St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1906-10-20
PeIIerIn Gets Three Years For EmbezzIIng
Lean Association Funds In Lafayette,
$4,000 HOTEL FOR ALEXANDRIA.
The Cold Snap Benefits Cane CfOp-.vermlliOn
Parish Places $1,000 License on
Dance Halls.

bank capitalized at $4,000.
Vermilion parish has placed q
license Of $1,000 on public dance
halls.
Covington voted a special tax Of
$4,000 to erect a central high
school.
The torrential rains which fell
throughout the rice belt has delayed
harvesting
A regular criminal jury term of
the District Court Of Rapides begins
Monday, November 18th.
The Tribune says that the Ope-
lousas, Gulf & Northeastern Railroad
depot at Rayne will cost $4,000.
Congressman Robert F. Broussard,
Of Louisiana, is wanted in Rhode
Island to make campaign speeches.
Judge Edrington, Of the Twentieth
Judicial District (Gretna) fined negro
pistol 'toter the limit $500 and costs
or six months in Jail.
The Police Jury Of Lafayette parish
has authorized the lease Of parish con-
victs at the rate Of $40 per month
for males and $5 for females.
The Supreme Court upheld the new
barroom act which requires majority
of adjoining property owners consent
to open a saloon in New Orleans.
An authorized statement has been
issued that the Santa Fe does not
contemplate extending it's system fur
ther than 0akdale for the present.
The town authorities and citizens
Of Rayne are not agreed on the build
ing of concrete sidewalks, and the re-
suit promises to be a suit in the
courts.
Car No. /, Of the Alexandria street
railway, has registered 100000 fares
since it began operation, May 9th Of
this year. There are three other
cars, who are not far behind.
Members of the Avoyelles Parish
Medical Society have passed resolu-
tions offering to teach preventive
medicine in the parish public schools
Of that parish free Of charge.
1t is reported that the cold weather
and frost of last week was beneficial
to the cane crop in the Sugar Bowl
and that the planters will begin grind
ing a week earlier than expected.
The Farmers Union of the State
is to start the publication Of weekly
newspaper at WINFIELD, La, which
will be the official organ Of the Union
in this State. It will be called Union
Banner.
Curly Brown, who plead guilty
to running the now famous pool room
which caused a jolt in police circles
in New Orleans, was find $500 and
sentenced to three months in the
parish Jail.
Evan Henderson and w. L. Wom-
ack, charged with completely in the !
murder of Jesse Brown, for which R.
I. Rogers was lynched at Tallulah by
a Monroe mob some months ago, are
on trial at Monroe. I,
Octave O. Guilbeau was arrested in
Lafayette for giving a check on a
bank in which he had no funds. The !,
affidavit was made by G. Bunt, and ,
the amount involved is $l.80. Gull ]
beau has furnished bond.
Alexandria will soon build $780, k
600 freproof hotel. A party of her
citizens have gone North and East on
an inspection tour to examine the
best hotels in those sections 50 as to
get all the latest ideas in hotel build /
ing.
The Eunice Gall says 'The grade /
of the Louisiana East & West rail-
road is now nearly complete up to I
Eunice, and we are informed that /
this line will be the first Of the new i