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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
Chieot Notes.

Chicot, July 12-All aboard fol-
Mamou, Thursday June ga good
time is assured all who may choose tc
go.
The oil fever has struck our sec
ton.
A p~rotracted Baptist meeting, and
2 United Brethren meeting, the for
mer at Pine Prairie and the latter
at Turkey Creek, are going on this
week.
Judge Singleton is hustling his
road contractors, and is having done
some al work.
Come, Mamou, what has come Of
your prospective survey of the Sou
them Pacific railroad from your city
to Chicot?
I am reliably informed that
the famous Belle Cheney Springs
will soon be sold. A few acres will
be reserved for a summer resort, and
the balance will go as q timber pro-
position. Here's a good opening for
some enterprising and wide-awake
man or company.
Mr. Lastie Guillory, a prominent
planter Of New Town, has our thanks
for the finest melon Of the season.
Other friends too numerous to men
tion, have also sent us delicious
watermelons.
Grand free-for-aIl, in the interest
OF the courthouse Of EYangeline.
at Chieot, on Sunday, August 1st.
Two games Of baseball, band. etc.
Come and enjoy yourselves. The
meeting will be held under the great
oaks Of Chicot. where so many Of our
ex-Goyernors, and our present Gov
ernor, have spoken to the people.
Little Majorie Courtney celebrated
her 7th birthday from 8 TO Z p. m.
last Tuesday.
DR.. Shaw and Mr.. Arthur Comeau
through Saturday, ~en-route to
0pelousas, after a delightful time
spent at Belle Cheney Springs.
Mrs. G. 7. Griffith and daughter,
Miss Gertrude, spent Sunday here.
the guests Of Mrs. O. G. Griffith.
Erich Jr. and Capt. Sam Haas at
a large brandieg Of cattle at
Mr.. Coon GampbelPs, il Pine Prairie,
last Monday.
Hot as blazes, dry as can be.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
Chataignier News.

Chataignier, July 13.-The corn
crop viii be short here on account Of
the drouth.
Many from here attended the meet
ing Of the school board last week.
DR.. Yves Ardoin accompanied Mr..
jules Ardoin and Nelson Brunei to
New Orleans last week, where they
had gone to have operations per
formed, Mr.. Ardoin for an ulcer and
Mr. Brunei for an abcess on the
lungs. The operation on MIR. Ardoin
was performed and the doctor says
he left his patient doing well. The
operation on Mr.. Brunei will be per-
formed this week.
Mr.. Toney Rupert and lady Of
Eunice visited relatives here last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. G. Aron accompanied BY bis
sister, Mrs. La eros, of New Orleans.
are visiting relatives here.
Miss Corine Moncla returned from
Eunice last Friday, where she has
been visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Theophile Rozas and family,
OF Vile Platte. visited friends and
relatives here Monday.
Miss Emilia Outlet returned from
Eunice last Sunday where she had
been visiting friends and relatives.
A base ball game was played here
last Sunday between the Faquetaique
team and the Chataignier Base Ball
Club. Faquetaique won by q score of
9 to z.
Rev. Father Bosch, assisted By Rev.
Father Jeanson, administered the
First Communion to thirty-six children
here last Sunday. Rev. Father Bosch
assisted, by Miss Rose Manuel, are
highly eomplimented in the training
of the children. ] can also compli-
ment the choir for the beautiful
hymns and sweet music. Every thing
passed off quietly and very orderly.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
PREPARING TO ENTER
TAIN OUR VISITORS
CONTINUED from Ist PAGE.

ISL page.
Sheriff Swords, in behalf Of the Pro.
gressive League.
The depot will be decorated By the
ladies' of the city, and a suitable arch
erected over the track, near the
depot.
It is expected that all the whistles
and bells Of the city will chime out
greeting to the big road, and
that a large delegation viii board the
train for Baton Rouge, where the
event will be fttingly celebrated.
The committees appointed to att
tend to the details of the various
functions are as follows:
Committee on reception-M. L.
Swords, Chairman; DR.. P. Foster, r.
Lee Mills, M. Halphen, DIR. A. ]. Ber-
cier, G. P. Dunbar, D. Durio, ]. 4.
st. Cyr, ]. &. Daley, A Lanclos, DR..
w. r. Clopton, Theo. Doucet, P. H.
Singleton, ". P. Fottenot, Acduelle
f0ntenot.
Committee On Board and Lodging
and general in%formation-G Fl. Gretin.
Committee on entertainment: J. G..
IaWler, chairman; Jno. w. Lewis, j..
]. Healey.
Committee on Deeoration-Ladies
OF the Civic League.
Exeeotive Committee: D. Durio,
chairman; ID. Halphen, Jno. ". Lewis.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
LeOnYilIe.

The ball given By the ladies on
July 10th, for The benefit Of helping
pay expenses on new school building,
was a perfect success.
The ladies wish to extend thanks
to the people at large for their large
attendance and also to apologize for
music, difficulties occurring on the
last two days, and money borrowed
for the occasion caused them I'd have
to cancel their engagement with the
orchestra, but promise this viii not
occur again.
A vote Of thanks was agreed on
and extended to Messrs. n. W. Smith,
De, G. Richard and G. Dore Tor ass
sistanee, Also to Misses Alice Judge,
Laaclos, Aline Mistric. Mrs
and Mrs. |. II. Cain.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
ROUGE ROAD.
southern Pacific has Increased Working Gang
for Purpose Of Rushing Construction.

Baton Rouge, July 1.-THE Sou
thern Pacific Railroad has begun con-
struction work near Port Allen on it's
Baton Rouge-Lafayette cutoff, and
pushing the work on this branch line.
Arrangements have been made with
the Choctaw District Drainage Com
missioners for crossing Choctaw.
Several bridge gangs have been out
at work building bridges over the
email streams between Port Allen
and the Atchafalaya river.
A dirt train is being run out az
Crosse Tete, filing ii tie Low places
on the line. There are practically
three construction gangs bit work
on the Southern Pacific east of the
river and 81 the present progress HE
road will be consisted by the first of
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
SOLID CEMENT HOUSES.
Thomas Edison Claims He Has Solved Problem
Of Cheap House for Poor People.

Readers after Mr.. Edison, who
were interested a year or two ago by
his announcement of a popular price
o%ne-piece house." fine enough for the
classes and yet within the reach of
the masses, will now be glad to learn
that the first af these houses is to be
poured" within the next few weeks.
1t appears that Mr.. Edison
first experimental with a tWo-family
dwelling, but finally discarded the de-
sign as impracticable. In the new
one-family model, which he declares
can be built for $1,000, the roofs,
floors, bath and laundry tubs-every-
thing save the doors and window
frames-Will be fashioned Of REIN
forced concrete. The setting of the
molds will require four days, the
pouring Of the concrete six hours and
ten days later the building will be
ready for occupancy, says the Times
Democrat.
Since Mr. Edison gave out his first
announcement regarding the one-piece
house, people in general have learned
much about concrete and cement CON
struction work. The promise Of a
poured" house no longer provokes
laughter. But there still remains
some doubt as to whether the new
process will do all that is claimed for
it, or supplant the frame house, with
all its drawbacks, to any noticeable
extent.
Admitting that the poured house"
will be freproof and sanitary, one
considerable drawback will be found
in the fact that the prospective
homebuilder will necessarily be limited
in his choice Of styles. Mr. Edison
talks Of six varieties, but when it is
understood that the molds will cost
$4,000 a set and the six, at the
same rate, $150,000, it is seen that
comparatively few of the poured
house. contractors will be inclined to
carry the full repertoire Of designs.
Then, too, the irresistible impulse
that comes to every home-builder to
make his own house in some respect
unlike that of every other house, will
be grist to the mill Of rival builders
who work in wood. The poured
house" in its present state of develop
ment is likely to be used TO adYan-
tage only in the tenement districts
or in manufacturing towns where land
is not too high-priced. Here they
may be erected BIZ factory owners
who will be tempted not only by their
sheapness, but by their apparent in
1estructibility, and occupied by rent
srs who have hitherto merely existed
q tumble-down shacks OF rookeries.
But we suspect that the thrifty work
nan who rents the poured house, if
,yer his savings permit him the home
luxury, will have his cottage
,uilt of other materials after his own
lesign rather than poured after a
lackneyed design Of which he is
sroWn heartily tired.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
a Card.

We thank our friends and neigh
bors FOR the assistance given US dur
ing the illness of our sweet little
Rose, whose death occurred on July
7th.
The kindly Offices of our friends
viii never be forgotten by us.
This Is the third visitation Of Death
III our home, each time the Destroyer
taking away one of our children.
We yet have two children left-Edna
and Raoul-and we trust our dear
Lord will let them remain with US.
TLDEN MECHE AND WIFE.
Leonville, July 9Th.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
s. Land once at New orleans. La,

July 18th, 1901
NOTICE. Is hereby given that Hiram B.
Holden, of Turkey Greek, La, VINO. on July
%, 1907, made Homestead entry, No. a47s2, Sc.
rial No. 0675, for sl2 OF ne4, section Cd,
township 2 south, range / west, Louisiana
Meridian, q fled notice OF Intention to-
make Final Five Year Proof, to esfab.
fish claim to the land above described, be-
fore Clerk of Court at 0Delousas, la. on
the 23Td day of August 1900.
Claimant names as witnesses: w. Cha
pelle, Stefen Hasleton, TT. Kingson. Pierre
Ridrlne. all OF Turkey Greek, La.
WALTER i. COHEN,
julyI7-6t Register. !
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
SUNDAY. Anglst 28th. Iaoo.

L0sT.-Pair of gold cuff buttons,
With diamonds III center. Reward
of 81 for their return to Danel, at
the 81 Ian'rx anhor &c. u ST
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
sHERIFF's SALE.
ISAAC w BARNES
VS..
3 e. III LYONS.
Nos 1898. 18th judicial District CcnRt
Parish OF ST. Landry, La.

~-
BY virtue Of q writ of seizure and sale
Issued cut OF the Hon. 18th Judicial District
Court, in and for the parish Of ST. Landry.
In the above entitled and numbered suit,
and TO me directed. j have seized and VIII
offer for sale forcash, az public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, ait the front
door of the Court House of st. Landry par
ish, In Opei0nsas, La. on
Saturday, August ~, 1909.
at Il O'Clock d !. M. the following described
property. to-wit;
Lot No. . In Block No. nf1eenin Krotz ADJ
dltion tn the town 81 Melville, 81. Landry
parish, Ia.
-TeTms-Casn.
1ulyIT-st NIL SWORDS. Sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
and LOCAL

FWHAAlN
b her accomplished daughter
IA paols, Of Lafayette, are visiting
country home Of Miss Dupre.
Hon. John w. Lewis was {
rglsy visitor this week.
Dr. jos. 2. Saizan spent severa
III ii New Orleans the past week
Iii, Sylvester Barry, of Hearne,
bru. VAS an 0pelousas visitor on
Wednesday.
ar. Il. B. Edwards, Of Beau
sms Texas, spent last Sunday with
abdFs here.
Mn. Bertha Lyons is home from
ii amn8r vacation spent at Gal
nal.
s 1. Winchell and children
No returned from q visit to rela-
ii Missouri.
Hiss Lizzie BIacksher visited
agss ii Barbreck the past week.
At. Gilbert Stage, Of White
was an 0pelousas visitor We'd
Aig
he Clarion regrets to chronicle
Y death Of Mrs. John Pulford,
occurred at their home in
ippi. Nj. Pulford is now in
stsas spending . while with rel
a
IT. and Mrs. Adolphe Jacobs
friends in New Iberia during
week.
Afs. Al u Haas is visiting her
lier ID Baaile,
-ar Anthony Lambert, Of Grand
lfs vas here Sunday.
ails Host Cretin visited New
aa this week.
Z I / Woman, the agent of
Rels Fargo Express at this
Y = taking biz vacation. Mr. L.
sa 8 holding the fort dur
q Absence.
f and Mrs. W. I. Lyford were
i opelousas Tuesday.
III q Richard was here Tues
gstiag furniture for the Leon
sAool.
Z Rudolph Wilkin and little
ND Mrs, Tabry.
Virginia Titard can be
VA hsf post Of duty at Dardeau
ate. taking a vacation.
Florence Price, the pretty
= ", and Mrs +. G. Fubbs.
s'aEnsa TO her home in New Or
ia
Allae histric and sister, Of
5il'l psre here Tuesday.
sla Mrs. James /. Shute, Of
Leopold Godchaux was in
Monday. '
Y. anne Gallen, Of New her
aslag several days in Ope-
wye friends and relative.
p ss.ag young lady, Miss
of ArnaudYlle, Is
Ees. seS' = leW
1 DANIEL has rot,,,,.a
weston, Texas, where i
days, having . whoop-
\. WaiIIor and family
w VI lale, The guest, Of the
a9 IN. Il ]. Dossmann.
5s,; yum Allen and family.
M aad family, Raymond
ss sanlly, and Mr.. ]. M.
lesse this morning for
TSs 1 y they will spend
# the Office "'g for ma.i
aed Improvement
peeted BY the nnbIic
i !. All6urn, Of Barbreek
esa " sslaeksher home.
EA II
Barthlemy, of New
sosst Of Mr.. and Mrs.
ssaa ;. Fontenot and !
are in 0pelousas !
says with old friends /
lae Clarion acknowis
oa Claremne The /,
". lee IF the Signal
glsd u learn from /.
aa u rank Randolph.
s'o has been under !
ssis sac q bis post. !
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
sHERIFFs SALE.
ISAAC W. BARNES
vs..
GRANVILLE JOHNSON.
No. 1866, Sixteenth judicial District Court
Parish of st. Landry La.

BY virtue of q writ Of seizure and sale
issued ont Of the Honorable sixteenth judi
eial District Court, IN mi for the parish of
st. Landry, In tbs above entitled and num-
Bered suit, ID e me directed, IhaVe seized
and VIII offer for sale for cash az public
the front door OF the Court House of st.
Landry Parish, at Q~pelcusas. La, on
Saturday, 2l, f00o
at II O'Clock q. "a. the following described
property, to-WIt
Lots Nos. three lsl, nine IN and ten ll0@ in
block No. VI Krotz Addition TO n toMn Of
Melville. Parish OF st. Landry. together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon.
TeEms-fash.
5uIy1f-6t NJ i. SWORDS, Sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17

I0ST-In the center town, gold
gomeo PHI. Finder will Be rewarded
III returned to Miss Fife LitteII.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17

BY virtue Of a writ OF deri facias issued
out Of the Honorable 18th judicial District
Court In and Tor the Parish Of st. Landry,
in the o entitled and numbered SUIT,
and to me directed. / have seized and will
Offer for sale. forcash, at public auction, TO
door of the courthouse at Opelousas, La,
on
Saturday, August 18th, 1909,
at II O'Clock a. M. the following described
property. to-wit.
All the merchandise sold by p1aintfn to
defendant which has been recently taken
out Of the express office by defendant. Also
the property situated In the city Of Ennfce
upon which the defendant resides, COM
pristngtne ground and all the buildings and
improvements thereon.
Ierms-Cash.
julyl71t 81. =. SWORDS, Sherin.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
SHERIFF's SALE.
CEDAR RAPIDS NATIONAL BANK
VS..
Ell. T0UPS.

-, 18th judicial District Court,
Parish Of st. Landry. La.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
TALKS WITH TAFT
RICHARDSON SEES PHEsibENi
 AGAINST HUNDLEY.
AIabama Congressman Expresses sat- isfaction With Interview Walker Percy Is Ready
 fa Come Home.

Washington, March 13.-(SpeciaL)- Representative Richardson, who re- turned this morning from Huntsviile' had nearly an hours talk this after- noon with President Taft regarding the Hundley case.
 Having just returned from the )uoi- cial district, Judge Richardson was Tn a position toN acquaint the Presioent with many new points as to the sen timent, and what the lawyers and oth- CTS are saying and doing.
 Judge Richardson says he had most pleasant and satisfactory talk with the President, but. of course. does not consider that he ought to make public the details of the conversation
 Walker Percy of Birmingham, who same up several days ago with the committee of lawyers to protest against the appointment of Hundley. went to Philadelphia this morning. but will stip in Washington tomorrow to see Representative Richardson ana others before ret~n!ng home. MT Percy is positive n his conviction that Hundley will not receive another ar- pointment.
 Evidently news of that sort has al ready made an impression In Alabama for 1t Is reported nere that consider able quiet work is being done by some of the local Republicans to have their favorites brought promi 1ently 70 the attention of President Taft so that their claims may not be overlooked when he Is ready to name the Jndge.
 Alfred J. Stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

WOMAN'S FRIENDS
 ACCUSE HUSBAND
 OFKIILMG MRS. KING

needs and that its industrial life may continue to flourish in the future. un- der our care. as 1t has fourlshed in the past under the distinguished men who have preceded us as trustees un- der the constitution.
 The work before uss will call for much industry. for unusual self-re- 'straint and forbearance and for a pa- triotic and determined purpose that the Republican political party in the House of Representatives shall in due time return to the people with It's reasonable men.
 "The wisdom of those who have pre- ceded us in this House has left us a system of rules the most efficient that ever guided legislative body as large as the House of Representatives. Every step in making those rules ef- ficient was resisted bitterly and the men who stood up for the rules were misrepresentated by every interest af- fected by their action and criticised by large army of innocent victims Of misrepresentation. But misrepresenta- tion dies with the day. Those men. so much criticised then. are now com mended on every hand. while a new brood of misrepresentatfons arouses new criticisms against those who to- day continue the work of the past These things will also pass away ana when present misunderstandings have died away, we also shall have the com mendation of the future If only we remain true to ourselves and to our trust"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
 TWO RIVERS
 ARE RAGING Coosa and Tallapoosa
 Flooding. Central Railroad Bridge at Trion, Ca, Ia Swept Aw1y.-street Car Service in Rome Sus-
 pended.

Rome, Ga. Mch. 13.-The waters of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers flow ing by this city are the highest ever known and such scenes as have not been known here since 1892 are talk ing place tonight.
 The Trion Cotton Factory has been closed down and many families are homeless. The property loss will be large but as warnings were ample no loss fife has as yet been re- ported.
 The register at o'clock tonight showed a stage of 2s.5 feet above the low water mark and the government report predicts a stage of 34 feet. The downpour has now ceased for the first time In thirty-six hours.
 The bridge over the Chattahooche GO River at Trion, Ga., thirty -seven miles north of here on the Central of Geor- gia Railway was swept away this af- ternoon and as the transfer of passen- gers Is impossible traffic between Rome and Chattanooga on the central has been temporily annulled.
 Street car services between Rome and Lindale has been suspended and the electric light and power plant VIII probably be inundated placing the city in darkness. .,,,
 At 10 o'clock the water was sthi rising at the rate of two inches per hour and was at 2s.1 feeet on the guage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
TRAVELLING CABINET
PRESIDENT TAFT TO INACCURATE
 NEW POLICY.
The Heads of the Various Departments of the Government Will Make frequent Tours of IuspectlOn.

Washington, March 13.-If President Taft's present desires are carried out. his advisers will soon become known as the "traveling cabinet" Experi- ence has taught the new chief execu- tive that first hand information Is the best and he will have each of the heads of the various departments of the Gov ernment make frequent tours of in- spection. ,,,
 Secretary of War Dickinson will make an early visit to the isthmus of Panama to inspect the canal
 Secretary of the Interior Ballinger will go to Alaska to investigate condi- tions, particularly in regard to public lands.
 Secretary of the Navy Meyer proba = blv will visit the various navy yards of the country to acquaint himself with existing local conditions.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ex- nects to visit the various State ex- pertinent stations this summer also in- specting packing houses in the West. Just what program MT. Taft has Ioutlined for Postmaster General Hitch cock. Secretary of the Treasury Mac Yeagh. Attorney General Wickersham. Secretary of State Knox and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel Is not known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
UnknoUn Man Goes Ouer
 tue Dam at Tallassee

When the high waters have receded. the Alabama River will have two un- known bodies to deliver. On Wednes- day. live men went to their death, op- posite Montgomery, one of which num- Der is unknown. On the following morning. just before daylight. the op- orator at the power plant at Tallas- see. saw a man in a boat. with Ian tern, go over the falls, and it Is pre- sumed that the body of that unfor- tunate one will turn up in the flood waters of the Alabama.
 No one has been reported missing from the vicinity of Tallassee, and with the bodies of Willie billiard. Tom Harper and the two negroes, known to have been drowned here, and the unknown, the river now has claimed six victims.
 No effort was made yesterday to search for the bodies of the victims of Wednesdays boating tragedy, and none will be made until the water. have
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

receded. It is believed that the bodies have lodged on the trees. which are partly submerged and that they have not gone far ~Aewn the stream, al- though 1t is said by rivermen that the swift current which caught the bodies as they sank, will most likely carry them several miles. before they are dropped. ..-
 Yesterday was the day on which the bodies were due to rise and there was much disappointment when at least one of the remains were not brought forth from the stream.
 The fact that there are two un- knowns in the river,> providing that the Tallassee victim was carried this far. will make 1t difficult in Identify ing the Montgomery victim. In case the Tallassee victim should be brought to the surface first. the body might go to an unknown grave. but for the report of the boats journey. over the Tallassee falls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

The sight of the yellow flood Of the Alabama River yesterday was too much for William M. Dumont. a Canadian, who is said by the police to be tramp Dumont was standing on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad bridge at the foot of Coosa Street yesterday about 5 o'clock in the evening, watching the rising water. trying to commit sui eide. so 1t Is said.
 without any frills or prelude. he took three nasty steps forward and launched his body out into the river. Women screamed, men told each other to 20 in after him, and several dogs whisked up and down the bank. yelping at the unexpected occurrence.
 By and by Dumont came to the sur face, padded about a bit, waiting for some one to hop in and save him, but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
". M. Dun,ont Tries to Die
 Ln the SUollen Alabama

as there was nothing doing in that line, he struck out for the shore. Be- draggled. he eased up the sloping bank with a downcast expression, and then when an audible litter went through the crowd. he hopped to the bank again.
 But Police Sergeant Ragland and Officer Taylor were there and they speedily caught hold of the seemingly demented one and took him to a safe place.
 Dumont was seen at the police sta ton later and said he was feeling bad ly when he jumped, overheard. That was the only excuse he had to give and the police took 1t as sufficient cause to hold him as a suspicious char acter. for they say they think the man Is temporarily out of his mind.