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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-12
News From Over The County.
POWDER SPRINGS.

par T. L. Rutland filled his regu-
,or appointment at the Methodist
rbrrcb here on Sunday and sun
day night.
Mrs. Leona spratling, of Atlanta,
-oon+ the week end with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mann.
Mrs. Cassie Baggett and grand
laughter, Miss Estelle Dodson,, of
DougIasville, have returned home al
+or spending a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. X. w. Spratling.
Miss Ethel Butner arrived here
Tuesday from Macon to spend her
summer vacation with home folks.
Messrs. Herbert and Wehman
Moon. of Bailey, are the guests of
relatives here this week.
Mrs. T. c. Chandler, Miss Sallie
Chandler and Mrs. R. r. Huntington
snent Saturday in Atlanta.
Prof. j. Hugh Moore has closed
his school at Garden, Ca, and is now
snending his vacation here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mitchell, of
Winston. Ca, were the recent guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. X w Spratling
Miss Jewell Barnes, of Austell,i5
sDending a week with her sister Mrs
Frank Lindley
Mr. Garnett Hardage is on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. Fred Cotton, OF Marietta, was
the guest of relatives here Sunday,
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Lindley, Miss
Ida Gaines and Mr.. j, L. Butner
spent Wednesday in Gainesville.
They had very pleasant trip going
through in Mr.. Butner's car.
Miss Bessie Roberts has returned
to her home in Douglasville after
spending last week with her sistes',
Mrs. Walter Forester.
Miss Mabel Hardage, of the A. {;
NJ. School, spent Sunday with Mr.. T.
]. Hardage and family.
Miss Ethel Lindley spent the week
end in Atlanta where she was the
guest of Miss Sallie Smith.
Miss Inez Durham and Cornelia
Maxwell, of Douglasville, are the
guests of Mrs. E. B. Lindley for a
few days this week.
Miss Effie Lunsford, of Acworth
is the guest of the Misses Lewis.
Rev and Mrs. T. L. Rutland have
as their guest this week Miss Alma
Gaines, of Whites, Ga.
Mr. Eugene De Bardelabin, of All
lanta, was the guest of friends here
Sunday.
Mrs. J. 7, lookout and daughter,
Doyie, spent Sunday with relatives
in Atlanta
After an illness Of only few days
the little infant OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Millard Nestlehutt died on Wednes-
day and was buried at the Baptist
cemetery here On Thursday. Funer-
al services were conducted by Rev.
W. T. Walden. The bereaved pa
rents have our deepest sympathy in
their great loss.
NDTrKE1rT
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-12

June.
Mr.. c. A. Kemp made a business
trip to Atlanta Thursday
Mr.. Asa Darby bought a fine
mule last week.
Lightning struck Mr.. Ed Hook S
barn last Friday afternoon, killing
mule and considerably wrecking the
barn.
Mr.. c. A. Kemp made six two
horse loads of volunteer oats on four
acres. He says he reaped where he
did not SOW.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-12
FOR SALE.

ONE Jersey Cow, Fawn color, fresh
in milk with third calf. Will give
three and a half gallons Of milk per
day, weight about 800 pounds, Apply
R. E. Daniel, near Agricultural Col
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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-12

presented the diplomas and deliver
ed a beautiful flag to the school.
This flag was secured by the presi-
dent of the board of trustees from
the Daughters of the American Re-
volution of Marietta. Il. p. Dobbs,
OF Marietta, is chairman of the
board; w. G. Williamson, of Bremen.
Treasurer, and Hon. r. B. Russell,
OF Cedartown, secretary.
There have been enrolled this year
225 students at this school, and a
general average made of 100 stu
dents. There were thirty~five jun
iors who passed to the senior class
of next year. The lower classes are
still larger.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-12

FOR RENT-Six room furnished cot
tage, or part of same. Modern
conveniences. References exchanged
Phone 434-J.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-12

0AI OUR PRICES ON ALL KINDS
VI BUILDING MATERIAL, WE
larry 4 LARGE STOCK OF
GALVANIZED IRON AND vULCA.
MITE ROOFING. SEE US BE-
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
Labarre Spends Day Here

F. J. Labarre, Of New Or
leans, who led the fight in the
house of legislature for the rae
ing bill, at the recent session of
that body, was in Opelousas on
Thursday. Mr.. Labarre was in
this city on business and did
not talk politics to any extent.
with the exception of expressing
confidence that Governor Hall
would have to call an extra ses-
sion Of the Legislature in order
to call another constitutional con-
vention, for the purpose of pass
ing on the tax question.
Mr.. Labarre is a very close
friend Of Hon. L. Austin Fonte-
not, who is a legislator from this
parish. Whilst here Mr.. Labarre
said that Fontenot was the only
man in the district who could
defeat Shelby Taylor for rail
road commissioner and wondered
at the fact that Mr.. Fontenot
was leaving such an opportu-
nifty pass by.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
New Schedule on Routes


Last week a new schedule ct
the rural routes went into effect.
The carriers had been in the
habit Of leaving the post office
promptly at 10 o'clock each
morning, but complained of the
hot weather claiming that it was
not necessary to wait until 10
O'Clock for the country mail, as
it would come on the earlier
trains.
Postmaster Lassalle took up
the question at the other end
and the rural boys were told they
could leave at eight. Naturally
the carriers do not object to this
new schedule as they are back
in Opelousas for dinner time, and
the country people are in receipt
of their mail each day, two
hours earlier than heretofore.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25

Parochial officials from every
parish in the Seventh District
are anxious to have Governor
Hall appoint a member on the
Board of Equalizers to fill the
vacancy, caused by the redis-
tricting of the state, when Mr..
Payne, who was member from
the Seventh District was thrown
into the Eight District.
On account of the meeting of
the board, which will take place
within a short while, it is stated
that assessors from the Seventh
District are very anxious to have
the Governor fill the vacancy by
appointing a member, until the
new one is chosen at the polls
this fall.
The friends of Mr.. Estorge,
who is running for the position.
claim that the Governor will un-
doubtedly appoint him, in the
event that Mr.. Hall sees fit to
have the vacancy filled imme-
diately. Mr.. Estorge, thus far,
is the only candidate from this
district out for the Board of
Equalizers, it having developed
that the proposed candidacy Of
Mr.. Biehard, of Rayne, was only
a joke played on Mr.. Estorge and
his friends, at Lake Charles, by
District Attorney DeBellevue, Of
Acadia.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
DriscoIe Fixing Up Shop.

Driscole, The Sign Man, as he
is popularly known among his
friends, has moved over from
his shop on South Market street,
into the building formerly known
as the White Kitchen, opposite
the court house square on Court
street.
Mr.. Driscole. since moving IN
to his new quarters, a few weeks
ago, has been fixing the building
fup very neatly and in few days
he will have his place Of business
attractive looking.
Since being located in the cen
| ter of the city Mr.. Driscole has
been kept constantly busy with
new work.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25

Bids will be opened at the
meeting of the board of Alder
men on next Monday night for
the construction of over two
miles of concrete sidewalks.
The construction of two addi-
tional miles Of walks in this city
will be another great improve
ment added to the laurels of the
Loeb administration. Ever since
the present mayor was elected
he had his mind set on having
many improvements made in
this city, but each had to take
its time, and after constructing
several miles of up-to.date pave
ment Opelousas is now ready to
add considerably to its side
walks.
Walks will be built on several
streets which have been
in need of this improvement for
many years, but due to the fact
that money was scarce sidewalk
construction in this city slacken-
ed up a few years back.
The people of the western end
Of this city, on Vine street will
be given a walk, which will
greatly relieve the population on
the other side of the Southern
Pacific railroad. Walks will be
built leading to the modern
school house, which will be open
ed next September.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
THE LAST GAME OF
SEASON TOMORROW
Fans Preparing To Root
Local Team To Victory In
Final Contest.

The plucky and lucky little
Eunice team will be overin Opel
ousas tomorrow evening for the
last game of the season in this
city. Eunice has already won
the championship from Opelousas
but the local boys are determin-
i ed to administer an inglorious
defeat to the visitors, as they
claim that luck was the strongest
factor in last Sundays game,
which went to Eunice.
The umpiring of Prof. McNas-
py, of Lafayette, has been most
satisfactory to both sides and it
is now a pleasure to witness
Opelousas and Eunice battle
against one another. Last Sun
days game was devoid of wrangle
and the one thousand fans, who
witnessed the past time enjoyed
the.game exceedingly.
Manager Dejean is enthusias-
tic over the prospect of Opel
ousas giving the local teams
rival for state honors a good
drubbing.
The game is to start promptly
at $50 and a call has been sent
out to the local fans to turn out
en- masse to witness the last game
Iof the 1914 season. On to-mor-
rows game rests the question
of whether OF not Opelousas will
have a team next year and unless
the Opelousas ball lovers show a
disposition of wanting to sup
port their club it is doubtless
whether it will be possible to or
ganize next season. Come out
and root to show that you want
a ball team next year.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
CLUR| HOUSE TO Be
GREATLY IMPROVED
y
Rod and Gun Club Prepar-
ing to Give Barbecue
at Second Lake.

The Opelousas Rod and Gun
Club, situated at Second Lake on
the Opelousas Gulf & Northeast
ern Railway has been one of the
busiest places in St. Landry par
ish during the week. Five hum
dred dollars are being expended
in the way of improvements and
within. the next few days the
club house will be one of the
most up-to-date in the state.
Under the supervision Of Mr..
Charles Thibodeau, with a crew
of several assistants, a shower
bath is being installed together
with a new screened dining hall.
The furniture in the club
house.. which suffered a few
years back from high water, is
being replaced with new and up
to-date furniture.
In the past two weeks there
have been ten active members
added to the roll of the sports
men, who belong to the club, and
everything is booming around
Second Lake.
Not only is the club a most de-
slrable place during the summer,
but in the winter members are
afforded an opportunity to spend
sometime in the best hunting
grounds in this section. The
Opelousas Rod & Gun Club is
verify becoming more popular
every year, as the members are
taking active interest in boosting
up the place and making it one
of the most attractive at the
lakes.
The board Of directors recent
ly reelected the old officers who
are Sidney L. Hebrard, presi-
dent; Louis Hebert, vice presi-
dent; ]. ]. Perrodin, treasurer;
A. S. j. Campbell, secretary.
The officers are arranging to
give a big barbecue and fish fry
for its members, when the addi-
tions and improvements are COM
pleted at the club house; several
distinguished guests will be in
vited and an enjoyable day will
be spent. This event is sched-
uled to take place on August
5th and arrangements are being
made with Col. Harry Flanders
to operate a special train, which
will arrive at the lakes early in
the morning and leave in the af-
ternoon.
The barbecue vii, be under the
supervision of experienced chefs
and a big time is anticipated; a
brass band will be secured to en-
liven the crowd. as we'll as other
things which go to make up a
successful barbecue.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
.OPELOUSAS READY TO
ENTERTAIN farmers
st. Landry Farmers Urged
By Committee To Bring
In Their Best Products.
10 PUT ON EXHIBITION.
Delegates To Begin Pouring
In City By Monday Night
For Convention.

Opelousas is ready and anxious
ly waiting to entertain the farm
ers from the state next week.
President Mornhinveg, of the
Progressive League and Mayor
Loeb, at whose bidding, Presi-
dent Mills, of the Parish Farmers
| Union extended a cordial invita-
tion to his fellow brothers from
over the state to visit Opelousas,
have been strenously working
during the past week to assure
| the farmers one glorious and gala
time in the historic old city.
Mrs. James Sanders, who is at
the head of the decoration COM
mittee, expects to begin decorat-
I ing the court room with farm
products from St. Landry fields.
She has issued a call to the ladies
Of Opelousas and surrounding
country to lend their assistance
in properly decorating the con-
vention hall and it is expected
that some of the best products
from the soil will be on exhibi-
ton at the courthouse to serve as
decorations.
Farmers from every nook and
corner of this parish are urged
by the arrangement committee
to bring whatever product they
feel proud of, SO as to show the
farmers of other sections of the
state exactly what we can ac-
eomplish in this fertile country.
The state officers of the Farm
ers Cooperative and Educational
Association will begin arriving
| in this city Monday evening to
prepare for the three day conven-
tion which begins on Tuesday
morning, when Mayor Loeb will
welcome the visitors to this city
and turn over to them the keys
fof the old Indian town.
Report from delegates from all
over Louisiana are that they are
anxious to come to Opelousas,
since the people of this city SO
cordially received them here a
few years ago. The praises OF
this city by farmers who attend
ed the convention of 1910 have
not died out and many of them
are returning to receive the hos
tpitality which this city offers
| them.
The banquet which will be
given at the Elks Hall in honor
| of the delegates will be an in
formal affair. No one will be
admitted except by cards and in
vitations will be sent to dele
gates and contributors only.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25

Mrs. Eddie Durio left last Sun.
day for Asheville, n. G., where
she viii spend a part Of the sum
ner.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25

Summary: Earned runs, Eu-
nice 8, Opelousas q; two base
hits, Snyder, Casey, Dejean,
Aycock (2); Belshaw; first base
on balls off Casey, off Tuff1y 2;
struck out by Casey 6, by Tufhy
.8;; left on bases, Opelousas 8,
Eunice 2; first base on errors,
Opelousas 0, EuDice 2. Time OF
game, 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Umpire, Prof. McNaspy, Of the
Lafayette Industrial Institute.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
Autoists Who Stood Trial
For Failing To Blow
Horn.
Win BEFORE JUDGE KERR.
Ordinance Under Which
They Were Fined No
Longer Exists.

There is no ordinance compell-
ing automobilists to blow their
horns within one hundred feet
of each corner, according to
Judge E. S. Kerr's decision
handed down on last Friday, in
the case of Morton Thompson VS..
The City Of Opelousas.
The municipal officials called
the attention Of the police force
that the autoists were not conn
plying with ordinance 5 Of 1911,
which compels chaffeurs to give
proper warning at each corner,
and instructions were given to
haul any offender into the city
court.
Within few hours the city
court was crowded with violators
of the supposed law. The ma
jority Of the offenders took the
maximum fine of SIS, but Mr..
Morton Thompson, a local attor-
ney and a few others decided
that the city had no right to irn-s
pose a fine upon them for not
blowing the horn and Mr..
Thompson then and there de-
cided to stand trial.
The case was presented before
City Judge Kerr on last Friday
morning and after weighing the
questions on both sides Judge
Kerr decided in favor Of the
defendant.
Ordinance No. 5 of 1911 had
five sections which carried fines
Of between $25 to $50; the first
section limited the speed to IL
miles an hour, whilst the second
section was aimed to compel
automobile drivers to blow their
horns at each corner.
In 1912 the city council decid-
ed that the speed limit was a
little too lenient upon the auto
mobilists and a meeting of the
board was subsequently called to
adopt an ordinance to fix the linn
it at s miles. Like all other law
makers the members of the
board repealed ordinance No. 5
| of 1911. only reducing the fine
and speed limit, overlooking to
have the section relative to auto
horns inserted in the re-enacted
ordinance.
Attorney Thompson claimed
that the only ordinance under
which he could be found guilty
of violating the municipal law
was No. 5 of 1911, but this ordi-
nance had been repealed by ordi.
nanc No. Z Of 1912 and therefore
did not exist.
! The city is given three days in
/ which to take an appeal and
since the mayor has to be autho-
rized by the board Of aldermen
the time of appealing to the dis
1trict court flew by without any
faction being taken by the city,
as it was impossible to hold a
meeting of the board, since one
member was in Galveston anoth-
or in Biloxi and a third one att
| Second Lake.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
City Receives More Gravel

Mayor Loeb announced during
the week that he had secured
four cars Of gravel to fill out a
few Washouts on the gravel
streets in this city. In a few
places, on account of adverse
conditions, the gravel was slight
" washed off; in order to ren1e-
dy this Immediately Mr.. Loeb
did not lose time in obtaining
the necessary gravel to fill up
these places.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25

After being i'll for several days
Chief of Police Clarence L. Hayes
is back on the job. The chic f
had not been feeling any too
well for quite a while and conse-
quentIy did not show up at the
City Hall this week until Wednes-
day morning. He. hoWeyer looks
none the worse off for his little
spell of illness.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25

Miss Eva Stark, Of Thibodaux
who spent several weeks in this
city as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bourdier, left on We'd
nesday morning for her home.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25

Before a crowd of nearly one
thousand people the Opelousas
team went down to defeat at the
hands of Manager Porter's Eu-
nice by the close score Of 3 to 2.
IF luck would have broken out
even Opelousas would have won
the game easily, but Eunice had
the luck and carried off the lau-
rels of the day. The coaching
on the Eunice side was far SUI
perior to that of the local side
and this was really what won
the game for the visitors.
In the first inning. when Sny-
der hit safely, Opelousas would
have scored had not Snyder. been
told to steal second; he was tag
ged out and Bremen followed
with a nice clean hit in center
field. Again in the third inning
in trying to stretch from second
to home on a hit by Bremen,
Snyder was put out; if he had
been properly coached he could
have made it to the home plate
ahead of Aycock's throw home.
Eunice started the scoring in
the third inning after two men
were down. O'Quin was out on
a grounder from short to first,
Daughtry struck out and Tufffy
hit safely; the Eunice pitcher
reached home on a pretty two
bagger by Aycock, who in turn
was brought in by a tWo-base
hit off the bat of the hustling
little Eunice shortstop, BelshaW,
who in trying to steal third was
plugged out.
Opelos1sas came in reyengeful
in the same inning and tied the
score, after Brown first up slap
ped out a pretty drive to left,
which was felded in sensational
style by Aycock; Casey next up
kissed the pill for a single in
center, Snyder followed with a
beautiful drive in center, which
counted for two bags, scoring
Casey, Bremen next up singled
and Snyder in an attempt to
score was thrown out by Ay-
cock; Kirlin hit safely and Bren-
men scored, Chastant pop flied to
Belshaw.
Neither team could score un-
til the ninth, when Eunice sue
ceeded in placing one over and
thereby won the game. Aycock
first up hit one in right, which
should have been easily caught
by Kirlin, who misjudged it and
the runner went safe at second.
BelshaW went out pitcher to
first and Aherns succeeded in
laying a pretty bunt, after at
tempting twice without success,
bringing Aycock on third, who
scored when Dupuy hit a long
fly to Kirlin.
Opelousas could do nothing in
the ninth and the game went to
Eunice. The feature Of the
game was the fielding of Chas-
tant, Brown and Dejean for Ope-
lousas and the fielding of Bel
shaw, who pulled out Fuff1y in
several bad holes by making
sensational stops at short and
throwing the erunner out at first.
Aycock in left also made a few
good catches. Brown and Chas-
tant, however, played like big
leaguers in the field, stabbing
them in every direction. It they
would have been as successful
at the bat as they were IN the
field Eunice would have been
easily defeated. Snyder and
Bremen were the hitting stars,
each securing three safe hits.
The Opelousas boys played an
excellent game and it was their
ill-luck that cost them the game.
Following is the official score
Iof SUNDAYS game.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
Notice.

There viii be divine services
at the Epis copal Church on Sun
day night at 7:30 o'clock by Rev.
b. boswell.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
Fabian Chachere Goes to
Galveston.

Mr.. Fabian Chachere, who
was in the employ of the United
States Express Company until
that company changed hands
and subsequently remained in
the employ Of the American Ex-
press Company, left during the
week for Galveston, Texas,
where he will be engaged with
another express company. Young
Chachere's change from Opelou-
sas to the Island City is consid-
cred a promotion and the young
man has received numerous con-
gratulations from his friends
from this city since it became
known that he had been pro-
NOTED. His friends wish him
well in his new undertaking.
The place made vacant will be
creditably filled by Alfred
Guidry, who was at one time en-
ployed by the Wells-Fargo COM
pany. Young GuidrY will take
charge Of the soliciting end of
the American Express Company
in this city.
The ladies of the First Baptist
Church and their friends will
serve chicken and ham sand
Wiches, coffe, ice tea, ice cream
and cake on the courthouse
square during the Farmers Con-
vention, July q, 20, 80. Your
patronage is solicited.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-13


windows, was doing roaring trade
during the boom times. Wills found
himself reduced to his last five hun
dred. And he was not taking in
enough to pay the cost of his help.
AS the sales dwindled Wills posters
became more flashy. Hiram Oakley,
who had had no communication with
the couple since their marriage, knew
that the time was at hand.
But, after all, it was Wills who
came to him-came in hUmbly, but
looking much more of a man that
he had looked before when he defied
old Oakley.
"Mr. Oakley" he began frankly,
give come to tell you that have
been a fool, sir"
Old Oakley looked him up and
down. There's always hope for a
man when he finds that out" he said
at length.
Don't think that I've come to ask
your help" said Wills. I'm anx-
ious about Madge, that's all. Frank
ly, the business can't go on another
luOuIu Anu uOu hllO" "udI We
are going to do. You see"
And Oakley learned that he was to
become a grandfather.
There is nothing that touches an
old mans heart so much. Oakley
was genuinely fond of his daughter,
and he thought that the pair had had
about as much of lesson as they
needed.
$50 I'm thinking of selling out and
moving to another town, sir" con-
tinued Wills. But before I go I want
you to forgive Madge and-and tell
me why l couldn't succeed" he bIurt-
ed out. 81 thought l knew all the
tricks of the trade, with my New
York experience"
$50 you did, my boy" answered
Oakley briskly. You knew tricks
that I'd heard of but never soiled