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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13

PACIFIC EXPOSITION.

Right now the Alaska-Y -YukOn-Paci-
fic Exposition is the magnet that is at
tracing thousands Of people from
eastern, southern and middle-western
states to the Pacific coast partly for
the reason that the exhibition will
open up new line OF thought with its
great displays from Alaska, Hawaii
and the Philippines as well as the
Orient, and partly because of the
much advertised scenic beauties Of
the state bordering On the Pacific.
The State of Washington and more
particularly the Puget Sound country
will soon be the mecca for train loads
Of strangers. But Washington will
not hold the visitors for an indefi-
mite period for they have something
in mind further than a visit to Seat
tie.
There are opportunities on the Paci-
fic coast for the homeseeker as well as
the merchant and manufacturer and
the visitors to the fair intend to see
Just what Oregon, Idaho, Colorado,
Utah, wyoming, Nevada, Oklahoma as
we'll as British Columbia have to offer
in the way of inducements to settlers.
OF course the tourist will be here in
large numbers and their itinerary
nearly always includes all the noun
tain, lake and seaside resorts of the
Northwest.
The exposition itself is going to open
the eyes of ne thousands of visitors
who viii come To seattle expect ;. to
find an exhibition very similar to what
has been offered before. The Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition is not going
to be remembered after it's gates are
closed because of it's great size or its
number of buildings. but because OF
the beautiful picture formed by the
work of the builder and landscape ar
tist, framed in by lakes, mountains and
woodland scenery distributed lavishly
on every hand by nature.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
MAY DAY CELEBRATION.
Elks Preparing to Celebrate May L.
Program Has Not Vet Been
Decided Upon.

At the last meeting of the Elks DR..
Girard and e. Mouisset were appoint
ed a committee to arrange for a May
day celebration at Lafayette. While
the exact program has not yet been
decided upon. it is probable that the
exercises will consist of musical en-
tertainment, addresses by distinguish
ed orators and a grand floral process
sion. One of the principal considera-
tions in the success of the occasion
is securing excursion rates into Lafa-
yette on the day and the committee
has already taken up the matter with
the railroad company.
The Elks are a jolly good set and
their creed seems to be laugh and
grow fat, and if the good people of
Lafayette will only get themselves
into a proper attitude May /, the boys
will so provoke their risibilities, that
the rattle of dry bones, may not be
heard again for years to come, despite
the strenuosity of the times. The La
fayette herd is a noble band of stall
warts, there being oniy one OF diminu-
tive size but fat, and while not a calf
he seems to be the fond pride Of the
entire bunch, who look down with
parental solicitude and affection upon
one whom may yet grow a magnificent
pair OF antlers and lift his head high
in the herd
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
CITY COUNCIL.

The City Council held regular
meeting April 5, with all members
present. After the reading Of the
minutes the bill of J. Edmond MoutOn
for $500 for compiling and making
an alphabetical list of the voters OF
the city was approved, as also bills for
the month against the city.
Tax Collector submitted a report
showing that total collections for
month from regular tax, special tax
school tax, licenses, lights and water
s4,112SS
Treasurer's report showed a bal
lance on hand-General fund $6,S04.10
special fund $11,42S39.
Specifications for the building OF
cement walks was adopted.
VIM. Wilmington was refunded S;
for double license as drayman.
Committee to employ an accountant
reported having made satisfactory
arrangements.
The Mouton Engineering Co., wa:
granted five cents line instead O
three cents as heretofore per linea
foot for making levels, surveying, as
sessing and supervising the construc
ton of cement walks.
|. The chairman of the Finance Com
mittee was authorized to proceed
through necessary channels to enforc
payment of delinquent taxes and Il
censes.
The assessment of the Lafayett
Building and Loan Association TO
1908 was authorized based on sam
for year 1907.
Collector A. J. Leblanc was granite
| leave of absence, A. T. Caillouet t
represent him.
J. P. Colomb was allowed SIS fo
| copying ordinances since 1885 to tn
present date.
The report of Supt. Muller OF tn
Water Works and Electric Light plar
(Which was published in our last il
sue) was submitted. The council the
adjourned.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
DRILLING BEGUN \
At PIN HOOK.
Work Has Been Delayed Because OF
Inability to Get Machinery on
the Ground.
SURFACE INDICATIONS FOR FIND
ING OIL ARE FINE.
Stockholders of Company Boring Com
posed of Citizens of Lafayette,
Crowley and Other Towns.

Last Wednesday evening Mr.. Sig
ismond Bernard began drilling for oil
On his place near Pin Hook bridge
under contract with the Lafayette
Crowley Oil Company. The company
has been somewhat delayed in its op-
erations by inability TO get machinery
promptly on the rgOund, but now has
everything well in hand to prosecute
the work. Mr. Bernard, as well as
experienced oil men declare that the
surface indications are as manifest in
this locality as the Anse la Butte terri
tory, and are sanguine of developing
mineral resources equal to those OF
any Louisiana field. Gas is reported
as being in evidence and oil may be
observed on the water flowing from
the springs. The company is COM
posed of stockholders who are mainly
citizens of Lafayette, Crowley and
other local towns. So confident are
the projectors of this enterprise, they
have already secured leases On all the
adjacent lands and are determined to
make a thorough exploitation of this
entire section. Years ago oil was
found by the late Israel Falk, within
the limits of Lafayette city and was
noticed in many wells especially dur
ing the dry season, but no systematic
effort was ever made to ascertain the
quantity or extent of the valuable
fluid EVERYBODY lost his head in
the great excitement over Anse la
Butte expectations and forgot all about
home and it's possibilities. II infer
ence and analogy are worth anything
at all, the probability of success in
oil exploitation in Lafayette are most
promising and needs only the appli-
cation of little pluck, perseverance
and intelligent direction of energy.
With vast deposits OF gas and OIL dis
and strong local indications, the prob
ability of vast mineral resources un-
derlying Lafayette almost resolves it.
self into absolute certainty. AS a boy,
the writer recalls hearing, the most in
telligent men hoot the idea of Louis
lana possessing mineral deposits Of
any consequence, contending the en-
tire country was alluvial deposit of a
comparatively recent date. And yet
today, what astounding revelations are
almost daily occurring. to prove the
varied and extensive deposits of, oil,
gas, sulphur, salt, and other minerals
all over the state.
The present drilling at Pin Hook is
to test whether Lafayette parish is
among those containing oil in quan-
tity, and The Advertiser hopes soon
to chronicle developments that Will
prove that this parish is as resourceful
below the surface as it is rich anG
beautiful above.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13

tention and urge them to find ways
and means by which a new, modern,
fre-proof building could be constructed
in keeping with the progress of this
parish.
We desire to thank the Court for
the able and thorough charge, all of
which we thoroughly took cog
niZance of and made the subjects of
our investigations. We desire to par
ticularly thank the Sheriff and his
deputies as we'll as the Clerk of Court
and his deputies and the the other Of
fcers of the parish for their assis-
tance rendered us. We also desire to
thank our untiring and fearless Dis
trict Attorney for advice and council
given us during our deliberations.
In conclusion we beg to report that
we took particular care in reading
out of the cases that were presented
to us, only such matters as the evil
dence convinced us would result in
convictions and disregarding all claims
which seem to have grown out Of ma
lice or for which there seem to be any
doubt, returning not true bills in such
cases.
We have found Al true bills and 35
not true bills.
Respectfully submitted,
A. F.. MOUTON.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
EASTER SERVICES.

Easter Sunday special services, ap-
propriate to the day were held at the
Catholic, Presbyterian and Method
ist churches.
At st. Johns Catholic church a
special six o'clock mass was held as
Father Teurlings desired to give those
wishing to take in the excursion
chance to attend mass before leaving.
At seven a second mass was said, at
which the Knights Of Columbus at
tended in a body to fulfill their Eas-
ter duties by receiving holy commun-
ion. At eight children's mass took
place as usual and at half past nine
solemn high mass, with deacon and
sub-deacon, was celebrated. The choir
with Miss Eliza Mouton as organist.
rendered very fine music, and the
glorious Alleluia of the joyful Easter
tide resounded in the sacred edifice.
An elegant sermon preached by the
gifted Jsuit, Father Grace, was most
helpful. Recounting the Oftrepeated
but ever beautiful story of the resur-
rection. He impressed his audience
with the power and mightiness of the
Lord, and closed withthe words so en-.
couraging to all the faithful, "The
Lord Jesus Christ is risen from the
dead, and shall not die"
At the Methodist church special
Easter program was rendered consist
| ing of a voluntary by the choir. con
gregatioral singing, repetition of the
creed, prayer, solo by Miss Wise. read
ing of the scripture lesson from Matt
2S, organ solo, chorus by the choir
followed by an able and earnest ser
mon by the pastor, Rev. A. F. Vaug
han. The text was taken from the
first Corinthians 15:12-14 and the ser
mon was an exposition of Paul.:
defense and conception of the Resur
rection.
At the Presbyterian church Rev. E
| M. Stewart, just recovering from Sc
we're illness, preached most forcefu
sermon on the power of the hope il
immortality, from the text found II
Phillipian $40, THAT l may see hin
and the power of his resurrection. Th'
sermon was an eloquent presentation
of the Christian hope and faith AM
the power of the fundamental doctrin'
of Immortality.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
Foreman Of the Grand Jury.

Sheriff Lacoste and his deputies
have been unusually busy attending
court and serving notices. The eff
cheney of the service may be judged
from the fact that of over 500 notices
and papers issued only one failed to
be served.
The Grand Jury Saturday evening
reported the following true bills: Fer
nand Charles, violating labor contract;
Bob Dickerson, carrying concealed
weapon; JOS. Devolgoes and Aspasie,
concubinage; Mercedes Dupuis, concu-
binage; Analote Trahan, concubinage; ;
Eugene Landry, obtaining money un-
der false pretenses; Pete Declouet, as
sault and battery; Baxter Chargois,
violation Sunday law; Caesar, assault
and battery; Chas. E. McKinnon, sell
ing liquor to minor; Elias Landry,
murder; Harry Landry, embezzle-
ment; Eloi Senegal, assault with a
dangerous weapon with intent to
murder; Eraste Size, manslaughter;
Joe Alex, larceny; Adam Culpepper
and others, assault with dangerous
weapon; Elias Landry, assault to mur.
der; Harry Landry, embezzlement;
Albert Gallon, assault with danger
Gus weapon; Thos Despanier, murder;
York Washington, murder.
The following not true bills were
returned: Allen T. Sandoz, selling
liquor to minor; Alfred Landry, sell
ing liquor to minor, Harry Mouton
larceny; Joshua Moore, larceny; Jos
eph Montelbano and others, trespass
Desire Landry, wife desertion; He
brard Broussard, assault; Milton
Stafford assault; Lucy Williams sell
ing liquor to minor; Milton Stafford
larceny; Rasheld Saloon, selling Ii
quor to minor; Joseph Mouton, shoot
| ing to kill; Mary Johnson, larceny
Hebert Trahan, obstructing drainage,
| Mines Jones, larceny; Louis e. Ber
| udIU cauu OCuCAo, assault ILL o@hoSA
Gus weapon; Edgard Richard, assault
District Attorney Robira yesterda!
filed the following bills of informa
tion: Pete jenkins, larceny; Joshu'
Dugas, assault with dangerous weap
on; Hanson Davis disturbing the peac'
highway.
The following pleaded guilty ant
Judge Campbell passed sentence upol
them yesterday; Daniel Trahan, cal
nal knowledge of unmarried femal
between age of twelve and eighteen
| three years in state penitentiary
Daniel Trahan, burglary, five years il
penitentiary to begin at expiration o
first sentence; Louis Smalley. black
mail, six months in parish Jail; I've
Harmon, assault and battery, five day
In Jail; Joshua Dugas, assault with
| dangerous weapon, five days in jail
Annie Moore, Louise Boudreau1
Mary Senac, larceny tried and foun
not guilty.
! The Jurors and witnesses were dis
charged until Wednesday mornin
when a number of misdemeanor case
come up for trial. Court will hol
today and dispose of minor cases.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
Sixty Day Potatoes.

Manager c. N. Thibodeaux present
ed us yesterday with mess OF f1ne
new Irish potatoes, which he raised
on the Demonstration Farm at the In
stitute in sixty days. Mr.. Thibodeaux
says that anyone wishing to know
how he did it should attend the Farm
ers' Club meeting next Saturday.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
MOVING PICTURE SHOWS.
Both the jefferson and Pastime Just
Arranged for Much improved
Service.

Both theJefferson Theater and the
Pastime Theaters gave special exhi-
btions of pictures for Easter Sunday
and played to big houses. The mana
gers of both moving picture shows
have just completed arrangements for
new service that will avoid repeat.
ers and give the people of this city
the very best there is to be had in the
moving picture show.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
Benefit Episcopal Church.

The Push and Pull Dramatic Com
pany will show at the Jefferson Thea
ter Wednesday between moving pic
lures under the auspices of the Epis-
copal Guild, admission 10 cents and 20
cents. Everybody come and have
good time as well as help a good
cauSe
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
Armour's sugar cured shoulders at
Roy & Mouton's, phone SO.
Unintentional Omission.

BY an unintentional ommisison the
name of Mr.. A. E. Gauthier was left
out of the list of officers for the Elks
published in our last issue. Mr.. Gau'
thier is treasurer for the lodge and one
of it's able and appreciated officers.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
School Improvement LEAGUE.

School improvement League.
The School Improvement League will
hold special meeting at the High
School auditorium next Thursday. All
members and those interested in the
object of the League are requested to
attend.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
DR.. DodsOn to Be Here

DR.. w. l. Dodson. of Baton
Rouge, who has just declined a
flattering offer from the government
in the Department of Agriculture
has accepted the invitation of the
Farmers Club to address them at
their meeting next Saturday at the
Institute.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
MOOre's Studio

J. M. Sharp, of Muscogee, OKLA.
took charge of the Moore studio yes
terday and will manage it for Mr..
NJ. Y. Moore who is now in Crowley.
Mr.. Sharp is an experienced
photographer having followed the
business for many years.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
Taken Up.

A dark bay horse On my place in tae
Second ward, two miles west of Ridge
Owner can have same by proving
property and paying cost.
4-3-3t. HORAS MEAUX
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13

Ring up if you are in hurry for
groceries and we will deliver prompt
ly.-Bernard & Meaux, phone 1873.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13
For Rent.

Will rent my entire house furnished,
or will rent part for light housekeep'
ing. furnished.-Mrs.J Julia Huff.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13

Swansdown prepared flour for fancy
cake baking in the home at Roy &
Mouton's, phone SO.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-13

If you want the latest in spring and
summer clothing go to Nahn's.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-03-11
TOO MUCH OF A SURPRISE

During a speech on Marriage and
After" the lecturer said that old mar.
ried men should kiss their wives as they
did when they were year or two mar.
ried.
Meeting the lecturer the next day, ar
old man said:"It's no good, MASTER"
"What isn't?" asked the lecturer.
"Weel," said the man, when | went
home after the lecture last night ant
kissed my wife, she said, "What's gon'
wrong with you, you old idiot'?"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-03-11
CULTURE FOR WORKINGMEN

Culture for everyday workingmcn--
that would at one time have seemed
a farfetched idea. Perhaps it still
seems little eXtravagant to the mole
eyed souls who think that the grinding
round of his daily task is all that a
workingman can know or needs to know !:
not the idea of the authorities of Ok
ford University, one of the oldest, most
scholarly, and incidentally the most ar.
istocratic in existence
The matter is brought to the public
attention by a report from a Joint com
mittec of seven representatives of Ok
ford University, appointed by the vice,
chancellor, and seven representatives of
the working classes, appointed by the
executive committee of the Workers
Educational Association. This Joint
committee was charged with the task
of determining whether any attempt to
provide university training and culture
for workingmen was desirable. The
committee has deliberated and advised
over the question for a year, and now
we have the result in the form of re
port in which the fourteen members un.
animously recommend scheme by
which it is hoped to put the desired cul-
ture within the laboring mans reach.
The scheme provides, firstly, for the
holding of "tutoriaP' classes in local
centres, to be conducted by university
men of high academic standing and
teaching experience, but to be managed
largely by the working people them
selves; and secondly, for admitting to
the university as full members all mem
bers of the EDITORIAL" classes who are
deemed fit for further university train
ing.
There will be sneers for this project,
of course. Perhaps the workers of
Great Britain will lose their interest in
it. But they have shown sufficient pro-
gressiveness in other directions to war
rant the belief that they will make the
most of this educational opportunity,
which reflects credit on Oxford and is
a far advance on the university eXten.
sion courses now common in this cOun.
try. Some people seem to think that
culture is rightly the exclusive privilege
of the rich. 1t is doubtful, however, if
the poor could possibly make worse
use of it than the sons of some rich
men who might be called to mind. The
best part of this English experiment is
the broad and helpful spirit of it,
which fully typifies the best instincts
of true Christianity.-Bulletin.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-03-11

prosecuted with the same and even
greater than ever
Leaders in Great Britain have noticed
the dangers from a neglect of the trade
union movement from political success,
and have sounded note of warning.
The Australian labor leaders are doing
the same. Since British and Australian
labor leaders have had practical OK
pcIiencc, it would behoovc the leaders
in America to profit by their cXpcr.
icnoC
the leading labor journal of that coun-
try, recently contained an editorial
along the line, entitled Back to the
Unions" which said, in part:
1--WE are really dcvoting too much
time and attention to politics and neg
Meeting fields of action more vital to
our wcllbeing.
"Thc secretary of the Australian La.
Dor Federation, in his annual report to
the affiliations, throws out strong
suggestion that we are. Back to the
Unions should be our cry.
"Unionism and parliament arianism
must 90 together if each is to be eff
fcctive in its sphere. One must supple
mcnt and support the other. Neither
can attain the highest efficacy alone.
That the best results may be obtained
from each, true balance must be pre-.
served between them, reciprocal equal
ity, a perfect interchange of service.
at is in the growing preponderance
of political action that the danger lies.
This it is that render the warning nee
essary-'Back to the Unions"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-03-11
NOTICE.

With this issue of the Journal, we
sever our connection Herewith, having
disposed of the same, with the good will
and patronage to AIessrs. J. Z. Camp
bell and f. P. Marsh, who will assume
full control thereof from this on. In
retiring from the ownership and con
troll of the Journal since its conception
six years ago, we take this means OF
thanking our many friends and patrons
for their patronage and support and be-
speak a continuance of the same, only
in more loyal manner for our sue
cessors, who are too we'll and favorably
known among the patrons of the Jour
nal to need any Introduction at our
hands further than to assure them that
the paper will receive their undivided at
tcntion and be improved according to
the support it receives, which should be
liberal and unfaltering, if the course it
stands for, is to be espoused as it should
be.
NTODDONE
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-03-11
UNIONISM VS.. POLITICS
From Weekly Bulletin,)
\. J. MORROW


We frequently hear some well mean
ing person say The day of trade union
is past. 1t has reached the zenith of
its utility and can no longer be fac.
tor in industrial progress What we
want nowadays is political action
This is not alone the mistaken idea Of
the novice, for many advanced radicals
express the same opinion. The Bulletin
believes action on the part of the wage
earning class is very necessary, but not
so essential as economic action. in the Sc
curing and maintenance of good wages
and in the upbuilding Of trade and labor
organizations.
Political action should be entirely
apart from economic or industrial ae-
ton. There are countries in which sue.
cesses in the political movement have
been a detriment to the trade union
movement, and has manifested itself to
the extent that trade unionism, which
was the recruiting station and educa
tional society for the political movement
in the industrial field through the trade
union movement were lost, and it was
soon found that while much was to be
gained by political action, yet the trade
union movement must be kept up and
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-03-11
GRAND BALL

The Cooks, Walters and Mattresses, oil
this city will give one OF their popular
dances on the eve OF st. Patrick's day
March Eth. 1909.
The committee in charge have beer
busy completing arrangements and moth
ing will be left undonc. Let every I'm
ion man be represented either by hi
presence or by the purchasing Of a tick
ct, which will tend to make the affair &
grand success.