St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1905-06-17
Negroes Warned Not to work on Railroad
Construction In Grant.
NO MORE GAMBLING In LAKE CHARLES
Mrs. Thomas Scott Adams Dead--The MalsaR
Blanche Property Sold
Other News.

protesting against TeckleSs CdU
drivers.
Jeanerette is trying to keep the
young ones at home by means of a
curfew law.
The Police Jury of Iberia parish
has passed stock law for the en-
tire parish, to take effect in 1906.
The road tax assessment for La
fayette parish shows a total of
$7,829,7 rs as compared with $6,1S9.75
for 1904, an increase of Sl640.
Gambling in any form is prohib-
tied In Lake Charles, the Board OF
Alderman having passed an ordi-
nance to that effect. The maxi
mum fine is $loo.
s. G. Brown, a car repairer, was
killed in the car yards OF the S. P.
In Lake Charles last Thursday.
His head was severed from his
shoulders and his body horribly
mangled.
Strenuous efforts are being made
to save the railroad and traffic
bridge at Grand Ecore. Ir is en-
dangered by high water in the Red
River. The bridge and other work
cost $4,000.
Clinton, June 9.-The remains Of
Mrs. Sarah Adams, relict of the
late Capt. Thomas s. Adams, once
Secretary of the State Of Louisiana,
was buried here this evening by
the side OF Capt. Adams in the
Harris graveyard.
The Baton Rouge Truth tells us
I. S. Bostick, negro qnack doctor,
who got $50 or sixty days in jail in
the City Court for practieing medi-
cine without a diploma, was given
the same fine in the District Court
for vending drugs.
Negroes have been warned away
from the works of G. ID. f.eeper, who
is constructing tracks for the
Louisiana and Arkansas railway,
north of Tioga. The contractor re-
eeived notice that negroes were not,
wanted in the neighborhood and he
was advised to hire white labor.
Brcaux Bridge, June 10.-The
Breaux Bridge City Council have
under consideration the granting
of franchise to the Bertha Tele-
graph Company. Should they con-
cede the above 1t means another
system added 20 three telegraph
and telephone lines already estab-
lished here.
Lake Charles, June 1O.-The Lake
Charles Board of Health has started
out of crusade for cleanliness,
and at its meeting to-day ordered
that all restaurants, livery stables,
merchants, hotels, private res
licences and i'm fact all places public
or private, shall clean up their
back yards.
The students Of the Louisiana
State University are going to wage
a very persistent campaign this
summer for the establishment of a
well equipped and up to date GYM
.nasium at the college. The plan is
to present the Legislature with a
monster petition asking for an APP
preparation for the purpose of erect
ing and equiping the gymnasium.
Ben Small, col, from Abbeville
bearing letters showing that he is
1l6 years of age, dropped In to see
Town Talk yesterday. He came
from South Carolina to Louisiana
70 years ago, when he was IA years
of age. He is said to be good
man. He does not look over S. to
70 years of age. He is lively on
his feet.-Alexandria Town-Talk.
The Maison Blanche store build
ing in New Orleans was sold last
week to the Commercial National
Bank for $4,000 net. shwartz-
Isaac & CO., the present occupants,
will be re-organized, it is said,