St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-08-29
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merchant, paid us pleasant call
Thursday.
Judge f. T. Lewis and wife
have returned from an extended
visit to health resorts, looking as
hale and hearty and jovial as ever.
-Dr. g. NJ. Compton has moved
his dental Office to the building adj
Joining Litteli & Haas drugstore,
where he will be pleased to see his
many friends and customers.
While originally of the party
going to Grand Lake, Miss Pearl
Chachere availed herself OF the OPP
portunity of stopping off at Crow
ley to visit relatives and friends
until they returned.
Two games Of ball between
Opelousas and Cheyneyville were
played here ON Sunday and Mon
day, which resulted i'm q score OF
6 to A in favor of Cheneyville Sum
day, and 13 to 8 in favor of the To-
cal team on Monday.
DIR. w. r. Lastrapes' announce
ment for the Office OF Coroner of
st. Landry appears in this issue Of
the Clarion. DR.. Lastrapes is a
prominent practitioner, a man of
sterling qualities, and in every
way qualified to ill the respou-
sible position of Coroner of the
parish. lie is a SON Of Henry Las
trapes, one of the old landmarks
of this parish, and son-in-law OF
Judge E. T. Lewis.
Two colored boys, Lark by
name, whom we learn were BROTH
ers, living in Bellevue, became in
yolved in difficulty on Sunday
last while engaged in game of
ball, when a wrangle ensued which
resulted in one striking the other
on the head with loaded whip
handle and fracturing the skull,
killing him almost instantly. We
are told that the one who did the
killing was afraid of the other
and struck him with no intention
of killing him. This point may, OF
course, be proven at the trial.
M. l.. Swords, the present in
cHmbent of the Sheriff's Office, for
maily announces himself for re-
election. Mr.. Swords has made an
ideal officer, and he can easily go
before the public on his record in
that office. Faithful to duty, en-
ergetic and keen, he ranks with
the States best criminal officers.
He knows no friends in the per-
furS-snce OF his official duty-a
foe will get the same Justice that
would be accorded a friend. A
Democrat of the uncompromising
sort. he has always been in the
front ranks In the party battles,
and his record as Democrat is a
fit companion to his record as a
faithful officer. His host Of friends
are confident that the people will
invest him with the sherifrs
badge for another term
Hon. Yves Andrepont an
nounces himself as candidates
for the Office OF Clerk of Court OF
the great Parish Of st. Landry.
MFR. Andrepont is one of the rising
young men OF the parish, and his
popularity and powerful family I
influence renders him formidable
candidate. When we say "yoang
man. we do not mean to say that
he is q aspring chicken"-we mean
that he Is at an age where youth
does not come i'm conflict with ma
turity-iust old enough. Mr.. An
drspont, while not politician,
has been interested i'm politics all
his life, and he is recognized as
one OF the strongest men OF the
Plaisance section of the parish.
He is now serving this parish in
the State Legislature, to which he
was nominated on the first ballot,
receiving a majority over his sew
en- opponents.
DIR. R. NJ. Littell, the present eff
cient Coroner, announces himself
for the Office of Sheriff of st. Ian.
dry, and everyone who is acquaint-
ed with his almost phenomenal I
record in the politics Of this par
ism, will at once put him down as
a mighty powerful candidate. He
has been Coroner OF this parish for
a number of years, alternating
terms TO suit his fancy. When he
wanted the Office all he had to do /
xsssaS fn say that, bA was a eaudi-