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The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18

Section A. Be 1t further ordained etc, That |
the intention Of this ordinance is to carry out |
the provisions OF paragraph 8, AZ section 49, OF
1928, relative to the powers of municipal cor
porations in creating by ordinances fire limits
and prescribing penalties for the violation
thereof.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, etc. That
all laws, or parts Of laws now In force on the
same subject matter he and the same are here
by repealed. Adopted.
w. K. COCHRAN, B. A. LITTELL,
Clerk Board Of Aldermen. Mayor.
The said ordinance having been read, section
by section on motion, duly seconded and car
ried was adopted as read, Mr.. Gosselin voting
MI Larcade offered the following ordinance,
and the said ordinance having been read. sec
tinn by section, on motion, duly seconded and
carried, was adopted as read:
AN ORDINANCE
To prohibit gambling on tho streets, garnes Of
chance and takers, and to provide penal
ties for violation Of same
Section l. Be 1t ordained, by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the town OF Opelousas,
La, That it shall be unlawful for any person
gambling business, or any game of chance, on
the streets or in any place exposed to the pub
lie gaze, within the said town of Opelousas.
And any person so offending shall ba arrested
and condemned to pay o fife " Of not less than
$40 nor moro than $780, or be imprisoned for not
less than 20 nor more than 60 days, and shall be
compelled to discontinue his business.
Adopted.
Section O. Be it further ordained, etA,. That
1t shall be unlawful for any persons known IA
takers to pursue or follow their unlawful call
ing and business of swindling and taking ad-
vantage of Innocent or transporting persons
on the streets of said town, and any persOn or
persons so offending shall be arrested and shall
pay a fine of not less than $40 nni' more than
$50, or be imprisoned for term of not less than
| 20 nor more than so days, and shalt be com
| peled by the Towil Marshall to discontinue
said business. Adopted.
| w. r. COCHRAN, b. 4. kITTELL
| Clerk Board OF Aldermen. Mayor.
| On motion of GOsselin, duly seconded and
carried. the request of Mr.. Estilette for light
| was rejected.
| On motion of Larcade, duly seconded and
| carried, that the Mayor DO appointed as com.
mittee of one TO settle the damages done to DIR.
/ j. P. Saizan's lot In digging the canal
On motion OF Laroade, duly seconded and
| carried, that the present Board of Health oi
the town OF Opelousas be reelected.
On motion OF GOsselin4 duly seconded and
carried, the night wateh1nans salary was in
creased to 500 per month.
On motion of GOsseli q, duly seconded ani
carried, the petition of the Oil Mill was LAID
over.
The following bills were read, approved, ant
ordered paid:
A. G. Skiles. lumber for corporation. .sS5 4
Gus Cahanin, lunches for prisoners. 2 g
j III. Bodemuller. 500 circulars, ,.--....-..- q
III. Bodemuller, 5000 W W e. E l. receipts II 8
n tr,ao TO it1S
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18
JUDICIAL. ADVEREsSGMEET
W. N~.,"">>7-o> N~r-
EDUBAEG SALE.
WHYTE WARD EFT AIS. VS.. SAMUEL PAL
MER E'C AIS.
No. 1857.
PROBATE COURT-PARISH OF ST. Lam
DRY, LA.

BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
District Court in and for the parish Of st. Lar :
dry, there will be sold at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, 10y the undersigned
at tue principal front door of Courthouse in
ha TOWN Of 0Dplnusas
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18

Read the advertisements.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18
$500 PER A5NNM
NO. Is
PEYToN r. sANDoZ,

All civil and criminal business will bn given
prompt and careful attention.
Office over st. Landry State Bank, Main
Street, OpelOusas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18
"wednesday, Oct. 22, a0O2.

at IL o'clock A. M, the following described
property, to-wit:
the parish of St. Landry, State OF Louisiana,
being south half section eighteen; all of sec
ton nineteen; all OF section thirty; south half
OF section twenty nine; southwest quarter OF
section twenty eight; west half and southeast
quarter OF section twenty-eigh; all in town
ship six, south range Six east, La. Mer.
Terms-Cash
M. l.. SWORDS,
Sept 20, 1902. Sheriff.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18

Information is had that Battery
B, the famous military organize
tion of Opelousas, is now IN mo-
ton on the way to the city, where
they will join the troops to be
utilized in the preservation of law
and order.
Battery B was held under or
|ders several days awaiting just
such an order in the event It be-
came necessary.
The command sustains one of
the best regulations as military
body in the State. Many of its
men we're participants II the
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18

See notice in another column
under head of "Money to Lend"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18

Spanish-American war. and they
are accredited with valor and dis
cipline of an unusually high order.
Saturdays Item.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-18

PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY By
IL e . N g H . A N ID OZa
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
total expenditure for schools, the ex.
penditure for 1902 being 1856, $50.
MARSHAL COULTER MAY LIVE
other Victim Of George stIIIweI1 Very
Low ana No Hopes for His
Recovery.

PENNINGTON, Ia. Dec. 21.-(special)-
II is now believed that Marshal Robert
Coulter, one Of the men shot by George
Stillwell Friday afternoon, will live, al
though his condition is still critical. There
is no hope, It is stated, for Justice Of the
Peace Z. A. Musgrave. StilIwelrs other
victim. who is very weak. From the testi-
mony given at the coroner's inquest over
the remains Of stillweTl, It is believed that
the bullet which killed Stillwell was fred
by Marshal Coulter in the first shooting
ARRAY on Main street. Coulter says during
the shooting stillwell stepped on the side
walk and fell toward lin as he fired his
last shot. The fatal bullet struck Stillwell
in the right side OF the neck, high up and
ranged downward, coming out below the
left shoulder blade. Coulter's testimony
indicates that the bullet made this wound.
II this is so Stillwell lived about two hours
and a half before he died, about the time
the posse found him in the timber. Another
theory advanced is that stillwell either
accidentally or purposely fred the fatal
shot himself, as he saw the posse closing in
on him. One of the ~strangest verdicts in
the history OF this county was the result Of
the coroner's inquest, viz; death by his
own hand or by parties unknown while In
the act of resisting an officer"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
FIND A FAMILY STARVING
Woman and -Four Children Absolutely Des-
tituts Of Food and Fuel.
LEFT IN AN OLD HOUSE BY THREE MEN
Police Unable to obtain from woman
Any Information Regarding the
Identity of the Men or where
She Came From.

The attention Of the police was called
yesterday to a pitiable case OF restitution
at 4e5 Franklin avenue, where a woman
with four. small children were found to be
almost starving. The place, a mere shack,
was without furniture and the occupants
had only a few old sacks and rags to sleep
on. They we're absolutely without any
means OF heating the one room and there
was not even a crust OF bread in the place.
The woman and the children were left at
the shack Wednesday night ny three men.
who drove of in a covered wagon and have
not been seen since. When an ofhcer called
at the place last evening the woman re-
fused point blank to give any information
as to where she and the children came
from or who the men were who brought her
here. Temporary relief was Afforded the
woman and children and the police will
a a further investigation Of the case
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
Bishop SIaEnien.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.-Very Rev. DIR.
Alphonse Magnien. president emeritus Of
st. Mary's seminary, died at that insti-
tuition today Of kidney and heart dis
ease. He had suffered for several months
and was anointed last June, but recovered
sufficiently to leave the hospital. DR..
Magnien was born in Menien, France, six
ty-fve years ago. He was graduated in
Orleans and after ordination taught class
les In the preparatory seminary of La
C~happelle. In 1869 he came to Baltimore
and taught philosophy. sacred scripture
and church history Until July 4. 1878, when
he was made presidepttof the institution,
succeeding very Rev John Paul Dubreul,
the fifth president of the seminary, who
died in that year.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22

Henry L. Burnett, Chauncey NJ. Depew,
General GrenVille M. Dodge, General Rip
ley, Judge o F. Dillon, General Daniel
E. Sickles, DR.. Kipp, Secretary Root and
Colgate Hoy. Delegates from the Loyal
Legion of Honor, the Ohio society. the
Bar association, the Republican club, the
Delta Kappa society, various Grand Army
posts and religious and missionary socie-
ties with which the general was con-
nected were present. At the conclusion OF
the service the body was taken to the
Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City and
placed in a special car attached to the
Washington express. Services will be held
in Washington tomorrow in st. Johns
Episcopal church and the body will be
inferred at Arlington.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
HYMENEAL.
EwinE-McLRuEhlin.

WEST POINT, Neb.. Dec. 2~1.-(special.)
Miss Emma Mclaughlin OF this city and
oliver Ewing of Sioux City were married
at the residence Of Mrs. George Korb, jr.,
the brides sister, on Wednesday, Rev. F.
W. Leavitt, pastor Of the Congregational
church. officiating. The wedding was one
Of the prettiest ever held in the city and
was witnessed by over seventy guests and
relatives Of the family. The couple left
for a bridal tour In the south. The bride
is the daughter Of County Attorney NJ. Nc
Laughlin and the groom a wholesale mer.
chant of Sioux City, where they will make
their future home.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
NEW LIGHTING COMPANY A GO
one Of the Promoters Speaks EncOur-
aEinEIy of n Prospects of
the Enterprise.

I
There will be something definite doing
within six weeks OF two months at the
latest" was the statement made yester-
day by one OF the men interested in the
formation of a local gas and electric light
ing company. He stated further that he
had no doubt that the company would be
fully organized within the next few months.
II is said that there is ample capital
back of the movement. and in addition to
the local men interested at least one II not
two Chicago promoters have expressed q
desire to get in on the ground floor. One
Of the Chicago men VAS here two years
ago with a proposition when the eity's con-
tract for the public lighting was on the
market. AT thai time this Chicago pro-
moter was DESTROYS Of organizing a local
company. but his plans we're frustrated by
the Bluff City Gas and Electric company
securing a franchise and later assigning It
with the city's contract for street lighting
- the Citizens Gas and Electric company.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
TROUBLE OVER EXPRESSMEN
Arrest of SIX of Them Brings the Mat
ter of Standing Place to
Court.

The six expressmen who were arrested
last Wednesday at the instance of McKin-
ley & Lower, proprietors of the barber shop
Mt the corner of Main street and Broadway,
and charged with maintaining q nuisance
by standing their wagons and teams at
that corner, will have a hearing in police
court this morning.
The question OF selecting a suitable place
where the expressmen, who pay the city a
license for carrying on their business, may
stand is to be taken up at a meeting this
evening Of the committee Of the whole city
council. 1t is possible that the cases in
police court will be continued, awaiting
the result OF the meeting Of the aldermen.
Mayor Morgan, in discussing the matter
yesterday, stated the solution Of the prob
lem was a most dificult one. He believed
that while the city demanded the express
men should pay a license, It ought in re-
turn to provide some place where they
could stand their teams and wagons. but
business men generally objected to having
the wagons stand in front Of their places.
For years the expressmen have kept their
wagons on North Main street. this being
the most central location, but occupants of
the abutting property have made frequent
complaints and now insist that the city off,
.cials have them removed elsewhere. The
ordinance governing the matter provides
thai no expressman can stand his wagon
and team in front Of any place Of business
without first obtaining the consent OF the
occupant OF such place..
It has been suggested that some of the
expressmen stand their wagons at the in
tersection of Pearl and Main streets and
others in the haymarket back Of the city
building, but they object to this PROPOSE
tion, claiming there is not sufficient room
in the haymarket and that the location at
Pearl and Main streets Is not sufficiently
central.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
WORKS WHILE HE SLEEPS
Man Robbed while Taking
q Nap in Kansas City Union
station.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. z1.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Colonel ]. F.. Russell Of Creston.
Ia, reported to the police today that while
he vas asleep on a settee in the Union
depot at an early hour this morning a
thief rifed his pockets, securing about all
the money he possessed as we'll as his
watch. his eyeglasses and some valuable
papers. Colonel Russell said he lost 800
in cash, a check for $46.sO drawn on the
Union County Savings bank of Creston. and
another check for $3.50 drawn on the Cres-
ton National bank. TIT police have no
clue to the thief.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22

M man who was run down and killed
Saturday evening by a Wabash switch en-
CINE at Eighteenth avenue and Eleventh
street had not been identified up to last
night. although the body was viewed by
over 100 persons yesterday. Many Of those
who viewed the remains were certain they
frequently had seen the man.. but were un-
able to give his name. James s. Blanch-
ard. local agent Of the Wabash, used every
effort yesterday to discover the mans
identity, but without result. The dead
man was OF medium height and thick set.
He had brown hair and brown moustaehe.
The black soft hat he wore bore the trade
mark Of the Continental Clothing company
OF Omaha. He wore an overcoat, but no
underooat; two vests. pants and oVeralls
and heavy shoes and rubbers. Coroner
Treynor will hold an inquest this morning
At Q o'clock at Cutters undertaking rooms
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
NEAR TWENTY MILLION MARX
Twentieth Century Fund Of the Methodist
0hurCh Practically Complete.
sTUPENDoUs WORK OF THREE YEARS
Two Iowa Colleges ~Benehciaries- of
the Latest Collection of 100000
Entire Fund VIII He Com =
pIeted with Year.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec. 21.-The
Twentieth century fund Of the Methodist
chuFch-320,O 0O, 000-has practically been
raised.
Three years ago the Methodist Episcopal
church set out to raise 500, 900, 900 for a
Twentieth century thanksgiving fund."
Today DR.. e. NJ. Mills, corresponding sec
rotary for the fund and its executive head.
announced that the stupendous task had
been completed. He said;
THE total amount in the fund is now
more than $19, 900, 900. At midnight Of De-
cepber 81, 1902, in Trinity Methodist Epis-
cophl church at sprinfeld, Mass.-tho
church from which the call for the move
ment was FIRST issued-I am assured of the
pleasure Of announcing that the last dollar
Of the fun has been raised"
Thus simply is made the announcement
Of the successful issue Of the gigantic hnan-
cial undertaking.
The last public statement issued by DR..
Mills was to the effect that SIS, 500, 900 had
been raised. Asked today how much more
than $40, 900, 900 the fund now contains and
on what he bases his assurance that the
entire fund will be raised by New Years
eve, DR.. Mills declined to answer and said
he would not take the edge of a delightful
surprise"
Preparing Formal Report.
At his Office in the Wilder building DR..
Mills is engaged in systematizing the re-
port which he will read in the Springfield
church watch meeting New Years eve.
DR.. Mills. in an interview today, said that
more than $500, 900 for educational purposes
had been received within the last two
months, and hat money is still pouring into
the fund. though every dollar Of the vast
sum has already been raised. He said that
the raising Of this fund was a record
breaker in church fund raising OF modern
times.
The huge figures with which DR.. Mills
report deals tell an interesting story. For
instance, there has been raised for educa-
tional purposes $3.50. 1858. OF this amount,
DR.. Mills says, $500, 900 has come within
forty-hve days. Eighty-six Methodist Epls.
copal universities, colleges, theological sem
~inaries, schools and academies are bene.
f~ciartes.
DR.. Mills makes public today for the first
time the apportionment OF the major part
of the $500, 900 recently raised. 1t will in
crease the endowment of these schools. az
follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
PENSIONS FOR wEsTERNERs
Survivors of the Wars Ge~nsrsusIy
Remembered by the General
Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.--(SpeciaI.)-Ths
following pensions have been granted:

Issue Of December 4, 1902:
Nebraska: Increase, Reissue, etc.-Rich-
ara ~Applegate. 0ctayia, s12; Julian Boiies,
coolers home, Grand Islands S.; Cuyler A.
Shuts, Grand Island, $l2.
Iowa; Qrtginals-Henry G. Kurtz, Lis
9onI y. Increase, Reissue, etc.-Erastus
berg, Davenport, $40; Thomas M West.
Council Bluhs, SO; Albert Ogie, Gordon
4lO; Charles NJ. Fellows, Stuart, S2l; John
teehen. Ottumwa, $12; David Jones, Lee
mars, $40; Thomas o. Jones, Killerton, Ss;
stephen II Phillips, Kelley, S12; Joseph
Stanley, Gladbrook, IS. Widows, Minors
and Dependent Relatives-Mary o.. McNain
WOODBURY. Is; Lany f. Fink, Denison. IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
Where Money Goes.

These figures mean said DR.. Mills,
that the Methodist Episcopal church has
gathered in three years more for it's
schools than 1t gathered for the same pur-
pose during the first 100 years of it's his
tory.
Since this movement started we have
founded ten new hospitals. Two Of these,
founded within the last three months, were
given outright by wealthy laymen. One
of them lie in Mason City. Ia, the other in
NATION, Ill.
Thirty years ago we had not a Method
list hospital in the world, now we have
twenty. This thank offering movement has
more than doubled all the capital which
the Methodist Episcopal church hitherto
had invested in charities and ~philanthro-
pies.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
DEATH RECORD.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-Funeral services
over the remains OF General Wagner
sWayne we're held here today in st.
Bartholomew's church. Rev, David II.
Greer rector Of the church, read the
burial service. The pallbearers were: DR..
Andrew H. Smith. Colonel Robert W.
Tyler, J. H. Browning. Justice Edward
Patterson. General o. o. Howard, General
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Dec. 2l.-At George, Ia.
August Bunge shot and mortally wounded
Helmer Deboor as a result OF a quarrel over
rent Of land. Bunge is under arrest. Both
men were farmers,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
Old Resident of Avoea.

AvoCA, Ia, Dec. 21-(special Tele-
gram.)-Claus Reimers OF this city was
taken suddenly i'll and died this evening at
10 o'clock of hecrt disease. Mr.. ReImers
was an old and respected resident OF this
vicinity, having lettled here in 1879.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
Through servic to Florida Will BE
Resumed January s,

Leaving Chicago Union Station $40 p. n.
over Pennsylvania Short Line through
Louisville via Atlanta and Macon. No
change of cars over this route to Jackson
Vile and st. Augustine. Vestibuled train
has Observation Car for enjoying scenery
on daylight ride through most interesting
sections OF the south. Full information
free. Communicate with H. R. Dering, A.
O.. T. Agt.. PAS South Clark ST., Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
FIRE RECORD.
Connecticut Girls school.

NEW MILFORD, Conn, Dec. 21.--The In
gleside Girls school, conducted by Mrs.
William d. Black, was partly destroyed
by FIRE Of unknown origin today, which
caused damage estimated at SIC, 900. The
servants were the only persons in the
building. as the pupils were away on their
Christmas vacations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA.


meetings and banquets alternately each in
this city and Omaha. Tonlght's session
being the opening one for the winter, a
large attendance is expected and elaborate
arrangements have been made by the COM
mittee for the entertainment of the mem
bers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
Dewits-Merriman

WEST POINT, Neb., Dee. 21.-(special.)
Miss Lena Merriman of Wisner was mar
Pied to Paul DEWITT of Sherman township,
by County Judge s. s.. Krake. They left
Immediately after the ceremony for Cali
fornia, where they Will spend the winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22

Friday morning. Mrs. sabin was the daugh
ter OF the late Hon. B. F. Dorsey Of this
county and had resided here many years.
She leaves a husband and a number Of
children.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
Mrs. George sabin.

TECUMsEH. Neb., Dec. 21.-(special)-
The funeral Of Mrs. George sabin, who
died OF blood CLOTHING on the brain, was
held at the family home in Helena precinct
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
A Free HentInE stove.

Before you buy your coal see VIM. welch
at IS North Main street, and he Will ex-
plain to you how you can get a fine Round
Oak heating stove without costing you a
penny. Phone, les.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22

The Coune Bluffs and Omaha Imple-
ment and Vehicle Dealers club will hold
the nTst OF its monthly banquets for his
season tonight at the Grand hotel. The
club during the winter seasons holds its
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
william U. ConkIin.

TECUMsEH. Neb., Dec. 21.-(Special.)-
The funeral Of William U. Conklin was
held at the family home, northwest Of
town. yesterday. conducted by Rev, T. D..
Davis.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
Guern-Hanft.

WEST POINT. Neb., Dec. 21.-(special)
Theodore Guern and Miss Ida Hanft were
married Saturday by County Judge s. 8.
Krake.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Two Fair Days Are Promised to
Iowa and Ne
brasIIa.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Forecast:
Nebraska. South Dakota and Kansas
Fair Monday and Tuesday.
Iowa-Fair Monday; colder in central and
northeast portion; Tuesday fair.
Colorado-Fair Monday and Tuesday.
Montana-Fair Monday; warmer in
northern central portions; Tuesday fair;
warmer In east portion.
North Dakota-Fair Monday; Tuesday
fair and warmer.
Missouri-Fair Monday and Tuesday.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER
OMAHA, Dec. A.-Ohicial record OF tenn
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day OF the last three
years.: z . r~a
Maximum temperature. "a A 81 as
Minimum TEMPERATURE. q IA 81 %
Mean temperature. ........ 80 % A 81
Precipitation ....s.......... " 90 90 90
Record OF temperature and PRESENTATION
at Omaha for this day and since March /,
1872:
Normal temperature, ,...u........... Is
Excess for the 2
Total excess since March ................2 l2
Normal precipitation ......,......... .O3 inch
Deficiency for the a y.,....s....... OF inch
Precipitation since March 1...... 80. 81 inches
Deficiency since March l.............t 80 inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1901. 5.s4 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1900. 80. Is inch
reports from stations At Z p. NJ.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22

To allow constipation to poison your
body. DIR. Kings New Life Pills cures Il
and builds up your health or no pay. Csc.
Fer sale by Kuhn q Co