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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27
Nebraska
MANY STATE SUITS
DECIDED BY COURT
Orchard Citizens Ordered to Pay for
Circulation of Stories About
Townsman Who Ran Hotel.
INTERPRET INSURANCE CLAUSE
ICON a sad Correspondentl

LINCOLN, Feb 26.-tSpecial)-Thc cir
cuIation Of stories about Charles ]. Deu-
pree of Orchard, in connection with his
operation OF hotel. by Sidney d. Thorn
ton. Nels Lindquist Ora J. Goldsmith,
John Thomas Fletcher and Zachariah T.
Hicks, businessmen of the same village,
will cost them $4,000, according to the de-
cree Of She supreme court, which has
affirmed the decision of the district court
OF Antelope county. The opinion was
written by Justice Hamer.
Term OF Comm lssiOncr.
Earnest A. Calling will be permitted to
act as county commissioner for the
county Of Dawson until 1917, according to
a decision of the supreme court in the
case brought by him against Archie $.
Glland. The case grew out of the adop-
ton Of the constitutional amendment pro-
viding for biennial elections The plaintiff
was elected for term of four years, but
Gilland was elected and qualified for the
position at the 1914 election. Calling main
tanned that a vacancy did not exist and
the court held with him so that his term
will not expire until 1917, or FOR a period
of two years of his successors term.
Tho same principles were involved in
the case of Robert Sailing against X. u.
Bahensky, county clerk of Howard county,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27

p Judgment reserved IN the cedar county
district court from the supreme court
Bcthany school site Case.
Tho famous Bethany school case. hard
fought I'm the courts and at the polls he
tween the citizens u ,hc northern and
southern portions Of that Lincoln sub
urb has been decided by the supreme
court.
The court holds nothing else may be
involved with tho submission Of the
question Of tho issuance Of bonds, not
even the proposition Of PURCHASING an
now site.
changes Priority
rho supreme court holds that the date
of the appropriation Of the alfalfa irri-
cation district was September TO- ISL
instead OF June l. lisa The holding
modifles a former Judgment Of tho high
court and an order Of the irrigation
board. 1t bears on contest brought by
the Kcarney Water and Electric Power
company.
For the Farmer.
The supreme court aftirms the Jude-
ment Of Pawnee county district court I'm
the case Of Frank Haas against Frank
Howard. to recover on n protested check
given by horse dealer to q farmer.
The horse dealer claimed that the
farmer misreprescnted the horse he sold
him as sound whereas she was "a
cribbcr and a windsucker." The jury
found for the farmer on an issue Of
vcracity, and the high court. in an
opinion written by Justice Lotion. says
Long experience has shown the writer
that this is not an unusual result in
suits of this nature
Heirs Get Back Land.
Heirs OF the Toop estate in Butler
county are TO get back the land thai
they sold under the mistaken Impression
that they owned only one-third interes
in it, the supreme court having affirmed
the Judgment returned in their favor il
the lower court.
There were two sets of heirs, the plain
tiffs and certain nonresident aliens liv
ing in England The plaintiffs supposed
that the others, being OF an equal degree
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27

handed down by tho supreme court today,
affirming an order OF the Board Of IT
rigation Plaintiffs had used the water
since lN7o. hut aid not seek to have their
right adludicated untn 1919 The French
man valley irrigation district, holding a
water right on the same river contested
tho application Of the PLAINTIFFS. More
over the latter arEucd the doctrine Of
tho balance OF convenience namely
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27

WNNORE Ncb- FCb. 2b.-tSpcciaD--
At meeting ot tho Baptist church con
Ercgation Thursday evening a call was
extended Co tho ROY. MIR Jansen OF Guide
Rock Nsh. The church has been without
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27
viii owners Win.

Gcarhart & Benson. mill owners ON the
Arapshoe river, did not lose their water
right by failure to demand ADJUDICATION
Of tho same. according to a decision
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27
snnr cover. GnRc County.

BEATRICE. Ncb.. Feb. 26 Especial Tel
cgram)-A heavy snow Is falling here
tonight and the ground is covered to a
depth Of SIX inches.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27

Of kiuship. would come in FOR two-thirds
OF the estate They were aliens, how
ever. and nonresident and under the
laws Of Nebraska could not inherit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27

that water for irrigation purposes was
moro necessary than water fot milling
purposes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-27

pastor since last October, when tho
Ecv. Mr.. lIogc was called to Friend,
NCh
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
MISSIONARY NOTES.
BY THE SOCIETY.

The Woman's Missionary Soci-
ETY. entertained with silver tea,
at the parsonage on March 10th.
Quite a number of ladies were
present.
1t proved to be a very instructive
as well as interesting meeting.
among the features of the after
noon were several instructive mis-
sionary talks. Mrs. M. M. Hayes
gave a very interesting report
cleaned from the State Missionary
meeting held in New Orleans.
There was an American lady pres
ent at the State meeting who said
the Americans all but worshiped
things from America owing to the
fact that all the things that We're
uplifting came from America and
the missionaries. She also told of
the work at st. Marks Hall in New
Orleans which has its work among
the foreign population in that sec
tion of the sity.
All who missed it missed great
treat.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
mo POLITICs'-CHAPPUIs.

Hon. P. ]. Chappuis, who was a
candidate against Congressman La
zaro and Hon. Jno. w. Lewis for
Representative from the Seventh
District, spent several days in Ope-
lousas during the week in the in
terest of the Southwest Louisiana
Development Bureau.
Mr.. Chappuis is president of the
Bureau and has been aiding Col.
Chevis in securing new members.
My tour throughout Southwest
Louisiana has nothing to do with
politics. I am not in politics and
am only interested in promoting
the welfare of the farmers. at pres
ent.'
Mr.. Chappuis is well known in
Opelousas and enjoys a large cir
Gle of friends throughout st. Lam
dry. He was warmly received
wherever he and Col. Chevis went
in this parish. preaching the gos-
pei of modern farming TO the stur-
dy tillers of the soil in ST. Landry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
WALKER A FULLFLEDGED
CANDIDATE.

Page Walker, while in the city,
on Tuesday. stated most emphatic
ally that he was a candidate for
sheriff of this parish. Some of
my enemies have been spreading
the rumor that | would not be
candidate; | wish to brand This as
false. assuring my friends that
will be in the race to the very end"
Mr.. Walker is a young farmer
residing at West Bellevue; he is
well known in Opeiousas, as we'll
as throughout the parish. IL
was generally conceded that he
would be a candidate against Shef-
iff Swords and Assessor Darius
Fontenot, who are making a fight
for the most important political
office in st. Landry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
CLERKS ASK EARLY
CLOSING OF Stores
Petition Circulated by Young La
dies Turned Down by
Merchants.

1t is reported that several of the
most prominent merchants of Ope-
lousas have fatty refused to fol-
| low the old custom of closing their
establishments at 6 and $50. The
clerks in the clothing stores have
been asked to be let off at 6 o'clock
while those working for grocery
men think that from early morn
until 80 in the evening is sufficient
work.
One progressive merchant de-
vised the Sheme of sending two
pretty young ladies around to all
the merchants of Opelousas, plead
ing for early closing during the
summer months. It was thought
that the charms of these young
ladies might bring about the de-
sired results from the sturdy mer-
chants, but to the sad disappoint-
ment of the summer -evening-lov-
clerks of Opelousas, only four
merchants had the right spirit
that of brotherly love, and signed
the petition asking for early clos
ing.
The city council at meeting
few days ago unanimously adopted
a resolution authorizing the Mayor
to request the merchants to adopt
the early closing system during the
hot months. Lafayette and other
cities have already started closing
early and it was thought that the
merchants of Opelousas would fol-
low suit.
It is understood that several of
the clothing merchants who did
not sign the petition circulated last
week are willing to close at
o'clock, while it is also thought
that few grocerymen will also de-
eide to close early during the sum-
mer months.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
FIREMEN WON'T LET
OPELOUSAS BURN
Three Fires Quickly Extinguished
by Our Efficient Fire
Company.

There is no chance of the town
going up in flames, now, if we
Judge our fire company rightly. On
Saturday night the Laeombe Hotel
kitchen caught a-ffre. The alarm
was sent in and when the fire COM
pany had finished the job of quickly
quelling the flames some of the
inmates of the popular hostelry.
upon asking where the fire was
were dumb founded to hear the
kitchen had started to blaze but
the fire was all over.
Sunday morning about efeven
o'clock the fire alarm was again
sent in; this time Ariel Fontenot's
home had ignited. It only re-
qulred a few moments to stop this
fire. No sooner had the firemen
arrived at the Hook & Ladder Hall
than the alarm was sent in from
the Lastrapes home. Again the
company made a quick job of it and
all concerned went home happy
that three fires, which might have
caused some damage in this city,
had been extinguished with lit tie
difficulty and in a very short time
by Opelousas efficient volunteer
fire company.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE?

Opelousas, La, March 22nd, 1915.
Editor Clarion:
Some time ago there was printed
in our local paper, also in the New
Orleans Times -Pieayune, an ac-
count of the visit of Mr.. AgneW to
Opelousas, and it was stated that,
the attention of the officers having
been called to the matter, condi-
tions would be changed.
Time has passed, the visit, after
being the subject of comment for a
few days. is forgotten, and condi-
tions are still the same.
The children are still in immoral
resorts; the boys under sixteen con-
tinue to serve beer in these places,
said beer being sold contrary to
law, ard without the payment of a
license, and no steps have been
taken.
Officers of the law, what have
you dones
VOTER.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
YANKEE BOOSTS SWORDS AND
OPELOUSAS.

Sheriff Hyers returned from Ope-
lousas. Louisiana, last Tuesday
with Joseph 0. Dore, who was
wanted in Lincoln for jumping a
thousand dollar bond. Peyton h.
Sandoz was the attorney employed
by Dore to fight the requisition
papers. Sheriff Hyers acted as his
own attorney and was successful
III convincing all concerned that
this man was deserving of answer
ing to this court for trial. Sher-
iff Hyers told friends on his return
that he had the highest regard for
the citizenship of Opelousas.
While the snow was three feet deep
at home. the good people of Ope-
lCusas, among them Congressman
Lazaro, took the sheriff out auto
mobile riding. viewing the sur
rounding country with its dusty
roads and the hot sun of the south.
sheriff M. L. Swords of Ope-
lbuSdS lldS SeINeu lio ICuiItip Il III
sixteen years, said Sheriff Hyers
to the Post upon his return home,
md by the word of his friends
there he will have no trouble next
June getting a denomination,
which is for a four years term, af-
ter which he will be his partys
standard-yearer for governor of
Louisiana.
THE railroads are lined with
tramps in the south who are avoid
ing the open air Of the north" Mr..
Hyerscontinue d: ut is certainly
pleasing to go so far away from
home and be treated in such lik-
ablemanner." Lincoln, {Neb.) Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
DUpRE WINS IN WILLIE PLATTE
MARSHAL SUIT.

The question as TO who is the
marshal OF Willie Platte has been in
the mind of a great majority of the
voters of Evangeline parish for
several weeks. Sometime ago an
election was held in the town of
Vile Platte. with the unofficial
count of the votes showing that
Hilaire Vidrine had been elected
over Robert Dupre by two votes.
When the town executive commit
tee met and an official count of the
votes effected Dupre was declared
elected over Vidrine by one or two
votes. Suit was then and there
instituted by Vidrine and Judge
pavy handed down decision in
favor of Vidrine. The case was
brought to the Circuit Court of APP
peal at Baton Rouge and Dupre was
decided the marshal of Vile Platte.
Now The Supreme Court will be al
lowed the privilege of deciding as
fn whether Dupre or yidrine will
be the peace officer of the Evan
geline metropolis.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
SIMON MAKES KNOWN
HE'S OUT FOR JUDGE:
Civil War Veteran Will Be I'm
Race for Judge Kerr's
Office.

Judge Arthur Simon, who was
justice of the peace here for many
years, and who gave Judge Ennis
Kerr the race Of his life at the cleo
ton held in 1912, has made it pub
licly known that he will be can
didate for City Judge.
Judge Simon is a well known cit
izen of Opelousas, and is highly re-
spected as a Civil War veteran.
He enjoys large circle of politi-
cal as we'll as personal friends, as
can be evidenced by the very close
race he madse for the position now
held by Judge Kerr.
The city judge fight is centered
in Opelousas and Bellevue, the only
two polls allowed TO vote in this
election. Since Opelousas has been
declared city Judge Kerr has
been filling the office. Mr.. Kerr
will be candidate for reelection
and besides having Mr.. Simon as
an opponent will also have Gus. E.
Dupre to contend with.
The race for the city Judge will
no doubt be very interesting, many
voters predicting that it will be
more SO than in 1912.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
COLLEGE NOTES.

On Sunday last the College nine
went down in defeat before the
strong Broussard team. At the
start the Collegians We're in the lead
and then tie score continued for
several innings. All the breaks OF
luck were against the Grand Co
teau boys and in the critical mo-
ments they failed to register the
required hits. Errors gave the
game to the visitors to 1. Both
pitchers showed good form but rag
ged support made the contest un-
certain. The boys have learned
their weak points on which to i'm
prove. Daily practice will put the
team in excellent condition.
Following is the score:
Broussard-Runs 2; hits 5; errors
6.
St. Charles-Runs {; hits 7; er-
rors 4. +. . ;.
Next Saturday the Senior team
goes to Lafayette and hopes to
prove their worth against the In
dustrials. All are enthusiastic
about the prospect Of game on
Easter Sunday in Opelousas. We
expect our opponents to be we'll
by that time.
The st. Charles Juniors issue a
to all Junior teams in the
state under II years old. All high
schools are included. The team
which showed itself invincible last
year is strengthened as never be-
fore.
Second Academic Glass will give
its Exhibit on March 30th at 3 P.
M.
Defamation and Interpretation
of authors will form thhe program.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
PRAISE POLICE JURY
FOR BOAT PURCHASE
Farmer Unionists Favor Draining
st. Landry Lands.
MEMBERS URGED TO
SUPPORT DRAINAGE.
Resolution Commenting Jurors and
Urging Members to Promote
Cause Unanimously Adopted.

The members of the St. Landry
Farmers Educational and Cooper
ative Union of America, who were
present at the parish meeting held
in this city On last Monday went
down on record as being unani-
mousIy in favor of drainage and
commended the st. Landry police
jurors for purchasing a dredge boat
for the purpose OF promoting
drainage in this parish.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted praising the jurors for
purchasing the boat and urging the
members of the Farmers Union to
stand as unit in favor of drain
age, especially west and southwest
of Opelousas where the member
ship is very strong.
Another important resolution
adopted by the farmers was one
urging the state union to recon-
mend to the next legislature the
passage of a bill empowering the
state to construct and operate cot
ton and other factories with the
use of the labor Of the inmates of
the Louisiana penitentiary. MT.
Hidalgo, the father Of this
scheme in this section has this to
say regarding the system of work
ing prisoners on the farm: This
state instead Of assisting the farmer
in carrying his heavy load is oper-
ating farms in competition with
the farmers. By operating facto-
ries, which would convert our raw
materials into manufactured goods,
the state would financially better
itself and at the same time we far
mers would have ready market
for our products right at home.
I think that if a legislator wishes
to make himself popular with the
farmers he now has splendid
chance to do so, by advocating this
proposition
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
TAKING FUND FOR BELGIANs.

Mrs. F. E. Stokes is again doing
splendid work in getting up funds
for the poor stricken Belgian peo-
pie. Every woman in Opelousas is
urged to subscribe something to-
wards assisting these people. One
box of clothing and little money
is sufficient probably to save the
life of one Belgian infant.
The people of Opelousas sub
seried generously to the Belgian
fund, started by Mrs. Stokes about
two months ago. Expressions of
gratitude We're sent to the good cit
izens of this city by the Belgian
consul at New Orleans for their
generosity and it is expected that
people here will give more towards
relieving the war stricken Belgian
than they did sometime ago.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
ROD AND GUN CLUB TO ELECT
OFFICERS.

The annual stockers' meeting of
the Opelousas Rod & Gun Club will
take place in the pariors of the
Lacombe Hotel at $50 the even
ing of April 9th.
The Opelousas cluD has been
progressing nicely and has a
large membership and during the
winter members go out on hunt
ing expiiitions, making their
headquarters at the club house
on beautiful Second Lake, while in
the summer months fish abound in
in the famous lakes On the Opelou-
sas Gulf & Northeastern, the con-
sequence of which the Rod & Gun
Club boys are given all opportuni-
ties for enjoying life as possibly
can be thought of around this
section.
During the past few days new
members have been admitted to
the club and it is expected that
the officers who will be elected
next month will work hard for the
promotion of the club. making the
club house one of the most COM
Portable in the state.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
THIsTLEWAITE MILL TO RUN
NEXT MONTH.

The big ThistleWaite sawmili at
Washington will be running at full
blast by the firstt Of April, accord
ing to a statement made by John
Thistlewaite, one of the popular
brothers. who came from the
North to make Washington their
home.
With the saWmill and the Mary
brick factory in operation it Is
thought that Washington will once
more assume business like ap-
pearance. For the past several
months business in Washington has
been hard hit and the merchants.
now. view the future with more
promise.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

Letter Addressed to Mrs. Amelia
Sanders Returns to Opelousas
With Inscription .Decede."

The pangs of the European war
have made themselves felt in the
hearts of one 0pelousas family,
when B. L. Sanders, a prominent
groceryman; native of Belgium,
received returned letter, which
he had addressed to his mother
Mrs. Amelia Sanders at KENNEL
by 1pres. Ihe returned letter
bore the inscription 'Decede,
which means dead.
KENNEL by Ypres is the place
where the Belgians fought SO no.
bly, against the invading Germans
and has been the scene of the heay-
lest fighting on the Germans march
through the gallant little nation.
Mr.. Sanders has not been advised
whether his aged mother died from
bullet wounds or from starvation
or whether she expired from i'll
ness. He no longer has relatives
in Belgium, if the inscription on
his returned letter is true.
The Opelousas man received a
letter from his mother only few
weeks before the European war
broke out. After he did not re-
ceive word from his relatives, who
resided, where the Belgians were
making such stubborn resistance
against the Germans, he wrote his
mother, but the letter was destined
never to reach its destiny. Mr..
Sanders has written to authorities
to find out the manner in which
his mother died.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
BOSWELL ELECTED HEAD OF
MELVILLE PLANT.

A special meeting of the Melville
Board of Aldermen was held Tues
day night to elect a superintend-
ent for the electric plant now ge-
ing erected by the progressive At
chafalaya river town. About
fifty applicants were received but
that OF A. F. Boswell, now employ
ed by Contractor C. A. Rees as
line foreman, was the one favored
and Mr.. Boswell was declared cleo
ted.
The concrete foundation Of the
electric light plant has been finish
ed also the frame building, poles
having been erected and every
thing is in readiness for installing
the engine. Engineer Gray for the
past two weeks has been wiring the
business houses and homes and
states that he will have everything
completed when the plant begins
operation.
While other towns, much larger
than Melville, have been clamoring
on account of hard times, it can
readily be seen by the many inn
provements being made, that Mel
vile has not slept over the flnan-
cial depression existing through
out the country.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
SWORDS FRIENDS LAUGH AT
"REPUBLICAN."

Many of the friends of Sheriff
Swords have been having a good
laugh over an article which ap-
peared in the paper last week.
Mr.. Swords, through his generos-
ity, thought of giving Sheriff Hy-
ers of Lincoln, Nebraska, a good
send-off" as result OF his recent
visit to this city. However in the
article in which sheriffs Hyers and
Swords played q prominent part,
the two parties were twisted. the
consequence was that the name Of
Sheriff Swords, Republican, ap-
peared in print for the first time
in the history of st. Landry's
grissiy sheriff. OF course Mr..
Swords friends laughed and so did
he, at the unintentionaI error.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
TO DECIDE WINNER OF AUTO.

4 y
On Easter Sunday. April 4th, the
winner of the Knights of Columbus
auto will be decided, when it is ex-
peeied considerable excitement will
be aroused over the occasion.
There are over six hundred per-
sons who will make an attempt TO
secure The Metz auto, now On dis
play al Bordeion's Garage, which
the local knights of Columbus are
offering as q prize, in order 10 raise
sufficient funds To purchase addi-
tionaI furniture for the beautiful
Columbus home on Main street.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
KNIGHTS GOING TO LAFAY-
ETTE.


Members of The opelousas lodge
of knights OF Columbus have been
invited to attend big initiation
at Lafayette on Sunday, April iith.
It is reported that a large delega-
tion of knights will avail them
selves of the occasion TO witness .
grand initiation. The Crowley
Council is also arranging 10 take is
new members shortly, when the
Opelousas boys will no doubt take
a trip to the Acadia parish seal