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The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
GEORGE EIIAkIM LITTELL

On Sunday morning, Feb. 10th,
as the sun neared the meridian on
the mild, sweet days of our South
ern spring, a band of sorroWlng
friends stood round a little grave
in the Protestant cemetery at Ope..
lousas and heard the last words OF
Christian hope and comforCssskst;;
tered, the last blessing pronounca
In sure confidence OF The resurrec-
ton morn. It was a tiny babe
that we there laid tenderly away,
!, sweet fiowerat gntimely plucked,
AZ it seemed to usslttlng III the
darkness. But perhaps, III the IN
wisdom Of the All-Mer-
.ciful. that brief life, SO soon ended, /,
served purposes iaslnitely higher
than we could know or think.
Little George Eliakim, son q {,
] Dr. B. A. and Mrs. Altha Litten, !,
was a singularly bright, sweet a11d
attractive child, who inevitably
attracted to himself the sincere
affection Of all those who came
within his circle. In the course O
his brief existence here he wa
born Oct. is, 1906, and entered
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
NEW THREE-STORY BRICK
BUILDING

Mr. Thurston Mckinney was
the successful bidder for the Christ g
man Brick store, Office and locge
building. s,a
feet, three stories high, with a 90
foot extension at rear for bakery.
The first floor will be occupied by
Mr., Christman for his confectlon-
cry, bakery and pastry business.
The secord floor will be divided for
Offices, while the third fioor is II Z,
tended for lodge or assembly hall
The building will be equipped wlth
all modern Improvements. Oye
feature will be that the first fiool
will be finished in mosaic tile. Ii
was designed by 7? G. Chachere
ard will be constructed under his
supervision.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
Warm Fight
Over Liquor

Washington, D. c., Feb. rs,
19O8.-The Prohibitionists and
the German-American Alliances
are contesting before the. House
Committee on Judiciary over the
question of lending the strong arm
Of Federal law to prevent inter-
state traffic in liquors where local
option prevails.
Several Congressman, includ-
ing Ransdell of Louisiana, De Ar
mond of Missouri and Llttletield OF
Maine, and Senator Culberson OF
Texas, have introduced bills de-
claring that liquor in transporta,
ton from State to State shall
cease to be a subject of interstate
commerce, and come within the
jurisdiction of a State On crossing
the boundary line. The constitu..
tional question has been figured at
much length in committee hear
ings, likwise the questions OF the
propriety of congressional inter.
ference with commerce to such an
extent. The liquor interests are
making a hard fight against such
measures, because they believe
they would greatly injure the re-
naming traffic in States which have
gore dry. Az.
= The German-American Ali
a1ee also has been the most effect
| i've opponent of this class OF legls-
lation. The Germans don t propose
! to have their right to buy, trans
port and drink their beer taken
awav from them without a protest,
and are ready to make the issue
lust as direct and to carry it just a
squarely into politics as may be
necessary to attain their end:
The sweep of the prohibition
movement appears to have beer
staggered bit at the position o1
Congress. In the House Committee
the division IS known to be very
close. Indeed, the vote OF single
member seems now to represent
the balance of power as between
I the proponents and opponents Q O
the measures. But while a bll
may be reported, the opposition
promises to make it's passage I'M
possible by dint of opposition IL
the Senate Committee, and on tn
floor of both houses. The Prohl
bitionists, always militant, ars
more earnest than ever before, ane
threaten just as dire retaliation
against their enemies as is pro
posed by the German-Amerlcans
IN. O. Picayune.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
THE ELECTION LAST TUES
DAY

The State primary Election last
4 Tuesday resulted il the electson OF
the following candidates, accord
iaa to the returns received w GO
date, which do not include aaIev
parishes yet to hear from, put
Mich can not change the result:
8 Paul M. Lanlbrelnont for Lieut.
|enant Governor, by about a SOO
majority over Bailey.
Paul Capdeville for Auditor,
about / 5, 700 over Frazee.
Guion, for Secretary OF State,
about 15 900 over Coco.
lSrace for Register OF the Land
(lffsce about 800 over Crandel !.
The vote Of this parish will be
found iii detail from each precinct
ia our tabulated report, which We
publish this week. d
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29

judge J. E. Williamson of
Evansville, Ind, is a much appre-
ciated visitor to our city this week.
The Judge is largely interested in
timber lands between Opelousas
and Melville, as we'll as in the
large band mill that is now en-
Gagged in saving hardwood at Ope-
Iousas from the lands in which the
Judge is Interested. He is accom-
panied by Mr.. H. S. Nigh, a resi-,
dent of Huntington. ". Va, and
who is interested in the saw-nlll-
ING industry carried on at that
point. Mr.. Nigh is also interested
with the Judge in tlmbered lands
on the O.,G. & N. E. Ry. and in
the band mill at Opelousas. lie
is a large shipper from Hunting
ton via the Atlantic ports of hard
wood to Europe. At th.eepresent
time the mills in his section OF the
country have been shut down for
some time, but he stated that the
mill at Opelousas could be run
continuously and prolitably, not
withstanding the hard times, CIV
ing as a reason that the freight
rates from Qpelousas to European
ports were 81 per thousand less
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
Opelousas The
Southeast 5 Leading City
Judge J. E. Williamson Of EVANSVILLE lnd Thinks Opelousas
Interested inpimbtr Lands =

than the rate from most other
points ff0m which hardwood tim
ber is shipped to Europe. This
item alone would amount per day
in profits to the Opelousas mill
of over 5000. The Opelousas mill
is now running on full time with
an ample quantity of logs supplied
by the O., G. & N. E. Ry., all OF
the output of which is sold in ad-
vance and 1t a profitable figure.
These gentlemen are always
very welcome visitors to our city
and parish, and we are greatly y in
debted to the Judge, for it is he
that enlisted the aid of New York
franciers, and secured the funds
with which to construct the o., e
& N. EsSRy.
These gentlemen are very op-
timistic as to the future of south
west Louisiana, and especially
our own immediate section and
city, and they confidently predict
for us an era of great progress anc
prosperity in the near future. VIZ
hope often to see them in our midst
and promise them always hearty
!, welcome. @
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29

The Presidents Of the Pro-
eressive League and Civic League
have jointly issued a call for a
meeting of the citizens OF Ope-
lousas at the Courthouse on next
Friday night, March 9Th, for the
consideration of important mat
ters concerning the welfare OF the
city. See notice in another col
EInn.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
gHE CROPS

! crops this year will be re-
particularly corn. The.
botato, while a good crop, has
bIanted, but is SOW in gern1l-
4 owing to the ul1saason onable
lib the beginning of the year
se had scarcely II three sunny.
ccessiorl then rain just
n erolInd was i'll corld dition TO
ked corlseq llentl little.
||een done thus far Oh the.
and from Wha we can
lie corn will be
his eaT tItsl1 that Of la
3 punt of the fed
IS that branch
money IA yer
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29

Get your masks and costumes
ready for the Grand Fancy Dress
and Masquerade Ball at sandoz
Opera House, Mardi Gras night,
March Sd. Ladies Free.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29

u
the Court to The fact that this
hody has presented indictments
against several parties for permit
ting slot machines to be operated
where the prize won was money.
We would ask the earnest cooper
alton of the law officers in sup
pressing the further use OF these
machines r that are gradually de-
bauching the young men OF our
parish.
We desire to further call the at
tention Of the Court to the manner
in which the parish prisoners are
leased out. In our opinion, the
parish is losing money on this con-
tract. We believe that it is the
duty Of the Police Jury to Ease
loHt a the prisoners to the highest
bidder, and that the action OF the
Police Jury in leasing out the par
|ish prisoners without giving pubic
notice of their intention SO to do
nor inviting for bids for such lease,
| il d violation Of the letter 3Fs W i
Eof the law under whichia for Ted
We would resp.ef soyeyD<sk &C
to be disel printed lunj
| " NJ. NJ. PRESCOTT,
Foreman.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29

Several eases of mumps are re-
borted in our city ard vicinity.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
ace a Week, One Dollar Year.
ailey Will Contest
The Primary Returns

.esentative James J. Bal
aSsselared this morning that in
',s ne did he concede the pri-
for lieutenant governor to
'tr T Laupbremont.
l Bailey declared that all in
ans pointed to his coming to
Nh Nv with a majority of be-
4 I IA 900 and $4,000 votes.
i ! declared that he would con-
Y IA vote Of New Orleans, as he
y |sanvineed that fraud had been
|Sntly practiced. He said that
u going to see that the perpe-
i q Of these frauds, as he al
N should suffer the full penal
8he law, be they high or low.
|skhe event of his nomination,
hiley declared that he would
hedaess seek to throw out
Ees In New Orleans and
ha those directly respon-
aDr the same were punished.
II Bailey was bitter in his de
sat;on OF what he averred was
EIDable and wholesale robbery.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
sdnesday evening Mr.. Bailey
h the following formal state

IiD the Democrats of Louis
For the second time with
1|Irty days you have by your
vi declared me to be your
|ce for the office OF Lieutenant
srnor. In the first primary
at my opponent in forty-two
Bhes. He defeated me in New
ans by 5000 majority. In
second primary / defeated
In fifty parishes, and the city
NeW Orleans, by giving him
10000 fraudulent votes,
ded in increasing his major
ato Is, 900. When you con-
I that in the first primary j.
anders, with the power of the
d behind him, and his recog-
y PERSONAL strength, received
|tharl 10000 majority III the
primary, it can be readily
fstood that Iambremont S
brity in this city is a fraud on
intend to call to the atten-
of the proper authorities
glaring frauds perpetrated
Inst me in this city, and TO
every effort in my roNag -.
kbehind prison 4 4EAssh
nsible for al. I know
mi count would give
tioarby fully 5000 ma
and it remains to be seen
lIer the Democratic State
al Committee of Louisiana
long to countenance such out
His prostitution of the sui.
NO honest Democrat would
t the nomination for any Of
nder the saditions on which
being handed to Lambre-
conclusion, / take this op.
nifty OF thanking the people
Iis SfssIe for the n1agnifl flcent
ert acdrded me in bota2ri'
and nrf1ad the lore
LIZ defraQ to develop II, an
lon or not, rs that Mother 81
time In try " III wa i ]
Is as was coapecessd q u tnl'
ary ilnpossibl Die iethe future.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-29
fls,lle. 81 yer

roads iii many portions Df
Iish are reported as being ~
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22

Best meals in whltehorso at Royal Cafe. If
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22

ing Ia graceful abandon h sequestered hooks, Result-.the Civic League. Its labors make a stirring tale;
 THEY WORK WONDERS
 "'weeds and daudeliou began to dis- appear, chants our Red Wing cores. poudout. Many gentlemen whose gen. srous proportions implied inertia were seen la the juugles ou their premises hewIpg down the growth 80 offensive to the public eye. The antedlluvian mow- CTS were brought out and oiled, Tooth less rakes were taken to the dentist, and the crusade of extermlnation was ou. The whlr Of the mower, blended with the crOaliings Of frogs and creak- ings of crlckets far into the night. Flower beds appeared on front lawns. Ministers and children labOred in backyard gardens. The town was awake
 '"The Junior League, with the pub lie school teachers in command, were enlisted. Stray papers were stabbed by umbrellas in the hands of zealous Leaguers, and the accumulation re- moved, no more to offend the sight or frlghten cOquettish horses.
 AFTER THE TOWN COUNCIL
 '"The league became active in the council, and overhead sigas were ban lshed. Garbage cans were placed at principal street corners and protected by ordinance. The searchHght Of art was next turned upon those clnker sores posters and placlrds-that insult tue eye of the beauty-worshiper on every hand, Our chief philanthropiss enlist. cd the energies otthe boys of the Junior League by offering prizes to those who would bring in the greatest number of posters at a specified time. The young crusaders started out on their still hunt and every feaCe and telegraph pole within city limits was stripped.
 '"Next we turned our feverish eyes on the river front and beheld what gave US renewed courage-rOws upon rows of dllapldated boashouses and fish shacks. Here were new fields to con- auer. These vanished to limbo, The river was aled in to make room for Q ievee park. The railroad was persuaded to build 8 new depot. This now over looks the park which is made beautiful with a shore drive, It has a retaining
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22
THE RIVER

Whitehorse-river is two inchsTsbove normal.
 dootallnaua-water rising. Big Salmon
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22
RED WINGS AWAKENING

Under the heading, "Eed Wings Awakening" Golfers Weekly shows it's interest iu just such things as are happening here in skagway by print ing the following lively sketch of town that was born again. It says:
 "Red Wing, Minnesota. wss like any
 other Middle West Iown-s homelike, loveable place, put bit scrsggly about the ed ses. Then someone left be- quest Tor a municipal auditorium. The dedication ot tue auditorium brough. a lecturer on esthetics. The eloquent city attorney likeped the towns little play house to the Theatre Franeais. The esthetIcs man told about Chippen- dale and true art iu furniture. He made the Red Villagers shiver by ex- blaming the influence oi environment, and the effect of color and beauty On symmetrical development. The i'm. pulse toward beauty was suddenly ouickeaed iu the minds of publIc-spIri'- ed citizens who, till then, had had bur docks and dandelions in their front wards, and ancient lswn-mOwers reclir.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22

sea wall of concrete and beautifully nodded curbs of the same material. The park is at the gateway of the cltyr and leading up from it Is the principal avenue of approach. On 1t Ia located the civic center, consisting of the muni- clpal auditorium, Carnegie library and post office, and there Is room for more. And the end Is not yet, No, not yetp
 "Aud Red Wing is only one In hund- reds. The Middle West Is changing The old ''iair grounds" Is polished Into a park with soldiers monument, the ash-dumps along ,ho river bank give way to the "shore drive" macadam, It's all in the way of improvement, generally, and there is plenty of room or it."
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22
GJT 80 ALTERED MUCH, DUT-

Lets see; there was Jesse D, Jefferson who was nominated by Delegate Gale for the postmastsrship Of Valdez. Gov. Eosgats didn't like him aud he Welt % the president and told him Jesse was not ,he right man for the place And being governor, and a governor of h.s own selection, the president list ened to him and held up the appoint ment for a Ioug time. Then there was John T. splckett. Delegate Gale re- commended him for the pOstmastershIp Of Juneau. Governor HoSgats was very ho, about tLa, aud made fuss, and had telegrams sent to Washington from cer- tain of his friends at Juneau, saying John was mot ripe" or something to that effect. And the president, who had sent lu the name to the senate, withdrew it, and waited to sec what all the fuss was about. Then there was Agus,us E. Kindeu. Be was recon msnded by Delegate Gale for the post" mastership of sksgway. And Cover nor HOggalt brough. all his influence to bear to convince the president that this man twas not iE'-those were h,s very words. And SO the president withdrew his name aad sent ln auotherer and then withdrew the other aud sent iu Kindelps name again, and, finally, under the stress of confusing assertions by the man of his own appointment to so digniaed and responsible position as governor, the president finally sent out special agent to visit the towns infected and report to him the condition as be found them there. The agent re- ported, aud first, Jesse JefTersOu's name was sent into the senate, to stay and was confirmed. Then, a llstle later, came the report "Johu T, spickett, confirmed postmaster of Juneau" Then, almost immediately following the filing of the report Of the special agent, comes the final determination iu the three pointed contest. Mr. Kindell is confirmed post master as Skagway.
 No, it is true, as the Juneau Tran scrip, says, Governor HOggatt has not , accomplished so sn-fred much-except to delay the game, to embarrass the president. tbe senate and the people of Alaska; to cause lot of unnecessary expense to the government; to confuse congress; to advocate laws that are de- sired by nobody except the Guggen- helms, aud to discourage the passage of laws that everybody save the Gug- geuheims Is eager to have passed; no, the governor hasn't done so all-sred much, but he has done what he could for these Guggenhelms.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22
HERE WAS ANOTHER PERFECT DAY
 (ALMOSD
RIVER ALHOsT READY FOR BUSINESS

The result Of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, May 20 1908, is as follows; Temperature time observSt'n.. 80 above Max. temp. preceding 24 hours.,62 above Min [" {" ..5O above Mean m {" ..56 above
 Barometer 29.96
 Cloudy south wind.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22
q Woudsrfal Instrumont

You should drop into the Mascot and hear the music. The electric piano has @ Mandolin attachment equal to 9 whole octette of Mandolin attachments with @ string of new airs,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22
"PREHIUT' BRAND BUTTER

By far the best butter we have ever had aud 1t is gaining favor with our patrons every day. Try pound brick.
 Frye & Bruhn Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22
QUICK DELIVERY, PHONE 30

Baggage, coal and wood delivered up. on shortest notice day or night,
 H. Freidenthsl, General Expressing Bonded Carrier.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22

Ifproper safe guards against monOplv have been thrown about the coal land bill, its passage will certainly be boon for Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22

All the delicacies of the season st the Pack Train restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-22

That currency bill seems to be a mighty hard thing to get together on,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-01
WOMAN DRIVES
GAR 1000 MILES

New york, Aug. Flour bronzed.
dust covered women hoped out OF an
autcrncbils yesterday In front OF the
Hotel MartAa washington, after an
exciting trip from Elgin, Ill. TO New
York, more than 1000 miles. Every
inch of the trip was driven by Miss
Alice PoEter.
Miss Potter is a little girl OF high
tension and much enthusiasm. she
knows every rivet Of her car and tends
to II with the care mother gives
her infant.
II have been driving my own car for
three years. she said today. Il knew
could drive all the way co New York
although my friends tried TO dissuade
me- We dlan't have a single accident
and azn going to drive all the way
back
Miss Potter's companions were Miss
Elizabeth Hunt, Miss Elizabeth Potter
and Mrs. IDA Bangerfield. the chaperon
"A Welcoming Party.
I'VE started from Elgin last Friday
week, said Miss Potter "The firsi
day we rnaEae South Bend Just outside
or South Send we saw d number oi
automobiles approaching and making
Il teerlble racket. II was q welcom.
/ ing party. It was the ssarae all this
/ way.
'WS passed through the Middle West
withSnt asscadent Our schedule wa:
| 100 miles day and we did not have
any trouble In making It, Nearing
rsleveiAka we struck Some bad roads
amd had ID crawl along In Some places
One day we only made fifty two miles
but the next day we made $50 miles
I WhSn we got into New York stats
1--we slowed UP somewhat. The country
fascinatea a. aud we stopped man,
tiines 10 make pictures and inspect eli,
ind old houses. Many times we woult
ask for d drink just to get peep iii.
side Of Bnnle III the old mansions
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-01

party loyalty of any official come in
confict st is easy to predict. except In
cases OF unusual heroic principles,
what will be the outcome Of this con-
efffct. A man whose further political
success depends on forsaking the in
terests of the people viii often fail to
Ipledges and to his solemn oath OF Of
nee. 1t will be recognized that al
though men cannot be made moral by
law, and that the prohibition party
will not change the individual charac-
ters OF men ait once, nevertheless they
will establish a set Of political condi i
taons such that the personal interest.
the moral principles, and the political
aspirations OF the Individual will en-
tafeiy coincide There will then be no
requirement for a heroic self sacrifice
III order to meet oificial responsibility.
In short. the prohibition party will
succeed when the American people
recognize the liquor question as the
greatest question, and when they dis
cover that other methods are woefuliy
deficient in meeting the emergency
and when they discover that 1T is an
anwise method to attack an evil with
d divided force. At least so per cent
Of each of the old parties are temper
ence men, but neither party dares to
risk the loss of the other 40 per cent
BY radical Antagonisrn to the saloon
If the margin OF plurality in any case
Is not more than per cent it is sim
Eply political suicide to risk the alien
alton OF the 40 per cent Of liquor
sympathizers or any great share Of
that per cent The American people
WIN recognize this year that neither
the republican nor the democratic
party has dared to oppose the liquor
franc, although they we'll know that
I'VE are living In an age Of tremendous
advance In temperance sentiment. AL
though they recognize that the over
wnefmfng majority Of the American
people desire the absence Of the sa-
loon. they have deliberately and ap-
| parentiy with perfect understanding oi
each others intentions and methods
| IeYt out all reference to the liquor
Question, except by remote al1ustior
which can most naturally be fntre-
! prSted as in favor OF liquor rather
than in opposition to it. The Arnerl.
/ can people will soon learn that 1t 1.
ASC1ES6 TO SApCIt tttGSC pGftfCS 70 Qt
| what Is in the nature OF the case i'm.
/ possible. They cannot imperil theil
existence as parties and however
tmuch or sentiment may arise, so Ions
as both the Iiador vote and the tenn.
| perance vote are SO 1lopelessly divides
between the parties, there is no pos
sibie hope OF any relief from existins
eonditsons from these parties Believ.
| Ing AS we do that all OF these fact!
are Fapiily coming to be recognized
we feel that the time is not Tar dis
liant when the American people viii
unite In the only possible politica
union. that OF political party, 70
the suppression OF this gigantic evil
| Whenever this shall occur prohibit
tion president will receive the oath o
iss3ea and tbs trpe era of tempcfar.,
reform viii have begun in earnest
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-01
EoR .sALEMusIc aoxEs.


j HAVE a large number OF Regina
music boxes In flrst-clAss condition.
up-to- date styles; range from $40 to
$500; this price lis a great reduction;
I have been over stock and must sell !;
these machines are suitable for use In
public places, such as hotels, lunch
rooms, etc. are operated with nickel
in-the slot or penny in-the- slot at
tachments: they will pay for them
selves In d short time; twelve tune
sheets accompany each machine. Ad
dress 72g.. care Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-01
FARGO WANTS.

BoARp-With or Without Room.
~~-~@~~~~~~-~-~~~~~-~-~~~~ -~~~~~-~~~~~~~~-~r~@~~~~
BOARD, with or without room. 1020
First avenue north
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-01
bAAyNE,---.aANNEs

THE NEW TOWN on the G. M. 81
st. r. line, In Adams county, North
Dakota, is backed by us, and lis sure
to continue to grow: there are open
ings for several business houses, es-
pecialIy a bank, hotel and stores; we
have good homestead reiinquishments
and decided land for sale; come and
see us. VIM. II. Brown Co. Haynes.
North Dakota