St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-10-09

conveying tolerabiy similar ehects
and practically resulting in the
downfall of the Cabinet.
From Mondays Daily.
The Board of Police will meet in
regular session tonight.
The hotels are about the greatest
sufferers from quarantine restric-
tions.
Joe Richard, of Bristol, was in
town last Saturday, and carried
out the Bristol mail for us.
w. F. Giles, who came from Crow
ley last week, has accept a position
as bartender for F. H. Eddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Thibodeau
are the proud parents of q pretty
little girl baby, born on Saturday
Cisterns are nearly dry, and un-
less we have a rain pretty soon
there is liable to be suffering fol
water.
If things get too tight in the
scrub" line the town can confiscate
the thousand beeves being fed at
the oil mill and distribute the
meat around.
y "Suspicious cases. are ON the
Wane in Opelousas. They are gen.
ally exploded so quick that the
ssscarn, HASN'T time to even get sc
much as a start.
A new bridge has been built
across the RaWls gully, in the east.
ern portion of town.. The old
bridge had almost completely Civ
en- away, and the town is lucky to
have escaped damage suit.
The telegraph office is about the
busiest establishment in town
Miss Curtis is kept at work from
':early morn to dewy eve." We
are told that the town Office took
in considerably over $500 since
quarantine was established.
The butchers say that they are
selling more beef meat since quar-
antine than before. This is ac-
counted for by the fact that gro
ceries are scace, and that many
have raised the price on them.
The butchers deserve credit for not
advancing in prices.
There are no guards stationed
around Grand Coteau. The town
marshall is empowered to arrest
any stranger or suspicious persons
found on the streets, and, unless
provided with a satisfactory health
bill, to make him move to other
climes.
The sentiment of the community
is unquestionably for keeping up q
rigid quarantine. They argue cor
rectly that If Opelousas were to
modify her quarantine regulations
the country people would stop
trading with her for the present
for fear of the infection coming
here.
Two negroes living on w. g
Gordon's place near Bayou Cur
rent, became involved in q difiicui-
ty over a game of craps which re-
suited in the killing of Oscar Lau-
rent, one OF the disputants. The
murderer fed and has not been
captured. This occurred last Sat.
urday night.
Avellion Manuel age 30 years 9
son of our police juror Manuel and
a son-in-law of Delicourt Duplichien
had his arm crushed in his fathers
gin as a result of which he died ON
Sept. 10Th.
DIR. NJ. ID. Lewis was summoned
and assisted by DR.. Henry Bud nc
amputated the arm above the
elbow and rendered all the assis-
tance medical skill could muster
but to no avail.
The dust is insuf7erable. Yes
terday it was an fmpossibility fol
one to see q half block ahead fol
the dense clouds that foated about
all day. Travelling should be stop.
ped as much as possible during
such spells. We are sure no one
can find pleasure in riding when il
is impossible to breathe without
getting your lungs full of dust.
Tt is to be hoped that by next
summer the waterWorks plant will
be in operation.
Arnaudville is protected from
yellow fever by volunteer guard
under the supervision OF the Board
of Health, composed OF Drs. Martin
amp Begnaud and Mayor Bernard
The latter part Of last week it was
discovered that merchant had
slnuggled some goods into towr
from New Iberia, and he was or
dered to at once take them out
Mayor Bernard was in Opeiousal
last Friday, and informed US tina