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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-21
Desirable OpeIOusas Property
For Sale
On Easy Terms.

Lot l, improved, on Market street,
measuring So tt. 4 in, by III it. s in,
bounded north by Virgins, south by
No.2, east by Lot No. 6, and west
by Market st Improvements consist
Of seyen-room residence, barn and out
houses. Price $2500.O0, $4,000 cash, bal
ance in four annual instalIments,
Lot 2, improved, on market street, and
adjoining the above mentioned lot,
measuring Al fit. 3 in. by III #. 8 in.
Improvements consist of a four-room
house and kitchen. Price S125O.0O,
$250.W cash, balance in l, 2, 8, and 4years.
Lot 3, improved, on Market street,
and adjoining Lot No. 2, measuring ii
tt. 8 in. by III tt. 8 in. improvements
consist of a four-room house and kitch-
Price $1250.00, $250.00 cash, balance
in /, 2, 3, and 4 years.
Lot q, improved, on Court st., measur-
ing 4g it,, front by 1866 it., bounded
north by Gustave Cahanan, south by
L.. j. Dossmann, east by Court st., and
west by L. j. Dossmann. Price $4,000,
$4,000 cash, balance In one, two and
three years.
Also two vacan lots adjoining the
above property, measuring 20 It. on
Court st, by III TT. 8 in. Price 5000
each, a fifth cash, balance in j, 2, 8
and 4 years. All notes to bear s per
cent interest from date of sale.
The last two lots are particularly val
for commercial purposes, as they
the property on which is located
Frisco Freight depot.
L. j. DOSSMANN,
ian TT Opelousas, La.
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available, has increased so per
cent in the last decade and about
doubled in Is years. In our own
case the consumption has shown
a rapid growth, the per capita
consumption having been, in 1889,
40 pounds; in 1890, 81 pounds; in
1900, 81 pounds; and in 1910, ap-
~proximately 81 IL pounds.
What is the cost Of this enor-
nous quantity of sugar consumed
in the United States? This is
more difficult to answer. The
valuation of that brought from
foreign countries and our islands
is set down at about IT'S million
dollars in 1910, and the stated
value of that produced in the
United States, at approximately
rs million dollars; though this
comparatively high figure when
considered by the price per
pound, is due to the fact that the
valuation is based upon the re-
fined article, while that of the
sugar from abroad is the value of
the unrefined article in the coun-
try of production. If, however,
we accept a general average of
5 cents per pound as the retail
price paid by our people for the
z 1-3 billion pounds Of sugar con-
sumed by them in 1910, we should
get a total of 1866, 900, 900, or an
average of approximately 81, 000,
900 a day paid for sugar by the
people of the United States.
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TELEPHONE TALK No.

In order to facilitate the proper
handling Of all telephone calls, sub
scribers are requested to observe the
following Instructions:
u Always consult the latest diree-
tory and secure the proper number of
the person you wish to call.
~ When calling, speak the num-
Der distinctly into the mouthpiece Of
the telephone, and after receiving
your connection Immediately tell the
person who is calling.
81 Do not get impatient if the tel
ephone operator informs you that the
line is busy. This means that some
one else is talking to the person with
whom you desire connection.
AZ You should always inform any,
one with whom you wish connection
if their line was busy in order that
they may have installed ample tel
epnone facilities for their needs. =
10 Be courteous, and you will be
.courteously dealt with, and in all
give your cooperation.
GO If your neigebor or friends
have not aCumberland telephone. in
sist on their getting one Immediately.
CUMBERLAND TEL. & TEL. co.
Incorporated
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SALE.
sixteenth tIsth) school section.

By virtue of the power vested in me by
law. and by virtue of orders issued by the
Hon. Pau Capdevielle. Auditor of the state
of Louisiana. dated at Baton Rouge, La,
on the 18th day of october. 1910, and to me
directed, / Will offer for sale, at Public Auc-
ton, to b last and highest bidder UNDER
front door Of the Court House, in the city
of opelousas. at IL O'Clock a. m. on
Saturday, Jan. "a, 1911,
the following described property, to.wtt;
Section sixteen (16) township seven 10,
south range seven l5j east, Louisiana meri-
dian.
said property will be sold on the follow
ing terms and conditions, to-Wtt:
One tenth Q-10) of the purchase price TO
be paid i n cash on day OF sale. The bal
ancel IN nine 90 equal annual installTnents
from the day of sale. represented by notes
OF Ike amount bearing eight per cent
yearly interest from date of sale until paid,
to be executed by purchasers, with per
sonal security insolido; said notes made
payable to the Auditor of Public Accounts
and shal be secured by special mortgage
and vendors lein n privilege.
In the event of suit to recover payment
OF n Of the notes or part thereof, the
purchaser shall pay ten per cent attorneys
fees on the amount of principal and inter-
est. In the event OF the purchaser neglect
ing to pay any of these instruments. or In
terest at maturity, the mortgage shall be
forthwith closed and the land reso1d. The
interest on the whole of the notes to be paid
annually.
The above property will be sold in lots
according to a plat which will be exhibited
on day of sale. ofnot more h n hun
ared and sixty 160) acres n not less than
forty t40) acres.
The Parish Treasurer shall be author
ICED to receive in cash the whole amount
bid for the land, dedncting eight per cent
interest which the credit portions would
bear. On above land is 657 deadened cy-
press trees which is reserved and will not
be sold n which Evans Guidroz has right
to remove within two years.
CHARLES TH1BODEAU,
dec24 ct Parish Treasurer.
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Judge BOarman's Rugged Way.

Judge Alex. Boarman, of thu
United States Court for thu
western district of Louisiana, il
generally credited with being {
terror to the members of the bar
He stretches. they declare, to The
limit that power of discretion
with which Federal Judges are
endowed. He takes a witness
whom counsel is leading gently
and tortuously through the wind.
ing paths of carefully prepared
testimony, strips the verbiage
apart and reveals the truth OF
the lie that is concealed behind
he tells juries what to do, goes
after thieves and crooks, speaks
biting and sarcastic words to
gentlemen who lengthily pirate OF
legal ethics" and is generally
a hard headed old citizen who
judges mankind, and especially
the several kinds of mankind
that haunts courts, with shreWd
and knowing eye.
Some time ago he sat in Lake
Charles. A ragged little boy of
twelve years was hailed before
him, properly indicted and
charged in accordance with the
laws made and provided, with
having broken a federal statute.
The hard-headed old judge,
who has ruff1ed the fur and
feathers of many dignified prac-
toners at the bar and, incidental
ly hailed the jailward progress of
a multitude of blackguards in his
time, eyed the youngster and
then eyed the district attorney.
Il won't try this boy" he
snapped. 1T doesn't make any
difference what the statutes in
this case are-I won't try this
boy, and I will assume the re-
sponsibility. There is no place
to send this boy if he is convicted.
Our people have gone mad about
the financial side of life. All we
think about is money. We
squeeze all the perfume out Of
the flowers for a financial con-
sideration. We have lost sight
of the value of character and
civic virtue. We people of Louis
lana have provided no reform
school for boys like this. VIZ
have thought them not worth
saving-I mean from the civic
standpoint. | am not talking
about his soul, but about his
character"
And the Grabbed old judge
read the young lawyers a lecture
and turned to the youngster,
shook hands with him, turned
him aloose, told him to go home
and straighten up and be a man.
In the reading the judges
deed seemed somehow, a very
kind and human deed, one in
keeping with the season, and one
turned from it with a gentler
hoping that the ragged
.oungster, like the story book
hero, would do as the Judge babe
go home and straighten up
and be a man!!"- Baton Rouge
Advocate.
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portant feeder to New Orleans,
ard when completed will be. the
first direct connection with Kan
sas City over the lines of single
system. It is believed that the
Hawley interests have been deal
ing with real estate people here
for terminals, and it is not i'm
probable that some big deals of
that character will be announced
in the near future"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-21

MI DaIl0y OH6T6Q the IOlIOWlnq
liquor license ordinance, seconded by
Mr.. Doucet, to-wiG:
LIQUOR LICENSE ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of st. Landry in regular SEES
sion convened:
Section /. That the license laws of
the State of Louisiana for the sale of
Intoxicating liquors both at wholesale
and retail be and the same are hereby
adopted as the rules and regulations for
the sale of such liquors at wholesale
and retail in this parish during the year
1911, except as hereinafter modified:
Section 2. That the amount to be
paid by retail dealers in such liquors
shall be graded as follows:
First Glass: When the gross annual
sales shall be 100000 or more, the Ii
cense shall be $2,50000;
Second Glass: When the gross an
nual sales shall be less than 100000
and not more than $2O,OO0.OO the license
shall be 100000;
Third Glass: When the gross annual
sales shall be less than $4,000. 90 and
not more than $10,OOO.00 the license
shall be $1,500.O0;
Fourth Glass: When the gross an
nual sales shall be $I0,000.0O or less, the
shall be 100000.
Adopted Jan. 3, 1911.
WE. CLOPTON, President.
HEALEY, Clerk.
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Grand COteau Notes

Miss Leonie Burleigh, enter
tanned a few of her friends, very
delightfully."-, Tuesday AFTERNOON,
at a luncheon.
Mr.. r. H. Barry drove to La
fayette, Wednesday, to spend
the day with his son Mr.. Jno.
Barry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Barry,
of New Orleans, spent Friday
with their brother, Father Grace,
of the st. Charles College.
Miss Mary Tarlton returned
home, Tuesday, after spending
the holidays in New Orleans.
MI. A. Mouton, of Duson,
spent Thursday in town, as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Saizan.
Mr.. L. Saizan and little son,
Jim, spent Thursday, in Leon
vile, with Mr.. Saizan's parents.
Mr.. Dick Barry spent Saturday
in Lafayette, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. John Barry.
Mr.. Cliff Allen, of Opelousas,
paid a business visit to our town,
in his auto.
Mr.. A. Olivier and son, Frank,
returned from Cuba, Wednesday,
where they had a delightful time.
A saloon was opened in our
town Saturday, by Mr.. Demoret
Smith.
Mrs. A. D.. Martin left for La
fayette, Thursday, for a few
days visit to Mrs. John Barry.
Messrs. Cook Smith, and Eaton
Guilbeau spent Sunday in Grand
One of the incest events that
has happened in our town, of
late, was a Stag Dinner"
by Mr.. R. H. Barry, at
his grand old plantation home.
The gentlemen all went down in
autos. It seems that Cousin
(as he is generally called),
made a splendid host. Useless
to say all had a good time, judg-
ing from the happy, smiling
faces, on their return. Those
present were: Messrs. R. Fl.
Dick, John and Robbie
Fred Mouton, John Oge,
Frank and DR.. E. S. Barry,
V. H. Sibille, of Sunset; DR.. L.
of Bellevue; Oliver, Joe and
Sydney Mouton, Joe Colomb, Joe
Lacoste, Gus. Schmulen, R. and
G.. Comeau, Hugh Wallas, all of
H. A. Kopman, of
Orleans, DR.. Stephens, head
If the Industrial Institute, of
Lafayette. Mr.. Grin Hopkins
and family motored out there at
about 5 p. M, business having
lenied Mr.. Hopkins the pleasure
If spending the day.
MI. Cook Smith left for Grand
Tuesday, where he is to be
married to Miss Isabel Roy, Of
hat place. The couple will make
Grand Coteau their home.
Quite a nice dance was given
sunday night, by the town boys,
It the Merry Makers Hall.
Mr.. Fred Mouton returned
lome, Monday, from Lafayette,
where he went with his brothers,
fessrs. Mouton, in their auto
Mobile, Sunday night.
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Good Music BY Washington
Band.

The Corona Cornet Band from
Washington appeared in Opelou-
sas Monday night in the street
fair for the benefit of t h e
Knights Of Columbus at this
place. This band is composed
mostly of beginners in music and
the sixteen members of which it
is composed have been practicing
only about four months, yet the
music discoursed from their in
struments no band of much
longer existence and study of
music could well afford to feel
ashamed. All of which goes to
show and demonstrate that our
sister town. Washington, has
some excellent musical talent,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-21

Taken Up I By the on end aaTf Srsa At p gFsafs,
hllYs about IS months old, with d white
spot in forehead and a barb wire seal on
right lower hip.
ii owner is hereby notified to come
forward, prove property, pay cost and take
animal away. EMAR FUsILIER,
dec3-5t DuraId. La.
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SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH FoNTENor

No. 6479, Probate Docket. 18th Judicial Dis
trict Court, Parish OF st. Landry, La.
BY virtue of an order Of the Hon. B. II.
PaVy, Judge OF the 18th judicial District
Court of Louisiana, in n for the Parish of
St. Landry, there will be sold at public
auction. to the last and highest bidder by
the undersigned Administrative or
any duly qualified aucttoneer of this Par.
ISM, at the last r~estdenceo of the deceased in
Mamou, OF
Saturday., Feb. Al 1911,
at II O'Clock a. NJ, the following described
property, to-Wit:
l. A certain tract of Prairie land, stu
ated in Prairie Mamou, in St. Landry Par
ish, La, bounded north by land of Theo.
gene Reed, south by land of Joseph III.
Boutte, east by land of Theogene Reed and
west by and of Dond1egne Ledet, contain
ing twenty-five arpents, together with all
the buildings improvements thereon.
3. One Creole mare and colt.
3. One half American colt.
4. One American horse.
5. Two heads of cattle.
6. Four hogs.
z. One old buggy.
8. One lot old ploWs.
8. One lot of sixty barrels of corr in
shucks.
10. one lot of household furniture.
II. One lot of kitchen utensils.
II. One double barrel shot gun.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Movables cash on day of sale, the i'm
1-3 or more cash On day of sale
and the balance, If any, payable In n and
two years, represented by purchasers
notes drawn to the order of themselves,
and by them endorsed in blank, and bear
ing interest at the rate of s per cent per
annum from date until paid and 10 per
cent attorneys fees in case of suit If
p1acedi in the hands of an Attorney or Col
tector for collection; special mortgage and
ndor's 1etn and privilege to be tame
until the full and final payment OF said
notes. e LEDET
dec31-6t Administrative.
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Just received 2 cars of fresh
flour at close prices, also best
seed potatoes at Dardeau &
Fields, Opelousas, La. jan14-4t
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Notice.

The public school, Of St. Landry Parish
will close for h holidays on Friday after
noon, December ~, 1910. and reopen on
Monday, January, End, 1911.
decI7 CD. THOMPSON, Parish supt.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-21

MOTION by Mr.. The0. Doucet-
Duly seconded and carried, the fol-
lowing license ordinance was adopted
for the year 1911, as follows, to-wit:
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Lam
dry in regular session convened, that
the license laws of the State of Lou
isiana now in force in so far as APP
plicable, shall be the license laws of
the Parish of st. Landry for the year
1911; provided, that the question as
to whether or not the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors shall be licensed or
not shall remain in allegiance until
after the result Of the election which
has been called to be held on the
31st inst. on the subject, shall have
been ascertained; and provided
further, that the licenses for ped
dlers in n and two horse vehicles
shall be fifteen and twenty dollars re-
spectively.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That this ordinance shall take
effect on and after January 1st, 1911.
Adopted Dec. 18th, 1910.
W. F. CLOPTON, President.
Attest: J.. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
The following ordinance was Of
fered by Mr.. Daley, seconded by
Mr.. Singleton, and upon being duly
read, was adopted unanimously, to-
wit:
ANNUAL TAX ORDINANCE.
Whereas, by resolution adopted on
November 9th, 1910, this Body
framed a budget Of n~inety-nine thou
sand dollars 1899, 100000, as an es-
innate exhibiting the various items
of expenditures that the parish of
St. Landry would require for the
1911, and
Whereas, said budget has been pub
lished in the st. Landry Clarion, the
official newspaper Of this parish, for
the full term of thirty 800 days as
thelaw directs, and
Whereas, an ad valorem tax of
nine 90 mills on the dollar on all the
taxable property Of this parish will
be required in addition to the reye-
nues to be derived under the license
ordinance adopted to meet said
budget:
Now, therefore, be it ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry that a tax of nine 90 mills on
the dollar be levied on all taxable
property situated within this parish,
on which the State leyies a tax, to
meet said budget Of expenditures for
the year 1911.
Adopted Dec. - 1910.
W. F. CLoPTON, President.
Attest: j. j. HEALEY, Clerk.
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Application for Pardon.

Notice is hereby given that 1 am applying
to State Board of Pardon for a pardon.
ROBERT RICHARD.
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WANTED. To borrow Five
thousand Dollars until Dec. /.
1911. Best of security. State
lowest rate of interest.
P. @. BOX 426,
jan IA 2 t Opelousas, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-21

Mr.. Daley offered the following
liquor license ordinance. seconded by
Doucet, to-WiG:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-21

6479, Probate Docket. 18th Judicial Dis
trict Court, Parish of st. Landry, La.
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JOS. B. CLEMENTS, [. S. CLEMENTS
OPELeUSAS. La. KINDER. la.
CLEMENTS BROS.
RICE RS
Highest cash price
paid for Rouge Rice
aug66-mo.
aug6 emo.

Motion by Mr.. Theo. Doucet-
Duly seconded and carried, the fol-
lowing license ordinance was adopted
for the year 1911, as follows, to-wit:
LICENSE ORDINANCE,
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Civic League Column
EnlTEn psi mas CoMNuTrNE

Meeting. second Friday Of Each Mouth
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in for it aud began his prepare.
tons 20 leave. The residents
there told him he was going too
soon; to stay and unload on
some easterner, who would, in
time, come and buy. Mr.. Rob-
inson knew of number who
had been waiting long time to
catch sucher and were impov-
erished by the wait, concluded
10 get out while he had some
money left.
So last week they arrived
here and Mr.. Robinson is look
ing for n farm. He says that
he knew when he had enough.
lie says that it is first rate
country to go for ones health,
but to go there and live as
farmer it would be sheer folly.
Fruit grows i'll abundance, but
it is specked aud unfit for
market He further says that
it does not pay TO grow timothy
hay that brings Si2 ton on
$500 an acre land The price of
eggs there is high, but the hens
don't lay.
MIR. Roblnson's experience, cost,
he says, about So 900, and he is
back in old Virginia to make
back what lie lost to the land
sharks of that glorious State of
Washington.
This experience is true one
and should give an impetus to
the Back Home movement
now working in the South.
Those who left their homes in
the Southern States should
come back to see how the coun-
try has improved and how easy
it is to make a living on the
the farms that were once red
clay, worn out washed hills.
Come on back, boys. come
back home
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selves the prevailing conditions Ii the
stagnant pools OF water throughout the
city can not bo filled up or dried up. bet
ter plant water lilies and water hyaciuths
than allow their use for the conccaiment
of dead fowls aud dnpacted cats--a men,
ace 20 the cities health and disgrace 10 its
sanitation This looks terrible In print
but IL is condition that confronis us
let the street commissioner visit The
back alleys. and behold the Pclion on Os-
81 of tin cans and rags aud ashes Why
IS there not q law TO keep the alleys clean
and open, AS passage ways and why not
those owning or routing property ON the
alleys put such garbage in barrels placed
convenient for deposiiing such trash and
have IL hauled away themselves. since the
corporations have declared tho city was
poor to run q garbage cart system Bris-
tol needs thorough spring cleaning
before 10 viii be ready for decorating II
the corporations viii attend To- the above
mentioned duties SIC will decorate our
public squane, and lots with flowers and
shrubs and grass for nothing appeals So
rcstiully 20 tired feeling and weary heart
as beautiful flowers and green grass
Gods forcihcught Tor HIS tired children
Some Of our co'ored people
are already making prepare.
tions tu compete for prizes for
we'll kept yards. Will Dykes,
the juuitor of the Miuor build
ing, deserves special mention
for having cleaned up his yard
and premises SO nicely within
the past few DAYS.
Two little bOvs were Sam
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COME BACK HOME"
TO BEGIN AGAIN

Roanoke. Va, April Last
tall MIR. Jacob Robinson, who
owned a fine farm near Flor
ence, Va, and who says he was
doing we'll, sold his farm, stock
household goods, etc, and
emigrated to the State of
Washington, to get rich quick
in those widely advertised and
much boosted farming lands in
that section He located at
BellingharG, on the West side
of the State, bought some up
land with timber on it, because
it was cheaper than the valley
land, and proceeded to make a
home 1t cost him $3.50 an acre
to clear the land. Shortly after
his arrival he saw that he was
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GETS GOOD
ASSIGNMENTS.

Congressman Slemp, of this
district. got entirely new com
mittees in the assignment of
positions in the House of Rep
resentatives.
Last year he was on the
committees on census and naval
affairs. This year ne is assign
ed to the COMMITTEES on mines
and mining; election of presi-
dent, vice president and repre-
sentatiyes in congress; and
expenditures in the postoffice
department His assignments
this year are to more important
committees than he had before,
but of course he is in the
minority. He is about the only
Republican from the South to
receive an important committee
assignment.
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BENHAM LOCALS.

G Clark, store manager. is at home
With grippe, and John Hun ana lessee
Face are taking care of the store i'm his
absence
G Boord is visiting bis family in
Big stone Gap
K = Brazel went to leiay Saturday
on business for the company
Floyd Beckett returned Sunday from a
visit 20 Keokee, Va.
fl. II Yost, former carpenter foreman.
moved 20 Whitesburg last week
Mrs Thomas Miller is Spending the
month With her mother at Wythoville, Va
Elonsley NIarcum moved 10 camp few
days ago from Appaachia
George Bibb has been called to Goshen.
"a, on account OF the serious illness OF
his father
Perry Dye spent last week at his home
in Gardner Va
The ladies Club welcomes a new mem
Der, Mrs, o. B. Giny.
Mrs j /. Wells, of Big Stone Gap is
expected TO visit camp the latter part of
this week
Heavy rains last week caused much de-
LAY IN the work on the railroad, rs well ms
the construction work in camp.