St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-25
PELICAN A NEWS


The Japanese colony at Marian,
brought from California by John
Meyer or New York, r succeeding
as truck farmers, raising celery,
lettuce. and other vegetables. The
hruek is being shipped to Northern
markets.
The residence of Henry Pruden,
near Hammond, valued at S10,0Oo,
was destroyed by fire on last Sun
day.
Mrs. Oddressit Hebert, near Abb
beville. was thrown ont of a buggy
white out driving. She was taken
y the Vermillion Sanitarium and
is suffering with conclusion of the
brain.
Vincent Guerzi a baker of Alex
andria, fell from the second stroy
of the building occupied by himself
and family, a distance offffteen
feet and was dangerously injured.
Several ribs were broken.
Farm Demonstrators {. 2 Perrin
and F. A. Swami, are assisting the
farmers near Bordelonville, La.
The farmers of Acadia perish are
organizing against the tick. Several
being placed in convenient
sections of that parish.
seeral rufflans entered theoffice
of The Florida Parishes, a weekly
paper at Amite, La, and did con-
siderable damage to the linotype
machine. The local authorities of
that place have been unable to as
certain by whom the deed was COM
mitted.
The pupils of the silby high
school presented the play, I'm the
Absence of Susan" at Gibbsland on
March 10th, for the benefit of the
tainment proved to be very suc-
cessful.
A Parker club was organized at
school library. The enter
Hodge, Louisiana, las week.
A gypsy fortune teller, while at
Monroe, told a negro girl that she
would have heap good luck, get
married and have three children"
The negro did not consider the a
good one, demanded her money, and
when the return of same was re-
fused, she had the gypsy arrested.
Alex. Rabb, white, residing in the
Manterey neighborhood, Concordia
parish, was arrested and lodged in
parish jail, charged with forg-
ng the name of his employer to- a
heck for S248.i3.
Democrats are now organizing inI
Vernon parish. A hard fight is an
icipated in that parish.
A large unraber Of homeseeWers
rom Northern States visited the
colony community and
we're greatly impressed with Sec
ion of the state.
The Baldwin Lumber Company
viii soon begin developing the min
raj resources near eth Anse La
BUTTE oil field. It is said tibet a
arge lumber mill and box factory
vii be established to manufacture
the large quantity in the vicinity.
President Wilson nominated Jonasl
essential postmaster of Alexandria.
Wallace Momboles, a rice grow er
I Morse section, lost his house by
ire. The contents were destroyed.
A home over fifty years old was
esfroyed at Pineville by fire.
Mrs. Dudly Moss, Of Henry, who
as terribly burned a few days aeo
hen her clothing became ignited
lille standing before the fire place
led Saturday night from her in
Try. She was only q years of age.
Orphie Bfaud, a Thibodeaux but
Ter, and a native of that parish and
ty for a great number of years,
ed on Monday.
The Catholic congregation of Alex ]
ldria is going to build an orphan i
which will be primarily
T the children Of that faith.
Madewood plantation, formerly !,
vned by Alvee Delaune was sold i
Emile Sudbury for the sum of /
1000. !
Harry Fitzpatrick and James Leo {
I'd Of New Orleans addressed al ]
lfker meeting at st. Francisville. I
AS a result of a petition circulated
the little city of Vile P1aate, the
Iieers have ordered all gambling =
ops closed. It is said that up to I
is incident the little EvangeIinei 4
y was a wide open town. Y