St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-01-04
This is. genuine pneumonia

This is genuine pneumonia
weather.
The holidays are over, ant
things have assumed their norma
condition.
The United States building il
diked up in new awnings and fresl
paint.
Soc the advertisement OF gos
Firnberg in anther column. He il
selling at cost.
-Alex Mair has moved his bar
ber shop into the corner room o.
Dossmann's saloon.
Edward p. yeazie, Esq, hat
been appointed q notary public in
and for the parish of st. Landry.
The Rayne Tribune is advocat.
ing Congressman Sam Robertson
for Governor.
There viii be nm exodus OF
school teachers to-day--the public
schools will open throughout the
parish Monday.
The Krause-Taylor Company,
favorites in opelousas, will open a
three nights engagement at the
Opera House Monday night.
The boy baby et the Clarion's
foreman, Mr.. George Bourdier, has
been very i'll for the past two
weeks, which has kept Mr.. Bour-
iier at home, and the paper is got
ten out under difficulties. The edi-
tor did 1t with his own little hands.
The New Year was urshered in
with the usual display of fireworks
and incidentals, which includes the
tearing up OF bridges and changing
&of signs. The saloons are tempor-
arily suffering from 1st of January
resolutiins; otherwise everything
Is serene and lovely.
The Clarion regrets to have to
chronicle the death of Mrs. w. D.
Snmmerlin, nee Sarah Brewer,
which occurred at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs Ada Thomp pson,
In Opelousas, on Tuesday morning,
December 81, 1901, at the age Of
so years.
Percy r. Ogden, Esq, the sem
ior member of the law firm OF Og-
den & Sandoz, has gone to New Or
leans to live and practice his pro-
fession. Psreyis bright young
man, and his manv friends here
wish him success in his new field.
--B. Bennett, the original aHap-
py life in America" genius, will
leave tomorrow for Boston, New
York, and other markets, to buy
goods for HIS fionrishing establish
/ ment In this town. Bennett makes
this trip semi-annually, which ac-
counts for the good, honest prices
he gives q fellow.
Miss Gala Marks, of New Or.
leans, has accepted the position as
teacher of mathematics in the St.
Landry High School recently made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Minnie Clopton, and will arrive to-
morrow and assume her duties
on the opening of the school Mon
day. Miss Marks is niece of our
esteemed fellow-citizen, Major Ben
bloomfield, and q young lady of
culture and education.
MIR. Wiltz O'Quinn, of Bar
breck, this parish, has bourne the
reputation OF being among the boss
cane planters of that country, but
we had not heard that his talent
also ran In the channel OF truck
farming even unto the raising Of
prize tnrnins. He brought two
earnips to the Clarion last satur-
day that weighed l5a pounds =
ones aud the other n. He planted
q half acre of these (purple topl
tnrnips, and the smallest ones
Weighed four. pounds. Who can
beat that
The Police Jurors for the first
rolice jury ward will meet to-day to
decide upon the selling OF contracts
] to work the public roads in this
ward under the new law. The
revenues are not available until
October, but we understand the
fiscal agenss will advace the mo,
neg necessary. )nly the main reads,
we are Informed will be sold, antll
the jArors ascertain the amount
chat VIII be fossheoning frona the
axes and iiceasps. and sf they hid
dat il win be fiicfent 70 work
Sil8 crossroads. tlseN will De Worked
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