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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25
Sheriff Sale.
L. D. Nick erson VS.. II. L. Mon
nier-18th Judicial District
COurt-No. 47O8.

By virtue of q writ of fieri facias
issued out of the Honorable 18th
Judicial District Court, in and for the
parish of Lafayette Louisiana, in the
cause of L. D. Nickerson VS.. II. l..
Monnier, No. 47O8, of the docket OF
said Court, and to me directed, | the
undersigned Sheriff of the Parish Of
Lafayette, Louisfd0ta, will offer 4or
sale, and sell, to tie last and highest
bidder, for cash, and without apprais-
ment, at the front door OF the Court
House. In Lafayette. La, between legal
sale hours, on
Saturday, March %. 1908,
the undivided interest of said Homer
L. Monnier, being eleven sixteenths
thereof, in and to the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
(1) zone certain fractional lot OF
ground with all improvements there.
on, numbered ninety-five (05l on plat
of said town of Lafayette, La, made
BY John Dinsmore, bounded north BY
Main street, South by lot ninety-four
OF said plat, east by lot No. ia OF
said plat, and west by Monroe street,
the eastern limits OF said lot being
understood to be the big ditch, being
same property acquired by act 158O!. T"
(2) Zone certain lot of ground be-
ing numbered ninety-six 1881 on the
plat of Lafaye Ls., made by John
binsmore, bounded north by property
of Methodist church (colored); south
by Main street, east by lot No. lO3,
and west by Monroe street, together
with oil improvements thereon"
(3) zone certain lot OF ground
numbered eighty-seven (87l according
to Dinsmore's plat, with all improve.
ments thereon and thereon belonging,
situated in said town of Lafayette, La,
and is bounded north by lot 06, south
by Main street: east by Monroe street
and west by lot 8O."
To pay and satisfy q judgment fol
the sum of One Hundred and Seventy
Five Dollars l@115.00) and interest
attorneys fees and costs.
sh:riii's . i.:, o19ace, l. LAcosrEI sSee;,,
February 22nd, 1908.
(Februsry 25--March q, l9o6.)
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25
GUEYDAN GAP
La. Western Purchases Right of
Way from K. p. Howell
indicates Company In
tends to Close Gap.
Lake Charles American:

Lake Charles American:
A deed which was filed in the
district clerks Office today fore
shadows that the long talked-of
extension of the Lacasine branch
from Lake Arthur to Gueydan
may soon become a reality.
By this conveyance, R. P. Ho-
well of Lake Arthur transfers to
the Louisiana Western Railway
Co.. through its representative E.
M. Campbell, a tract of land on
the west bank of the Mermentau
river containing ~ hundredths
of an acre. The transfer is made
in consideration of the sum Of
one dollar and of the benefit
which will assure by the con-
struction of the line to Gueydan.
Unless such line is construc ted
within two years OF the date OF
the transfer, the deed becomes
void and the land reverts to the
original owner.
The construction of a line from
Lake Arthur to Gueydan which
will connect two stub ends of the
Louisiana Western so as to form
a continuous line from Lake
Charles to New Iberia shorter
than the precent route has been
a favorable project for many
years. All along the line from
Lake Charles to Gueydan ten
ders of right-of-way for such a
line have been frequently made
to the Louisiana Western, but
this is the first time that any
have been accepted or formally
transferred. Their acceptance
indicates that for the first time
the railroad has a serious inten
ton of taking up the project.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

Dressmaking, fancy and plain
sewing, satisfaction guaranteed.
Your work solicited.-Mrs. Ida
johnson, at Gabriel Hebert's
residence, on Walnut street be-
tween 9th and 7th streets.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25
ARTICLE III.
Governing Entries.

ARTICLE III.
Governing Entries.
Section 1. Each school shall
be allowed three entries in each
event. but only two of these shall
actually enter the contest.
Section. II. Every contes.
tant must be q bona fide member
of the school which he represents
and must have been in attendance
at school represented since Feb
ruary 1st preceding the contests.
Section III. List of men to
take part must be submittnd to
the Secretary at least ten days
before the event comes off.
ARTICLE w.
Conduct of Events.
Section I. No weights or arti-
fetal aid shall be allowed in any
jumping contest.
Section II. In running high
jump and pole vault three tries
shall be allowed at each height.
Each competitor shall make one
attempt in order Of his name on
the program. Those who have
faileo (if any, shall have q second
trial in regular order. Those
failing on this trial shall take
their final trial. Each competitor
shall be credited with the best of
all his jumps or vaults.
Section III. In the running
high jump a line shall be drawn
hree feet in front of the bar and
parallel Herewith, and stepping
over such line, to be known as the
balk line, shall count as q balk.
Three balks shall count as q
try.
Section w. In the pole vault
a line shall be drawn Is fee,
! in front of the bar and parable
Herewith, and stepping over the
line. in any attempt shall count
as a balk. Two balks count as 9
try. Displacing the bar OF
leaving the ground in any q
tempt shall count as a try.
Section v. In the running
broad jump the competitors shal
have unlimited run, but shall ris,
from behind the scratch. Eacf
fcompetitor shall be allowed thre'
trials, the best three men shal
have three more trials each
Each competitor shall be credit
ed with the best of all his jumps
| Section vi. The shot used il
putting the shot. shall weigh I
pounds. It shall be out from th
shoulder with one hand and dur
ing the attempt it shall not pas
behind or below the shoulder
i shall be put from . circle
feet in diameter. The following
will be considered q foul and nc
: measured: Touching the groun'
forward of the front half Of th
circle with any portion Of th
body before the put is measured
Each competitor shall be allowe
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

It pays to buy our suits be-
cause they have the st, style,
and workmanship, and the price
is always satisfactory. Call and
see,-Kahn's.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

The grand ball given by the
Brotherhood of Railway Train.
men at Tanner & Landry's
Rink last Thursday night was
. big success financially and
otherwise, and proved to be .
most enjoyable affair.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished
room in private family. two
doors from Moss Pharmacy.
Apply at this Office.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

We are selling all winter hats
and stock at bargain prices.
Call and let us show yOu.-
MOu ton Sisters.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

Creole onion sets and Creole
white shallots, at the Moss Phar.
macy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

The membership of this Asso'
ciation for the year 1908 shall
consist of the following schools:
Franklin High School, Jeaner-
cite High School. jennings High
School, Lake Charles High
School, Marksville High School,
New Iberia High School, Patter'
son High School. st. Martinville
High School, Crowley High
School, Leesville High School
together with such other schools
as may be elected on or before
April 1st, 1908, bv the written
consent of a majority of the Elk.
ecutive Board.
After the Meet of 1908 cleo
tions of membership will be held
at one of the regular semi-annual
meetings of the Executive Board.
ARTICLEIV.
Officers.
Section l. The management
cf the Association shall be in the
hands of an Executive Board
which shall consist of the Princi-
pals of the schools belonging to
the Association.
Section II. This board shall
be presided over by the member
at whose school the contests are
to be held.
Section III. The presiding
officer OF the Board shall have
the power to appoint a secretary
subject to the approval of the
Board.
ARTICLE V.
Meeting.
There shall be held two meet.
ings of the Executive Board each
year. The first meeting shall be
held on the call of the President
between December 1st and Jan
uary 18th, at Lafayette; the sec
ond meeting shall be held on thu
day and at the place of the an
nual Field Meet.
ARTICLE vi.
Quorum.
At the meeting of the Execu
tive Board five members or mor'
shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VII.
Amendments.
This Constitution may be a
mended by a two.thirds vote o
the members present at the an
i nual meeting; but all proposes
amendments must be publishes
at least two weeks before tn
meeting at which they are vote
upon.
RULES GOVERNING TIL
/ ATHELETIC CONTEST.
ARTICLE l.
Meeting.
! Section I. The Field meet 70
1908 shall be held in Lafayette O
Saturday, April Is.
| Section II. The place of sui
sequent annual Meets shall b
Ielected each year at the winte
meeting of the Executive Boart
ARTICLE II.
Field and Track Events.
Section I. The events OF tn
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

FOR RENT-Barber shop in
central location. Apply to F. F
Carter.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25
Society,".

The Woman's Club met Sat-
urday afternoon at the st.
Charles with Miss George as
hostess. After a little business
was discussed the following pro.
gram was rendered: War be-
tween Holland and Belgium, Mrs.
Tom Hopkins; Geographical Fac
tor in Dutch History and Char
acter, Miss Gilbert; Customs
and Manners, Miss George;
Riots of Antwerp, Mrs. Denbo;
Bruges and Ghent-LongfellOw's
"Belfry of Bruges" Mrs. Nusz.
After the adjournment of the
club Miss George served q dain.
ty two course luncheon.
The Wednesday Club met last
week with Mrs. Oren Hopkins
as hostess and q most enjoyable
afternoon was spent. Just be-
fore the club adjourned Mrs.
Hopkins invited the guests in to
the dining room where she had
prepared delicious luncheon
consisting of shrimp salad ,olives.
saltines. cheese waters. colate.
whipped cream and cake. Thenext
meeting of the club will be held
on March 4.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

Golden Dent Corn in any quan.
at the Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

Section II. The order in
which these events shall take
place will be determined
each year by the Elk.
eutive Board at the winter meet
ing.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

ARTICLE l.
Name.
This Association shall be
known as the InterschOlastic
Athletic and Oratorical AssOcia'
ton of Southwest Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
Object.
The object of this Association
shall be the advancement and i'm
provement of Amateur Athletics,
and the fostering of interest in
Oratory among the schools OF
Southwest Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-25

CONTINUED on last psge.)
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
Philosophy Even In Banking

n mat even one engaged in so mater hlistic an occupation ns banking can on occasion indulge in philosophy is evinced by the following, taken from the address delivered by George B. Caldwell, manager of the bond de- partmcnt of the American Trust and Savings Bank, of Chicago, before a convention of Arkansas bankers:
 "Since have been in your state have met many of your bankers and find that your life here in this bcauti- full, progressive and growing state is much the same as with us. full of crosses and temptations. Tt is said of almost every Chicago man that he comes into this world without his consent and goes out against his will, and that thc trip between the two is exceedingly rocky at times. The rule of COntrariCs is one of the features of his CXistancC. l find that rule applies here as well as with us. When q man is little the big girls kiss him, and when he is grown up the little girls kiss him; if he is poor he IS bad manager, if he is rich he is dishonest; if he needs credit it is hard to get, if Inc is prosperous every one wants to do him" favor; if he is in politics it's for the pie; if out of politics he is not patriot; if he does not give to charity he is a stngy cuss. If he does it's for show; if he is ac- lively religious he is hyprocritc, if he takes no interest in religion he is n hardened sinner, if he gives sym pathy he is Il soft specimen, if he cares for mono he is cOld-booded, and usually bankcr.N
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
TANANA PAPERS
 PRAISE JUDGE REID

Judge RCid's conduct of court busi- ness in the Panama is highly com mcndcd by all the Fairbanks news papers, which hardly ever agreed on any other subject. All comments are in the vain of the following from the News.
 Since his arrival in the Tanana April 1, Judge Reid has been con- stantIy at work, and the manner i'm which he has cleared up official busi- ness has been wonder to q lot of tho attorneys of the valley who have been used to taking their own time in getting their cases disposed of. The work of the court has many times been conducted at great personal inc convenience. many sessions having lasted from early morning until late at night, and while there was no off cial demand for tho expenditure of SO much personal time in tho work of his office, Judge Reid has his satisfac- ton in the consciousness of q duty well done.
 Outside the work of the court, the judge has made himself popular with men of ali classes and all factions of life in the Panama, Every one has been brought to the realization Of tho fact that his honor is absolutely Con the square," impcllcd only by q do- sire to perform his duty as he sees it and to meet out justice with an im- partial hand, without reference to pcrsods.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
SIX PERISH IN
 MINE HOLOCAUST

Silv"lton, Colo., June 9-Six per sons dead, eight dying and twenty five in danger is the record to date of a fire in the Gold King mine. The fire started this morning and is still hurniug and at least twenty-five men are imprisoned, but whether or not they are dead it ia unable to deter mine.
 AS soon as the alarm was given a rescue squad Was formed and started into the mine but ran into sudden blast of poisonous gas which oyer cam" them. \ second rescue party found the first and after rislling their own lives the members of the latter managed to get those of the former to tn" surface but too late to save the lives of those not already killed by tn" gas.
 The fire l. still burning iicrccly and will probably have to be flooded as thcr" are miles of workings so hcavi- I% tImh, red a> to for long time furnish fuel for the flames. The mine will hot be Hooded until it is asccr- taincd whether or not those imprison- ed are dead or alive
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
VALDEZ Is ID BE
 GOLD MINE CENTER
Citizens Organize to Wrest Fortune From Waters of
 Glacier Stream.

Valdez is about to take unto itself the glories of a gold mining head quarters. True, there is not much excitement attached to the newly ac- quired honor and il will not be until along in November that announce operations, but all that to the con trary gold mining is to begin and a company for the purpose has been or ganizcd.
 "Naldez Glacier Placer Mining ! COmpany' is the name of the new concern and it is q close corporrtion, stock being limited to ten shares. each member to hold one share only, paid up Johnny-on.thc-spot $lO q share. Fred Brown is president and and Al Grigsby is s"crctary-trcasurcr of the company and the stockholders are Fred Brown, Al Grigsby. William Scott, Capt. Black, Edmund Smith, Dr. Rystrom, William Finical Henry Sucssdorf, John Lyons and Charles Crawford.
 With the exception of in" Wrr!- necessary to ConStrur, a ilumr, lh" company will not add much to the Valdez pay roll for it k purposrd to let the glacier stream d0 the work between now and the time of the clcan-up- This latter job will be at tended to by the stockholders in person, and in the meantime these stockholders will spend their spare time in scanning automobile cata- l"gucs and mapping out trips through Europe, in anticipation of the Novrm- bcr dividends.
 The plan, which is child of the brains of President Brown and Sccrc- tary- treasurer Grigsdy, is to construct Hume, three feet wide, three feet deep and fifty feet long and to build therein riillC, in which will be placed quicksilver, the whole tO be placed whcr" the waters of the glacier will flow through it and deposit their gol- den burden, which will follow the dictates of affinity and amalgamatc with the quicksilver. The rest will be easy.
 It is known that the glacier waters carry gold in small quantities and if the scheme proves a success it will b" worked on larger scale.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
ALASKA CENTRAL
 TRIES ID SETTLE
Warning Elements to Hold Meeting and Make Effort
 to Resume Work.

Seattle, June 9-John Ballainc, promoter of the Alaska Central Rail road is planning for the resumption of work on that project and has strong hopes that these plans will mature in the immediate future. Ballainr's idea is to issue receivers certificates and the advisability of so doing will be discussed at q meeting of those inter- cstcd to be held in this city Friday. at which time Judge Reid of Alaska, who appointed the receiver, will be here. A. (. Frost, president of the road will also he present, coming from Chicago for the purpose.
 trader this plan, if it is agreed upon, the receivers certificates will be d first lien upon all railroad property and therefore %iitCdg" security for amy moneys advanced upon them. and it is asserted that the money is promised for immvdiat, construction upon that basis.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
DETECTIVE KILLS
 BANDIT IN FIGHT

Plttsburg, June 9-Onc bandit is dead and three others are holding a citizens posse at bay as the result of the attempt made this morning by Detective Englchart to arrest all four men. The detective cam2 upon the bandits, who it is believed are guilty of numerous rObbcriCs in Pittsburg and vicinity, in the nCighborhOOd of Elizabeth and at one" ordered them to surrender. In the fight following one of the bandits was killed and the others made their escape.
 At the time of the shooting the men were at the farm of John Pattcr- son, and Patterson and Englhart soon summoned to their aid q half dozen farmers and started after the bandits who were finally run to cover in a small thickct where they are defying attempts to capture them. Assistance has been summoned and another armed posse is on the way to the scene of the trouble.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
ED WOOD BUYS FOUR
 FINE DRAUGHT HORSES

Four fine draught horses, purchased in Seattle by Ed Wood of the Copper River Draying Company, arrived on the Pennsylvania. The animals. two iron gray and two blacks, arc finely matched and are powerful looking horses, weighing in the ncighborhood of 1,700 pounds each.
 The two teams will be used in dray- ing work around Valdez and their ap- pearanoe this morning caused many expressions of admiration from lovers of fine horse flesh.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
NEBRASKA TORNADO
 KILLS TWENTY-FIVE

Omaha, June 9-Rrports from Southern Nebraska show thai the tornado of Saturday waa far more serious than at first supposed. Sc far the death list has been established at twenty-five, and fifty persons are re- ported seriously injured.
 As near as can be estimated the crop loss will reach $5oO,OOO and the loss due to the destruction of build ings will nearly approximate this fig urr.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
REPRESENTATIONS ON VOTES

The proposal to base representation in the national convention on the vote cast for the republican nominee at the last preceding election has been raised at every national conven- tion since 1896 but each time has been turned down because the party mana gers feared the effect on the negro vote in the doubtful states. Mark Hanna defeated it twice in succession for that reason and also because the negro vote belonged to Mckinley in the conventions.
 Nevertheless sooner or later the re- publican vote will be made the basis of representation because the growing sentiment in favor of a square deal in politics as well as in business will enforce the demand. The present sys- tenn of passing representation on the clectOrial Vot" gives a tremendous advantage to the southern states which never cast an clCctO oral vOt" to republican candidate for president and rarely elect a republican con grcssman.
 South Carolina, Louisiana and Mis- slssippi, polling less than 10000 rcpub- hcan votes in recent elections have IS, IS and 20 delegates respectively in the national convention, while Kan sas, with 2lO, S93 votes for Roosevelt In 1901, has the same number of dele gates as Mississippi; Minnesota with 216,95l votes has only two more, and Nebraska with l3s,55N votes has only 16 dclcgatcs-lcss than any of the southern states named.
 This condition is SO imtoIrrahlr that its suiierancc for so many years is comparable only tO popular rndur- ancc of the brac" game methods of corporate mon"puli"s until th" recent rebellion which has resulted in d slight trimming of high finance,
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
DREyFUS SHOT BY
 FRENCH FANATIC
Ceremonies in Honor of Body of ZoIa Interrupted
 by Murderous Attack.

Paris, June G-Maj. Alfred Drcyfus AFas shot and slightly wounded by Louis Anthclnc Grcgori during the intcrmCnt of the body of Emile X0la
 n the temple of fame today. GrcgOri fired twice at Maj. Drcyfus but only wounded him slightly on the wrist The assailant was prevented from doing any further damage by Mathieu Drcyfus, the majors brother who seized Grcgori.
 GregOri iS writer on La France Militairc scdulous publication, and it is said that he is tool of La Action Franchise, a society the members of which assert that the court did wrong in refusing to grant an appeal from the decision acquitting Dreyfus. Since the famous trial of the man so long under the cloud of disgrace the society has been doing all in it's power to cause public feeling against Drcyfus. Xola was one of the strongest supporters of Dreyfus in the i'Nbt'i N Ib''l VI ii'ti)lt ilNl IL was lIl great measure due tO the efforts of the author that a second trial was granted the army officer. Drcyfus took prominent part in the ccrc- monies in the temple and the shoot ing caused great excitement. Grcgori, as he fired, cried out that Drcyfus was q traducCr of his country and deserved to die.
 For dramatic moment after the shooting, and while Grcgori was in the hands of Drcyfus' brother there was an absolute silence, Dreyfus smiling while he graspcd the wounded wrist, standing few feet from his aSsalant. Then the, crowd, composed in part of some of the most notable men in France, rOared out in it's rage at Grcgori who was seized, his cloth ing torn from his person and himself badly beaten. Mathicu Dreyfus did his best to protect Gregori who was finally turned over to the authorities and locked up.
 The affair caused sensation in Paris and the sentiment of the major ity of persons as well as of the news papers is with Droyfus.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11

The country k at present con frontcd with the sad spectacle of having its president held mp to criti- cism and subjected to acrimonious abuse as one who has descended to "dirtY politics. in order to bring acout the nomination of his own choice as his successor. The press dispatches indicate the prc-convcn- tiOn workings are of character as by comparison to make the Krtchikan convention resemble d quitting bee.
 However, it must be remembered that disgruntlcd politician k in a class by himself when it comes tO making noise like q martyr toasting over slow fire, and possibly the president is less culpablc than it seems at this distance.