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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10

The st. Landry Farmers
Educational and Cooperative
Union of America held a most
interesting two days session,
on Wednesday and Thursday
Of last week. The first days
meeting, which was composed
of frolicking and speaking, in
termingled with a famous st.
| Landry creole picnic, took
place at Phillips country place
in West Bellevue.
President R. Lee Mills pre-
sided as chairman at the
speaking at Bellevue, while J..
G. Lawler, candidate for Com
missioner of Agriculture, was
the first speaker, talking along
lines Of crop diversifcation
and a better marketing system
for the farmers Of Louisiana.
Mr.. Lawler's talk, although
extemporaneous was well re-
Iceived by the large number Of
people present at the picnic.
James Sanders, candidate for
the Legislature, and a member
of the Farmers Union, spoke
along similar lines as did Mr..
Lawler.
After the dinner, which was
composed Of chicken and
many other dishes which have
brought fame to the Creoles
of Louisiana, Hon. L. Austin
Fontenot, spoke on the need
Of a constitutional convention.
He addressed the audience for
nearly two hours, but bis
speech was so interesting that
The time was not noticed. A
detailed report Of his, speech
appeared in last weeks Clar-
on.
The second days meeting
was staged at the Elks Home
n this city, where a large num-
Der Of the members of the
Farmers Union gathered.
Regular business was attended
% first, after which the farm
srs took up the crsestion of a
parish fair, which was thor
oughly discussed. The Union
members are united on this
proposition and are determ-
ned that this parish will have
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10
TO FINALLY CREATE
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
PIaquemine People Reviving
Important Question Which
May Mean Much

The people Of Plaquemine
Point and West Bellevue have
not given up hopes of securing
a substantial drainage system,
though the farmers have been
kept necessarily busy attend
ing to their crops for the past
several months.
P. P. Iidalgo, one of the
most progressive taxpayers Of
that section of st. Landry has
been working for the past few
days in an endeavor to secure
enough signatures to petit
ton, asking the police jury to
create the Plaquemine Drain
age District. The petition was
to be presented to the police
jurors at their last meeting,
but after a consultation with
Police Juror Foster and sew
eral of the most prominent
taxpayers Of the sixth and first
wards it was decided to with.
hold the petition until the Au-
gust meeting of the parish law
makers.
The people Of Plaquemine
Point, from present indica-
tons, are very anxious to have
Bayou Plaquemine dredged
out, so as.to secure good drain
age and from the outlook, it.
is expected that there will be
no trouble in getting the farm
ers to vote a drainage taxi
sometime during the early part
of the Fall.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10

t ly contribute to the fair. It is
the intention Of the farmers to
raise at least $500 from the
merchants, business men and
bankers Of this city. There
should be no trouble in getting
this amount from the progress
sive business people of Opelou-
sas, as the fair will bring a
large number Of visitors here,
who will be willing to spend
their ready cash.
In all probability the fair
viii be of three or four days
duration, in the event Of which
the farmers and the people Of
the city will be given all the
opportunities to view every
thing. It is proposed to have
an amusement company here
during the parish fair.
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as all state candidates, be-
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10
ST. LANDRY TO HOLD
PARISH FAIR IN OCT.
Farmers Organize To Raise Sufficient Funds to Justify
the Holding Of Parish Fair
In This City

i When the farmers unite 81
i a proposition and show thai
they are in the right, having
the aid of the city brothers
there is no question as to the
result of their undertakings
During the last quarterly
meeting Of the Farmers Union
OF this parish, held in this city,
the farmers resolved to unite
on the proposition Of establish
ing a permanent parish fair in
st. Landry. A committee com
posed Of the following, was
appointed: r. Lee Mills,
Chairman; G Z. A. Andrpont,
Secretary; Edgar Andrepont,
?. ?. Hidalgo, j. J.. Barry,
Emar Lafeur and James San
ders. This committee with
Lorenzo Mornhinveg, Secre-
tary Of the Opelousas Progress
sive League, and Mayor Ed
ward L. Loeb, appeared be-
fore the police jury on Mon
day afternoon, requesting an
appropriation of at least $3.50.
Dr.. Pavy, the popular member
Of the police jury from Leon
vile was selected to put the
motion before the body, but
no sooner had r. Lee Mills,
president Of the st. Landry
Farmers Union, delivered a
talk on the Importance Of the
fair, laying stress on the fact
that the farmers were united
on this proposition, K. T. Cat
lett, the distinguished member
of the Rosa section, arose and
made a motion that the farm
ers be given $500. DR.. Pavy
quickly seconded the motion
a n d af ter the votes
cast on the motion it was dis
covered that every police juror
was in favor Of giving the
farmers sufficient money to
start the ball a-rolling.
On Tuesday night the Farm
ers' Union Committee stormed]
the City Hall and requested
$500 from the city council. The
city fathers claimed that they |
could not afford $500, all
though Simon Sicily and one
or two other members favored
the appropriation of this sum, /
but the farmers were given
5000 anyway.
The merchants, who will
reap the benefit of the parish
fair are expected to generous
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10

| chant Of this city, Mrs. Ernest
Richard, Misses Agathe and
Clothilde and Lawrence, all of
this city, and Leopold Joseph,
one of the efficient teachers
of the Pennsylvania State Col
lege, but is now working for
his Ph. D. degree at Chicago
University, after securing a
leave of absence from the
Penn. College.
The deceased was an honor
ary member of the Opelousas
Hope Hook & Ladder COM
pany, the members Of which
attended the funeral in q body.
The Clarion extends its SYM
pathies to the bereaved fam
lily.
S..f.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10
PUcHEU stage

The many friends of the
Stagg and Pucheu families are
glad to note that Miss Lydie
stagg. Of Eunice, and Mr..
Emile Pucheu, clerk of the
Evangeline police jury, were
joined in happy wedlock at
the Catholic Church in Eunice
on the 28th. ]. B. A. Stagg,
of this city gave the bride
who is his sister, in marriage.
a large number of friends Of
the contracting parties were
present for the nuptals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pucheu will
make their home in Vile
Platte, where the groom is one
OF the most promising, as well
as popular young men Of the
Eyangeline metropolis.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10
cRAYFISH PLENTIFUL

The Louisiana crayfish are
plentiful in the many creeks,
lakes and bayous of this par
ish. Crayish is a favorite
dish with the Creoles of Lou
isiana and many citizens Of
Opelousas and surrounding
country are taking advantage
of the times to secure enough
crayfish to make a famous
"Crayfish Bisque."
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10
PARISH WILL BUILD
eighteen DIP VATS
ST. Landry VIII Soon Be
Able to Lift Quarantine
on Cattle
EACH WARD TO HAVE
THREE DIPPING WATTS
Three Thousand Dollars APP
propriated by Police Jury
for Fight Against lassle
Ticks in This Parish

ST. Landry will soon follow
in the footsteps of the other
progressive parishes in the
erection of dipping vats
throughout the six wards. Pc.
lice Juror Bro wn, af te I
DR.. Kaiser, representative of
the United States Government
had given a lecture on tick
eradication, introduced a mo-
ton empowering the police
jury to borrow three thousand
dollars for three years, for the
purpose of erecting three dip
ing vats in each ward. The
motion was adopted without
any trouble.
DR.. Kaiser showed the po-
lice jury that Louisiana cattle
= = : :
which were quarantined by
the Federal Government,
brought over four cents a
pound less than cattle raised
in tick free parishes. He gave
an example Of a farmer resid-
ing In Louisiana, who shipped
cattle, which apparently were
as fine as cattle raised in Mis-
4sisippi, right across the line,
but in tick free county, and
which brought several cents
less than the Mississippi cattle.
DR.. Saizan urged the police
jury to take steps in inducing
farmers to make this tick
free parish, stating that he was
anxious to seee the Federal
quarantine raised from st.
Landry as any other man, and
patriotically asserted that the
Union Bank &Trust Company
of which institution he is pres
ident, would gladly lend the
parish the sum desired for
three years at six per cent.
DR.. John A. Hass, one of the i
largest cattle raisers in this
section of Louisiana, told of
his experience with dipping
watts, stating that he had been
using one for some time and
has caused his cattle to in:
crease in weight as well as in
price.
John Thistlethwaite, prom
inent lumberman of Washing
ton, was loudly applauded by |
the large number of citizens in
the lobby of the police jury
room, when he advised the po-
lice jury that his dipping vat
was at the service Of the par
ish, in the event that the po-
lice jury would adopt the
Brown motion. This brought
Mr.. Beall on his feet: the dis
tinguished police juror from
the fifth ward extended the
services of his vat to the par f.
sh, free of charge.
Mr.. E. P. Veazie also urged
he police jurors to erect dip
ping watts throughout the par
sh; he was the first cattle
,wner in st. Landry to build
! dipping vat, which has
,roved a. SQUIRE e Of
great savings to him and !;
which has brought him large
dividends each year. !
-.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10

indications Poinlt Is Bun,-

L - y 80 i . 4
Crops prospects in every sec
ton Of the parish are reported
as exceptionally favorable
and all indications point to
| bumper crop of corn, cotton
and rice.
The cotton crop, while the
plants are still young and ten
der promises to surpass last
years crop by few thousand
bales, as it is reported that the
acreage in st. Landry was not
reduced to any extent and the
lateness Of planting will cause
the boil weevils to considera-
Ebly diminish their activities
of past years.
The corn crop, in every SEQ
ton Of the parish except be-
tween Opelousas and Vile
Platte, is excellent. It is ex-
pected that the corn crop Of
this year will be much larger
than in 1914. With the pros
pect Of high prices for grain
the coming year farmers Of ST.
Landry are giving special at
tentiion to their corn, which
will probably be the best mon
,ey crop this season.
Many farmers have erected
deep wells, while others have
trusted to Providence in the
raising Of their rice, and ST.
Landry will no doubt assume q /
position among the leading
rice producing parishes In the
state this year. Several thou
sand acres of rice have been
planted in every section of the
parish, but especially in the
southern and western sections,
where a large yield is expected
if weather conditions are "a
vorable.
While the acreage in cane
in this parish is small conpar-
ed to that planted in corn and
cotton, this particular crop
will in no ways be short. Cane
planters Of this parish are
confident that their crop is as
pretty and as promising as any
IN the state. Indications point
to cane bringing a high price
this Fall, as it is not expected
that the European war will be
over by then.
Taken all in allSt. Landry
has probably one Of the finest
chances of harvesting a bum
per crop this Fall than it has
ever had. A general feeling
Of optimism prevails through
out the parish and the Fall is
anxiously looked forward to.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10
JOSEPH LASSALLE IS
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Venerable Old Citizen Expires
at His Home ON
Sunday Night
CAME FROM CANADA
TO LIVE in oPELoUsAs
Deceased. signalled as Model
Of Congregation by Rev.
Father Engberink at the
Funeral. Ceremonies

4 Joseph Lassalle, a venera
BILE old citizen and merchan
of this city, known to practic
ally every citizen Of st. Ian
| dry and Evangeline parishes
| died at his home on Sunday
night at 1915, after an illness
Of one months duration. AL.
i though Mr.. Lassalle had been
in i'll health for over three
/ years the news Of his death,
which was caused by conges-
tion of the lungs, was a grave
shock to the many friends Of
the deceased.
Mr.. Lassalle was not a Lou
isianian by birth, although he
Es
was proud to proclaim this
great state as the most blessed
country in the world. He was
born near the city Of Joliet,
Canada, on December 18th,
1874. During his early boy
hood he was attracted to the
United States, having heard Of
the wonderful possibilities ly-
ing in wait for a young man in
the far-famed Dixieland. In
1871 he resolved to leave his
native land for a better and
richer country and arrived in
,Opelousas the same year,
where he was given employ
ment in the tax-collector's of
fee by Sheriff Sittig. He re-
mained in the tax-collector's
office until 1876, having work
ed under Sheriff j. G. Morris,
also.
Shortly before he resigned
his position as deputy tax-co1-
lector Mr.. Lassalle took unto
himself for a life partner, Miss
Therese Goldman, then a
charming member of one of
the most prominent families in
st. Landry, being the grand
daughter Of Sheriff Sittig.
Not long after his marriage
to Miss Goldman, Mr.. Lassalle
ventured into the business field
for himself, erecting a store,
which he conducted so success
fully that in 1901 Louis Des-
marais was induced to go in
partnership with him. For
five or six years the firm of
Lassalle & Desmarais CON
Quoted a large business, being
patronized by the people Of
the entire parish. After the
dissolution Of partnership Mr..
Lassalle went back into the
business for himself, operating
a grocery and saloon.
The deceased was unques-
tionably one Of the most bel
loved citizens of the parish. He
was honest in his every deal
ng, charitable and friendly to
all, was a kind and devoted
and father.
Rev. Father John Engber-
nix, pastor of the Catholic
signalled Mr.. Las
sale, IN euloglz1ag the de-
deceased at the funeral cere-
monies on Monday afternoon,
where a large portion Of the
population Of the city was
present, as a model of his con-
yregation.
While the funeral cereno-
lies were being conducted the
business section of the city
vas as quiet as on Sundays,
II stores having closed at $50
d honor Of the dead merchant.
Mr.. LassalIs is survived by
lis aged and venerable wife, /.
nd six children, Goldman,
x-postmaster Of Opelousas
nd now a prominent r1er-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10

Judge Smith, a venerable
citizen Of Grand Coteau, was
one Of the prominent visitors
to this City on Tuesday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-05
CITY EEBRARIAN's
.REPORT,FOR NOVEMBER

Adults Books Circulated---Philos-
ophy and religion, "a; SOCIOLOGY. AZ;
natural sciences. "a; engineering,
agriculture and5 domestic art, 40;
music and arts 2S;: poetry, drama,
essays. SO; history, s6;' travel, oS;
biography. 22s: fiction, Loss. Total
1,2y2.
Children's Books Circulated
Primers and picture books, 81;
myths, legeads anu fairy tales. 76'
nature books, SO, electrical and me-
chanical books, 20; poetry and read
ers, "a; history. an, travel books
AZ; biography, s. fiction. sSs. Total
703.
Number. magazines loaned, STO
Number books in renting collection
| 16. Full circulation. a.461.
Largest daily circulation, 1856. At
tendance at reading room, 1,2Sl
Books repaired in library, 1T. Mum
ber application cards issued durin'
month, rs. Total number cards Is
sned to, date. 1.e22.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-05
EXPECT AUSTRIAN
At NEW YORK
WILL Be RECALLED

Washington, Dec. 4i--Recal OF
Austrian Consul General Won Nuber
of New York Il imminent according
to Indications today. In its Clean
,up" OF Teuton agents sdispleasing to|
this government, the administration
may liNewiss reach evena higher d.
ulomats, it was strongly 'hfhted.
Thess wers the outstanding facts
tbday In the situation Tarising from
Eustro-eerman activities witch
have already resulted i'm the recall
Of, Austrian Ambassador Damba and
the request yesterday for withdrawal
Of Attaches Bey-Ed and Won Pspen
or the German embassy.
Just what VIII be the odftonier Of
a,requestt fbr sre conduct OF 'BoyrEd
and' vor PApsr fs unknown There
'is NO duubB Bsre' taat .p~susns --sI'
at once pcquiesce IN the goyernmenr :
r~ruests fbr. thsir vithdrawAl. but it
|is possible tsisf they will mereiyyoe
sent to some other part ofthe Amer
lean continent, thus obviating- tne
need for an American request fof- an
allied safe conduct.
Commenting on the Boy-Ediwcn
Papem case to-day. an offciai OF. the
German embassy said:
There has; been no clrangeeir tine
status of Won Papen and Boy-Ed
Reither since or before Secretary Ian
Sing notified Ambassador von' Bern
storff that their recall was requested
IThere, will be no change until the
Berlin government is heard from.
1--WE have asked no ossafe conduc'
for, them, and will not do so until
Germany has recalled them. We can
hardly hear from Berlin before Mon
day.
In this connection, the official sug
gested that If the allies refused tn'
American request for safe conducts
4 It, might be an affront ,to1the, uhftet
Sates government.
The embassy desires the poaition
+, rsfilled, the speaker said. because OF
: :rcount Of the war the twooposts ar
very important.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-05
HUNT ON FOR THE
HIGHER UPS IN
bomb CONSPIRACY

San Francisco Dec. 4,--German
Consul Bopp md the vice-cmsul APP
peared, today to be the. alleged
higher ups" In tHa G. G. Crowley,
alleged bomho conspfratorr, case mr.
whom officials are cunning
At.the same time 1t came to light
that Baron George Wilhelm Won
Briucken, consulate attaclte. has nsen
quisred by federal officials as tO his
connection with the consulate.
That the local officials are after
Bopp's withdrawal seems certain'
ose report indteated' he had been
asked tor testify before the grand
inry. Meantime. authorities said the
ret is tightening abouc CrowAy; $
s. Murphy Utah miner, is said n
Lbe slated to testify. Monday to tht
bgrand jury that Crowley sought 4
Eemploy him as an aid in blowing. al
Ia powder factory at Bachus, Utah
Still other reported witnesses win b.
Louis Boyle and r. l.. Harris EN-
| ployes of Seattle fireboat, who ar
slated to tell Of Crowley coming OF
then. vessel soon after the bombini
of munitions barge for Russia II
Seattle harbor last spring;
4 Just what the officials sought to de
vclop from von Brincken Is a mys
terry That he had been associate
with Crowley seems certain; but, I
common with the consul, vo
Brincken declares Crowley wa
hired merely as a detective to 81
Y legitimate information for the cor
sulate.
There was some suggestion tht
Bopp intends. to repudiate Crowle
later. As to l.. J. Smith, allege
Crowley understudy, he says mere
: that he has never seen him.
Regarding the alleged efforts
! Crowley to get the aid OF the Ru
(: sian ambassadors wife In expeditii
D dried fruit" shipments to the Ru
l. sian Red Cross aboard munitio
steamers. Bopp expresses doubt tn
such letter was ever written.
:, Il were. It was certainly without
y knowledge.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-05
FORCES
RETREAT|NG FROM
BAGDAD DISTRICT

London, Dec. 4.--General Towns
hend's forces that moved ON Bagdad
are now retiring toward their base,
Kut-Nl-Amara. 100 miles southeast
Of Bagdad, It was oiflcially admitted
today.
Far superior forces OF Turks
caused the British retreat.
"our casualties in the Ctesiphon
f,ghting," said the official statement,
"totalled 4,567. Tuesday night
General Townshend fought q rear
guard action and was forced to con-
tinue the retreat, losing 100 men"
Townshend's forces arrived within
10 miles OF Bagdad on November 2S'
and afterward we're gradually driven
back.
Bagdad Is the city on which Ger
many centers It's dreams for q col
onial empire In the near-east.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-05

Overhead charges, superintendent
and contingencies are included In
above values and apportioned pro
rata to each item.
The above is the valuation placed
upon the plant by the water COM
pany's engineer, Mr., r. II. Corey.
The railroad commission OF Oregon,
in their order U-F-1S, placed the
value at sl19,776.00, which is only
ss5G.00 less than the. valuation OF
the water company's engineer. THIS
value means the actual present
value OF the plant or the value In
its present condition, and does not
mean what It would cost to install II
new. The railroad commission oi
Oregon placed the cost OF reproduc-
Ing the plant new at s15l,627.oo'
The railroad commission would
allow nothing for cutting pavement'
and sidewalks. as the present pian,
was installed before pavements ant
concrete sidewalks were put In j
n new plant were put in today tn
cost OF cutting pavements and side
walks and replacing same would D
unavailable and would amount y
,.,, $4,000 TO $4,000,
Only equipment In actual use 0
actually necessary for operation
plant and supplying water TO tn
city and It's inhabitants Is included
tho valuation given.
In addition to the water plan. :
self the owners thereof are includin
IN their offer to the city certain re-
estate, consisting Of the old pow
station property of SIX or more acre
three 2b-foot lots on u street pa'
of the Masonic temple. and the &c
lot east Of the present pump stati'
and crossed by the municipai ra
road
II ia perhaps not generally kno'
that the municipal railroad mas
,,,,e 10 the way across this lot u
10, block s, Riverside addition) a
the purchase of the water planl
tho city will settle all controversy
regard to this risht-of-way'
II should therefore be plain 70
thinking men and women OF
city that the water plant 'os''
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-05
HERE is Al POLICEMAN
WHO GOT TIRED OF JOB

Irwin, Pa, Dec. 4.--"I've been dog
catcher, health and truant officer, and
the whole blame police force. Every
time arrested some one got licked
I'm tired Of It,"
So said Charlie Lingstone. sending
In his resignation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-05
The Corona Typewriter

for personal correspondence is quick
or and better than o pen and gives
you carbon copy Of what yon have
written. J.
The factory cost Of the Corona ID
higher than any other typewriter be-
cause OF the finer materials necessary
to make II durable. Almost every
magazine writer, engineer, cores
pondence school student, minister,
travelling man. government inspector
and newspaper man uses the Corona:
Roosevelt wrote all his African ana
South American articles Tor Scrip.
ner's on q Corona. Men ike samuel
Blythe. who writes for the SATURDAY
Post, use the Corona year In and year
out.
DEMARAY will demonstrate the
Corona
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-05
with tho other property included 10
worth much more than the price
asked, $4,000.
(Paid ADVERTISEMENT
PORTLAND MARKETS

wheat--club. s2@s5; bluestem,
90 VI @9o.
oats--No. white feed. 24@ 24.76.
Brewing. $50 1850; feed.
2G@27.b0.
Hogs--Best live. 600.
Prime steers. 7@7.26; fancy cows,
Q 20 $50: best calves. 7@7.b0.
Spring lambs. 7.2b@7.50.
Butter--city creamery. 32h.
Eggs--Selectod local extras. AZ.
Hens. ~: broilers. IL; geese,
cor.