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The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
BUBAEC SALE.
DISTRICT COURT. PARISH OF ST LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ESTATE OF ALPHONSE LEVY.
No. 539C

By virtue OF All order of the Honorable the
Sixteenth Judicial District Court of Louisiana,
holding sessions in and for the Parish of st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction TO
the last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
administrator, or any duly qualified auc-
tioneer, at the principal front door OF the
Court House, in Opeiousas, Parish of st. Lam
dry, La, on
Wednesday, May Il, 1909,
commencing at the hour OF II Il. m., the ftl-
lowing described property, to-wt:
That certain lot or parcel of ground situated
In the town of Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louis
lana, known and described as Lot No. (eight},
in Block No. 119 zone hundred and nneteen), us
per plot of said town on file III the clerks office
in said parish.
The west half of certain tract Of land sit
uated in Prairie Mamou, near Point Durable,
designated as the southwest quarter OF north
west quarter Is. W. of N. w. II of section 20
(twenty-siX), in township (fivet south range
(two) west containing fifty-nine and ninety
seven hundredth acres
Terms cash ISAAC RoOs, Admir-
April 10, 1902.
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For Sale-A thoroughbred Jer-
@sey Bull, young and large, subject
to registration. Apply to Jno. M.
Ware. Dixon Grove Plantation,
Shuteston p. o., La.
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--ND& O.

All persons attending the meet
ing Of the Louisiana State Agri-
cultural Society and Stock Breed
ers' Association at Clinton, La. :,
on the 18th, 10Th and 18th inst,
can do so at reduced rates on the
railroads-one and one-third fare
for the round trip.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

For Rent-A commodIous resi-
dence in Opelousas, with ample
grounds-lot, garden and shaded
yard. Possession given immedi-
ately. Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Miss Mary Lee, daughter of the
great Confederate General, who
is visiting in New Orleans, has
been invited to go to the reunion
at Dallas as the guest of the Lou
isiana Division, U.sC. ", and will
probably accept.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

The St. Martin Review, in dis
eussing with much spirit the pro-
posal to let down the bars in the
local primary election and permit
republicans and all to vote, says: ::
'Just think of a primary cleo
tion called by a democratic execu-
tive committee permitting mug
wumps and republicans to vote,
and that because, say these fell
lows, such a course would tend to
strengthen the democratic party" :"
This question was all thoroughly
canvassed in our recent city cleo
ton. It was decided, and very
rightly, that no such election
could be called a democratic pri-
mary, and no ticket so elected
could use the democratic emblem.
A careful reading of the primary
election law will clearly show that
all such primaries must provide,
in the call, for a political qualifi-
cation.-Advocate.
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Mark Hanna's home went Dem
ocratic, the other day. It was a
regular landslide and formerly
large Republican majority was
turned into a Democratic majority
of 5000. This looks like an off
year for the leaders of political
parties. Jones was turned down
in Arkansas and now Hanna's own
home gives his party black eye.
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RI yfgtIbscribers neglect or refuse to take
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s.ssessd. they are held responsible until they
sses settled the bills and ordered them dis
fsIfnued
II tsnbscribers move to another place with
IA tfformlng the publishers and The papers
= ssss ID the former direction, they are ht Id
issppnsible.
slle courts have decided that "refusing TO
,siA the periodicals from the Office or renioy-
- ia leaving them uncailed for' is prfma
go sgilience OF Intentional fraud
AaF person who receives q newspaper
asI makes use of it whether he has ordered i,
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IN 81 their time If they do not wish to contin-
IS tsEing Ii; otherwise the publisher is au-
sfjsszsd 10 continue sending it, aud the sub
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A1f with payment of all arrears, are sent to
fAs pabllslier
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Sand from the old Hoyt sand
bank for sale at Is cents per bar
rel. delivered. Orders left with
Albert Clary promptly filed.
JACOB WAITER.
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For SaIe.-A second-han Acme
oil engine, one-horse power, in
good order, will be sold cheap.
Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Call up Phone No. 70 when you
want the Opera House Drugstore.
Prescriptions a speciality.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

The latest drink at the Opera
House Soda Fountain Is Grape
Colatry 3 glass.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Sloan's Liniment for sale at the
Opera House Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Soda water deliciously cool
ana refreshing 1T the Opera
House Drug Store.
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-
third quarterly report Of
4 nnice State Bank appears in
asue of the COURIER. This
ssion, which commenced
aes sIlass dune 4th, 1901, shows 4
lahg growth and is In fine con
Y sSlala which proves conclusively
''s this younger candidate for
|H ~ patronage among our finan-
natltntions is not only hold
s own, but making very sat
pEY K2rogress. The officers
aus Mayer, president; Gus
7 e-president; James j !.
81 cashier.
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The election for Mayor, Mar
shzl and five members to consti-
Ilts the Board of Aldermen of
palousas takes place next Tues
aS The a2d. As tho candidates
leoted at the recent primaries
AAFa NC n0npposition, the following
BAntlemen will doubtless consti-
slte The next town administra-
Ilan Mayor, DR.. b. A. Littell; !;
laEahal, g. Il. Hayes; Aldermen,
Asthnr Gosselin, j. j. Perrodin,
As w Lewis, Fl. d. Larcade
snd Gus Cahanin.
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Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, the
great preacher of worldwide fame
and influence for good, died in
Washington City last Saturday of
congestion of the brain. Chris
tian people in every land the sun
shines on will mourn his death.
Probably no minister that ever
lived was so widely read.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Money to loan on good security
p. MIsTRIc, Leonyille, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Base ball outfits in great variety
at the Opera House Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Rsllrend and Postofalce Time Table.
NAgl Going East-Train No. rs, due at l0:39
i ny Mall closes at 1000 a. m.
8Alf Going West-Train No. 10, due at SIT
Il. Ill ailcloses ait 2:40 r. in.
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Stove wood for sale at j. B
Sandoz.
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OF FENAE TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF JULES l.. CHACHERE.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT.

PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No. 5T65.
Whereas, IrHa V. Richard, of the Parish
isl of st. Landry, administrative OF tlit' above
named estate, has filed final tableau of ac-
count, distribution of funds and account of til
torship, accompanied by her petition praying
for the hoE1oiOgaton OF the same, ami asking
for discharge
Therefore any person intending to make op-
position to said petition will file the same
in writing in my office i'll the town OF Opelou-
sas, i'll ten days from the present notice.
Il L. ESTORGE,
Anril 70. 1862. Clerk.
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$500 PER ANNM
NO. 81
JUDICIAL ADvERTGSEEEEN
DUBLHC SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Ian
DRY, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ESTATE OF THOS. c. ANDERSON.
No 5000.
ESTATE OF THOs. c.

By virtue nf an order of the Honorable the
sixteenth Ju't;rial District Court of Louisiana,
holding SESSIONS i'll and for the Parish of ST.
| Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
| to the last and highest bidder, by tho undel
| signed administrator or any duly qualified auc-
tioneer, at the principal front door of tho Court
| House i'll the town of Opelousas, Parish of
st. Landry, La, on
Saturday, Apri. 19th, 1909,
| commencing at tt hour of IL n. m. all the
! right, title and interest of Thos. G. Anderson
in and to the following described property. to-
| wit:
/. The undivided one-thrd interest i'll and to
the property known as the Beaver Creek
Springs situated in the Parish of st. Landry
consisting Of two tracts of land, viz: the east
half OF east quarter, section 80, I. 3 s. K.
west, containing SI.26 acres and the west
halt OF northwest quarter of section %, T. 3 S.
*. west, containing Sl-50 acres. with all the
improvements thereon, being the same prop
erty acquired by T. c. Andersen t ais. on
April &c, 1864, aitt recorded in Alienation Book
I, 7. GJ0
,. 4 certain tract uf land containing eighty
afpents, more or less, situated at Point Noire.
i'll Acadia Parish bounded north by land sold
to Dupre Lcieune, south by Adam .Janni east
by section 46, aud west by land sold 10 Jean G.
Januis, beng portion of Sec 45 in Z. 7 y. K.
iI., and OF See. I6 III T. 3 s. L. 2 + being part
OF property acquired by L. c. Anderson nf Jean
Bite. Granger oct. 1, 1873. recorded in Book q,
No. 2, p. 493.
8. The undivided tlve-twelfths interest in
and to the following described tracts of lan,t
situated i'll st. Landry Parish, viz: (a) n. +.
quarter OF N. W. quarter, west half of N. l..
quarter, south half Of n. ". quarter, west half
of ). f. quarter, east half of s. w. quarter. and
N. W. quarter Cf : w, quarter of See, 33, I.
$. r. e. contau.ug 400 SO acres; tb) the south
half of south Lat OF Sec. 80. T. 3 s. Il. T., con-
tanning 1927 acres; (c) tho east half of s. L.
quarter, s. W. quarter Of S. f. quarter, and
south half OF 5. ". quarter of sec. IA, T. B >. K,
H., containing 200.52 acres; (d) the west half
of Section and 5. +. quarter OF Sec. l5, T. 5 s. K.
E, containing 49,, G6 acres; (e) the east half of
n. W. quarter OF see. y, =. 8 5. r. E., contain
ing 80 acres; totLi 1874 acre.. being part of
the same property acquired by T. G.. Anderson
ct al. Nov. TO- 1870, recorded iii Book 5. p. 1873.
Abstracts of title Df the above properties can
be seen application
TermS-Cash EDWARD NJ. BOAGEI.
Opelousas, La, March Is, '02.-5t Admir-.
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Saturday Hsny 40. ao02.

the following described property, to-wit:
Four and eighty-one hundredtha arpents
a 81 OF land situated in the eastern part Of
the corporation of the town OF Opclousas
bounded north by the property Of Mrs. Eliza
A. Hudspeth, widow of Sterling Hudspeth,
south by property of Alfred Perry and Grole
street, ease by property now belonging to j. P.
Boagni, and west by property formerly he
longing to l.. Desnarais and the said property
of Alfred Perry.
Terms-Cash. Nj. l.. SWORDS,
April 5, 1902. Sheriff
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Read the advertisements.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Gen. Wade Hampton.

In the death of General Wade
Hampton, at his home in Colum-
bia, South Carolina, one Of the
worlds heroic figures has passed
away. Gen. Hampton was one Of
Lees mighty paladina, a princely
figure among that knightly band
Of military captains whose achiev-
ments startled the world and
made glorious the history of
American valor. He descended
from an illustrious line of war
riors whose deeds are h>vritten
large upon the pages Of the GHun-
try's history, although he himself
was perhaps the most illustrious
of his line.
In the war between the States
he was in command of Hampton's
legion Cavalry and was wounded
at Bull Run. Promoted to Brig
adler General he was again woun-
ded at Seven Pines, and still an
other wound was received at the
battle of Gettysburg. In 1864 he
was made Lieutenant General. In
1877 he became Governor of South
Carolina, and was again elected
Governor in 1878, and the same
year elected to the u. S. Senate
to serve for six years, from March
4, 1879.
In every relation of life, as SOL
dier, statesman and private citi-
zen, Wade Hampton stands as Il
splendid model of the best that
is in American public and private
life, and the whole South will
stand overwhelmed with grief
abclt his open grave.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
PEYTOM r. SANDOZ
YEKS

All civil aGd criminal business VIII be given
prompt and careful attention
Office over st. Landry State Bank Main
Street, Opeiousaa, La.
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April 10, 1862.
NOTICE
U. S. LAND OFFICE, NEW ORLEANS. La, !
" =. q ann {

q. S. LAND OFFICE, NEW ORLEANS. La,
April Q, 1902.
Complaint having been entered Mt tins Of
fee by David nj. BHrGiu against James NJ Bur-
leigh for abandoning lis Homestead Entry No.
22G71 dated Nov g. 1900, upon the n IL. !, Sec
ton II, Township ), S. Range /, Il. La. Mer,, IN
ST. Landry Parish, La with II view to he can
collation. ot said entry, the said parties are
hereby summoned 10 appear before Eli ClarK,
Notary Public. at Bayou Chicot, La. on the
10Th day Of May, 1882. at o'clock a. NJ, to re-
spOnd and furnish testimony concerning SAID
alleged abandonment.
Return day fixed for May 80, 1902.
CHARLES /. JOHNSTON, Receiver
April II, 1902
NOTICE. Land Office at New Orleans,
l% April 0, 19G2.-Notce is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof will i,e made be-
fore B. Bloomfield, u. s. Commissioner, mt
Opelousas, Lac on Monday, May II, 1902. viz:
Henry Tweedei,
who made Homestead Entry No 1881 for the
W of N w Sec. 4. in TIP. 8, Z. 8 Il, La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
/ his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of. said land. viz:
! No1le Chachele l.. l.. Laverne, Eugene Rich
| ard and Adam Gay. all OF st. Landry Parish
| La. e,z,.,x,
| April IL, 1902. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
j. NJ. DOWLING vs.. T. @. ANDERSON ct ala

By virtue of d writ of f. IA issued
out of the Honorable the Sixteenth Judicial
Landry, in the above entitled and numbered
case, and to me directed, win proceed to sell
at the front door of the Court HOuse, in the
town of Opelousas, in the parish of st. Landry,
at IL o'clock a, M, on
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
TOWN PROPERTY go. SALE.

A well-improyed town property, consisting
of two lots ot ground. with residence, store
building aud either 0uthduEes. all in good con-
dition one block from high school, about three
blocks from railroad depot, oil mill and church.
Corner of Court and chaney stieets.
March IS. '9a.~1y G. F. LEsAssIER.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
.HERzFF,S SALE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY.
IN THE 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
No. 1920.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
THREE PETITIONS FOR DIVORCE
One Woman Alleges Husband Tried to
Burn House Down.

Three petitions for divorce were fled IN
the district court yesterday and another
was granted. The one granted was en-
titled Narcissa Leftwich vs.. Geo. Left
witch.
Mrs. Lizzie Robinson filed a petitio3 for
separation from Mr.. John Robinson. She
says they were m arried in this city in
1897 and now have three C hidren. for the
custody Of which she asks. Alleged cruel
ty is the cause of action.
Mrs. Laura Gilbert asks for a divorce
from Mr.. Charles A. Gilbert, alleging ex-
IRENE cruelty on his part saying that he
had threatened her life and had. on April
l6. attempted to set re to her home. sue
ceeding in so far as burning some furni-
ture; that he threatened also to shoot her
Eeighbors. She says they were married
October >, 1895 and have two children
Of the ages Of and years
Mrs. Emma r. Longlands asks to be
legally separated from Mr.. Percy Long
lands She saws they were married in
July 1SS2 and have tn rec children of the
ages of 6. u and IS. She alleges cruelty
as cause for the separation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
jury IS 80 olscHAReEp
But Twelve Cases Were Submitted to
Them DArina January Term.

But Twelve Cases Were Submitted to
Them During January Term.
Judge Dale discharged the regular jury
on Thursday morning Of this week. The
Jurors only served twenty DAYS for the
January term Of court It was a short
term of court so far as jury work was
concerned.
When Judge Reed was on the bench n
this county the court was so much be-
hind with the cases that jury was kept
the greater part of the year, but now the
docket IS wei Up and a short term Of
court sunices TO try an the jury cases.
The members OF the jury for the Janu-
airy term of court were very greatly sur
prised az the small number of cases
which they were allowed TO pass upon.
There were twelve juries empanened and
that many cases submitted TO them.
but they were only allowed to render a
verdict IN about eight of them. There
were 23i cases set down for trial by jury
during the January term of the court.
but many Of these were settled CT Gis-
missed on some technical point
Many of the jurors wonder why so
many cases are Withdrawn from them.
They cannot see why the court and the
attorneys i'm the cases could not have
foreseen that many of the cases would
never reach the jury room for decision.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
WITH CULINARY
OF SEVENTIES
Twelve of Wichita's Original
Settlers Banquet.
STORIES OF EARLY DAY
Are Told and a Rich Banquet
Crowns Evening.
STORIES OF EARLY DAY

Twelve Of the men who have made
wichita's history. men who settled on
these plains over thirty years ago. men
who are now reaping the harvest Of
their sowing. it was OF this kind of hardy
oak timber that the small group was
composed that met at Mr.. Robert Law
rence's house on North Topeka evenue
last night. to enjoy each others IA
rniliar words OF good cheer and stories Of
the seventies.
It was a bachelors supper, given in
honor Of Mr.. B. T. Dewey, who is Wis
ting his brothers in this city. Never
was a. more enjoyable supper given, and
never again viii such a congress Of Wich-
tia early settlers be gotten together
The real spirit Of the evening evinced
itself when the guests were ushered into
a spacious dining room. The threshold Of
the door marked the line between the
present and the seventies. In the center
Of the room sat a large table, bare of
any covering except 4 few candles stuck
IN the necks Of bottles, that cast a dim
and pickering light over all BY this
uncertain light one could hardly distin
guish the objects Of the room. but the
cid familiar forms Of the settlers were
easily distinguishable as they formed
ring about the table. There were Robert
Lawrence, B. F. Dewey J. p. Allen,
James H Black, Alma Dodge Nick
Dodge. John Mccormick, Charles Law
renee, H II. Dewey. Judge w. c. Little,
Judge D. a. McCandlass and W. W.
Dewey.
Tin plates were brought on, and tin
cups of coffee. With rusty knives and
forks they got away with many a flap
jack, smothered with old New Orleans
molasses that tasted so good that the
black coffee was hardly necessary to
wash it down.
When the candies had burned low and
the heaps of hap-jacks had been reduced
10 nearly nothing, a press Of the button
and thirty years elapsed. The room be-
came an inviting spectacle of a rich ban
quet. The tables were spread with all
the dainties Of the day, and all required
of the guests was that they have good
time and furnish a story of early days.
There was not a one but that respond
ed to these requisites. It can hardly be
said that these stories were told as part
the one related by Mr. Allen
He said that it was at the time OF Jack
Ledford's depredations Jack was a des-
perado Of the most desperate type. He
would fight to the death if officers ever
attempted 70 capture him. 1t was there
fore that a can was made upon an good
citizens of Wichita TO come out and or
ganize 10 catch Jack. Mr.. Allen de-
clared that there were other good citizens
for this work who could perform the ser
vice better than he. so he sought refuge
from prying eyes i'm a haystack back of
his store, and who should he find there
but James Black Alma Dodge. John Nc
Ccrmick. Nick Dodge. B. f. Dewey. Rob
e-t Lawrence, II. II. Dewey. Judge Lit
tie and Judge NcCandlass.
The supper wound UP with q course OF
grape juice. according TO Judge NIcCand-
lass, who says it, being unfermented, was
very sweet and palatable
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MANY ARE GOING
Odd Fellows Preparing for Big
Time at Eingman.

The odd Fellows viii celebrate the SD
anniversary of the organization at King
man April 26. and if there Is as much in
terest taken in the event in other towns
as there Is here in wIhita. there viii be a
hot time in KinEman. II is expected that
more than see. accompanied by Sanfora's
band of eighteen pieces, viii leave here
for Kingrnan on the morning of the Goth
over the Missouri Pacific They are al
ready completing their arrangements for
the trip and J. NJ Kerr has been an-
pointed marshal OF the day. He has given
orders for those who VIII so 10 Kingman
70 meet in the han Of lodge. 2a6 At 2
O'Clock q. IT, next Saturday and march 10
the Missouri Pacific depot. headed by
Sanfords band.
Loige No. 90 30 this city VIII exemnIify
the third degree ct Kingman and lodge
e-6 VIII present the second degree. The
members 81 The order here are taking
great interest ia the Fingman meeting and
they VIII so prepared % have a good
time. The Missouri PaciGc has promised
q furnish plenty Of cars and they VIII he
held ar Hingmaa To bring the party back
on sunday morning
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If you have not already done so,
we would be pleased to have
you make this department a
visit. If you do, you'll be sure
10 purchase and we will try 10
make the selection OF your new
Hat both pleasurable and profit
able to you.
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II IS a fact that many times Juries are
empanelled to try cases when the at
tcrneys on one side know that the jury
will never get to decide the case The
attorneys think they may take the case
u the supreme court If they are beaten,
and there are more chances to work in
objections when the case is tried before
the jury than when tried by the court.
Their knowledge of the ruling of the
courts makes II almost certain that p de-
murrer to the evidence submitted by the
plaintiff will be sustained. In some Of
the cases which a jury was empanelled
II try they sat patiently for more than
day listening to the evidence. and just
as the plaintiff would say that his evil
dence was all in Judge Dale would or
der the jury TO return a verdict for the
defendant, without ever leaving the box.
II other words. the jury had to return a
verdict arrived at by the Judge.
The average juror in the district court
is always very anxious to secure the
good opinion Of the judge Of the court
he knows that he has sworn to try cases
according to the law and the evidence,
and he understands that he must take
the evidence submitted and his law from
iIc INSTRUCTIONS OF the court Inc jury
always listens attentively to the reading
of the instructions Of the judge. and then
when they 50 to the jury room each
one Of them usually reads them over
again. and when the jury does not readi-
y arrive at a verdict the instructions
Of the court cuts considerable of a fg-
ure IN the discussion in the jury room.
II is the intention OF Judge Dale to al
ways have two juries ready so that one
can be hearing a case while another IS
out making up its verdict. There were
thirty-six jurors drawn for the regular
January term. Some Of them did not
serve and others were drawn. II the
whole number had served the twenty-five
days the entire G)st 10 the county for
fees would have been 81 ,5s4. and in addi-
ton to this some Of the jurors who lived
in the country were allowed mileage.
It viii be seen from this that the court
is not so expensive as many people are
led to believe
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