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The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23

Articles intended for publication in
the COURIER should be sent in before
Thursday morning it possible to insure
their appearances in the next issue.
Matter sent In Thursday evening or
later is apt to be excluded for lack OF
time or space, unless IL is of sufficient
importance to Justify the delay and in
convenience.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding money
so think those who are sick When
you have a cough, cold, sore throat, or
chest irritation, better act promptly.
like w. C. Barber, of Sandy Level, Va.
He saye: Il had a terrible chest trou-
BILE. caused by smoke and coal-dust on
my lungs, but after finding no relief in
other remedies, | was cured by Doctor
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds" Greatest sale
of any cough or lung medicine in the
world. At all drug stores; soc and 81.
guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
PETITION.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen Of the Town Of Opelousas, Parish

To the Honorable the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of the Town of OpelOusas, Parish
of st. Landry, State of louisiana: =.
The petition of the undersigned duly quail
fled voters of the town of OpelOusas respect
fully shows
The petitioners are now assessed taxpayers
Of said town, and were likewise such during
the year 1904; that they constitute more than
one-third of the duly qualified electors of SAID
town who are now assessed taxpayers OF said
town and were such during the year 1904; that
in view of the benefits that would accrue to
the citizens of said town by the construction OF
a main line of railroad through said town and
parish by the Colorado Southern, New Orleans
and Pacific Railroad Company from DeQuincy.
in Calcasieu parish, to the Mississippi river, at
a point opposite or nearly opposite to the city
of Baton Rouge, a special election should be
PAYERS of said town of OpelOusas entitled to
| vote at such an election, to determine whether
a special tax of five t) mills on the dollar, or
| as much thereof as may be necessary, be levied
on all the taxable property of the town of Opel
ousas for the period Of ten years. to wit: 1906.
1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1918, 1914 and 1915.
lars for each Of said years, or as much thereof
as said tax of five mills on the dollar will yield,
in aid of said Colorado Southern, New Orleans
and Pacific Railroad Compan OF assigns; that
said tax should be voted on the express cOndi-
lions, viz:
1st-Tha the construction of said main line
of railroad be begun not later than March LIST,
tween said town of DeQnincy, in Calcasieu
parish, and said point ON the Mississippi river
| opposite, or nearly opposite, to the city of
Baton Rouge, through the parish of st. Ian
dry, and the town OF Opelousas, on or before
March l., 1903.
2d-That no part of said tax shall be paid to
said Railroad Company or its assigns until
said main line shall he completed as aforesaid
| between the points aforesaid.
That the ballots to he used ut said election
| should be of the following form. viz:
For special tax of five () mills annually for
the period OF ten Q0) years, beginning with the
| year 1906, i'll aid of the Colorado Southern, New
Orleans and Pacific Railroad Company"
against SPECIAL tax of five (l mills annually
for the period of ten (l0) years, beginning with
the year 1906, in aid of the Colorado Southern,
New Orleans and Pacific Railroad Company"
Wherefore, petitioners pray that II special
election of the property axpayers of the town
of Opelousas entitled to vote at such an cleo
ton be ordered to be held according q to law for
the objects and purposes above stated, as in
duty bound your petitioners will ever pray.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Aids
Nature.

Medicines that aid nature are always
most etfectual. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy acts on this plan. 1t allays the
cough, relieves the lungs, aids expecto-
ration, opens the %secretions, and aids
nature in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. 1t is famous for its
cures over a large part of the civilized
world. Thousands have testified to its
superior excellence. 1t counteracts any
tendency of a cold to result in pnen-
monia.
For sale by all druggists and dealers
i'm patent medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
UP to Date.

We have recently added, and will
continue to keep supplied with new and
improved type and printing material,
cards, paper, envelopes. ETC., and can
promptly execute any job printing re-
CURED at the lowest prices.
Give US a call when you want ANY
THING in the JOB PRINTING line.
We can give you the best 1t the Lowest
prices, and il y0n will call and see SAM
ples and get prices You will be con-
WINGED of that fact.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
THREE JURORS R
OF Cholera Morbus With One Small
Bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy

Mr. G. w. Fowler. of Hightower, Ala.
relates an experience he had while serv-
ing on a petit jury in a murder case at
Edwardsville, county seat Of Clebourne
county, Alabama. He says: while
there ] ate some fresh meat and some
s0use meat, and it gave me cholera
mOlb bus in Il very severe form. | wac
never more sick in my life, and SEM to
the drug store for a certain cholera
MIXTURE, but the druggist vent me u
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy instead, saying
that he had what | sent for, but that
this medicine was SO much better he
would rather send il to me in the fix /
was in. / took u dose of it and was
better in five minutes. The second dose
cured me entirely. Two fellow jurors
were afflicted 10 the same manner and
one 25c bottle cured the three of us.n
For sale by all druggists and dealers
in patent medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
Attacked by a Mob

and beaten 10 a labor riot until covered
with sores. a Chicago street car conduc-
tor applied Bncklen's Arnica SaIye and
was soon sound and well. II use it in
my family.n writes G.. j. WEIGH. of Te-
koHsha, Mich, .tand find it perfect
Simply great for cuts and burns. Only
26c at all drug stores.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy,

This 10 q medicine OF great worth and
merit. Try it when you have q cough
or cold. and you are c~ertainto be pleased
with the quick relief which il affords.
It is pleasant to take and can always
be- depended upon.
For sale BY all druggists and dealers
In patent medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23

Iii spite Of the fact that the yellow
fev6F m0sQuiko has had the center 0f
The stage our old friend, the anopheles,i
has been st8adiiy working the malaria
pumpa all season.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
Town RESIDENCE FoR SALE.
Sept. 2,

A comfortable new six-room cottage, with
kitchen and other Outh0nses and five acres of
land, all under fence and In flrst-class condi-
ton, will be r0id cheap for cash or on liberal
terms of credit.
For particulars apply at this office or to
MRS. g. w. HUrEPETH,
Dec II, 1604-h Opel0usas.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23

The editor of a Kansas paper says lie
will accept tainted money on subscrip-
tions, but insists that butter and eggs
shall be fresh.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
Cured Of Lame Back After is Years
of Suffering.

II had been troubled with lame back
for fifteen years, and I found q com
plete recovery in the use of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm says John G.. Bisher,
Gillian. Ind. This liniment is also
without an equal for sprains and all
brniseH.
For sale by all druggists and dealers
In patent medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23

When potatoes are baked in their
skins they will prove nice and mealy if
q small piece is cut off one end to allow
the steam to escape while cooking.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23

The man who knows a good job Of
printing is the kind we like to print
for. He usually knows what he wants
and we do the rest.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
Town Residence for sale

In q desirable neighborhood In Opelousas,
with an entire square OF land, well shaded with
about 3 squares from the Courthouse, S squares
from High School, Q squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House is two story,
brick basement, 8 rooms, four freplaces, out
buildings, etc. all under good fence. viii be
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and balance
on time to suit. Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23

Ii is very generally believed that the
Equitable was pretty we'll skinned be-
fore it's Hyde was rem0ved.-Commoner
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23
CHAMBERLAIN HUNT AGA
DENY,
Port Gibson, Mississippi.

Magnificent new brick buildings, the most
complete i'll the South for a Boys Boarding
School. Ninety rooms. Steam heat. Electric
Healthful location in "hill country Superior
dicipline. Home influences. Thorough instrnc.
ton. Military training. Number limited, Ger
titieate admits to Universities. For catalogue
address, W, G. GUTHRIE, Principal.
June 10. 19O5-3m
The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-23

State OF Louisiana, /
Parish OF st. Landry.
/ have examined the within and foregoing
act Of incorporation, and find nothing therein
in conflict with the Constitution and Laws of
the State OF Louisiana; and I therefore approve
same.
Witness my signature at Opelonsas, La, this
9Th day OF September, a. ID. 1905.
Signed, r. I. GARLAND,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07

dent as having occurred TIA Totin's
park, and that intoXication was the
cause OF the drowning. Below we
reprint from the State Issue that
Rev. Mr.. Carhart makes to set Mr..
Tobin right before the people. Mr..
Tohin, since he has owned the grove,
has insisted all the time that there
Shall be no Intoxicating liquors sold
or drank on the grounds and he has
enforced the condition a number of
times. Mr.. Tobin is endeavoring to
run a clean and respectable place at
the park and he is entitled to con-
siderable praise for maintaining such
clean conditions. Mr.. Carhart did
not Intentionally or knowingly do Mr..
Tobin such an injustice, and as a
temperance mar squite conservative.
His statement eXunelales Mr.. Tobin
completely:
MIR. Jas. Tobin, owner of Iobin's
park, has just visited our Office and
IN a very gentlemanly and courteous
manner called attention to a serious
mistake in the article which appears
in the July issue entitled "IntoXicat-
ed-Drowned." He states that he is
the owner of Tobin's park that the
young man mentioned was drowned
near Whites mill instead of at his
park +: that he does not deal IN or use
Intoxicating liquors of any kind: and
that he does all in his power to pre-
vent the bringing of liquors into the
park. Naturally he feels aggrieyed
that his name should be brought into
the connection in which it appears.
We sympatllize with him most heart
lily. and in accordance with our fixed
principle Of action in such a case
we wish to do all we can to correct
the injustice done Mr.. lobin. This
error would not have occurled except
for a mis-report in one of the daily
papers from which we dsrived our in
formation. and from our s%upposing
this Mr.. Tobin to be the man of that
name who does sell liquor in one OF
the Mitchell saloons. Fortunately
but ITO copies OF the July issue have
left the office and IN all the remain
ing 340O this correction will appear.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
Bib, A c0MEDY Of TOYS
This Novel Entertainment to be Pre-
sented Under Auspices Of st.
Mary's Guild.

One OF the most attractive novelty
entertainments that has been given
in Mitchell in a long time will be
presented at the city hall Friday and
Saturday evenings, July I and 8. en-
titled, "Blbi, a Comedy of Toys
1t will be presented under the aus
pieces of st. Mary's Guild, and under
the direction of Carrie McCune, as
sisted by about so home people.
This delightful program represents
a toy Shop conducted by the Toyman
and his daughter, and many OF those
taking part represent the stiff and
stately, odd and silent dolls and ami
mails therein exhibited for sale. A
fairy comes slong with her wand and
bottle OF smelling Salts and awakens
them and fills them with life. Then
the jumping jacks tie the daughter
while the old man sleeps and pande-
monium reigns supreme. The animal
toys jump and caper about; one doll
elopes with the Man in the Moon.
Dolls, fairies and brownies appear
each in his or her Appropriate role.
The Sandman puts the daughter
TO sleep and the night is spent in
merriment with songs, dialogues,
marches, drills and other figures and
movements.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
CIRCUS DAY A GREAT One
Barnum & Bailey's Appearance
Mitchell will be Hummer in
its Experience

Barnum & Bailey's greatest show
on earth is coming to the city in the
immensely which, during the past
five years, has staggered all Europe.
This is its fifth return to America
from foreign lands. Each time it
has come back with numerous addi-
tional features and this time it has
come back with such a array of nov.
elites and innovations that it will
absolutely disarm those pessimists
who have been speaking of tie circus
as being "the same old thing" This
time it must be said that it is all a
new thing, and according to the
reports in the newspapers of New
York and elsewhere, where it has
been seen since it returned, it is
simply impossible to do it justice by
any attempt at verbal description.
| Not only is it fully twice as large in
respect to the numbers of men,
beasts, tents, Cars, and all other forms
of paraphernalia, but is proportion
ately greater in point Of merit. MI.
James A. Bailey, who is the control
ling owner of this vast exhibition,
has been it's guide and mentor for
the past quarter OF a century. No.
other Snowman or combination Of
sho wInen in the world has either the
capital or experience of Mr.. Bailey.
He has determined to celebrate his
return to his home by presenting an
exhibition so vast and varied that
it will mark an epoch in the history
of the shows of the world. 1T is
scarcely too much to say that the
visit of this great exhibition to this
city ought to be regarded as an hon
or, for when it comes it will place the
people of this community upon the
same plane, as far as entertainment
goes, with the people Of all the great
capitals Of the civilized world, such
as Paris, Berlin. Vienna, Brussels,
Munich, Budapest, Rotterdam and
others of the great metropolitan
cities of civilization. Indeed, it
might be said that it will place
them above these, because the show
as it will be see here will be very
much greater in every respect than
it was when seen in any of the cities
of Europe.
Barnum & Bailey show day will
doubtless attract n of the greatest
crowds ever seen here, and this men
ton of itssize and character is made
as a suggestion to the merchants ..of
this community that they ought to
prepare for the coming OF the great
throng 1T will attract, by the use
OF the columns of this newspaper
to let that throng know what they
will also have to provide for the en-
tertainment Of visitors.
The date Of the exhibition will be
Thursday, July l3.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
LAND is GOING FAST
Wisconsin is Sending Out Many In
vestors to Place Their Money
in Lands.

More legitimate transfers of South
Dakota land will be made this year
than in the last year of the states
big boom, is the statement of the
Sioux City Tribune. Reports from
various parts of the state agree that
the number OF purchases by settlers
and actual investors-not spectators
will exceed the previous big year.
At Orient, 1920 acres we're sold last
Thursday, as an example, and at
Redtield last week 1880 acres passed
into the bands of farmers who sought
it as a permanent investment.
Numerous sales are reported from
Fdmunds, Walworth and Faulk
counties and thirty new families have
just gone into Ispwich with their
household goods.
An interesting situation is reported
from Wisconsin, from which state
many South Dakota farmers and in
vestors have come. Owing to recent
legislation moneys and credits are
not taxed is Wisconsin, and the re-
suit is a drop of l to 2 per cent in
rates Of interest. Consequently there
are many who want to invest their
surplus cash in land instead Of mort
cages, and there would be a great in
fiux into South Dakota from that
state. but for another new law.
Free transportation Of all kinds has
been outlawed and the land and i'm
migration agents must pay their fare
to hunt up settlers and they won't
do it. They are turning their atten-
tion to other states and hundreds of
buyers are coming from Illinois.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
A MONTH OF RAIN
June Record is the Greatest in Years.
and Over Seven Inches of
Water Fell.

June will go.down in the weather
record as a very wet month, in fac
the greatest amount Of moisture has
fallen this month than is disclosed
by the records Of the local govern
ment Observers record.
A very heavy rain visited this sec.
ton during the night of Thursday
and the precipitation amounted to
1.25 inches. This makes a total for
the month of 7.24 inches, all of which
came within a period Of three weeks.
There was no rainfall during the first
week OF June, and it has rained on
an average OF every other day since.
Farmers L complaining of toe
much moisture and they are kept out
Of their corn fields because Of the
abundance of rain. While wheat,
oats and barley are growing rank to
some extent no damage is reported to
the grains as yet, that is, nothing
that is likely to be serious.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
Cast of Characters.

Gluepots, the Toyman. John Porter.
Katy, the shop9irl. Carrie A. Mcclure
Bib. a French doll. .Wauneta Ferris
Angelica, a rag doll. 49,. Mae WEIGH
TopsY, a black doll....Grace Gregory
Sylvania. a retired fairy...... /.
Mona Prescott
Prince Caramel, a gentleman.
!. .............. Louis BeckWith
Sergeant Houbon, a soldier. .....
Earl Waterbury
Capt. Tillerope. a sailor, Harry Slade
The man in the moon.... Dell Becker
The Sandman. Joe Michels
Doll Heads-Una Smith. Marie
Johnston, Blanche Bartlett, Mabel
Maynard, Lucy Thompson, Loise
Wiltse, Lois Anderson, Chloe Bar
rows.
Jumping Jacks-FranK Lyons, Dick
Smith, Morris BARTLETT, Harry Pres
ton, Macdonald Greene. Willie Con-
yes.
Noah's Ark-Frog-Earl Wells.
Owl-Eyerett Johnston. Cat-Ed-
munds Evans. Pig-Fennimore Coop
Paper Dolls-Rose Lyons, Lillian
Mccarthy. Henrietta Mccartney,
Lora Clark, Celestine Burns, Bernice
Morgan, Dakota Mizener, Lenora
Walpole, Dorothy Burright, Irene
Goshe.
Observation-Disclosures Moore, Ry-
lard Klbbee, Edwin Clark, Mark Tip
ton, Harold Mccarthy, Walter
Greene, Clarence Vermilyea, Burr
Wiltse.
japanese Dolls-Leona Doyle, Eli
cen Evans, Edith Calhoun, Ruth
Mizener, Beulah Jackson, Charity
Miner, Grace Doyle, Jean BARTLETT,
Helen Powers.
Firefies-Delight Conyes, Berenice
Upton, Genevieve Branson, Francis
Tremaine, Ruth Manchester, Lola
Morgans. Laura Walrath Lucille
Burns.
Flower Fantasie-Nellie Doyle,
Grace Beckwith, Louiee Bras, Ethel
Priest. Rachel Doyle, Blanche Max
on. Hazel Latllrop, Mae Herbert,
Lillian Bras, Sara Noble, RoXie But
terrified, Nellie Klmble.
Ragtime Chorus-Walter Nolt,
Margie Becker, ELMER Stenwall, Hell
en- Hoon, Ora Wells, Lucille Evans,
John Porter, Marie Kratz.
Mrs. W. a. Hiembe1ger will be the
accompan:st for the entertainment.
Admission: To lower floor IS cents;
to gallery 25 cents. Tickets on sale
at Scaliln's. Gales and Ferlis' drug
stores.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
Will the Parallel Work Out?

Chicago Chronicle: In Russia the
situation begins to assume a sin
lister resemblance to the condi-
tons in France in 1892. In Rus
STA now as in France then, we see
a weak and vacillating monarch, a
corrupt and arrogant aristocracy, a
sullen and disaffected p%easantry and
the working classes of the cities
raising tile red standard Of the COM
mune. The parallel is close enough
to prepare us for anything that may
happen in Russia.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
Jolt for Judicial Dignity.

Cincinnati Inquirer: There are in
timations that Secretary Taft is still
too Young and frisky to think OF
participating in the solemn marches
of the supreme court OF the United
States. AS that august body crossed
the public corridor on the way from
the robing room Judge Taft might
notice some old friend from Cincin-
natti in the throng of spectators.
Then the dignity Of the highest tri-
bunal might take a dreadful drop.
Some n might be encouraged to
even cry out "Hello, BILL"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
ROBBERY AT LOOMS
Postmaster Smith and Wife Held Up
by Two Masked Robbers,
Who Got $4oo,

Two masked robbers with a pair of
revolvers made a successful holdup
of Postmaster Il. j. Smith and his
wife at Loomis Thursday night about
10 O'Clock. They had just moved
their stock of goods and postotfice
fixtures into the new building and
were leaving the store for the night
to go into the frame building, where
the ~postoffice safe still remained.
In conversation with Mr. . Smith
over the phone at midnight he in
formed The Republican of the hold
up. He stated that he and his wife
had just closed the store ana we're
outside in the street to go to the 9TH
re building when d couple of fellows
approached them and ordered them
to hold up their hands. At first
they did not comply, and the demand
was reinforced with an oath that
they would blow their heads OF. The
postmaster and his wife put up their
hands without further delay. The
robbers got something like Sl40 in
cash and 1925 in checks from Mr..
Smith, and then they marched the
pair into the old store building and
opened the safe, which yielded them
s140 more in government stamps.
Roth men wore masks, u with a
white handkerchief and the other
wearing cloth OF a darker material.
The night was SO dark Mr.. Smith
said that he could hardly discern
anything else about the men to de-
scribe them.
The robbery occurred at just about
the time that the delayed Milwau zee
passenger reached Loomis, and Mr..
Smith thought it possible that the
men might have gone to the depot
and boarded the train as il was pull
ing out. Acting on that thought he
called up the Woonsocket authorities
and informed them OF the robbery, so
when the train reached that place
five men YER arrested on suspicion.
Along about midnight the infor-
nation was sent to Mitchell authori-
ties and the chief of police and sher-
If instituted a close search Of the
Milwaukee railroad yards, but no.
body was found.
The loss will come quite heavy on
Mr.. Smith, who has just built a new
store at Loolnis and had moved into
it. 1t is understood that the loss of
the governments money will have to
be made good by him.