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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08

Misses Myrtle and Pearl
Evans returned from New Or
leans Saturday, after spending
the past month with relatives
and friends. They were accom-
panied home by Mr.. Harold Dun
bar, who met them at New
iberia.
Miss Katie Dunbar is visit
| ing relatives in New iberia.
Master Theo. Hinton, of
Jeanerette, visited here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. D. r. January, of Crow
| ley, attended to business here
Saturday.
Miss Aimee Sandoz left
Tuesday for New ORLEANS, after
spending week with relatives
and friends here, returning We'd
Inesday enroute to Grand Prairie,
where she was called to attend
Mrs. E. Andrepont, who is
seriously i'll.
Services will be held at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
at II a. m. and 7.30 p. m. by the
Pastor, Rev. E. M. Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Voltz
spent Sunday with Mrs. j. B.
Sandoz.
Mrs. Pigford, of Eunice, was
a visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. E. Vidrine, Of New
Orleans, is here visiting relatives.
Miss Felicity Andrepont
spent Wednesday in Grand
Prairie.
Miss Rose Andrepont went
to Grand Prairie Thursday.
Mrs. E. K. Wallior spent
Saturday in Erwinsyille, the guest
of her sister Mrs. ]. B. CraW-
ford.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
THE SCHELL CANAL IS
READY FOR BUSINESS
Cutting of Last Shovel of Dirt Took Place Thurs
day.--Water Rushes With
Roar.

Lacombe Hotel, and everybody
had a good time.
Mr.. Fitzmaurice, of Indiana,
an admirer and esteemed friend
of Mr.. Schell, made a special
trip to see the great project, and
is much impressed with it. You
people live in Gods country help
| the Kind Hand to make you
wealthy" said Mr.. Fitzmaurice.
The opening Of the meeting
will take place at IL o'clock this
morning, Mr.. John w. Lewis,
presiding. The program is as
follows:
Mr.. George E. Bard, of Eph-
rata, Pa, response to address OF
welcome.
Invocation, Rev. George S.
Gibbs, Crowley, La.
Song, America, = The Pupils
of the St. Landry High Schools.
Address of Welcome, Senator
L. Lazaro, Washington, La.
Address, Louisiana, It's Re
sources and Development, " Hon.
j. Y. Sanders, Governor of Louis
lana.
Address, Louisiana and Penn
sylvania," Rev. William Howe,
Johnstown, Pa.
Address, Development of the
Rice Industry in Southwest
Louisiana, S. Locke Breaux,
New Orleans, La.
Address, THE Future of
American Rice, Mr.. Charles E..
Chambliss, Expert in Charge of
Rice Investigations, United
States Department of Agricul-
ture.
Address, THE sehell Canal
and the Man Who Built It, " Hon.
Thomas n. Lewis, Opelousas, La.
Short Addresses, Mayor Behr-
man, Senator Gueydan, Father
Maring and other prominent men
#of the State
Blessing Of the Enterprise,
Rev. Father Err harink.
Starting of the Plant, Miss
Erma Schell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Franklin Schell.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
SIDNEY HEBRARD IS
REELECTED PRESIDENT
Of 0peI0usas Gun and Rod Club Interesting
Meeting Held at Courthouse
LILIES and CARS MUST CO.
Says President Miller. Of the State Game,
Bird, Fish and Oyster Commission
Second Lake to Be Cleaned

At a spirited meeting of the
OpeIousas Rod and Gun Club,
held at the courthouse Wednes-
day evening, the following off
GERS were reelected to the posi-
tions named:
S. L. Hebrard, President;
A. S. ]. Campbell, Vice-Presi-
dent;
Octave Durio, Chairman Of
Executive Board;
]. J. Perrodin, Treasurer;
S. L. Brown, Secretary;
The officers compose the Ex-
ecutive Board.
The Club, which is located at
Second Lake, received a setback
with the advent of the water
hyacinths, but there is promise
of a bright future for it. The
Board of Commissioners for the
Protection of Birds, Game and
Fish has taken a live interest in
the conservation of the wonder
full fishing grounds afforded by
the chain of lakes on the @. Gee
railroad, of which Second Lake is
a part, and as soon as the tide
warrants it, the Commission boat
Opelousas will be sent there to
clean out the hyacinths.
Moreover, Mr.. Miller tells the
Clarion that the question of the
gar fish in these lakes will be
taken up by the commission.
The gar destroys the smaller fish,
and it is Mr.. Miller's idea to
have the gar seined out and kill
ed. Experiments in other por-
tions Of the State have demon
strated that this is practicable.
While no promise in this line
has been made, it is, the Clarion
believes, the idea of the Commis-
sion to establish fish hatcheries
in these lakes. Mr.. Tl1lain,
head Of the fish department, is
impressed with the advantageous
location and possibilities of these
lakes for hatcheries. This is a
question, however, that will be
taken up later on.
The lilies and gars must go, !"
is the present slogan, backed up
up by the word Of the
President of the Board of Com
nissioners for the Protection Of
Birds, Game and Fish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
PEOPLE EN-
DORSE HEALTH
MOVEMENT.

u A. 4 "A II f
Editor OF Clarion Please allow
space in your valuable paper for
this resolution:
Whereas, we the colored peo-
pie of Eunice, have been so ably
instructed by the State Board Of
Health on the necessity of sani-
tation in and around our homes,
and
Whereas, in a free moving
picture show they have SO fully
demonstrated the cause of so
many loathsome and communi-
cable diseases, and have shown
in many ways how they may be
prevented;
Be it resolved that we, the
colored people of Eunice, do show
our appreciation, and do pledge
ourselves to assist in every way
possible to help bring about and
to maintain a more sanitary con-
dition among our people.
S. S. Earls,
Alcide Norman,
Nelson Bradley,
James Smith,
Edgar Foots,
Committee.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
oPELoUsAs, La, SATURDAY, APRIL $, 1917.
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS
FOR THE ENSUING
YEAR.

Opelousas Lodge, B. P. o. E.,
at a regular meeting held last
Tuesday, elected the following
officers:
Frank Dimmick, Exalted
Ruler.
]. A. Shaw, Esteemed Leading
Knight.
{. ]. Larcade, Esteemed Loyal
Knight.
Fred. Hollier, Esteemed Lee
turing Knight.
E. H. Mornhinveg, Secretary.
Fl. D. Larcade, Treasurer.
S. /. Hebrard, Tier.
M. Wilaseca, Trustee, 3 years.
Other officers were appointed
as follows:
Inner Guard, W. H. Andrus.
Chaplain, J. J. Naff.
Esquire, L. S. Haas.
Auditing Committee: J. J.
Perrodin, HI. N. Callahan, An
drew Moresi.
Visiting Committee: R. M.
Littell, J. A. Budd, B. Bennett.
R. NJ. Littell, representative
to grand lodge, session in July,
Atlantic City.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
AID VETS HOLD An
INTERESTING MEET
ING

Report of the regular meeting
of r. E. Lee Camp No. la, u. C.
", of Opelousas, on April / 1911:
Al quorum being present, Com
nander Capt. S. Sam Haas in the
chair, the proceedings were read
accordingly.
i. Resolution offered by Lieut..
Commander C. P. Richard, that
the camp appoint three delegates
and three alternates to represent
this Camp at the next National
Reunion of the u. G. ", which
Is to be held at the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, on the 16, IL,
and 18th of May next. The same
was duly voted upon and carried.
Commander Capt. Haas there
mon informed the Camp that the
fare from Opelousas to Little Rock
az the Southern Pacific connects
inc with the Iron Mountain RI
r at Alexandria, would be. seven
dollars ana nifty cenLS Tor Lne
round trip. Tickets good to May
Commander Haas then inform
ID the Camp that a letter was re-
eeiyed by him from w. I'M.
ayanaugh, Chairman of the
Reunion General Committee
mentioned that measures had
heen taken for the reception of
fha visiting veterans, and free
entertainment offered to all of
them who were willing to accept
same.
simon, Adjutant, duly app5oved
M snd carried, this meetingI was
asdiolrned to the next call meet
;ng ;,ag w be held on the 18th day of
Anriil at II a. m.
SAM S. HAAS, Commander.
ARTHUR SIMON, Adjutant.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
Mr.. ]. K. SANDOz and
The BOARD OF AL
DERMEN

Opelousas, La, Feb. 25, 1911.
To the Hon. Mayor and Members
of the Town Council.
Gentlemen: Herewith append
ed you will find handed me by
mail, my bills for December and
January for service for water and
electric lights. | call your atten-
tion to the bill of December, if
taken at all, was never present
ed to me. It must have been ap-
proximated, because you will
note that the amount for both
water and lights were only 90
while that for January called for
So. 20 quite a discrepancy.
That both the bills for December
and January were sent to me by
mail and I was notified that if I did
not pay up on that day the lights
would be cut off.
AS usual I was absent on my
plantation during the day. My
wife gave the money to my son,
who on account of not being able
to leave the bank to perform the
errand the lights were unceri-
moniously cut off. Now I appeal
to your Marshal Hayes or to any
one else in your employ If | have
ever been a delinquent, and If ]
was not always punctual in meet
ing my obligations to the plant,
and to which, was one of the
earliest subscribers.
In justice to myself and to
your Honorable Body-becaus
when | say your Body, | know
that you would not tolerate an
injustice done knowingly that
feel aggrieved and would ask for
an investigation in this case.
The injustice done me in cut
ting off the lights, and besides
charging me one dollar, is further
humiliation.
I blame no one in particular,
as I do not know who caused me
this injustice, is a further reason
why / ask for an investigation.
| know before hand that you
gentlemen mean well and that
you entertain none but a good
feeling towards your constituents
whom you represent.
Should you look close into the
matter, / believe you viii find
something wrong in Denmark. z
Yours very respectfully,
]. K. SANDOZ.
The above explains the subject
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08

The irrigation canal of the
Union Irrigation Company is
now a living concern. The
cutting Of the last shovel of
dirt, connecting the canal
with the Bayou Carron, and
then to the Courtableau, At
chafalaya, Red and Missis-
sippi, took place at t12 o'clock
Thursday. The water rush
ed in with a great noise, and
those present shouted them
selves hoarse.
With a rush of water which
made a noise which could be
heard for two miles, the irriga-
tion canal of the Union Irriga-
ton Company was inaugurated
Thursday last at IL o'clock sharp.
There were not many present,
because to-day is the great day,
and the formal christening of the
canal will take place at the pump
ing plant near Washington. Il
is expected that five thousand
people will be in attendance, in
cluding Governor Sanders, SUI
perintendent Of Public Educa-
tion Harris, Secretary of State
John T. Michel, and others OF
the State officers. There is also
here to attend the ceremonies
some one hundred Pennsylvan-
ians, many of whom. are stock
holders in the project-in fact,
to them we owe the success of
the enterprise.
The Pennsylyanians arrived in
OpeIousas Thursday, and were
received royalty $50 they said) !.
There was speaking at the court
house, where DR.. A. ]. Bercier,
President of the Progressive
League, received the visitors in
his usual hearty manner. Other
speeches were made BY Messrs.
.. q. Fritcher S. II. Shober, j.
B. Doll, of Pennsylvania, and
Messrs. Thos. III. Lewis, 3. p.
Veazie, of 0pelousas, and j.
Franklin Schell, promoter of the
canal. After the speaking re
freshments were served at the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08

IidLGGIs A1bSA waiting A1 ~ ?
than a month for a reply, and
though promised, received none.
| then attended its meeting in
regular session on Tuesday last,
and as some of the members
seemed to know nothing about it
II had the letter produced and
read to the Board. The result
was simply, upon inquiry, what
action they would take /? That
action was already taken!
One of the members exhibited
a list of probably half dozen
names that were delinquents, and
my name among the number.
So ended the investigation.
Not one of the members utter
ed a word to inquire any further
into the matter.
Now it is an indisputed fact
that I have never been a delin-
quent, That / have always met
my Indebtedness when bills was
presented. And | now challenge
| the Hon. Board or any one else
that | ever contracted for debt,
that I did promptly meet when
due.
| again say, that the Board
have a practice of sending a
printed blank notice on or about
| the 1st of every month, that if
the bill is not paid on that date
the lights would be cut off. How
can they expect any one to pay
until they receive their bill.
Note we'll all the month of De
cember-I received no bill, and
| late in January, they took snap
| Judgment by sending me the bills
for Dec. and Jan. (both together)
accompanied with a notice, that
liz did not pay on that day my
| lights would be cut off. Not a
day of grace. Is this a new
method of raising funds +? In as
sailing a mans good character +?
Have they become SO arrogant !?
After waiting for probably two
hours before | could be heard,
such a harrangue as | never
heard before was being had in
that body. Some of the members
accusing another of drawing mon
eys from the treasury, that did
not belong to him, and that it
should be refunded. And in an
other instance, that warrants
were being issued in access of
stipulated salaries.
And 10, and behold. Alter a
great deal Of parley, everything
was settled harmoniously:
Listening to all of this torture
produced to me sleepless night.
But do not forget:
Ce que le Roi dit ct bien dit.
Parceque le Roi la proclame,
Et sa majestic va etre observe.
Respectfully
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
juvenile LAW is NO
MORE, SAYS CITY JUDGE
sspsfceded by Act Making II Discretionary
With Police JurieS Of Parishes In
gITIES OF LESS Than 1000
tae Change In the Law Meets With General
sApprOVaI.- -YOuBg Negroes We're
Running Rampant

The last Legislature amended
Act No. 83 of 1908, known as the
Juvenile Court law, by adopting
Act No. 48 of 1910, leaving the
matter to the discretion of the
Police Juries Of the various par
ishes, where cities are less than
seven thousand in population, the
power to either ignore the law,
81 make it operative by ordl-
nance.
In other words, there is no
Juvenile law in cities of less
than seven thousand inhabitants,
but the police juries of the par
ish In which smaller cities than
seven thousand are located, can
enact a Juvenile law that will be
~ effective as the same law is in
the cities of seven thousand and
over.
The Police Jury, according to
the opinion of City Judge Kerr,
has to pass the resolution, or
ordinance, and submit same to
the Governor, who is to declare
the Juvenile law in effect in the
parish where it is prayed for.
The Juvenile law, under the
old act, did not work with sue
cess in the smaller cities, and in
tile rural districts. 1t was taken
advantage of, especially by ne
gr0es under the age limit, and
resulted in much crime that
would not have been committed
bad the culprits feared the strong
n of the law.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
School Board Proceedings.

| Opelousas, La, April 3rd, 1911.
The Parish Board of School
Directors met in regular Quarter
ly Session. Present: DR.. 0. P.
DAILY, President; J. F. Vidrine,
w. J. Boudreau, DR.. A. G. Du-
rio, r. L. Hawkins, ]. w. Ly-
man. Absent: J. G. Carriere.
Six members and a quorum be
ing present, the Board proceeded
to the transaction of the business
before it.
On motion of Mr.. Boudreau
the reading Of the minutes Of
the last meeting was dispensed
with and the minutes as publish
ed were adopted.
Opelousas, La, April 3rd, 1911.
Pursuant to a resolution passed
on the 10Th day of February,
1911, and in conformity Of the
notice given by proclamation OF
the President of this Board, duly
published, the Parish Board Of
School Directors Of the Parish Of
st. Landry, Louisiana, met in
regular open session for the pur-
pose of opening the ballot boxes,
examining and counting the bal
lots, in number and amount, ex-
amining and canvassing the re-
turns and declaring the result of
the special election held in School
District No. One Of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of St. Landry, Louisiana, on the
Both day Of March, 1911, in con-
fornity with a resolution of this
Board, passed on the 10th day Of
February, 1911.
Present: DR.. @. P. DAILY, Pres
ident; and Messrs. j. F. Vidrine,
w. ]. Boudreau, DR.. A. G. Du-
rio, r. L. Hawkins, j. w. Ly-
man and a quorum, and the
Board in open public session,
proceeded to open the ballot box,
examine and count the ballots in
number and amount, examine
and count the returns of said
election, and then and there de-
clared the result thereof as fol
lows:
Proposition No. One, viz:
To levy a three and a half mill
tax on all the property subject to
State taxation in School District
No. /, 4th Police Jury Ward OF
the Parish of ST. Landry, Louisi-
ana, for a period Of ten years for
the purpose of giving aid to the
public schools and operating
transfers.
For, or in favor of Proposition
No. /, there were cast ten votes,
representing a taxable assessed
valuation Of Nine Thousand Six
Hundred and Thirty Dollars
(S963O. O0).
And against, or in opposition
to said Proposition No. |, there
were cast no votes, representing
a taxable assessed valuation OF
property of No Dollars 600. .00).
Proposition No. Two, viz:
Proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds for School District
No. /, 4th Police Jury Ward, to
the amount of Three Thousand
Dollars, to run ten years, bear
ing interest at the rate of five
per centum per annum, payable
annually, for the purpose Of pur-
chasing school site, and build
ing and equipping same and oper-
ating transfers.
For, or in favor of Proposition
No. 2, there were cast ten votes,
representing a taxable assessed
property value Of Nine Thousand
Six Hundred and Thirty Dollars
(S9630. 0O).
And against, or in opposition
to said Proposition No. 2, there
were cast no votes, representing
a taxable assessed valuation OF
property of No Dollars 200. W)
Whereupon Mr.. II a w kin :
offered the following resolution
(Continued on page 81
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
1T IS A REFINERY
FOR OPELOUSAS CITY
"EVery Cent Is Up, aud The Project Is As
sured. ."--Dr. BsrcIer.
ON HOLLAND PLANTATION
Citizens of 0pelOusas Come Right to the
Front In Subscribing for Bonds. : Gen.
StFuctIOR TO Begin Al once.
Il have no doubt but that


I have no doubt but that
the sugar refinery contem-
plated for ST. Landry par
ish, to be located near Opel
ousas, is an accomplished
fact. Every cent is up, and
Mr.. Tiernan, who repre-
sents the people proposing
to erect the refinery, is my
authority that he will hold
up his end of the contract.
| sincerely believe that
Opelousas will hold up it's
end. /"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08

Miss Ada Wolf, Of Chicot, is
the guest of her sister Mrs. Ariel
Fontenot.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. McCaf-
ferry, Mrs. Gus. Baillio and Miss
Rosetta McCaffery, of Washing
ton, drove over to Opelousas
Sunday.
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Continued on page -
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

The st. Landry Clarion Is the DfHcaal Jou1Ys
nal Of every public body In the parish Poll
ice Jury, School Board, LeVee Board Mimi
ciplaitfes of Opelou us4s. sunset and Melville
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08

ne St Landry da.) Clarion Is Without
a ehs Of tAs best edited nd printed
shllss In the WhsIs SOuth.--AMERICAN
ssPAPER UNION.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-04-13

Envelopes for sale at The Enterprise
),iice SC package.
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GETTING RID OF INSECTS
They viii oepar, II Woceen FurnI.
turs and crsviees Are Washed
With Weak Solution Of Alum,

A housekesper of long sIp.rienc.
says she no longer Is troubled With
Insects. pests OF any kind since an
old cook told her TO wash her shelv..
floors. bedslats. bureau drawers. the
woodwork around sink and all crev!ce,
with a rather weak solution OF alum
water
This sane housckecper does her
own patching Of iron pots and pans,
She mixes a pound OF .alt and two
pounds OF wood aches to a thick paste
and nlls In the break In the iron. She
then sets It away TO dry. when. I, be.
comes as hard as the iron Itself and
the leak stops.
Another OF her con,rivances for SGT.
'nlnG hard water for washing clothes
was the night before wash day TO pu,
about 4 peck Of wood ashes In the
bottom OF barrel and MI It up with
tho hard water BY morning the gen.
tie alkalI has softened the water as no
modern washing powder does as safe.
ly or any better
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-04-13
Tells n Very PItlfuI Sto y.

A young girl perhaps fourteen years
OF age climbed of of the train SATURDAY.
and as the little critter looked worried
Mr. Barker asked her il she was in
trouble and she, with tears in her eyes,
began to. explain that she was an or.
phant and had been living with her
Grandma at Alliance, Nebraska; that
her Grandma had recently been married
and didn't want her any longer and
had give her the money to pay her fare
from Sterling to Cheyenne where her
Uncle was to meet her and where she
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-04-13
Wanted, FOR: SALE, ETC.

FOR SALE-One Red Poll yearling
bull, Eddy Ranch, G miles SOUTH
-.sisa .r.-
FOUND One good laproab, owner can
have same by proving property and
paying for advertisement. Inquire
at this office.
-. n-.,,
WANTED. Someone to write the news
at Stoncham and Keota.I If you are
not very busy and can give it one
hour each day you can make nice
piece Of spending money.
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passengers to Sterling Tuesday, on
business matters.
E. I. Seavy was Sterling passeng-
cr Monday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-04-13

Entered AZ second-clasI matter June 10. 1910. a,
the postofice at New Raymer Colorado. under
the act Of March ). 1873.
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would make her home. She said that
she had lost the money and only had
lOc after paying her fare this far. OF
course she was assured Of a place to
stay until Monday when the train went
and a ticket which greatly releaved her
mind. Monday she was put in the care
Of the conductor and started on her
journey to her new home.