St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-05-03
Snap beans and beets are on

in Opelousas Monday.
The soda water and linen
clothes season is at hand.
Good corn for sale. Apply to
B. F. Roberts, Opelous;.s, Ia.
-B. /. Lafluer, of the Ennice
section, was in OpeIousas Thurs
day.,
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Sol La
vergne, on Sunday, April ~, 1902,
a girl.
Edward Dardeau, the old re-
liable Notary Public, of Media, was
in town Thursday, attending to
business.
The United States Circuit and
District Courts will meet here on
next Monday. the fifth. Judge
Boarman will preside.
Try the new remedy for costive-
ness, Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Every box guaran-
teed. Price, 25s. For sale by Ma
sons Drugstore.
Money to loan on good security
at reasonable rates. Address un-
dersigned, lock box 679, New Or
leans, or Kenneth Baillio, Opelou-
sas, La. mh30 v. w. BoAGNI.
The Southern Pacific inaagurated
a new schedule on the first. Train
No. 70, west bound, now leaves here
at 2:20p. m. The mail viii close
at 1:45. There is some talk OF
through passengers going over this
road in the future.
Superintendent Guilbeau has
been busy the past month making
his annual tourof inspection of the
public schools of the parish. He
is now In the eighth ward, after
inspecting which his task will
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have been completed.
&c. FL. Irelaad's Great Pam
American Electric Carnival, intro
dueing the most marvellous amin
ated reproductions in the world,
will be at the Opera House, We'd
nesday and Thursday, May,7 and s.
Admission: 25, 35 and SO cents.
The public schools in the
third, fifth and seventh wards
closed at theend of the last scholas-
tic month (Friday, April 25) for the
term. The second, fourth and
eighth are the only wards in the
parish still running the public
schools.
The stores now close at 1880
o'clock p. M. The Janitor of the
courthouse rings the bell at that
hour, and it is agreed that at the
tap Of the bell all stores close.
This agreement was reached last
week, and the Clarion desires to
congratulate the merchants of this
town on this action on their part.
The charts and stands for same
recently ordered by the School
Board arrived Monday, but as the
schools in most OF the wards have
closed, they will not be distributed
until next session. They are the
Bell Common School Charts, the
very best made, and enough were
bought to supply the schools OF the
entire parish.
The Board of School Directors
was called to meet last Monday, to
receive the reportof the committee
appointed to investigate the report
of the local school trustees of the
st. Landry High School criticizing
the management of the said school,
but on account of the lack OF a
quorum, the meeting was adjourn
ed until next Monday.
The committee appointed to
investigate the charges preferred
by the Board of Trustees of the st.
Landry High School against the
Principal, Prof. w. B. Prescott,
met at the school house on Thurs
day, April "a, 1902, and proceeded
to an inquiry into the matter, and
n personal inspection OF the prem
Uses. The committee was composed
OF j.. d. Dubuisson, chairman, and
Judge Gilbert L. Dupre and DR.. w.
H. Ray. Many witnesses were
heard, the session lasting into the
night. While the committee has
not made their report public, it is
understood that it completely ex-
onerates Prof. Prescott. The report
will be read at the meeting OF the
School Board next Monday.
The Crowley Rice Belt News
sraest quit poking fun at Opelousas
and our microbes. Because Grow
ley Is especially fortunate in hav-I
So, avaxr,S3nI, fo rnn tho niarahps