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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-22
DELEGATES TO LEAVE.

Delegates to the state Christian
Endeavor convention at Parkersburg
will leave Tuesday morning on train
No. 8. A special car will be attached
to the car for the use Of the Delegates
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-22
LAWN FETE.

The Wonder Club viii give a lawn
fete Tuesday night at the home Of
Miss Cora Jackson, 100 West Pike
street In case Of rain there will be
house social.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-22
The WEATHER

Unsettled tonight and Tuesday; prob,
ably showers
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Landry st. Dizier.

Miss Eva Landry of this city
and Mr.. Albert St. Dizier of
Lake Charles were married in
the presence of scores of friends
at the Catholic church IN this.
city on last Wednesday morning;
the ceremony was performed BY
Rev. Father Engberink, pastor
of the local Catholic church.
The bride is d native Of Ope-
Iousas and was living about one
mile from this city at the time Of
her Wedding; she made an at
and pretty bride, as she
walked up to the altar leaning
on the arm Of her aged father.
The groom IS d well known young
business man Of Lake Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. st. Dizier lefton
Wednesday evening for their
home IN Lake Charles, where the
couple enjoy 4 large circle Of
friends. .s
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Local Boy To Open Law
Office.

Mr.. Oscar Mistric, a local boy
stood the state bar examination
successfully in this city a few
days ago. He leaves to-day for
New Orleans where he expects
to pass the Supreme Court exarni-
nation, after which he will re
turn to this city to open up his
office and hang out the familiar
sign Suits Pressed Here. :
Mr.. Mistric is a bright young
man, having graduated at Spring
Hill College several years ago.
He attended Tulane University
for two years, after which ne
resolved to take the bar examl-
nations. Being a well known
young man the many friends OF
Mr.. Mistric feel confident that
he will make a splendid success
at his chosen profession.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
PARISH TO CONNECT
WITH CITY STREETS
Police Jurors Go On Record AS Unanimously Favorng
the Connection of the Country Roads
With City Streets.

very shadow of 0pelousas. !
for one readily agree with May
or Loeb and believe that it is our
duty to cooperate with the city
officials in their splendid pro-
gressive work of bettering the
city streets. = Practically every
member of the body agreed with
this one and when the matter
came up for a vote it was placed
in the minutes of the police. jury
as having been unanimously ac-
cepted.
Mayor Loeb was rendered
heartfelt thanks by the members
of the Board Of Aldermen of this
city at their regular meeting on
last Tuesday night. The city
councilmen realized that Mr..
Loeb deserved praise for having
secured the cooperation of the
police jurors in connecting the
country roads with the city's
streets. The resolution express
ing thanks to the city executive
was unanimously adopted.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12

The police jury has petitioned
Congressman Ladislas Lazaro to
use his influence with the United
States Congress to obtain an ap-
preparation sufficiently large to
complete the dredging of the
bayou Plaquemine Brulee. For
the last several months the Gov
ernment has been dredging this
bayou at a point near Crowley.
Already splendid results have
been derived as this work has
drained thousands of fertile
acres in Acadia parish.
It is the opinion of the police
jurors that If Congressman Laza-
ro can succeed in obtaining money
for this important task he will
have accomplished the greatest
thing since he has been honored
by the voters of the Seventh
Congressional District.
With the dredging Of Bayou
Plaquemine thousands and thou
sands of the most fertile acres
of land in this parish will be per-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
ALDERMEN TURN DEAF
EAR TO CITY LEAGUE
City Fathers Refuse To Ap-
propriate Money To Pro-
gressive Organization.

Three members of the Opel
iousas Board of Aldermen went
on record last Tuesday night as
adverse to appropriating money
to the Opelousas Progressive
League.
Manager Switzer of the local
Progressive League went before
the City Fathers Tuesday night
and spoke upon the merits of the
organization, endeayoringto con-
vince the aldermen that a proper
ly conducted commercial body
would be a source Of great bene-
fit to the merchants and business
men of this city. In other towns
and cities commercial clubs and
chambers Of commerce have saw
ed thousands Of dollars each year
to merchants and business men.
He urged that the Opelousas Pro-
gressive League properly man.
aged and financed could reap a
harvest of unbelievable wealth.
An attempt is being made by a
few progressive citizens of Opel
ousas, who have the welfare of
this city at heart, to organize the
Progressive League and to place
it on a permanent and sound
financial basis for the first of the
year. The aldermen who voted
against the appropriation OF one
hundred dollars to the league
gave as their reason that the city
was IN no financial condition to
appropriate money at the present
time and that it would be wise to
investigate into the matter ofthe
Progressive League. Those in
favor of giving the money to the
cause are Of the opinion that the
city would expend a hundred dol
lars in no better way than this;
that the citizens of Opelousas
would be greatly benefited by the
league and that it would be no
hardship on the city's part to ap-
propriate one hundred dollars to
such a worthy cause, which every
progressive merchant and bust
ness man. was perfectly acquaint-
ed with.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
LICENSE QUESTION
CAUSES HOT DEBATE
Jurors Fight Over Proposed
Increase in License Which
Remains the Same.

~
A hot debate was registered at
the Office of the police jurors in
this city on Monday morning
when the question Of increasing
the licenses of saloon was
brought up. Several of the ju-
.rors claimed that there were too
many saloons in the parish and
that the only way to eliminate
Them at the same time making
them a paying proposition was
TO increase the license by several
hundred dollars. Other jurors
al ted tilat tl high license license
would eventually bring about
prohibition and at the same time
ii would discriminate against the
country.
It was also claimed by those
who desired to keep the license
at eight hundred dollars per year
that the increase in the saloon
license would Of necessity place
the saloons only in the towns,
Whereupon the parish would de
rive no revenue whatever from
them and at the same time the
horrible habit Of 'totino jugs
from the towns to the country
would begin anew. After 9
clash of fiery words and heated
arguments those who desired te
keep the license at the present
price won out.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
PLAOUEMINE BAYOU
MIGHT BE DREDGED
Jurors Petition Congressman Lazaro to Secure Govern
ment Appropriation to Dredge Western
St. Landry Bayou.

.fectly drained. The western
section of this parish then would
be the most ideal farm portion
of the entire United States.
Bayou Plaquenaine Brulee
heads back Of Gradnigo's ) Island,
only a few miles northwest of
0nelousas; it passes through the
best agricultural section of St.
Landry IF this bayou would be
dredged the greater portion OF
the surplus water fall in that
section would soon find it's way
to the Gulf, and st. Landry as a
whole would be greatly bene-
fitted as the greater portion of its
farm lands would be drained by
that source and Bayou Mallet.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
LOCAL ELKS HONOR
DECEASED BROTHERS
Memorial Day Is SolennIy
Observed By The Opel
ousas BilIies.

The EIk's Memorial Day, OBJ
served on last Sunday by the
local members Of the we'll known
and popular fraternity, PROVED
t. be the most memorable in the
history of the 0pelousas Lodge
No. 104s.
A representative Opelousas
crowd attended the ceremonies,
which were conducted at the
beautiful Elks Home Sunday
evening at $50 o'clock. A very
interesting program was render
ed and all those who attended
had food for thought after the
closing ceremonies.
Hon John w. Lewis, the ora
tor of the day. surprised the
audience, when he arose to take
the place of Mr.. Sam Minis, who
was scheduled to deliver the
General EuIogy. = Mr.. Lewis
was not even aware of the fact
that he was to deliver an address
at the Elks ceremonies, much
less speak of praise Of the de-
parted members of the order, but
when he was called upon to take
the place of the absent Mr.. Minis
he arose and in his usual way de-
livered one of the best and
prettiest addresses ever heard in
this city. This address was ap-
preciated so much more by the
audience as it was entirely i'm
promptu.
Those whose memories were
honored were: Jonas Jacobs, A.
P. johnson, w. G. PerrauIt, P.
E. R., Ne. Vilaseca, W. j. Derbes,
F. F. Hoyer and John P. Boagni,
all members of the Opelousas
lodge at the time of their death.
The very artistic and appro-
pirate program was gotten up
BY D. Z. GuiIbeau, Louis White
and L. II. Mornhinveg, who were
praised for the interest taken in
this event.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
0PELOlISAS SECURES
ADDITIONAL ROUTE
Congressman Lazaro sue.
ceeds in Obtaining Route
5 for This City.

Congressman Ladislas Lazaro
has at last secured an additional
rural route for Opelousas; he
notified Postmaster Lassalle
that despite the financial
depression existing in the
Postal Department Of this
government he had succeeded in
convincing the authorities that
the country people around One-
lousas were in need of better
mail service. He did not plead
in vain as route 5 will shortly be
in operation.
By erecting a new rural route
it is expected that the govern
ment will change the route of
rural route 2, making it go by
way of Plaisance, Andrepont
and Prairie Ronde. Route 5 will
take I'D part Of old route 2. go
ing from Opelousas to Prairie
Ronde, thence to Mallet, Law
tell and Plaquemine Point. With
these two rural routes it is ex-
pected that the people residing
northwest Of this city will be
served with an excellent mail
service; practically every farmer
will be able to have his mail at
his front gate and will not be
compelled to drive three or four
miles each day in order to get to
a postoffice for his mail.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
BRING UNIVERSITY
SHORT COURSE HERE

If every farmer, farmers son,
land owner, or other interested
in live stock husbandry, pork
production, crop diversification,
and farm marketing, in ST. Lam
dry parish, and who would like
to attend a three days agricul-
turaI course, conducted by Drs.
Dalrymple and Dodson, with six
experts Of the University staff,
will write or register with the
Opelousas Progressive League,
the Clarion, or any Opelousas
bank before Sunday, Dec. 20,
the opportunity will be provided
them during, or just after the
Christmas holidays.
It costs nothing to register,
the objects being to assure
an attendance that will war.
rant the league incurring
the expense. This emf.
nent travelling faculty conduct a
regular school, with all the nee.
essary exhibits, and actual dem.
onstratlons, just as in the uni.
versity, and there are but few
dates left open so, if you want
it, get busy
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12

The police jurors of St. Ian.
dry parish on Tuesday morning
went on record as unanimously
favoring the connection of the
country highways with the city
paved streets. The city of Ope.
lousas on account of financial
conditions was unable to assure
the citizens of this city the ac-
complishment of such a feat, but
the Mayor realizing that the
connection of the streets with
the country good roads was of
equal Importance to the country
as to the city resolved to seek
the assistance of the parish law
makers, whereupon he beseech-
ed the police jurors for a COM
promise.
The jurors voted an appropri-
alton of about eleven hundred
dollars to purchase the gravel for
the construction of the streets
and road from the end of Main
street to the Washington road,
from South Main street to the
Sunset road and from South
Main street to the Port Barre
road. The city will furnish the
labor and will construct che road
at it's own expense, This will
equaIize the cost between the
parish and the city.
Mayor Loeb deserves praise at
the hands of the people of this
city for having made the fight
single handed before the police
jurors; Of course it was not much
Of fight as the progressive
members of the police jury, as
soon as Mayor Loeb explained
them the situation, readily
agreed to vote the entire amount
to finish up the work.
One of the most progressive
members of the jury speaking on
this subject stated: i would
rather see the police jury cut off
a few hundred yards from the
other ends of the parish roads
than allow the streets and coun-
try roads to be Pal aateed. ted fAsafesa
our farmers would come within
reach of their destination, in the
present state of affairs, they
would undoubtedly bog in the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
SCHOOL BUILDING Is
ALLOWED boy SCOUTS
Preacher Tomb Has Twenty.
Two Boys Enrolled for
Opelousas Club.

Rev. C. B. Tomb, pastor OF
the local Presbyterian Church,
has succeeded. after hard work,
in organizing a scout club in
Opelousas. He has also secured
the permission of the school
board to use two rooms of the
old st. Landry High School build
ing for the boy scouts.
There are twenty-five young
men of this city enrolled in the
club, fourteen having already
passed the Tenderfoot exan1ina-
ton. Magazine subscriptions
are being received by Master
Tom Firnberg, who is one OF
the most interested members OF
the club.
MIR. Tomb states that he has
the co-operat1On OF the pest Dus1-
ness men Of this city and the
boys scout club will be one OF
the liveliest clubs Of its kind in
the state.
An attempt is being made tc
erect a. gymnasium at the old
school building for the benefit Of
the scouts, a library having al
ready been assured. The club
will be made an ideal place for
exercise Of all kinds, as well as
being equipped with an up-to-
date library. The boys have
their regular meeting every Fri
day afternoon, only being de
tanned one hour at a time after
school hours.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Miss MornE1inveg Wins
Bank Book.

Miss Myrtle Mornhinveg, a
student of the local high school,
has been awarded the five dol
lar bank book offered as a prize
by the Planters National Bank
of this city. Miss Mornhinveg
was the one who secured the
largest number of subscriptions
in this city during the contest
for the bank book, which was
donated by the Planters Bank.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
.KROTl SPRINGS TO
GET HIGHWAY ALSO
Woek on Connecting Ope-
lousas and Baton Rouge
to Be Started Soon.

The Krotz Springs-Por5 Barre
road is a certainty, provided the
taxpayers of the Good Roads
District No. | of the Fourth Po-
lice Jury Ward vote the tax, at
the approaching election. From
all indications it is apparent that
the property owners of the east
ern section of st. Landry will
gladly vote the tax to construct
two good substantial highways,
connecting Port Barre with Mel
vile and Krotz Springs.
The long thought of feat of
connecting 0pelousas and Baton
Rouge by a short highway is
about to be accomplished, as
work creating a road district in
Pointe Coupee parish, directly
opposite Krotz Springs, has al
ready started. After the police
jury of Pointe Coupee will have
formed the road district it is ex-
pected that a tax will be voted
to erect the road which would
connect Krotz Springs with Lot
tie, thereby giving a practically
straight road between this CITY
and the state capital.
An erroneous rumor as to the
Melville and Krotz Springs road
has been circulated. It is claim
ed b. some that if the tax is
voted all the money realized
from it would be nsed in con-
structing tn e Melyille-Port Bar.
re road: this is entirely ineor-
rect as Police Juror Brown of the
fourth ward has so arranged it
that the money for erecting the
Krotz Springs road will be avail
able, in fact it was his original
plan and is still his plan to have
these two roads constructed.
The police jury Of this parish
at its January meeting will adopt
an ordinance calling for an cleo
ton in the Fourth ward to raise
sufficient money two build two
of the most important highways
in st. Landry parish. It is
stated that the tax will have lit
| tie or no opposition whatever.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
st. Landry Lemons.

DR.. Paul Foster the progress
siye member Of the police jury
from LaWtell brought into the
Clarion office two Louisiana
grown lemons. which he raised
on his place seven miles from
this city. One is exceptionally
large. being several inches in
diameter. DR.. Foster reports
that several farmers in this sec
ton are raising lemons and
oranges successfully and that
within the next few years there
will be several hundred acres of
land planted in citrus bearing
fruits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Masons Elect.

The local members Of the Ma
sonic order held the election of
officers for Humble Cottage
Lodge No. 19, on last Wednesday
night with the result that the.
following Will make up the Off
eiaI family of the local Mason5:
f. Cliff Allen, WI M.; M. Wins
berg. S. w; J. w. Jordan, ]. w. !;
Allen Dezauche, Sec'y j. A.
Haas. Treas. g. A. Morgan,
Chap; Sol Jacobs, Tyler; G. II.
Voorhies. S. G. ]. Geo. w Stubbs,
]. D.; j. M. Sanders, NJ. Of G.;
N. I. White and i G. LaWler,
Stewards; Al. G. Jones, Electri-
clan and A. Moresi, organist.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Miss Firnberg Wins
Sweater.

Miss Marguerite Firnberg, the
pretty little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Firnberg, succeeded
in winning the five dollar sweat
er offered by Joseph Landau,
well known clothing merchant
Of this city. This prize was Of
fered by Mr.. Landau for the boy
or girl securing the largest num-
Der of subscriptions in this city
during the past week. The one
competing for the sweater was
barred from competing for the
bank book.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Mofaison Operating Res :
taurant.

John Molaison, former saloon
owner and expert restaurant
man. is now operating the Jewel
Restaurant, ON Landry street,
next to White & Chachere's cloth
ing establishment.
On Monday evening Mr.. Molia-
son took charge Of the restaurant
which was opened up two weeks
ago by Mr.. Boudreaux of Nor
gar City.
AS Mr.. Molaison is Unknown
in this city and being a splendid
restaurant keeper his friends
feel confident that he will sue
ceed in his new venture. Ope-
lousas is large enough to support
two up-to-date short order res
taurants and Mr.. Molaison is as
.sured that he will get his share
of business.
The new restaurant is in the
center OF the business district;
it is being fixed up 50 as to have
the appearance Of real city
eating place. Within a few days
the manager of the Jewel res
taurant expects to have every
thing in tip top shape, after
which he will have place IN
which ladies and gentlemen can
enjoy a real Creole meal in
comfortable and quiet place.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Waxia to Have Rural
Route.

Washington postoffice will op-
crate it's first rural route within
the next few weeks, when the
people living between that place
and Waxia will have a route.
Congressman Lazaro has an
nounced that the proposed route
from Washington to Waxia had
naterialized and that within the
very near future the rural route
would be a certainty.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
To Banquet College Boys

Mr.. J. B. Doonan, S. J.. man
ager Of the St. Charles Athletic
Association has announced that
he would banquet the members
of theSt Charles College football
team on next Tuesday night. at
the famous Grand Coteau College.
Mr.. Doonan realizes the merits
of his boys and is willing to pro-
mote the interest of football
amongst his students by allow
ing the members of the team to
enjoy a splendid repast once IN
a while after the season.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Motor Car Discontinued

On last Saturday the Southern
Pacific motor ear which Travelled
between Morgan City and Wash
ington was discontinued. The
company claimed that the motor
car was a great loss and it Sc
cured the permission of the Rail
road Commission to discontinue
the service.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
SCHOOL CONTEST
AT FEVER HEAT

AS the Clarion Popularity
School Contest grows to a close
great enthusiasm is being shown
by the various schools interested.
The 0pelousas High School is
still in the lead, with Melville as
a close second. st. Charles Col
f1ege made the greatest increase
in votes during the past week,
having jumped from fourth to
third place. From information
received from the several schools
lit is understood that some great
surprises viii be sprung with the
close Of the contest.
The standing of the schools is
las follows:
0pelousas PSI, 800.
Melville 216, $50.
ST. Charles College LOO, $50.
| Eunice rs, 900.
| Grand Prairie 48, TOO
Washington 20, 200.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Card of Thanks.

The ladies Of the Manse Circle
Of the Presbyterian church are
indebted to all who 50 kindly as
sisted them in the Tom Thumb
Wedding" on the evening of De-
cember 4th.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Eunice Residents Take
Notice.

Santa Claus will be in your
midst from now on. Don't fail
to do your shopping where the
merchants give Clarion school
coupons and be sure to nelp your
school.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
Melville Residents Take
Notice.

Santa Claus will be in your
midst from now on. Don't fail
to do your shopping where the
merchants give Clarion coupons
and be sure to help your school.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12

Don't forget that P. Alexis
sandoz il giving FIVE dollars
worth Of Christmas presents
free. Read his ad. in another
column of this paper and find
out how to secure these presents.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12

One more issue of The Clarion
before Christmas. Get busy
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-10-09
Three Commission Meetings.

The City Commission met Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
to take up matters requiring special
attention. Monday evening the open
ing of Ball street assessment was
ordered spread on the territory north of
King street between Washington and
Adams street. 1t was discovered that
an error had been made by someone in
copying one award at $3.50 instead of
$3.50. and by assessing court costs of
1887 81 on the city at large, the amount
to be raised by special assessment was
cut down to 81, $3.50.
At meeting Tuesday, the question
of granting the Ann Arbor railroad
p emission to put, sidetrack down the
center of Howard street west of Michi-
gan avenue to run to the American
Malleables plant was discussed and &C.
ton postponed until Wednesday.
A petition was received from Harry
Jscklin for permission to collect gar
bage at 25 cents per week per family,
the garbage to be burned in an inciner.
ator Jacklin proposes to erect.
Mayor DeYoung was authorized to
sell the city armory bonds of $4,000 to
the city. the money to be taken from
the sinking fund.