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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-08-04

BY virtue Of writ of fierie facias
issued in the above entitled and num-.
bered suit, dated June 18th 1906. and TO
me directed by the Honorable Nineteenth
Judicial District Court for the Parish OF
st. Martin. -.
have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction TO the last and high
est bidder, at the Court House door, in
in the Town of st. MartinviIle between
the legal sale hours on
Saturday .Aususte 4th 1906,
the following described property TO wit:
A certain town lot situated id the
town of Breaux Bridge. Parish of ST.
Martin, Louisiana, measuring 40 feet
front on Bridge street by 200 feet. more
or less in depth. bounded horribly Bridge
street. South by the property Of DIR. II. 2.
Guilbeau, East by property of Mrs. Numa
Cormier and West by Street. together
with said lot the buildings and i'm prove
ments thereon.
Seized to satisfied said above mention
ed writ.
Terms-CASH.
Sheriff's Office this 23rd day Of June
1906.
JOSEPH PELLERIN,
Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-08-04
Stomach Troubles and Constipation

Stomach Troubles and Constipation.
No one can reasonably hope for good
digestion when the bowels are cOntipa-
ted. MIR. Chas. Baldwin, of Edwardville,
III says: Il suffered from chronic con-
stipatiOn and stomach troubles for seve-
raj years. but, thanks to Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets, am almost
cured" Why not get package of these
tablets and get well and stay we'll?
Price % conts. Samples free.
For sale by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-08-04
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4 LOCAL NEWS. A
N90 6@=y

~ 6&=y
DO not fail to register. Do it
Mr.. E. j. Olivier of Lafayette
was in town this week.
We learn that a new Grand
jury was drawn this week.
Judge o. Broussard of Breaux
Bridge was in town Tuesday.
Mayor G. ID. Domengeaux of
Breaux Bridge was here Tuesday.
Miss Clara Harlan of Houma
is here visiting the Misses Bassett
Mrs. Bud Thomas aud children
of Breaux Bridge are visiting here.
AT Duchamp Feed Store you
will lind gasoline wholesale aud
retail
Mrs. Armand Provost OF JEAN
erette is here visiting her mother,
Mrs. Casimir Wilt.
Chief Justice Joseph A. Breaux
of the Supreme Court was here
Thursday Oh short visit.
The town authorities had q
force Of men employed this week
IN cutting down the tall weeds.
Mr.. Armand Clement returned
last Saturday from Houston, Tex,
where he passed several days.
Miss Aline Bourdier of Breaux
Bridge passed several days here
with her sister, Mrs. j. c. Bien-
Venu.
Grown Soda Pop in Bottle made
from distilled water, Crown Bot
fling Works.
Misses Marie aud Lucie Lo-
Hnand of Crowley are visiting here,
the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Fe-
lix Eastin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert DeBlanc
of Breaux Bridge are spending a
few days here with Mrs. Il. De-
Blanc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Durand went
TO New Orleans this week. Mrs.
Durand will go to Biloxi to spend
BONE time.
Miss Louise DeLassds OF New
Orleans is visiting at the home OF
her brother, Mr.. Edward DeLas-
sus of this parish.
Have your old Bicycle made
new at L. Bienvenu's repair shop.
Materials of all kinds always on
hand. Everything in the bicycle
line.
Mr.. Lionel Bienvenu of Opelou-
sas, the popular representative OF
Stauffer, Eshleman & Co.. was do
Ing lively business here the lat
ter part of last week.
Catahoula Lake is the popular
resort this year, fish is biting nice
ly and the number of people who
90 there to spend day or a week
is very large.
Alfalfa Hay 65e at L. Bienvenu'
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-08-04
Nineteenth Judicial District Court,
No
BREAUX BRIDGE BANK

bkEAUA BklDGE BANK
LUG A. THIBODEAUX, APOLINAIRE
PATIN. RENE j. THIBODEAUX, ALEX
ANDRE PATIN. CLEBERT HOLLIER
and CASTOR PATIN.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-08-04

Other brands may have equally good SOLES in SOME Oh
their shoes, but uniformly reliable the "1U-
LANES Your choice of Russia Calf Vici Kid Patent Kid
and Patent Cabin any shape, any sze any width See
window.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-08-04
SHERIFFS SALE.

State of Louisiana, Parish of st. Martin
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

; his recent trip to Panama. That this
new type of ship is the coming crusier
and desirable adjunct to the navy is
the prevailing opinion among naval
constructors and engineers.
The Montana's length on water line
Is SOP feet; breath at low water line,
u feet 10 1-2 inches; mean draught
on trial displacement, 25 feet; mean
draught at maxium load, ~ feet; coal
bunker capacity, 1000 tons. The
steaming radius at 10 knots will be
$500 knots; steaming radius at full
speed, about 3,1OO knots.
The armor of the Montana is of suf-
ficent thickness to Withstand the i'm
pact of projectiles fired at fighting
range from vessels carrying guns of
the same calibre as those she carries.
The armor-plate protection ranges
from nine inches for the turrets to
five inches for the belt.
The cruiser will have very heavy
armament. The main battery will
consist of four 10-inch breech-loading
rifles, As calibre in length; sixteen g.
inch rapid-fire, so calibre in length.
The secondary battery will have twen-
ty-three 3-inch rapid-fire guns, twelve
3-pounder automatic and two one
FOUNDER rapid-fire guns, two 3-inch
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

field pieces, two machine guns of 80
calibre, and six automatic guns of 80
calibrc
The ammunition and sheel rooms
will be so arranged that onehalf the
total supply of ammunition will be
carried at each end of the ship. For
handling siX-inch and three-inch am
munition the ship will be provided
with central passage extending COM
pletely from the forward to the after
magazines, and four passages at each
end to extend sufficient distance for
ward and aft to provide for handling
the ammunition within the armor pro-
lection on the docks above.
The propelling engines will be of
the vertical, twin-screw. four-cylinder,
triple-expansion type of a combined
indicated horsepower of $4,000. The
steam pressure will be $50 pounds and
the stroke four feet. The engines will
be located in two separate watertight
compartments.
The arrangement of quarters pro-
vides ample accommodations for the
following complement: One COM
manding officer, one flag officer, one
chief of staff, nineteen ward-room Of
ffcers, twelve junior officers, ten war;
rant officers, S14 men, including 60
marines, total of S5S.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
NEW CRUISER, montana, WAS LAUNCHED TODAY

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Newport News, Va, Dec. 15.-The
armored crusier Montana was launch
ed today at the yards of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock COM
pany in the presence of distinguished
guests from the state for which the
vessel is named and number of navy
and army officials. AS the big bulk
left the ways and took her maiden
plunge in the ripping waves of the
James River, Miss Minnie Conrad, of
Great Falls, raised the be-ribboned
bottle of champagne and dashed it
against the receding wall of steel, eX-
claiming 81 christen thee Montana"
AS the Montana gilded into the river,
there was great cheer from the spec
tatcrs, the band played "The Star
Spangled Banner" and the steam
whistles in the shipbuilding plant and
on the vessels in the harbor gave the
new defender of the flag loud and
enthusiastic welcome.
OF 14,500 tons displacement, the
Montana will be one of the most pow
erful cruisers constructed. In nearly
every detail she is a sister ship to
the Tennessee and the Washington,
the two crack crusiers that were sell
ected to escort President Roosevelt on
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
Coroner's Jury Renders Yer
dict &c Crookston Exonerat-
ing Trainmen.
NO ONE IS, THEREFORE, TO Be
HELLO STRICTLY RESPONSIBLE
Inability Of Engineers to Locate Hixon
Siding Was Cause of Accident and
Likewise the Cause of Deaths Of
Fheman Johnson and Brakeman
Carey.
Special to The Evening T,.e..

Special to The Evening" Tines.
Crookston, Minn., Dec. 15.-The
jury in the inquest over the death of
D. v. johnson and w. J. Carey re-
ported that the collision of Trains
1923 and AS was caused by the fact
that the crew on No 1923 could not see
Hixon station, where they were sup
posed to meet No. AIS. The bad storm
on the morning of the wreck made #
impossible to note the place. and as
a result they went on and eollided
with the other train.
The wreck occurred last week near
Crookston and in it Carey and John
son were killed. The jury said that
on account of the storm no person
could be held strictly responsible for
the affair.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
MEETING Of Fat MEn'SS"
CLUB Was HELD TO-DAY

Associated Press to The Evening Tlmes.
Wells River, VT, Dec. 15.-Extremely
weighty questions were discussed
about the board at Hale's Tavern
today. The matters discussed concern
ed neither the dispute with Japan nor
the proposed inheritance tax, but were
simply questions of avoirdupois. The
occasion Of the gathering was the an
nual meeting of the New England Fat
Mems club. The club now number over
500, and Arthur H. Moulton of Port
land, Me-. is still the weightiest MEM
ber, tipping the beam at 412. The
meeting concludes with an elaborate
game banquet this evening, at which
Representative E. B. Finn of Spring.
field is to act as toastmaster.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
STANDARD0|['S
QUARTERLY:
D|vvY
Ten Million Dollar Dividend
Turned Over to Stock
holders Today.
ROCKY" TO GET LIONS
ShAkE Uf Rt mtlUn
Company Has Paid Profits Of SSO1,-
100000 In Past Seven Years Since
Its Formation in 1S901Aheut $500
Persons Are Fortunate Enough b.
Own Trusts Stock.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, Dec. 15.-Among the
$500 persons who are fortunate
enough to be stockholders of the
Standard Oil company there was dis
tributed today the sum Of $4,000, 900,
representing quarterly dividend Of
SO per share. This is the final divi-
dend for 1906 and brings the total
dividends for the year up to 40 per cent,
which is the same as was disbursed
last year. In the seven years since
the formation Of the Standard OIL
company of New Jersey. in 1899, the
enormous total Of 1901, 100000 has
been paid in dividends. OF this total
It is estimated that more than $780,
100000 has gone to John D. Rookie
feller.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

day. The result may not be announc-
ed for some time, as it is believed it
will take weeks to count the ballots.
The opening of bids to complete the
building of the Panama canal. which
was to have taken place during the
coming week, has been postponed un-
til January.
The association of Virginians in
New York City will on Wednesday
night give a notable banquet at Del
monico's in celebration of the Booth
anniversary of the sailing of the Sara
Constant, Godspeed and Discovery,
from Backwall, England, for Virginia,
being the inception of English COL
onial enterprises in America.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
Minneapolis CRIME.
Central Avenue Candy Store
Held Up and Proprietor
Fatally Shot.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Minneapolis. Dec. 15.-C. A. Schmidt,
proprietor Of a candy store at 122 Gen.
tral avenue, was shot and probably
fatally injured by lone highwayman,
who held up the store at IL o'clock to-
day. Carl Rasmussen, who went to
Schmidt's assistance, was knocked
down with club and made unconsci-
GUS. The highwayman escaped but
the police are securing the city,
searching for him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

ceived. The light plant has been,
closing down at ten o'clock at night.
One car of soft coal was pnrceled ont
to sixty families. There are over
twenty-five cars of coal ON the road
enroute to this city.
Lakota, N. D., Dec. t5.-The fuel
situation here is bad. Several cases
of actual distress have been reported.
and people are sharing their coal
with those who have no fuel
Berthold, N. d., Dec. 15.-The fuel
situation here is bad. There is very
little coal in town. and as a result.
much inconvieneace has resulted. No
cases of suffering have been reported
yet.
Lansford, N. D., Dec. 15.-Appeats
have been sent out from here for coal.
The city has been in dire want for a
few days, and with the bad storm of
the past two days, matters were made
worse. Coal must be had at once, or
suffering will result.
Sherwood, N. D., Dec. 15.-Sherwood
people are up good and strong against
a car, coal and oil famine. Unless
relief comes soon there will be no end
of hardships in both the town and
country. Every coal dealer here sold
his last pound of coal, hard and soft,
over a week ago, and the supply Or
dered the first of October is still on
the way. A good many families are
now scratching around after scraps of
pine boards or a few sticks of cord
wood where they can be found.
Others are burning straw.
Balfour, N. d., Dec. 15.-There is a
coal famine in this city. One car of
coal was received here this week, and
in three hours it was all gone. Two
more cars arrived yesterday, and were
sold in six hours. The Balfour Roller
Mills is running short time, and the
Harvey mill has been closed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

of the California Promotion commit
tee. The initial session, following the
welcome and responses and the work
of organization, was given over to a
discussion Of the harbors of Califor-
MIA, which was selected as the main
theme of the conference. The meeting
concludes tonight with banquet, for
which preparations on an elaborate
scale have been completed. The large
and representative attendance gives
promise of a most successful meeting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
An Advance News Forecast Of the Coming Weeks Important Events
Associated Pres. to The Evening Times.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-Having
INDUCED in the usual preliminary
skirmishing, congress is prepared to
enter upon the real work Of the ses-
sion with the beginning Of it's third
week. To start the ball rolling the
president will on Monday send in his
special message on Panama, giving
his observations and recommendations
regarding isthmian affairs, based on
his recent visit to Panama.
The period of two months fixed for
the voting to decide who shall control
the Mutual and the New York Life IN
surance companies will expire Tues
day, and the polls will close on that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

Sixteen persons, in as many differ
ent states, are under sentence to pay
the death penalty for murder next
Friday-four days before Christmas.
This number is the largest sche-
duled for any one day in many years.
No pugilistic contests Of unusual
importance are slated for the coming
week, but in the baseball world there
will be an event of interest in the an
nual meeting of the Southern league,
to be held in Birmingham the latter
part of the week. The meeting will
award the 1906 pennant to Birming-
ham, re-elect President Cavanaugh
and transact a quantity of other busi-
ness
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
OLD IN SERVICE,
Associated Presv to The Evenine Times

Ao1Vctuteu = 1eDs 10 Iuc 0VenunB VImeDs
Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-Jere-
miah c. Lott, the oldest Indianian in
the government service here, will to-
morrow celebrate his eighty-second
birthday. For more than forty-four
years continuously Mr.. Lott has been
connected with the internal revenue
bureau of the treasury department,
and during all that time he has never
been reported late, and has seldom
been absent from his desk.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
A STATE DINNER.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-The
first of the seasons state dinners in
honor of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt takes place this evening
with Vice-President and Mrs. Fair
banks as the host and hostess. The
cabinet members and their wives will
follow in entertaining.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

"Ah, beautiful lady," said the trance
medium, 'you have come to find out
who your future husband is to be, is it
not?"
"Not much," retorted the lady."I
come to find out where my absent
present husband is when he's alb
sent" Philadelphia Press.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
Terrific Gale on Lake Superior
Causes Loss of Life and
Shipping.
The WREckER MAM|sT|QuE
AND 81 MEN MISSING
When Last Seen She Was Towing the
Ireland, a Disabled Vessel, to Du.
luth-Tug Crosby, Which Went to
the Rescue, Severely Damaged
Another Vessel Reported Sunk.

Associated Press to Tle. Evening Times.
Bayfield,, Wis, Dec. l5.-The steamer
ireland from which the crew was re-
moved yesterday afternoon is today re-
ported to have sunk near Sand Is
land. No news is yet available from
the wrechng steamer Manistique
which had 81 men abroad and which
has been missing since last evening
when the Ireland was abandoned. The
Manistdque and tug nai been towing
the ireland to Duluth for repairs. The
Manistique when last seen was appar-
emily drifting out into the open lake,
and seemed disabled, as she made no
response to distress signals from the
Ireland. The wind was blowing q gale
at the time, and the tAerometer was
10 below zero.
Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 15-A speci-
al to The Evening Wisconsin from
Ashland, Wis, says:
No trace has been found of the
missing steamer Manistiqae which dis
appeared in the darkness of Sand Is-
land at z o'clock last night. There
was only one small boat at Bayfield,
to send out and that is, the Tug Cros-
by, which figured in the senational
rescue of the crew Of the Ireland.
The Crosby suffered injuries by
humping into the Ireland and was
leaking badly. It has been patched
up and will be sent out at about noon,
as far as 1t is safe, but the seas are
too rough to allow it to venture out
far beyond the island. Captain Min
skey of the Ireland will be in charge
of searching expedition.
In an interview today, the first mate
of Ireland said:
1--WE were forced to turn in the hea-
Wy seas. 1t was about o'clock. The
Manistique was towing up and the
tug Crosby was following. Suddenly
the tow line broke and caught in our
wheel and the sea broke our ruider.
Continued on Page ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

HTfsboro, N. D., Dec 15.-The above
telegram was received by Governor E.
Y. Sarles last night, as result of a
message sent to Elliot in regard to
the coal shortage at Maddox. The
Maddox Commercial club made the
appeal TO- Governor Sarles, and he
took immediate action. When seen to-
day, Governor Sarles stated that the
Maddox complaint on coal shortage
was tho only one received by him.
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 15.-The fuel sup
ply in this city is very low. and several
of the dealers are unable to take care
Of ordera The shortage is felt on all
kinds of fuel, but shipments are ex-
pected at any time, and no suffering
will result.
Rolla, N. D., Dec. 15.-The fuel pro-
position has been serious one here.
1t has been necessary to go to Gronna
and haul wood here, but the situation
was not relieved. One car of soft
coal was received this week, but it
was not enough to go around, and
many are still short of fuel. Coal
must be gotten here at once, or suf-
fering will result.
Devils Lake, N. D., Dec. 15.-The
fuel situation here is better than it
has been for some time. The first
of the week, a fuel famine seemed
eminent, but during the last two or
three days, several shipments of coal
and wood have been received. 1t is
believed that the crisis is past For
few days, Manager Kerlin of the light
plant has used wood for fuel pur-
poses, and has been obliged to close
the plant at midnight.
Rugby, N. D., Dec. 15.-The schools
of this city have been closed on ac-
count of the fuel shortage. They will
not reopen until the regular winter
term, and it is hoped that by that
time, that coal will have been re-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

Associated Fress to The Evening Times.
San Francisco, Dec. 15.-The Ex-
aminer publishes the following dis
patch from Honolulu today:
The officers of the transport
Thomas have announced that two
regiments are to be rushed immedi-
ately to the island, in anticipation of
trouble with the Japanese. They alb
solutely refuse to give out any of the
details bearing on the call for troops,
or the reason why the government
feels that soldiers of the United States
are necessary in the island, which at
this time Is overrun by the little
brown men.
It is understood that the mikado
was extremely anxious to secure pos
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
e. 3, HALE Is. ..iE.

Associated Press to The Evenlne Times.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-Consid-
erable interest centers in the annual
dinner tonight of the National Geo.
graphic society. The noted guests
are to include Edward Everett Hale,
Hon. John w. Foster, Admiral Dewey,
Chief Justice Fuller, Alexander Gra-
ham Bell, Chairman Knapp of the in
ter-state commerce commission, and
others,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
IN HONOR OF TUFTS MEN.
Associated Press to The Evening Time

Medford, Mass, Dec. 15.-A memoir
ial tablet in honor of the Tufts college
men who fought in the civil war was
unveiled in Goddard chapel this after
noon with interesting ceremonies and
in the presence of a notable assem-
bly, of Grand Army veterans and 9TH
ers. Col. J. Payson Bradley, depart
ment commander of the G. A. R. OFF,
ciated.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
SHORTEN TINE.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 15.-The new
double daily service between New Or
leans and San Francisco is to be put
into operation by the Southern Pa
cific tomorrow. The new schedule
will cut the running time between this
city and Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco by nearly five and one-haIf
hours. &
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

session of the Island of Lanai, which
Is private property. This island is
fifty miles from Honolulu, and could
be used as an excellent naval base
against the United States by any for
eign power. 1t has two splendid har-
bors of sufficient depth to accommo-
date large fleets of war vessels. Last
night Attorney Geo. D. Gear secured
an Injunction against Governor Car
ter and Land Commissioner Pratt to
prevent their selling the islands to a
syndicate. It is understood that the
syndicate represents the Japanese
government, or people who ultimately
expect to dispose of the island to the
Japanese.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
MAGNIFICENT SERVICE.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Hampton Roads, Va, Dec. 15.-In
the presence of the Tennessee dele
cation, guests and the officers and
crew of the new crusier Tennessee,
Governor Cox today presented to that
vessel in the name of the people of
Tennessee magnificent silver service
of fifty pieces
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15

There being no japanese vote, Cali
fornia politicians particularly, and the
profession generally, find it nearly
impossible to understand what the
president is bothering about.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
FOR CALIFORNIA DEVELOPMENT.
Associated Press to The Evening Tlmes.

San Diego, Cal, Dec. 15.-Many
prominent men united by their COM
mon interest in the welfare of their
state filled the ball room of the Hotel
del Coronado this morning at the
opening of the sixth annual meeting
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-15
GERTRUDE ELLIOTT AS CLEOPATRA.

Maxine Elliott a
talented who went to England and Robertson
bands Gertrude Elliott
ber