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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-20

Trosclair and Vidrine Given Hearty
Welcome by Ex-postmaster Las
sale and Civil Service Force.

Ladies and gentlemen, take your
hats off to Mr.. J. p. Tposelair, the
firt Democratic postmaster in Ope-
lousas for over twenty years. He
is a real and true postmaster now,
having received his commission on
last Sunday morning.
Bright and early Mr.. Trosclair
stepped into the large Building
on Court street and advised Mr.. La
sale that henceforth he was boss.
The two gentlemen shook hands, one
congratulating, the other express
ing sorrow, at the same time prais-
ing the other for the splendid work
accomplished in eight years.
Mr.. .Troselair took charge Of the
office on Monday morning, after
which he and Mr.. Lassalle went
over the books, which were found
to be in satisfactory condition.
Immediately upon taking charge
of the officep postmastef Troscleir ap-
pointed James Vidrine, native OF
Grand Prairie and graduate Of
Louisiana State University, who had
attained the highest average in the
recent civil service examination
held for the purpose of filing the
vacancy of assistant postmaster.
Mr.. Vidrine severed his connection
with the Grand Prairie High School
on Friday and is now at his post
in the local office.
Mr.. Trosclair has been q cotton
and rice buyer in OpelOusas for
and rice buyer in Opelousas for
many years and is we'll known
throughout the parish. His many
friends feel confident that he will
make an efficient and competent
postmaster, as he will enjoy the
hearty cooperation Of the entire
postoffice crew, as well as the public
altar ge. Since taking over his job
Mr.. Trosclair has been busy receiy-
ing. congratulations from his friends
Throughout this section of the state.
Golman Lassalle, who is number
ed among the best postmasters Ope-
lousas ever had, will take charge Of
his fathers business on Landry st.
and in a few weeks he expects to
have one of the best grocery
stock in this city.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-20
Fire I'm the Estorge & Dun
bar Building.

Fire broke out in the offices of Es-
forge G Dunbar, real estate and insur-
ance dealers, on Wednesday morning.
The fireboys were called to the assis-
lance of the well known real estate
dealers. Within a few minutes after the
firenien arrived the flames were extin-
guished, with very little damage.
There is hardly a fire which occurs in
Opelousas at which the fire boysdo not
prove their increased ability OF extin-
gushing the worst enemy Of living
man, and this city is now boasting Q
one of the most efficient volenteer fire
company in the South.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-20

The young girls of 0pelousas are
at such a stage where they are de-
termined that the boys of this city
can not outdo them, when it comes
to boosting Opelousas and endeavr-
raising generation.
ing to make better citizens of the
During the past week The Camp
Fire Girls have been successfully
organized and it is said that within
the next few days this organization
will be as large and aseffecient as
the Opelousas Boy Scouts. of which
association the Camp Fire Girls is a
auxiliary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-20
j. M. SANDERS ANNOUNCES.

j. M. Sanders, prominent insurance
agent of This city; has made public his
announcement for member OF the leg.
islature from this parish. For some
time the many close friends of the 0pe-
lousas man have been after him to-
make the race and it was generally
supposed that he would eventually con-
sent to go before the people.
MFR. Sanders is well known through
out the parish and should make good
race, his friends claim. His announce
ment is published elsewhere in the
Clarion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-20
NEBRAsKAN VISITS
ST. LANDRY PARISH
Sheriff Hyers, of Lincoln, Sees
Land of Evangeline and
Sings It's Praises.

This city had the pleasure of having
in it distir guished visitor from Lin
coin Nebraska, Sheriff Gus. O. Hyers,
who came with requisition papers for
Jos. Q. Dore, wanted in Lincoln forlar-
ceny and for jumping his bond. Sher-
if Hyers started his query in Dallas,
Texas, traced him to Houston and then.
learned that the fugitive might be in
Crowley, La, or Lafayette, La. The
sheriff wired the chiefs of police offer
ing $500 reward and the sheriff at
Crowley and the chief of police wired
the chief of Opelousas, and Plais Horn,
assistant to the chief, arrested Dore
and turned him over to the sheriff.
The Governors officer directed the
Sheriff of st. Landry parish TO hold
prisoner to await requisition papers
The sheriff of Lincoln went to Baton
Rouge and he and the sheriff of Sit.
Landry were directed to meet the Gov
ernor at the st. Charles Hotel on the
tn at IL sharp. The alto rney for Do
re, Hon. Peyton r Sandoz and the two
sheriffs met at the appointed place and
hour and Dore's attorney did all in his
power for his client, but the Governor
granted the requisition. Sheriff M. l..
Swords, and Sheriff Hyers came to
0pelousas the same night. The sher-
iff of Lincoln had to lay over the next
day and took the Frisco at midnight on
the 18th, for his far away home.
Sheriff Swords, in company with
Sheriff Hyers and P R. Sandoz showed
the Nebraska sheriff over the different
public roads of St Landry and he said
the country and the people were SO far
different to what he had pictured Lou
isiana that he felt amazed. He had
left the frozen North and found here
the balmy breezes of the Gulf. Flow
ers in bloom, gardens in full blast and
the air as lovely as could be wished.
He was surprised to see the white folks
so white and the negroes so respectful
and polite. The colored population
never entering the white saloons OF
restaurants They don't mingle down
here which keeps down all trouble
The colored people having their owr
saloons; restaurants and churches He
was struck with the nice and gentle
way the whites treated the colored
people and the pleasant manner tina
the coIored people showed to ths
whites. Sherifs Swords is very pleas
ant and affable gentleman and all the
rock-rib Democrats wished him al
kinds Of good luck and told him tha;
although he was Republican that WI
knew he represented and was elected
| from the same precinct that the i'm
mortal Bryan was from and we sincere
ly hoped that Lincoln would continu
to keep such representative mento th
4 1T & - + i
fore as the distinguished Secretary an
Sheriff have impressed us as being
The Sheriff left Opelousas land in hi
/ praise for the country which he Dc
clared to be Second Eldorado.
! Long may Lincoln, Nebraska, way
and long may so distinguished a reE
Iresentattve as Sheriff Hyers be In tn
Iascendency. Let Lincoln send !
] some more Hyers and the bonds
Friendship will know NO bounds.
The Redwood gazette., 1915-05-05
HE SOLD THEM ALL RIGHT
StoryiSOf a ? Resourceful Young
. Man and The GulHbleJi =
9f39Ssr Housewives 2anst3Tt

We have some respect for>the
smooth young man, who, finding
himself Twithout funds and
stranded "a South dakota
town, did mot wire home flor
money but 6n' a capital of dol
lar, went into Business for him
self. liif .2th bm On
hHej brought absolutely moth
ing Into the town but the dollar.
He left with quite a bit of mon
ey. It isl'a pretty little, study
in economies hn 10 I" 5mnt
He was broke almost. "A
hotel bill stared him in the face.
He was too proud to wire hola'e
for cash. So he determined to
e.arn some ,91OfI
He went to the printer and
had him make him up a lot of
labels for a wonderful furniture
polish" stood off the printer;
and with his dollar purchased q
gallon of machine oil and some
pint Bottles. He bottled the Oil,
pasted the'labels and started out.
He was we'll dressed and a
good talker. He offered to pol
ish any article of furniture free
for any lady upon whom he call
ed. He did a good job in each
case and was entertaining. The
price Of the wonderful polish was
SO cents a bottle He sold his
first gallon of Oil for $4.00. With
the money he paid the printer,
bought more oil and bottles and
kept on until he had worked the
town. Then he left, paying for
everything: After he had gone
a druggist and athardware dealer
were those who t1discoveree
that their wives bought "fufni.
ture polish'' from o the young
man; although each sofi them
sold various kinds of polishes.Iin
their stores. They had'n never
advertised then;f however, SC
how were the, wives Ito know!
The pathetic part of the story
is that the young man bought
the bottles from the druggist ano
from the. hardware dealer : he
purchased, at 40,cents a. gallon
the same oiEthatl he sold to Mrs
Hardware Dealer for so cents q
pinti .3aNy elfttr iii h4ufFE
The Redwood gazette., 1915-05-05
HE Had. A, JOB
Man Long Unemployed Arrived
rs atSWOrk Too Soon n'tfsr

The most discontented people
are those who do not have to
work, the most unfortunate are
those who cannot work, and the
most wretehed are those who.
want to work, but who can find
NO work to do."1 27H s1ie
dfThes day after the excavation
for the new house across The
street was begun the rising sun
blinked7 with sleepy curiosity at
a man who sat on a stump, gazz
ing with great satisfaction upon
the hole in the ground! It was
long before time to 60 to work,
but he was there Just sitting
there realizing that he had a
job. Each morning he was there
when the neighbors looked out
of their windows ~ 'f7l' ~ '
There's no sense in him Sit
ting out there in the cold all
that time" one woman remarked
to her husband. ~ wish you'd
90 and ask him if he's had his
hreakfaSt"1iffist at' tn ~t7f'ta7
breakfast ?" Oh, yes,'sdn he
replied when the neighbor ap-
preached him with the question.
''Long ago. We get up mighty
early these days. I've got o job"
The pride in his tone was in
teresting, considering the nature
Of the job. Il b&o1R tRl' s@t
-s'It's the first job,' he con-
tinued happily, "the first job
that I've had since the day be-
fore Christmas! It sure is good
to be back to work again." 4
There was a lock Of desperate
hunger atppeased, a look of per
feet, exultant igladness i'm his
eyes as he gazed fondly at the
humps Of clay helhad helped take
out of the groundndA job-any
| jobLAwas' the greatest thing in
the world to- him! b@n1Et"' ofp
No wonder he was there so
early Just to make sure that it
was not one of the dreams that
had teasedahinn so many nights.
It meant food and warmth and
peace of mind to- him and his
family, but most of all it meant
work, and the greatest value in
work is sijust the work itself. AT
ter a while perhaps eating and
sleeping would become more i'm
portant to him, but now it was
the work. He was getting both
food and rest out Of The fact
that he had job. The neigh
Dor went back to his breakfast
and hustled for his car With
never a S word about having to
get down to the Blamed office so
early. Indianapolis News
The Redwood gazette., 1915-05-05
y !r5 lsi.JIIt u
, SEAFORTH NEWS
sAHaqqHHqs;ss ~ = y + y = anqsAs

Tt1H&41
FIRED Brake and son. Chas.
came down from Milroy Sunday
and were guests at the Charles
Davis home.Y. yshnof, har,ne.
Miss Beth johnson spent Sat
urday and Sunday at the home
of, her parents, Mr., and Mrs. G..
H. johnson. II 5nao; atJfnon 9f
If District No. IL held "a special
meeting Friday night for the
purpose of voting yes or no for
a new school, building. No car
ried, This is a. very, large dis
triet, being rs, miles long, The
pupils from the east end of, said
district have two, and a. half
miles to travel 9twice,a day. 1t
is quite l;,.ely that next year the
district will be divided or some
thing done to betterluthe pres
ent, state Of affairs. bu, ~
#, rMurset, of, Redwood, Falls,
delivered Chas. Lenk's, new car
Thprsday.1f,.1ol Ii gmof 41p
Geo S. Davis. and family took
the, lunch and enjoyed. the beau-
les of Ramsey Park Sundy. MI
t. Miss Anderson was the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. Ct. JoWood7
beck, the past week. T. n9G.
Geo., Kienholz,, ,of Marshall,
WAS kept pretty busy the past
week tuning pianos in Seaforth
T.1Auqggulst KlauIse, and anal family, ,ac7
companied BY the Fred Froelich
yIpliaing, yIl ii peoplleeI .droNe, to Clements
Ssiaa1tll]lresdlaYf evening where they
were guests oyer Sunday at the
Louis, Raddatz home, aasse,,
IVY, .R,I GoqdY received q tele-
phone message, r from Cannon
Falls Saturday night, TO- the eff
feet that an uncle residing near
There had passed away that
eaYf9eghinlg; lgnp, "Mf:: ,Goudy, left Mon;
day to'be present at the funeral,
e. H;;'Johnson was c5ourting
all the past week going back and
forth from his. home to the,
county YeSaet Eat every night s]aa1ndd and
morning, " = '''''
ME. aad MIS- o. DeeFfiaaanlce Di3e5Ffiaal are are.
already saaa Use SETTLED dliiinlsotth if their rrsin new
B. Loon,gbottom has been very + :
sick the past week. DR.. Finn
Of 81. Redwood Falls, was called to.
attend him, .IIa4 ~ aoa1,ba5 n',1 ,.'s'.''' o,ag
Carl PIaulson went to Redwood
FAILS Friday to work in the Lob:
del! garage. Carl just returned.
recently efeenp from Kansas City where.
ne attended an automobile school
during the Winter,ng avou. flrr
RnIeftfHA 9TI- T7 ET7ifae onltat
bSenatOrIl lDunlapuastrawberry
plants,t;b0e per,vhundred.e RobI.
bins Brothers. al sn4O-2tl
The Redwood gazette., 1915-05-05
CEFATIONYsFOR HEARING ON Pc.
;4., TITION FOR PROBATE OFysf!.
.tan..c WILL. .,e,,t..s-.,,., !.
.Il.Its..-.ffil.i.f-7' III.
Estate Of Christ Yane.

Estate Of Christ Vane. 1a'"
State of Minnesota, County Of Rod-
wood. SIS. In Probate Court. 9nbeI
lin the matter of the estate. of Christ
The State Of Minnesota to all per-
sors interested in the allowance and
probate lof the will Of said decedent:
The petition of hCR d. Jensen being
duly filed I'M iris court, representing
that Christ. ,Vane, then a resident, of
the County Of Redwood, State Of Min
nesota, died on the 24th day Of April,
1915, leaving atlast will uand rtestal
ment which is presented to this court
with said petition, and praying thai
said instrument be allowed as the last
will and testament Of said decedent,
and that letters testamentary be ist
sued thereon to, Charlie 4 Jensen, Ole
fhefefofe, asa atsf You, ISaSd each Of you YOU,
are hereby cited and Required tol Show
causepif' any youh have; nbsfores this
ceHrty,at the Probate, Court Reomiin
the Court House in the City Of Red
wood Falls, in the County Of Red
wood, State of Minnesota, ION the! 91st
daylof May, ;19l5, aty10;00 e'clnekeA:
NJ why the prayer prayer Of said petition
hWftnesS the honorable "a: RIA:
Laddon, Judge cff said court, and the
seal of said COURT, this Both daydof
Apil.''F't'' '@l. ! A.eRly, :,
(Court Sean ,4tnOf ! h4iL5t
9ii frf9u---rf7+s57- y ~ & 22iH
state Of Minnesota County of Red
woodylss? Az efH 7 E7t 1ath =
"A. petition having been filed with
the undersigned auditor Of said ,coEnIl77 N
ty, signed BY number of qualified
electors of said COUNTY eqhal to more
than twenty-five (e5)'5per cent of'she
totalnnumber gof votes, east inf said
county for governor at the, last pre-
ceding general election, praying that
an election be held in the said coun-
tyf toudeternnine whether the sale of
Intoxicating liquors shall tbe prohhii--
It IS Hereby ordered, that a Special.
election for such purpose be held in
the various election districts int'said
county On Monday, the 9TH Fdayaof
June, 1915, and that, notice, thereof Of
be given as provided BY law. ? tt. -.
Dated the s2Oth day Of April, 1915. I
or ,h9hbf 99ffL.fP.e LARSONt af6
44r5tdf enoi .ouGeuntNtA tAuditorso1
iiiv .2gnnf-1--- - =. Z -44sat taeIlf 9fi-
Patronize vh,1rfihonne merchants
The Redwood gazette., 1915-05-05
HER ,,l4IEls VIEW EbWy1 Of r..

oTeachhs@r. 7".What' t',,IiSajjt is t 2tihi't 2.tihlia't
binds us together and makes, US
better than we are by nature?'
,;a'' '"'Corsets, sir |" piped a, wise lit
tie girl Of eight ,ossa. a# Il &,
The Redwood gazette., 1915-05-05

bSenatorIlD lDunlapuhstrawberry
piants,fs50e pervhundredaT RobA
Dlns Brothers. sh II 9n4O-2t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-23
WILL ORGANIZE
NAVAL RESERVE
MEN WHO HAVE SERVED ENLIST.
MENTs ARE BEING CON-
MUNlCATED WITH BY U. S.

Washington, d. c., March 22.-
Organization of the new naval reserve
authorized at the last session of con-
gress has just been begun by the navy
department, which is sending out cir
cular letters to former enlisted men
in an effort to induce them to enter
the reserve.
Special stress Is laid on the ad-
vantages in the way of salary amount
ing to as much as one-third or one
half sea pay to ex-navy men, who have
seen as much as sixteen or twenty
years of active service and who are
now willing to answer the call for re-
serves, with the small obligations in
the matter Of actual sea service re-
quired by the terms of the law
1t is roughly estimated that there
are about $4,000 former enlisted men
who are eligible for re-enlistment as
reserves. Where it is known that a
considerable number of reservists are
to be found in certain localities the
department will encourage the forma-
tion of clubs which will be maintained
out of the reserve.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-23
u. S. NAVY OFFICER
REPORTED DROWNED

Constantinople (Via Berlin and Lon
dom March 22.-Lieutenant Cons
mander William f. Bricker of the Unt.s
TED States converted yacht Scorpion
and three sailors named Ford, DOwelg
and Leverings. were drowned on tho
night of March 20, while attempting
to reach the vessel with a rowboas.
'rhe Scorpion was anchored in tho
Bosphorus off Constantinople.
The rowboat was swamped in Sa
heavy sea. Lieutenant Herbert S. Babsl
bit and one sailor who were in the boat
we're saved.
Lieutenant Commander Bricker arSs
rived at Constantinople only on March
Is to succeed Lieutenant Commanders
Edward McCauley, Jr., in command OF
the Scorpion.
The Scorpion is a convered yacht
purchased by the navy in 1896. 1t has
a displacement Of $50 tons and has
been stationed at Constantinople for
some time.
Lieutenant Commander Bricker who
formerly was naval attache at the
American embassy at Paris. left that
city on February % for ConstantinoplOs
to assume command of the Scorpions.
He was born January Is, 1879. in Penn-
sylvania and appointed to the naval
academy from the same state on Sept
10, 1896.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-23
zEPPEL|NS RAID
BIG FRENCH CITIES
DAMAGE DONE BY BOMBS DROP
PED FROM AIR is REPORTED
AS VERY SLIGHT.

Paris, March 22.-While no one was
killed directly by the Zeppelin bombs
which were dropped in Paris and its
environs early yesterday, they result
ed in one death-that of Madame
Charles Pesson, who lived in the Rue
Des Danes. The aged woman was so
frightened by the explosion of a bomb
in that street that she died soon after
ward.
After Public Prosecutor Lescouve
and his staff had visited all the places
where bombs exploded and examined
several witnesses, he drew up report
to which will be annexed reports made
of previous airship raids on the city.
A city analyst, who spent the day
collecting bombs which did not ex-
plode and fragments of those which
did, took them to his laboratory for a
chemical analysis. From cursory ex-
animation he found that most Of the
missiles dropped were incendiary, con-
tanning a mixture Of phosphorus, tar
and benzine, provided with lighting
contrivance consisting of wick soak
ed in petroleum.
Calais, March 22.-The third Yep
pelin attack on this city, timed at al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-23
FRENCH RE-TAKE
LOST TRENCHES
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM PARIS
TELLS OF ACTIONS ALONG
WESTERN FRONT.

Paris, March 22.-Paris report:
ITO the north of Arras, at Notre
Dame De Lorette, a German counter
attack on Saturday evening deprived
us Of some sections of trenches. We
recaptured them yesterday
'At La Boisselle, northeast of AL
bert, mine warfare continues After
having blown up one of the enemy's
galleries, we occupied the greater
part of the pit formed.
During Sunday Rheims received
about fifty shells
In the Argonne we inflicted two
serious reverses on the enemy. Near
Bagatelle we blew up three mines and
two companies of our troops stormed
a German trench in which they main
tanned their positions despite strong
counter attacks. Five hundred yards
from there the enemy, after exploding
two mines and bombarding our
trenches, rushed to attack on front
of about $50 yards. After some very
hot hand to hand fighting our assail-
ants were hurled back despite the ar
rival Of their reinforcements. Our
artillery caught them under it's fire as
they were falling back and inflicted
very heavy losses on them"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-23
GENERAL SCOTT
PAC|F|ES P|UTES
SENDS WORD THAT HIS MISSION
HAS ENDED IN SUCCESS
ON HIS WAY BACK.

Washington, D. G., March 22-Sec.
retary Garrison today awaited full de.
tails as to how Brigader General Hugh
l.. Scott, chief of staff of the army, sue.
ceeded in persuading the four Piute
Indians who recently led a band of
their tribesmen on the warpath when
the federal authorities attempted to
arrest Tse-Ne-Gat for murder. to re-
turn with him. Only meager advices
had been received from General Scott,
who. in a message from Bluff, Utah,
announcing the success of his mission
said that he was on his way to Salt
Lake City with the four Piutes and
that all was quiet when he left south
ern Utah.
Secretary Garrison, who recently
dispatched General Scott on the dar-
ing expedition to southern Utah in an
effort to effect the surrender of the
Indians and who had been somewhat
anxious for his safety, was greatly re-
lieved when notified that the general
had succeeded in his mission. The
secretary promptly sent message of
congratulation to General Scott, who
in undertaking his mission, went un-
armed and accompanied only by an
orderly and Navajo scouts. BY it Gen
eral Scott added another to his long
record of similar successful peace max
inc missions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-23
German Steamer Prevented
From Taking Food TO Raider

Washington, D. c., March 22.--The
Hamburg-American liner Odenwald
stopped from leaving San Juan, Porto
Rico, yesterday by shots across her
bow. is being held under the recent
congressional resolution empowering
the president to prevent supplies going
from American ports to ships Of the
European belligerents at sea.
Secretary Garrison is making a
thorough investigation Of the Oden-
wald's case in connection with treasury
department officials and the white
house.
Under the resolution the president
was authorized to direct collectors Of
customs under the jurisdiction of the
United States to withhold clearance
from any vessel, American or foreign,
which he has reason to believe about
to carry fuel, arms or ammunition.
men or supplies to any warship or
tender or any supply ship of beliger-
ent nation, in violation of the obliga-
tions of the United States as neutral
nation
It further provides "that in case any
vessel shall depart or attempt to de-
part from the jurisdiction of the
United States without clearance for
any purpose set forth, the owner or
master or person or persons having
charge or command of such vessel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-23
FIND MAN LOST
FOR HALF CENTURY,

St. Louis, Mo-, March 22.-After he
had been mourned as dead for fiftys
two years, John Wesley Franse, civil
war veteran, has been found living IN
a small town near San Francisco, Cal.s
according to a letter received by relar
tives here yesterday. Mr.. Franse waSs
found by his sister, Mrs. William H.
Marvin of Kirkwood, local suburb.
Franse served in the confederatO
army under General Sterling Price,.
The entire regiment to which he be-
longed was captured and placed In the
union prison at Alton, Ill. Believing
that he had died there, members of the
Franse family for more than fifty year88
visited the Alton cemetery each Deco
ration day and placed flowers on one Of
the unmarked confederate graves. n
Mrs. Marvin while at social In Los
Angeles, mentioned that her maiden
name was Franse. Another guest said
he knew an old man nearby by that
name and the search which resultedE
in the finding Of the long lost veteran
followed