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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Three ST. Landry Cases Decided In Higher
Tribunal. Damages 10 Kelly Case Reduced.

The Supreme Court of Louisiana
last Monday handed down three de-
cisions affecting st. Landry parties
as follows:
George w. Kelly vs.. Colorado Sou
them, New Orleans and Pacific Rail-
way Company-In reaching com
illusions as to damage the property
based on the testimony of witnesses,
the "credibility" Of the witnesses is
not the only factor to be considered
in weighing the testimony. The
theory or basis upon which the wit
ness acted in making their estimates,
the opportunities each may have had
for obtaining full and correct infor-
nation and the ability and capacity
of each to express an opinion on the
subject are factors not to be lost
sight of. The questions of values is
after all, TO a great extent a matter
of opinion. As matters stand adjust
ed the judgment appealed for is in
side of the limits which men may
reasonably differ. For the reasons
assigned it is ordered, a~diudged and
decreed that the Judgment appealed
from be amended by reducing the
amount of the judgement to $4,000
as actual damages, striking out that
portion of the judgment which
awards the plaintiff the additional
sum Of $3.50 exemplary damages.
As so altered and amended, the
judgement is affirmed, cost Of the ap-
peal to be paid by the appellee.
w. G. Deiean and Brother VS.. Rob-
ert &. Lee. Homestead law: Two
work horses are exempt from seizure
and sale by any process. Plaintiff
pointed out to the Sheriff two horses
Of his debtor as exempt from seizure
The judgment appealed from DEGREES
that they were exempt It does not ap-
pear that there was error in exempt
ing the two horses. 3. Corn; The
necessary corn for the current year
is exempt from seizure, whether cul-
tivated by the farmer on his own l6C
acres of land, also exempt, or land Of
another. A farmer, head of a family
dependent upon him for support, is
the Requirements for the exemption,
Judgment affirmed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
ANOTHER WOLF IS
KILLED NEAR HERE
Mr. willie Burr Brings Down A Large she.
Hslf...T hlckst Seams to Teen with the
Beasts.

Another wolf was killed near Opel
ousas-almost within the corporate
limits-last Saturday. This time it
was Mr.. Willie Burr who brought
down the beast. The one killed a few
days before was the victim OF Mr..
Lester Burr's gun.
It is now known that the Splane
and other thickets TEEN with wolves.
Most Of them are not pure breed, &C.
eording to the opinion of Mr.. Willie
Burr, but are crossed with dog.
These hybrids are common ii Texas,
we are told, where they are called
'stragglera." Some of those in the
thicket here are pure, however, Mr..
Burr telling us that he has seen seYe-
raj that are the genuine article.
But even those that are crossed
with dog are as wild as the pure
breed, and are even heeter in getting
away, not being as large and being
able to go through briars with Less
hindrance.
It is reported that they have killed
several dogs IN the neighborhood d
the thickets. Mr.. Rider lost two
dogs. They have also destroyed {
number Of chickens and hogs.
Mr.. Burr says that the citizens
there will organize and try and ex
terminate the wolves.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
MARSTON ON
BOIL NEEVIL
SITUATION.

Knowing that cotton planters are
now more interested in the Boil Wee
vii news, than everything else put to-
gether, this is the latest | have.
A planter near Shreveport found
forty adult weevils last week on two
acres Of cotton. / hear Of them in
large numbers il AyoyelIes parish,
Red River and Catalonia. ! do not
think these have . monopoly Of the
Weevils. # planters will search their
fields now diligently, and 60 to work
and fight them intelligently within the
next thirty days, it may settle the
question pro or con, as at whether the
weevil or the genus homo" is the
best man. AS have contended for
the last six years, | believe sincerely,
that the weevil can be whipped, and
that cotton will come into its own
again. It cannot be done by talking,
half-hammeredness, laziness, eussed-
ness, nor IN any other way than By
intelligent work. OF course I believe
they can be as easily poisoned as the
potato bug, and have advertised it
widely. When the '.Missourians''
come into line, it will put more conf
dence into the situation. | know that
over twenty thousand acres will soon
be poisoned in this and adjoining
States. and | hope the contention as
to whether or not they can be whip
ped will be settled for once and for
ever.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
ALAS! A CHANGE.
EuOs wants 4 wife Who Can KssR Esuss.
Is respectable"

The following letter addressed to
the chief of police of New Orleans
explains itself. We publish it, taking
it for granted that the writer is not
partial to ladies' Of the Crescent City
but would gladly accept a good wife
wherever one might be found:
Enos. La, May 5th.
Chief Of Police, New Orleans:
Ny Dear Sir am trying to locate
me q housekeeper. In other words,
q wife. / would be more than grateful
to you If you would furnish me with
tie names Of two or three nice res
pectable ladies' between the ages of
thirty and thirty-fve years. You
could give them my address. Yours
truly. +. D. Silks.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
CAN'T BE FORCED
TO ATTEND school,
Judge Simon, 81 Kew Ihsrls.a. rs,g.,l.
District Renders jas Besa
4 "FRESH' SCHOOL PRAgPH.
Is Turned BoHn BIZ District JUDGE. II
puIsOFy Eaasalien II Lauisaaa haPnk
elpaI Has Ae RIaAt q HaseH

New Iberia, "a, Aay A-ju8g
Simon in the District gourt
morning ordered d writ ii mandann
issued directed to Principal Gos
and of the Jeaneretse school sa
Acting Superintendent Walter i
reinstate the children Of Dk d d
Bowler and G. n. Corbin. Via sd
been suspended for falling "a ssa8.
a school picnic. Ia deciding ss
case Judge Simon said that shsls Il
no compulsory education Jay il bit
State and that The principals AsFs a
more right to suspend ! eAild fn
failing to attend ! picnic than tlg
have for failure ID attend school u
a regular school day i 4 valid ezcgas
is given BY the parents u tha eaas
of d picnic be held that the parents
have the right to object ID tAs
tendance Of a child, and ssp
girl of tender years, without nF
Der of her family or Z gaardisa 50
he held that it was TIE aatY & Y
schools to encourage ths cAilsFss
attend school and Rot b ge m
out for frivolous reasons
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
$3.50 GAME KILLED
in ST. LANDRY PARISH
'lso,OOO Killed In Five Parishes, With Living
sion Parish Heading LIST. Wardsns
MAKE INTERESTING REPORTS
The Total value Of Game killed In Five Par.
lshes Amounts 10 S2lS, AIS. Caldwell. MOFs.
HOuss. 0uaChlta, Livingston, st. Landry.

New Orleans, May 25.-Reports
which we're received by the State
Game Commission yesterday from the
game wardens in the parishes Of Cald-
well, Morehouse, 0uachita, Livingston,
and ST. Landry showed that over
100000 different game birds and ami
mails we're slaughtered in these par
ishes during the hunting season which
has just closed.
The biggest report came from ].
D. Barnett, of Livingston Parish, who
stated that 1000 ducks, 20, o00 quail,
75,000 squirrels, $4,000 rabbits, 90
600 oppossums, $4,000 racooons,
5000 mink, $50 turkeys and 100 deer
had been killed, making a total Of
182,250 for the parish.
0uachita was next in line, w. G.
Steele, the game warden, reporting
the following kills: 4,700 ducks, $500
quails, $500 snipe, 1000 doves, rs
turkeys, 125 deer, 70 fox, 80 wolves,
$50 catamount, $4,000 raccoons and
$4,000 mink. The total was 1890.
M. P. Stage, of St. Landry, re-
ported the kill in his parish as fol
lows: 5000 ducks, %. 000quail 5000
snipe, 5000 doves, 1000 squirrels,
5000 rabbits, 300 mink, 300 opos-
sums, 1000 papabottes, 5000 rae
coons, and 30 deer. The total kill
was $3.50.
According to j. F. McClanahan, the
warden of Caldwell, the following was
the kill: 10000 ducks, 1900 quail.
200 turkeys, 5000 squirrels, As deer,
35 wolves, 1900 raccoons, 1000
oppossums, 5000 mink and IS otter,
making a total kill of 60,306.
Warehouse turned in the smallest
kill, q total Of 27,765 being given by
"A. B. Calhoun, the warden. The diff
ferent species killed were: 10000
ducks, 1880 quail, 500 turkeys, 300
deer, 200 catamount, Is wolves,
2.750 raccoons, 500 opposums and
1000 mink.
The total value Of all the game
killed above is figured at $218,4l5 by
the Game Commissioner.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
TYPHOID IN CROWLEY.
Beard o. HaaIth Has Taken Prompt Measures
ts stamp Out Blssssa b. saRliaFlum.

Sanitary Inspector Hundley, Of
Crowley, has issued the following
note Of warning:
Under instructions Of the Board of
Health which met in my Office May
%, 1909, / give the following notice.
Owing to the fact that several
cases of TYPHOID fever are reported
to be in the city, you are urged to
put your entire premises in perfect
sanitary condition at once. This
should be done in self protection as
well as for the public generally.
See that your yards are properly
drained.
Burn all trash and loose papers on
your premises, and what should prop
erly go to the scayenger's wagon put
in cans or barrels so that dogs and
cats do not scatter it on sidewalks.
Use lime or some good disenfect-
ant IN your yards. See that your
closets are well cleaned and well dis
infected. Use lime or coperas.
CreocarboIine is cheap and a good
~deodorizer as well as disenfectant.
All cisterns, barrels and other re-
~ceptacles holding water must be at
once effectively screened either with
l8-mesh wire netting, or cheese cloth
double and extending down the edges
Of the cistern or other receptacle
holding water. All of which must
be executed BY June 1st, 1909.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
LEONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Handsome Amount Donated for the Election
Of A Public School Building.

LeonYille, May 19.-On Sunday
afternoon quite a large crowd COM
posed of the leading citizens Of the
town and surrounding country, met
for the purpose Of raising funds to
build a new and large school house.
Great interest was manifested in this
much needed work and a very good
collection was made. A large two
room building will be constructed and
furnished which will ~necessitate the
employment Of one 1st grade and one
primary teacher in which one Of
those must be able to teach music.
DR.. Richard and MI. Ed. Cole asked
Superintendent Thompson to be pre-
sent at the meeting which he gladly
did, offering every assistance possible
from himself and School Board.
Education has been sadly neglected
in this section Of the parish on ac-
count Of peoples lack Of interest in
public schools. Supt. Thompson has
promised to secure two able teachers
which has stimulated the people to
such an extent that by opening Of
school a new building with modern
equipments will be ready. The ladies
will begin at once to give entertain
ments to assist in furnishing the
building.
Those who contributed to this
great and much needed cause are as
follows:
j. 3. Robin. $25; W. P. Cain, $50;
Emile Robin, $40; Homer Robin, $40;
Castor Robin, $40; 3. ]. Robin, $40;
J.. R. Darby, S.; Arthur Darby, SIS,
DR.. G. Richard. $45; B. F. HOLMAN,
$25; ULCER Lanclos, SIS; Mr.. Friesby,
500; G. Dore, $25; Ed. Cole, SIS;
Rodolphe Arnaud, $25; Sol Lavergne,
SIS; Armand Sicily, $40; Frank Que
bedeau, $40; Alcee Rivette SIS; Frank
Dalfrey, $3.50; Frank Schinn So; ].
NJ. Fourcey, $5; Edgar Woodson $40;
Simon Gillias, SO; TiIden Meche, $40;
Jos Quebedeau, SIS; Alcebial Carrier,
So; Frank Moreau, S.; Antoine Spey-
rer SIS; G. A. Lalonde, ST.; Louis Ar
maud, SIS; Arthur Devillier, So; Ar
mand Devillier, ST; Willie Fitzgerald,
$1; Placide Rivette, ST.; Antoine Mis-
trio, $3.50; Conrad Speyrer, ST. Pierre
ISpeyrer ST.; Simon Sicily, 81; L. G.
Speyrer, 81; Luce Quebedeau, So,
AIDE Sicily, SIS; Pierre Carriere, $3.50:
Mrs. O. Lahaye, So; Thee. speyrer.
SIS; Renee Quebedeau, $3.50; Mr..
Ramsey, SOC; Mr.. Transom Csc; Ar.
thur Lanclos, ST. Auguste Robin. $40;
Arthur Lahaye, $40; Walter Smith
$40; Geo. Cuntz, So; David v. Du.
plechain, $40; Y. Fl. Sibille, SIS; Frank
ICourville, SIS; NJ. L. Swords, $40; @,
G. Devillier, 500 ct lumber; Mat Wood.
son, $40; /. H. Cain, $40; G. Cuntz
SIS; DR.. G. Richard. 2 charts $40
The largest donation made was by
Mrs. Valrie Suite, one half acre 81
land joining school land.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
LINCOLN JUVENILE COURT.
Organized Under the New Law. Powers Of Pro-
batlOR Officers, Who are Appointed By Judge
Says the Ruston Leader:

0&JR - AeA0VOA A(AAC&
AS required by Act No. 83 Of the
legislature of Louisiana of 1908,
Judge Dawkins has ordered the clerk
of the district court to obtain and
open up q court docket to be used
exclusively for The trial Of juvenile
cases. And, under section seven, Of
said Act, he has appointed Hon. and
Mrs. ]. .. Clayton, Of this city. Pro-
baton officers for Lincoln Parish.
The order follows:
ORDER:
q. 3. Clayton and Mrs. j.. 3. Clay
ton are hereby appointed, under sec
ton Z, Act No. 80 of 1908, probation
officers in and for the parish Of Lin
coin. and as such, they are hereby
authorized to exercise within said par
ish, all the power and authority given
by law to such officers. Let this
order be inscribed on the record 81
the Juvenile Court Of this parish.
Done and signed in chambers, this
May l3, 1909. R. B. DAWKINS,
Judge Fourth District
An examination Of the law, under
which Judge Dawkins made The above
appointments, shows that Probation
officers have authority to make ar
rests in cases coming within their
jurisdiction. Section 3, Of said Act
88 Of 1908, defines the jurisdiction
of the district courts, sitting as JuYe-
nile Courts, as having jurisdiction
Of the trial Of all neglected and de-
linquent children, OF with a violation
Of any law now IN existence or here
after enacted for the protection Of
the physical, moral and mental we'll
being Of such children, not punishable
by death Of at hard labor, and Of al
cases Of desertion or non support Of
children by their parents
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
Z. M .MARSTON.
A Terrible Moment.

WILLIE looming into the house
breathlessly)--.sP Papa. hurry up!There's
a man with a wagon outside to see
yeu about putting in the COAL
SLIMsoN-- Tell him I'm busy just
now, Willie, TIL 20 out and see him
in a few minutes
WILLIE But you mustn't keep him
waiting. papa. You don't know who
he is. He i the father ofthe pitcher
of our baseball team.
Home Companion fOr June.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
Todd Taking Vacation.

Conductor a. B. Todd, Of the 0pe-
lousas-Crowley run Of the Colorado
Southern, New Orleans and Pacific
Railroad, is taking a ten days yaca-
zion, leaving last Tuesday for New
Orleans and McComb City, Miss. ].
~. Lindsey Is on the run in Todd's
absence.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
TO IRON P0NGEE.

When laundering any article made
of pongee, iron it without first
sprinkling it, anil you will find It
looks far newer and siIkier than when
.dampened and ironed in the nsal
m~anner.-Woman's Home Companion
fur June.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
eiYes Birth to FIve; An Wen.

Euclaire, Wis, May 2l.-The wife
Fay Irish Of Thorpe, Clarke county,
has given birth to five babies, three
daughters and two sons. All are
alive and veil. There are now ten
children III the family.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
.CONFEDS NAAE DElEa
Capt. sam Haas, L y. eala aaa laa
10 10 4 Hsa

The Local Camp, United
ate Veterans named sas
delegates and a%lternates &
the Memphis ConVens9ai
gates: Capt. San Hsas 1s
sell and /. 4. gsIn Alss
Leonce sandoz, a 4 hsF1ss''
and A. B. Anderson.
The sponsors and nslas
have not yet beer sslseasa
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
no Keep Light Dresses

Magnesia may be o0sa ssss n
in powder Or in square ssss
Is very effective IN eleaIlls
delicate fabrics; SIIs :. 81
narts IL Be cleaned aaa
away ii d box Or drawer
will be u~ndistufbed Ao1
and then shake the1 ols. msn
very good plan e Apply " y,
ii This way when put
dresses that have oseo !s..,l id
soiled. The magnesis sss
dust. and when YOU 81
out to wear Them, the5
and dainty. The msgnsa .sr
feetive, when applied Il II
for removing g~Feassssp9
Home Companion foF 5aa
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29

Lightning 4 I hugs I'll
following cracks il ts
Is the interesting ihs9,
A. w. Porter, 90
ii does not taks 3.
ziezag course il when ! B.
often pictured snd If
lar patch suggests
be cracked b I Dl9s II
sharpness, ike sha
ful electrical disehaF
wax, like The ii, i asa
t. crack. it splitssa'
blow.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11

TIE Margarine VINO had been -"sEetle- ~
-he KING loud talking caught ms taTett
O.; personal violence . 1er s.T- ana iinHAe. IL
ately hurried % the rescue. ~ the tliAe 7,Is
l.5 reached Z. position. II. tr0nt q thc King she
rad fully gathered her wrath and, though
-ar5l-all. O. a Elrld anC -Crlzl disposition 1eT
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11

a I Two Csla.- -.. f--~.-.5 Hall vs. filed
with lad-ae .-. -.--Ia-rer Il The court.
Several C-Eu----.. .-. noble pe-sonages We-e
present. from a.--.. r-r-.lpaltles, though
there had rar been ..-. owing q the KING
hzsle- y sa.. -.-. .--lt4-lC-~ outside G.;
b-sloenours and '.-.,-
Ihe hT1r ,!.....---e - throne. - u q la-ge
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New-York tribune., 1909-07-11

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per cubic .Hurr.rr-r rf asfer.
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through. iriHr. tt-au-. sample t.r
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THE AHfEEE-a< Z
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-10

The following announcement was
received Wednesday in Ely and East
Ely by friends of the contracting par
ties: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edgar
Award announce the marriage of
their daughter, Elizabeth Mary, TO
William Eldridge Billings, on Thurs
day December 81. 1908. Franklin,
Ohio. Mr. Billings is one of the ris-
ing young lawyers of the district. He
came here from San Francisco two
years ago and has been associated
with the law firm of Chandler &
Quayle since that time. His bride
spent the past summer in East Ely,
the guest of Mrs. Gilbert MeElroy
She is a lady of many admirable quail
tiles and endeared herself TO all who
had the pleasure of meeting her. Be
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-10

Our own happy situation is bet
ter realized when we read of the
fact that the Utah smelters are busy
in the search for ore Here in the
Ely district we need not go outside
of our own confines 10 secure all the
ore that our reduction plants, present
and prospective, with probable nlti-
mate capacity of more than 10000
tons a day. can handle In addition
we will have millions of tons of Gus
tom ore within reach. on the build
ing of the railroad to Tonopah and
Goldiield and of the road to Phoebe
which will demand treatment here
for the reason that we are the near
est smelling point and for the further
excellent reason that the very large
bulk of this ore will not stand the
freight charges for shipment to more
distant points. But, for the sake of
argument, eliminating this outside
ore we are assured by the develop
ment that has been done and by the
that has been had, of
more than enough ore in our own
camp 10 bring about bigger activity.
bigger mining and reduction forces,
han the most roseate pictures ever
Drawn of the camp ever foretold.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-10

Tonopah and Goldfield are esti-
mated to have produced jointly about
Sill 100000 during 1908. They are
expected to better this record by a
couple of million during the pres
ent year During this year, figuring
copper at ; cents, and it now looks
as If the average price for the year
would probably be Il couple of cents
higher than this price. the Ely dis
trict can count upon production TO
the value of at least $4,000. 000-from
the ores of Nevada Consolidated and
Cumberland Ely alone. Before the
year is out, Giroux, now producing at
the rate of about half a million dol
lars worth of copper a year, will in
all likelihood get in with much
larger share of the total value of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-10
FITTING SUNDAY BILL.
BIO Presents STORY of Samson as Its
Leading Feature Tonight.

AT the Bio tonight, the feature
will be a hand colored film, treating
of the biblical story of Samson and
Delilah Samson is first depicted as
boy, little knowing the strength
that has been given him. As time
passes, enemies appear who are try
ing TO destroy him. He is thrown
into a prison with massive doors
swinging on immense hinges of iron.
Samson, in a moment of despair.
pulls the doors from their hinges and
walks forth a free man His enemies
knowing that il will he impossible
TO imprison him, have Delilah make
love to him. He in time falls vic
tim TO her charms and tells her that
his hair is the secret of his strength
On his falling asleep. Delilah cuts
his hair and on his awakening he
finds that he has been shorn of both
hair and strength. His enemies
| knowing his utter helnlessness, have
his eyes gouged out. and in other
ways intlict horrible punishment on
him. In time his hair commences to
grow and with its growth comes su-
perhuman strength. Later. his en-
emies have him taken i'm chains to
the temple. there TO be ridicnled by
an immense assemblage of people
When the opportnne time comes,
Samson breaks the chains that bind
him and grasping the pillars of the
temple pulls them from place. allow
ing the building TO fall on all within
The other films are also of exception
al merit.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-10

Things are looking better every
day in the Ely district. At no time
in nearly a year and "A half have they
extended as bright view as now
Aside from the production of copper
that We have reached and the at
tendant activity AT the mines which
are engaged on production and de-
veiopment. there are very strong rea-
sons for confidence that the next few
months will witness the closing of
negotiations, which are under way,
for largely increased operations. The
middle of the year should see MS
moving along AT gait that will COM
pare very favorably. in the matters
of money expended for work and re-
suits obtained therefrom, with that
of any other mining camp in the
country We have the ore TO do the
business with.