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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15

submitted. The tax campaign COM
Imittee was organized and the ladies
OF Opelousas taking a leading part
in the campaign, II was not many
days before the city and surround
| ing country were being systemati-
Ically worked in behalf of the tax,
with the results on Tuesday which
astounded the most optimistic of
the tax advocators. the measure be-
ing carried by a majority of f51
votes and one quarter million dol
lars in valuation
The Clarion was the first to take
up the fight for the maintenance
tax, each week it urged the taxpay-
ers of Opelousas and surrounding
country not to turn a deaf ear to
the appeals of the children of Ope-
lousas School District. 1t was the
only newspaper in this city which
took up the cause of the children Of
Opelousas, the only one which was
bold enough in the face Of strong
opposition to urge taxation for edll-
cation, at a time when taxes sound
as bad to property owners as
Heaven does to Satan. We believe
that we fought for righteous
cause and we would believe it even
though the tax would have been de-
feated. Unless we make provision
for the education Of our future
citizens this city is certainly DOOM
ed to perdition.
After the results of the election
were made known the five hundred
pupils Of the Opelousas High School,
who had stood about the court
house all day, cheered loudly
thanking the voters and finally go
ing home eontented that they had
won the day.
The result of the election will
greatly rebound to the credit of
Opelousas; many Louisiana towns
were waiting to see the result sim
ply to judge Of the caliber Of the
Opelousas property owners.
The taxpayers Of the city and
surrounding country. the teachers
and pupils Of the Opel ausas school
and the tax campaign committee,
as well as every .s.tlividral who
worked in behalf Of til' lax ara.
to be highly re,a,1a,ll-J f.,r doing
that which will permanently place
Opelousas among the progressive
cities of Opelousas. They have
won splendid battle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15
WoODMEN HAVE JOINT install
LATT0N

Bayou Chicot, Jan. 4i.-Head
touncil Commander Butler OF
shreveport, assisted by Senator L..
=, Haas Of Opelousas, participated
aat Vile Platte sunday evening in
& Joint installation of Vile Platte,
bayou Chicot and jst- Landry officers
1ef the year 1915 of the ~. o. W..
camps. The installation was pub
alc and q large crowd was present.
iile state campaign win no doubt
Rlnd up next Sunday and Monday,
Wllen prominent speakers from New
|vfieans and Opelousas will appear
h the interest of Barret and Fonte-
hot At Chicot Sunday, the 10Th at
p. a. and Pine Prairie the nth
A 2 b. m.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15
VICTORY POINTS TO
DARIUS NJ. FONTENOT
INDICATIONS POINT WHEIMING MAJORITY FOR
THE CREOLE PONY IN RACE FOR
SHERIFF ST. LANDRY

That Darius M. Fontenot will be
elected sheriff Of St. Landry is a
foregone conclusi Q n o t
all isintere este d parties.
Even supporters Of the opposition
feel that Mr.. Fontenot is sure
winner, unless the tide is changed.
Indications point to a Fontenot
landslide in st. Landry on January
25th. Reports from all over the
parish Indicate that Fontenot will
carry five wards in the parish and
will fare we'll in the other ward,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15
JUDGE DUPRE IN EUNICE

Judge Gilbert 4. Dupre of Ope-1
lousas, was in Eunice Wednesday
afternoon and Thursday morning,
shaking hands with many friends
and reminding them of his eandi-
dacy for the Legislature. The Judge
stated to reporter of this paper
he expected to be nominated in the
first primary, but was taking no
chances; moreover, said the Judge,
Il like to come to Eunice and me
my old friends who have always
been so kind to me. Some of them
have been voting for me for 2
eaars and are going to do It
for the sake of 'Auld Lang Syne.. ],
+ X 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15
COLLEGE BOYS PLAY. AT CAREN-
GRO

Grand Goteau, Jan. ftThe Sc
nior students of st. Charles Coll
lege gave a minstrel at the Mount
Carmel Convent at Carenero on Sum
day night for the benefit Of the
Carencro convent. The minstrel,
which was the same one given here
last month, was well carried out be-
fore large audience. The College
Orchestra furnihsed excellent mu-
sic.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15

with the chances Of carrying it
also, even though the opposition is
claiming it by an overwhelming
vote.
Pencil feigns are at work in St.
Landry as well as in other par
ishes; these feigns are figuring Fon-
tenot a dead sure winner for
sheriff, the majority ranging from
250 to 700 votes majority. They
also calculate that Kelly Andrus
will be nominated in the first pri-
mary for assessor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15

Mr.. Paul ]. cuenot, assistant
Professor Of Chemistry at Z. S. u,
was the guest of Mr.. Leo Lassalle
and Mrs. Jos. Lassalle, during the
Christmas holidays.
Mr.. e. e. Beauduc and mother
of New Orleans were visitors at ! e
Smith home during the holidays.
Mr.. Terry Roy Of Lafayette visit
ed friends here last week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15

a new jury commission has been
appointed for jefferson parish, The
outcome of the raid on jefferson bys
the Louisiana National Guard, when
Joseph O'DWyer was found I'd bill
operating gambling Joint.
O'DWyer resigned. Judges Edring-.
ton and Fluue appointed j conplete
new jury Commissioners as follows: !:
Fl G. Mathews, Bart j. Tucker, Ct.
=. Lander, Emile Gelssenhe heimer and
hilbert Z. Vincent.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15

L 1IOdSA Oil SShASA SASA 49, - - =
Death alone these two can part.
A quiet but very pretty wedding
was celebrated in New Orleans last
Wednesday at st. Vincent de PauFs
Church when the Rev. Father
Beauchanp Anderson united in the
holy bonds of matrinlony Miss
Vivian Valentine Thompson of Ope-
losusas and Mr.. Walter James
Prescott of Washington.
The bride, always a lovely girl in
disposition as well as features,
never appeared more beautiful than
on this her wedding day, attired in
a travelling suit of velvet with hat
to match; she looked like a rose in
full bloom.
This union of two loving hearts
was the union Of two old and highly
respected families as well. The
groom DelOngS TO one OF the first
and Oldest families in Louisiana,
while the brides ancestors hail
from the Virgin State where the
Cranes are noted for their aristoc-
racy throughout Virginia.
Although not a native Of Alexan-
dria, both the brides mother and
grandfather are from the Hub
City. The latter, the famous
Michael Ryan, died twenty-one
years ago, but his memory still
lives as the Nestor Of the Alexan-
dria bar, the founder of the Louis
lana State University and one OF
the most talented men in Louis
lana.
The happy couple will remain II
New Orleans several days, and ther
leave for their plantation home
near Washington where the groom
is prosperous young planter.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15

After spending the holidays with
his mother, Mrs. JOS. Lassalee and
sisters, Mr.. Leo Lassalle left Sum
day to resume his duties as Pro-
fessor of Physics in the Pennsyl-
vania State College, Penn.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15
ANDRUS WILL WIN
IN FIRST PRIMARY
Popular Candidate for Assessor
Is Making Clean
FRIENDS EXPECT TO SEE
HIM LAND EASILY
Indications Point to Andrus Vic
tory Over Charles Thibodeaux
And Robert Lafleur on the 25tll
day Of january
-
Hon. A. T.. Andrus, candidate for


q 4apsuHaa.--.
Hon. A. &. Andrus. candidate for
assessor of st. Landry parish, has
made a thorough canvass OF the
parish, meeting with success all
along the line. Mr.. Andrus is re-
garded as one OF the best men iii st.
Landry politics He is clean, up
right and noble man, honorable to-
the core.
Andrus is looked upon as a sure
winner, his friends claiming that he
will be declared the Democratic
nominee on the first ballot. It
would not be surprising to see Mr..
Andrus defeat Robert Lafleur right
ait the Eunice poll, despite the fact
that the Eunice Gall, CLANS that
there will not be 25 votes cast
against the Eunice Candidate.
AS far as Coulee Crouche, the
home of Charles Thibodeaux, il is
claimed that Andrus will walk away
with both Of his opponents and will
receive a substantial majority.
There is not a poll in the parish
that will not give Mr.. Andrus
handsome vote; he will lead in the
majority of the polls, several Of
which he will carry by a good
majority over both opponents, Tf
there is one poll in the entire parish,
where Mr.. Andrus will run last, his
friends certainly do not know where
it is.
It would certainly be a calamity,
if the voters Of st. Landry should
not elect Mr.. Andrus their assessor,
said a close friend of the tall-lanky
candidate for assessor. He is uIl-
doubtedly the best qualified and best
fitted aspirant for the position and
and he will make St. Landry an ideal
officer.
Mr.. Andrus has always been true
to his friends ID. politics; he has
oftened campaigned the entire par
ish in the interest of certain poll
ticians, who are now fighting him,
because they discovered that AM
drus was too honorable d man to
stoop down to the lowly things in
order to secure the office of as.
SCISSOR He would rather not be
elected than to hove to do some
thing, which he considers wrong.
It would not be surprising to see
Mr. Andrus receive 1900 to 200 on
Tuesday, January 25th.
st. Landry voters know good
man when they see him and they
Know that MT. Andrtls IS an honor
aDie' upright politician and for
tnese reasons faey Will give him
most ilattering vote on Tuesday Ct
next Week.
. Mr. Andrus has been making a
nlt ali over the parish with tlae
.algilliled manner In Wnicil fle AL
ways makes az address. Mr rl-
.arus ls O. such 9 hign character
that ne does not abuse or Vllllfy siis
oppohents, as lhey are wont to do
hiln. ms speech az sunset on Mon
gay Is reported Dy dlslnterested
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15

Robert 4. Knox, surveyor or GUS
toms for the port Of New Orleans.
who on Dec. ~, shot and killed two
men IN railroad station at Baton
Rouge, has been adjudged insane By
q lunacy commission. He is now
confined in the insane asylum at
Jackson.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15
F0NTENOT RECEIVES
PROM 'NENT SUPPORT
81 Landry Candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor Is Endorsed
by Many
FARMERS AND LABOR UNIONS
ARE WITH HIM
friends OF Local Boy Predict A
I,andslid In His Favor at the
polls In the Democratic Whif
Will Take Place Next Week

The distinguished and brilliant
voung son of st. Landry, Hon. L.
Austin Fontenot, who is making a
winning fight for lieutenant GOV
ernor of Louisiana is ''doped'' out
as heing a sure winner. His friends
throughout the state expect him
defeat the combined opposition.
The following letters of recon-
u,endation from some of the most
prominent farmer and labor union
leaders are sufficient to show how
popular Austin Fontenot is with the
laboring class of Louisiana:
Many, La, Nov. s, 1915.
Hon. +. Austin Fontenot,
Opelousas, La.
My Dear Mr.. Fontenot:
i want to assure you that I appre-
ciate your efforts as d member of
the House Of Representatives to se-
#cure laws for the benefit Of the
farmers. | have watched your ca
feer with much interest, and hope
YOU will be successful in your cam
paign for theDemocratic nomina-
ton for the office of Lieutenant
Governor. OF course you under
stand that my position as headof
our organization prohibits me from
taking an active part in politics, but
at the same time / want you to know
that you have my pers6nal support
and vote.
With best wishes, | am as ever.
Your friend,
fEigned) i. N. McGOLLISTER,
President of La. State Union.
Jennings, La, Nov. 6, 1915.
Hon, Austin Fontenot,
Opelousas, La.
My Dear Sir:
Your candidacy for the Office OF
lieutenant Governor should meet
with the endorsement of those inter
ested in rice in any of its ramifica-
lions. can testify to the fact that
while was in Washington in the
interest of rice, as affected by tariff
{ Slegislation, | made my headquarters
I at your office with DR.. Lazaro) and
your advice was of great advice to
me a nd my associates. You have
been the champion of our cause
whenever opportunity presented.
Yours very truly,
Signed GEO. HATHAWAY,
President.
New Orleans, La, Oct. 29, 1915.
Hon. L. Austin Fontenot,
0pelousas. La.
Dear Sir:
AIS Comm issioner of Labor it be-
came necessary for me to attend the
sessions OF the General Assembly at
Baton Rouge to look after labor
Legislation. can testify that you
We're always ready and willing tol
work for any measure in the inter-
est Of the laboring classes of this
state. Organized labor in particular
owes you a debt of gratitude, and it
Will be a pleasure for me to render
you ali the aid possible in your cam
paign.
Signed VIM. C. McGILVRAY,
State Labor Commissioner.
New Orleans, La, July IA, 1915.
Hon. 1. Austin Fontenot,
Opelousas, La.
Dear Mr.. Fontenot:
n the name of the Legislative
committee OF the New Orleans Cred
~ Mems Association, / wish to ex-
press sincere thanks for your ef-
lorts IN introducing and passing the
mise Check Law.
Ihe business community as well
NJ all fair-thinking people will ap-
preciate this work.
VIII appreciate a visit from you
ANY time you are in the city.
Yours very truly,
lsigned) w. B. LATHROP.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15
!. DIVINE SERVICES

There will be divine services at
the Episcopal church on Sunday
afternoon at 7:30 by Rev. Menard
boswell.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-15
MARRIED

THoMPsON-pREsCOTT
She is thine all words are spoken
Hand to hand and heart to heart
Though all other ties be broken
Death alone these two can part.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
NONRESIDENT SorIcE.
SARAH kEPHART
W..
TINE KEPHART

In the Circuit Court at Charlotte
II appearing TO me from the bill
which is sworn TO, that the defend
ant, Tine kephart. IL a nunresident
Of the State Of Tennessee 30 thu
the ordinary process OF lsw cannot
be served upon him; ii is Therefore
ordered by the Clerk that said de
PENDANT appear before the Judge oi
the Circuit Court al Charlotte. Ten.
nessee, on or before the Fourth Mon.
dag 10 July. 1916, and plead answer
or demur to the bill filed against
him in above styled cause. or the
same will be- taken as confessed a.
TO him and the cause set for hearing
.exparte,
II is further ordered that a cop,
OF this oider Le published in IL,
Dickson County Herald. a news
paper published ut Dickson, Tenn. i,
for four conrecGtive weeks, the lasl
publication 10 appear more than
Ave days before the converting OF
court.
This the 10Th day Of May, 1915
T, h. GRAY. Clerk
r. l. LEIGH, Sol. for Compl. 6-23
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
STOMACH SUFFERERS
MAYR's WONDERFUL REM
EDY.--One Dose Viii Con.
vince You.

Mayrs Nonderful Remedy is wei
known throughout the country
Many thousands Of people have
taken il for Stomach, Liver and In
festival Ailments aud report. mar
yeious results. and are highly prals.
ing 1t 10 othels. Astonishing bene
fits sufferers have received even ftouI
'one dose are heard everywhere and
explain It's tremendous sale 10 NOR.
than a million people, II rarely
ever fails. and those afflicted with
stomach. Liver and Intestinal All
mepts. Indigestion, Gas in the Stom
aeh and lntestines, Dizziness, Faint
ing Spells, Iolic Attacks. Torpid
Liver, Constipation, etc should BY
All means try this remedy. Msyr :
Wonderful Remedy gives permahen,
results for stomach, liver and mites.
inal ailments, No more distress
alter eating pressure OF gas IN the
stomach and around the heart. Get
one bottle Of your druggist now and
Try il on an absolute guarantee. II
DOT satisfactory, money will be re-
turned, For sale by Matthews Drug
Go, and all other reliable druggists,
adv,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
Meeting OF u. D. c.

The regular monthly meeting Of
Old Hickory Chapter vas held Wed
nesday afternoon with MIS-. W. A
Meadow at her home on Centre ave.
In the absence Of the president,
Mrs. |. u. Wilson acted ss president
pro tenn. Applications ior member
ship were made by Mrs. Fred Beas-
leg and Mrs. w. +. kannard. The
og~.rsrassssssse ses ,tsts sssestk "a .xssi,
the sick. IL Mrs. q, L. Collins and
DIRE. Eugene Payne.
AT the close of the business SEES.
4ion, Miss Wrenn Hopkins favored
the Daughters with d reading, en-,
titled, Company k" which was
followed by an encore.
The Daughters were pleased TO
nave WITH them at this meeting
Mrs, Fins Rogers OF Memphis, who
is u member Of Old Hickory.
Mrs. Meadow, assisted by her
mother, Mrs. Clayton Smith. aud
Mesdames Beasley and Payne, srrv'
ed a delicious ice curse.
Mrs. Ed Morrow will be- hostess
II next meeting. July 9TH.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
4 GOOD FRIEND.

A good LSand staiads by you
when 10 need. Dickson people ttll
hos Doans Kidney Pills have stood
The test.
Mr.. Taylar endorsed Ttpan's nver
five years aSu ard again ecufriEs
The story. logld yau AJAX ior more
convincing tt~stiIn,aUsY
J. h. Taylor. retired blacksmith
|Rickert Aytune. Dickson. says
The aetlen II MY kidneys Was ir-
regular and oitep painful. | bad
severe headaches. t3o. used
Deans Kidney Pills. procured from
the hyatt Drug Co.. and thew gave
ule great reilef." Statement givsn
February Is 1911
On April s 1915, Mr.. TAYLOR said:
Doan's Kidney Pills have never
Jailed to 2ivN me relief when ] have
had occasion to use them"
Price Soc. ut all dealers. Dom
simply ask Tor a kidney remedy
get Doan 8 kidney PIlls--the same
that Mr., Ia, lor has twice publicI,
recommended. Foster MiIburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
TRUSTEE.

HARRIS.--Ws are authorized to M.
nounce Melvin Harris ~ y candidate
ior the office Of County Trustee. Elcc'
ION, August. 1916.
RUSSELL. We are authorized TO an
nounce Geo. k. Russell as q candidate
for the office OF Trustee, subject 70 Tho
voters in the August election, 1916.
HUNTING are authorized 10 an
nounce Slaydcn Hunt I'D a candidate iol
the office oi Trustee, subject " the Eo Q :
in the August election, 1916.
DOTY.-We are authorized 10 announce
w. e. Doty ~ a candidate for the Office
of Trustee, subject 10 the voters at the
August election, 1910.
CUhMINS. VI are auGhorrledfe mr.
nounce J. b. Cummins AZ y candidate ior
the office Of Trustee, subject to the
qualified voters In the August election,
lvlo..
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
ACTION or one SPOON
FuL SURPRISES MANY.

Dickson people who houRAa The
siinpls mixture Of buck,hwn bark.
g~lyeeiine, etc. knowI as Adler ! -,
are surprised At the INSTANT ct
|fsci OF . SMILE Spoonful
This remedy IL 20 complete q howell
cleanser that it IL used Successfully
in appendicitis. Adler i-ka acts on
R0rH upper aud lower bowel, and
SPOONFUL relieves almost
ANY CASE OF constipation. sour
or gsssy stomach. ONE MINUTE
after you take 1.-THE gasses rumtde
and pass ouL.--CLEM0RE PHAR-
MACY.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
SHERIFF.

WALT0N.-We are authorized TO an
nounce q. A. Walton rs u candidate fVt
the office Of Sheriff. Election, August,
1910.
z
EUBANK-We are authorized to an
nounce X. ID. Eubank, Jr,, rs a candidate
for the Office OF Sheriff. Election, Aug
uat, 1915,
COLEMAN We are authorized e.
announce T j. Coleman rs u candidate
Tor reelection 10 the office oi Sheriff,
subject to the will OF the qualified Sotett
Mt the 1916 August election.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16

Il have been using Chamberlain
Tablets for indigestion for the pas,
ak months, and il stiords me pleas
ure TO say | have never used h
remedy that did me SO much good
Mrs. C. Il. Riley, lilion, n. y
Chani,erlain's Tablets are obtain
able everywhere. -Ady.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
"a CARD
~ The vaters 81 Dickson Coun

To The Voters Of Dickson Coun-
I,y;
In view Of the fact that the
election to noIninats =
Dsmecralic candidate 10 rep'e-
sent Dickson county in the Law
sr House Of the next General As
ssmbly will not be held until
Sept. 7 sext. and in view of the
fact that the minds Of the people
are now conferred Ia the various
contests for county Offices to b.
6lIed August 3, / will not enter
actively into my s~peeeh-making
tnur Of the county before soms
date early In July. II is my in
ten.im to publicly place my
claims fnr the nomination before
The voters ut some polnt in each
district. Some weeks ago | out
lined through the newspapers u
few vital questions upon which ]
AIN In sympathy q al II they mesl
wIlh the approval VI the vosers
II will exert my best efforts To
nave same enacted Into law lst..
| iayor the annexation u the
strip Of teIlItory uit VI ii,cAnlan
county. 2ud., | lasor louger tefms
Of ruia. district schools aud better
salaries lot teachers; | !sy0r so!ne
specific changes III the game anu
,isii laws | favor retrenchment
si.d seLam.i III lhe administrator
vi the arfairs vi tbs county ~ MI:
W reduce the salary ol the County
Judge to 800 10 per annum, and
the abolishmeLt Of said office al
expiration Of mis- term | favor u
complete audit of the tax books
aud all other revenue boOksol tue
county. he system adopted by
many counties ot the State vi
having the proper officials make
annual sworn published state
meuts Of all moneys collected lol
various purposes, and how dis
butsed Is n Wise one, anu should
be put IN ~ toice in this county
lie Taxpayers have u right to
know that the burden ot taxes
they pay annually is properly
spent, aud In order to arrive AT n
proper solution vi this demand.
We know OF 10 better plan than
the oae outlined above. There
are many other questions Of Vita
concern to the taxpayers Of the
county tina, | will make plain /,
them at the proper time
In conclusion, desire tn SAY
that | am the only candidate ioi
this honorable position, 81 far,
who has publicly made known h
Of principles; | am iha
only candidate who proclsims
in the commonalily OF the
to elect a man 10 the Leg
stature who is not u tool OF Ger.
tain political bosses, who have
controlled certain members Of The
from This county inl
The past, who IN fact were not
he representatives Of the people
cut Of a certain click II am
.he choice Of the people in u,
primary election OF Sept. I, the,
nay rest assured that | will prov,
rue to then. the confidence
exposed in me,
Very Respectfully,