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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Notice to the Public.

B.
After September 10Th all sub
scriptions must be receipted for
on authorized subscription
blanks, which will be furnished
to the schools of st. Landry par
ish free by the st. Landry Clar-
ion.
In case that subscribers should
desire to send in their subscrip-
tion by mail, by stating for which
school they wish to vote, receipts
will be mailed them by the Con-
test Manager of the ST. Landry
Clarion. All subscriptions and
votes sent by mail should be sent
directly to the Contest Manager
to insure the receiving of credit
for same.
No receipts will be acknowl-
edged by the Clarion except au-
thorized receipts.
YVES ANDREPONT,
Business Manager.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
WANTS boy SCOUTS
Preacher Tomb of Opinion
That Opelousas Should
Have 3couts.

Many citizens Of Opelousas
think that this city should have
a body of boy scouts like many
other cities and towns. Rev Z.
B. Tomb, pastor of the local
Presbyterian Church has had
wide experience in the organiza-
ton Of such a body and his
friends are of the opinion that
he is very able to organize boy
scouts in Opelousas.
Rev. Mr.. Tomb stated during
the week, when interviewed on
this subject by a representative
of the Clarion, that he would be
very glad to give all the assist
ance necessary for the perfection
of boy scouts in Opelousas.
Now that Opelousas has a
modern school house it would be
much easier to organize boy
scouts in this city and Mr.. Tomb
would be willing to do all in his
power to promote this good
cause.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Mayor Loeb Made Hon
orary Vice President.

Mayor E. L. Loeb of this city
received a letter from the seere-
tary of the Louisiana State Fair,
of Shreveport, advising him that
he had beeen unanimously elect
ed an honorary vice president by
the board of directors. This is
quite a distinction as the Louis
lana State Fair is one of the
largest of its kind in the South
and Mr.. Loeb did not even have
any shares in the concern.
Mayor Loeb answered the sec
retary that he would accept the
honor bestowed upon him and if
possible he would take in the
fair which beoins On Nov. 4th,
kftka Examiner OF kst. as,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
MANY FROM HERE GO
TO HEAR ROOSEVELT
Curiosity Brings Twenty
Odd Opelouseans To
New iberia.

Not because they were Bull
Moosers, not because they thought
that an ex-president would con-
vince them that the Democratic
party was an enemy to Louisiana,
but simply because they desired
to get a glimpse of the man who
was made great by a mere acci-
dent, some twenty-odd Opel
ousas citizens journeyed to New
Iberia on last Tuesday to hear
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
speak to some three thousand
Third District voters,
Those from here who had the
pleasure of satisfying their
ccriousity by seeing the ex- -Presi-
dent were greatly disappointed,
as they went to New Iberia ex-
pecting the Colonel to start a ball
afre against the Democratic
party.
The Opelouseans who heard the
chief of the Bull Moose party last
Tuesday evening report that af-
Ter the meeting those of the
spectators who were Progressive
spoke in favor of their party, but
never mentioned the name of
their chief.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
To Begin Foot Ball
Practice.

Mr.. Doonan, S. j., manager
of the st. Charles College foot
ball team, stated during the
week that he expected to start
the boys on the gridiron in earn
est by the end of next week.
There is plenty of good material
at St. Charles and as soon as the
students secure the necessary
permission a team will be round
ed up which, il it comes up to
the expectation, will be a formi-
dable contender for the cham
pionship of Southwest Louisiana.
Within the next few days Mr..
Doonan expects to arrange his
schedule, which will include La
fayette Industrial Institute, the
Louisiana College. Loyola Uni
versity and several other col
leges in Louisiana.
AS the ST.. Charles team will
be allowed tc travel it would not
be surprising that a game be ar
ranged to take place in Opelou-
sas with some nearby college,
which event would give the peo-
pie of this city an opportunity to
view the real college sport.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Working on Assessment
Rolls.

Assessor Darius NJ Fontenot
received on last Saturday from
the State Board of Equalizers a
notice to proceed on the assess
ment rolls for 1915. There is no
change in the assessment Of St.
Landry, with the exception of
class D. Cypress, which has
been increased Is per cent.
Mr.. Fontenot has already
started on the rolls and is MAX
ing a rapid headway, after wait
ing several weeks on the Board
of Equalizers, which was in ses-
sion at Baton Rouge during the
months of August.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12

Miss Lily Dupre, after spend
ing the summer in this city with
her mother Mrs. Laurent Dupre,
left on Sunday for Baton Rouge,
where she will teach this session.
DR.. j. A. Haas, wife and
daughter, after a ten days. stay
at Coopers' Wells. have returned.
Mr.. Frank Barry, of Grand
Coteau, popular cashier of the
Sunset Bank, spent Monday in
this city visiting friends and rel
atives.
Mr.. Paul Mouille, of Iota, was
in Opelousas and surrounding
country several days this week,
reporting that everything was
humming in his section of the
country.
Mrs. Louis Goldstein and
daughter, Miss Elise, of New Or
leans, are visiting in Opelousas
as the guests Of relatives.
Mrs. FL. II. Callahan and baby
returned on Monday from a visit
to Midland.
MIR. P. Fl. Griffith. well known
and popular principal Of the Eu-
nice High School, attended to
business in Opelousas on Monday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Card of Thanks.

The Sisters Marianites of Holy
Cross extend their heartfelt
gratitude to the Honorable Body,
the Board of Aldermen of the
city of Opelousas for the ines
Unable favor that they have SO
lately conferred upon them by
allowing them the free use of the
lights and water. They thank
in a particular manner Honorable
Mayor Loeb and Alderman Fields.
The sisters will not fail TO inn
plore Gods blessing upon their
kind benefactors.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Council Proceedings.
Opelousas, La, Sept. a. i91

Opelousas, La. Sept. 4, 1914.
The Board of Aldermen met pursuant
to adjournment. Present, E. L. Loeb,
Mayor, presiding; Aldermen Gosselin,
Fields and Sicily. A quorum being
present the meeting was called to order.
Mr.. Lawrence A. Andrepont, elected
City Printer, designated the ST. Landry
Clarion the official journal of the city.
The Mayor notified the Board that
there were no bids received for the
graveling of Main street. as per advef,
tisement.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the following bills were approved and
ordered paid:
735, H Bodemuiler, printing
water and light receipts 3 500
736, Jacobs News Depot Co, sta
tionery for office $50
737, A G Jones, sundries for
power plant 20 10
There being no further business, up-
on motion duly seconded and carried,
the meeting was adjourned subject TO
call.
E. Z. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: H U. CALLAHAN, City Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
PARISH WILL SURVEY
KROTz SPRING ROAD
Police Jury to Ascertain Cost
Of Road Between Courta
bleau and Atchafalaya.

The Police Jury has ordered
the parish surveyor to survey and
estimate the cost of building a
public road from the Courtableau
to Krotz Springs. The Clarion
has long been proclaiming the
many advantages to be derived
from that road by the people of
Opelousas and the eastern sec
tion of the parish. NotonIy that,
but the road to Krotz Springs
will give the people east and
north of Krotz Springs an outlet
to this city.
As Krotz Springs is a place,
where many citizens of Opelou-
sas enjoy spending Sundays, this
road would mean the building of
Krotz Springs as little summer
resort. Many from here could
60 to that town by autobiles each
Sunday to enjoy a day of rest.
Mr. Krotz. the promoter and
father of Melville, as we'll as the
founder of Krotz Springs. feels
confident that this road will
mean the upbuilding Of Krotz
Springs and that in a few years
it will have as great a reputa-
ton, as mineral we'll town, as
other such places in the South.
Krotz Springs water has been
considered as splendid for the
stomach and kidneys as those of
Coopers' Well and Mineral Wells.
A public road connecting Ope-
lousas with Krotz Springs will
mean the habitating andupbuild-
ing of vast territory, which is
OF very little use to this parish.
In few years people in that
section will be paying enough /
taxes to justify the construction
of a modern road to Opelousas.
The road will not only be Of
great value to that section of the
parish, but it will be of benefit
to the parish, as with the deyel-
opment of thousands of acres of
woodland and swamp land the
population and receipts OF st.
Landry will vastly increase.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
LOCAL KNIGHTS ARE
GOING TO NATCHEz
More Than Twenty Knights
of Columbus from Here
to View Initiation.

More than twenty members of
the local lodge OF Knights Of Co.
lumbus will journey to Natchez,
Miss, on Saturday evening, Sep
tember 26th, to witness large
initiation on Sunday, Sept. 9th.
The local lodge has been in
vited by the Natchez Council and
the invitation will no doubt be
accepted, as large number Of
members from Opelousas are al
ready preparing to take in the
event.
Reports from the Mississippi
city are to the effect that some
eighty candidates will be made
to ride the goat and as the local
Knights have never enjoyed the
hospitality of their Natchez
brothers it is expected that a
gala time will be had.
The Opelousas lodge is consid-
cred one of the most popular in
the South among the Mississippi
Knights, as it has been invited
for practically every initiation
held in that state for the last
several years. Last year about
twenty Knights from Opelousas
took part in an initiation held at.
Vicks burg. where they have a
large number of friends and it is
that a trip to that city
will be made in the near future.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Mr.. HAYS RES GINS AS
MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Expected Mr.. Danel Will Be
Only Candidate For
Vacant Position.

Mr.. w. A. Hays, a former citi-
zen of Opelousas, but now a
residentof Houston Texas, where
he is filing out responsible posi-
ton for the Texas Oil Company,
has rendered his resignation to
Governor Hall, as alderman from
the second ward of this city.
1t is thought that Governor
Hall will issue an election
proclamation to fill out the
vacancy within the next few
days.
Former Alderman Danel will
probably be the only candidate
for the office. In the February
election he and Mr.. Hays were
tied, having received the same
amount of votes, and a second
run-off would have been neces-
sary had not Mr.. Daniel with
drawn from the race in favor of
Mr.. Hays.
Mr.. Daniel served on the Board
of Aldermen for a number of
years with a great deal of credit
to himself. and although he was
opposed to Mayor Loeb in the re-
cent mayoralty fight it is not ex-
pected that he will be against
the administration. after he will
be on the board.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
TO SHOW LOUISIANA
PRODUCTS IN NORTH
State To Be Represented At
Wichita international Ag-
ricultural Exposition.

AS one of the means of follow
ing up the splendid advertise
ment Louisiana has received
from the tour of the agricultural
editors through this state last
June and July, the Agricultural
and immigration Department Of
the state out of the funds appro-
priated by the legislature for the
maintenance of the immigration
Division has decided to send a
display of Louisiana's agricul-
tural products to the forthcoming
International Day Farming Con-
gress and Agricultural Exposi-
ton at Wichita, Kansas, October
Z II.
Commissioner E. @. Bruner
has placed this matter in the
hands of Harry D. Wilson and
Justin F. Denechaud, secretary
of the immigration Division. and
Mr.. Denechaud would be pleased
to communicate with any farmer
desirous of having some of his
exhibited at the exposi-
tion. The state will pay all ex-
press charges for samples of this
years product, If sent to the
immigration Division, State Mu-
scum Building. Charles and St.
Ann streets. New Orleans. All
products are to be sent charges
collect not later than September
18th. These products are to be
1sed by the state at other exposi-
ions this year.
The farmers of st. Landry
have a splendid oppor-
unity of advertising their sec
ion of the state and it is to be
aoped that this parish will be
we'll represented at the exposi-
ION.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
INTEREST ALREADY
AROUSED IN CONTEST
Five High Schools Promise
to Make Clarion Contest
Lively Affair.

With the contest proposed by
the St. Landry Clarion not yet
started several schools have al
ready taken a great deal of in
terest in the work to be done in
the contest. Two or three schools
have already secured the COOP
Grafton of smaller schools and
these promise their rivals a hot
race for the first prize.
Eunice, headed by Professor
Griffith, Melville by Professor
Perrault, Opelousas by Professor
Prescott, Washington by Profes-
sor Bittle and Grand Prairie by
Professor Toole, have signified
their intention of .Waging hot
fight for first place and if rres-
ent indications are correct every
school thus far determined to
enter the ring has splendid op-
portunity of adding a grand
four hundred dollar Kinsbury
piano to its furniture.
When seen during the week
the various principals of the
High Schools in st. Landry stated
that they were determined to
make a fight, with the first
prize as their object, and in the
event that they could not get the
first prize they would do all in
their power to secure the best
possible prize. They all praised
the Clarion for it's interest in the
schools and expressed hope that
the contest would be as equally
beneficial to the official journal
Of the police jury and the school
board as it would be to the
schools of st. Landry.
The contest is to start on Mon
day, September 2lst and many
are already anxiously awaiting
the issue of the 10Th SO as to clip
as many free coupons as possible.
Every citizen interested in the
welfare Of the schools of this
parish, where the hope of ed
ucating the vast mojority of St.
Landry's sons and daughters
rest, should take active interest
in this contest, as the schools are
to be benefited, securing valua-
bic prizes at the expense of the
st. Landry Clarion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
School Furniture Arriving

The furniture for the modem
school house began arriving dur
ing the week and fears of the local
high school being unable to throw
open its portals are bring dispell-
ed by Superintendent Thompson
and Professor Prescott.
Mr.. Prescott stated during the
week that he expected the
remainder of the furniture would
be in by next week and that with
a little hard work his school
would be on tap on Monday Sep
tember 21st, for the reception of
six hundred pupils.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
SUNSET HIGHWAY Is
NEARLY COMPLETED
Workers Can Now See the
Village of Sunset In the
Near Distance.

The Sunset road which is prac-
tically ten miles in length, is
nearing completion, and Mr..
Elijah Fisher expects to have
this important highway in tip top
shape by the end Of the month.
after which the LaWtell road will
be next tackled.
Although the Sunset road is
not in the shape that the Wash
ington road is in, Mr.. Fisher has
confidence that within a few
weeks the people of Opelousas
and Sunset will not be able to
find any difference between
these two roads, in fact he is de
termined to construct every road
as even and as smooth as the
highway which connects this
city Washington. On account of
the rainy weather experienced
during the greater time that me
road builders were engaged on
the Suns It road the highway is
somewhat rough in places. but
this will soon be overcome as Mr..
Fisher expects to spend about
ten days touching up bad places.
All doubts as TO the eight-foot
road not being d succ SIS are be-
ing expelled each time one of
these doubters takes a view of
the work being accomplished by
Mr.. Fisher and his associates.
The con ractors are due praise,
indeed, for the manner in which
they have cons ructed the parish
roads and it IS to be hoped that
this will induce the payers to
build many more miles of
similar highways.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
JAS. A. SHAW, Dentist.
Rules and Regulations Governing
The CLARION CONTEST.

Any white school in the parish Of St Landry eligible
pete for the prizes offered in the Clarion School Popularity
Contest.
In the event that two schools the amount
of votes the value of the prizes will be equally divided
like prize will be given to those schools tying.
3. Votes will be awarded in the following order:
New subscriptions $50 votes for ST.
Renewal subscriptions $50 Votes for S100
New advertising $50 votes for Il CO.
Advertising coupons 200 votes for 81. CO.
4. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
All free coupons printed in the ST. Landry Clarion must be
voted by Oct 21s and all votes must be o. KID by the Contest
Manager. before deposited in the ballot box.
committee of judges appointed by the ST. Landry Clarion
will make the final count and distribute the prizes.
All votes must be in at the Of each week. excepting the
last week. when their votes the ballot box
which will be the local banks In this instance
must accompany the votes. in sealed envelope.
At intervals during the contest special prizes will be offered
The of the first special prize offered will be barred from
competing for the second special and IN similar manner on
down the n The winners of these special however will
not be barred from competing for the big prizes.
All agents and commissions will be suspended
during this contest.
The Contest Manager of the St Landry Clarion the
right change modify these rules and regulations necessity
demands
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
No More Band Concerts.

On last Friday night several
hundred lovers of music gathered
on the courthouse square to hear
tee popular Opelousas brass band
to be sadly disappointed. The
band had become one Of the most
popular amusements in this city
and FRIDAYS were always looked
forward to very eagerly, because
on those nights good music was
furnished the 0pelousas people
free of cost.
There is already a movement
on hand to have the concerts
once more inaugurated. Profess
or Shauccier has applied for the
position of band master, and be-
ing very desirous of locating in
Opelousas, where he would be
able to teach private lessons in
s1usic, he would take charge of
ne band for a very small amount.
| AS the band had been making
,onderful strides it is expected
lat Mr.. Shauccier's proposition
I'll be accepted.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Constructing Sidewalk at
Own Expense.

Mrs. Alfred Perry has ar
ranged to have nearly two hum
dred feet of cement sidewalk
constructed in front of her place
on North Union street, imme-
diately after crossing the tracks
of the Opelousas, Gulf & North
eastern Railway.
Mrs. Perry, realizing that the
people of that portion of the city,
especially those desiring to at
tend the Catholic Church. were
in need Of a sidewalk, resolved
to do her share in effecting this
end and consequently advised
the contractors to go ahead with
the work.
After the cement walks will
have been completed in front of
the Perry property there will be
left only a short piece without
any modern walk to the Catho-
lie Church. 1t is the opinion of
many prominent Catholics of this
city that the remainder of the
work should be done by subscrip-
ton, as this walk would pass in
front of the cemetery. Many of
the Catholics in Opelousas have
already been compelled to pay
for paving improvements and it
is, therefore believed that those
who have not paid such heavy
taxes should come to the assis
ance Of Father Engberink, W.
is very desirous of having tN
work accomplished.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12

lii. Marshall Thompson spent
iFeral days in Vile Platte dur
& the week.
Miss Edith Barry of Grand
oteau visited relatives here
eonday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12

Mr.. Lionel Bienvenu. acc
panied by his brother, Os
left on Tuesday morning
Spring Hill College, Mobile, /
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coo
of Beaumont, Texas, are visitin,
relatives in this city.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
one AGREEABLE
FEATURE

of good teeth, is the easy
effort to keep them healthy.
Must People who begin at
the proper time to give their
teeth the care that is due them,
find it an easy and pleasant
task, because there is an alb
sence of annoyances that ac-
company bad teeth. The op-
erations that my patients re-
ceive. give such a satisfaction
that they want to return when
their teeth are in need of ex-
perienced attention.
The suggestions I will give
you about your teeth, will be
well worth your call.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Card of Thanks.

10 the Mayor ana Board OF Al
derman of the city of Ope-
lousas::
We. the undersigned pastors
of the Methodist. Baptist and
Presbyterian churches, wish to
thank you for SO courteously
furnishing electric lights to the
churches without any remunera-
ton. Respectfully,
G. A. MORGAN,
]. B. TAYLOR,
C. B. TOMB.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12

LOS Roller bearing ard
cap on Mel Dutio 70 d. hetWees.
0pelousasa and LzfWtell. Re-
ward to person returning to An
drew Moresi. Opeloasas..
June 27 If
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Only One ..BRoMo oUININE,'

TO get the genuine. call for full name, LAxA-
TIVE BRO2fO QUININE. Look for signature of
L. W. GROVE. Cures Cold IN One Day. Stops
cough and headache. and works off cold. 25c.
Wake up your Liver. A lazy Liver
brings on the worst of diseases. Take
iiE.VER..LAK now at Shute's Drugstore
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-02-06
Choosing the Easier Way.

II thought you were going to invest
your money in stocks?''
II did think of it,
Have you changed your mind?"
Yes. | went into brokers' place
the other day for the purpose of watch
ing the market little while. Have
you ever been in brokers' Officer"
Yes"
Then you know the layout. There
is a big blackboard upon one of the
walls. At each side of the room there
are tickers Facing the blackboard are
several rows Of chairs. which are oc-
cupied by men who have bought or
sold. They sit there, nervously chew
ing their cigars and watching the quo
tations az they are written on the
blackboard
What has that to do with your deci-
sion not to invest?'
After watching these watchers for
awhile and studying their expressions
| decided that it would be easier to go
on working for the money I'm going to
need" Chicago Record-Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-02-06
Mirabeau as an Orator.

No one. not even Talleyrand. could
approach Mirabeau as Il speaker. and.
curiously enough. this violent, emo
tional man was. rs orator. perfectly
self possessed:
During the debate on the disturb
ances at Marseilles the Right inter-
rupted his speech with cries of sland-
erer, liar. scoundrel. assassin. He
stopped for moment and looked at
the excited members who were be-
scattering him with their vile words:
4 am waiting, gentlemen he said. for
these amenities to die down. Then he
went on with his speech at the point
where he had broken off"
His face. pitted with smallpox. was
ugly. says the author of "Mirabeau.
but his very ugliness. transformed by
the play of his countenance. was mar
velously turned into source of power
When he shook his terrible boar S
head" he was terrifying and no man
dared to interrupt him.