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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12
NOTICE OF TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF VIM. c. JOHNSON.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
Z PARISH OF ST.LANDRY.
No. 56s5.

Whereas, Melissa Meahe, of the parish
of ST. Landry. has filed provisional tabeau
and account. accompanied by her petition
praying for the EomolOgation of the same;
Now, therefore, notice Is hereby gwen to all
persons interested to make opposition 70 said
tableau, to file same in writing, in my office IN
the town of Opelousas, within the time required
by law, why the said tableau should not he
h0mologated and confirmed.
II. E. EsTORGE,
Ian. 10 1901 Clerk
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4, ne have The largest line Of
oaoes we have ever had and
would like for every man, wo-.
nan and child insthe parish who.
ass shoes tos call and examine
'''F STOCK. FRED E. SANDoz.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Sheriff Swords and segeraI
deputies left for Baton Rouge
last Saturday with the parties con-
gieted ait. the LAST session of the
criminal Court.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

The Republicans are threaten
ing to .reconstitute the Su-
preme Court if it does not decide
fright in the colonial cases.
This il a. pretty state Of things for
II party that 50 condemned Mr..
Bryan s remarks on the same lines
j few wears ago.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

The American flag, seen abroad,
il a beautiful sight. So is the.
verge American Consul 4 sight
also
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

See advertisement of Mr.. Jos.
Firnberg in another column.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Z Good milch cows with young
calves for sale cheap for cash.
.Applyto H. l.. Garland.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Call up Phone No. 70 when you
want the Opera House Drugstore.
Prescriptions a speciality.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Wanted-A Printer. Address
this Office with full particulars.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Sec notice Of centrally located
storelhnilding nld bake oven for
lease in Washington In another
column. ssfssssSs s2gs Z
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12
NOTICE OF TABEEAU.
ESTATE or MARIE octave PROVOST. I.
PROBATE DOCKET DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY

Whereas. o. G. Bodemuller of the Parish
of Orleans. administrator OF the above
named estate, has filed final tableau and
account. accompanied by his petition praying
for the homologatiorNof of the same;
Now, therefore, notice lis hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition 10 said
tabeau to file same in writing, i'll my office in
the town OF Opelousas, within the time required
by law, why the said taDleau should not be
and confirmed
: IL i. EsTORGE,
Jany. IL. 1901 Clerk.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

public schools throughout
@ + sgash resumed their sessions
'sss onday having been at re-
& aFgstnaas eve. We under
" q That several schools report
u leased attendance, and that
1aM Il of the rooms in the High
s''a'el heYe are eyer-clOwded.
, IN I about the new school build
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Fire wood for saIe-seasoned
oak and gum byDr ,Jno. A, Haas
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12
NOTICE OF FINAL TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF LOUIS DESMARAIS, sR.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No

Whereas, Louis Desmara!s, Jr., the Par
ish of St. Landry, administrator of t!Ae above
named estate, has filed q fiuai tableauN of az
count and distribution OF funds accom-
panied by his petition praying feH the
homologation of the same, and asking tor\ dis
charge;
Therefore any person intending to make Np-
position to said petition will file tile SAME
in writing III my office in tho town of Opelott7
sas, i'll ten days from the present notice.
- n. E. ESTORGE,
Jany II, 1901. Clerk.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Scheel Books and Stationary ut
The Opera House Drugstore.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Do you use Gasoline Uil?-the
Opera House Drugstore sells it.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA

BY virtue of q writ OF seizure and sale issued
out of the Hon. the Sixteenth Judicial District
Court or the state OF Louisiana, i'll and for the
parish OF St. Landry, i'll the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to me directed, have seIz-
cd and will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the principal
front door of the Courthouse, in the town of
Opelousas, in the parish OF St. Landry, on
Saturday, February 10Th, 1901,
at II O'Clock a. m, the following described PRO
perty, tO-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land situated in
Prairie Mam0u, In this parish, at Pine Island,
being tho east half OF the southwest quarter
OF section 20 i'll townthip south Of range one
west, containing eighty two and hundredths
acres, moro or less. aud bounded on the north
and west by the lands of vendor, east by lands
of Phillip Fusiler, and south by lands of f. r.
Conway, being the Same land acquired hy ven
dor at the sale of the property of purchaser on
June 18th, 1896; and recorded in conveyance
book 7 No. 3, at pages 647 and SIS
Tcrms-C Cash.
NJ. H. SWORDS.
Jany' 12, 1901. Sheriff
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Jan. IL, 1901.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
ESTATE OF oNEzIME, RIDER.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No. 569T.

whereas, Anlelien Rider of ST Landry
parish. has applied by his petition to h. "p-
Rider, late of the parish of ST.. ianG,2;
! Now therefore notice is hereby s'vrn i" "il
parties Interested To make opros'lt'h ~. sad
appointments, to file the same il writing il IN
office i'll the Town M OpetoaN,s. III In daAs
from the present notice. -
Japy. Il. 1901. Clerk
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

/ The quarterly statement of the
St. Landry State Bank of Opel-
ousas published in this issue of
the COURIER, is i magnificent
showing capital stock paid in,
$50, ,000. 90; undivided profits,
$22, ,649. "a; dividend payable Jan.
4, 1901, 100000; deposits $780,
.070. 80. The officers Of this sound
institution have every reason to
feel proud of its condition as It
enters the new century.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Gasoline oil for sale at the Op-
era House Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12
NOTgGE.

LAND OFFICE AT Nj !" 'r,t-saNs, A.}
llec. lH. 'a's.
Notice is h..r,,hs -.iV,.n iirt, tls ! u wing
named s"ttter Eas fiji, Il m - 80 q - ''''t
tu in,,kp fiual proof III st; m al itie " .;t i'''!
tlat said prpnE viii lie nii:ls heir, l. .'i',"h-
field L. & Commissioner. Hf ttlt i"u.'f%. Ia.
on u e 22d January, 1901, VIZ:
AnEasein B:erzaf,
who mad. Homestead ifHtr1 y 'atl5
far the N wa or lets 3 & of ser. ST, ~ :. !;
f. Louisiana Meridian.
i He names tii. following "it'" %st., ~ tltN"
hs continuous rsiittur upon a':st = 't'@tirh
of said land. VIZ:
Joseph j. ianlrcneaa, Euci-arls'. !.,E't 'tii'f
Louis f. Fontenot, S,'h.ir.i'sl f.htth"ts All bl
st. Landry Parish, f.a
WALTER l.. COHEN,
raa liz 1900 Register.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

we Third Circuit Court Of Ap-
2eals, Judges Meuton and Gail
'aaeF began the regular term Of
sslF Court here Wednesday,.
sse IeW cases on the docket were
eonlltted and will probably be.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

~ Peoples State Bank elected
s17 following officers and Board
& ectors last Monday: David
Il sa't Pres; Isaac Roos, Vice
I j Pefrodin, Cashier.
IS EoFs David Roos, Isaac
4 Louis Goldstein, Jr., j. A 1
aaS J. w. Castles.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

An Excursion to New Orleans
over the M. II. & T.. r.. r.. leaves
Washington on Sunday, Jan. 20,
at $50 Il. slfl., passing Opelousas
1T 5:A3. Fare f. & the round trip
from Washing. i $3.50; from.
IOpelonsas 2. SO. The train leaves
New OrIeans on the return trip
at 10 D clock p M, the same day !.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12
Free

Your Baby's Frst Pail of Shoes.
The Hamilton, Browrf Shoe Co.
of st. Louis, largest Shoe House
in the World, will give yoar baby,
born i'm the year 1901 Its first pair
Of Shoes free eof all icharge.
These Shoes Willbe made of fine
Yiei Kid and will be Splendid
Shoes in every respect. They can
only be gotten through Merchants
who are enterprising and live
enough to handle Hamilton,
Brown Shoe Co. 5 unrivalled line
OF Sn0eS-
You will find full line of the
above mentioned shoes at
FRED L. SANDoz,
Opelousas, Ia. =
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

Aguinald0's death has been con-
firnled. Now let i have the con-
firnation of the confirmation and
i've NAV begin To believe II.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12
JUDICIAL. ADVERTHsENEN
GEEERKFF'S SALE.

DR.. JNO. A. HAAS vs. OLIN P. FONTENOT.
No. 1927.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-01-12

W. FL. HAYES & E. ii. SINGLETON.
Dec 2s] Opelousas. La,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31

THAT New Martinsville shooting
ARRAY Is one of the worst that the
state has ever Witnessed. 1t grew
out of trouble between the two men
leading to the separation of Cox and
his wife. Both men belong to lead
ing families and the affair was a
tremendous sensation.
Tomorrow the hunting season
begins 1t lasts until December
Goth In that time it is lawful to
kill birds but it is not lawful to kill
more than dozen quail in one day.
People should remember this and It
may not be as expensive to remem-
Der it as it will to forget it.
THE plat of the East Eud Land
company's addition is very pretty
one. The street up the hill makes a
better grade than the road at pres
ent in use. Lots of improvements
will be made on this property. Their
lots are expected to be in great de-
mand by those who wanta first class
place in which to live.
For crushed and building stone
phone your orders to A. F. Fleming.
Bell telephone 1913. Peoples g.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31
Office hours s to IL any to 5.

GREEN & FLEMING will furnish you
your building sand and stone.
THE Walk-Over is the greatest shoe
of the age, none is its equal.
A GENTLEMAN who is visiting here
remarked last evening that "Mor
gantown didn't have to make much
effort to grow, that the circumstances
and her peculiarly fortunate location
would cause her to grow in spite of
herself"
WE have no official information
in reference to the new schedule but
there IS a report current and is gen
orally regarded as well founded that
we will have a train from the South
in the evening and one going that
way early in the morning. 1t will
add greatly to the comfort and con
venience of people here.
MOUNT PLEASANT Institute which
comes here TO play the Varsity on
Saturday has played it in the past
but has never succeeded in scoring on
the Morgantown lads. Their team
this year Is good one and they will
make the boys here hustle for all
that they get. The game will be a
very interesting one.
FAIRMoNT has been gobbling up
our citizens who. 90 up there and has
baen taking their money to make mu-
niclpal Improvements. The police
here might take a bunch from this.
Don't run man out of town to Fair
mont when he is full. Keep the
money here.
New Imperial shoes just in at
Waters.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31

LADIES Home Journal at the Acme
today.
ANY body can get chicken feed in
town to-day.
SUPPOSE yon want some special
book or magazine You can save
the trouble of ordering it yourseli
ny allowing the Acme people to get
it for you.
The Acme people take subscrip
tions for any and all newspapers
journals ana magazines. They agree
to duplicate any combination offer
appearing in any magazine or cata-
logue
NICE odd pieces china at reason
able price. Cash Mercantile Co.
The best crushed sand and building
stone is furnished by Green & Fleming.
Bell telephone l63. Peoples 81.
AS A general rule the more atten-
ton that is paid to the kids on corn
night the longer they stay and raise
cain.
A FULL line of Columbia soups,
plum pudding and baked beans at
Viewers grocery.
Your razor will be honed and put
in the best possible order at Ad
Bowers for 25 cents.
$40, 900 00worth OF lots were sold In
South Park Monday Oct. 2lst.
We always want subscribers to
phone us or send word TO the Office
when carriers fail to deliver their pa
pers and the matter will he corrected.
DIR. HARDMAN the eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist announces his
next visit here for Nov. 9Th aud 9Th
You must have your advertise
ments up to the times. Keep IN
touch with the demands of each day
and see what is necessary to accom-
modate your customers. Be ready
to serve your customers with what
they need.
Few merchants are dishonest in
their advertising. People have come
" uHdCi StdliQ buiS dIli nave lGdIHCU
that the wise man does not do dis.
honest advertising.
Local merchants are beginning
to devise means.to meet the en-
croachments of the great department
stores of the cities who sell largely
by mail delivery. This can be met
by using the proper energy and
Drains and judicious advertising.
WANTED We want eanvassers to
solicit subscriptions for the Delinea
tor in Morgantown and Monongalia
county We pay more liberal COM
mission than even the publishers
allow. The Acme Book Store.
w. d. ST. CLAIR is giving his entire
attention to the restaurant and is
drawing phenomenal trade. He
wants all to know that he gives the
best % cent meals in the city. They
are equal to the so cent ones served
in many places.
ALL the late magazines at the
Acme to day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31
w. u. Mcclure
DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Fine
Groceries, Soft Drinks, Candies,
Etc, etc.
4O2 n. Front ST. Bell phone IT'S
MoRGANTowN, w. Va.

f. j. ST.. CLAIR is putting out a
Fall ann Winter line of Tailor made
over coats can't be excelled in work
manship, style or fit. SIS to $50.
Gahe Holland wishes to call the at
tentioD Of the public to the fact that
he is in his new shop and is ready TO
receive them. Hair cuts for fifteen
cents and shaves for ten can't be
beaten in the town. There are two
first class BARRIERS in this shop.
WE'LL make it comfortable for the
man who wears a pair of our Univer-
sity shoes. Hirschman's.
WALK Over is the best So. 80 and
$4.00 shoe on earth at E. j. st.
Clair's.
ANY goods manufactured at the
wooden mills can be found at Pos
tens Cash Store at lowest prices.
THE famous Walks Over shoe for
men and women at f. J. StClair's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31


THE .AUxILIARY Savings Banks
being issued by the Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank make it possible to save
money when the saving impulse is
upon you and prevent you from spend
ing your money when you weaken.
OLD clothes made TO look as good
as new by George Weibel, the dyer and
cleaner. 424sE'ront Street.
GAS Burner, mantle, chimney,
shade canopy all for soy. Cash
Mercantile Co.
II WE receive fresh oysters in bulk
every Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day of each week. Our oysters are
the best in the market. j A. Weav-
er.
A FAMILY in town has been hunt
ing house for several weeks. They
want most any kind Of house and
are willing 10 pay most any kind of
rent. What they want is house.
They have been unable to find any
thing and it may be that they will
. have to leave town on account of
this Morgantown can't sfford to
allow things Of that kind of happen.
She ought to see to it that more
houses are built in order to hold the
people who want to live here.
GRANTS "West Virginia Illus
trated'' is the finest work of it's kind
yet gotten out. Mr.. Grant Is the
B. q Q. Railway photographer and
he is getting out in six parts pho
geographic illustrations of railway
and historic scenes in the state
Fac hpart contains fifty superb pic
lures. The scenes are taken along
all the railway lines Of the state and
contain some of the famous battle
fields of the civil war. The work
will enable one to preserve many
historic scenes that can be had in
mo other way.
To hear the old fellows talk that
passenger locomotive would be carried
way tonight If the boys were as
sevilish on Halloween as they used
be when the story tellers were
pys.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31

CHARLES w. CHAsE's version,
which is the only one, of Hall Gaines
ssDeemster" will be presented at the
Swisher Theatre on Saturday even
ing by Manager. Melville Daniels
and from present indications will be
received by packed house. Mr..
Chase has spent much time on the
work which he now puts before the
public, and which will meet with
success from the first. The scenes
are most interesting throughout the
entire play.
PEOPLE will be entertained for
some days with the spectacle of an
engine being sent along the streets of
Morgantown. 1t will be off the
streets by Saturday evening If moth
ing goes wrong in the calculations
that have been made. 1t is to be in
stalled in the Mechanical Building at
the University and is a fine locomo-
tive having been presented by the b.
& O. to the engineering department.
HALL GAINES ssDeemster'' has
beeh dramatized by Chas. w. Chase
and will be presented by Manager
Melville Daniels at Swisher's Theatre
on Saturday evening. 1t is strong
play In four acts and deals with all the
principal scenes OF the book. The
children in the first act are said to be
very sweet characters. The Bishop
and his brother are both strong though
entirely different. The comedy scenes
between Hommy and Kerry are i'm
mensely funny. .ssThe Deemstern will
undoubtedly meet with immediate
popularity.
ONE of the greatest disappoint-
ments In the daily life of home, is
to discover that the tea or coffee pur-
chased is bad, or that brand of -four
does not make good bread. Those
who buy OF ]. A. Weaver never suffer
these disappointments.
CORN night was generally celebrat-
ed over town last night. The small
boy was out in all his glory loaded
down with corn and beans together
sundry other articles of ammunition.
He made Rome howl for while and
was received with various degrees OF
tolerance by the victims selected.
There was little or Ut disorder thanks
TO the police force The children en-
ioyed the frolic and so did the rest OF
the people.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31
Acme Book Store, ~
1..--IZ5 Walnut St.-Dering Building
H. L. SwISTIER. Proprietor.

FRESH oysters received today at
Newman and Bayles restaurant. Call
and try some of them this evening
GREEN & FLEMING will deliver your
material for foundations right on the
job, and promptly. Bell telephone 1863.
Peoples 81.
The Woman's Home Companion
has an article this month on football
heroes. Get it at the Acme.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31
HsVk<tf<14S TO ~ O<IObBk 81 E5Uzs
The Practical Thing in
Book Gases.

The sectional book case is coming
more and more in public favor.
Whether You have few books or a
thousand you can get case that will
just hold them. Then as your library
grows you add more sections without
destroying or defacing what you have.
We are local agents for the Yowman
and Erbe Sectional Book Cases. Sam
pie cases on display at the Acme. If
YOU will drop in to-day we will be glad
to show you how these cases are used
and explain the cost.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31
A Pointer for Inventors.

II you wish your patent business
properly and promptly done send it to
Swift K Co., Patent LAWYERS, opposite
g. s. Patent Office, Washington, d. G..
They have no dissatisfied clients. Write
them for their confidential letter; pos
Ia; card will bring Il, and il may be
worth money 10 you. See their adver-
tisement elsewhere in this paper.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31
Not the largest but the best
WELLS
Good Dressers

AS rule have that prosperous air about them
that indicates prosperous people. You might
as well have the top notch of style as to be
several notehes below it, as our prices will per
NIT you to dress well at small expense. The
best dressers in Morgantown can testify to the
excellence of our Clothing and smart styles.
These good dressers at one time thought their
clothes weren't right unless made-to-measure,
but that idea was soon dispelled when they
gave our Clothing trial. 1t is largely to
your interest, from financial point Of view, to
let us prove our assertion A purchase made
here to-day means ~contentment for you to-
morrow, orr your money will be refunded for
the asking Everything new for Fall and
Winter wear is here to greet you.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31

THE University shoe--all styles--is
tie best shoe that can be made. It's
wear Is only measured by the life OF
good leather. Hirsct mans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31

THE shoe for men mad In a
feathers at one price is the University
shoe. Sold only BY Hirschmans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31

FooTBALL game Saturday. Mount
Pleasant Institute
AN interesting discussion Of Hal
loween is to be found in another col
umn of this paper. The celebration
tonight will be enjoyed better II the
article IN question is read and you
understand more about it.
Or all the great American plays,
the old historical drama of eUncle
Toms Cabin" has the strongest
hold on people. The great Stetson
production is beyond question one
OF the best plays ever given Of this
great and masterful story, hence the
warm place it retains in the hearts
of people of every cline. The great
American classic will give to our
theatre goers one of the most enjoy
able entertainment ever witnessed
at the Opera House on Saturday
Nov. End when Manager Leon w.
Washburn and his great company
play that popular house. Watch
for the big street parade at noon.
LADIES furs of all descriptions now
ready for you at Hirschmans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-31

MANY people gave been attracted
to the addition belongin. to the East
End Land Company. The purchasers
are ready to begin taking them as
soon as the plat is done. 1t was fn-
ished today and the lots will 90 like
hot cakes until they are all disposed
Of.
SEE our hat stock. There is one
among them that will suit you
Hirschmans.