St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
VETERAN NEWSPAPER
NAN GOES TO REWARD
Leoncs SandOz Stricken With ApOpIexy. and
suceuRbS After Three Days Illness.
WAS DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER
Funeral One Of The largest Ever Held ID 0pe
lOusas..OId Confederates Follow
COmrade TO Grave.

Taps sounded over the grave &
/ Col. Leonee Sandoz, lifelong new,
paper man, lifelong citizen Of Opt
lousas, last Wednesday morning.
Taps called him to his ReWar
l Aboye-the soldiers call to Rest.
Col. Leonce Sandez, all Of his Iif
connected with the 0pelousas Con
fiers was stricken with paralysis las
] Saturday morning at about llo,clock
He was at his Office working, whel
suddenly he complained of feeling
| feeble. He sat in a chair, bat ii
few minutes began to converse Will
his employees in Il cheerful vein
/ When he thought he was able Il
walk he arose from the chair bnt
Immediately sank back. The Cit,
Editor, Mr.. T. q. Price, advised hin
TO go home, and assisted him down.
stairs. Seeing that the old veteran
could not reach his home unassisted
Mr.. Price called for help, which met
with q ready response. Before the
home was reaehed-two blocks from
the Office Mr.. sandoz gave way
completely and it was seen that he
was paralyzed.
He fingered, in a seni-comatose
condition, from Saturday nnbilsTues-
day, when, at 9:15, his soul was ar
raigned before the Great Judge.
The funeral took place at 1880
Wednesday, from the family resi-
denee on Main street. The obseduies
were performed at the Catholic
Church, BY Rev. Father Engberink
and the funeral cortege was one Of
the largest ever seen in 0pelousas
The local militia company furnished
an escort; Hope Hook & Ladder Go.
No. l, of which Mr. Sandoz was al.
honorary member, turned out, and
the Daughters Of the Confederacy
and his old Comrades Of the Confed-
eracy, were there to pay homage to
his memory,
The order Of the funeral was:
Military escort, marching Oh each
sideeof the hearse.
Pail bearers, consisting Of two
members each Of Hope Hook O. Lad
der Co. No. l, the City Council,
United Confederate Veterans. The,
pail bearers were:
Hope Hook & Ladder Co. No. r.
A. ID. Hollier, Raymond Breaux.
United Confederate Veterans-.Jno.
n. Ogden, Jules Sittig.
Board Of Aldermen-Jno. w. Lew
IS, FL. Dietlein.
The representatives Of the Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy in the line
Of march were:
Sponsor: Miss Alice Juge.
Matron Of Honor: Mrs. g. E.
Dupre.
Maids Of Honor: Misses Leila and
Alma Sandoz. Eva Dossmann and Vir-
ginia Budd.
A notable incident in the line of
march Of the old Confederates was
he presence of a Union soldier. him
'elf War-scarred. He kept step with
he Rebels" bowed his head Ger
he grave Of the Old vet, with as
much sincerity as his old foes Of the
lays Of 61776 did. The Union soldier
Who walked with the Boys in Cray
vas Mr.. Conrad Brand, for many |
ear, a valued citizen of 0pelousas. |
Ieonce Sandoz, the deceased news
,aper man, had many admirable quail
les. He was honest; he was an in
.essant worker; be was a good
ather; he was a good citizen. Fru-
tal in ordinary matters, when the in +
crest Of his town was at stake he +
would contribute literally, and devote
he columns of his paper to the ad
-aneement Of public enterprises. He
accumulated considerable property, /
ii due to wise business acumen and
economy.
Mr.. Sandoz is a native of Loufsi-l
ma, born March Is, 1914. He ID
he son of Joel Fl. and Ann (Wilburn1
iahdoz. joel q. Sandoz was a native
f Switzerland, born 1913. He re-
moved to America at the age Of six
cen, located in St Martin parish, /
yhere he was engaged in the print
ng business until 1843, when he re-
moved to apelousas and became con
ected with the 0pelousas Gazette. /
Ie founded the 0peIousas Courier
December II, 1852. and conducted itI
Intii December II. 1870, when his
wo sons, Leonce Sandoz and L. 4. /
'andoz assumed charge. Joel Fl. San /
Ioz died January 4. 1873.
On January l, 1891, the partner
hip existing since the death of JOEL
/. Sandoz. the father, between Le-I
nee and T. A. Sandoz, was dissolved,
nd Leonca assumed full charge of
he Courier, =. A. going over and as
uming charge of the st. Landry |
Democrat.
Leonce sandoz left school at the
ge Of seventeen years, and entered
he Confederate army. He was in
cfise service and served during the