St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-03
CHlCOT MELON CROP LATE
Bui CIagloa's Correspondent says Nsxa Heak
Taeg Will De % MaFk saeR RaRs

Bayou Chieot, June 29-rhe
watermelon crop ii late this year,
but 10 doubt ere another Issue 81
the Clarion IS circulated there will
be pIenty of them Oh TIE market
Thanks to our neighbor, Dr. b. d.
Hawkins, for 3 sack of fne roasting
ears, potatotes and squash. Anyone
else desiring TO do likewise will ind
the latehstring On the outside. Mr.
r. r. Kelley also has our thanks for
q sack Of fine potatoes, just brought
Us.
Slowly But surely the question IL
the location Of the courthouse of
Evangeline il warming ID.
The latest political news il the
running Of Lieutenant-Goysrno
Lambremont for Governor iii 1912
Unless the Legislature amends Tie
Constitution 80 that Gov. Sanders
can succeed himself (Which II
will hardly do)--at any rate, should
Lambremont become q candidate. sind
Hon. James d. Bsiley, Of this parish,
also enter the race il viii Be a. ID
~tereating contest.
Capt. Sam Haas, Dr. w. d. Haas
and Mr. G.. &. Haas. the latter IL
Bunkie, and NE. Clifford, Of Texar-
kama, Ark, al artesian well dt
were visitors at Pine Prairie last
week.
NE. R. r. Kelley went to 0peou-
sas on a visit last Saturday.
M. Phillips, Of Bellevue, passed
through here Friday with i drove of
fat COWS, from his pinevoods range,
for the 0pelousas market.
Mr.. Adraste Laaenr, Of vile
Platte, passed through here bright
and early Saturday morning. with
fifteen loads Of lumber. BE had
quite . jolly crowd with him. One.
Of two Of them were playing the
violin, while sitting Cd their wagons
a. they passed through.
Mrs. Ariel Fontenot and litbIe
Sidney spent last Saturday and sun
day here.
Col. Sam 4. Thomas ATTENDED
ball at st. Landry last Friday night.
Rev. A. ". Turner came ~ here
last Saturday evening evening ID
route to Pine Prairie, where he Will
hold ) ten days meeting.
Chicot ID the near future Will va
a grand rally ID the interest Of Evan
geIine courthouse. Prominent speaks
ers will attend. A game of baseball
between Col. Thomas and Judge
Singleton's ChicOtites and i picked
nine Of the parish will also take
place that day. Date will be given
later.
Hon. j. 9. Murray and family,
Miss zoe GailIory, Miss Georgia
Thomas, NH. I. Ardoin, Mr. sam
Griffith and family. Erich, il, aud
others attended the beginning Of The
Methodist meeting, which II ID con-
tinue ten days, at Pine Prairie, last
Sunday.
When Mayor Behrnan frst raa
for Mayor, Col. Patterson was the
reform candidate against him. I'll ID
now rumored that Bshrman wifi BE-
the administration candidate for
Governor, and Patterson will lie
the administration candidate for
Mayor Of New Orleans. Politics
certainly makes strange bed fellows.
a most delightful rain fell last
Sunday evening, proving Of great
benefit IA the corn and later crop.
Rev. Willie Stage, II Garland
filed his usual appointment # The
Baptist Church Sunday at Ill i. m..
and at night.
Quite a crowd 81 a~peIonssans
are now 1T Belle Cheney Springs
among them being Mr. Ike Roos ard
family, George Dejaan, Toutle Morn
hinveg. Arthur Comeau, Mrs. Henry
Crawford, Miss Bee Crawford, and
others.
Miss Lille Thompson IL spending
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