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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
LECTURE ON PRISON
RESCUE WORK.

Capt. B. H. Somers, represent
ing the volunteers of America
occupied the pulpit of the Ne. E
church on Sunday last, lecturine
to appreciative audiences on the
subject of the Volunteer Prison
Leagues work in the prisons OF
the country. He spent the
! greater portion of the week in
the city in the interest of the
financial interest of the League
and met with considerable sue
cess.
| The League is under the lead
ership of Miss Maud Ballington
Booth who is known in every pri-
son in this country as the Little
Mother, " the Southern Depart
ment being in charge of Major
F. c. FegIy. New Orleans. It
reaches every camp and prison
in the United States and the
scope of its work can be Judged
from the fact that during the
past I6 years over 700, 600 men
have been won over to Christian
life and are making good. The
League not only carries the mes
sage to, but also reaches the
home of the man behind the
walls and helps materially to re-
lievc the suffering Of the wife
and little ones left destitute and
wherever possible. keeps the
home up instead of separating
the mother and little ones. Over
three hundred families in this
state have been assisted this year
besides a number who were un-
able to earn anything toward
their support who were sent to-
the Leagues farm near Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. This farm COM
prises one hundred and sixty
acres and is used as a home for
the destitute women and children /
Of the six Southern States.
The League has homes also in
every important city in the coun-
Try where men discharged from
prisons can find shelter until they
san find suitable employment and
become self-sustaining and not
nave to go back to the old haunts
If crime to earn a living.
The work of the Leagues en-
lorsed by the clergy of all de-
nominations.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
A small Blaze.

The fire alarm crsatel. quite an
excitement early III the forenoon
last Monday when fire brca out
on the roof of d small grocery,
corner Vine and Railroad Ave,
caused BY flying einders from a
ditching machine which was at
work nearby Il was at first
thought to be the residence Of
Sheriff Swords. Very liftIe dam
age was done.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
Judge Bell Dead.

Judge Thomas T. Bell, Of the
First Judicial District Of Louisi-
ana and resident of Shreveport
died early Thursday morning at
his residence, from paralysis of
the bronchial tubes, contracted
the latter part Of last week. The
Jurist was. a gallant Confederate
IN the Civil war and was very
popular, he resided in Shreveport
since the late sixties. He was
"A years old.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16

While answering the alarm of
a fire at the Moresi Ice Factory
Tuesday night the fire depart
ment hose truck ran into city
court marshall Plais Horns
buggy. Marshall Horn in COM
pany with Mr.. Moresi re-
turning down ST. Landry street
when the truck struck the buggy,
the two were thrown out of the
yihicle and fortunately neither
sustained injuries. The buggy
was slightly damaged.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
IA LIVES LOST IN
RAILROAD WRECK.
Freight Train Crashes Into An
Excursion Train Near
MONTE, La, on Valley
Road.

A flagman 5 failure to complv
: with the rules of railroad oper.
alton is charged to be responas
bic for frightful crash of freight
and passenger trains on the Va
zoo and Mississippi Valley Rail-
road early last Monday morning
at a curve about 900 yards fron
MONTE station, tWenty-sevu
miles from New Orleans.
Manifest Freight No. SO. leaving
Harahan twenty five minutes be-
hind a Wo3dyille excursion tain,
which had left New Orleaas q
little before midnight, tearing
through the darkness of a heavy
fog, which swung around the
curve, and running at 4 speed az
thirty-fiYe miles an hour, crashed
into the rear coach ahead of IL.
The excursion had halted at the
far end Of the curve because az
I a broken eccentric blade on one de
the two engines that was pulling
/ it. Cunningham, the hagman.
| whose duty was to run half
mile to the back and place q tor
pedo on the track In order to
warn the freight which he knew
was bearing down the excursion
is charged 70 have failed to,plant
the torpedo.
The freight engine tore Through
the last coach Of the exearsior
train and teelscoped the nexf
coach after which the wreck
caught fire The scene pf the
accident was terrifying. How
any Of those in the last two
coaches of the excursion train es
capped death is declared Is be
miracalas. d ranl.d It's nose
through the last car, throwing
human beings in all directions
and crushing and mangling limbs
in a frightful manner, The last
coach was torn to splfnters. It's
wooden framework was piled on
both sides of the track. The
freight engine carried a great load
ofdirbis on its pilot, and asssit went
on its death-dealing mission II
telescoped the second coach and
toppled over, crashing down into
the roof of the car and enaptyin
its hot water ard steam into the
midst of the unfortunate, who
were caught like rats in d trap.
Burning Goals from the fire box
set fire to the wreckage Ind It
was not very long before .e two
cars were ablaze, Th train
crews acted heroically. eight
and passenger engineers, fire
men, conductors and bra emen
went to work quickly, pulling the
lead and dying from the derbis
md helping the injured into the
woods. Great trouble was ex-
oeriened with terrified negroes,
Who ran wildly about, stunned
ind unable to render any organ
zed help. The dead and injured
we're removed from the wreck
before the fire had gotten wen
underway.
Relief trains were rushed to
Gene at once The FIRST train
.eturned to the Union station
hortly before Q o clock and tales
# CHASTITY horrorI were related
" the survivors The injured
we're taken Immediately - the
harity hospital to Hotel
1eau. and Monday afternoon all
we're doing nicely The train
'earing the dead fa.aled the
ity shortly after noon.
Both the engineer and fireman
n the freight train tried to step
Ut they were too near the III
ated passenger when they dis.
oyered their predicanent.
S,s,,1f Ig9.,aa
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
Criminal Court Sentences.

At the last term of the Crimi-
nal Court, which ended last Sat
urday, the following were found
guilty and sentenced:
State vs.. Frank Doyle. ct al,
Chas. Davis, manslaughter, five
years in the penitentiary.
State rs. Jules Antoine, man
slaughter. one year in the peni-
tentiary.
State VS.. Sam Corti, selling
liquor to minors, $4,000, or six
months in the parish jail.
State VS.. Chas. Guidry, ee al.
selling liquor to minors, $50. 90.
or six months in the parish Jail
and forfeiture of license.
State VS.. Francois Babineau,
manslaughter, five years in the
penitentiary.
State VS.. Ben Allen. ct al,
John Shelvin, two years IN the
penitentiary.
State VS.. Martin Thompson,
assault and battery, 5000, or
sixty days in the parish jail.
State VS.. Valery Morris, big
amy, one year in the peniten-
tiary.
State VS.. Darius Fontenot. car
rying concealed weapons. 500. 60
Or sixty days in the parish Jail.
State vs.. Howard Brooks.
forgery, five years in the peni-
tentiary.
State vs.. Martin Fontenot,
manslaughter, five years in the
Denitentiary.
The sewerage trenching ma
chine has been occupied the past
.en days on the streets on the
west side Of the lesson. This
part of the work viii be prac-
.iealIy completed this week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16

paid to the disinfection Of the
hair of the patient.
Bright sunshine and fresh air
are valuable helps. but alone are
not effective.
The chemical disinfectants are
poisonous and should be labeled
and kept m q safe place.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
Basket Ball
9pp.ausas VS.. Eunice.

The boys and girls basket
ball teams Of the st. Landry
High School journyed over to
Euniee last Saturday to contest
with the teams of the High
School there, the local teams be-
ing the challenging side. The
first game was played by the
boys at 1920 in the forenoon, and
was won by Eunice, the score
being Is to 8.
The girls game was played at
l:30 in the afternoon and Opel
0usas came out victorious by the
score Of 81 to 35.
After the games the Eunice
players and teachers took charge
of the visiting teams and enter
tanned them royalty. The treat
ment was all that could be asked
and the locals expressed their
anxiety to return in the near fu-
ture.
Large crowds were present at
both games and enjoyed the
sport.
Return games will be played
on the local High Scnool grounds
on Saturday Nov, %.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
lOCM and PERSONAL
AN s "a

= - - = NtetAk , - 5tsSi Ct LIE n
of 6. hall. A most enioyabl
time was spent. Those in attend
ence were:
Misses Leonie Mistrie, Ann
Budd, Rita Desmaris, Rose Wal
lior, Virginia Budd, Hilda Bour
geois, Carmen Voorhies. Ros
Chachere and Marie Budd. Mes
srs. L. 4. Stagg, Tobe VeItin
George Gnidroz, Oscar Mistrie
Henry Larcade, DR.. A. ]. Per
rault. Paul Roy. Steve Druand
TX Fruge, w. j. Cade, Harolt
Lastrapes, Calverie and Moreau
Mr.. A. L. Rosentein, of Pen.
sacola, Fla, was among the Wis.
itors in Opelousas this week.
| Miss Gladys Perrault, afte,
a two months visit with rela.
tiyes in Dallas, Tex, has return.
ed home.
Mr.. w. Y. Cooney has returned
from Nashville, Tenn, where he
spent several days.
Mr.. Jas. D. McHenery. OF
Alexandria. is in Opelousas.
Mr.. w. ]. Cade, formerly of
this city, but now of Abbeville,
spent a few days here this week.
Mr.. George Guidroz, who has
been in our city for some time,
returned to his home in Arnaud-
vile.
Mr.. Percy Linsday went to
Port Barre Wednesday.
Mr.. Tobe Veltin went to La
fayette this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Fletch-
er, Beaumont, Tex, who have
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
mother, Mrs. G. ..
Thompson, have returned to their
home. they were accompanied.
back By Mrs. Thompson and lit
tie Agnes Genung
Miss Hilda Bourgeois, of Jean
erette, IS visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Budd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Budd, Of
DeQulncy, Werein Opelousas last
Mrs. a. Moresi and Misses
Pearl and Rose Chachere are in
New Orleans, the guest of their
sister. Mrs. A. Krotz.
Mrs. Frank Roberts and child
.en, who have been spending
'ome time with Mrs. Lena Me- {
sinley, have returned to their
lome in Vile Platte. /
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Z. Blaeksher
we're visitors to Melville this
week.
Invitations have been issued
" Mrs. Elizabeth A. Knight for
he marriage of her daughter,
florence Adams, to DR.. Zachary
'aylor Young, which will take
lace on the evening Of Thurs
Iay, Nov. Il, at eight O'Clock. I
/ 5654 Hawthorn Avenue, Lake
EieW, New Orleans.
Dr.. Young is a prosperous
Dung physician of this city.
Mr.. Wimberly, of New Or
cans, was among as again for a
eW days this week.
Mr.. Nolan is attending to bus /,
ness in Thibodaux.
Mr.. Pete Andrepont, who has
cen making hay for the past
wo months, has come to town
gain to continue the study of
Inv.
Congressman Garland Dupre,
{ New Orleans, is visiting at
he home of his mother, Mrs.
[arie Dupre.
Col. Harry Flanders, while
orse back riding Wednesday
fternoon was thrown off and /
ainfuIg hurt.
An Embroidery Club was or
anized this week by number
{ ladies' of Opelousas. This pa
ar bids fair to the success Of
le club.
Mr.. William Evans, of Alex
1drla, is visiting at the home of !
IS daughter, Mrs. ?. 7. Black
Ter.
Mrs. Geo. Edwards and little
aughter, Eleanor, are visiting
.latlves at Rosa.
Miss Ollie Richard, Of Leon
lie, was a recent visitor here.
Mrs. 7. S. Harris, Of Baton I
ouge, is visiting friends here. c
Mrs. Albert Clary has returned
ON a visit to Crowley.
The Bailey & Schouts Carnival
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
WHAT 4 WELL-DIRECTED OR
GAINED PROGRESSIVE LEA
CUE CAN DO FOR A COM
MUNITY.

pletion, and besides our higl
school and two private schools
we have IN course of construction
a central high school that vii
cost s55, 600, we have all tht
I stock subscribed to build an up
to-date creamery and cold stor
age plant, and it goes without
saying that we have in this sec.
ton the natural advantage that
constitute an ideal dairy country
I where cows can be pastured al
most the year round, with a soil
to produce all the extra qualities
of food for the dairy COW. This
enterprise puts ready cash daily
in the hands of the farming ele-
.ment within a radius Of six miles
Of the city, which means ready
cash business for the merchant
and others. We have lately estab-
lished the Opelousas Ston e
Brick Company, /" and for the
past two months they have been
steadily manufacturing a very
fine quality of bricks, and find
ready sale for them. In addi-
tion to these industries we have
a cotton seed oil mill, a broom
factory, several canning factor
les, saw mill, a tile and con-
crete block factory, three lumber
yards, three cotton gins, a large
cotton compress and warehouse,
and two large wholesale grocer
les, and five fine churches for
" h j t e S: Catholic. Episcopal,
Methodist, Baptist and Presby-
terian. The only fear I have is
that we are too busy in our on
ward march to realize the great
good we have done in placing
our little city in such advantageou
and putting a stop to
he cry of. hard times and boil
Veevil, assuming now a day Of
prosperity which makes life
worth living, that we are going
o allow the outside man to reap
he fruits of our labors, for /
tote the appearance of strange
aces on our streets daily, and in
ompany with Real Estate deal
rs driving around and out Of the
ity in automobiles and glance
It the records show that they
re investing right along in coun-
ry and city property. Well, we
eed that kind who have located
nd welcome more, for it takes
ew blood and new capital to
lake grander this beautiful and I
ertile country of ours, and ev- Z
ry municipality that viii put L
orth the same energy will reap {
ke benefits, and will Prove a
reat benefit to the country sur
them, and rebound to S
1e wealth Of the entire state. s
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16
Judge Aucoill Dead.

Judge Marcelin Aucoin, for
many years judge of the Second
Recorders Court of the Second
City Criminal Court, and long
t identified with politics in the
Fourth ward. died Monday morn
ing at 40 o'clock at his resi-
dence in New Orleans. Although
he has been in failing health for
a long time, caused by an effect
ion of the throat, he had been i'll
only since three days. Double
pneumonia caused his death.
The funeral took place the follow
ing day in the afternoon.
DIED-On the 18th inst. IN
Plaquenine Ridge, on Monday,
Edward Milsted, aged about So
years, at the residence of his
brother, Jas. {. Milsted. Inter
ment took place in the Protestant
cemetery in this city on Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. Jacques de Castillo, a pro-
moter of high class productions,
will stage the Royal Runaway
at the opera house on Friday.
November 22d, for the benefit
OF the Catholic church. He
arrived here Tuesday from Vile
Platte, where he staged the play
to an appreciatiye audience.
At Vile Platte, last Monday,
Evangeline parish dedicated its
new Court House in the presence
Of hundreds Of people from all
sections of the parish. Promi-
nent orators, including Congress-
man-elect L. Lazaro, made
speeches on the occasion and
father Engerberink of this place
due to tie inability Of Archbis-
hop Blenk to be present. was
called upon to perform the eere-
monies and bless the building.
Evangeline was originally a part
of St. Landry.
paid to the disinfection of the
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16

Hon. ]. Sheldon Toomer last
Saturday announced his candi-
dacy for the new iudgeship for
the Fifteenth district, which was
created by the adoption of
Amendment No. Is in last Tues
days election. Mr.. Tooner is
the first of the candidates to an
nounce, though it is understood
there will be others.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16

Tha St Landry (La.) Clarion Is WIlhoul
isaDf uns Of me best edited nd pr,n,ea
SasAIIas IN the Shola SOEth..-AMEgICaE
Newspaper UNION.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-16

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Tle 81. LANDRY Clarion IS tlEa 0sElesal ifar ].
nal Of every public body I'M the psrtsa; Pal-
Ice Jury, Sehu0i board, LsVe8 Bsafa. Aaani~
efpIatieS Gf0pel0HSas, Pert Barre alG asIEtlta
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-12-28
Big Creek

Quite contrast between today and
year ago.
Several Ellis and Hays people are
in Florida for the winter.
A little moisture would be benefi-
cial to the growing wheat.
John Derringer lost his cane on his
way toychurch last Sunday.
F. A. Furbeck of Ellis is one of the
jurymen at Hays City this term.
W. T. Cox and family of Glencoe
are visiting in Hays City for week.
1t is reported that Mart Teeters
will be home probably for New Years.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs Will Nelson
of Riverside on December 21st, a girl.
Rev Truman the NJ. E. Minister of
Ellis is away on his Christmas holi-
day
Born-To Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver
of Ellis on Wednesday of last week a
girl.
Chas. Cross, and sister Lillian at
tended Church at Ogallah Sunday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Holman of Ellis
left last night for California to spend
the winter.
Johnny Herbert has let his hired
man go and is doing his chores him
self this winter
The Catholic Fair at Ellis netted
the church over 1000 dollars in con-
and subscriptions this
year.
G. c. Cross, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Cox visited in Wa-Keeney for q cou-
pie of hours on Wednesday of last
week.
W. w. Bemis of near Hays City
threshed 3100 bushels of kafiir corn
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-12-28
Blue Ribbon

Wedding bells have certainly been
ringing this week.
Mr.. Williams has nephew from
Thomas county visiting them.
Chas- Trap has disposed of his farm
and will move to Russell in the spring
What a fine Xmas. we had about
$50 were present at the entertain
ment.
Everybody here was very sorry TO
hear of the death of our friend A v.
Hixson.
H. w. Ashcraft and family went
east to spend Christmas with relativ-
es in Dickerson, County
Blue Ribon District has 90 inhabit-
ants and the new school house is
crowded for seats and desks.
Mr. Hall from New Albany was
here this week and traded for the
Christie place on the Saline.
H. B. and Fred Flyr enjoyed a
splendid turkey dinner at the pleas
ant home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. W.
Parks on Christmas day.
What are you going to do in the
New Year2 Well if you want to be
happy, then be kind and have happi-
ness and sunshine. Try to make
this world little better than it was,
even if you have to commence on
yourself, by cutting out some indiv-
iduality it may hurt but it's good
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-12-28
CORRESPONDENCE
Collyer

Fine Christmas weather
Ralph league who has been work
ing at Bogue, is home for visit.
Roy Bronson and family drove to
Oakley Tuesday to spend Christmas.
A. s. Richards and son Earl made
a flying trip to Wa-Keeney Wednes-
day.
Miss Maggie Harrison went to
Ogallah Tuesday evening to spend
the holidays with home folks.
J. G. Kessler and family and Miss
Nan Glenn went to Winona Monday
to spend Christmas with relatives
Robert Lorimer came in from
Idaho, the first of the week to spend
a couple of weeks with home folks.
A fine programme was rendered at
the Congregational Church, Tuesday
evening to large and attentive aud
ience.
Mrs. E. S. Thomas arrived home
Sunday night from Kansas City,
where she has been visiting a couple
of weeks.
Mrs-O. B. Kessler left Monday for
Arapahae, Colo. to spend Christmas
with her husband, who is agent at
that place.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-12-28
CaIIoway-NeIson NuptiaIs

1t seems that there could scarcely
be more appropriate time for the
union of hearts than at the holiday
season consequently Mr.. Louis Gala
way and Miss Euphemia Nelson chose
this glad and joyous season to con-
summate their vows, so the event that
marks the most important mile stone
in their lives took place on Christ
mas Day at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Nelson
who live south of Ogallah Rev. AL
lison, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this city, performed the
ceremony in the presence of relatives
and few immediate friends. Both
OF these young people are well and
favorably know to most of our read
ers. The bride has for the past sew
eral years been employed in The Wa
keeney State Bank and is an oblidging
and efficient clerk and during her
stay in our city has made many
friends. Mr.. Galloway is a Trego
county young man and is one of the
coming big ranchmen and stockman
of this county. Lou has many warm
friends His bright cheerful dispos-
ition and obliging manner draws peo-
pie to him and causes them to like
him and to trust him. Both Mr.. and
Mrs Galloway have many friends
who join the World in heartiest good
wishes and congratuIation They
will make their home on the Gallo
way ranch north of town
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-12-28

Year by year ebbs away to turn in
their graves,
And their good work done to US to be
praised.
But the last one hustle about and end
to US in full blaze,
With cattle, fodder, grain, corn and
maize.
1 wonder what the New Year is 60
ing to do in his craze,
Perhaps burst the granaries and
purses to get praised.
AL right we can go such joke and
be at that pleased.
To accumulate wealth money and
means to buy choice.
But do not neglect the Originator of
all good to praise,
Who has been so liberal to US in the
past with His grace.
And beg Him TO continue in future
all these years,
But try to become worthy of His
gifts and favor please.
Peter Mondloch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-12-28

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land for coughs, colds and Group we
have never found its equal" Guaran-
teed for all bronchial affections.
Price soc. and S1.0O. Trial bottle
free at Gibson'S-
Pure home made lard at Bakers adv