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Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
IchthyoI,

The importation of ichthyol, a pc.
culiar asphaltic material found in Aus
tria, which finds application after ap-
rropriate chemical treatment as very
important medicament, has been, along
with many other products, cut off by
the war. The raw material comes from
fossiliferous deposit near Seefeld, in
the Austrian Tyrol. 1t is carefully Sc,
lected and subjected to dry distillation.
The distillate thus obtained is then
sulphonated and subsequently neutral.
lied with ammonia. The use of this
material has greatly increased in the
last few years, and it has proved very
beneficial Almost Immediately follow
ing the beginning of the war its price
doubled, going to over 60 cents an
ounce. Already. however, a firm in St.
Louis has a material on the market,
which has been favorably recommend.
ed as an efficient substitute, closely re.
sembling ichthyol itself.-United
States Geological Survey Bulletin.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21

Patronize, the merchants who ad
,Artise in the Observer.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
A Profession and a Home.

That married woman can keep up
her profession and her home as well
is being successfully proved by the
principal of one of the largest schools
for girls in New York.
She has Broom apartment run
by a capable maid and a japanese
cook She took up her teaching again
when her daughter was two years old
and has managed to prepare her
daughter for college at the age of iif.
teen.
Anne Warner, the authoress, also
has been married three years and
does her writing at home by settling
her housekeeping by nine In the morn
ing and then shutting herself up in
her study to write until five-the
usual hours of a business man to
which she considers herself entitled.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21

An old-time dance will be given by
the Woodmen in Fritz hall Satur.
day evening. The program will be
made up Of round and square dances.
John Webster visited in Denver
Sunday
VIM. Grossly made trip to Den
yer Sunday.
E. E. Pearly left Monday morning
fod Denver.
Jos. Borzago is attending the
meeting of the county commissioners
in Denver this week.
Fred Anderson returned the first
Of the week from business and
pleasure visit to the Queen City.
Ed. Rowe left Tuesday for Idaho
Springs f,nd may decide to remain
there if he is successful in securing
, work
Mrs. John Robins left Sunday on
visit of several days with rela-
tivss and friends in the Queen City.
John Hamilton returned Friday
from a business and pleasure visit
Of several days spent in the valley.
| Carl Johnson, who has been visit
ing here for several days the past
week, returned Wednesday to his
home in Corona.
Mike O'hea left Monday for Idaho
, Springs to spend several days view
iSg the sights and attractions of
that popular place.
The Sunday school will meet "a
inst at 10 a. m. Preaching by the
pastor at II a. m. The Gospel Team
of Central City will take the SER
vice in the evening at 80 o'clock.
All are invited to all services.
The Women of Woodcraft at their
regular meeting of Tuesday evening
installed the following officers who
will serve for the ensuing term:
Guardian Neighbor-Mae Fairchild,
Past Guardian Neighbor-Hazel Tabb,
Adviser-Pearl Kriley,
Magician-Seph;a James,
Clerk-Katherine Miller,
BankerAElsie Tomlinson,
Attendant-Lela Anderson,
Captain OF Guard-Daisy Blake,
Musician-Carrie Tomlinson,
Inside Sentinel-Anpa Wherry,
Manager-Amelia Taylor,
Assistant Managers-Mary Kofford
and Effie Tabb.
At the close of the installation ex-
ercises. which were conducted by
Pearl Curry delicious and dainty re-
freshments were served and the re-
mainder of the evening spent in a
; good social time.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
Personal MENTION in RUSSELL GULCH|R

Mrs. c. A. Wagner after few
days visit in Denver returned home
Friday night.
Mr.. ]. Mellow went to Denver Sun
day morning returned in the even
ing.
Mr.. ]. Stevens left for Denver Sun
day to attend the Commissioners
meeting.
Joe Ress and Bob Richards went tc
Idaho Springs Saturday.
Oscar Klein came up from Denver
Tuesday to attend the funeral of Har
ry Rickard.
The body of Harry Ricdkard was
brought up from Arvada Tuesday
and buried Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Rickard came up from Arvada
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Roberts and
daughter, Irene came up from Arvada
Tuesday to attend the funeral of R.
II. Ricard.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at Mrs
John Jones to day.
We are panied to learn that our
ever courteous and obliging assistant
district attorney, has lost his happy
home, and his beaming and benign
countenance no longer lights up the
festive board at his accustomed hab
itation. 1t is written, he that endur
eth to the end, the same shall again
enjoy past blessings, and we pray
for our legal friends reinstatement
The following religious services
will be held here "a inst:
Sunday school 10 a. m. Epwortll
League led by the pastor, 6:15 p. M
Preaching Z p. m. Special music
will be furnished by the choir. All
are invited to all services.
The Ladies' Aid Society gave an
oyster supper for the benefit of the
M. E. church at the 1. o. o. F., hall
last Friday night. A large crowd
was in attendance and a snug sum
in every style and all varieties, from
the superfine blue points to the fat
and juicy ones that Jonah fed upon
when held in close confinement. The
culinary department was presided
over by Mrs. Phillips and Mrs
Stearns two well known caterers to a
fastidious public who pronounce III en-
masters of the art
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
COSTLY MILE OF WIRE
ERECTED DURING SIEGE OF PORT
ARTHUR, IN 1905.
Estimated That Ten Thousand Lives
Were Lost and Millions of Dollars
Expended in "condemnins" the =
Right of Way.

There are many individual miles
of city-built telephone line that have
cost we'll up in the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars" remarked an Off
Ger of the United States army who
saw much of the war between Russia
and Japan few years ago. but the
mile of telephone wire that cost, be-
yond all comparison, more money and
lives than any other line ever built
was erected during the siege of Port
Arthur in 1905.
"For weeks and months the Japs
had been eating away at the defenses
of the Russian fortress, but with small
success. The hills around the town
and harbor seemed to have been fash
toned by nature for defense. The
-Japs, though they had brought up
their great 12 and 14-inch siege guns,
were able to make but slight impress
sion upon the forts and none at all
upon the town or the Russian fleet
that lay safe within the inner harbor.
The trouble was that, though the
great guns-'Osaka babies they called
them, after the name of the town
where they were manufactured
could easily carry from their positions
into Port Arthur and the harbor, there
was intervening a great range of hills
from five to six hundred feet in height
and crowned with the most powerful
fortifications in the world to that
date. Hence, the gunners could not
get sight of their targets.
Suddenly the Osaka babies COM
menced to open fire upon the town
and harbor, and the Russians smiled,
for experience had shown them how
impossible it was for the shells to
strike their unseen targets. But, to
their astonishment, after a shell or
two, one lit squarely upon the main
building in Port Arthur and shortly
after one plunged through the deck
of a battleship and sank her like a
stone.
In a short time the town was
wrecked and the fleet, with half its
ships sunk or disabled, had to put out
to sea.
For. from the telephone In the
hand of the Jap hidden on the sum-
nit of 203 Meter hill there ran wire
to the batteries where stood the great
Osaka babies, and the whole thing
became as simple as a kindergarten
problem. The man with the telescope
observed where the shells from the
babies struck; he reported it to the
man with the telephone. who, in turn,
telephoned 1t to the gunners of the
babies They modified their fire un-
der these directions and placed their
great shells as accurately as though
they were firing point-blank at tar
get.
1T was the beginning of the end of
Port Arthur. that mile of telephone
line running up the flank of 203 Meter
Hill. 1t was but single wire mount
ed on poles so small that they were
invisible quarter of mile distant,
but it cost 10000 men and several mil
lions Of dollars in ammunition and
other war-cost to condemn the right
of way"
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
Fresh Pork Cuts

LoiNS, Short, 8-1o, per Id. --14LaC
LoINs, Short, 1912, per Ib - 14c
LoiNS, Short, t2.14, per ib - 14C
loiNS, Short, 15-up, per lb. 13Iac
SHOULDERS, Regular, per Ib. lie
Skinned, per Ib. - 11EC
SPARE RIBS, per Ib. - = 14f
LEAF LARD, per lib. - 13c
HAMS, s-1o ave, per lib - - 14f
HAMS, 14-1e ave, per 'b. = 14c
HAMS, 1920 ave, per Ib = 14c
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21

SKINNED HAMS, 14-16, Ib - 15C
BELLIES, per lib from 14c to 17c
HOG HEADS, per Ib - - - Sc
PIGS FEET Nresh) per Ib &c
NECK BONES, per lb. - - &c
LEAN PORK TRIMMINGS, Ito make
homemade sausage) per lib 13c
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21

Ray Launder was in town this weel
good lease in a tungsten mine.
Steve Hoskins was up from Den
YER this week on mining business.
Mrs. Mamie Britt left "Wednesday
morning for Tulsa, Okla.
B. E. Seymour and wife made tril
to Denver Wednesday morning.
Miss Lulu Davidson was a passen.
ger to the valley yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. Isabelle Mabee is in Denver
visiting Mrs. Geo. Mabee, who is
very ill.
H. ]. Teller. of Grand Junction, is
a business visitor this week.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21

Mrs. Mike Klais was passenger
to the valley Sunday morning.
Henry Becker and wife were up
from Denver the latter part of the
week fer a brief stay. Mr.. Becker
is as reticent as ever.
Chas. Baer, of Apex, was a pas
senger to Denver Sunday.
Miss Lavina Philips was up from
Denver the latter part of the week
to visit relatives.
Mrs. Albert Gundy and children
went to Denver this week to see the
stock show.
Henry Stahl and wife were up from
Denver the latter part of the week
VIM. Flick came up from Golden
Sunday to greet old friends.
DIR. A. c. Asquith returned to Den
yer Sunday afternoon, after short
stay.
Mrs. A. II. Day went to Denver
Monday morning to spend few days
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. U. S. Parsons
went to Denver Monday.
j. NJ. Seright and wife are spend
| ing the week in Denver.
Geo. Hamllik and wife were pas
sengers on the outgoing train Monda,
morning, the former going to Tol
land to hold an inquest over the
body of the man who was killed IN
the snow-plow accident on tie Mof
! fat road.
Darrow Mabee was up from Golden
this week on business.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
Retail Butchers Fine Fellows

To dspei the idea belief that
selling
emphatieaiy
right sell that 10
deal it for
thermore retailers,
eneroaehins field.
friends
being keabIe felows
In short form charitable
the liquidation Of their
Che policy those
credit
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
Difficult.

French fashions have stopped com
ing over" says u New Yorker, "and
evening gowns for the winter will in
consequence be less decollete. A good
thing. too. | said to woman at a
dance last week:
How beautifully your daughter is
dressed Don't you find II difficult to
keep her in clothes?
Indeed ] do'' my friend replied.
Haven't you noticed the decollete
GOWN she's wearing tonight?"
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
Retail Market Idea Abandoned

In our weekly message to the
probability establishing
Big Observer Family acting
bother viewing
ton from various Angles that
the Of the meatbuyng
ncrease would
Of
drummers
telling stories have to pay
delivery that in reality
You
tcrs for electric
of binding
Thenth
knife machine
of iooki a pound. Num-
other things would
10 nctw anted.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
AT WHOLESALE PRICES
FOR CASH

Below will find the which
prices in
in less than whole cuts
enough
whole rounds The price
pound been added
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21

Neil Mckay accompanied. JOS Bor-
zago and John Stevens to Denver
this week to attend the meeting of
county commissioners.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
Orders Exceed all Expectations

Last Thursday
shipment 1000
that this nearly
first came the the people
press were small that
livery would him Of
Peeted shipment The
the
that
the depot to handle
loaded a hservsr-
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
Meat For
the Multitude

would have done
flee Saturday evening Of
TO see the dozens Of
looked gathering Of ba
family reunion which In reality
e's observer Family composed Of all walks life
the strong and the weak
oppressed all met upon privilege
anns meats at prices that enabled
e"ent food stuff The exempied
se'ne written by lonafelow, which
ntent lived by the Aeadians
everything where the rich
county into community Matchmaking
land of plenty happiness 6weI
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-21
Dressed Hogs

SHIPPER PIGS, 1890 lbs, head on.
leaf lard In, per Ib. - - - 12C
SHIPPER HOGS, 1o0-15o lbs, head
ON, leaf lard In, per Ib. - - 12C
SHIPPER HOGS, 175-25o lbs, head
on, leaf lard In, per lb. - --12Hc
PACKER HOGS, 125-175 lbs, head
or, leaf lard out, per Id. - 12Ec
PACKER HOGS, 175-250 lbs, head
off, leaf lard out, per ib. - 12Hc
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
COTTON PICKING is
BEGUN I'm EARNEST
Gins Are Repaired to Take
Care of the Cotton Which
Is Now Being Harvested

Cotton picking in old st,
Landry, the queen cotton par
ish Of Louisiana, has been
started in earnest, according
to reports drifting into the city.
The first cotton to open in
the parish was reported to be
at Dubuisson, where w. e.
Bacon, a prominent planter
had cotton ready to pick the
middle of July.
In Plaisance, it is said, the
farmers began harvesting a
bumper cotton crop and it will
not be many days before cot
ton gins in that section will be
5humming. Prairie Ronde and
other places, also, where it was
possible to plant a little early,
cotton is opening rapidly.
Prospects of a good crop, af
ter the bad start the farmers
had early in the season, are
considered excellent. st. Ian
dry will harvest its share Of
the Louisiana cotton cotton
production.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
FAIR ASSOCIATION
FINALLY ORGANIZED
STOCKHOLDERS MEET AND ELECT BOARD OF NINE
DIRECTORS OFF GERS TO BE CHOSEN
SATURDAY EVENING

The st. Landry Farmers Fail
! Association has finally beer
permanently organized, with
the capital took fixed at one
thousand dollars. The organ
ization of the fair association
took place in the police jury
room on Wednesday morning
several stockholders eyincing
considerable interest in the
organization.
The first board Of directors
of the association to serve un-
til the first Monday in Janu-
ary is composed Of the follow
ing: DR.. r. M. Littell, DR.. J..
A.. Haas, r. Lee Mills, Dr.. G..
A. Gardiner, Edgar T. Dupre,
P. P. Hidalgo, L. w. Lyman,
John ThistleWaite and Edgar
Andrepont. The directors
will meet here on Saturday af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock for the
purpose of electing the officers
of the association and adopt
plans and specifications for the
holding Of the first annual par
ish fair Of the st. Landry Far
n1ers Fair Association.
The association has already
been assured Of nsiderably
over one thousand dollars,
about six hundred dollars hay-
ing been subscribed in stocks,
while the state, city and par
ish appropriations will amount
to $3.50. Several Of the lead
ing merchants and business
men, as well as four of the To-
cal banks, have not yet sub
scribed to the fair association
but it is understood that be-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
CAPITAL ROADS WILL
BE BUILT BY FISHER
Opelousas Contractor Lands
Job in East Baton Rouge
With Better Prospects

Elijah Fisher, the local high
way contractor, who erected
over twenty miles of model
roads in this parish during the
past year and a half, secured
the contract for the construc-
ton of several miles of gravel
highways in East Baton Rouge
parish.
Mr.. Fisher shipped three
carloads of mules last week.
later going to the Capital City
himself. Before leaving Ope-
lousas the local contractor ex.
pressed the opinion that as
soon as he would complete the
present job the police jury OF
East Baton Rouge parish would
be ready and willing to award
him a still larger contract.
Under difficult and try
ing conditions Mr.. Fisher built
over twenty miles of gravel
roads in this parish, which are
proving satisfactory, even be-
yond expectation. He will be
in a better position to con-
struct model roads in Baton
Rouge than he was here in st.
Landry, where the gravel had
to be hauled long distances.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07

dollars to doughnuts, that not
one suggestion made by it is
going to be adopted.
What purports to be their
recommendation with refer
ence to the District Courts, is
a monumental Joke. The idea
of allowing a District Judge
additional pay, travelling ex-
penses and a stenographer, is
an insult to the impoverished
condition of the state. and a
direct slap at those who be-
lieve in an economical admin
istration of its affairs.
IF the balance of it's reports
are in keeping with the above
recommendation, duly pub
lished in your paper, then I
repeat what / stated in the be-
ginning, it is fit food for fire.,
it's ashes to rest in the murky
waters of the Mississippi
Yours truly,
GILBERT L. DUPRE.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
DUNBAR MIXES WITH
ALEXANDRIA VOTERS
Candidate for Registrar Of the
Land Office Makes
Political Tour

Percy Dunbar, candidate for
the office Of Registrar Of the
State Land Office, made a po-
litical tour Of Rapides parish
and other points during the
past week. Mr.. Dunbar was
in Alexandria during the con-
vention Of the Louisiana Farm
ers' Union and met with en-
couragement among many he
interviewed.
Mr.. Dunbar has been kept
busy during the past few
weeks going to various cities of
the state in the interest of his
candidacy. There are several
contesting for the Office which
Mr.. Dunbar is seeking, those
most prominently mentioned
besides Mr.. Dunbar being Fred
j. Grace, present incumbent,
and IL. j. Lea, clerk Of court Of
West Feliciana.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
JURORS RECOMMEND
LOWER ASSESSMENTS
Assessor iE'onsene.t Suggests
Lower Assessments for
Levee Districts
ESTORCE WILL PLEAD
BEFORE EoUALIZERs
Section Effected by the Floods
Will Pay Less Taxes if This
Proposition Meets With Sue
cess at Hands of Equalizers

The police jury went on recl
ord last Tuesday as favoring
the reduction Of assessm ents,
as recommended by Assessor
ID. Ne. Fontenot, of So per acre
on all assessed open land ly-
ing in the Levee Districts of
the parish.
The taxpayers in these dis
tricts have been hard hit dur
ing the overfows of recent
years, as well as by the inva-
sion Of the boil Weevil, and
have been suffering under the
burden Of heavy taxation, for
sometime. They appealed to
the officials and were heard,
resulting in the police jury and
the assessor recommending to-
the State Board Of Equalizers
the reduction il assessment Of
So per acre.
Mr.. Fontenot personally in
tervieWed the members Of the
Board of Equalizers and made
a strong appeal for the pro-
posed reduction, which would
be a source of great relief to
the taxpayers of the effected
districts.
Hon. Henry Estorge, mem
Der of the board from this dis
trict, has assured the interest
ed parties that he would take
up their fight with his col
leagues; he is confident of be-
ing victorious.
Following is the letter writ
ten to the Board of Equalizers
by Mr.. Fontenot and the reso-
luton, offered BY DR.. Pavy
and Mr.. w. f. Brown, which
was unanimously adopted
Opelousas, La, Aug. 2, '15..
To the Hon. Pres. and Mem
bers Board of Equalizers,I
Baton Rouge, La.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed herewith a copy
Of the resolution and recon-
mendation Of the Police Jury
of the Parish Of st. Landry III
reference to the reduction of
assessment on open land lying
in the Levee Districts. I de-
sire to likewise add my appro-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
DRAINAGE
DISTRICT CREATED
PLAQUEMINE DISTRICT IS FORMED AND COMMITS
sIoNERs TO MEET SOON TO PERFECT
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION

The Plaquemine Drainage
/ District is real thing. Fol
the past year patriotic tax
1 payers Of the Plaquemine ane
West Bellevue sections have
been working with view o1
creating a drainage district In
that section of the parish
southwest of Opelousas. The
police jury, on last Monday
evening, finally created the
district, after considering a
petition from a large number
of taxpayers of the Plaque
mine Drainage District, and
elected Eugene Richard, sr.,
as commissioner for four
years, and P. P. Hidalgo and
q. T. Cary, Jr., for commits
sioners for two years. The
Governor will appoint James
@. Chachere and Joseph
Boone as the other members
Of the drainage board.
The members of the Plaque
mine Drainage District board
will meet in this city on We'd
nesday 18th, for the purpose
of perfecting organization, af-
ter which the question Of tax
alton will be taken up. There
are some nineteen hundred
acres Of land in the new drain
age district and it is figured
that it will take a ten mill tax
for twenty years in order that
sufficient money can be gotten
to do the work properly.
Several of the most promi-
nent resident taxpayers Of the
new drainage district are con-
fident that the tax will be car
ried. One farmer from West
Bellevue stated during the
week that he considered the
tax election a mere formality,
as there were very few tax
payers opposing the PROPOSE
ton.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
SUGGESTS CREMATION
OF PROBERS' REPORT
Judge Dupre Thinks That
Work of Probe Commit
tee VIII Be Naught

III a public letter addressed
to the Clarion Judge Gilbert
L. Dupre severely criticizes the
Probe Commission and urges
the cremation of that body's
report and that the ashes be
deposited in the Mississippi
river.
Following is the Judges let
ter:
Opelousas, La, Aug. 8, '15.
To the Editor of the Clarion
The Probe Commission has
eaten up the twenty thousand
dollars awarded it,1lot leav-
ing sufficient funds whereby
to have it's report printed. I'm
der the circumstances, no one
is going to obtain the benefit
Of their luminous conclusions!
] suggest that when this re-
port is presented to the legisla-
ture, some member of that
body will have the courage to
move that. the report be Gre
mated and the ashes scattered
in the Mississippi river.
Such proceedings of that
body as appeared in the news
papers, evidenced that their
Investigations did not develop
a single fact not heretofore
known, and the chances are
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07

tween these at least FIVE hun
dred dollars will be secured.
It is not known where the
fair will be held this Fall ;
some of the stockholders fa-
vor the Wallior race track,
while there are some who
would want the fair to take
place at Comeau's park and
still there are several who
think that the old st. Landry
High School grounds and
building would beg suitable for
the fair. In all probabilities
it will be held on the school
grounds, as it is understood
that a majority oe the diree-
tors favorthat place, provided
that races are not made part
of the rogram for the rapidly
approaching fair.
There will be anlusements
on the grounds, in order that
funds can be realized to place.
the fair association on a perm
anent and paying basis. A
game of football between st.
Charles and Lafayette or an
other strong eleven will be one
Of the chief attractions.
DI1rinp the three dayg af
the parish fair there will be
something doing the entire
time. The Farmers Union, on
account Of which organization
the parish fair question was
revived, will likely hold q
mammoth rally, when it IS
expected to bring some five
thousand visitors to Ope-
sas.