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Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27
FIGHTING YELLOW FEVER.
Fifty-four Deaths and Over One Hun
dred Cases at New Orleans.

New Orleans, July 26.-Last night
in response to the request of the State
Board of Health, the City Board of
Health compiled the figures of suspi-
cious and actual cases of yellow fever
and deaths and the figures as issued
by the state board show between July
18th and July 21st there were about
100 cases suspicious and positive and
twenty deaths.
Since then there have been fifty-four
cases and twelve deaths up to the
oath, making, all told, 154 cases and
thirty-two deaths.
Yesterday there were two deaths.
making thirty-four to date. There are
about fifty cases under treatment. DR..
George B. Young, United States ma
rine hospital service, has been as
signed to take charge of the inspection
of trains, to cooperate with the states
and localities which have instituted
quarantines. and he will make his
headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi.
Prompt daily reports hereafter will
enable the health authorities to keep
an accurate record.
In yesterdays mail was sent out a
circular to every physician in the city
urging the prompt report of all cases
of fever, typhoid. malarial. yellow and
otherwise, so that the appearance Of
new foci may be Immediately establ-
lished, screened and watched.
The doctors are also asked 20 sur.
render any individual opinions they
may have and to cooperate with the
state and federal authorities in as
rigid an application as possible of the
mosquito theory.
Subscriptions are being taken to q
fund of 100000 for the maintenance
of a detention hospital. Sanitation In
the French market quarter. where the
disease incubated, continues. That
section is now probably in more
cleanly condition than 1t has been at
any time since the war.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27
Cripple Creek Drainage Tunnel.

Definite announcement has been
made that the projected drainage tun-
mel will be commenced within sixty
days. Mr.. A. c. Jacquith, who will be
the engineer in charge, has taken
steps to secure ground at the point
where the portal of the tunnel is to be
located. AS two years will probably
be required for its completion. 1t will
be come time before much relief will
be secured. but when completed. the
district will be drained between 700
and 500 feet lower than 1t now is.
The arrangements for rapid prose.
cution of this work include the sink
ing of the El Paso shaft as well as one
at an intermediate point. This will
permit of work being carried on at
four points simultaneously. The three
quarters of million dollars which the
tunnel is to cost has been subscribed.
Mining Reporter.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27
UINTAH LAND OPENING
REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED
Land Commissioners Circular Of In
formation to Those Desiring
to Make Entry.


Washington, July 26.-Land Commits,
sioner Richards yesterday issued cir
cular stating what persons are not
qualified to make homestead entry of
lands Of the Uintah Indian reservation
They are:
"One-Any person who has made a
prior homestead entry and is not en-
titled to make second homestead en-
try.
"Two-A married woman, unless she
has been deserted or abandoned by her
husband.
"Three-One not citizen of the
United States and who has not de-
clared his intention to become such.
'Four-Any one under twenty-one
years of age, not the head of a family,
unless he has served in the army or
the navy of the United State for not
les than fourteen days during actual
war.
"Five-Any one who is the proprie-
tor of more than 160 acres of land in
any state or territory.
"Six-One who has acquired title to
or is claiming under any of the pub
lie land laws, in pursuance of settle
ment or entries made since August 80,
1890, an amount of land other than min
eral land which with the tract now
sought to be entered will exceed in the
aggregate 800 acres"
AS showing what persons under Sec
tion 1 of the circular may enter Uin-
tab lands, it is stated:
Under the act of June 5, 1900, any
person who made homestead entry
and commuted the same prior to June
5, 1900, is entitled to make second
homestead entry under the act of May
20, 1902.
Any person who made a finel FIVE
year proof prior to May II, 1900, on
lands to be sold for the benefit of In
dians and paid the price provided by
law in opening the land to settlement
and who would have been entitled un-
der the free homestead" law to have
received title without such payment,
had not proof been made prior thereto,
is entitled to make a second homestead
entry.
Under the act of April %, 1904, any
person who prior to April %, 1904,
made a homestead entry but was un-
able to perfect the entry on account of
some unavoidable complication of his
personal business affairs, or on account
Of an honest mistake as to the charac-
ter OIL the lanu, provided ne mace
bona fide effort to comply with the
homestead law and did not relinquish
his entry for consideration, is enti
tied to make second homestead en-
try.
Under section of said act, any per
son who has made a homestead entry
of quantity of land containing less
than 160 acres and is still owning and
occupying the same may enter suf-
ficient quantity of lands contiguous to
the lands embraced in his original en-
try to make up the full amount of 160
acres.
Under the act of March 2, 1889, any
person who has made homestead Ell
try for lose .i-~-. co -s.~o una ,Sas fc
ceived receivers final receipt there
from is entitled to enter enough addi
tional land and not necessarily contig
uous to the original entry, to make 16C
acres.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27
Emulating Mrs. Nation.

Clay Center, Kan, July 26.-Eight
prominent temperance women smashed
n Joint at Industry owned by John
Peterson. With hatchets they broke
open a barrel Of whisky and several
cases of beer. Six men were in the
Joint drinking. The women knocked
the glasses from their hands. The
joint was thoroughly wrecked. Peter
son has left for his home in Junction
City.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27
OIL Fire Extinguished.

Houston. Tex. July 26.-The fire in
the Texas company's tanks at the
Humble oil fields is practically extin-
guished. There Is stll bit OF oil in
the bottom of the eleventh tank. but
this. 1t is thought, will be burned out
before morning The cEarred remains
of eight persons have been found and
the search still continues.
The loss is now estimated at $685..
200 ip oil and tank damage.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27
More Texas OIL Burned.

Beaumont. Texas, July 2G.-The loss
suffered by the Texas company at the
Humble oil field by the burning of ap-
proximate.y 100000 barrels of oil was
further augmented yesterday at Sour
Lake. where lightning struck tank
containing 10000 barrels belonging to
the same company, and another tank
containing 100000 barrels all of which
will be destroyed. Loss. $4,000.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

The daughter of Plttsburg million
aire has just been married to an Eng
lishman whose title at present is
merely that of captain. But he is
the son of lord who in the natural
course OF events. and provided he II
decent about 1t, will die.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

The Shawmut group OF mines on
Round mountain, in Bonanza district.
six miles south Of Alder station on the
Alamosa branch of the Rio Grande
railway. were transferred recently to
the Shawmut Gold Mining and Milling
Company for consideration said to
have been 100000. The new company
is installing a plant Of machinery com.
prising sixty-horse power hoisting
plant and all other necessary equip
ment.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27
President Of War COLLEGE.

Washington. d. c.. July 26.-Briga-
dier General Thomas II. Barry has
been selected for president of the war
college at Washington. General Barry
is now in Manchuria with the Russian
army. and no order will be issued as.
signing him to his new duties until he
returns to the United State-.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Virginia courts still take the lead.
Judge Harrison, Of Winchester. has
Just decided that rich wives who en-
ploy their poverty stricken husbands
on a farm must allow them enough
salary to enable them to pay their
honest debts.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

The English language must be ap-
preaching bankruptcy when the news.
papers find 1t necessary to use the
word "mischievous" to describe the
boy who puts a lighted cannon cracker
In q comrades pocket.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Down in New Hampshire recently a
man swan mile for the purpose OF
being on time at his wedding. Even
at that he probab'y had to wait for
the bride to put the finishing touches
,on her primping.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Instead OF returning to the mines
from the smelter at Encampment
empty. the buckets on the aerial tram
way are now filled with wood which is
used for fuel ut the Ferris.Haggarty
mines at Battle Lake, Wyoming. The
mines are shipping more ore now than
ever before In order to keep tho
smelter supplied.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

The sultan of Turkey has ordered q
pack of British-bred man-tracking
dogs to safeguard his person in his
palace at Constantinople and to hunt
Turkish criminals. This seems q
slander on Constantinople's finest"
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Wizard Burbank may be able to pro-
duce tomato that tastes like fruit,
but what the world more particularly
desires just now is that he evolve q
cantaloupe that will taste like can.
taloupe.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

One Of the wittiest of the epigrams
OF the commencement season was
that quoting meii whose actions are
much open to criticism as saying: II
like to do right. do as like. There
fore, l always do right"
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

1T is" says the Florence (Ga.)
Times, much more comfortable, both
to yourself and the rest of the world,
to be pleasant ass than an unpleas-
ant bear" But why be either an ass
or a bear?
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

A large boulder, IL feet high and 15
feet in diameter, is the monument
over Joe Jefferson's grave. 1t is sug-
Cestive of the great actors love of
nature.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Harvard almost won in the great
rowing race with Yale, but the almost
counts for no more in this worlds at
fairs than the never-did.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

All the members of the University Of
Pennsylvania rowing crew have been
marked deficient in their studies. The
University of Pennsylvania must sadly
lack local pride.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

The price of cotton went up dol
lar minute in Wall street the other
day. Some of the lambs must have
had nothing but wool.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

The New York World gravely asks:
Are pretty teachers best?" Homely
old ladies will consider such ques-
ton ridiculous.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Philadelphia is really waking up.
The people of that city have discov-
cred that the grade crossing ought to
be abolished.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Woman is lucky creature. She is
never without one great comfort. No
matter what happens she can revel in
a good cry.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

1t must be easy to invent war cries
IN Russia; for instance, there's the
governor of LODI: abolish Obolosh-
eff"
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Tom Lawson probably was dealing
in futures when he wickedly suggest
ed that a certain man had not yet Sc
cured control of the sulphur combina'
ton.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Mosquitoes routed gang Of Italian
ilaborers at Corona, L. l. Most of US,
indeed, are forced to strike" when
the mosquito gets to work.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

1t is only slight consolation to
be assured that the man who invented
the torpedo cane will get his just dues
in the next world.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

One Of the magazine poets has fur.
nished lay entitled, Il Would Not
See Her Face Again." Probably she
tried to find out why the cannon
cracker wouldn't go of.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

1t was just as hot last summer and
will be again next summer. Don't be-
1ieve the fellow who talks otherwise.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

"A Denver man who smashed his
automobile rather than run over boy
is in class all by him1elf.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

Gaynor and Greene probably take a
malicious satisfaction in spending all
their stealings in Canada.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

The great American pie is now made
by machinery, and the next step will
be to have it eaten by machinery.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

This year it is the grape crop that
As to be failure. 1t is well to know
the worst at once.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

If there are any other kinds Of trou-
BILE floating around, Russia is likely
to find them.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-27

An Englishman has succeeded in
growing jet black roses. But why
have roses if they're not red?
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22
A Novel Case.

A case unique in the annals of
st. Landry, at least of recent
years, was before the District
Court this week. Mr.. Adelma
Guidry, member of the Police
Jury for the Third ward, claiming
that one of the road contractors
in his ward had failed to comply
with the terms of his contract,
refused to approve his claim, and
the said contractor thereupon i'll
stituted suit against the parish
for the amount alleged to be due
him. 1t is go unusual tor the
Police Jury to refuse to pay any
bill placed before it that we has
ten to place this matter to their
credit, and particularly to the
credit of Mr.. Guidry; for, while
we are not very we'll acquainted
with the fucts and merits of the
present case, we know enough Of
the manner in which the parish
funds are usually administered to
be inclined to believe that there
must have been strong grounds
for Mr.. Guidry and the Police
Jury to take the stand they did,
and we are therefore encouraged
to look upon this very novel case
as hopeful sign for the future.
So mote it be.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22
Letter to l.. j. DOssman.
OPELOUSAS.

Dear Sir: The way to buy paint
is to 60 by the name. There is
name never seen on sham paint
or weak paint or short short
measure paint: Devoe.
There are hundred different
names in paint. Some are sham;
some weak; some short-measure;
and some all three.
If there is another such paint
as Devoe lead-and-zinc, we don't
know it. There are a few fairly
| good paints; a few; only one De-
voc. A gallon Devoe is worth a
gallon-and-a-half of those few.
MrAaron Higgins, of Plainfeld,
n j, always used Is gallons OF
mixed paint for his house. Last
spring he bought Is gallons OF
IDevoe and had 4 gallons left.
Yours truly,
|6O F w DEyoE & Co
P Sd B Sandoz sells our pain
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

.The People," edited and pub
'lished in Baton Rouge by Leon
.Jastremski, the gallant and fear
less champion of Democracy, has
reached its second year. ''The
People" has always been bright,
vigorous and interesting, and is
an authority on the issues in which
the masses in Louisiana are direct
" concerned. We wish The Peo-
nle and its editor the fullest sue
cess.-Shreveport Caucasian.
The above will be heartily en-
dorsed by thousands Of the bes'
Democrats in the State.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22
srOCKHOLDERs MEETING.

sunset Cotton Oil Company, Ltd. March, Gath.
1906
In conformity with the charter OF the Sunset
Cotton Oil Co., Ltd. the annual meeting OF the
stockholders Of this company wsll be held az
the office OF the company In Sunset, La.' Oh
Monday, May g. 1905,
at o'clock .. m, and notice is hereby gwen
shat there win be an election OF inc t0I direct
ors from the stockholders Of the company, and
the advisability of reducing the number of d.
rectors from nine t9) to seven ~ ana chanslnR
the time Of service of directors from ~ year -
three fs) years, will he discussed. All STOCK
holders are requested to attend.
By order of President, NORMAN MAYER
| A. ]. GAsCHEN. Secretary.
| April /, 1905-lm
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

The progressive young ladies
and gentlemen of Opelousas con-
template giving our citizens a
surprise in the shape of Flower
Carnival ON May 29th. So far 80
entries have already been secured,
and the management has been
promised additional support to
make the display success.
In the merry month of May.
When the whole world is gay,
You should cast dull care away,
And help out the Flower Display.
j. G. Pierce.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Mayor III. Fusilier Of Eunice
was reelected last week after one
of the most spirited municipal
contests in the history Of the
town. His majority was twenty
votes over the opposition candi-
date, A. Lafeur. The members
of the new. council are E. Tate.
A. FusiIier, j. j. Stagg, A. L.
Boudreaux. T. e. Fruge.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

We have large stock of cuts
Of all kinds for the display OF ad-
yertisements or job work. We
have the type to please anybody
and the material to do the work
. IF YOU want the. best job work, o.
want to advertise to the greatest
number Of readers, the COURIER
office Is the place.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22
Another Railroad Project.

A telegraphic dispatch from
Crowley in last Tuesdays Plea
yune says: i
Former Lieutenant Governor
r. S. Snyder was in Crowley Sat-
urday and Sunday comforting with
leading citizens with reference to
q new railroad project which, if
brought to successful issue,
would give this city a northern
and eastern outlet in competition
with the Southern Pacific. Gov.
Snyder stated that he represents
a railroad corporation owning 8
per cent of the railroad mileage
of the United States, but he is
not at liberty to name the COM
pany. He states, however, that
his principals are about to con-
struct IL trunk line running from
the City of Mexico to the Missis-
sippi River, and that this line will
pass through DeQuincy, in Calca-
sieu parish, thence east through
Calcasieu parish and the southern
part of St. Landry to Opelousas,
and thence to Baton Rouge. The
work on this trunk line, which it
is believed here is being projected
by the Rock Island system, will
begin in this State inside of 80
days. and will be finished within
| l8 months, according to Governor
Snyder.
Jack Neyland is no longer on
the School Board, but (like John
Brown) his spirit is "still march
ing ont" This fact was made
plain at the last meeting Of the
| Board, when an additional teacher
at $50 per month was appointed
| for the Washington school. Long
before Jack was eliminated from
the Board he had succeeded in
running up the expenses of that
school until per capita tuition
there cost more than in any other
school in the parish, and just De-
fore retiring to the shades of pri-
J vate life, he managed, as part
ing kick, to further increase it,
cost. We thought then that ths
limit had been reached. But thi'
caps the climax. We-need a few
"grumblers" and CHECKERS" il
that School Board, just as badl,
as we need some in the Police
Jury.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Last Tuesday evening Mrs Phil
Asher entertained at a children's 9
purify Hi honor OF her bright and
nfstty little daughter, Sylvia, on
Hin accession of her fourth birth
The charming little hostess
geceived and entertained herguests
N most delightful manner, and
delicious refres hments were served
n tha crowd of happy little guests
al abundance.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Farm work in St. Landry has
been very much retarded by the
rains and unreasonable weather,
which fact Of itself will reduce
ahe cotton crop, in addition to the
reduction Of acreage TO be planted.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Dr. Forest g. Braud, resident
medical inspector at Bluefelds,
Nicaragua, G. A., has favored us
With i copy Of "The American, :
published in that city in the Eng
ish langunge, with some Spanish
ia Its advertising columns.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

The Crowley city council has
ordered a special election to vote
upon a proposed five mill tax for
ten years in aid of the Opelousas,
Gulf and Northeastern Railroad.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Thomas H. Lewis, Esq, Presi-
dent of the Opelousas, Gulf and
Northeastern Railroad Co, left
for New York last Tuesday, ac-
aonpanied BY Mr.. Leonce B. Lit
tell, g. D., on business connected
With the new railroad to our town.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

The initiation of the class of
knights of Columbus. which was
to have taken place Sunday, the
30th inst, has been postponed for
a few weeks.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Sandoz, the druggist, has just
received d supply Of oil for the
destruction Of buffalo knats-the
best remedy known for that ter
rible pest.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

The date Of the regular examin-
alton for Louisiana teachers cer-
tifcates has been changed to Aug.
4 and 5.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Attorney-Ge Guion, in an
opinion to State Superintendent
hi Education AsWell, states that
assessors have no right to collect
Submissions on special school
taxes.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

High Masons from all over the
world are assembled at Chicago,
H., to celebrate the golden jubi-
lee of the Oriental Consistory.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Fred l.. Sandoz is selling out a
ane lot Of gentlemen's suits at a
0reat sacrifice to make room for
new stock.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

A mad dog ran amuck in Lafa-
yette parish recently, and de-
stroyed about $1,000 worth of
stock before it was killed. A
number of horses and cows which
were bitten by the animal were
shot at once or subsequently
killed after developing rabies.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

a. reduction Of rs per cent. OF
the acreage Of dust in Opelonsas
would be a relief to our citizens.
Asphalted streets would greatly
reduce the mud and dust nui-
sance.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

The Dupuy municipal ticket was
lefeated at New iberia last Tues
I sdaY by the Laughlin ticket by a
vote of 298 TO 266.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

The 41st anniversary of the bat.
tie of Mansfield was duly eele-
brated at Mansfield on the 8th
inst, big crowd attending.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

The citizens of Monroe have
subscribed ID, 800 To the fund for
Ithe establishment Of the proposed
furniture factory at that point.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

The Louisiana Bankers Assoc
cation will hold their annual
meeting in New Orleans on the
9th and 26th Of the present
month.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Citizens Of Lafayette are enthu-
siastic over the proposition of the
Southern Pacific Railroad to build
hne from that place to Baton
Rouge.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

For rent, a comfortable resi-
dence with necessary onthonses,
ii Opelnusas. Apply to DR.. The
oaene Chachere.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

During 1904 there was an in
crease OF 316 school teachers in
louisiana, the total now being
A779.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

We can supply you with any
kind of groceries from our large
sfock. and we make the prices
right. Allen L. Sandoz e Bro.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

A movement has been started
III New Orleans to invite the Uni-
fed Confederate Veterans to hold
kbeir reunion next year in that
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

Patronize the two cheapest fruit
stands in town, conducted by La
Nasa & Garbo, next to COURIER
Office and J.s *. Sandoz's store.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

For Rent-A residence in Opel
ousas, with large yard and garden.
Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22
gyTl DOLLARS A YEAR in ADVANCE.
S1. 90 for Six Months.

Mrs. J. A. Sabatier and baby.
IA Iota, are visiting relatives here
sirlce Monday.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-22

III you drink wine you want the
best imported and the best Cali
fornia wines. You can always
have them at Allen Z. Sandoz &
nrn