St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-05

of Washington, and q SISTER
Of Mrs. d. Z. Loeb, Of Opelousas.
Judge 1. j. Dossmann. President
Of the Louisiana Oyster Commission,
spending several days with his
here, has returned to his duties.
He will go on a cruise extending over
q week or more, visiting the different
oyster properties of the State.
The change in the Southern
schedule, which brings its
morning train at 9:51 and its evening
train at $50, seems TO meet with
general approval here. 1t gives earlier
connection with the express wagon,
which in turn has earlier connection
with Lafayette.
Mr.. Des. Mizzi, who travels in the
country considerably (When not fond
ling his new born. a little girl, just
two weeks old, at home) tells US the
crop prospects have not been lessen
ed BY the late rains. He says the
farmers tell him that the rains have
really been beneficial, and unless they
should continue, have done no harm.
Mrs. Mary Moore moved from
the Vilaseca building, corner Market
and Bellevue streets, TO her own
home, in the Garland Addition,
last week. Mrs. Moore has been
keeping a boarding and lodging house
in the Vilaseca building for several
years.
Miss Stella Henderson is now night
operator at the Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co., having as
sumed the position this week. Miss
Henderson has had considerable ex-
perience as a telephone operator,
having served a few years ago with
the Bertha Telephone Go. She is
rendering splendid service.
Mr.. j. 7. Leger, of near Church
Point, was an Opelousas visitor
Thursday. The rains in his section,
he tells us, have not materially in
iured the crops, and should they stop
now, q bully crop, particularly corn,
will be made. The farmers in that
section will make about a half crop
of cotton, and they are satisfied at
that.
News reached here Wednesday
that Prof. R. i. Amberg arrived safe
at his home in Hickman, KY. after
several hours delay caused BY rail-
road washouts. Prof. Amberg was
assistant principal Of the 0pelousas
High School, which position he res
signed 10 take up the study Of law.
He made many friends during his
stay here.
The Crowley Signal chronicles .
visit to the city Of the handsome
General Passenger Agent of the
| Opelousas, Gulf & Northeastern Rail
road, Gel. j. WE. Jordan MI. Jordan
is popular with the people along bis
road, and particularly with the news
paper folk. We are informed thai
the society editress of the Signal il
a strikingly pretty woman.
Farmers coming 10 town from
all sections tell Of the magnificent
corn crop. which is practically made
barring storms. Never before, it i:
said, has st. Landry made such !
large corn crop. And with corn ii
your crib, there is always a way fol
the farmer to- make both ends meet,
remarked Mr.. Damon Savoie, a pros
porous farmer Of the Faquetaique
country.
"A garlic weighing one poun(
and twelve ounces, and measuring
fourteen and one-half feet in circum-
ference. IS going some," isn't il
Yet one Of the garlics of d mess d
them brought US Thursday by J.. x
Sandoz is just the size and weight
mentioned. They were grown on BIZ
model farm near 0pelousas. Mr.
Sandoz is developing-or rather hal
already developed-into a splendid
truck farmer.
-Messrs. III. L. Fontenot, q. i
F~ontenot, and - MuldreW, Of CHI
pineY woods section Of this parish
were pleasant callers at the CIarioi
Office Friday morning. The rain
have injured the crops to some ex
tent in their section, they say, bu
with a continuance ef good Weathe
The harm will not be great. No 81
has been struck at Pine Prairie, Blu
the drillers are hard at work. and
is said the indications" are abso
lutely superb.
Major C. w. Krotz, Of Melville
spent several days in 0pelousas. q,
stopped a vegetable wagon yesterda,
morning, and pointing TO a basketfu
Of cucumbers, remarked: There j
money for someone. Just guarantee
Heintz, or any other picking house
that you can furnish them with al
article like this, and enough Of them
and they viii establish a picklin.
house right in your midst. Richie
wasted everywhere, by not knowing
what you have
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