The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-13

with accuracy and despatch and always
from pure drugs.
The girls cannot commence too soon to
dress their dolls for the approaching
contest at the fair and bazaar to be held
on the LIST and 2nd of May. The prizes
will be well worth competing for.
The police jury is IN session this week.
On Monday it was impossible to procure
a quorum and an adjournment was had
until Tuesday morning when quorum
was present and the regular order Of
business taken up.
Mrs. +. Dausett left few days since
for a visit to friends in Houston, San
Antonio and other points in Texas, one
object being to recuperate her health.
She will be absent a month or more. In
the meantime Fred is disconsolate.
Mess. l.. CorbellO and F. d. Andrus,
Of Jennings, J. p, Hebert and Chas.
Kingery, of Lake Arthur, and |. r.
Welty and J. w. Clark, of Iowa Station,
were in town Wednesday, having brought
in the election returns as prescribed by
law.
Mr.. j. Maund, Of Jennings, was in the
city Wednesday on business. He reports
a hopeful feeling among the farmers in
his neighborhood, and while the season
has been backward it has not been uns
favorable for farm work. and as a rule
the acreage devoted to farm crops will
be increased.
Lake Charles Lodge No. 65, +. g. A. N.
is in a prosperous condition. Work is
done at nearly every regular session and
| it is even necessary to have called meet
ings to confer degrees. Let it not be
inferred from this that there is any un-
due haste or want of scrutiny as to
applications.
Both the statute law and city Ordin
ance, require the closing of all places
where intoxicants are sold, on election
days. On the occasion of the special
election for state senator last Tuesday,
the law was TIgidly observed not a
saloon being open, either at the front or
rear entrance.
Mr.. Il. w, Barker, purchasing agent OF
the Mexican Central r. II. Co., together
with Mr.. Payne, of the same city, were in
town last week negotiating deal with
tbo po1 puu1,or I umhar Dn and nthnT
mills located here, for bridge timber and
other supplies in that line, large por-
ton of which the Mexican Central puF-
chaseB here.
| c. +. Williams is putting up meat
market building just south of the opera
house, on Ryan street, which will be
completed within few days. In the
mean time he will open up in the room
north of Capt. BTyan's corner, recently
occupied as meat market by Fred Sbel
man. Mr.. Williams il d great caterer
aud always sells the best or none.
The Mqling succession sale will surely
take place next Saturday, the 14th inst
There is large amount Of property to
be sold and we are requested to state
that the lands in Cameron parish will
/ first be offered. This sale will begin
early in the day and all are invited tt
be present. Some rare bargains viii
be had on that day. Don't fail to be OIL
time.
Dick Wakefield returned from Welsh
last Saturday evening, where he has th'
contract for erecting q Galaboose or city
prison. Dick says that some portions o
the job are not particularly pleasant, es
| pecially that of finding solid Foundation
) upon which to erect his structure. Dlcl
is not a man to be easily moved from hi'
: purpose and we doubt not he will suceeeS
! in the end.
: Mr.. Gustaye Quasabarth, is now tia
= local agent Of the Singer Sewing Maehia
Company at this place and is located y
the Chayanne building formerly oeeupl
ed by the Murray Brooks Hardware Co
! in connection with Gramers book store
, Mr. Qnasabarth succeeds Mi, Leroy, an
is q clever gentleman and moreover y
4 represents a company whose goods seJ
themselves There is no machine lilS
. the Singer.
y See IN the first column notice Of y
grand fancy fair aud bazaar Of May y
and 2nd, to be held ~ New Market hal
p I =. N.v.