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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
Chic0t Notes.

Bayou Chicot, Aug. 30.-All
board for Turkey Creek Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 7, when our sister town of
Eunice will explain why she wants
the courthouse Of Evangeline parish.
Miss Amelia Griffith spent several
days here, the guest Of Misses Carmen
and Susan Erich.
DR.. Hollinshead, a prominent ply
stefan Of Eunice. gave US a pleasant
call last Friday.
Capt. Sam Haas left by team Friday
for 0pelousas, and all way points, via
Grand Prairie.
The protracted Baptist meeting
came to a close Sunday night. The
venerable and good old Baptist Min
lister, Rev. Adolph stagg, father Of
our minister, Rev. Willie Stage, and
Rev. Stewart OF MISSISSIPPI, spent the
week here.
Rev. Brown, Methodist minister,
held quarterly meeting here Yester-
day, and preached to j large congre-
CATION yesterday. The Methodist
meeting will continue several days.
conducted BY Revs. Whatley and
Wilson Moore.
Mr.. Charlie Haas and wife, of Bun.
kie, were here on Tuesday.
Thanks. Mrs. j. B. Anslem, for !
sack of fine pears.
Mr.. Anderson of Pine Prairie, has
opened an up-to-date cool drink es
Enlistment, as well as a meat market
and ice depot.
lis fnmored that The Pine Prairie
Oil & Mineral Co. WILSON commence
drilling.
Dr. II. b. Haas, Of Bunkie. Mr.
Fredlander, of st. Landry, and Mr.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
Grand COteau.


Grand Coteau. La. Aug. 31.-
Misses Julie and Alice Petetin re-
turned home Saturday after visiting
their sister, Mrs. ]. G.. Barry, Of La
fayette
Misses Leila and Beulah Smith Of
Lafayette are visiting their uneles,
Mr.. J.. ]. Barry and Judge ]. A.
Smith.
Misses Bertha and Louise Jones Of
Lafayette and Mrs. NJ. B. White of
Carencro we're here Thursday.
Mr.. John Bourke Of New Iberia
was the guest Of Nj. Armand Petetin
this week.
Mr.. Lawrence Barry returned home
Thursday after being the guest Of bis
sister, Mrs. Jules Olivier, at Lydia.
Mr.. Larue and two sons, Of New
Orleans, were the guests Of DR.. 7. z.
Tarlton Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Barry is home again
after d several weeks visit to her
sister, Mrs. B. P. Olivier, IN Jeaner-
cite, and relatives and friends il
Lafayette.
Mr.. Michel Mouton and sister, Miss
Virginia, left Sunday to visit rela-
tives in St. Martinville.
Miss Louise Lodes and Master
Pauchratius Smith Of New Orleans
are visiting their grandparents, Judge
and Mrs. j. "A. Smith.
Miss Ethel Barry came in Sunday,
after a few weeks visit TO her sis
tiers, Mrs. Jules Olivier, Of Lydia, and
Mrs. Hebert Richard at Lafayette.
Mr.. Charlie Hamilton Of New Or
leans was in town Sunday.
The Parochial School and Sacred
Heart Convent, taught by the Ladies
of the Sacred Heart, will reopen re-
spectively on Monday and Tuesday
Sept. 9Th and 18th.
The altar boys annual picnic took
place last Thursday at Carencrof all
report having had a glorious tirne-
Ex-Mayor Mouton Of Lafayette was
the guest Of his brother Mr.. Fred
Mouton, Sunday.
Messrs. Pat schrewe and Leo Bur
leigh we're in Opelousas Monday.
Mrs. F. A. Barry and daughter,
Edith, left Tuesday to visit relatives
in 0pelousas.
Or. w. B. Barry and family left
Tuesday for their home in Alexandria
after visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hebert Moubon with
their little son, Nichols, Of Los
Angeles, Cal, came Sunday, and are
the guests of their mother, Mrs 2
v. Richard.
Mr.. L. Elmer was in 0pelousas
Saturday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
PERFECTION.

FOR SALE.-Dr. Ray male colt, q
years old; dam standardized. Apply
to Dr.. r. j. Palford. sept Alt.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
TfFEREMUsT BE FAIR PLA Z.

For some unexplained reason, cot
ton seed sold at Vile Platte at the
warehouse, for more than was paid
for it here-three dollars per ton
more, if we remember right-last sea
son,
And, added to this, the cotton seed
buyer at Vile Platte had to pay
freight to Bunkie, and realize the
profit Of bis labor.
AS we said before, this IS inexpli-
eahle.
There is an oil mill right here il
0pelapsas. Is it not natural to pre-.
sumo that the oil mill here could pay
far wagon seed more than the Bunkie
min can afford to pay at Vile Platte
for seed d which it has TO pay the
freight?
Ii is to be hoped that this condi-
ton will not exist this year.
The oil mill here vas built BY home
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
Netiee TO the Public.

As the people throughout the par
ish are in terrible straits to raise
money owing to bad crops and the
boil weeyil, and as most of them can
hardly make enoagh 10 live, there
fore I ask all good citizens TO come
forward by Sept. rs, 1909, and pay
their per capita tax and their licenses
ON buggies, wagons and all other
ehcles. There viii be- no costs up
to- that date.
Per capita $500.
Wagons $lsO0.
Buggies and surries. etc, 75c.
All tags must be securely fastened
III d conspicuous place TO vehicles.
Come and don't let me have to seize
after the above date.
The sixth ward is exempt except
as to the per capita.
Ne. l.. SWORDS,
aug7 Sheriff and Tax Collector.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
Chataignier.

Chataignier, Aug. 3as-Farmers
are taking advantage Of the fine
weather, and are harvesting their
crops Of cotton and rice, which will
be rather small this year. Several
bales Of cotton we've sold for lIM
cents per pound.
The barbecue given here last Sat
urday BY the Mamou people was a
success as far as the crowd was con-
cerned. Several orators took the
stand, and delivered mastery speech
es. Among the speakers were DR..
John a. Haas, Alibe Bertrand, ].
Fontenot, Of Beaver Greek, ]. Sealey.
and Ned Veazie of 0pelousas. Mr..
Veazie made a very hard and i'm
pressiye plea for Mamou as the most
centrally located place for the Court
House. Politicians from every part
of the parish we're present.
Mi. Burton Harley spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting his uncle, Prof.
Harley. Mr.. Hardey is travelling II
the interest Of the Church Point
Democrat.
Miss Emelia Outlet is spending d
few days visiting friends and rela-
tives in Eunice.
Misses Corine and Eva Moncla re-
turned this week from an extended
visit to Kaplan.
Miss III. Ardoin, Of Eunice, visited
friends here this week.
Miss Eva Frozas, Of Vile Platte,
spent a few days here visiting friends
and relatives this week.
Died. Aug. 80, at 8:05 p. M, Ollie
Ardoin. aged 3 months and % days.
Child Of Joseph Ardoin and Rosa
Harley.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04

capital,
The owners and officials are sup
posed to have-that is should have
the best interest Of the community, of
the city, at heart.
If the Bunkie mill can afford to
pay SIG, or $50, or whatever price it
can pay and see its way clear to make
a profit, then there is no excuse for
the Opelousas mill to pay less.
If it is a fact that all oil mills are
in a combine, by which one oil mill
is not to buy seed in the territory Of
another, and the cotton mill here is in
that combine, then it is no friend Of
the peopIe-it is a trust, an enemy
to the country, a robber Of the honest
toll Of the farmers.
The Clarion does not mean to charge
the oil mill of being in such a com
bine. It knows nothing about it. Il
it did it would say SO.
The Clarion knows the officials Of
the local mill to high-tone gentle
men, among the most highly esteem
ed men of our community.
But, as the Clarion said before, the
conditions of last season are inexpli-
cable, and it is hoped that there will
be no REPETITION this year.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
TOWN TAX SALES.
OF MOVABLE AND ENJOYABLE
PROPERTY AND NOTICE TO
MORTGAGE CREDITORS.
The Town of Melville VS.. Delinquent
Tax Debtors.

M
by virtue of the authority vested in
rae by the Constitution and laws of the
State of louisiana / will sell at the
principal front door Of the Town Hall,
at Melville, in the Parish of st. Landry,
La, within the legal hours for judicial
sales, beginning at IL o'clock a. M, on
Saturday, Sept. 18, 1909,
movable and fmmovable property on
which taxes are now due to the Town
of Melville, La, to enforce collections
of taxes assessed in the year 1908, to-
gether with interest thereon from the
1st day of January, 1909, at the rate OF
per cent per month until paid, q all
costs. The names of said delinquent
taxpayers, the amount of taxes due by
each IN the assessment of said year,
and the movable and immovable prop
erty assessed to each TO be offered for
sale as follows, to-wit:
Ben Rush
Lots 34-5 and s, in block 15, improved,
Krotz south side addition, val $500; reg.
tax ", special tax 81.
r ] Folse
Lots 3-4-5 and s in block SO, vel $40.
Lots 9-10-1I and 10 in block rs, val $40.
2coWs valued at SI5, 2 horses, val at
$50; total val 1926; reg. taxes s3I5, spe-
cial taxes SI.60.
Granvel johnson
Lots 3-9and 10in block q, val 500; reg.
tax SOC, special tax 45c.
James Edgar
East half Of lot : and all Of lot 5 in
block s, val $45; reg. taxes 45c, special
tax 25c,
NONRESIDENT.
N . CIeai
Lot 8 in block 9, val $50, reg. taxes SOC,
special tax 25c.
On said day ] viii sell saeh portion
of said property as each debtor will
point out, and in case the debtor will
not point ont sufficient property, I will
at once and without further delay, sell
the least quantity of said property of
any debtor, which any bidder Will buy
for the amount Of the taxes, interest
ana costs due by said debtor. The sale
will be without appraisement, for cash,
legal tender money of the United States
and the property sold shall be redeem
able any time for the space Of mt year
by paying the price given, with twenty
per cent and costs and penalty added
The mortgage creditors are hereby
notified that if the property to be sold
is not redeemed. the sale thereof, when
recorded in the conveyance or mortgage
office shall operate as a cancellation Of
all conventional and Judicial mortgages
thereon. Ed. LEBLANC,
aT4-6t Town Clerk and Tax Collector.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
new CHIEF DEPUTY SHERIFF
Mr.. george VldrIne Now Filling the Position
Of 0fflCe deputy at the SheFIffs office.

Mr.. George Vidrine is Office deputy
in the Sheriff's Office of this parish.
He assumed the responsible duties
Wednesday, replacing Mr.. Collins
Swords.
Mr.. Vidriue is a capable. courteous
and square-dealing young man, and
will fiji the Job, the Clarion feels as
sured, 20 the entire satisfaction of
his employer and the public.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
pATRONIZE HOME INDUS
TRIES.

If the merchants, the people, the
country in general, want to have
genuine prosperity, they must do
their trading at home, and p%atronize
home industries.
"Board at home" is the war cry
az The farmer now. Raise your own
meat, your own vegetables, your own
horses, your own cows, your own
hay-raise everything at home.
The same rule applies to the mer-
chants Of a city or town.
If they do not encourage their, can
ming factories, their syrup mills, all
of their home industries, they can
not expect people to beso punctilious
about buying their goods at home
~loreoVer, these merchants who pa
tronize foreign factories in prefer
anee to their home concerns, when
tho products Of the home concerns
are just as good, are tearing down
the home institutions, and at the
same time tearing down their own
business.
0pelousas and vicinity are just en-
barking in the canning business.
This year Mr.. Soileau, and others,
canned tomatoes that discount the
imported kind so far that a novice in
The use Of tomatoes can tell it at a
glance.
These tomatoes sell for ~ cents
j can.
All other varieties sell for l0cents
d can.
Notwithstanding this fact, we are
told that there is only one firm in the
city Of Opelousas handling this brand
the aSoileau Brand"-the home
brand and the best and cheapest
brand on the market.
Another instance: Mr.. Jake Vat
ter makes one Of the best syrups in
this country-one of the best syrups
in the United States. He cans bis
syrup, and it is as fresh now as when
IL was made.
Yet Mr.. Waiter tells US that only
ono firm in the city Of Opelousas
handles his syrup!
He has much Of it on hand, because
the home merchant won't handle the
home product, won't help the people
keen the money at home.
There is one remedy.
1t is in the hands of the people Of
0pelousas.
When you phone an order for
syrup. ask your merchant if he has
Waiter syrup, or any orther brand Of
home syrup. II he has not, send
your order to the merchant that
handles it, and with that order, an
order for your other groceries.
When you want tomatoes, ask
your merchant for THE Soileau
Brand" If he does not handle it
send the order to another grocer, and
eth that order, order your other
groceries.
That will show your merchant that
you expect him to patronize home
concerns, as well al he expects yor
to patronize him instead Of Sears
Roebuck & Co., and other foreign
concerns.
s-@As
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04

Lyles, of Lloyd, were here on Sunday.
Thanks, pine Prairie for sym
pathy.
The old reliable VIM. Clark gave
US a short call Sunday. Mr.. Clark
says: "Wait for the wagon, and we'll
all take a ride"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
TRAFFIC REALLY BE-
GINS ON Big FRISCO
Continued from first page

Continued from first page
$50 feet wide; on the lower side a
.two-story warehouse 1880 feet long
and $50 feet wide, with a track lead
ing to the second story, which will
enable perishable cargo to be unload
ed direct from cars to the second
story, which will facilitate and lessen
the cost Of handling and minimize
chances for damage. Both structures
are entirely Of steel and concrete.
The facilities Of the New Orleans
Terminal Company haue 50 many dit
tinct advantages that industries are
rapidly being erected along it's rails.
At the present time there is located
the American Sugar Refinery, the
largest refinery in the world, having
a daily capacity Of 100 cars. This
plant is exclusively on the Terminal
tracks.
st. Bernard Rendering Company.
Central Power Station and five
pumping stations are located on tracks
Of the New Orleans Metal Bed Com
pany.
Weiblen's Marble Yard.
Reynolds Marble Yard.
New Orleans Roofing and Metal
Company.
American Can Company.
Ozark Cooperage Company.
Pelican Cold Storage Company.
Southern Creosote Supply Com
pany.
Standard Oil Company.
Louisiana Cooperage Company.
In addition, extensive barns have
been butt for handling the horse and
mule trade in this section.
At Houston the Frisco uses the Ia
cilities of the Houston Belt and Ter
minal Company. This company has
just completed and has in operation
an inbound freight she'd - feet wide
by 400 feet long, and is equipped
with IL warehouse scales and has Il
doors opening on vitrifed brick streets
through which to deliver freight. The
outbound shed is 26 feet wide by 600
feet long, and is equipped with II
warehouse scales and Il doors open
ing on vitrifed brick streets. The
team tracks will accommodate 12o
cars, and house tracks have yitrifed
brick driven between them which
give ~unexceIIed facilities for loading
and unloading this class of freight.
The entire facility is as modern as
money can make III and is located or
Crawford Street, in close proximity
to the shipping and receiving district
The terminal also has IN use sufficient
machinery for the loading and IN.
loading Of heavy and bulky freight
Plans have been submitted anc
work will begin within the next thirty
days on a half . million-dolIars pas
senger station, which will unques
tionably be one of the modern in th,
United States, care being taken Il
give the travelling public every con
v~enienee, including a frst-class cafe
which in all probability will be unde
the management Of Fred Harvey
who has the reputation Of having th,
best railroad cafes in this country
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Chicot Notes.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
THE NORTH POLE ATLAsT

If the dispatches received yester-
day from Copenhagen, Denmark, are
to be accepted as correct, the long
sought for North Pole has at last
been discovered, and by an American
at that. The Copenhagen dispatch
states that, according to advices from
Lervick, Norway, Doctor Frederick
A.. Cook, the WelLknown Arctic ex-
plorer, reached the North Pole April
81, 1903, or more than a year ago.
There is, of course, nothing but this
dispatch to attest the fact of the
great discovery, but from what is
known Of Doctor Cook and his long
experiences in Arctic and Antarctic
exploration, there is good reason to
believe that the report Of his success
is true, says the Picayune.
The brief adVices received indicates
that the American flag was planted
at the pole, and that, contrary to the
belief of recent years, the pole was
found on land and not in the sea.
When he returns Doctor Cook will,
Of course, be expected to furnish in
disputable proof Of the commences
Of his discovery, but considering bis
long experience, his courage and his
scientific attainments, it is not prob
able that he could have made a mis-
take in calculating his position.
Ever since efforts were made to
discover a northwest passage to India,
Arctic exploration had engaged more
or less the attention of explorers. N
the early days commercial motives
mainly actuated the promoters Of the
expeditions, but since Sir John
Franklin's day the underlying motives
that have actuated the explorers have
been scientific, coupled with a love Of
adventure.
Some of the more noted Arctic ex.
plorers of recent times have been d.
Long, Nansen, Peary, Amundsen
Erickson, Fiala, the Duke of Abruzzi
Greedy and Professor Andree, WHIT
sought to reach the pole by balloon
Commander Peary is now in the
Arctic making a final attempt Il
reach the pole, but it now appear!
that the pole was actually discovered
before he sailed northward last sum
mer.
Doctor Cook sailed for the Arctic
in the summer of 1907, and the las
advices from him indicated that hi
felt the utmost confidence in being
able to achieve success. He proposed
to make the dash to the pole during
the winter months, contrary to tn
usual custom, and if it is confirmed
that he reached the pole in April, h
evidently carried out his proposed
plan.
While the discovery of the Ions
sought North Pole will be followed
by few practical advantages, othe
than scientific, it has been a grea
achievement, and will lift Docto
Cook to the head Of the long list Q
dariug Arctic explorers. Proftinl
by their experiences, as well as b,
his own Investigations, he succeeds
where they failed.
Further advices as TO this remark
able achievement will be awaited wit
impotence.
NEW CHIFE nEpHTY SHERIFF
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
DR.. Lewis Locates Here.

DR.. E. L. Lewis, Graduate
Veterinary Surgeon, is now located
in Opelousas, with Office and hospital
an "a. M. Haas Stable.
DR.. Lewis begs TO announce to the
people of st. Landry that he will be
here permanently and will be pre-
pared to attend and treat all diseases
peculiar to all domestic animals and
live stock eff every description.
Being a native Of st. Landry and
familiar With local conditions, he is
especially able to cope with the
diseases and disabilities Of live stock
throughout Southwest Louisiana.
Day Phone IS. Night Phone 202.
sept 43t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04

Notice.

lam applying for a pardon from a sem
tence to nveyearsi in the %penitentiary under
an indictment charging shooting with In
tent to commit murder.
july2l.et RODoLp II CHARIOT.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-05-21
and ALDRICH WEEPS

i II IS Dir Walter, we beive, who informs us that
le besets country when She tears of bearded men
we suppose the tears of Senator Adrc over the lowered steel
would properly under this list says the Denver News
me enaor nSache requires only small stretch of poetic IL
ceSe to rank beard And when he got un in be senate A
other day and voice coked with sobs and Aanoole ed
MS haunting tear that the tariff steel had been reduced foo much
we are sure every manufacturer Pttsmro agreed with, him T.
must have been evident to all that either the ancient schedule
nave to be restored that Pttsbug would have 70 oct
TO d cheaper brand OF scandals
But seriously The News world Ike 70 osr. - -, ,
harmed # the tariff steel and were pe ont aoa
should be- The worknen Hardly Look at he doC,,,a,
he flttsburg Survey and how much chance there i -
ny ue chaP VINO actually makes the steel He is WORKING nov
eVe DAYS IN the week and twelve hours the av and s -
e lowest 10 which the steel corporation force them ST.
per cent OF the wokmen in the mills oct norore
ney get the smallest from which their places can he Sill
pe9se remember that there is free trade in labor The
sNed steel workers have declined from 20 to 80 ne co+ A.
p'St eeVe years And skilled unsied every ,vorra :;
e cete OF TINS steel industry for which Adric Neeps I
% 'ue lt ne IS worked at pace that makes him an old ,a -
dents and the kind Pennsylvania law provides that he ~ dc
on the other side of the can collect M nav f
this protected industry 49, ~ pay iof MS death IN
AND at the other end of the scale in the steel indrt
dolars year as the ATTORNEYS who drew - a.
- Poranon Tor the steel are richer than cr
@ eae4 ol peng and Andrew Carnegie cant build Libraries
ast enough to get rid of his income Would if he
k Tor which branch Of the steel industry Senator d -
we're flowing? o' fNdllch tears
but go to it. Trade petty graft in one section TO- ~;
!, owe Shce to this state and plum to that ,d 49,
= ue oot 10 he smallest possible number of closely 81
~ mere are uneS when The News accepts one sor;a1;
oCune-only one-and believes that things must Oct $50 it
ly can get better II the present pace confines @ before "
houc that even an office holder can recooe ~ DC SO in
len, trust, will come relief ~ 10 dpSufdlty; and e
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-05-21
THE COUNTRY BETRAYED

The following editorial appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune
g republican paper, of April 20:
It pretty well understood that there to be materia
changes from the Dngley law The who manage republican
campaigns have buncoed the country and the party Duties
to be put up by the house and down by the down by the
house and by the make deusive appearance
legislation But after all said and done the schedules will be
practically where they The the of the
country make up their minds this the less disappointment will they
suffer ii
The prophets of tariff legislation the house
reports and the stock markets The heavy and increase
imports indicates expectation of general increase duties
It may be explained otherwise
General low the stagnaon of trade waiting
tariff legislation They should be higher when even with
out much increase of duty Shewd importers may be taking adva
age Of this If So they only acting like other business men
Whether duties to be higher lower whether business
conditions be better everybody expects improve
ment when they are settled.
This being the sooner all the better the country
The ngey schedules themselves better than prolonged nc
ant with small hope of anything better of When the
people expected benefit from tariff legislation every body was
Wiling to endure period of business uncertainty and suspense
Now that nearly everybody has up his mind that no i'm
'roVeen to be expected and that the country will be lucky if
We do not get tariff the chief anxiety every where is to
a the thing over and send members of congress back to settle with
heir constituents