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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

Alicia j. Lastrapes, over, through
and cross the land of said Alicia
J.. Lastrapes, described as 900
acress, more or less, situated in
Township 6 south, range 3 east,
st. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and
bounded ON the north by the pub
lie road leading from Opelousas,
south by land of E. NJ. Boagni and
Garland, east by estate of Mrs.
Pearl Mosely, west by land of Mrs.
Mary E. Walker, Andre Pierre
Auguste, DIR. Geo. W. Stubs and
Mrs. Willie Pitre, which strip of
land or canal right Of way is SO
feet wide and is described as fol
lows: Beginning at a point which
is 1888 feet, north, 43 degrees, 30
minutes; west Of Station No. 202,
plus 26.S of the centre line of The
Union Irrigation Company's Opel
ousas Branch of its Main Canal
System; thence running south So
degrees, 7 minutes, west following
the right of way line OF said Opel
ousas Branch for a distance of
1876 feet to a point; thence run
ming north 43 degrees, 80 minutes;
west for a distance Of 1899 feet
to a point; thence north Al de-
grees, As minutes; east, 1909 feet
to a point; thence south 43 degrees,
80 minutes; east for a distance of
SO feet to a point; thence follow
ing the line of a curve to the left
whose radius is so feet for a dis
lance of Il feet to a point thence
south 43 degrees, 80 minutes; east
for a distance of 1862 feet to a
point thence following the line of
a curve to the left whose radius is
SO feet for a distance of ST. feet
to a point; thence south SIS de-
grees, Z minutes; west for a dis
lance Of GIG feet to the place CT
beginning, containing 81 acres
and being more fully described by
a plat attached to the original act
OF sale.
%. A certain strip Of land or
canal right Of way acquired from
Alicia j. Lastrapes, and described
as follows: Beginning at Station
No, %, plus 5 Of The Union Irri-
CATION Company's survey of its
Latra1 Canal, which Lateral Canal
has its beginning at Station No.
202, plus 26.8 of the Opelousas
Branch Of It's Main Canal System
thence running north 81 degrees,
As minutes; west for a distance of
2879.8 feet to a point; thence fol
lowing the line of a curve to the
left whose radius is so feet for al
distance of 74.5 feet to a point
thence south 81 degrees, IS min
utes; east for a distance Of 45.1
feet to a point thence following
the line Of a curve to the right
whose radius is so feet for a dis.
lance of I'll feet to a point
thence north 66 degrees, 81 min
utes west for a distance of 657.8I
feet to a point thence north 76
degrees, 90 minutes west for a dis
tance of 901.8 feet to a point
thence north 81 degrees, 46 min
utes; west for a distance of 1859
feet to a point in line with the
west line Of the land of Theogene
Bertrand, which strip of land or
canal right of way varies in width
from II feet to lis feet, and lies
both sides of the above describ-
ed line, containing 21.83 acres,
situated in Townships 5 and 81
south, range 3 east, st. Landry
ny 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

north 83 degrees, 4 minutes; east
| for a distance of So feet to a point;
thence south 6 degrees, 8 minutes
east, for a distance of 1889 feet to
a point on the south line OF the
above described land; thence south
SO degrees, 4 minutes; west for a
| distance of SO feet to the west line
of said land; thence north 6 de-
grees, 4 minutes; west for a dis
tanee of 1889 feet to the place Of
beginning, containing 2.83 acres Of
land.
27. A certain strip Of land or
canal right of way acquired from
Eleanor B. Comeau, wife Of G. IL.
Comeau, over, through and across
the land of said Eleanor B. Co
meau, wife, described as 438 acres,
more or less, situated in the north
east and northwest quarters OF
Section II, and in the southeast
and southwest quarters Of Section
8, in the southeast quarter Of
Section Z, and in the northeast
quarter Of Section Is, Township
6 south, range 3 east, st. Landry
Parish, Louisiana, and bounded on
the north by the land Of Francois
P. Pitre and Ertemon Iafeur and
Thomas E. Fontenot, on the east
by the lands Of G. H. Comeau and
Mrs. Pauline Deville, wife of b.
F. Roberts, on the south by land OF
g. Fl. Comeau and Elizabeth Caz-
amier, Jules Jubert and Henry La
fleur, and on the west by lands Of
Joseph and Manuel Durousseau
and julie Damon Bertrand, which
strip of land or canal right of way
is described as follows: Begin
ing at the northwest orner Of the
above described tract Of land; run
ming thence east along the north
line of said land north SO degrees,
4 minutes; east for a distance Of
1868 feet to a point at the north
east corner of said tract of land;
thence along the east line of said
land south 6 degrees, 40 minutes
east for a distance of $685. feet
to a point on the above described
land and land of C. HI. Comeau
thence south 81 degrees, So min
utes; west for a distance of 1921
feet to a point thence north 6 de-
grees, 40 minutes; west for a dis
lance Of 2446.6 feet to a point
thence north SO degrees, IL min
utes; east for a distance Of SO feet
to a point; thence north 6 degrees,
40 minutes west for a distance of
1901 feet to a point; thence south
81 degrees; west for a distance Of
SITS feet to a point on the west
line of the above described tract
of land; thence north 6 degrees,
SO minutes; west for a distance of
1872 feet to the place of beginning,
containing 36.18 acres, more or
less, and being more fully de-
scribed by a plat attached to the
original act of sale.
The properties referred to in
the above descriptions numbered
20 to q, inclusive, embrace that
part of the canal right of way
known as the Opelousas Lateral
Branch upon which the construe-
ton is completed.
The properties described in the
next two paragraphs embrace that
part of the canal right of way
as Lateral No. 2 upon
which the construction is com
pleted:
%. A certain strip of land or
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

Frisco Railroad for a distance of
3.OS miles, and containing 41.26
acres, more or less.
Lateral No. 6, which has been
constructed, is 60 feet wide and
extends from Lateral No. l on the
Peekham place south through Lu-
Glen Dupre place, Boagni places
and Mrs. G. Fl. Comeau place for
a distance of 1.6 mile, containing
ll.6 acres, more or less.
And to any other portion Of the
constructed canal or canals which
may not be herein especially de-
scribed.
The sale of all the right, title,
interest, claim and demand of the
Union Irrigation Company in the
above described laterals 1, 3, 4,
and 6, and any other portion of
the constructed canal or canals
which may not be especially de-
scribed, is made without any war
ranty of title, not even for the re-
turn of the purchase price, the pur-
chaser being required to accept the
same at his own risk and peril.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

The properties described in the
next two paragraphs embrace that
part of the canal right of way
known as Lateral No. 2 upon
which the construction is COM
pleted:
%. A certain strip of land or
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

Inc pI1pcI6IcS ueScE1Heu III
the paragraph next following are
rights of way purchased with the
intention Of constructing canals
but upon which no canals have
been constructed and which are
available for agricultural pur-
poses:
33. A certain strip of land or
canal right of way acquired from
Christina Hanson, widow Of FL.
Il. Bidstrup, $50 feet wide, begin
ming at the edge Of Bayou Courta-
bleau, at or near the lower end OF
the new dust pile Of Gibben S old
saw mill running thence south
westerly about Ia acres to a gap
or valley; thence through said val
ley across a ridge in the field OF
said Christina Hanson, widow;
thence following a defle through
the hills to the Bayou Carron, at
the limit of the land of said Chris
tina Hanson, widow, at or near
the railroad bridge; a more accur-
ate description of the said strip Of
land being given in a plat of the
survey thereof attached to the
original act of safe, said survey
being described as follows: Be
ginning at an iron post planted
On or near the bank of the Bayou
Courtableau below the site of the
old Gibben' S saw mill, designating
and marking the northwest corner
of said strip of land; thence run
ming south 2 degrees, 45 minutes,
east 2270 feet to an iron post, said
line being the western boundary
line of the said strip Of land up
to that point; thence south 80 de-
grees, As minutes; west, 610 feet
TIC an iron post; thence south ~
degrees, Is minutes; west, 500 feet
to an iron post; thence south IL
degrees; west, $50 feet to an iron
post; thence south Al degrees, 5oO
feet to an iron post; thence south
40 degrees, so minutes; west, 39o
feet to an iron post; thence north
SO degrees, so minutes; west, 99O
feet to an iron post thence north
80 degrees, 80 minutes west, 2ooo
feet to an iron pipe, said right o.
way to LIE along either side OF or
on the line above described, start
ing from the second iron post
above described, and containing
Continued on page seven
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

The properties described in the
following three paragraphs en-
brace that part of the canal right
Of way known as Lateral No. 5
upon which the construction is
completed:
80. A certain strip of land or
canal right of way acquired from
Andre Pierre Auguste, measuring
100 feet in width by $50 feet in
length, described as follows: Be
ginning at the southwest corner
of property of said Andre Pierre
Auguste, and running north on
the west line a distance Of $50 feet
to a point; thence east to a point;
thence south $50 feet to a point;
thence west 100 feet to the place
of beginning, containing 1.49 acres
and situated in Township 6 south,
range 3 east, st. Landry Parish,
Louisiana.
81. A certain strip of land or
canal right of way acquired by J..
A. Andrepont, IS feet wide and
lying along the south line and
being a part Of the property pur-
chased by said J. A. Andrepont
from Louis Christ on July Is,
1912, and bounded on the north
by property of said j. A. Andre
pont, on the east by the public
road, on the west by the property
of j. S. Lafleur, and on the south
by VIM. A. Reed, containing rs
acres, more or less.
80. A certain strip of land or
canal right of way acquired from
j. S. Lafeur, measuring 80 feet
in width by 400 feet in length,
and described as follows: Begin
ming at a point 1872 feet west of
the northeast corner of the resi-
dence property Of VIM. Reed, To-
Gated on the public road; thence
continuing west for a distance of
400 feet to a point; thence run
ming north 80 feet to a point;
thence east 400 feet to a point
on the west line of property of
J. A. Andrepont; thence south 80
feet to the point Of beginning,
containing 3.41 arpents, and sit
uated in Township s south, range
8 east, St. Landry Parish, Lou
isiana.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

Parish, Louisiana, and being more
fully described by a plat attached
to the original acts of sale.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

Also, all right, title, interest,
claim and demand of The Union
Irrigation Company in and to:
Lateral No. ], which has been
constructed, is 100 feet wide and
extends from Main Canal, where
it enters the Harris place, along
the south line Of said Harris place
and along the south line Of the
Peckham place for a distance of
about 2 miles, containing 24.7
acres, more or less.
Lateral No. 8, which has been
constructed, is ITS feet wide and
extends from Opelousas Lateral
on G. H. Comeau place through
said Comeau place, Arthur Co
meat place and part of the b. NJ.
Boagni property for a distance Of
about II miles and containing 16.4
acres, more or less.
Lateral No. 4, which has been
constructed, varies in width from
IS feet to $50 feet, and extends
from Opelousas Lateral on DR..
Haas place south through Mosely
place and 3. NJ. Boagni place to
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-28

Continued on page seven
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25
BILLS INTRODUCED IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

BY Mr.. Tavenner, No. Isa--To
amended and re-enated section 10, Of
chapter 10, Of an act entitled an act
concerning public service corpora
tons, approved January IS. fa04. as
amended by All at entitled an act 10
amend and re-enact section 10 of an
act concerning corporations. approved
January Is, 1904. as amended by an
act entitled an act to amend and re-
enact section 10 Of an act entitled an
act concerning pubiis service corpor-
atoms, approved January Is, 1904.
and providing for the continuance of
annual tolls on turnpikes Referred
to the committee for courts of justice.
BY Mr.. Tavenner, No. f90-To
amend and re-enaCt section 1855 of
the code Of Virginia, Referred to the
committee for courts Of Justice.
by Messrs, Tavenney and Smith, No.
1910 amend and re-enacf section
1s5. Of an act entitled an act TO
amend and re-enact an act TO amend
and re-enact title S Of the code Of
Virginia in relation TO salaries. mile
ages and other allowances, as the
same was amended by an act APPROX
ed March II, 1905. which is chapter
32i of the acts Of the session Of 1905.
as further amended by acts approved
March 10. 1908. Referred 10 the COM
mittee on finance
BY Messrs. Hartman and Cannon No.
fa2--Te provide a mode by which
cities of this Commonwealth having
a population of in excess Of 100, GOO
may request general assem- bly, to grant
Il special form of government for any
such city. Referred tn the committee
on county, city and town organiza-
lion.
by Mr.. featherston, No, 1870
amend and re-enact sections .. 3 and
OF an aet approved February 4.
1908. entitled an act to amend and
re-enact an act approved March I.
1905, entitled an act to amend an act
approved March 10 1904, entitled an
act 10 amend and re-enact an act en-
titled an act 10 provide a road law
for Campbell county. approved March
8. 1909. providing and regulating a
road board for said county. and direct
ing the disbursements Of the county
road funds, Referred To the joint
committee on special. private and
local legislation.
BY MIR. Cannon, No, l94-To define
the business of Keeping hotel and 10
impose a license tax upon the same
Referred 10 the committee on finance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25
DISCUSSION OF
CONTINUED from First Page.)

of what the consequences might be.
Senator Crockett's Bills.
Senator Crockett, of Wythe, present
ed two bills which apply to the pub
lie schools. One makes the kinder
garteH course a part of the system
for the schools of the State, and the
second opens the doors to children
in any part of the State when they
shall have reached the age OF six
years, and are declared by the school
boards TO have sufficiently matured
as to be able to enter the school rooms
Senator Massie offered a bill which
seeks to relieve that class of Con-
federate veterans suffering from can
Ger and who are thus denied adnis-
sion to the Soldiers home.
The senate took up and passed two
bilis-one affecting the roads in the
county of Mecklenburg-and passed
them under a suspension of the rules.
Several bills on the calendar were
advanced to second and third reading
and one or two unimportant meas
ures were engrossed-
Govcruor Signs Bill.
= Governor Mann has attached his
signature to the bill, an emergency
measure. appropriating $4,000 to pay
criminal expenses. There was a. de-
ffciercy in the appropriation of $780,
600 for the purpose. The auditor OF
public accounts will begin sending out
checks in payment Of claims already
due on Monday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25

insincere, and produced a pamphlet,
which he waved before the members,
showing where the Bankers associa-
ton had asked for a 35 cent rate.
and declared that that would save the
situation.
Stuart Bill Denounced
Mr.. Reed of Portsmouth, in answer
to Mr.. Jordan, denounced the Stuart
bill as unfair. He said the assessing
of taxes at their sources would drive
money from the banks and make men
put their money in their socks rather
than in circulation. He strongly ad-
vocated low rate of taxation on bank
deposits. saying that If the State
would be honest the people would be
honest His remarks were greeted
with applause. Mr., Land. of Motto
way. attempted to pour oil on the
troubled waters. but the tempest
would not be Gained.
The amendment offered by Mr.
Weaver was brought TO vote and
carried by . majority of 81 to SO. The
opponents. however, remained in their
seats smiling. declaring that the VIC
tory was only temporary. that they
would not compromise. This amend
nlent was followed by q swarm of
amendments. which were either voted
down or were not acted OH at all,
Mr. Stearnes, of Roanoke. an ex-
pert on tax reform, after a hard strug-
gle. succeeded in being recognized
Several attempts to adjourn were
made. but the speaker continued talk
ing through the hubbub. and by his
eIoquence finally managed to get the
house quiet.
The advocates of the bill poked fun
at the speaker, but he was not to be
turned and he talked for fifteen min
utes Every time Mr.. Stearnes made
an autterance. the floor shouted and
applauded. MIR, Stearnes clearly out
lined his stand on the subject and ad-
vocated strongly Governor -elect
Stuart's plan IF taxation. The mo-
ment the speaker resumed his seat
motions for adjournment were made
on every side.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25

e., 1912. and the construction was
let to X. c. Beverley. NJ E., 1890.
On his visit to the Argentine Re-
public late last year Ex-president
Roosevelt was entertained at a tea by
Arthur II. Rosenfeld class OF 1904.
+. l., native OF Radford. Va, and
now director of the experiment sta-;
ton at Tacuman. Argentine.
How to Link Up the Public Schools.
With the Demonstration Work. was
the subject of an address delivered 10
the county demonstration agents by
President Eggleston recently. ThA
president and six members OF the
faculty of the agricultural college have
been in Richmond this week for the
meetings of the Horticultural socfety
and Farmers institute.
Recent elections held to All vac1rl-
cies caused by failure Of men to re-
turn to college after the holidays ara:
NJ F. Peake, president, and r. b.
Ciemmer. secretary Of the Athletic an
ISOLATION: W. l. Cogbill, treasurer ~
the cadet corps; Fl. ". Grafton, vice.
president and A. T. Ruse, member ~
the executive committee of the sopl.o~
more class, and j. c. Caffee. president
Of the freshman class, to succeed Ri.
5. Parrish. whose term had expired. U
At meeting Of the Junior class tbs
week J. r. Powell was elected pre4s-
dent OF the junior-senior german, III
be given as the first dance Of tina
June finals; NJ. r. Peake. secretarv-
treasurer, and Fl. s. Andrews. leader.
DIR. Charles w. Kent, of the Unf-
versity of Virginia: Mr.. E. M. Poteat
and Mr.. A. M. Tranich are among the
we'll known speakers, who will address
the weekly meetings Of tho r. II. g.
A. this spring.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25
DISCUSSES
FARM PROBLEMS
V. p. /. MAKING PLANS FOR CORN
CLUB ExHIBIT IN DALLAS
CORN SHOW NEXT MONTH.

BLACKSTONE, VA, Jan. 24.-On
Thursday night DR.. Cyril G. Hopkins,
representative of the Southern Settle
ment and Development company of
Baltimore and director of the Illinois
Experiment station, visited the col
Iege and spoke to the, county demon
strators and others; his address deal
ing with agricultural and farming
problems of the day. Next week all
the demonstration agents are to be
here, and 1t will be agents week;
the whole time being devoted to con-
ferences and public addresses by men
of note. Among the latter to speak Is
DIR. Bradford Knapp of the United
States department of agriculture. and
head of the demonstration work In
the country. No lectures will be held
after today in the three weeks course.
The agricultural college here is
making extensive preparations for an
exhibit at the national corn show at
Dallas. Texas, in February. and the
arrangements for this are In charge OF
Professor Lyman Carrier, OF the de-
partment of agronomy. The college
will show various ways for bringing
the most up-to-date methods Of agri-
culture before the people. with a por-
trayal OF some of the results OF expert
ments brought to a successful conclu-
sion at the station here. Thirty States
IN the union will have exhibits at the
Texas show.
Richmond college has recently
awarded the contract for a new heat
ing and power plant and v. p. /.
graduates were unusually fortunate.
The designs were made under the su :
pervision of j. A. johnson. class OF
1904, and the architect. who drew the
nlaua for the new ahors here. the cal
culations were drawn by r. F. Taylor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25
GEORGIA. CYClONE"
ON THE -FOUR BARS

The Georgia Cyclone" {Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor) arrived In the city yes
teday and was met by a white ribbon
committee and escorted to Murphy S
hotel, where q room had been re-
served for the distinguished temper
ance orator from Dixie
Mrs Afmors subject this after
noon at the great meeting at the Lyric
will be THE Four BARS" which is
said by those who have heard the ad-
dress TO be q thriller. She Is an acA
eempiished woman and her addresses
are indicative OF logical mind.
erudite scholarship and thorough de-
yotfon to her cause.
The city president of the w. c. T.
u, Mrs. w. NJ. Bsckers. will call the
Lyric meeting to order at o'clock
r. M. and present Mrs. II. N. Hoge,
state president, who will preside at
the invitation of the local union. under
whose auspioes the meeting will be
held. Rev. w. Asbury Christian will
offer tho invocation. following which
The chiidrcu's chorus Will be intro
duced and then the Cyclone" will
have something 70 say.
Mrs. Armor il a devoted Seutherrer
and expressed pleasure in being in the
Mecca OF the Southland. She says
when a girl she used to cry because
she wasn't born early enough To have
heen q grown woman during the war
so she could have in some way helped.
but. she aided. "a little later I thank
ed God was brought Into being when
WAS 20 can take part In n greater
and more momentous conflict than
thaA OF tho Civil War"
In reply to a question, the dis
ttnGydai1cd champion said: '"rhe pro-
hihftium cause Is going steadily for
ward to victory. The truth Is taking
deep root In the hearts and con-
scicncAs uf the people and the doom
OF tho LIQUOR traffic IL sealed. This is
not this result of -ffHre-up OF Dress
parade drilling, but 1t Is intelligent
patriotic dtscernment and purpose
crystalltzed into conquering action"
When asked about Georgia's ex-
perience with prohibition. she gave a
very Interesting account of the bat
tie. the victory and the good results of
unlicensinK the saloon.
'sYou believe, then. that prohibition
prohibits?'' The reply to this was
typical OF the cham pion's ready wit
and reparte: Not only does It pro-
hibit, but II prevents. The National
Liquor Dealers organ has advised the
license advocAtor to retire that chest
nut. and the interests having re-
pudiated It. all the allies should now
follow suit
Mrs Armor will speak from the pull
pit Of st. James Methodist church.
rwenty-ninth and Marshall streets, to-
night. where great crowd is ex-
nected to hear her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25
CHECK FLASHER ON
WAY TO RICHMOND
FRITZ GRovERMAN CHARGED
WITH PASSING WORTHLESS
PAPER ON LOCAL GROCER.

Detective Sergeant John Wiley will
return from Lynchburg today with
Fritz w. Groverman, who was arrested
there at the request of the local po-
lice who want him on the charge OF
passing a worthless check on G, T..
Tinsley. a grocer of 1900 North Twenty
third street.
GrovermaH home Is in Lynchburg.
and Friday night his mother talked
with Captain of Detectives Mcmahon
in an effort to have the matter settled
without returning the man to this city
on criminal charge. She was unsuc-
cessful and Detective Wiley left Rich
mond yesterday morning to bring Grov-
erman back.
The accused man is an electrician
by trade, and is twenty-eight years
old. He made the acquaintance of
Tinsley several weeks ago in Char
lottesville. and later while on visit
TO Richmond, 1t is alleged, he induced
the grocer to cash a check for S2s.07
drawn on the Planters National bank
In favor OF himself The check was
signed &c Engelbaugh" and was re-
turned mo good"