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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

the shoulders Of stout men, and the
occasion was celebrated by festivities
lasting all night.
From the information received by
the Clarion. it was d plain case Of
persecution persecution on the part
.of partisan district attorney, mp
held by a partisan Grand Jury.
The woman whom it is alleged was
the principal witness against Taylor
in the Grand Jury room, and from
whom it was alleged Taylor bad en-
bezzled $1,000, testified Oh the stand
that the Railroad Commissioner was
the best friend she had ever had, and
that she had voluntarily made loan
.of the money to him.
The charge was that Taylor, who
was attorney for a Crowley woman
for the collection Of a claim against
an oil company for the killing of her
husband, she having, through TaYlor's
efforts, secured damages for herself
for $500, and for her minor child
for $1,000, had failed To settle with
the minor child, although lie had
made prompt payment to the widow,
mother Of the child.
It developed on the trial, ais stated
by Taylor IN his answer to the charge
when first made, that the widow,
penniless, had applied to Taylor To
enter suit against the oil company;
that Taylor had entered suit and
won it before the lower court; that
while the suit was pending before
the Supreme Court d compromise
was affected by which the widow and
child received something over $1,000;
that Taylor paid the widow her
share, and that she consepaed to
lend him the portion belonging To
the child, upon bis paying interest on
the money.
e further developed that an nm
der tutor had been appointed by the
court, and that the under tutor ad-
Vised Mr. Taylor not to turn the
money over TO the widow for the
reason that she was irresponsible, be-
ing a dope fend. The under tutor
so testified iii court.
The trial begun Monday, and the
verdict was rendered Tuesday night
The courtroom was packed all during
The trial. and il vas plain to see that
The people, irrespective of past DIFF
fContfnued on ave paoeY
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
Big Port Barre Saw Mill
In Hands Of A Receiver.

The big hardwood sawmill Of the
Port Barre Lumber Co, situated at
Port Barre, is ID the hands Of d re-
ceiver.
The mil which il one 1T The
largest hardwood mills in the South
will continue operation, and it is
said that the financial trouble III
which it finds itself il not So great.
It owes about $50, ,000, from infor-
nation we receive, and the assets are
way above that figure.
It is whispered that there IS some
trouble among the stockholders. or
the officers, OF somebody. IT IS de-
sired to get rid Of some partners, or
somebody connected with the mill,
and this measure has been resorted to
to accomplish this end. This ii mere
street Fumor, however
The mill vas doing q good business,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

success attained and clearly showed
the bright prospects Of the. future,
honored the school with the fattering
corgratulation Of having the best
High School IN the State.
Dir. Jules Vidrine made d very i'm
pressive and interesting talk in pre-
senting the medals TO the members
of the graduating class.
The following medals we're award
ed, Miss Alicia Lafeur received the
Latin and General Average Medals, /"
Mr.. Voorhies Launey, Mathematics; Z
Miss Pauline Fontenot, Literature Y
Miss Iris LeBas Biology Miss Rosa
Saileau, Arts
The following program was rem
dernd:
PROGRAM.
Welcome Chorus, High School Pu-
pills.
salutotory, Alice LaHeur.
Music, Poet and Peasant, Mrs.
Littell and Miss Balm.
Essay, Reward of Justice, Iris
LeBas.
Essay. The Realm Of Woman,
Rose SoiIeau.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

apparently, and its trouble is consider
able Of q surprise IT ii known that
many Of the men connected with it
are Gibraltars of fnance, and could
easily pull the concern out il they 50
desired.
The company owns a small town of
its own ID Port Barre, twenty of it's
buildings surrounding the mill prop
erty The employees live IN these
buildings It has timber holdings
and options Oh twenty thousand acres
Of land, which is sufficient to- keep
the mill running at full capacity for
twenty years There is money IN
hardwood lumber manufacturing
The mill has been running at its full
capacity So the placing of the con-
eern In the hands of D receiver ID the
result Of either mismanagement Or 81
design.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
'pelOusas Council, K. of c.
Entertain Delightfully."-.

c0uneil No. 1I73, knights
Sunday last inaugurated
se, the first gentleman
Y the work being Hon.
Hunter of Alexandria.
sae Council there. who
~ assembly on SUNDAY
eae regular meeting Of
0ale delivering his IA
o Character
n 81 has delivered this same
sral occasions, only re-
the convention Of the
!. u aolle Society Of Louis
alnment given at the
sf of tie order the
Hunter was again
speaker. : !.
rs of the CoDneil had
ef their friends h
tds haIi void s.oa..- y ,e,,Ls =
~ aadience was present.
vas called tO nrdar hv
w ]. Saudoz, who
asad Grand Knight i /
Of Washington,
wing terms of the
the local Knights f.ts
present on such
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
SHELBY TAYLOR IS
/ FOUND NOT GUILTY
Railroad Commissioner Plainly the victim Of
VlndlciIEe Prosecution By Political Enemies.
TRIAL TOOK PLACE THIS WEEK
Veazia and Garland, Of ePalagsas, Of Counsel
fsE The Befense...An ovation rendered
Taylsr.

Railroad Commissioner Shelby Tay-
lor was triumphantly acquitted Of the
charge Of embezzling funds from an
estate, b. an Acadia jury, on Tuesday
last.
The jury deIiberated but a short
while, and the verdict was unanimous.
The verdict Of the audience was
also unanimous. from what we are
told. The verdict Of the jury was
the signal for an unusual demonstra-
tion, and the railroad commissioner
was carried from the courtroom on
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
POP BOTTLE EXP 0DED
EoFkman ii Opeleusas Ice 8 BsllILas Works
Nearly BlsembsWplsd By me AcelasaG.

Saturday last, while engaged in
making pop at the 0pelousas Ice &
Bottling Works, Leonce Balque was
struck in the abdomen by bottle
which had been shattered By its ex-
plosion, the result of being TOO
heavily charged with gas.
Mr.. Moresi, the proprietor Of the
factory, had warned Balque shat be
was using too much pressure, but
Balque, who has been working there
for twelve years, disregarded the
warning, and just as be was explain
ing 10 other Workmen why the bot
tie would not explode, the explosion
took place.
a piece of the broken bottle en-
tered his abdomen, penetrating the
cavity and seyering some Of the
entrals.
He is in a precarious condition,
but there is strong hope that be will
be saved.
------sy-s.za ~ - -s-----
Reports from the country dis
tricts are to the effect that the boil
weeVils are leaving the fields, and
that unless they return p. d. q. a fair
cotton crop viii be made. The dis
appearance of the weevil, OF course,
is due to the death Of the winter crop,
and new ones viii come forth il about
thirty days. Much cotton however,
viii Be ii 8 condition Of maturity to
withstand the pest BY that time.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
THE SCHOOL TAX IS
BADLY DEFEATED
opsIOusas Put On Record As Refusing 10 Vsie
Ajax for the Edueallon Of It's ChIldrea.
VERY PECULIAR ELECTION
One Nan Rides Many Niles 10 Vote Against
the Tax. Although the Increase Of Taxes
TO Him Would Have Been BatFour Gents
n numbera, for the tax. I04.

In numbers, for the tax, I04.
In numbers, against the tax, 152
In assessment, for the tax, 1926.
l53.
In assessment, against the tax,
S450,215.
The election for three-mill school
tax for twenty years, for, mainly,
the building Of an adequate school
edifce in 0pelousas, to serve for
the territory comprising the First
School District Of the First Police
Jury Ward, was showed under at the
election held Tuesday last.
It was in many respects a peculiar
election.
For instance only 256 votes were
cast, when there are at least 700
voters in the district, countit the
women, who were entitled to vote.
Over half the voters of the district
lodged the question.
Over half of the signers to the
petition calling for the election voted
against it, we are reliably told.
The voters from the outskirts of
the town, from the country, voted
almost solid against the tax, when,
if it was to the interest OF one set
Of people more than of another, it
was to the interest Of the poor peo-
pie, comprising the voters named, to
have voted for the tax. It was their
opportunity of getting school facili-
ties for their children at a small
cost insignificant cost while the.
rich mar" Of Che town, as they call
our wealthy citizens, would have had
to plank up the bulk Of the money.
This instance shows, and show, pathe-
tieally, the need of education. These
people were told Of dire disaster to-
their property resulting from the tax,
if they voted it. They were told
more, if We are informed Alright, by
emissaries Of the tax opposition.
Most of them possessed not the edu-
cation to see through the thin veil Of
the politician and the triekster-and
they fell. Their children viii suffer
for it. The crime is not upon their
heads-the poor uneducated fathers.
The crime is not upon the heads
Of those who deceived them. God
forbid that their children will suffer
for it. We will cite an instance ii
this connection. a farmer owning a
horse and assessed for S14 came
through the rain, tearing through
the streets, his horse sweating and
weak from fast driving, to vote
against the tax, because they had
told him that his tax would be in
creased $6 additional! When in
fact his tax would have increas-
ed Just four cents d year! The man,
we are told, had two or three child
ren going to school at the 0peIousas
high school.
a pleasing feature of che election
is that every Jew in the city Of 0pe-
Iousas voted for the tax, notWith-
standing that they are mostly heavy
taxpayers, and that they are not as
rule patrons of the public school.
Early in the morning it was plain
that the anti-tax people would win
the day with hands down. They
we're organized and had workers on
the square, while the friends Of the
tax had never organized and made no
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
MDgS NEdRO'S
FEARFUL WORK.
- Wounds Man, RaVishes Girl,
al< HlmseIf in Tragic Manner,
aN DEADLY WEAPON.
accomplishing Bis Bloody Work, He
s If Hls Shoes and Uses His Toes to
III ne Trigger AGAINST Himself.
II dead: Sophia ia ckson, Gilbert

dead. Sophia ia ackson, Gilber
Tiissn
NJ wounded: Henry Brown.
psyisbed: Edna.
Te sboga IS the work wrought b,
..s,a man Gilbert Wilson, Wed
sv evening and Thursday morn
iIs0B began his bloody worl
.iaF evening, when he called a
sg IT Henry Brown, in Belle.
nd took away by force a-visitol
tsa 6oEse, a 15-year-old girl nam.
irs When Brown, Edna's host
sted ana endeavored to prevent
MIRAGE. he vas shot down By
nan. gho then took the girl into
woods with him and kept her all
gishing her.
Thursday morning at an early hour
sne to 0peIoasas, went to the
s;s o Sophia Jackson, in the south
sfH pertion Of town, shot down
bis. and then walked into the
roem took off his shoes, and
himself III The throat, under the
amusing bis toes to pull the trigger
sao5gau The load remained in
hsai
op6ia Jackson was Wilson's para
vas also Sophia's mother,
Jackson Emma and Wilson
oa TIE Pointer & Wilkins place
Bellevue. he lived with the moth
iAsfs, and With the daughter in
Wednesday he treatened to kill
Emma came To town and
ii affidavit against him before
Judge Kerr, telling His Honor
Vie would not return to her
unsil Wilson was arrested. Of
suidFy, To whom was entrusted
Faat for execution, did not
i Wednesday, and Emma re-
la3 at The house Of her daughter
a Thursday morning, at about
felock Emma saw Wilson coming
be hogse Of her daughter. He
vet and hedrabbled with mud,
carried d shartgun. She imme-
Ean to the house Of Street
nouar Durio, which Is in the
b9Fhesd Thinking that Wilson
Eeaking vengeance On her
Sid would not hurt her
Sophia remained in the
and vent out on the gallery
'ist TIE nfuriated man and re-
'ate With him. AS they met
lis gallery he shot her, the entire
q all shot going into her
shs tel j corpse.
ea en vent to the back
af hi shoes, and shot j
~
y slot into his throat, killing
instantly.
% jealousy Is the cause at
teE the mad act Of this ne
i aaid to have been a hard
peaeeabIe darkey.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
Dairy Farm Sold.

John David sold his Wood
farm, situated about a
lousas, to his brother,
Who will continue it as
soaaole that Mr.. John David
charge Of his mothers
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
New legal Firm.

The frm Of Bailey & Garland was
formed this week, the members be-
ing Hon. James ]. Bailey and Mr. 4.
Fl. Garland, both of whom are prac-
tfcing lawyers at this bar now.
The firms Offices win be located at
the Lacomba Building. in the Office
nov occupied by Mr.. Bailey
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
BROOM STRAW EXPERIMENT
Hr. Eaa. ysalra Vas Tarsa AeFss. Fhlsh WIN
Haiufe IN JuIT.-ThFas Tens ii aisls0PerT0a.

Mr. Eugene Ventre, the popular
Court street merchant, is expert
mensing IN raising broom straw, and
has q fine stand for q crop this
Year.
The straw IS now about three feet
high, and shows health and Yfgor.
L will mature about July 18th, when
be viii cut it and see what the mar
ket will bring him. He IS assured Of
$50 per ton, and the planting and
cultivation Of IL does not exceed IS
per ton. His crop will average q ton
adj acre.
He has three acres planted this
season, on his farm near Port Barre.
The sample he brought TO the Office
Thursday promised well.
Not only is the straw marketable,
but the seed can be fed to chickens
with good results.
Mr.. Ventre has followed Govern
ment instructions altogether, and
this perhaps accounts Tor his sue
cess.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. j. N.
CarIey, On Wednesday night. June g.
a boy. The little one will be christen-
cd 0futt LittelI Curley Congratu-
lation.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

Miss Pauline Mizzi, the accom-
pIished primary teacher Of the Able
vile High School. spent few days
il 0pelousas, with her parents, this
week, before going TO Knoxville,
Tenn, where she win attend the
Normal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
TIE CIaaI0a's ClsiE

kflL 2 alaalA1'll . 9 all9IlIs
IAat II has 4 larger etFeagsilen Than Akl
8E TIE Aags sasrS pH8lssas ID gla8 paRs
ish eaE8iHat aa aS IlaEzs d essseslaiisa
rs any Beekly publishes ln the Sisgs.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

lContinued e Eve page}
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

Confined or fousth paee
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

amir (La.) c'aFiaa Is without
ia BEST edited and printed
- 4 Ihs whole sOuth.-AAERlGAh
gfls.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

During the long run OF "A knight
for Day in Chicago solid year
the young women of the chorus came
to be known as the American Beauty
Chorus, because of the unusual per
sonal charms OF its members II is
seldom that the management OF a
compelling attraction fays special
stress upon the hard-working girls
who form the animated background
of a musical play, but those having
in charge the publicity work for A
Knight for a Day evidently wish it
to be known that the young ladies'
with the organization which comes to
the Park opera house are uncommon
ly good TO look upon. Edward Hume
and Grace De Mar have the principal
character comedy parts with the
company, which numbers some sixty
people.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29
MORE RUM0RS
ABOUT ROADS

+ At last the Western Pacific is ::
+ showing signs of getting ready i
+ 10 open the road. As predicted ::
: in these columns a month ago, I
+ Charles H. Schlacks has been 4
+ appointed general manager and I
+ vice president When he ar 1
t rives in Denver from New York !
+ he will announce the appoint j
+ ment OF F. a. Wadleigh as gen ::
+ eral passenger agent. and Colo I
: mel |, \. Benton OF Salt Lake 4
! City as assistant passenger :.
+ agent Colonel Benton could 4
+ have had the general agency. !
+ but did not want it. His new 1
+ position will not interfere with 1
+ his present one. as his Office will 4
+ handle business for both roads. I
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

year before they have the equipment
TO take care of through traffic,
Almost every through freight that
comes into the Denver ~ Rio Grande
yards brings some sort OF equipment
for the Western Pacific nowadays.
Yesterday there were six bright red
cabooses brought in, and the day be-
fore a locomotive arrived.
During the next month six big To-
comotives are expected from the Bald
win shops, and when New Years
comes magnificently equipped trains
will be leaving Salt Lake City for San
Francisco over the new route
Thursdays Salt Lake Herald-Repub-
lican.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29
PREACHER is CONVICTED.
Especial to The Sentinel. 7

Walla Walla. Wash, Oct. -.
Rev Frederick II. Ward. pas
tor OF the Baptist church at
Freewater. Ore. pleaded guilty
TO bigamy and has been sen
fenced to five years in the state
penitentiary.
Ward admitted having wives
in North Carolina. Tennessee
and Kentucky besides the one
whom he recently married in
Oregon.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Get a good habit phone or 90 To
Kramer's market for fresh meats
oysters, fish, poultry and vegetables
Everything good to eat and every
thing guaranteed.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29
+ + + + + +
+ + r + -

j. b. Andrews of Denver will be
Schlacks' first assistant. and 5. V,
Derrah will become general freight
agent. Because of his minute knowl-
edge of the road, he will occupy the
unofficial position of consulting ex-
pert to all the departments of the
road. w b. Hall of Denver is slated
for purchasing agent, F. 5. James
and II. j. Stanley are likely to be-
come division superintendent
With these as the nucleus of his
stan, Mr. Schlacks will start regular
trains, both passenger and freight. on
the Western Pacific before January =,
or on that date. All next month and
the month after there will he desult-
ory freight traffic over the line. test
ing its possibilities and experiment.
ing for time tables: but the regular
traffic will not open up until the be-
ginning of the year Trains between
local points will be put on next
month
At any time during November that
President L. T. Jeffery and George
Gould find it convenient to make a
western trip the Western Pacific viii
be formally opened; but that does not
mean that through traffic will start
at that time. The opening could take
place within n week if the New York
ers were ready to come out. but they
are not, and the absence of rolling
stock makes il convenient to wait for
them The Western Pacific has or
dered locomotives and cars, but they
have not been delivered promptly
consequently it will be the first of the
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

His work is the best recommends
ton j. E. Mckenzie, the plumber,
has See him when in need of any
plumbing in your home or in your
business house.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Funny. but we install more Front
Rank furnaces than all the other,
combined. j II. Lane.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Phone Junction l9S-Kramer's
market. 537 Main street--for meat.
poultry, oysters, fish, etc.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

When you want TO drive into the
country call on Barton & Terrill for
nice livery rigs and good horses
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Your clothes will keep their shape
and look nice longer if you have
them cleaned and pressed by us. The
Suitorium. Phone Black 662.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Any old furnace will do in hot
weather but Front Rank is the
kind to have when it gets cold
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

I7laacres. a mile from Cufton:
set with apples. A bargain, Jaynes,
$50 Main
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

4-room bungalow: new. cheap.
Jaynes, $50 Main
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

j. E. Mckenzie. expert in plumb
ing and heating work. 545 Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29
TELEPHONE MESA S14

Stim's chilli has a reputation back
of it. Sold by the bowl of for use
in the home.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

For an hour OF solid comfort and
amusement the Crystal is the place.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Oil your harness spring and fall,
grease your wagon and buggy often.
and visit Fred Mantey for the truck.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Follow the big crowds to the Crys-
tai tonight
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Piano moving is specially with
Barton & Terrill
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Become a patron of the Crystal
theatre and you will always be in
pleasant mood.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Joe F.. Dulmaine is now located and
doing business at 1915 Stout street.
Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-29

Boys Cord, Suits, $3.50. Bsetier's
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