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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-06-26
G.. A. THOMAS,
FIRE INSURANCE ACT.
ST. MARTlNVILLE, LA.
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. r. Martin made a business
"trip to Breaux Bridge Tuesday.
Get your Flags for the 4th of
July at Uncle Louis.
The town authorities are at
work making tile culverts in
town.
Cheapest and best silk umbrel-
Ia at f. f. Soulier.
Judge Valery Thibodeaux of
Breaux Bridge was in town We'd
nesday.
Coming One car of Buggies,
TO sell for cash and on terms at l..
c. Duchamp.
The church square green was
aevelled up this week with the
road machine.
Full assortment and new shade
Sin TARLATANE at E. E. Soulier.
The Fourth of July celebration
here promises to be grand and
interesting affair.
Miss Elmira Hart spent three
days in New Iberia the fore part
'of this week.
This is the time for you to use
Lime freely around your house,
get it at Uncle Louis.
Miss Lizzie Broussard is so
,journing amongst relatives and
friends in New Iberia.
-Coming-One car Of Florence
Wagons to sell for cash and or
terms at L. G. Duchamp.
Drinking water is getting to be
quite scarce in town; we believe
half of our people are depending
on neighbors for their water.
Fine double width white organ
die at e. E. Soulier.
Remember that the annual ex
hibition of the schools of the Sis
ters of Mercy will take place to
morrow evening at the Colleg
hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Onesiphore Wilt
had the misfortune to lose thei
infant child, little Tom, aged
months. This is the second deaf
in Mr.. Wits house in less tina
two weeks.
Antoine z. Martinez. an indus
trious and respectable young COLI
red man died Wednesday evenin
after short illness. The info
tunate young man had marie
Miss Laurence Lacaze, daughtt
of the late Jean Lacaze, just abo1
a month ago.
Two Jews from Franklin we
in town Tuesday to look for a !
cation to open store. They ha'
rented the property of Mr.. l..
Gauthier, which is now occupi'
by Mr.. A. M. Hebert, as refres
ment parlor. They will open the
store, which will be clothing, d
goods etc, on the first of SepteI
Der. We believe they are of t
six months good season class.
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NOTICE OF TRESPASS.

The public is hereby notified that tresspassing
ON my plantation without permission either
from Mr.. Rousseau, OF myself will be prosecu-
ted TO the fullest extent OF the law.
June Il. +. IL. GUILBEAC.
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Cory OF JUDGMENT.
CECILE DOMENGEAUX. wife
NUMA CORNER, husband.
10th Judicial District Cour
No. 9403.
Parrish of st. Martin, State of Louisiana.

This case having been regularly fixed for trial.
and on the day fixed, taken up. tried and sub
mitted; by reason of the lsw and the evidence
being in favor of the Plaintiff.
1t is Therefore ordered. adjudged and decreed
that there be Judgment Of Separation of pro
perty in favor of the Plaintiff Cecile Domen-
geaux, of st. Martin Parish, Louisiana and
against the Defendant Numa Cormier. her hus-
band. of same Parish
1t is further ordered, adiudged and decreed,
that the community of property Of gains and
acauets, heretofore existing between the said
Cecile Domengeaux. Plaintiff. and Numa Cor
mier her husband be and the same is hereby
forever dissolved; the said Plaintiff Cecile Do
mengeaux being hereby given and granted the
full and conf lete management and Adfhinistra-
ton of her own affairs from the day of the filing
of her demand.
All costs Of this suit to be paid by the Defen-
dant Nuna Cormier.
Thus done. read aloud and signed In oper
Court, at st. Martinville. Louisiana this tenth
day of May A. ID, Eighteen hundred and ninet,
seven.
Original Judgment"
(SignedD r. VooRHrEs,
Judge 10th Judicial District Court
Received and filed this the 10th day OF ~ 1851
(SignedD A.v. FILMING,
Deputy Clerk Of Court,
ST. Martin Parish E0uisiSfs
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-06-26

State of Louisiana. Parish Of st. Msfan.
1. the undersigned Clerk
OF the 10Th Judicial District Court Of TIE State
of Louisiana. duly commissioned. sworn and
qualified in and for the Parish Of 81. Martin. do
hereby state that the above and foregoing. 10 .
true and correct copy of the original Judgment.
rendered in suit No 94Os. Of the Docket of said
Court, entitled Cecila Doneneeaux, wife W. Nu-
ma Cormiar husband, on file and Of record in
my office.
In faith whereof Have hereto signed my
name and affixed the seal of Court at 81. Mar
tinviIle, Parish of st. Martin. Louisiana. this
18th day of May A. d. 1897.
VIM. B. EAsrIN. CLERK of Court
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Get our prices on job works.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
About Sugar Beets.

Last spring, when the Herald was
agitating the planting of sugar beet
seed, many were skeptical as to the
practicability of its growth and matur-
ity in this climate. Through the ef-
forts of Congressman Johnson and
the Herald about 5000 farmers in this
county were furnished with seed free,
and the seed was planted. During the
past two weeks the Herald man has
taken pains to investigate the growth
of these beets, and the result is most
gratifying. They seem t0 have been
very generally grown and all report
them as growing rapidly-much faster
than any other beet or root vegetable
known. Many have been feeding to
their cattle and hogs, and find that
our statement in the spring that they
made excellent feed was correct.
While at Petersburg this week we
noticed that Congressman johnson
was already feeding them to his hogs,
they being plenty big enough to make
profitable fodder, thereby proving
that our seasons are long enough tc
grow these beets.-Nelson County
Herald.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

The following dispatch in the
Minneapolis Journal no doubt
had an effect on the market,
wheat taking a tumble of six
cents per bushel Tuesday:
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 23.-It is
officially announced that a very
large crop of grain is anticipated
in the Argentine Republic, the
grain under cultivation covering
larger areas than ever before.
The wool clip, it is further stat
ed, will be heavy.
A special correspondent to the
London Times, under date OF
Aug. %, says:
The Times correspondent at
Simla says that good rains have
fallen throughout India except in
the district of Bombay, and the
crops promise to be exceptional
ly large. The numbers on the
relief list are steadily diminish
ing and evidences of famine are
rapidly disappearing.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
N. P. Right of Way Row.

j. NJ. Foster, OF Oberon, objected to
the Northern Pacific fire break outfit
plowing a 72-inch break through his
grain field and stood Mr.. Singler and
his men off with Winchester. He
has the government patent and war;
ranty deed to the whole quarter Sec
tion including the whole of the right of
way, says the Reporter. The railroad
company claim the ownership to 100
feet on each side of the center of the
track. Mr.. Foster didn't want the
whole of the right of way, but was will
ling to concede so feet on each side,
and told the Representatives of the
company If they had any better title to
the other 100 feet, he would quietly
give possession. He stood his ground,
his neighbors brought his meals to
him, attended to his chores, etc., while
he was on guard. Attorney Maddux,
of New Rockford, the local Northern
Pacific representative, WAS sent to the
scene, but no action was taken. Later
Mr.. Singler and his men received
orders to go around the field and not
to do any blowing on land over which
farmers objected to their passing
Alert.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

Speaking of prosperity. allow
us to call your attention to wool.
Aug. 1st, 1892, under the McKin-
ley act, Montana course wool
(scoured) sold for 40c; under the
Wilson act, Aug. 1, 1896, same
grade of wool sold for 22c; same
grade sold Aug. 18th, 1897, under
Dingley act for Csc. Ohio medi-
um. secured, sold Aug. 1, ''92, at
CSC; same wool sold Aug. 1, '96,
at &c, and Aug. II. 1897, under
Dingley act. at Sc 1-2c. The
average of nineteen grades of
American wool for Aug. 1, '92
under the Mckinley act was 33c
per h.; same grade average 19c
per Id. under the Wilson act for
Aug. l, '96, and 28c per ID. Aug.
18th, 1897, under the Dingley
act.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

The latest report from Dun's
Review as to improving business
are among the most satisfactory
yet recorded by that reliable
publication. The Review" says:
'.Every city reporting this week
notes increase in trade and near
ly all bright prospects. The
great change in business is en-
phasized by the presence of a
multitude of buyers from all
parts of the country and by the
heavy purchases they make.
The strong rise in stocks, the
growth of bank clearings and
railroad earnings and the heavy
speculations in many products,
and most of all in wheat, have
made the week one of surprising
interest even to those who best
remember the upward rush in
1872"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
PROTECTION BY INSURANCE.
A Lisbon Man Gets Judgment but
Finds Payment Refused.

Lisbon, N. D., Aug. 23-The Free
Press says: In December, 1894, L. r.
Cornwell had his hand blown off by
the accidental discharge of shot
gun. At the time of the accident he
was the holder of a policy against ac-
cident in the Fraternal Accident AS
sociation of America, located at West
field, Mass, which provided in case
of loss of hand that the company
would pay the holder $1,000. Proof
of loss was duly made. The company
resisted payment of more than $500 on
the ground that he was engaged in an
occupation more hazardous than that
in which he was insured. The matter
was delayed for nearly a year when
suit was brought. The company then
abandoned the defense of charge of
occupation and defended on the
ground that he was violating the laws
of North Dakota by hunting prairie
chickens in the closed seasen. The
case was tried and the court promptly
instructed verdict for the plaintiff.
Defendant appealed to the supreme
court which affirmed the decision.
Final judgment being rendered, the
parties in interest communicated with
the company which now refuses to pay
the judgment, claiming that the case
was not fairly tried. Investigation
proves that the judgment cannot be
made, and the company says it will
not pay this claim. The result is,
that after the payment of premiums
for many years and after expensive
litigation, Mr.. Cornwell finds his pro.
lection against loss was nothing at all
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
GOPHER POISON.

Gophers have destroyed hundreds of
acres of grain this year so we are told
by farmers. The reason assigned for
this is that the strychnine used does
not seem to be as strong as in former
years and the gophers seem to live
after eating wheat doctored by it. Be-
low we give new formula for poison
ing the festive gopher, clipped from
the Bottineau Courant:
This is the remedy adopted in Cali
fornia, and is said to be effectual:
Take a two gallon can, cut the top off
it, put a stick of PHOSPHORUS in the
can with little water. Next pour in
hot water, not quite boiling, and stir
with stick until the can is half full.
See that the water is hot enough to
melt the PHOSPHORUS gradually.
When melted, add while the water is
stirred constantly, pound of sugar,
and immediatly after the sugar is
melted, thicken to stiff batter with
corn meal and flour half and half.
Now add wheat and stir until quite
stiff. While adding the wheat, add
fifteen to twenty drops of oil of rhodi-
um. The wheat will soak up all the
water until the mess becomes very
hard. Keep the mess in cool place,
and chip off small pieces as required.
Gophers may get too much or too
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
OUR WARDS

The Rolla Star furnishes the follow
ing information about the Indians in
the Turtle Mountain reservation:
The census shows that there are now
living on the reservation 27l full
bloods and 1883 mixed bloods. There
are also living near the reservation
4l2 mixed bloods, making total of
2.O7l. OF these l,O96 are males and
975 females. The number of Indians
using citizens dress wholly is 1921,
and 250 wear citizens dress in part.
SiXty-five per cent of the entire popu-
lation labor for themselves in civil
lied pursuits: l5 per cent. subsist by
hunting, fishing and root gathering.
and 20 per cent depend upon rations.
The progress in agricultural matters
is noteworthy. Five thousand aud
eighty acres of land were cultivated
last year, and 904 acres of new land
broken. About 2,17O acres of land
are fenced, 1000 rods of fence having
been built last year. The estimated
yield of the various cereals is as fol-
lows: Wheat, 1880 bushels; oats,
ll.O6O; rye, 1915. OF potatoes and
other vegetables there were p, $50
bushels, and 1000 tons of hay were
cut. The Indians are credited with
having cut 1000 cords of wood. In
live stock the showing is good, ,276
horses, 52l cattle, 81 swine, "a sheep,
and $3.50 domestic fowls. There are
three schools for the 656 children of
school age. Taken all in all, the
Turtle Mountain Chippewas seem to
be doing we'll.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
in Duluth now

Director Preston of the United
States mint estimates that the
gold production of 1897 will be
in the neighborhood of $780, ,O00,-
600. There is reason to believe
that there will be billion dol
lars more of gold in the world by
1900 than there was when the
campaign of 1896 began. All of
which must be highly cheering
for the silverites, especially in
view of the tremendous fall in
the price of the white metal.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
Base 1ngratitude.

A tramp printer walked into Sheldon
the other day and was given a posi-
tion in the Progress Office. The man
of stick and rule had a petrifed hand
out in one pocket and travelling card
from the Typographical Union in the
other. He seemed hungry and anx-
ious to work and things went we'll
enough for whole week, then the tour
ist began to show signs of life. He
wanted to organize a branch of the
union in Sheldon and run up the scale.
He limited at a boycott and referred to
this as rat Office. When he was
asked ito walk in and shake hands
with the double breasted, stop-cylinder
Washington hand press he looked at
the stately machine and hesitated.
Here was man who parted with his
sweat with the greatest reluctance. He
gazed long and earnestly at the vener-
able type squeezer and finally said he
could not run the thing until the mat
ter was brought before the union and
regularly passed upon. AS the paper
was then about day late the propri-
etor decided that he could not afford
to wait, so locking the files and late
copy of the Grand Forks Piaindealer
in the big safety vault he tackled the
job himself. BY the time the edition
was off the printer and his union card
we're many miles away and if he was
careful enough to walk on the outside
of the rails he no doubt drilled safely
into Mandan whittier he was headed,
and by this time that town ought to be
pretty we'll unionized.-Sheldon Prog
ress.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church will give their next
dime social in the new mill one week
from today (Sept. 3d). Miller Phipps
kindly places the mill at their dis
posal for such purpose just previ-
Gus to its opening. The distinguish
ing feature will be the Enchanted
Grove" from which, those who are
so fortunate as to enter its charmed
limits. may Gull its magic fruit by the
aid of a silver hook. Come and bring
YOUR friends.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

s'The evidence accumulates
with each days advices that the
long-continued depression in
financial circles has passed, and
thanks to five years of forced
economy and cessation of specu-
lation, coupled with today's
abundant harvest at remunera-
tive prices to the agriculturists,
a new prosperity is coming to
the people. y From address of
Comptroller Eckels (Dem. before
American Bankers Association,
August 18, 1897.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

The Prison Mirror, paper
published by the inmates of the
penitentiary at Saltwater, Mimi,
has suspended publication for
the reason that there are no
newspaper men or printers con-
fined there. While this fact
speaks well for the newspaper
fraternity at large it does not
alter the fact that there are some
newspaper men who ought to be
there.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
Accidently Shot His Wife.

On Sunday afternoon Mr.. Fay,
father to ex-sheriff Fay, living SOUTH
east of Tiffany, accidently shot and
Instantly killed his wife. From reports
we CLEAN that Mr.. Fay had his gun in
his hand and was trying to force a
Shell into the gun that was too large.
After he had the shell far enough in
to close the gun, he did SO and at the
same time the she'll exploded striking
Mrs. Fay in and about the face killing
her almost instantly. The funeral
took place Monday.-Sheyenne Star.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

The following table shows the wheat
acreage of the several counties of the
state reported to the commissioner of
agriculture and labor for this year:
Barnes, l53,36l; Benson, 72,l6S;
Billings, 25; Bottineau, 71,2l7: Bur-
leigh, s,455; Cass. IA, 22s; Cavalier,
114,5l7; Dickey, 1892; Eddy. 1850;
Emmons, 80, ,329; Foster. 46, ,745: Grand
Forks, 338, ,3l4; Griggs, IS. 5O6; Kidder,
II, ,491; LaMoure, $3.50; Logan. 1922;
McHenry, l3,oS4; Mcintosh, 6l,392;
Mclean, 5,9SS; Mercer, 6,122; Morton,
81 ,6s8; Nelson, 97,1s2: Oliver, 1851;
Pembina, PIG. .132:: Pierce, 25,1l3; Ram.
,sey, 1O6,025: Ransom, 1886; Rich
land, 233, ,s54: Rolette, 4o,6o9: Sargent,
s5,so7; Stark. 2l.37l: Steele, 146.o95;
Stutsman. 74.75l: Towner, 59.332;
Trail. 265, ,57l: Walsh, 27l .37l: Ward,
1.42s: Wells, 62,95l; Williams, 81.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27
Read What The Nordmanden
of Grand Forks Says.

At the entertainment on Thursday
night Miss Knestrick was the star of
the evening. She has matchless
power over the audience as we'll as the
pieces she recites. She took the audi
ence with a storm of applause in the
first piece, the "Boat Race" One
could hear the boats speed over the
light billows and the strokes of the
oars caused the water to foam around
the boat. One dared hardly to breath
on account of the excitement-which
of the boats should come in first. The
sleep-walking scene, eyes, where was
1? at Christiania Norway theater
was I?' Was it Wolf or Guncersen
who played Macbeth? No, it was
Miss Knestrick, and she laid all the
art in the play that I have seen Mrs.
Wolf or Mrs. Gunderson put in it.
"Laddie'' was touching sermon of
A doctor is ashamed of
HE old mother from the country. Miss
Knestrick puts all her spirit and
power into the piece. One has before
him the bleeding heart of mother
that flows over with love and blessings
for son who does rot value her be-
fore he finds her dying in a hospital
and then it is too late. Many were
moved to tears. The program was a
choice one and finely executed.
Courthouse, Sept. 1st.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

Bob Evans, of New Whatcom.
Wash, a former Valley City boy.
has been endorsed by Senator
Wilson. of the state of Washing
ton, for the position of Immigra-
ton Commissioner at Vancouver.
The endorsement of the senator
is just as good as the commission
and Bob is to be congratulated
on securing this nice plum.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

Rube Allyn, the impersonator, and
Evylene Knestricls, the finest Scandi-
navian reader in the northwest, have
been engaged for an entertainment at
the courthouse Wednesday eve., Sept.
1st. Rube is popular here. The fact
that Miss Knestrick was on the Chau-
tauqua program for the entire session
speaks for her popularity. Court
house, We'd, Sept. l. Admission 25
and Is cents. Reserved seats at
Nelson's 10 cents extra.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

The citizens of Bismarck, in
Guiding the officials, must be a
thick skinned outfit to stand all
the roasting they are getting
from not only the state press but
the press from outside. 1t is
about time the law abiding ele-
ment got together and took hold
of the reins of government.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

The monthly statement of the
bureau of statistics of the treas
ury department furnish some in
teresting figures as to the move
ment in wool prices during the
past year, and the record made
amply justified the assertion
that an upward movement in
prices of wool has attended the
passage of the new tariff bill
through congress. The govern
ment quotations on wool are OBJ
tainable only up to the close of
July, which includes only six
days after the passage Of the
new law. The quotations in
Ohio fleece, during 1895 and 1896,
were at no time higher than 21
cents for the best grades, and
the average price was about 19
cents. The quotations on fine
secured Montana and Wyoming
woods ranged in 1895 and 1896
from 80 to 35 cents. The July 9.
1896, prices Of Ohio fleece are
given at II and 18 cents; Monta-
ma and Wyoming secured was
quoted on the same date at 20
and 81 cents. Beginning with
the present calendar year. after
the work of preparing the new
tariff bill had been begun in the
committee of the house, prices of
all grades of wool rose steadily,
reaching 81 and % cents for
Ohio fleece during June, and for
Montana and Wyoming secured
during the same month the prices
are given at from 36 to 38 cents.
On July %, the day before the
Dingley tariff became a law the
prices of wool had risen to % and
"a cents for Ohio fleece, and 40 to
43 cents for Montana and
Wyoming secured. On July 80,
six days after the new tariff be-
came a law, the quotations on
Ohio fleece had, risen to 234 to 25t
cents, and the prices of Montana
and Wyoming secured wool had
risen to IL to As cents. Thus it
will be seen that wool prices dur
ing July of the present year, and
especially since the new tariff
law was passed, have ranged
from 5 to II cents a pound higher
than they were during any
month of the years 1895 and 1896
under the free wool policy of the
German Wilson tariff. These
figures are taken from the ofdci-
al tables of the treasury depart
ment, covering the general aver
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

The chicken season opened up with
the usual interest among sportsmen
and few accidents thrown in. No
unusual yarns have been told SO far.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

little strychnine, and it will not kill
them. but no difference how small a
portion of PHOSPHORUS a gopher may
get it will kill him. The poison is
quite popular with them and the scent
will draw them for a long distance.
Drop piece in the main run of a
gopher, and everyone that nibbles at
the poison will perish.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

It used to be dear money and
cheap wheat, but if the aforesaid
wheat keeps climbing like it has
the past two weeks it will be
cheap money and dear wheat. 1t
takes one of our deprecated dol
lars to buy a bushel of now wheat
in Duluth now.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-08-27

Some of the suits for the Boys
Brigade are made and they are real
natty suits, too. They are made Of
dark blue cloth trimmed with white
braid and gold plated buttons. When
the entire brigade is fitted out it vii!
be the smartest looking boys brigade
in the state.