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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
IS FRISCO BACK OF N.
L.-PT. BARRE ROAD?
Indications Point that Hay. and II that IS the
Case, Probabilities Are mat Road May
PASS THROUGH OPELOUSAS
And On 10 OakdaIa over Survey Hada by CHI.
zsns Of Opelousas TWO Tears Agu~saOOO
Spent for survey.

Is the road to run from New Ibe.
ria to Port Barre, st. Landry parish
being backed by the Rock Island
Frisco System?
AIT first blush il would not seen
so, for the reason that +. M. Welch
immigration Agent of the Texas 6
Pacific, is the promoter Of the road,
and now actively in the field in its
interest.
But inside workings point SC
strongly to the fact that the new
road is an adjunct to the big trunk
line, that such an impression has been
created not only il Opelousas, but in
New Iberia, and with other roads.
Tuesday a prominent gentleman
called the Clarion man and informed
him that F. NJ. WeIch had engaged
rooms at the Lacombe the night pre-
Vious for Superintendent Elliott, and
AR. Perkins, both high officials Of the
Frisco, and had met them in confer
ence at the hotel that night.
Now comes a dispatch from New
Iberia. saying that in a letter from S.
?. officers, the opinion is expressed
that the Frisco is back of the new
road.
Prominent men here express the
opinion that if the Frisco is promot-
ing the new road, it ii probable that
it will endeavor to connect with the
Sante Fe and the Watkins at Oakdale.
and that if such plan is carried out,
the probabilities are that the survey
made by Mr.. George Clark, and paid
for by the citizens of OpeIousas, for
a road to run from Opelousas through
Plaisanee and Vile Platte On 70 the
junction Of the roads mentioned at
Oakdale, will be used. This survey
and profile it is understood is very
complete and comprehensive, costing
the citizens of this town over four
thousand dollars. By running along
this survey, the Frisco would cover
q large area of productive territory
BY the Southern Paicfc and
Texas Pacific.
The dispatch from New iberia, in
timating a connection between the
new road and the Frisco, follows:
New Iberia, La, Aug. "a. The
Southern Pacific Railroad ii out iii a
published protest against the grant
ing Of the franc hise BY this town to
the New IbeE and Northern Rail
road Compang al it now stands. The
lengthy protest, which Is signed By
B. G. Watkins, right of way agent,
states that their facilities here will
be irreparably ruined as well as some
streets and private property. In his
letter he states that il. ID his opinion
that the Frisco is back of this road.
Lt is probable the Southern Pacific
will take the matter up before the
City Council at the next regular
meeting in a strenuous manner. Rep
Of the New Iberia and
Northern Railroad will also be on
land to meet the objections
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
DECREASE in SAINT
LANDRY COTTON LANDS.
Board Of Equalization Haksslmportant Changes
In Assessments, Decreasing embarrassing.
WORK FOR The ASSESSORS.
ne Has TO Re.Maks uls Roll. PracilcaIIy...Neu
Parish HAP May save Parish From
Loss In Total Assessment.

twenty-five per cent decrease OF
cotton lands, thirty-eight per cent
increase on prairie rice lands, increase
of So per acre on Glass A. pine lands,
a decrease Of 50 per cent on cattle,
a decrease Of 25 per cent on oil mills,
is a summary of the action of the
State Board Of Equalization in The
equalization of the assessment of st.
Landry parish.
The Board just adjourned, after a
sitting of several weeks, in Baton
Rouge. Many important matters
came up before ii, but none more
important than the movement to some
what ameliorate the condition Of far
mers in the weevil stricken district.
a committee from this parish, headed
by Attorney Leon S. Haas, attended
the meeting, and strongly urged q
reduction in the assessment Of cotton
lands in st. Landry.
The action Of the Board puts As
SCISSOR Darius t'ontenot TO much extra
trouble and expense. He had COM
pletee bis rolls, and now he has to
go over them all and change figures
to conform with the Boards figures.
He has a force of men now at work
making the changes.
Whether the Boards action will
effect the total assessment of this
parish Is not yet known. The de-
crease will amount TO more than the
increase, but it is believed that the
lands found by means of the new
parish map, which were not on the
roll as presented to the Board Of
will Offset the loss, and
make the assessment practically as it
stands now.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
THE DAUGHTERS OF
COURT ST. LANDRY +.
EeW 0rgaalzailOa, Feminine Branch Of Knights
0fCaIumhas, Is Formed HeFe.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
But lnItlasaFy Ceremonies VIII Not Take piaec
Unill October 1DlIa...g Glass sf ThIrty.
Five WIN 60 Ii.

Like in other fraternal organ
tions, The Knights of Columbus
| a feminine adjunct, known AS he
Daughters Of isabella.
Such an Organization has been
practically formed here.
The officers we're elected last SIM
day, but by some rule Of the order
the initiatorY ceremonies do not tahe
place until after the organization of
the order. October 10Th has been
set for the formal organization, On
which occasion sisters from Magie
Louise Court, Of BATON Rouge, win
be present and help put On Che work.
There viii probably be an excursion
from Baton Rouge On that day.
There viii be class Of thirty-hye Or
more initiated.
The officers elected last Sunday are:
Mrs. w. B. Prescott, Grand Regent;
Mrs Al. j. Bercier, Vice-G Grand Regent;
Mrs. Agathe Lassalle, Prophecies;
Miss Celeste Lafond, Financial Secra-
tary; Miss Lucille Larcade, Recording
Secretary: Miss Ida Latiolais, Monitor:
Mrs. Des Mizzi, Treasurer; Miss Edith
Going, organist; Trustees: | year
Miss Marie Estorge and Miss Laurence
.Dossmann, 2 years Mrs, J.J. Barry
and Miss Louise Titard, 8 years Mrs.
q. Nj. Boagni and Miss Louise Jones.
Court st. Landry is the name ss-
lected for the local order.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
The FIRST BALE OF COTTON
Hr. B. Lee Mills Brings Two BaIes..C Cotton d
ihe "0unce BOIl'' Variety.


The first bale Of cotton sold in Ope-
lousas was bought by Mr.. John Morn
hinveg, for Hyman, Hitler & Co., last
Saturday.
It was brought in by Mr.. r. Lee
Mills, and the price paid was ll34.
The cotton was of the Ounce Boil
variety, the seed for which was sold
here last season BY Mr.. r. C. Jenn-
ings, of 0pelousas, the local agent
for the seed Mr.. Mills says it issthe
best and earliest cotton be ever plant
ed. Mr.. Simpson, the representative
of Hyman, Hitler & Co., here, says It
elassed splendidly, and was about the
best cotton his firm had ever bought
in this market.
This cotton is getting ute q re-
putation throughout the country.
Speaking Of the first bale to be raised
in Lafayette parish, the Lafayette
Advertiser of last Thursday says:
The first bale Of new cotton raised
in this parish this year was brought
to the Carencro Union Gin, Of which
G. +. Latiolais is manager. The cotton
was raised by Mr. Henry Frances
near Carencro and was Of the Ounce
boil variety which is claimed to be 81
days earlier than other varieties.
The seed was bought Of Mr.. +. G.
JENNINGS, Of 0pelousas, who Is the
local agent for that prolific variety.
Il is gotten from North Tennessee.
The seed was planted April s and il
said to be q very good boil weeyil
seed
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
ANOTHER SCHELL PAR
TY TO ARRIVE ON
OCT. 9TH.

The fourth party of Pennsylyanians
to visit this section through the in
strumsntality of ]. Franklin ScheIl,
promoter and manager of the Union
Irrigation Company, will arrive here
on October 7th.
This is the announcement made by
Mr.. Schell himself.
These sturdy PennsYlvanians come
to st. Landry to prospect, and, pri-
marily, to look into Mr.. SchelPs
project, the Union Irrigation Co., the
largest irrigation scheme in the
South, which is now practically as
sured.
Many Of these Pennsylvanians are
interested financially in the project;
in fact most Of the money for the
building comes from r Pennsylvania.
Mr.. SchelI has already brought.
three excursions of Pennsylvanians
to see the country and his canal, but
this viii be the largest Jet brought
here. It will number about one hum
dred and twenty-five, and it is said
that eight cars, including d baggage
and sleeper, viii Be used.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
CHARLIE JOSEPH AD.
MITTED TO BAIL IN
sum OF $4,000.

/
Pursuant to a commission issued By
Judge W. ?. Edwards, acting Judge
for this district, a preliminary exami-
nation for the purpose Of determin-
ing whether or not Charlie Joseph,
husband of the woman whose infant
child was murdered at Palmetto two
weeks ago, was held before the Clerk
Of Court Monday last.
Although there were five defend
ants, Charlie Joseph was the only one
Of them to apply for bail. The testi-
mony was sent to Judge Edwards.
who fixed his bond at $4,000.
The evidence was revolving III the
extreme. 1t was clearly proved by
unimpeaehable testimony that the
child, just born, was murdered bY
having its neck broken; that either
the mother of Joseph or his sister
murdered it in a dark room. after
snatching it away from DR.. Hawkins:
that the mother clutched at it in an
endeavor to do it bodily harm; that
Joseph (not the husband, but aconsin
living with the Josephs), dug up the
body from the garden next morning,
and was stopped by officers when on
his way to the woods, carrying ped
sdleps yalise in which was the child's
body.
The husband, Charlie joseph.
seems the least culpable Of the lot, il
culpable at all. he sent for his wife,
whom he left in Syria on his coming
here. four years ago. When he learn
ed Of the birth Of the child, he says he
left the house, never intending to
spe Or see his wife or the ille-
gitim " ia. He claims that he is.
innoesr the incidents which
transpire ii which the child was
killed.
The motive, it is supposed, was to
hide the fact Of the .child's birth from
The cie has been filed with Da-
goes, friends Of the imprisoned peo-
pie, all Of This week. Some came
here from Baton Rouge, and all day
long they could be seen trying to get
a glimpse of the prisoners, or convey
to them some verbal message.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
A QUEER Land CASE
FROM ST. LANDRY
EelFs Of Cole on One Side, and MANUEL and
JohnsOaon Other in Flight for Land.
an Old CASE REVIVED.
Land IS Situated Near Oakdalo, and Consists
Of Three Hundred ana Twenty Acres.
Before Hashlngion Department.

Washington, Aug. "a. An interest
ing land case from St. Landry an,
Calcasieu parishes was on hearing
today before Acting Secretary Pierc,
Of the Interior Department. Tn,
heirs of Solomon Cole are trying Il
get 320 acres of land from 7. Manue
and Samnel johnson.
Their ancestor brought it from
the Federal government in 1919, IN
der the terms of the credit land act
paying 25 per cent of the purchase
price in cash. He died in 1880, but
I his family lived undisturbed on the
land until the outbreak Of the war
If the government had any claim
against the land it did not assert it
When strife between the States came
on, the Coles, sons and grand.
sons, being sy pathizers with
the Northern States, entered the
Federal army. They and their
families appear to have simply aban-
doned the property. Nothing, SO fan
as the record discloses, was done
about the land until 1902, when T.
Manuel and Sam johnson made
physical entry upon it, that is they
squatted" on it. Later they enter
ed under the homestead law, claiming
that as Cole had never completed
the payment Of the purchase price,
the land became part of the public
land, and, as such, was subject to
entry under the law Of 1862. They
set up that claim, it is asserted, when
they learned that the heirs Of Solo
mon Cole were taking steps to drive
them from the farms they had ac-
quired in that way.
The General Land Office held with
the occupants Of the land. The case
comes to the Acting Secretary on
appeal. In behalf Of the heirs, it
was today contended by Gen. W. W.
Dudley of Blocks of Five notoriety
in the campaign OF 1888, that it is a
presumption that Cole paid all he
owed the government; first, because
he occupied the land for SO many
years without question, or effort on
the part Of the government to make
him pay any more money, and second,
because the homestead law was not
complied with if he was indebted to
the government That law required
that those who had not paid under
the credit act be ousted in a par
ticular way.
It is claimed for the heirs that
there never was such an custer pro-
ceeding. For that reason they claim
the 800 acres, now much more yalu-
able than they were in the war times,
were never restored to the public
lands Of the United States and, there
fore, could not have been subject to
entry when Manuel and johnson made
their entry.
Gen. Dudley claimed that the Treas
ury records, were the government
able to produce them, probably would
show that Cole had paid every cent
owed by him to the government.
Mr.. Pierce will hold the case under
adyisement for some time. as it is out
Of the ordinary run of land cases.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
CANAL FLUME GOLLAPSES.
Plant Of the Manoh canal Company Is Total
Wrsck...Paa lag PINT UnintuFsa.

Crowley, La, Aug. 25.- Word was
received here this morning that 400
feet of the aume of the pumping plant
of the Mamou Irrigating Canal Com
pany collapsed yesterday morning,
and that the 1ume is a total wreck.
The catastrophe was due TO the sand
washing out from under the bank on
which q part Of the fume was built
and allowing the earth to sink down
about ten feet. Parties who came in
from the plant to-day say that large
trees were carried down with the fall
ing earth, and are standing upright
with their bases ten feet below the
level of the ground. The main pump
ing plant was uninjured, but the de-
struction of the fume makes it inn
possible for the plant to resume ope-
rations this year. The Mamou Canal
is located about twenty miles north
west Of this city, and irrigated about
5000 acres of rice this year. For
tunately the crop is so far advanced
that it will mature without further
irrigation
ASSESSMENT ROLLS SOON FILED.
Baton Rouge, Aug. "a. State Au-
ditor Capdevielle expects TO break all
records in the getting in of completed
assessment rolls this autumn The
report Of the Board Of Equalization
is all ID the hands of the assessors
new. and the alterations and extern
sions should be completed IN d week.
Early filing Of the rolls viii help
the finances Of the state, bringing
The taxes into it's Golfers earlier than
vas expected.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
STORM IN PINE PRAIRIE
Wind Does MuCh Damage. Blowing DOwn lweii.
ings ana InIuflRg lhs sGrOBias Crops.

Pine Prairie, Aug. 25. The storm
which passed through Lower Pine
Prairie and Upper Mamou last Thurs
day, the 18th, going eastward, did
llots of damage 1t blew down sever
| al dwelling houses and outhouses
principally barns, and broke many
] buggies and wagons In the barns
blown down. Hundreds of large
Etrees were uprooted, and The crops
were greatly damaged. Luckily 30
lives were lost. IT was the most de-
structive storm that ever visited This
fsection.
IA large crowd of Pine Prairie PED
Eple attended the big barbecue 1T
Vile Platte on the 2lst. Among
Others who attended from here, were:
Thomas Buland, Aristide GuiIlorg
Austin Compbell, IS. M. Peters, Misses
Ardoins, Hon. Vim. Clark and wife.
All had q fine time. The Vile Platte
people known how to treat visitors
nicely. There was an immense throng
of people at the barbecue, reminding
one of an immense circus crowd 81
0pelousas.
The baseball game between Chieot's
Junior nine and Pine Prairie resulted
in q score Of 26 to 13 In favor 81
Pine Prairie.
Lots Of young chickens and eggs
being sold in town.
Among those il town this week
we're Mrs. ]. e. Hawkins, Mrs. Char
lie Grayson, Mrs. Willie Lester, all Of
Chicot.
Miss Edna Turner, of Eunice, is
visisting friends in town.
Miss Alice Clark, who has been
spending q week or SO at WhiteviIIs
with her aunt, Mrs. Dow Lewis, re-
turned home to-day.
Mr.. Ed. &. Clark, and Dir. Jesse
Campbell, made business trip 80
Alexandria this week.
Miss Eva Campbell, Of Bunkie, 81
spending d while here with relatives,
Several people from here went 10
Eunice last Saturday, to see the ban
game, but it was not much Of 3 game.
Chicot fell of. The boys say they
had good time. Very sorry that IT
made our good friend Erich sick -ha
has been on the sick list ever since,
so we learn.
Saw mills are running Oh full
time.
Hay saving has begun.
Hauling lumber from the mills TO
the station keeps things going.
So far the Miles Mineral CO.
is down some 800 feet in well No 2.
They are now drilling ii very hard
rock.
Dr.. M. 3. Hawkins Is in town to-
day.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
in The FULLNESS OF
The NOON, FRISCO RUNS
September First the "Sure, sure" Date for The
Opening Of Through Traffic On Big Line.
BIG GUNS VISIT OPELOUSAS.
nd whisper saftly That There Is no Swapping
ThIs freight Trains Havs Already
Made the Trip.

When the Frisco comesp
Dear words are these,
With which we have beguiIed
These many days the racking cares
That bill collectors bring,
And rent notes days,
And those blue slips that come
From out the offices where life
insurance folks do live and have THEN
being.
All in all, 'tis
Time the Frisco camel"
For if it comes to pass
That it does not
Then bill collectors, rent note days,
And small blue slips may all ''go hang
Themselves upon the hook.
Above which, stenciled clear
There CLEANS the singing
IN. G."
Thus soliloquizes Edmunds Of the
Baton Rouge State Times.
But its Gaming" for sure on the
first, according to big railroad officials
who spent several days in 0peIousas
this week.
Elliot, General Manager of the
Frisco; Edenborn, of the Louisiana
Railway and Navigation Co.; Perkins,
who is financing the Welch road and
is close to the Frisco; Laudendale,
Treasurer of the Frisco; Carey of
the Frisco; Mccullough, Auditor Of
the Frisco, and other railroad Off
cials, were in town several days this
week.
No, there will be no swapping
this time. Well turn the trick sure, !"
larconically expressed one Of the big
guns.
The trick will be turned next We'd
nesday the 1st, when the Frisco will
inaugurate through traffic from Hous-
ton to New Orleans.
The gentlemen were on a special,
and were going along the route in
specting it and getting things in
shape for the through running Of
trains on the 1st Of September.
The list of the new stations on the
line of the Frisco system in this State
which will be opened on the 1st was
made public Wednesday, in circu-
lar issued by Roy Terrill, general
freight and passenger agent. They
are as follows.
Anchorage, Port Barre, 0pelousas,
Eunice, Crowley, Elton, Kinder, Full
ton, De Quincy, Mauriceville, Orange,
Call, Buna, Bessmay, Newton, Beau
mont, Sour Lake, Hull, Hardin, Huff
mann, Belt junction and Houston.
The mileage operated will be 800
miles from New Orleans to Houston,
the shortest line by two miles; 22.01
from Eunice to Crowley and 61.55
miles from Orange, Tex, to Newton.
This makes a total mileage for the
Frisco lines in the two States of
443.58. The circular says that the
Frisco win be prepared to accept and
handle freight to and from these
and intermediate points. All CON
Meeting lines are requested to line up
their tariffs, giving the Frisco the
same representation now given other
lines serving the same points.
It's cruelty limited that Carey, who
was raised on farm, believes in the
moon, that it was he who persuaded
his fellow-oticials to postpone the
until the full moon. The
irst is full moon.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
EUNICE MAMOU BRANCH.
Civil Engineers in the Field GsliIna Grade
Ready. CONSTRUCTION Train and Force ef Ven

Eunice, La, Aug. 25.-The South
ern Pacific Railway has d corps Of
civil engineers at Eunice who have
been getting the grades ready be-
tween Eunice and Mamou for the ex-
tension of the road to the latter
point. There is d construction train
and a force Of men here, and work
has already begun in getting the
crossings ready across the Frisco
Railway and the Texas and Pacific
Railway.
The Frisco Railway ran freight
train Of fifty cars through Eunice,
headed for New Orleans on Monday,
and a return train from New Orleans
is expected this evening.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28

Mr.. Felix Richard, for SO many
years connected with the Dietlein
jewelry establishment. but who re-
Gently started in business for him
self, has returned to his old love,
and can be found behind the counters
of The Dietleir store.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
MRS. HENDLEY IS FINED.
B0man VIE Prefsrred Charges against 7. R.
CumnIsslungr Taylor Figures II Palic Couri.

Crowley. Aug. "a In the City
Court this morning among four 9TH
ers, appeared the name of Mrs. Mag
gle Hendley, on a charge Of disorder
II conduct. for which she was fined
SIS and costs and warned By Judge
Campbell against q future repetition.
Mrs. Hendley is the woman who pre-
ferred charges Of embezzlement
against Railroad Commissioner Shelby
Taylor two months ago, growing out d
q civil suit for damages against an oil
company for the killing 81 her hus
band.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28

Miss Nellie Dugas, Fery charm-
ing young lady from Lafayette. is
spending . few days with the Misses
AndFepont. daughters of Clerk of
Court Andrepont.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28

DIR. j. S. Dickey, Of the Bowling
Green Business University. was III
our city for several days this week,
10 the interest of bis institution. and
states that he IS well pleased with
the prospects for good business
from this section this fall.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28

4 go9rt Yves Andrepons
ssas lsz 4, ,ollector 4. {. An. In.
s. Thursday from a trip
End % the coast,
resident Dosslnann, 81
ter Commission.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28

Mrs. b. X. WaIliOr and daugh-
ters, Misses Edna and Rosa, returned
Thursday from Baton Rouge, where
they spent week with Mrs. Walliorsa
sister. Mrs. ]. B. Crawford.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
TIE CLARIOEs CLAIM,

Ihaf If has larger circulation than GILL
af The newspapers published Id tie Dan.
ISL G0m1lHei; aRd as large circulation
as anY Meeklg published in ihe State.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
:. a. Moore s. Co.
Phone t26
Lexington, Virginia.
NOTICE

LEXINGTON, VA Sept. 80, 1909.
20 the Patrons of the Lexington
Mutual Telephone Company.
The Lexington Mutual Telephone
company has been sold to Messrs.
<. Is. Moses and D. T. Odlueal to
take eject Oct. lst, 1909. The name
u the company remains the same.
We wish to thank our subscribers
and the public generally for their
liberal support. and kind and
courteous treatment during the
twelve years we have conducted the
business, and ask the same for our
successors.
All claims against the company
prior to October 1st, 1909, must be
presented for payment. All bills
Tue the company prior 10 October
st, 1909, must be paid promptly. |
md if not, will be placed in the
lands OF an attorney, causing add.
iRnal cost. All checks must be
AIDE payable to, and all settlements
it'll 7. S. Burwell.
Respectfully,
LEXINGTON MUTUAL TELEPHONE Co.
By 7. S. BuawELL. NJ or
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
Moore's Schoolhouse


l NS'FcSDCNOcHCF
Nov. ia very fine sermon wa.
delivered here yesterday by Rev
Dr. Manly of Lexington. A large
crowd being present, more than the
room could accommodate.
A lew sales of land took place in
the neighborhood last week. Mr..
y: l: Lofts bought OF Mr.. VII. Rilev
ms farm of 80 acres. He paid 81
iOo Tor same. Mr.. w. II. Riley
bought from his father, Mr.. S. ri.
hlley,35t acres near Sulpur Springs
paying for same 1915.
we can say Poplar Hills are so
steep they keep rolling but are fine
land for crops.
Our neighboth ood school. Bor.
oen's Run, is getting along nicely
with good enrolment, under the
management of Miss Kate Hamilton
as teacher.
The past week for husking corn
mas been the finest known in the
iaSt lew years and the farmers are
taxing advantage of it and have al
most completed their crops BIB.