror came uui, the
present owner II Inc plaer. Mr. BOD
Patterson. decided 10 dig a storinhouse
and. a. luck would have II. dug hi.
cave Just over the ola well. which had
long since been forgotten.
Last evening an angry looking flnnh
came floating np nnd SCARED Mr. Fpl-
trrsOn 80 much that he took refuge W
his Storm house. In his hurry he JuinP,l
In rather heavily, and when he struck
the bottom Of his honsc i cayed IN alI
he found himself about f0rty-hye iecl
under ground, In about fifteen feet %
water where no storm or cyclone could
ever molest him. He had lrrsenre
Of mind enough TO dig two iopiholds
and hrnced himself against The wall
where lie remained until morning. Mhrh
I,y his frantic cries be- attracted help
and was rescued lie has de'idcl that
hereafter he viii meet the storms anl
cyclones face Ia face and mas oiilpluyrh
iva nesroe. 10 M his storm house
Dr. Peter Rush, who was accident
ally shat several DAYS sincc, hi'h ihlh
uornins and his remains were carried
10 Tcaafknna for interment.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12

Ascension day was observed this morn
lug In the Church of the Assumption,
Roman Catholic by the program publish
ed In The Gazette Yesterday
At low mass. which begun ut \ o'clock.
large number Of children received first
communion. 1T. l,cv. ~ \. Gallagher.
bishop cf the diocese 81 Galveston, was
In attendance and delivered an eloquent
and Appropriate sermon.
Tonight confirmation was administered
To the same class. Several priests from
adjoining localities were present and
paid their respect to the distinguished
visiting prelatr Of the church The scrv.
Ices tonight were largely attended.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12
COMING BACK,
Is ". A. Jackson. 10 Answer All Charges
Arainsl Him.

Us W. y. jackson, 10 answer Az charges
Aualnsl Him.
IIillsboro. Tcs.. Muy IL, Especially
Mr. ~ NJ. Conovcr, q hrothorin.law Of
a. w, jackson, the caulcmnn whose
disappearance eight years ago caused
such sensation. called ~ the office of
The Gazette correspondent TO wake
Mntcment regarding that matter 10
which interest was revived by n puhlica-
tion IN the Globc.ncmocral concerning
the afterhstory Of jackson.
Mr.. COnovcr lives four miles south OF
Town on the place owned hy Jack sou
al the time he left for Chicago eight
years asn.
Mr.. Conoycr and also q brother Of Mr.
Jackson, cer,iiss that the statement IN
The Globe Sunday Is approximately cor
rect. but that the Dallas News grossly
misrepresented tho facts in the cuse.
that ". a jackson has ever heen de-
iaullrr Ia llill ,Dunty u Untrue, rs will
every bnns and business mea IN Hill
county atles,, The statement that w.
w, TWgdwcll was "S:aiUm loser"
pnlhShrl by tho Waco nay-t'lphe aud
DALLAS News " pronounced iy these gen.
ilcncn 10 he false Two week. ngO Mr..
jackson slAut several days Waiting bis
brother and sister, four miles south OF
iowa. and has never attempted siue
his relcase from the ASYLUM az Rr0ok-
| lyn, \. VI. 10 conceal his whrreahau,~.
ant went trum this iowa 10 visit bis
Vile and children at Huntington and
4 Rowling 0rceh Mo. ani after n Sh0r,
| time will return to Hill county. when Ia
! va BIC ready 10 answer all cAErge4,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12

The jury In the case Of w. u, wv
linms. Iuanager OF the Gcyscr lee com
nnny, tried for tue murder OF Harry Glib
son. driver for the same company, re-
turned II verdict of not guilty this morn
ing aud the prisoner was discharged.
THIS Is tie fourth murder trin. nj the
prpscut term Of the district court. Bar
one cunyirtlon was secured-tieurgc lNe,-
.um. colureil, being adiudgcd guilty OF
the murder Of Eugene Kaufman at
Heise, little over II year ago.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-12

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