St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-04-05
The Police Jury will meet next


ment of the Elk Saloon.
*. AeDunbar, Of Mamou, wa'
in 0pelousas this week.
--Treasurer Robt. Lafleur was IL
town several days this week.
R. p. Fisette, living near Ar
naudville, was in town Tuesday.
The Board OF School Directors
meet in regular session on next
Monday.
Postmaster Hart, of Garland
was business visitor in Opelousas
this week.
II. w. Keller, Sr, of Rosa, was
in town Wednesday, and gave us
all appreciated call.
Lent is over, but the fish and
craWfish man is still in the land,
and right welcome he is.
Commissioners Lawler has had
his street gang busy this week, re-
pairing streets and bridges.
The advertisement of the cnle-
brated "Capt. Mae" owned by DIR.
Lawrence DAILY, appears in this
issue.
The Comeau cottage, in the
eastern part OF town, is now conn
pleted, and is cozys and attractive
residence.
Miss Corrie Childs has resigned
as teacher OF the Church Point, or
Childs, school, and Miss Leila san
doz appointed in her stead.
MIR. and Mrs. Mason Mcbride
and Misses Lorrie Cullom and SUI
die Smith attended a grand bali in
Cheneyville Monday night.
Died, at the residence of Ell. N.
Oden, at Bayou Current, on Thurs
day, March 27, 1902, at 10 o'clock
p. m, Mrs. NJ. A. Ford, widow of
the late Capt. VIM. Ford, aged 70
years.
-Smythe, who ran pool room
here in the beginning Of the sea-
son, was shot and killed in Lake
Charles last Tuesday by man
named Kirkman. The killing Is
the result OF a street quarrel.
If troubled by weak diges-
tion, loss of appetite, or constipa-
tion, try a few doses Of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Every box warranted. For sale by
Mason's drug store.
MIR. Ben Mudd left Tuesday for
New Orleans, whore he goes for
treatment. The Clarion hopes that
s'Unele Benz viii return feeling
that aRichard Is himself again."
DIR. Harmanson accompanied him
to the city.
Last Saturday was pay day for
school teachers, but few came in
ON account of the inclement wealth
er. The public schools in this ward
closed Saturday, this making the
second ward to close for the ses-
sion, the first being the sixth.
-aUncle Tom," the race horse
pool room man, closed up shop last
Wednesday night, and the boys
who have accustomed themselves
Co go and hear him call the ponies
as they come In the stretch, are
rather lonesome now.
--The Clarion deeply sympathises
with our old friend, Mr.. L. G. De-
villiers, and family, in the death OF
his daughter, Miss Ella, which ec-
Cured on March 81. She was 20|
years of age. The remains We're
inferred in the Catholic cemetery
at this place.
The Auditors sale here to-day
brought quite crowd to town,
some coming to speculate, while
others came to save their little
farm. Most OF the land that had
not been previously redeemed or
cancelled found ready ybuyers. Now
look out for lawsuits.
DIR. j. P. Saizan left Thursday
for several weeks vacation. The
Doctors health il not the best of
late. His busy life was beginning
TO tell on him, and he thought that
recreation was necessary to rehab-
iiitate his waning vitality. The
Clarion trusts that he will come
back a well man.
-Sensat, the efficient head man
in the parish tax-collector's Office,
was the busiest man IN the parish
che past week-the past few weeks,
xe may say. People fiockeri to the
Office from every section of the par
fish TO see abe-xb their land that
was Advertised for sale by the