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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-18
FOR BETTER ROADS.
interest Becoming Widespread In Virginia
On the Subject.

The subject Of good roads in Virginia
is becoming a live one, and interest IN
the matter is becoming widespread in all
sections Governor Montague's message
to the Legislature Tomorrow will treat
os it, and the first convention for the
furtherance of the cause in the State,
which will be held in Danville on Thurs
day and Friday of this week, promises
tc be u great SUCCESS. Governor Monta-5
que will make an address and the good
reads train will be there.
The two days work to be done here by
the good roads train is to be augmented
by a good roads convention, which will
probably be held in the Chamber Of Com
merce February oath and 18th. Distin-
puished men from many parts OF the
country will probably attend this conven-.
ton.
It seems practically certain that cons
Wet labor will be utilized on the public
highways throughout the State, as 1t Is
contended that this labor will be OF more
value working the roads than on contract
work in the penitentiary.
Bills to this end may be shortly pre-
sented to the Legislature.
The Masonic Home Auxiliary will meet
In the Temple this morning ut II o'clock.
Every member Is urged to attend, as
much important business is to be trans.
noted ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-18
We Make Our
Good Fortune Yours
II You Join
he
Jefferson
Piano Club

Send in your name at once with
SO initiation fee, and if your ap-
plication is accepted you will receive.
at once fine, high-grade piano in
handsome case, to be paid for in
monthly instalment of S.. If your
application is rejected the money
will be returned.
Every piano is positively
guaranteed and is sold ordi-
nari|y at S400.
This is a piano chance Of a
lifetime.
Can you afford TO miss it?
Only ESQ Pianos left out
Of our purchase Of four hun
dred.
That means piano excellence and
appreciation of opportunities.
Call OF write without delay.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-18
SORES a ND
HEE- GERS

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When this has been accomplished the dis
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05

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pI, nip,,.;,... - a., ,,,4,. ,,.,- tx;o,a
so cases. Marshal Hayes brought IA
cases to trial, Nightwatchman Haw-
kins ii cases and S atfidavits were made
by citizens.
The painting Of high school has been
completed and accepted by the commit
tee in charge of same. i issued o. war
rant of $3.50 in payment Of contract.
A petition will be presented to your
board from the military company re-
Gently organized in our town. ] recon-
mend that same be granted. as believe
that company of this sort should meet
with all the encouragement our town
can give them. Respectfully,
B. Al. LITTELL, Mayor.
Or, melton 9,lx sacanf1od ana carriad
t,,e ,a,,ort 1,ss aescertad as raa1s
- -,
f1nahce CoIhhattee makes the iolioW-
= ans ispu1s.
Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen.-We, the undersigned II
nance COMMITTEES, beg. leave to report
that we have examined the report OF w
r. Cochran, Collector OF W. w. and Q. /.
plant, showing collections for m. and l.,
fans, water and Hgh tservfces for month
ending June 3rd, 1907, amounting to $l.-
1O9.s5-eorreet.
GUsTAvE CAHANIN,
JNo. w. LEWIS.
Z On motion. duly seconded and carried.
the report was accepted as read,
On motion. duly seconded and carried.
the committee on ordinances. was
granted further time.
On motion of Gosselin. seconded by
Lewis. that the patifiou from the ST.
landry oil Co. he reiected-earried
on fnotion Of Perrodin. seconded hy
Lewis, that the sum of $500. or as much
thereof as NAV be necessary, be appro-
priated ont of the license fund to pur-
chase a sprinkler and sufficient GUAM
tity of oil to make test for sprinkline
streets s9 al and that | the q mavar he annainted
ais a committee of one to make said pur-
chase and necessary ARRANGEMENTS for
the experiment-carried
On motion of Lewis, seconded by Per-
rodin, that the sum of $3.50, or as much
thereof as necessary, be appropriated
out of the license fund for the purpose
OF defraying the expenses OF an expert
engineer and of report by said expert
as to the cost, construction, maintenance,
ETC.. of system OF drainage or sewerage,
suitable for the town OF Opelousas.
That committee of three, intending
the mayor, be appointed to confer with
and employ said expert II deemed ne
cessary. Voting for: Lewis, Perrodin
and Cahanin. Voting against: Larcade
and Gosselin-carried. Chair appoints
on said committee Lewis and Perrodin.
On motion OF Lewis, duly seconded,
that the request of the military COM
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05
nsanr,l s,f rrasle.

The efficient secretary of the
Board of Trade kindly furnished
the Clarion with the following ex-
tract OF an important meeting OF
the Board OF Trade, held on June
26th, but by an oversight it was
not published last week
aThe Opelousas Board OF Trade
met this 6 p. m. for the purpose OF
considering the laying OF the dust
and providing pure drinking wa
ter and sewerage system for 0pe-
iousas. Able addresses were made
by DIR. Bercier, DIR. B. A, Littell,
Hon. z. d. Estilette, Ike Roos, e.
nj. Boagni, Remt Mornhinyeg, Ell.
Z. Estorge and others.
aThe following resolutions were
adopted
ssResolyed. That ms it is necessa.
ry to the good health and prosper
ity OF the Town OF 0peionsas TO
have the dust laid, to have good
pure water to drink and a sewer
age system to get rid of the re-
fuse matter that is aeeumulating
I'm our bitches from bath houses,
etc., causing malaria.
Resolved, That this board APP
point committee of FIVE, with
the President rs chairman of said
committee, whose duty it.shail be
to choose like committee, consis-
tin OF five leading citizens of this
town (non-menbers of this Board)
and that this committee of ten
meet as early as convenient and
devise ways and means towards
bringing these resolutions into eff
feet.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05

Geo. e. Elms, OF Lake Charles,
is spending few days with friends
In Opelousas.
-FoR SALE.-A thoroughbred
Jersey milch cow. Apply to w. S.
Obier, Opelousas, La. n1y24-4t
-FoR RENT.-A neat cottage
near the Railroad Depot. Apply
at this Office. je-7
WANTED-To rent a house with
3 rooms, kitchen and dining.
Apply at this Office. je-14
-Remi Wallior has purchased
the two-year-old "Wm. r." colt
from Adolph Jacobs for $500. The
colt is fine fellow.
B. f. Perley, the Ginwright,
will be in st. Landry this summer,
and will be prepared to do all work
given him in his line. JET
When in need of any notarial
work or abstracting done, don't for
get to call on LudoVie Fontenot,
Notary Public and Ahstractor, Ope-
lousas, La.
Born, to Mrs. Cleophas Cour-
vile, at Media, La. on Monday,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05

"Committee of Board of Trade
Isaac Roos, Chairman; J. g. Law
Ter, A. J. Bercier, Leonee Sandoz,
Remi Mornhinveg.
"Citizens' Committee-E. d. Es-
tilette, E. NJ. Boagni, Jas. o. Oha-
chere and DIR. Charles f. Boagni.
"On motion of Mr.. Estorge, be it
resolved, that a committee of six,
composed OF E. NJ. Boagni, r.
Mornhinveg, p. T. Blackshear, e.
B. Dubuisson, E. Z. Lewis and DIR.
B. A. Littell, be appointed to secure
the necessary per cent. OF sigma
natures OF the property tax-pay-
ers OF the Town of Opelousas to a
petition to the Town Council to
call an election for the purpose of
taking the sense of the citizen tax
payers on, the question of a bond
issue for public improvements"
Now, If this matter does not end
in appointing committees, and is
carried out as contemplated, every
body will rise to thank the Board
OF Trade of Opelousas.
And there Is no reason why there
should be any failure in the mat
ter. There is no good reason why
Opelousas should not have sew
erage systemic is certainly sadly
in need of one. There is no reason
why Opelousas should not have
the streets sprinkled with oil; we
see by newspaper comments that
it is success in other towns, and
that the cost is comparatively
small.
We have glorious county and
good old town-the trouble is
that it is too old when it comes to
public improvements; the people
are not as forward and pushing as
the times demand. But the breeze
of enterprise that has recently
arisen is encouraging; it denotes
a progressive future; it sounds
like mournful requium of foggy-
ism and the 81 amt going into it
because So-and-So is at the head of
it," Gentlemen of the Board of
Trade, "push it along, It's good
thing"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05

On motion, duly seconded and carried,
the report was accepted as read and re-
ferred to the finance committee. The
finance committee after examining the
report, reported same correct, and order
ed the treasurer credited with the sum
of $30S6.69 and vouchers cancelled for
same, which was accordingly DONE
Supt. A. G. Jones makes the following
report:
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Alder
men:
Gentlemen.-I have to report that dur
ing the month of June we wired in 40
new lights and made 6 5-water taps.
The consumption of water during the
month has been about one-third greater
than ever before and though the pumps
have been run all the time we are un-
able to quite supply the demand but
fall behind slowly and steadily until a
slight rain allows us to catch I'D again.
As long as we are much behind in o' r
pumping / keep almost all of the water
we have in the reservoir at the power
house SO as to be able to use it to the
best advantage in case of fire.
We have installed II ceiling fans and
more rotaries, which makes 81 rotaries
in all connected to our lines. It is i'm
possible to say how much more oil has
been used by the fan circuit as our
but do not believe 1t will exceed 200
bbls if it is that much. Everything but
the wells is doing we'll.
Respectfully submitted,
A. G. JONES. Supt.
OPERATING EXPENSES FOR JUNE.
Pay roll ....z SS22s5 90
Extra labor 70 W W
Oil used about TD0-hbls 294 IS
Material used, wiring, earhons,etc 1913 IL
$722 s6
Money from wiring ..........,..... l2s ss
$3.50 %
On motion, duly seconded and carried,
the report was accepted as read.
Street Commissioner makes the fol-
lowing report:
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of the
Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen.-I tender the following as
my report for the month ending June
30, 1902:
Cash paid for labor ................$1 HIS 90
Fines collected By lahor......s.s. q %
Total s1s9 90
Work done on street Il blocks, one
bridge bnilt by Mr.. Church (whitel and
five repaired gully cleaned from Rogers
to Benson Harmon.
Very respectfully,
GusTAyE CAHANIN.
On motion, duly seconded and carried,
the report was accepted as read.
The Mayor makes the following re-
porti
To the Members of the Board of Alder
men:
Gentlemen.-A few days ago I issued
a call for a special meeting to consider
q proposition made 10 me "a employ the
nrisolers now in jail on the public
works of the town. The meeting failed
for want of quorum. The two mem
hers present advised me to employ these
prisoners which / did. The price 45e
per hand and also employed a guard at
$2a0 day to guard them while at work,
/ have them now employed In digging
out and strengthening the gully east OF
town.
There has been great deal Of discus
sion relative to d sewerage system Tor
our town. T consider sewerage as the
greatest need of our town at present,
and think that ii Would be wise for your
board to take steps 10 find out what Kind
Of system would be best for our town
and what same would cost, The only
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05

Mr.. J. N. Sanders and family,
and Mr.. d. NJ. Smith and family,
have gone to Ghaumont Springs,
where they will spend two weeks.
Our expert ginner and all
around hustler, Mr.. Louis g. Sol
leau, has been busy for the past
two weeks putting in a round-bale
press to his gin, and making other
improvements to his already well
equipped ginnery, in order to easily
handle the coming crop. AS Ionis
is always on the lookout, he has
on July 1 opened neat grocery
store, near his residence, to accom-
modate his customers and the peo-
pie of that section OF the town.
Keep it up Louis, you'll get there
yet.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05
T'lae Southwestern Louisiana
Chautauqua Aud Summer
Normal SclA0OS.


Chautauqua Aud Summer
Normal SclHeoi.
The Southwestern Louisiana
Chautauqua and Summer Normal,
which ended four weeks session
yesterday, the fourth, at Lafayette,
was pronounced success.
The attendance was large during
the entire session, and we are
proud to say that st. Landry was
in the leadsfrom "start to finish"
both in the number teachers in at
tendance and i'm the class rooms
this we are told by one Of the
most prominent member of the
Normal faculty. 1t may be said
also that the st. Landry girls did
not take back seat when. amuse-
ment and mirth-making We're in
order.
The editor of the Clarion spent
several days in Lafayette, watch
ing the work of this bevy of beau
ty and intelligence these pretty
girls with rosy cheeks looking
straight into the faces of the
trained school professors with eyes
hungry for knowledge-better
knowledge of their chosen profess
sion. One could not help but to at
once come to the conclusion that
these summer schools are impor-
tant, necessary factors in our pub
lie school system. A public school
without a competent teacher is
worse than no school at all /; far
better that the doors of the little
school house should be closed than
to have o teacher therein that is
incompetent. The object OF the
summer normal is to train teach
ers In the modern methods OF
school teaching, and that this is
accomplished there cannot be any
doubt in the minds OF anyone
spending a few days in the class
rooms.
It's a great thing, and should be
continued by all means.
We feel satisfied that with WELL
directed efforts, Opelousas can Sc
cure the s. L. C. & s. n. S. next
session--because Opelousas Is en-
titled to it, and has already enlist
ed the support and influence OF
prominent men of the association.
The school brings from two to three
hundred teachers to the town for a
month, besides hundreds of visi-
tors, who come to see the working
of the normal and the attractions
which form a part of the Chautau-
qua programme. st. Landry his
more teachers than any parish il
the district, and therefore could fur
nish a larger attendance than any
parish. Opelousas has the accom-
modations and facilities the large
High School building is an ideal
place for the purpose. Opelousas
is potcd for open hospitality, and
for knowing how to entertain, and
oir people would doubtless lido
themselves proud" on this occa-
sion.
Let the town council and Board
OF Trade take this matter up. The
proper persons have been advised
of the fact that Opelousas would
be In the field for the normal next
year, and the thing to do now is to
get the inducements in shape to
present to the Board when it meets,
sometime next year. We under
stand that Lafayette will again be
in the fold, but this we do not be-
lieve. We cannot believe that
our esteemed neighbor has O.
Swift's Premium disposition, and
1t certainly requires an aggravated
one Co claim the normal for two
years in succession. No; we be-
lieye Lafayette will be with ST.
Landry in the fight.
y
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05
yUDGssEN'r.
MRS. CARRIE i. GHAORERE VS.. j. III.
MoRNHIsvEG, Husband.
70. il. $50. district Court, St. Landry Parish.

No. 1a. .g56. District Court, St. Landry Parish.
After answer filed this case was submitted
upon the evidence on Gle In the record. The
law and the evidence being in favor of
plaintiff and against the defendant, 1t Is by
reasons thereof ordered, adjudged and de-
creed tnat Mrs, Carrie II. Chacllere, wife OF
john NJ. Mornfinveg. do have Judgment In
her favor against hsr said husband, dfssoIy-
ing forever the community of aequets and
gains now and heretofore existing between
Them, SO that ali property, means or money
hereafter acquired by plaintiff, shall be de-
any interference or control by her husband
the defendant herein. 1t Is further ordered,
adjudged and decreed, that defendant mar.
ali the costs OF this suit to be taxed 9ssny
done, read and signed In open ccnIs at 0pe-'
loHsas. La. this 2Ist day GE.sHne, 8. d.,
1872. signed: f. TaLEWIS, Judge
Filed June II. 1eaa.
A. IEoS DUpRE. Deputy CLERK.
A true copy.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05
Death Of VAR. Olivier 14afIeusr.

Mr.. Olivier Lafieur died at his
home, in Olivier Point, on last
Tuesday, July 1st, aged about Al
years.
The death of this highly es-
teemed citizen was a shock to his
many friends throughout the par
ish, as few knew that he even was
i'll. He took suddenly sick Sunday,
with chills, and succumbed Tues
day.
Mr.. Lafeur was an extensive
planter, and until recently was a
member of the mercantile firm of
Lafieur Company Of the Peoples,
in this town. He leaves three
brothers, Messrs. E. T., Ertemon
and Ermille, all prominent and
substantial men of that section of
the parish. He also leaves several
sisters.
The remains were inferred in
Vile Pate on Wednesday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05
Ponech artrain Redeemed.


Long-neglected Pontchartrain, in
the eastern part Of town, is being
redeemed. True that the process
of redemption will wipe from the
map this classic water way, con-
yerting it into a sort Of a Panama
canal, yet public opinion demanded
it, and we bid farewell and part
with our esteemed neighbor with
no his bitter regrets, feeling that he
has served purpose on this earth.
Now we will get down to the saw
ing of our soul, for Pontclartrain
has sorely veXed us, and made us
use terms that were not at all ap-
proved by the churches Of the land.
AS usual, Uncle Mel Durio is the
hero of the day. Although Mr..
Durio lives in the country, he has
done more for the Improvement of
the town, in the way of bettering
the sanitary condition thereof,
than any man in the town. 1t was
him who suggested and supervised
the cleaning out of Bayou lesson;
and now it is he who is making
war on the unsanitary and shame
full condition OF the eastern part
of town. We congratulate Mr.. Du-
rio, and in behalf of the people of
that part of town, extend to him
hearty thanks.
The work going on now is this:
Over forty able-bodied men
were sentenced to terms Of imprfs-
onment at the last term of court,
and the parish would have had to
feed them during their term of In
generation at a cost of forty-fve
cents a peice a day, which would
have amounted to considerable
amount, as some are in there for
as long as six months. Now the
town pays street hands seventy-fve
cents and dollar day and MIR.
Durio conceived the plan that saves
money TO the. parish and town.
He proposed to the Mayor to lease
these convicts to the town for forty
cents day--in other words, for
their board. MIR. Durio did this in
behalf of the police jury, of which
body he is valued member, and
Mayor Little at once accepted the
proposition. Work began on the
PontcIiartrain, or Rawls' gully,
last Friday, and is still in progress.
The gully, as crooked as Lafa-
yette street, is being dug out in
shallow places and filed in at deep
places, and the crooks and elbows
cut out. In fact, 1t is now q canal,
in some places six feet deep. that
will carry out the water and pre-
vent that part OF town from over
flowing, as was the case after heavy
rains. Mr.. Durio Is bossiag the job,
and Bill Lewis is guarding the
convicts. It reminds one OF genu-
inc, sure-enough, penitentiary out
fit, and any breach Of discipline
means a fiogging, a la Major James.
This will have a splendid effect
on the hoodlum element of this
parish. They will know now that a
sentence means the hardest kind
of work, instead of vacation in
jail.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05
Notice 10 Taxpayers.

Pubic notice is hereby given to all the
the listing of their property has been COM
pIeted and the estimated valuation made
therein by the assessor, In accordance with
law, and that the said list Viii be exposed
in my office for inspection and correction,
for term OF twenty days, beginningon the
Ist day OF June, 1902.
wa. NJ. PRESCOTT,
nay3I 1t Assessor,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05
Ece.

I desire to inform the public that
[ have established an ice house and
cold storage on the north side of
Mason's Drugstore, and commenc-
ing sometime next week, will sell
ice.
This ice-house is not established
in opposition to the Opelousas Ice
and Bottling Works. It is estab-
lished to protect my soda-water
business. During this season /
lost heavily on account of the poor
ice service, only being able to get
ice a part of the time. Realizing
that this would not do, that it was
doing my customers as well as my
self an injustice, / concluded to
establish an ice-house, thereby in
suring constant supply to myself
and customers.
/ offered to pay the Opelousas
Ice & Bottling Works the same
price I would pay for ice elsewhere,
but this was refused; and [ was
compelled to order my ice from
Houston, Texas.
It is strictly matter of business
with me. / had TO do this to save
myself. Very truly,
MASON MCBRIDE.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05
A Joke 0n Attorney Dupre.

4
Some of the lawyers played a
practical joke on Attorney Dnpre
of Opelousas Wednesday,.
Attorney Dupre is somewhat
hard OF hearing and uses a trum.
pet to aid him in catching the ar
guments in court.
Yesterday while some Of the ar
guments on objections were being
made in the Corkram Oil and Min
eral Co. case some Of the genial at
torney's associates put q cork in
the ear trumpet.
Attorney Dupre vainly endeav-
ored to catch the drift of the speech
that was being made and remarked
to a friend that he believed be was
failing in his hearing.
The obstruction was removed as
secretly as it had been placed in
the trumpet, and Attorney Dupre
was delighted to find that his hear
ing faculties had only been temp
orarily afrected.-Crowley News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-07-05

" OsT. lne certain promissory note,
Ii for $1T2.aa1Li. dated Lake Charles,
La, December q, 1901, made by T. s.
Langley in favor of Arthur Tate, and
payable two years after date.
The public is hereby notified not to
trade or negotiate for said note.
ARTHUR TATE,
jy5-5t Vile Platte, La.