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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-01-02
SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE OF ALFRED P.AyY, deed.
No. 1924, Probate Docket, District Court,
Parish of ST. landry. La

BY virtue oE an order Of the Hon. u. nj.
Lewis, Judge of the 18th judicial District
Court, In and for the Parish nf st. Landry,
StateofLa., there Will be sold at p%ubucauc@
ton. to the last and highest bidder by the
undersigned administrator, or any July
qualified anctf9neer, at last residence of
deceased, at 0pelousas. st Landry Par
ishs La, on
az ataIE o3e5f6eSa Y Il. liz aa ioIloa ~ ds s4si
property belonging TO the above estate,
to-Wlt:
a certain sqnareo groundin The City Of
OPelousRs, Ia. with al the buildings and
improvements thereon, and bounded north
BY Madison street south by Franklin street,
east by Walnut street and west hy Union
street.
Household fHT4itureaHd kI.eHen utensils.
I~erms-Casl1.
decf2.6t J.R. P.AVYs Administrator.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-01-02
AUSTIN REED
Feed Stable
Feed by day,
week OF month
Best Of Care Given
to Horses
LOCafeG on Vine Street, ID Robert
ChaCheFS stable. OpeIOIsaS, La
or
"a $500
ESTATE or PIERRE 9. yIDRI&E
Probate Docket. District Ccurs.
Parish Of st. Landry, La.

Whereas. John Yidrfns. administrator Of
the above named estate, has filed a hna
tableau and account redistribution OF fundt
OF said succession. accompanied by hls
same.
And whereas. prayer OF said petition h9i
been granted by ali order Of cour bearing
aafo.-
Now, therefore, notice Is hsTebg given III
all parties Interested to make Opposition Il
gRsd tabieau to ale same in writing In IN
oGfcs. within the time required by 1aw NSnI
and confirmed.
WINS A~NDLKRQNTS
AMraSa46 ffMAE wt rF4s2s4
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1. Frank Nernett.
2. RENT WaIiior.
8, Eusebe Lafleur near
Onezime Meche8
S. Lester Burlsigh
6. RodoIph Laf1em
Z. Edward Pitre near g
8. Oliphus FnsilieE N9
9. Edgar Lafenr
10. Joseph Castillo.
Ill. John Andrus
10. Marcsllus Savoie nea 9gsau
is. L.. a.. E~ichienlanb fasuasla
M. Albert Richard
Is. Ben DevalcourI
lis. Edmond Dejean neaf
IN. Eugene McClelIand as s1
Is. j.. Adam Budd a
10. Oscar Melancon RasalAs@
20. Adolph Miller
III. Jack Perry near
%. Emile Bodemuller
%. A. ClarY
"a. Louis SYlvestra
%. John Campbell as
2e Frank Hebert
27. Arthur Collins near
%. Otto Anderson asAi1ss
20. John B, Miller
80. O.. Mouiile
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away nor do we oVereharge for what
we sell. A fair profit commensurate
with capital invested. risk and re-
sponsibility is all we ask and expect.
On the other hand You get here pure
drugs and chemicals and prescriptions
just exactly as ordered. We want
you trade if You feel free to give it
to as.
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nTOTIGE or TABLEAU.
NJ as -@@~@ 4&E
ESTATE or ARCADE
"a. -. PROBATE Dockef
Parish of ST. IaTQiS

whereas, 5Lorenfine BEas
trIx Of the above named
3fInaI taBleau ofsaid saeees ~
ed by her petition praylAs
cation 0f san1a, and eo4a ps
whereas, the prayer " <asfs
been granted by an .
date. es44HeFe8 WI
Now, therefores nQs1es i. 6pge
all parties interested 70 Aae 81
said fabIsaa to hia 49,
nv once, within the ILL., ,sf
vrfgv tie said tablean sas
gated and confrmsq NgpHE
C
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-01-02

Z-1IE.WI~9aE
NAM ES. Hksaah
/. Raphael DehaIiI9n ss9
2. Al. Muller
haWln snalen n Sgass
Iuclsn S Snl1sn
2 Lhslae s14 paans oales es
3. Afesgde bsansA
u Erank pietlsln
9. Henry Chaehers usse
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JUDGE POPE MAY TRY
ALBUQUERQUE SUIT.

For some time considerable agita-
ton has been felt in Albuquerque
over the action of citizens in mass
meeting endeavoring to get better wa
ter service out of the water company
cf Albuquerque and the city admins
sration there has brought suit against
the company to force the installation
cf better water methods, although at
the same time, every plan that can
be hit upon is being tried TO remedy
the trouble.
In the meantime" says the Albu-
querque Journal. "Cfty Attorney Col
lins and his assistant. Attorney Sum
mers Burkhart, who has been retain
od 20 carry on the city's action
against the water company. yesterday
forwarded to Attorney General Frank
w. Clancy, who is now in Roswell. a
copy of the complaint filed here Fri
day. Mr.. Clancy was asked to pre-
sent the complaint to Judge Pope and
ascertain if he would take jurisdiction
in the matter. In that event the city
attorneys will go 20 Roswell. prob
si5fy on Thursday to argue the com
plaint.'
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PINE LODGE WILL BE
OPENED WITH A BALL.

p. o. Poulson came In yesterday ev-
ening from Pine Lodge. in the noun
tains near Meek. where he is com
pleting his new pleasure resort He
will be here four or five days getting
together the last load of attachments
for the new hotel. Pine Lodge He
states that the Lodge will be formally
opened with a grand ball and he now
expects the opening to be about Au-
gust I. There are now people there
encamped in tents and waiting for
the opening Mr.. Poulson expects to
run the place winter and summer and
is looking for a big Sunday business
from Roswell from people who win
run out Saturday night and come back
Monday morning. He is having the
road put in good shape and says that
when he is through uhis work the trip
can be made by auto in four hours
easily, as the distance is but fifty
miles. He will have an announcement
for the people in The Record as soon
as the exact time of the opening is
set.
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AT WORK

New York. July 21.-Abandoning
their attempts on express trains as
too dangerous, the eastern train wreck
ers have turned their attention to the
fast freights as Offering less risk and
equally as rich booty. The arrest of
i've men at Hackensack has revealed
a plot to wreck a fast freight on the
West Shore Railroad Distractions
were placed on the track but discov-
cred before the train arrived Many
thousands af dollars have been stolen
from freight cars in the last few
months, evidently by an organized
gang making a specially OF silks and
y valiIable fabrics.
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MAY FIGHT

La Paz. Bolivio, July 21.-The Ar
gentine government has recalled her
minister to Bolivia on account OF the
dispute over the decision of President
Alcorta in the Bolivian-Peruvian boun-
Diary dispute. The Bolivian minister
10 Argentine has been given his pass
ports and diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries has ceased.
This action followed the failure of
efforts TO meet the aggressive atti-
tude of Argentine on one hand and the
popular agitation of the people of Bo-
livia. Another feature was the orders
of President Montez to suspend the
centenary fetes at La Paz. in view of
the boundary decision which Is re-
garded as a national calamity and
the main cause of offense 20 Argent
Inc.
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SPANISH PEOPLE OBJECT
TO MOROCCO TROUBLES.

Madrid. Spain, July 21.-There is
much excitement here on account of
the opposition of the people to the
Spanish-Moroccan war There were
several demonstrations In front of the
ministry and much rioting. The jepar
fure of the first troops to reinforce
the garrison of Melilla was the signal
for the protest.
The Moorish tribesmen attacked the
Spanish outposts this cnorning but
were repulsed with gattlings.
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STORM AT
GALVESTON

Galveston, July 21.-A hurricane
attaining velocity of sixty niles an
hour cut Galveston on from all com
munication for several hours today
The wires were down for some time
and the railroad bridge was washed a.
way. cutting off communication with
the mainland. Water washed over the
sea wall and flooded the streets to a
depth of four feet. The storm which
was general along the gulf coast pass
ed to the south at two O'Clock and
communication was then restored.
Houston. July 21.-From the nature
OF the gulf hurricane 1t is certain that
IL the water at Galveston has arisen
above the sea wall, Inere was also
perilously high water along the Tex
as coast for hundreds of miles in eth
er direction. The gulf coast Is very
low with habitations almost at the
waters edge. The hurricane blew tr-
against the shore, the wat
er overfiowing the dry land for miles.
Fl was accompanied by a tremendous
surf. Fishing villages, small comznun-
tiles and summer resorts along the
coast are in grave danger. A fishing
-ioOp NdS Dy 1nc Wiuu LfilOu6n
the center of the bridge between Gal
weston and the mainland, destroying
all the walls. The waves are breaking
over the sea walls and several pavil-
ions haye been destroyed and the
speedway and pleasure parks washed
out by waves twenty feet high. The
last report indicates a wind velocity
Of 65 miles an hour, with the barom-
eter at 29.1.
Manager Van Vicok, of the Southern
Pacific has sent a special train to col
lect the frightened inhabitants of Sea
brook, Laporte and Bay Ridge and
10 bring them to Houston.
Sabine Pass is under water and the
Southern Pacific track Is inundated.
No well founded reports of loss OF life
have been received here.
Mobile, July 21.-Vessels arriving
here report a storm in the gulf with
seas mountain high off the Mobile
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negroes, What are you fellows do
ing here? Are you going to work."
One of the negroes said. yes. We have
families just the same as you" The
negro also remarked that they were
to get the same pay as you. 81 for
hours work.
tank when the shot was fired He had
not noticed Freeland or Shirley just
then. Next he saw Shirley lying on
the sidewalk He heard loud words
just before the shooting and that at
tracted his attention and he looked
back. He saw an arm go up and then
heard the shot The man who tried
to strike had his back to witness, but
he saw IL was his right arm.
The witness was acquainted with
Henry vos. He met Vos in the court
house yard on June 81. when both had
been subpoenaed. They talked of the
killing. vos told him then that he ga "
the trouble but did not hear any words
between Wells and Shirley. Witness
was then turned over to the Territory
for examination. He testified that vos
had said. Il did not hear amy words
that amounted to n iything.- but saw
| the trouble" or words tozfhat effect,
Here the Territory moved q zs1rElEz
| out uhe testimony of the witness on
the ground that witness' teatinnny lid
not deny the testimony 0f vos N t0
the talk In the court house yard.
The court ruled that there w1s no
ground to strike out the testimony.
Cross examination of the witness
was resumed and the witness explain
| ed % the jury the position of Shirley
] Just - the shot was fred. His arm
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bar. Vessels are unable TO make this
harbour on account of the high seas.
A cIoudburst In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, July 21.-A cloudburst
today in northern Wisconsin endang-
cred several villages and did damage
to the amount of $500. 900 to the dam
at White river. which was washed
out. 1t imperiled Odanah. whose in
habitanis were warned to leave. The
state fish hatchery at Bayfield, was
and millions of fish were car
ried into the lake. Trains are cut off
from ASHLAND and Bay Heavy
rains endangered the village of Pei
berg, Mimi.
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mark made by Wells to be testified T.
| by the witness.
Mr.. Layton then said in reply to Z
question by the defense that wells
said to Shirley as he lay on the side
! walk. you have brought It all on tt
yourself"
Further questioning by the defens<
was then taken up. the witness say
ing that he heard Jim Irwin make re
marks. Irwin was then 40 or SO fee'
from Shirley. He tesdfied that the ne
groes and Mexicans ran away but that
the white men remained He saw nc
one behind Wells after the crack OF
the gun. He saw a big negro standiag
by the telephone pole. and he appear.
ed to be trying to get out of the way.
Martiniano Lucero. a Mexican. was
tine next witness and r. s. Hamilton
acted as interpreter. The witness was
at the scene of the killing. right ar
the Southwest corner. There were var
ious Mexicans there and he named a
number OF them. About eight or more
were there. They went there to go to
work. Freeland and Shirley were there
and talked to the negroes but witness
could not tell what they said.
The witness then related the scenes
prior to the killing. F,reeland and
Shirley went north and then came
back to where the telephone pole was.
Wells was there near the wall, talk
ing to some one. He also heard Wells
talk to the negroes on the sidewalk.
Lncero was twelve feet about from
the shooting He did not hear what
Shirley were talking. Other Americans
We're also there. besides these three,
about four of them. He saw there was
a difficulty between Shirley and Wells.
OF the four other men, one was to
the north of Wells and Shirley and
three to the south. The first active
signs he saw of the trouble was that
deceased struck a blow at Wells with
his right hand. and he did not think
the blow landed except on Wells left
srm. Wells then stepped hack from
the blow. The witness saw only one
blow by Shirley and practically at the
same moment Wells stepped back and
then fired the shot. Shirley fell on
his hands and knees. Wells remained
there a few moments and then went
10 his house. He did not know wheth-
er Wells said anything or not before
he left. Did not remember where
Wells had his hands when he was
to Shirley or the position of
Shirley's hands either.
The witness then illustrated how
Shirley struck the over hand blow.
how Wells lodged and then fired the
shot. He saw nothing in Shirley's
hands before the shooting. Witness
was or 6 feet away when the shot
was fired.
Thomas Woodhouse. of Cladell, up
in Roosevelt county, was then called.
He testified that he was near the
place when the trouble oc-
CURED. He had talked with Shirley
and Freeland before the trouble oc-
CURED. He saw negroes and Mexicans
there. Shirley and Freeland had talk
ed 10 the negroes. Shirley asked the
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TAFT AND DiAZ WILL. Ex-
CHANGE VISITS AT EL PAso

Washington, July 21.-Instead OF
shaking hands across the painted
boundary on the bridge at Ell Paso.
Presidents Taft and Diaz will ex-
change visits, Taft crossing to Mexi-
co and Diaz setting foot on the soil
4 the United States. 1t will be neces-
sary for Diaz to obtain permission OF
the Mexican congress to leave Mexi-
CO. The meeting will take place on
raftis western visit after September
18th.
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was raised. partly. to strike. The wit
ness could see but a part of Shirley,
another party obscuring his view. 1t
was the loud words used that caused
him to look around. He heard some
one say in a broken voice something
like this. You have been fooling a
round here long enough" Wells fired
the fatal shot. He saw no gun or
flash of smoke. Did not notice Wells.
Witness left very soon after the kill
ing. He saw a man there they said
was Wells, or 10 ninutes after. He
did not notice Wells directly after the
shooting.
Vos told him., said the witness. In
the court house yard on June 81. that
he did not hear anything to amount
ed to anything.
The Territory renewed It's motion
to strike out the Vos portion of uhe
testimony Of the witness. Court then
dismissed the jury and adjourned un-
til three O'Clock. without passing on
the Cnotion of the Territory.
From two until three o'clock was
devoted to the further examination of
the books and papers of the union.
Wednesday Afternoon.
Rev. Hubert NJ. Smith was the first
witness this afternoon, following the
conclusion of the examination of the
records OF the union. He testified in
substance that on June 21 of this year
in the court house yard while sitting
ON one of the benches a conversation
took place between Will Freeland and
Attorney Eldridge when witness and
Attorney Gatewood were present, in
which Will Freeland told Of the man
ner In which Ollie Shirley struck at
Wells at the time of the shooting.
Freeland had testified on the stand in
this case that he did not see Shirley
strike at Wells.
A. o. Millice was the next witness.
He passed the Wells building on the
fatal morning. ne said. and heard two
white men "cussing" a bunch of ne
groes at the building and telling them
not to go to work unless they were
hunting trouble. He heard the negroes
say they did not want trouble. but
were merely hunting work to make
an honest living. He noticed that the
two white men started town the
street after him. but stopped.
Doroiio Garlic. a Mexican laIborer.
then went on the stand and. through
an interpreter. told as to how he came
to the Wells building on the morning
II March to get work, having heard
that there would be jobs open on that
morning. He heard various converse
tions but they were IN English and he
understood but little Of them. He saw
the deceased attempt to strike Wells
after using the words. "--''
which he understood. and are unit for
rub1icatiou. He said also that he saw
Shirley In possession of a pocket
knife that morning. He gave q dem
onzfration Of the actions of Shirley
leading up to the time Of the shooting.
This witness h on the stand - we
70 10 nr0ns.
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v. 8. WEATHER BUREAU.

500 a. MI
Roswell ~. NJ, July 21.-Tempera-
ture. max. 81; min. 62: mean 76. Pre-
cipitation. o. Wind, dir. s.; veloc. l.
Weather clear.
Forecast for Roswell and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Thursday
Comparative temperature data, ex-
trenes this date last year, max, 70:
min. "a: Extremes this date Is years.
record. max. 95, 1899; min. SIS, 1894
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Wednesday Morning.

OOuTt opened al nine O'CLOCK, lne
first witness being A. 8. Layton. On
direct examination Mr.. Layton testi-
fed that he was 40 or 30 feet south
Of the scene of the killing at the time
il occurred. He had walked there from
the old seed store with John b. Gill,
as he understood that work was to
he started there that morning Gall
talked to Wells and then went to town
to the north. While talking to Wells.
the witness said that Gill gave him
some kind of a paper. Wells said all
right and told Gill to go and do some
thing. the witness did not know what.
Gill asked Mr.. Wells, What fellows ?"
and Wells pointed out two men whose
appearance Were described by the
witness. Wells also said to have II
made out for John Doe" Gill then
left the scene. going north 20 town.
When Gill left. the two fellows point
ed out by Wells. followed him. He did
not notice the parties just as the shot
was fired.
Coming down to The immediate time
of the killing. the witness said that
the noise of the shot attracted his at
tention. He did not hear the contro-
versy between Wells and the two men
before talked Of Shortly after the kill
ing he went to where the dead man
was lying on the sidewalk This was
about a minute after he was shot.
At this point a number of tests were
made to see IL the witness knew how
long a minute was. He was made to
hold I'D his hand for a minute and hit
1t very closely.
Mr.. Layton saw Jim Irwin, so he
testified. hold Shirley's head. Before
the shooting the witness had talked
resting on his left elbow and side. The
witness said he left the scene In a
few minutes after the killing.
Shirley. Freeland and Wells, said
the witness and probably a few 9TH
ers were there. Wells told Shirley
that ''you have brought It all on your
SELF" Objection was made to this an
swer by the Territory and the answer
was stricken out.
Resuming hts testimony the witness
said that Mr.. Wells made a complete
circle around the body at an ordinary
walk and then stepped on the side
walk into the street and made sorne
other remark TO Shirley who was not
not yet dead
The witness was then taken by the
Territory When the remark was made
by Wells the witness said he was back
at his original place, 40 or so feet to
the south. He did not see Wells turn
TO the south and hook for another
man. He had stepped back when the
shot was fired. referring to the act
ION OF Wells.
The Territory then entered object
ion once more to the admission Of the
testimony Of the witness concerning
what Wells said 20 Shirley after the
shooting.
Further questions were asked the
witness by the court and the witness
said that jim Irwin was close up when
the remark was made. He saw the re
volver I'm Wells hand when the 70
IUnrk was made
The court rulsd admikfing the -
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II your subscription to the Ladies
Home Journal Is out with this number
would he glad to receive your re-
newal-Mamie A. Cobean, at Record
Office. or phone 166. IA.
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Legal blanks, all kinds.-Recora
Tonopah Dividend.

Philadelphia. july 21.-An extra
dividend of 10 cents a share in addi-
ton TO the usual quarterly dividend
of 25 cents share. was paid by the
Tonopah Mining Company.
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FOR SALE.

Three good ranches in noun
tains. sheep or cattle. Part
nership proposition to offer any
one wishing to enter sheep .bu-
siness. Address or inquire w.
:. DAY. Grand Central Hotel.
16t3*
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The shoes thai We sell at Raus-Mi
En prices. are the kind you want
Slime Shoe Co.
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AlIeqed Land Fraud.

Chicago. July 21.-Willian N. Smith
former president of the San Luis
Land and Cattle Company. will be
given a hearing today on a charge of
perpetrating land frauds. II is al
legged by the complainant that the
San Luis company had no legal title
to the land sold by them. because 1t
had not completed the purchase of i,
from David E. Thompson. United
States ambassador to Mexico.
CALL STAR LIVERY for nice rigs
for outing and mountain trips.-Tel-
ephone 1s2.-R. B. Jones. prop. 743m
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going over the books. They showed
that committees were appointed at a
meeting in February to confer with
Mr.. Wells. Ollie Shirley was appoint
ed committeeman. IL was also shown
by the books Ihat Irwin was said TO
he working non-union men and that
later Freeland was appointed a stew.
ard on the Irwin job. He reported that
Irwin was running off union men and
hiring non-union men who later joined
the union.
A committee was also appointed at
one of these early meetings to see a.
bout the non-union men on Lrwin's
work and to have them join the union
or get them fired.
AT the meeting on March 3. the min
utes of the union showed that ]. c.
Gilbert reported that Irwin said he
would not force Hobbie and Smith.
the two non-union men. to join the
union and neither would he fire them.
and a recommendation was made that
all men come off the job.
Also at this same meeting a com
miItee of two men was appointed to
meet all trains and to talk to men
coming in about unionism. Four men
were appointed to pickett the Irwin
job and to keep men on" The four
on the latter committee were Shirley.
Freeland. Brown and Dowdy. The two
nen to meet the trains were Ditmore
and Taylor.
The president, pro te.n. was author
lied to use his discretion in getting
Oslt doderes-S Tho r,ickaftS mara ~ hsa
paid one dollar a day.
AS IL was considerably after six o.
clock the books were given into the
custody of the sheriff, their examina-
tion 10 he resumed later.
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