The Lake Charles echo., 1894-03-23
ECHOES.

ECHOES.
Only three new saloons have opened mp
IN our city since our last issne.
Charles }. Mix still continues to .fcross
the barr with his schooners for cents.
Lake Charles has over forty places
licensed to sell liquor. This includes
foHr drug stores and one Wholesale house.
Registeredat at the Lake House this week
were the HonOrables Z, N. Pugh, John
Clegg. and +. zacharie, all prominent at
torneys Of this state.
The Pelican Babeeck Hook and Ladder
Co. is no mere. The company has been
reorganized and is now the Pelican Hose
Company, and one of the best of our fire
companies.
Miss Clara Baker, who has been the |
guest Of Doctor and Mrs. J. c. Munday
for several days, has returned to her
home in Galveston.
Pearl, the son of Doctor and Mrs. J. C. |
Munday has leave of absence from
Tulane University for short period and |
is spending the time with his parents in
this city. !
A splendid boulevard will be laid ont
through the M9ling property in north
Lake Charles, over which will be extend |
ed the Belt Line, thus making the most
desirable of suburban property.
Sam johnson has opened up a saloon
the first door north of the Bloch saloon,
which will be called Sam's Place. An ell |
egant bar aud fixtures will arrive and be |
pnt in position within a few days.
One of the incidents of the excursion |
on the X. c., W. q G. road on st. |
Patriek's day was the killing of George |
Powell by Henry Grant, both cOlored, at |
Oberlin. Grant was brought to this |
city and is now in the parish Jail await
ing his examination.
We regret to learn that Mrs. n. L. |
Irwin, who has been in poor health for
years past, will by the advice of her
physicians, remove to some place where
the climate is better adapted to her
constitution. We count Mr.. and Mrs. |
Irwin among our best friends and regret |
their loss.
We congratulate our contemporary (the |
Commercially on its good fortune in pro-
curing the services of Mr.. Robert Gable !
as local editor. Mr.. Gable is an easy and
graceful writer who knows Just when to
quit. The improved appearance of the
Commercial is sufficient proof that he is
no novice in the newspaper business.
The firm Of Robinson q Ryan has been
dissolved by mutual consent and Mr.. d.
w. Ryan succeeds to the business. |
Mr.. Ryan is young man of thorough
business habits and plenty ofcapital and
his gentlemanly and urbane manner has
won for him host Of friends. Under
the former auspices this house has built
up large and profitable trade by fair
dealing and courteous treatment and We
have every reason to believe that our
young friend Dan will not only hold his
own but add to his already pros
porous business.
On Monday Sheriff Reid succeeded in
capturing Willie Sandford, alias William
Sandford, alias Willie Spence, alias Will
lie Spencer, alias Pensacola Spencer, alias
Henry jackson. This cOlOred man with
many names, who murdered man in
Mobile, Ala, in 1886, and fled, came to
this city, where he married the daughter
of Isam Washington, . well known and
esteemed eolOTed man. Sheriff Reid im-
mediately notified Phelan p Dorian, the
sheriff of Mobile county, who came in
\ person to take charge Of the prisoner.
Sheriff Dorian says that this was one Of
the most cold-blooded and dasLardly
murders that ever took place in that
state.
On Tuesday morning about six o'clock,