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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

hereby requested to appoint commits
sioners and clerks of election to serve
in the premises, to give due nOtcie of
said appointments and Of the time and
place Of holding said election, and
make their return of said election to
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the CITY of Opelousas, as required by
law; and hat the Mayor of the CITY of
Opelonsas be and he is hereby author
lied to issue his proclamation notify
ing the voters in said city that said
election will be held, giving the date
thereof, the place of holding said cleo
ton, the names of the commissioners
and clerks, as selected by the Board of
Supervisors, and further give notice
that the Mayor and Board of Alder
men OF the City of Opelousas, will meet
in extra session to duly promulgate
the returns.
ed, etc., That on the first legal day fol-
lowing that on which the Board of
Supervisors of the parish of ST. Landry
have made their return of said election
to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
in the manner provided by section
three of this ordinance, that the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Opelousas shall meet at the hour OF
eleven (11) A. NJ, and then and there
and a~ccording.to law, make a true COM
piled statement as shown by the face
of the returns of the commissioners
and of the Board of Supervisors of
election and make public proclamation
of such result.
SECTION 5. Be 1t Further Ordain-
ed, etc., That the Commissioners OF
Election as h~ereinabove appointed
shall receive the ballots of any and all
property tax payers of the City of Ope-
lousas, who are, under the constitution
and laws cf the state of Louisiana, en-
titled to vote in said special election,
upon which the voter or voters shall
have endorsed or caused to be endorsed
his name and the property to be voted
before depositing the same in the bal
lot box.
SECTION 6. Be It Further Ordain-
ed, etc. That this ordinance shall be
published in th official journal of the
City of O~pelousas during the period of
thirty (30) clear days prior to the date
of said election. and that this ordinance
shall TAX effect from and after its
passage and PRONUNCIATION.
Thus Done, Read, Adopted and. Sign
ed and Seal Affixed in Open Session at
Parish of st. Landry, State
of Louisiana, this 9th day of March,
A. D., nineteen hundred and thirteen.
E. L. LOEB,
Mayor of Opelousas, La.
Attest: j. B. A. stage, City Clerk.
(SEAL)
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE OF A. b. CHACHERE

No. 680s, Probate Docket. District court
Parish of st. Landry, Il
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Continued from page H.

Continued from page H.
pursuant to the above call; pres.
ent e. L. Loeb, Mayor, presid.
ing: Aldermen Shaw, Danel, ano
Blacksher.
There being a quorum present
the meeting was called to order.
State of Louisiana.
City Of Opelousas:
Be it remembered, that we
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men, of the City of Opelousas,
La, did this day repair to the
City Hall of said City for the
purpose Of compiling the returns
sent in, by the Commissioners of
Election from the Fourth Ward
of said City of an election held
therein on the 18th day of
March, 1913, for Alderman of
said Ward in said City; and in
pursuance to the proclamation of
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Opelousas and
there we proceeded in the pres
ence of r. Lee Virgins, c. L.
Hayes and Vance Miles, wit
nesses known and hereunto re-
quired and qualified electors of
this City, to compile said returns,
and have ascertained from said
compilation in said Fourth Ward
for Alderman, are as follows,
to-Wit:
G. p. Dunbar, (17l Seventeen.
And having made public proc
lamation of the above results,
we have closed this present pro-
cess verbal of compilation of
votes which is made in tripli-
cate as required by law.
City of Opelousas, the 18th
day of March, 1918.
E. L. LOEB,
Mayor of the City of Opelou-
sas, La.
Witnesses:
r. Lee Virgins, G. L. Hayes,
r. ". Miles.
Attest:
J. B. A. stage, Clerk.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, the undersigned authority,
this 18th day of March, 1918.
E. S. KERR, City Judge.
Motion by Mr.. Danel-
That the sum of twenty-one dol
lars or as much thereof as may be
necessary, be appropriated out
of any available funds, to defray
the expenses of holding the cleo
tons of Feb. 18th, 1913, and
March 18th, 1913.
Motion duly seconded and
carried.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the meeting of the Board
Of Aldermen was adjourned sub
ject to call.
e. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: j. B. A. STAGE, City
Clerk. L
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
Saturday, April &C., 1913,

at II O'Clock q. M, the following described
PROPERTY, wit.
A certain parcel or lot of ground situated
In the city OF Opelousas, La, together with
all the buildings and improvements there
on. Said lot has a front of fifty feet on
south Street by a depth of one hundred
and fifty feet as per official plat OF the City
of 0~pleousas, La. Said lot being in square
or Block NO. 552 of said City, and Is bound
ec north formerly by DR.. Jos. p. aaizan,
south by South street, east by DR.. Jos. p.
SATAN and west by lot of Mrs. Louis Minor,
being same property acquired by A. b.
Chachere from - MCPHERSON on April
1st, 1903 recorded in Conveyance o f
Az, page l5 II also In Mortgage Book -
page - OF the files OF the Recorders ONCE
OF st. Landry Parish, La.
Terms Cash.
#. GEO CHACHERE,
mar ~ ct administrators.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
announcements

We are authorized to announce that
Il. J. ROBIN
is a candidate for the office of Town
Marshal of the Town of Leonyille, La,
atthe election to be held on Tuesday.
April %, 1913.
We are authorized to announce that
r. X MOREAU
is a candidate for the office of council
man Of the Town of L~eonviIle, La at
the election to be held on Tuesday,
April 22, 1913.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
or Stolen.

one brown mare about four or five years
old abOu fifteen hands high.
On6 black mare mule, four or five years
old, abbut IL hands high.
Both disappeared from my place, 2 miles
north of Port Barre, on Bayou COurta-
bleau, on Monday night, Mar. II. 1913.
SIS. 90 reward to any one returning same
to me-.
ma " SIDNEY V,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
Saturday, April 10, 1919,

at IL O'Clock a. M, the following described
property, to-Wit:
Ist. A certain lot of ground in the town
of Arnaudvilie IT. the PARISH Of st. Landry,
La, being the same property acquired
from Aladdin Dur1o, together with the cot
ton gin, cotton press and all improvements
thereon and appurtenances thereto belong
ing, bounded North by ands of DR.. Mar
tin, South by the public road, East by
land OF Geo. Gre1g and West by r. r. Ave.
md. A lot of ground situated at Sunset,
Parish of st. Landry. La, together with
the cotton gin cotton press and all I'M
provementS thereon n all a"ppurtenances
and privileges thereto belonging to the
property acquired from the National Rice
Milling Co., described as follows: A Ger
tract OF and tuate at sunset, beginning
where the front line of the NJ. J.. & T. X. r.,
& S. S. Co., right of way, running thence
III s. west along the said right of way 1885
chains; hence 10" II west so links to
Richards fence south Il" west 495 chains;
thence south 1l' Is east 29l !~clains to the
j. E.. Stokes north line; thence along said
lot south rs" IL east 29l chans to the point
OF beginning, containing 2. So acres, more
or less.
TERMS-Cash, to pay and satisfy the sum
Of SAL, 639. Sc, less 100000, paid Aug. 18th, 1910;
$4,000 paid Feb., 1911; $1200.00, Aug. 1911,
$24 10000 Sept. 5th, 1911
NJ. L. SWORDS,
Sheriff of the Parish of ST. Landry.
mar Is ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
SHERIFF'S SALE.
JOSEPH A. BREAUX
We

ST. MARTINS OIL WORKS, Ltd, ct ais.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale is
sued out of the Hon. 18th Judicial District
Court of Louisiana In and for the Parish of
st. Martin, in the above entitled and num-
and will offer for sale, for cash, at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder,
at the front door of the Court House of
st. Landry Parish, at Opelousas, La, on
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

olUNA1 OfGE Or FOlE6s
SECTION 3. Be 1t Further Ordain-
ed, etc, that the Board of Supervisors
OF the parish of st. Landry be and are
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
NOTICE OF TABLEAu.
ESTATE OF LOUIS cARMoUCHE, decd.
No. -. oba Docket. 18TH judicial
nlstrict Court. Parish OF st. LANDRY La:

Whereas, Willie #. Stewart, Admlnlstfa-
for ri faa above and entitled es.
tate. has flied therein his ma
tableau of classification OF deots ana dis
tribution of funds OF said successions .
Now. therefore, notice is hereby gwen 70
a n narties interested to show cause, II any
they can or have. within ten days IRON
the first publication hereof, why salG
tabIeau should not De
and hOmOlogated and the funds distributed
in accordance herewith.
by order OF said Court.
Opclousas, La - 1913.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
ma rgp 1t Clerk of Court.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
AN ORDINANCE

HENRY LASTRAPES, JK.,
Clerk of Court.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

No. 1876 Nineteenth JudicialDistrict Court,
St. Martin Parish, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

BY virtue or an order of Hon. u. Ii.
Payy, Judge of the 18th judicial District
Court. in n for the Parish OF st. Landry
State OF La, and In pursuance of a com
mission to me di rected, by the deputy
clerk Of said court, there VIII be sold at
publ C auction, to the last and highest bid
der, by the undersigned administrator or
any duly qualified ~auctioneer at the last
residence of the deceased in the City OF
Onelousas. IA. on
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
Sheriff's Sale.
DR.. CHAS. F. BOAGNI
VS..
n LAWS.
STANLEY LAWS

No. 1871, Civil Docket, 18th Judicial District
Court. st. Landry Parish, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

By virtue of an order OF seizure and sale Is
out of h Honorabl lie
h judicial District Court,
in and for the Parish of ST.,
Landry, in the above entitled and num-
bered suit, and to me directed, l have seized
and will offer for sale, for cash at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder,
at the front door of the Court House of st.
Landry Parish, at Opelousas. La, on
Saturday, April II, 1913,
at Ii o clock a. M, the following described
property, to-Wtt:
A tract of land In st. Landry Parish, La,
being Lot ten (l01 of plat of survey filed in
sale to Adam Carriere, containing Nine
teen and 77-10o acres, and being in Section
20, Township 6, South, Range S east and
bounded north by Charles Thomas and
Peyroux, south by swamp or vendor, east
by Amos Carriere, and west by George
Hampton.
TERMS: Cash. to pay and satisfy the
sum of Two Hundred and Forty seven and
2-IOO Dollars. debt with interest and cost,
unless the same is Immediately paid.
mara st Nj. L. SWORDS. Sheriff.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-11-06
EXHIBITION OF ROAD MODELS
Greatest Display Ever Shown In Any
Part of World VIII Be Seen at
San Francisco in 1915.

Arrangements are to be made by
the United States department of agri-
culture, through Logan Waller Page,
director of the Office of public roads,
to place on exhibition In 1915 the
greatest collection Of road models ever
displayed in any part of the world,
The models will furnish exact dupli.
Gates Of the old Roman roads, French
roads, and all of the various types Of
modern roads, together with miniature
models of road machinery operated
by electricity.
The Office Of public roads made an
exhibit of road models for the first
time at the Alaska Yukon-P Pacific ex.
position. The aim was to put on view
such striking examples In miniature
of road models that visitors would
not only appreciate the beneGcent eff.
fects of improved highways, but would
Eat the same time be able to under.
stand the methods Of their constEuc.
ton.
Since the Alaska. Yukon-p Pacific ex.
position closed. the exhibition has
been displayed at various other expo.
sitions and fairs. Since that time the
collection has been greatly augmented
until every single type of road is
now represented and every known
device used in the making of roads
has been reproduced in miniature.
AS a result of the instruction fur
nished by these road models, many
farmers have Joined forces to improve
their own highways, and the road
building movement has had a great
impetus.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-11-06
1t&I1hltR JEIE5!!IZIt G.
zzEEssllzRgE2q)11I15
..a1EG - g..
COST OF THE DRINK TRAFFIC
Some Startling Figures Given Regard
Ang Expense Of Liquor Business
to People ofsthe Nation.


The Union Signal, official organ OF
the National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union gives some startling
figures regardirg the cost of the liquor
traffic to the nation and points out the
need Of wiser financlering. 1t has
this to say concerning the revenue
argument:
The federal government collects
some $220,000,000 Il year from the
liquor business. This includes special
taxes paid by brewers, distillers and
dealers The estimated amount re-
ceived by state, county end municipal
governments in license and tax is
about $75,0O0,000. Thus the total in
ternal revenue from the traffic Is
something less than $35O,OOO,OOO. The
average legislator and many a good
citizen is honestly of the opinion that
these liquor millions are needed to
help meet the enormous expenses OF
government. They sincerely deplore
the liquor evil and would gladly see 1t
abolished were it not for the delusion
that there is financial profit in licens-
ing the same. They see the money
pouring into the nations Golfers, see
the amount placed in the credit col
umn Of the ledger, and go their way
without stopping to consider the debit
side Of the account.
Government officials and tho voting
public generally will some time be
convinced that it is very poor fnan'
ciering to foster an industry which
makes so many people non-producers
results in the degeneration Of fam
lilies, and throws an army Of incapables
upon the state and upon charity or
ganizations. But they will have to be
Shown" 1t behooves us as prohibi
tionists and as public sentiment max
ers to show them that 1.-THE cost of the
drink traffic to the United States ap
proximates annually $5,O00,0OO,OOO II
loss Of products, mortality and II
crime and pauperlsm." Five billion
dollars as against three hundred ant
fifty milllon-a balance Of S4,6oO,OO0,
900 on the debit page! 1t requires
more than thirteen times the amount
Of revenue received from the traffic
to take care of its consequences! The
figures are astounding, but they are
we are assured by Prof. John A. Mich
oils in his Economic Studies of thu
Liquor Problem" the result of care
full and conservative investigation
made by expert statisticians.
We must show further that aboli
ton of the liquor business does no
mean abolition of the money 1t repre-
sents; that under nationwide prohi
bition the same S35O,0OO,OO0 will still
be in circulation, still available TO
government needs; and that there ar
better and wiser ways of collecting
It from the people than through sa
loonkeepers and brewers and distillers
The new income tax amendment t
the federal constitution provides on
way. Other ways and means vii
quickly be devised as the brains o
voters, lawmakers and government
financiers become more and more fire.
from the benumbing and befogging In
fluence of alcohol.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-11-06
EFFICIENCY is FIRST DUTY
Railroads Gradually Extending Order
Prohibiting Use of Liquor Among
Their Employees.

Back Of the undoubted trend toward
temperance in this country, says the
Atlanta Constitution, is the economic
force-the stern, unsentimental bust
ness edict, Choose between your
drink and your job"
Reform of this nature began first
with the railroads. Above all other
callings, this one requires clear heads,
steady nerves, keen eyes. Many years
ago, crews were forbidden to drink
while on duty. The interdict is grad.
ually extending to include those Off
duty as well. Train dlspatchers and
tralnmasters and general superintend-
ents are finding that the man who
"lushes" between runs is only trille
less menacing to safety of traffic than
the employe who carries bottle with
him on the trip. When q train is
dltched through the snap of an alco'
holized intelligence II costs the road
money. Therefore-alcohol must go.
The same principle is rapidly
spreading to all occupations. The
era 10 one of efficiency. Whisky
makes against efficiency. Personally,
you are entitled to your drink" says
the employer to his employe, but |
am also entitled to efficiency, | can't
compel you to sign the pledge or to
observe the prohibition law. but can
and will secure efficiency by refusing
employment to the man who drinks"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-11-06
ROAD :
Ding
COST OF ROAD MAINTENANCE
Test In Southeastern Nebraska Shows
Satisfactory Work Can Be Done
for Less Than $40 Per Mile.

By G. F. CHASE, North Dakota Agrl-
cultural College)
At the home farm In southeastern
Nebraska there is stretch of land
one-half mile in length that we have
dragged for seven years. Only once
during this period has this road been
worked with anything but drag. Two
years ago the side bitches were
cleaned with the common road grader.
A careful record Of the time taken
to drag this road has been kept. Two
trips for one man and one team requir-
ing one hours time for a single drag
ging is the basis taken. The first year
we dragged 1t Is times, the second 10,
the third II, and the fourth IL and the
fifth IA times or II draggings of one
hours time in five years. This Is 30
cents an hour for man and team Is
$4.26 year for the one-half mile. For
mile it would be 1882 annually. An
other road in the immediate vicinity
cost less than $40 per mile annually.
A case is noted in Public Roads Bulle-
tin No. 48, United States department
of agriculture, where the cost of sim
liar maintenance of roads in Arkansas
was $11 per mile. State Engineer
Gearhart of Kansas puts the range of
cost for dragging at from $4 to $40.
The cost for North Dakota should
not cost more than $40 mile, while
in most cases it would be much less,
the cost depending upon the character
] of the soil, the rainfall, traffic and
{ grade. AS an average for all dirt roads
would place the annual cost of main
tenance at $3.50 per mile or $460,74O
to drag in satisfactory manner the
roads in North Dakota one year.
The total expenditure on public
roads of North Dakota outside Of
towns in 1911 was $691,5 If proper
ly organized, and if the people were
educated, we could properly maintain
our earth road with the present road
funds and have $230,SOO left for
bridges, new construction, etc.
The national Office of public roads
recommends the patrol system com.
bining dragging. The Nebraska legis-
lature passed law that is not unlike
the patrol system. The substance of
the law is as follows:
The graded roads In each county are
to be divided into road dragging dis
tricts by the county boards. One per.
son to each township is to be ap-
pointed superintendent of dragging
and is to receive not more than $3.50
per day.
Roads shall be dragged whenever
necessary, and all the sections of the
highway shall be dragged at once
County boards may levy tax of not
to exceed one mill for road dragging
Where four horses are used on an
eight-foot drag, the rate of payment is
rs cents for each mile of highway
dragged both ways. Where seven
foot drag and two or three horses are
used, GO cents is the prescribed rate.
On rocky highways or stretches Of
road that cannot be improved by drag
ging the county boards are not re
quired to put the act into effect.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-11-06
CATTLE DISEASE ERADIcATED.

Owing to the fact that many import
ers of pedigreed British cattle, sheep
and swine are unaware that the pro-
hibition against the importation of
ruminants and swine from Great Brit.
ain, on the ground of the presence OF
foot-and-mouth disease in these coun.
tries, has been removed, the British
Ambassador through the state depart.
ment has requested the secretary of
agriculture to make wide public an.
nouncement that the disease has been
eradicated and that importations to
the United States are now permitted
The United States department OF
agriculture, in order to prevent the
introduction OF this and other dis
eases from abroad, has been exercls.
ing very watchful supervision over
all importations of live cattle from
foreign countries. On June %, 1912,
as the result Of cablegram advising
a fresh outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease In Cumberland, England, and
later cablegrams advising Of the detec-
ton OF foot-and-mouth disease in the
Liverpool market and among Irish
cattle from Swords, Dublin, and later
reports during June. July and Decem.
Der, 1912, as to the presence of this
disease, the department discontinued
the issuance of permits and concealed
outstanding permits, and continued to
refuse such issuance throughout the
year 1912. On January IS, 1918, the
issuance Of permits for cattle from
the Channel islands, where there had
been no case Of foot.and-mouth dis.
ease, with transshipment at South
ampton subject TO the supervision OF
the federal inspector, was resumed
On March 5, 1913, the issuance Of
permits was extended to England,
Scotland and Wales, but the refusal
ITO allow the importation Of cattle from
ireland was continued. On May o,
1913, an advance from the United
States governments veterinary rep
: resentative In Great Britain that he
considered It safe to permit the ship.
plment Of Irish cattle, in view of the
fact that the same were detained for
inspection by an official OF the board
OF agriculture and Fisheries at the
English port of landing In Great Brit
ain. the issuance Of permits for Irish
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-11-06
ALASKA EXPERIMENT STATIONS.

The U. S. department of agriculture
has recently issued the annual report
of Alaska agricultural experiment sta
lions for 1912.
In the minds of many, Alaska means
a land of snow and ice with only the
scantiest vegetation; to such read
ing of the report named above will
be found worth while. OF especial in
terest are the pictures showing fruits
grown in Alaska. These pictures are
reproduced from photographs and
clearly show that Alaska is by no
means bleak and barren land.
The Alaskan farmer is more de-
pendent upon the sunshine than the
farmer in the states indeed the sue
cess or failure of his crops is deter
mined to large degree by the abund-
ance or lack of sunshine during the
growing season. The work of the
Alaska experiment stations is largely
concerned with efforts to adapt crops
to the peculiar climatic conditions.
A feature of especial interest in this
report Is the account Of the results
of the eruption of Mount Kataml. 1t
will be remembered that from June 6
to June s, 1912, there was fall of vol
canic ash from Katmai volcano. This
volcano is about 80 miles west of
Kodiak where station is maintained
for experiments in live stock breeding.
AS result of the eruption the station
herd had to be brought to Toppenish,
Wash, to pass the winter, since 1t was
found more economical to bring the
cattle to food supply than to take a
food supply to the cattle.
While the first effects of the volcan-
ic erption were disastrous, the report
states that 1t will eventually prove a
blessing In disguise, since the ashes
have made cultivation of the land
much easier.