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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09
opeIousas & Natchez n. r.
Editor ST. LANDRY CLARION:

Editor ST. LANDRY CLARIoN:
Please find attached to this let
a description of a railroad that is
proposed to be built from Opelou-
sas to Matches, Miss, to be known
as the Opelousas and Matches r. r.
This is an opportune time to
commence this road while our
country Is in prosperity and there
is such demand for land and timber.
This line would run through the
richest portion of the State and
the thickest hardwood belt Of tim
Der in the State. There would be
only about twelve miles of the
route that would not be through
dense timber; there would also be
arge lakes of cypress timber in
easy reach of the railroad. This
Cypress could not be gotten out at
profit, on account OF the high
ridges OF hard wood; the cost
would eat up the profits. The on
ly feasible way to get it out is by
building a railroad and erecting
saw mills along the route.
This independent road would
cross and connect with five large
trunk lines of railroad and two
branches; 1t would give shipping
facilities that could not be equaled
anywhere that I know of. Besides
the railroads, there would be water
routes-navigable streams, Wis:
Bayou Courtableau, near Washing
ton, La, the Atchsfalaya River at
Simmsport, Red River at the
bays, Mississippi at Vidalia and
Natchaz! All of these hard
wood lands could be cultivated
now IL the timber was of, and all
cypress could be with the drain
age system that is being perfected
by the levee boards. 1T would be
pity to see these harwood lands
being robbed by deadning the TIM
Der for cultivation.
Now is the time to build the
railroad and save the timber. This
line would run through solid tim
Der land In width from twenty to
sixty miles.
There are plenty of large TIM
Der companies that would jump
at the chance to take stock In said
company and erect mills. There are
large timber companies that own
thousands OF acres that it would
just be in their hands to assist in
the organization Of said company.
Opeiousas is the most interested
and should take the initiative.
Natchez, no doubt, would join
heart and hand in the enterprise,
as would the people, and towns on
the route. The exposition would
be good place to organize the
Company. st. Louis would have
all five of these roads connecting,
with this independent road. Ope-
lousas could then be made a man-
ufacturing town. BY having com.
munication with SO many trunk
lines and deep water Connections
that would give us facilities OF
shipment to all points OF the
world--was there ever a better
proposition to bring money into
the pockets Of the stockholders ?
Would 1t not be good plan to
call special organization for this
purpose: to start on foot the car
rying out of the foregoing.
ROUTE AND MILEAGE.
Opelousas to Palmetto 10 miles
Palmetto to Simmsport IL
Simmsport to Vidalia
and Natchez 40
Total ............ ~
This Opelousas & Matches rail-
road would cross t. P. at Palmetto,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09
NOTICE.

stals & Masang Mnss,ng accounts against the
!, slal then, ~ e s ), Lazaro, will please for
s9lsas ne undersigned at Ope-
y. B. DUBUISsoN.
Apsll2ss Attorney for Estate.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09
Notice.

All parties having claims against
the estate OF Geo. Green will pre-
sent the same to Hilaire Green,
administrators, or r. Lee Garland,
attorney, for approval.
March 26, 2t.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09
ADV VERTISEM
FOR Pro pOSATS

oPELousAs, La March 18th, 1904.
Sealed proposals viii be received at
.nls building until o'clock o. M.
i;ah, hphii 1.n, Is4, for furnishing fuel,
plies, washing towels. hanIina ashas
ana sprinkling streets for this Buileling
curing curing this fiscal year ending June ~.
lsoa, or such portion of the year as NAV
pc deemed advisable. The right Id re-
1ect any and all bids is reserved by the
treasury Department. - sN's
March 25, 1904. Cnatndian
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09
Fer sale 6,,.a..

H. ~ e sale Cheap.
ID pa's Jersey bull, four years
pply Y. g ]. 3. sandoz.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09
Proceedings of the BOARD of
school Directors.
Opelousas, April 4th, 1905.

opcIo0SaS, Apktt &tuS 1JVOe
The Board of Directors of Public
Schools of the Parish of st. Lam
dry met this day in regular session,
with the following members pres
ent: Raymond Breaux, Preident;
w. s. Boykin, j. J. Neyland, L. A.
Sandoz, D. III. Bernard, j. l.. Gull
beau, VIM. Clark, DR.. E. Thompson,
DIR. w. II. Ray.
On motion of Mr.. Neyland, the
minutes were adopted rs read.
The Finance Committee submit
ted the following report which
was accepted
To the President and Members of
the School Board of the Parish
of st. Landry,
Gentlemen We, your commit
tee appointed to inquire into the
financial condition of the Board as
to the available funds for school
purposes, beg to report as follows :.
From Police Jury. y...............$ 5000 o9
Sheriff Observation-Disclosures. 464 %
Interest on 10th Section ..... 1900 90
Total ......................... .$l0264 90
Incidental Expenses and Su-
perintendent's salary for End
Quarter. .....................$ 400 90
Available School Funds. ......$ 1854 90
This is an approximate estimate
based upon the amounb of funds
collected from all sources for tho
school year. The expenses OF
schools per month, amounts to
$4,000, with an available fund Of
$9S64. You will be- able to run all
schools for full term of eight
months Respectfully,
E. THOMPSON, (Chairman).
w. B. Prescott.
On motion of Mr.. Neyland, be it
Resolved, That the action Of the
Superintendent In ordering maps
of Louisiana for use in the public
schools, is hereby approved. Mo-
tion carried.
The bill of the Washington
school for $l30 was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, the sum
OF twenty-five dollars was appro-
priated to help build the Lower
Pine Prairie school house, recent
~ destroyed by fire. Motion car
ried.
On motion, School Board adj
journed.
RAYMOND BREAUX,
J.L. GUILBEAU, President.
Secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09
REPORT OF THEGoNDITIaN
The QlellIg !!g Nl!lQIllL Rlll,
AT oPELoUsAs, IN THE STATE OF aoU-
IsIANA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS,
MARCH 18TH, 1904.

RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts -. > a82l2 64
Oyerdrafts unsecured .....,.. is.s4 73
U. $. Bonds to secure circula-
tion $3.50 90
Premiums on U. S. Bonds .....s as75 90
Furniture and Fixtures. ......$ ESQ rs
Due from Approved Reserve
AgentS .5.......z.........$ Z9f4u SU
Checks and other cash items lul 05
Fractional paper currency, nick
Z els, and cents ....... 20S "A
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank,
viz:
Specie. ............. 52,6l.30
Legal-tender notes 659.eO 5gll 30
Redemption fund with u. s.
Treasurer Is per cent of cir
eulation) .................... $500 90
Total .............. -. J. .l9755O Oh
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in $4,000 90
Surplus Fund 1000 10
Undivided Profits, less expen-
ses, etc. ........ ........s 2223 ii
National Bank Notes outstand-
Individual deposits eubjeet to '' :
check ............. os72e n
demand certificates OF deposit S5O 0O
Certified checks ks...........,..... $50 90
Total ). =. ............. -. 1850 ol
STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH
OF $Sr. LANDRY.
Ia. Leon Dupre, Gash hier of the above
named bank, do solemniy swear thst
the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
A. LEON DUPRE,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 4th day of April, 1904.
b. III. PAyy,
Notary Public.
CoRRECT-Attest:
E. b. DUBUIssoH,
j. b. SANDOz,
ROBERT CHAcHERE.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09
NoaKce.

All taxes are now delinquent. Road
Taxes and Licenses must be paid before
May lst, or will proceed to collect ac-
cording TO law. tome forward aud save
t.osts. Nj. f.. SWORTlS.
Sheriff and Ex-0fiicio Tax Collector.
March s, 1904.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-04-09

This Opelousas & Matches rail-
road would cross II. P. at Palmetto,
would cross Red River Valley at
Big Bends, would cross N. O. d
within six miles oi
Vidalia; connect with Natchez'
Red River & Texas at Vidalia; con.
meet with Mississippi Valley at
Natchez.
This road would cross Red River
just above the Bays where Red
comes within six miles of Missis.
sippl River, crossing Mississippi
River at Natchez.
AS 1 am about to leave your
town, you will see I still feel an
interest in your welfare.
respectfully,
: A. D. HARMANsoN.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-11-02

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO :
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THE STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA. -. :.
That subdivision 8, of section 2l5
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nus ana 81.
ned as re- H.
/. D.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA.
That Section 176 Of the Constitu-
ton of the State of North Dakota
be amended by adding thereto and
making part thereof, the following
clause:
The legislative assembly may fur
Their provide that grain grown with !,
in the state and held therein in ele-
vators, warehouses and granaries,
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State Treasurer -. ....... !.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-15

ORDER APPOINTING DAY FOR
SETTLEMENT OF FINAL AC-
COUNT AND HEARING OF Pc
Triton FOR DISTRIBUTION
AND DIRECTING NOTICE TO BE
State of Washington, county Of
Spokane, SIS.
In the superior court of said county
and state.
In the matter of the estate of Mary
p. Franzen. deceased.
+. II. Franzen, administrator of
the estate Of Many P. Franzen. de-
ceased, having this day rendered and
presented for settlement and filed in
this court his final account of his
administration of the estate of said
deceased, and his petition for distri-
button of said estate;
1t is ordered, that Friday, the 18th
day of October, A. d. 1904, at $50
o'clock a. M, at the courtroom of
said court, be and the same Is hereby
appointed for the settlement of said
account and that the clerk give no.
tice thereof by causing notice to be
posted in at least three of the most
public places in said county at least
four weeks before the time appointed
for such settlement, and that copy
of this order be published four sue
cessive weeks before said 9TH day of
October, 1904, in the Spokane Press,
newspaper of general circulation
printed and published in said county
of Spokane That all persons inter
ested in said estate be and appear
then and there to show cause wherein
said final account should not be APP
proved and why an order of distribu-
ton of said estate should not be
made.
Done in open court this 18th day OF
September, A. n. 1904.
HENRY l.. KEENAN,.
Probate Judge.
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SUMMONS,

In the superior court of the state
of Washington, in and for the county
of Spokane.
Agnes Overmire, plaintiff, VS.. Clar-
ence Paul Overmire, defendant
The state of Washington to the
said Clarence Paul Overmire:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within sixty 600 days after the
date of the first publication OF this
summons, towit, within sixty 600
days after the 9Th day of September.
1904, and defend the above entitled
action in the above entitled court,
and answer the complaint Of the
plaintiff. and serve coy of your an
swer upon the undersigned attorney
for plaintiff, at his office below stated: ;
and in case of your failure so to do.
judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the
complaint, which has been filed with
the clerk of said court.
The object of this action is to OBJ
tain decree of absolute divorce, dis
solving the bonds of matrimony be-
tween plaintiff and defendant on the
ground of failure of said defendant
to make suitable provisions and sup
port for his family and this plaintiff.
ELLIS G. SOULE.
Postoffice address: 404 Rookery
building, Spokane. Washington.
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NOTICE,

To Whom 1t May Concerns:
In the superior court of the state
of Washington, in and for the county
of Spokane.
In the matter of the application of
the Great Western Coal Development
& Mining Company, No. 2, a corpora
ton, to dissolve and disincorporate.
Notice is hereby given: That the
Great Western Coal Development &
Mining Company, No. 2, corporation,
filed it's petition in the clerks office
in the above entitled court on the 10th
day of August. 1904, praying, among
other things, that an order be made
corporate said company, and the court
on said day made an order fixing the
Sth day of October, A. d. 1904, at the
hour of $50 o'clock a. m. of said day
at the equity courtroom of said su-
perior court in the county courthouse,
in the city and county of Spokane,
state Of Washington, as the time and
place to hear and consider said petit
ton, and that at that time and place
any and all persons may present their
objections and exceptions to said pro-
ceedings and contest the same and
then and there show cause, If any
they have, why said petition should
not be heard by the said superior
court and the prayer thereof to dis
solve and disincorporate and wind up
the affairs of said Great Western
Coal Development & Mining Company,
No. 2, be heard and granted, and the
officers and trustees discharged from
their trust.
Witness the Honorable II. L. Ken
nan, Judge of the superior court, and
my hand as clerk and the official seal
thereof this 10th day of August, A.
D. 1904. f. X. ERWIN, Clerk.
(Seal) w. L. JACKSON,
Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of
Spokane County, Wash.
HAPPY & HINDMAN,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-15
MEXICAN WAR VETERAN
CONVENTION

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Sept. 15.-What
must be nearly the last of the ma
tional conventions of the Mexican
war veterans began in East st. Louis
today. There are only about $500
Of the veterans left, and they arc
dying at the rate of several hundred
a year About a hundred were pres
ent at the meeting today. coming
chiefly from Kentucky, Indiana, Tex
as and several states Of the east.
Messages of good will were read from
President Roosevelt. President Diaz.
Governor Yates of Illinois and others.
The association has no business to
transacte except to fixt the time and
place of the next meeting, and the
convention is entirely in the nature
Of reunion. The sessions tomorrow
will be held at the exposition grounds
in this city and 1t is expected that
addresses will be delivered by Cen
eral Lew Wallace and other men of
note,
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CURE roa SICK 1EADAcxx.

We had letter the other day from
lady in the town Of Boulder, Col,
that should be of interest to people
who are troubled with spells OF sick
headache. She writes that she had
these spells about four times a week,
was obliged to go to bed and remain
there from s to 10 hours each time
Had been troubled in this way for
several years. and the attacks be-
came more frequent. Doctors done
her no good. she tried dieting, as
everybody said it was from her stom-
ach. Seeing an advertisement of DR..
Gums Improved Liver Pills, which
said, they cure sick headache by re-
moving the cause she decided TO try
once more, and sent soc for two
boxes. She said she had taken the last
pill more than four months ago, has
not had a sick spell of any kind for
over five months. Druggists sell
these pills for Csc per box. 1t only
takes one for a dose, they cure sick
headache every time. Sold by all
druggists.
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HUGE NUGGET May
BE Sent TO King

DAWSON CITY, N. w. T.,Sept. Is.
The largest gold nugget ever found
in the Klondike has just been
brought to this city and is on exhibit
ton here. The proposal is made to
buy the nugget by popular subscrip-
ton from the owners, and forward 1T
to King Edward with the request that
it be used as the principal piece in a
crown to contain gems and precious
metals from all parts Of Britain's en-
pire.
The nugget weighs S5.43 ounces ard
not a particle of quartz is in the piece.
The intrinsic value is $3.50, but the
owners hold it for more than that be-
cause of its size and purity. 1t was
found at No. 0 French gulch by X. C..
McCollom.
The nugget is fiat and looks like a
rock from a creek bed. For this red
son it almost was lost when shoveled
from the earth and thrown into the
sluice boxes. McCollem was forking
the heavy rocks out of the sluice bax
when the nugget was thrown in with
a wheelbarrow full of pay dirt. 1t was
dusk, and McCollom threw the big
piece of gold out on top of pile OF
rocks The extraordinary weight, or a
bright spot on the nugget or something
caused the man to hesitate and take, a
second view of the big piece. He was
surprised. on scratching away the dirt,
to find the golden treasure. Never in
his life had the miner made such
haul.
The claim on which the nugget was
found was allowed to lapse a year ago,
and was restaked by McCollom. No.
0 always has produced nuggets, and
scarcely anything else. The cleanup
on No. this spring was good. The
partners got several thousand dollars
from the property, and nearly all the
pay was in nuggets, but most of them
were of average size.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-15

There was an amusing little scene in
Downing street yesterday afternoon.
Sir r. Finlay, Mr.. Lyttleton, Mr.. Ora
ham Murray, Mr.. Gerald Balfour and
the marquis of Salisbury had just left
the historic No. 10, and were chatting
merrily together, when the secretary
of Scotland made a remark that sent
the group into roars of laughter. The
colonial secretary was evidently the
object of the sally, for he Immediately
raised his umbrella and started in pur-
suit Both ministers have proved their
proves as athletes, and the portly
form of the attorney general was used
as kopje round which they maneu-
vered until Mr.. Lyttleton. gave up the
chase and ran laughing into the colou-
ial office.-Willie Waldorf Astor's Pail
Mall Gazette.
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ADDRESSES
ON FINANCE

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The ses-
sions of this the second day of the
American Bankers association con-
vention opened with prayer by Mgr.
M. ]. Lavelle of st. Patrick's cathe-
dral. After an hour or so spent in
informal discussion Of practical bank
ing questions the convention listened
to addresses as follows: THE West
ern Banker" w. G. Robinson, Win
field, Kan; Emergency Circulation"
A. j. Frame, Waukesha, Wis. /;
Banks and Trust Companies" Eu-
gene f, Prussing, Chicago. The con-
vention will end tomorrow.
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By Aarleu z. Pew.
(Copyright. 1904. by Newspaper En-
terprise Association.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-"I believe
that at the very least 100000 of the
aliens who came here last year,
though they may be able to earn a
living, will be a positive detriment
to this country. They will not be
able to understand enough of our con-
ditions to greatly benefit themselves
by the change. Their coming has
been a benefit chiefly, if not wholly,
to the transportation companies that
brought them here"
William Williams, in charge of the
government station at Ellis island,
New York, during the tremendous in
fiux of emigrants since the rate war
has been on, expressed this view of
the situation. And il may be con-
sidered Of importance, for the reason
that the cases of 631,s55 emigrants.
out of a grand total for the country
of S37,046, were subjected to his
scrutiny last year
Any American citizen might stand
aghast at the daily spectacle at Ell
lis island. This little patch of land
in New York bay, within sight of the
throbbing city and under the shadow
of the statue of Liberty, plays a tre-
mendous part in the welfare of the
nation.
Through the gates of this inspec-
tion bureau an average of some 1000
emigrants pass each day and are
subjected to government examination.
Ellis island is clean; law, order and
soap are it's golden rule.
steamship arrives in New York
carrying 1000 emigrants. The vessel
docks and the cabin passengers go
ashore. Government barges then
come alongside and take from the
Teeking hold the half-famished aliens,
who are quickly transferred to Ellis
island. There they are placed in a
long room and pass singly along
barred aisles for the brief examina-
tion by the inspectors. On the other
side of wire screens, friends, rela-
tives, agents of societies or the hire
lings of the steamship system stand
TO identify the applicant for Ameri-
can citizenship.
The screen arrangement was in
stalled for the purpose of preventing
coaching, and to overcome this seri-
Gus obstacle the system now is COM
PEELED to do its schooling abroad.
The screen has done much to break
up the nefarious systems of padron-
ISM, contract labor and the importa-
tion of women for infamous purposes.
Still, the immigration officials say
: many aliens are smuggled through by
means of prearranged plan.
Only one out of 100 Swedes who
come here is illiterate. They are
said to be the best class, on the
whole, who emigrate. Nearly all go
west and they carry much baggage
From the United Kingdom and Ire
land and North Germany the number
of emigrants has dwindled to almost
nothing. Last year $4,000 came;
there was double that number in 1892.
Only 10000 Germans came to Ameri-
ca last year as compared with 1872
600 in 1902.
There is a great rush now Of ST.
cilians and Neapolitans who look
stunted and underfed and whose re-
ceding foreheads and mouse-like fur
tiveness tell their stories. They
SLOUGH through the aisles, their wom-
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but, in view of the system of school
ing the pilgrims abroad, the system
After the examination every emigrant
is invited to take a bath. There are
accomm odations at Ellis island for
600 to battle at the same time. Less
than l per cent who come out of the
rocking steerages accept the invita-
tion.
american penal institutions today
harbor a very great number of alien
criminals. In New York state 20 per
cent of the individuals confined for