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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-19
PERSONALS.


town Sunday.
r. Rodolph Roy of Cade made
. flying trip to Lafayette last
Saturday.
Our fall neckwear has arrived,
just as pretty as tasteful de-
signers could make them. Levy
Bros.
Il. Badon of Breaux Bridge
was q visitor in Lafayette Sun
day.
Ladies' clOaks and coats at
Levy Bros.
F. Rutledge of Crowley spent
Sunday with friends in town.
Rex Domengeaux returned to
Lafayette last week after a visit
of several months in the East.
Fine pipes of all styles at Bios
salts Jewelry store.
Mrs. Rene H. Comeaux and
Miss Fannie Clark went to Ope
lousas last week on a visit to
friends.
Charles Bienvenu, prominent
druggist of Opelousas, paid The
Gazette an appreciated call We'd
nesday.
''1s47 Roger Bros.,'' silver
plate that wears, at Biossat s
Jewelry store.
Lucien Ducrest of ST. Mar
tinville spent two days in town
this week.
Ed. Thomas of ST. Martinville
spent Sunday with friends in
town.
Our holiday selections are
bound to please you. Call to
see our line. Bisssat's Jewelry
store.
Robert Guirard of ST. Mar tin
vile was in Lafayette this week.
Gus. Block, the cigar man,
was in Lafayette during the
week transacting business.
James Parker is visitor in
town as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Hopkins.
Beautiful cut glass at Bios
salts.
Miss Irma VOORHEES, has ac-
copied position for the holidays
with the Lafayette Drug Co.
DR.. Geo. G. Mouton of Rayne
was a visitor at the home Of DR..
III. D. Guidry last Sunday.
You can find suitable Xmas
and New Year gifts at Biossat's.
You can find suitable Xmas
and New Year gifts at Biossat's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Prejean
went to Carencro Sunday.
Mrs. II. D. Guidry and son,
Phillip, left Wednesday to spend
a few days in New Orleans
Our groceries make fat friends
for they are wholesome. Morgan
& Debaillon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Leo Judice
of Scott spent Sunday with re-
latives in Lafayette.
By Kansas seed at Magnolia
Mills, Ltd, phone IS.
Mrs. A. B. Denbo, who had
been absent several months visit
ing her relatives in the North,
returned to Lafayette last week.
Go to A. L. Dyer's, Royville,
La, for Hamilton Brown shoes.
r. O. Woods Of Jennings was
in town last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert L. Phi
lip have moved to their new
home at Mr.. O. B. Jenkins,
where Mr.. Philip will continue
in the raising of early spring
truck for the home market.
A full assortment of saddlery
and buggy harness at A. l..
Dyer's, Royville, La.
Eugene. J. Oliver of St. Mar
tinville is in Lafayette and in
tends making his home here.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-19

Avoid Boil Weevil
By buying Kansas seed oats
at Magnolia Mills, phone IS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-19

Call on F. F. Carter for good
crayOn and pastel work.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-19

Hot Tom & Jerry at Pellerin
Bros.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-19

Overcoats at Levy Bros.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-19

The "only' book case is the
Globe Wernicke. We are sole
agents. Pellerin g. Declouet.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-19

All size picture frames cheap
at Carriers new studio.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. I. j. Hennessey
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Hennessey returned home today
from a brier pleasure trip to
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
He Cussed Too Strong.

Because he delivered himself
of several picturesque express
ions in the profane language
Saturday evening while stand
ing in front of the New Thea
tire, Reddy Wilson Gray wes ar
rested by the police, who acted
on the complaint of a nearby
resident. At the time, Wilson
was engaged in a wordy encoun-
ter with several acquaintances
who were on the opposite side
of the street and they beceme
so interested in their talk their
remarks were heard a block
away.
Wilson was given a hearing
in Mayor Amen's count this
morning and his fine YVES placed
at $33. 33 and costs, to be worked
out on the streets.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
Southern Fruit
and Vegetable
Growing

The fertile lands along the Louis
vile Il Nashville II II i'm Alabama,
Vest Florida and Mississippi are
veTltable bonahZ IS for the frllt
grower and truck gardener One
man sold from one single acre, 100
barrels of rHdishes for S9OO.OO,
gross; another patch OF 4 acres
radishes yielded ISL ,493 90, net. In
the spring of 1902, another truck
gardner sold BOD barrels of pota toes
in Pittsbnrg from 3 acres of ground
for Sl,54S, and after paying all ex-
penses, cleared 5000, or S297 33
per acre Wl.hln twn weeks after
selling his POTATOES, corn was up
and watermelon vines we're running
OH the same land lie harvested
hts ,,rn, sold his Ill ,lons and after.
wards cut two crops of hay off of
the same land, and on January 90.
1858, was planting 1T again in pota-
toes. Strawberries yield from
$4,000 to $3.50 90 per acre; as high
as l24sc Quarts of luscious berries
have been grown on single acre.
Address
G.. A. PARK,
General Industrial and immigration Agent.
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE Rn
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Born, yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Pugh, a son.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Judge w. R. Green, of the
Fifteenth Judicial District, is
now seriously i'll at Audubon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
C. H. DEuR,
-DEALERsIN-
LUMBER, R,LATh, Lime,
coal,
Building Paper,
Shingles.
See him before you buy and
save money.
G. w. AICGAyREN
PHYSICIAN 4 SUaGEta.
0fHce corner Third and Erie
MO- VALLEY. low.
Editorial Notes.
MO. VALLEY. low !.

The girl over in Massachusetts
who sued her former lover for
So, So 900 for 1886 kisses during the
three years they We're courting,
has lost her case in court. The
jury brought in a verdict for
the defendent. They undoubt-
edly figured that the girl should
have gotten three thourand doll
ars worth of pleasure out of it,
if her lover kissed he 1886 times.
He must have been "slow
tisser, to take three years to
put in only 1886 kisses. The
average Missouri Valley young
man would call that a poor le-
cord for one night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
BIG DclNGs I'm BASE BALL
Harrison County 81 ficials PIa,
Pctiawatiamle G.Ilie:rs at
Lake Manawa.

Even the man who wrote the
game of base ball will see con-
siderable to interest him if he
attends the ball game at Lake
Manawa next Saturday, Aug.
22nd, the opposing teams being
the Harrison county office hold
ers and the PottaWattamie
county officials The Harrison
county participants in the game
will be:
e. S. Garrison,
d. M. Owens,
H. L. Harvey,
C. L. Huff,
Shol " Adams,
A. w. Blackbu. 4,
A. j. Shinn,
G. w. Atkins,
d. e. Brainard,
e. F. Ogden.
1t is expected that several
hundred Loganites will accom-
pany the team and efforts are
being made to secure a spec al
train on the !. c. on that dat e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Roden of
Salisbury, Mo-, are spending
several days here visiting the
Peter Cox family.
Misses nellie and Sue Ma
honey, of Chadron, who have
been spending the past several
days with friends in this city,
departed this morning for Lin
coin, Neb., thence home.
Mrs. j. L. McClanahan,
mother of Mrs. j. L. Tamisica
of this city today received word
of the serious condition of one
of her grandchildren living at
Mandan, N. d., the child hav-
ing been bit by a rattle-snakc.
She leaves this evening for
that place.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
Mrs. R. C. Hills is an Omaha
visitor this afternoon.

Mrs. r. G.. Hills is an Omaha
visitor this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matte Schulze,
of Plattsmouth, Neb., are in the
city visiting the I. j. Hennes-
sey family.
Ed Mattox departed yester-
day for Sheridan, Wyoming, in
which city he will make his
future home, having accepted
a position there.
H. M. Cramer looked after
business matters in Omaha to-
day.
B. O. Williams returned
home this morning from Imo-
gene, where he and Mrs. Will
liams have been for a few days
paying friends a visit. Mrs.
Williams will remain for a more
extended visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Harry Fensler returned home
yesterday evening from Blair,
where he has been for the past
few days paying relatives a
visit.
j. r. Buchanan was in the
Valley a couple of hours yes
terday evening the guest of
DR.. and Mrs. Colt. He was on
his way home to Waukesha,
Wis, from the Black Hills.
H. Flynn, of Modale, was in
the Valley Sunday the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael P. Haley.
j. r. McGavren looked after
business affairs in Omaha today.
Mrs. G. M. Kinks arrived
home this morning after a sew
eral weeks visit with relatives
in Missouri and Kentucky.
Mrs. D. +. Ogden and daugh-
ter Helen, were in the Valley
yesterday, the guests Of the w.
F. Wills family.
Fred Mcintosh, who arrived
from Grand Island, Neb., last
week, leaves this evening for
Modale. He has accepted the
management Of the Ludwig
store in that place.
Des Moines is preparing for
the greatest time the city ever
had, at the State Fair this year,
! from August 2lst to 29th.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Nebraska will try and pass a
law next winter regulating the
law of marriage. According to
a bill that is to be introduced in
the legislature, it will be neces-
sary for the parties applying
for a marriage license to show a
certificate from some some doc
tor that the applicants are
sound in body and mind, and
that they have taken instruction
in school especially establish
ed for couples wanting to mar
ry. Nebraska is getting to be
as bad as Kansas for freak leg
islation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
Tell Your Friends Is Read This.

Tc,i Your Friends to Read This.
The Daily Times today re-
ceived the following communi-
cation regarding road matters:
The bad condition of the
public roads leading to this city,
caused by the incessant rains,
leads almost every citizen to in
quire What means shall be
adopted to improve them and
avoid a repetition of such con-
ditions in the future"
There is one thing always re-
quired and that is money, and
the next thing is action. Sit
ting down or standing about
deploring the conditions with
out doing anything to improve
them will not bring loads of
grain or prospective customer S
through mud that is hub deep
to Mo. Valley. There is at
present between $1,000 and.
$500 in the St. John township
general fund to be used for any
purpose considered to be most
expedient. Now if some or e
will explain why the trustees
do not put the above amount
into circulation by judiciously
expending it for road improve
ments is something that the
average citizen would like to be
advised upon. am not in
favor of extravagant expend-
itures but if the roads of St.
John township require the lay
ing out Of the entire amount of
cash on hand | would be in
favor of spending it all and
overdraWing the account be-
sides if necessary. During the
last week there has been but
one road leading to Mo. Valley
from the east, south or south
west that could be travelled
with safety even by one on
horseback My plan would be
at the coming fall election to
nominate on both of the parry
tickets men whom we know to
be willing to let go of the
township money in cases where
there is evidence of it's great
need, as in the present condi-
tion of the roads. Let the men
nominated be men who are
residents of the city and who
have the time to attend to the
public's needs. Which ever one
is successful let the city council
4 elect him street commissioner
and i'm that way he can look
after the roads leading to the
; city and the street work in con
nection with it. Good roads
are essential to business life
Let the business Of any city
wane for any length of time
and you can distinguish symp-
toms of biliousness in the coun-
tenance of its entire population.
A city is measured by the
amount of business transacted
/ within her limits and the value
of properly is based largely
upon the same conditions.
Good roads bring good business,
good feeling and good people.
Pro Bono PUBLICo.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. j. Hennessey
1 and Mr and Mrs Nicholas
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
The Annual Gid PseD!e's Da,
Observed IN M. s. Church.

VDSSfVtsu III vi. Z. CiialTGit.
The old peoples meeting
which was held in the M. Z.
church yesterday morning was
a very beautiful service which
filled a couple hours with rev.
crential worship. The altar
and chancel We're very bright
with flowers and about a score
of aged people occupied tie
seats of honor, which were
placed in front of the railing
for them. A choir of about
twenty-five voices of persons
who were by no means "old9
but who admitted having passed
the half century mark in life,
sang the tunes and spiritual
hs mns dear to reyerent hearts
long ago. The choir was under
the leadership of w. 0. New
ton, who "lined" the hymns in
the manner of days long gone.
There was no instrumental ac-
compartment to the singing.
Rev. Nixon of lmogene, Iowa,
4 who from personal experience
could speak of the circuit rid
ing period of Methodism, de-
liyered a fine sermon, ore
much appreciated by all. At
the close of the service by re-
quest the congregation went to
the front of the church and
shook hands with the aged peo-
pie and Rev. Nixon. The con-
gregation was very large, every
bit of available room being
filled with an interested aud
lianec. 4 nosc9'ay was given
each person who was supposed
to be over fifty years Of age.
Albert Perkins, q prominent
citizen Of MondaTain, suffered a
stroke of paralysis Saturday
evening, and as this is the sec
ond stroke he has had in q year
i, is feared he will not recover
He was i'm a shed on his home
premises when he suffered the
stroke early Saturday evening
and remained there until yes
terday morning, when members
of the household found him,
still unconscious. AT last reports
he had not regained conscious,
ness.
Born, to day to Mr.. and Mrs
!, G. A. Ingersoll, a son.
Jacob Nelson and daughter
Mable are spending the day in
Omaha
Mrs. A. Ryle and daughter
Loretta returned this mornir q
to their home in Norfolk after
an over Sunday visit in this
, city with Mrs. Mary Murphy
and daughters.
; c. w. Kellogg left yesterday
afternoon for Stanton, Neb.
: on brief business trip.
Miss Carrie Roland returned
to her home in Norfolk, Neb.,
yesterday afternoon after a
several days visit in this city
with Mrs. Robert Craft.
Mrs. A. N. Fountain and son
are with Norfolk, Neb., rela-
tives for a few days visit.
Mrs. Ed Myers and children
departed this afternoon for Red
Oak, where they will be guests
of relatives for a shol ! visit.
Miss nellie Farrier of Ida
Grove arrived this afternoon to
pay friends here a few days
, visit.
6entry's Dog and Pony Show
Gentry Brothers Dog and
Pony Show will exhibit in this
, city Friday, Aug. 28th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeppe Olson
celebrated their Silver Wedding
anniversary at their home on
Cs-,ll. CNa..-lL ,4,,,o@ C,4,,,,<l,,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
THOUGHT ABOUT 1T
FOR A YEAR
Now Sues For Five Thousand
Dollars DAMAGES.

Papers filed with the county
clerk last Friday make DIR. j. II.
Gasson of this city the defend
ant in an action to recover dam
ages in the sum of of $4,000,
Miss Ella j. Bridgeman of this
city being the complainant. In
her petition Miss Bridgeman al
leges the Doctor criminally as-
saulted her in his office on July
II, 1902, but why she he's delib-
Grated over the matter for more
than a year before taking action
in the matter is not stated in
the petition. The prosecution
is represented by j. S. Holland
of this city, while Cochran &
Egan of Logan will care for
the interests of the defense.
The case will probably come up
for trial at the next ses sion of
the district court. The Doctor
enters a general denial.
Born, yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Pugh, a son.
Judge w. R. Green, of the
Fifteenth Judicial District, is
now seriously i'll at Audubon.
Clarence English, the pugi-
listic protege of Prof. Eddie
Robinson, a former resident of
this city, now occupies a cell in
the city Jail in Omaha, awaiting
trial on a serious charge pre-
ferred by Mrs. Ella Allen of
Nebraska City, Neb., on behalf
of her l7-year-old daughter,
Mrs. N. E. Sage, of Omaha,
is in the city visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Watkins.
Miss Jennie Case, of Okla
homa, is in the Valley the guest
of her cousin, Mrs. j. w. E.
Owens.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
Ed. and Harry Alexander r
have returned home from a
several days pleasure trip to
Long Pine, Hot Springs and 9TH
er Black Hills points.

H. B. Saunders, who has been
in the Missouri Valley-Long
Pine r. p. O. service for many
years, makes his last trip today
on that run. He has been as
signed to service on trains a
and 5 between Norfolk and
Long Pine and will move his
family from this city to Nor
folk this week. He has been
succeeded by Mail Clerk
Stuckey, of Wayne, Neb.
Miss Ollie Loveland, of Rock
Rapids, is in the Valley the
guest of her brother, A. L.
Loyeland, for a few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
G. s. Osborne, Druggist.
Monday, August ~

Mrs. J. w. Weitz, Of Blair,
arrived this morning and will
spend a few days here the guest
of Mrs. j. r. Mclaughlin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Our Republican Brethren are
working up a red hot campaign
for County Treasurer, in this
fall. Dennis O'Leary, and sew
eral other republican editors of
the county, propose to find out
before the election, whether
Bro. j. c. McCabe is the whole
thing" or not.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
6entry's Dog and Pony Show

Gentry Brothers Dog and
Pony Show will exhibit in this
city Friday, Aug. 28th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeppe Olson
celebrated their Silver Wedding
anniversary at their home on
South Seventh street Saturday
evening A goodly number of
friends and relatives called to
extend congratulations and
many valuable presents were
given them, the Danish Broth
erhood presenting them with a
fine silver tea set. Regular old
country refreshments were
served.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26

and who is there among us bearing
the name of man who will dare sit
down any longer with folded hands in
the presence of so great wrong ?"---
Report of Pail Mall Gazette's Commits
sion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26

iuries have wide discretion and always
take into consideration the degree of in
telligence of the female"
Florida has II, think, but rape law
with consent" ends with TO- Mississippi
has 16, with law similar to Florida There
seems to be a confusion as to the Della
ware law. The present law seems to be
Is, with rape law ending at Z years.
Alabama has 10 years as the age North
Carolina rape law ends at 10. For improp-
er relations with previously chaste young
girls, not involving the crime of VIC
lence, the age is ii years. In several
of the States the ages have been very
recently raised to the figures mentioned.
Puritan New Hampshire has 10; Puri-
tan Maine and Vermont, IA Puritan
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island, Is; while Mormon Utah, be-
nighted Kansas, wild Colorado and
Wyoming, and the barbarous inhabitants
Of Arizona have IS! 1t will be noticed
that there has been a steady tendency
upward in the age since the agitation of
1885 started.
But there has been more than one
desperate fight made to lower the age
in some States. In 1890, in the New
York Senate, bill was introduced to
lower the age from 16 to II. 1t was IA
vorably reported by the Judicial Com
mittec, but the protests were too strong
and the measure was defeated. 1t was
understood that the bill originated with
a Rochester lawyer who wished to pro-
vide a means Of escape for client who
had despoiled a girl under Is years An
other attempt was made in 1892 to amend
tho penal code by lowering the age to
IA and motion to that effect was
adopted by a viva voce vote, but when
member called for the yeas and nays,
in order to put all voters on record, the
motion was defeated
So opposed is all "age of consent leg
islation to our boasted Anglo-Saxon
chivalry. so revolving is it to our no
less boasted sense Of fairness, and so
foreign is it to Christs Interpretation of
the Seventh Commandment, that we nat
urally inquire as to the origin of such
legislation. DR.. A. H. Lewis, who has
written vigorously along this line, says
that it has its origin in sex-worship
Time permits only a short discussion of
this point. DR. Lewis thinks the system
was first formulated in Babylonia. Ac
cording to Herodotus and Strabo any
stranger might demand the presence of
a woman in that country within the doors
of the temple of Mylitta (Venus or
Astarte) and once there she was required
to yield her virtue silver coin was
then given her. which she was required
to take and which was regarded as So
cred. This sex worship spread every
where and especially in the East Who
ever looks upon the private museum at
Naples" says DIR. Lewis. does not Won
der that Vesuvius buried Pompeii. This
still prevails in one form or an
CONTINUED on Tenth Page)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26

papers of the State had made it So warm
for the lawmakers, that the members
dared not pass such an amendent The
Nashville Christian Advocate editorially
denounced the action OF the Judicial Com
mittee as worthy a parliament of Hot
ttntots!" One member argued against
the bill that IAN eminent lawyer had
told him that if the bill passed. it would
so crowd the dockets of the courts that
business would be materially blocked"
The following States now have the age
of consent law at Is: Arizona. Colo
RADIO, Idaho Kansas, Missouri (serious
defect in laW), Nebraska (serious defect
in law) New York, Wyoming. The fol-
lowing have is as the age: Arkansas.
Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massa
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Dakota Washington, Ohio Texas
has the age at Is, and California, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Yer
mont, Wisconsin have IA. New Hamp-
shire has 13 as the age and Indian Ter
ritory, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia have the age
fixed at II. New Jersey has 16. but the
offense is merely a Enable misdemeanor.
Pennsylvania has IS, but the girl must
prove previous good character after 10.
Georgia has IA, but the wording of the
law permits a jury to place the age at
FIVE YEARS or any other age up to H.
In regard to this monstrosity the Sec
rotary OF State of Georgia writes me:
1--WE have no statute in Georgia fixing
the age of consent other than that au-
thorizing minor of IA to choose her own
guardian, contract marriage, etc. Our
courts in cases of rape, seduction, etc,
have uniformly held that IA is the age
Of consent as rule, but the courts and