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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20

At st. Charles church at a. m.
Tuesday, Sept. II, Rev. P. J. Jones
performed the marriage ceremony
for Henry G.. Dietrich and Miss Mar
garet Breuer. The attendants were
julius Dietrich and Miss Eva Breuer.
me brides dress was white messaline
and she wore handsome embroider-
ed veil. Her maid was attired in white
wolfe. Jacob Breuer and wife gave a
dinner party in honor of their daugh-
ter's wedding. Members of both fam
lies were guests. Mr. and Mrs. Die
tr1ch left on the afternoon train for
Chicago, intending to go from there
by boat to Milwaukee. When they re-
turn to Cassville their fine new home
IS in readiness. The worthy young
people are highly esteemed and MANY
friends wish them happiness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20
SERIES OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
(FennimOre TimeS.)

Robt. Engroff of this city met with
a serious accident last Thursday
morning. In attempting to climb a
fence he must have been seized with
dizzy spell and fell over backwards,
striking on his head. The wonder is
his neck was not broken. The back
of his neck and shoulders were seri-
OuSly injured and it will be several
weeks before he will be about again.
His sonin-law, Deckert Sumner and
wife, of Lancaster, came Friday to
see him.
Sunday morning while Mrs. Mary
Steinbrenner was on her way to the
cheese factory with the milk, the
horse became frightened and ran
away. In running the horse broke
loose from the milk wagon and the
rig ran into bank, throwing Mrs
Steinbrenner to the ground, breaking
both her wrists, and injuring her
head. DR.. M. A. Bailey was called
and dressed the injured members and
she is getting along fairly we'll now.
John Novinska lost several stacks
Of grain last Wednesday afternoon.
Sparks from the engine set fire to the
stacks. Lou Steers, who was doing
the threshing. lost his separator, on
which he had no Insurance. Mr.. No
vinska was awarded $21O insurance
by the Liberty Insurance company on
the grain lost. 1t is a severe loss for
Mr. Steers.
Chairman G. n. Knox's house in
Mt. Ida was struck by lightning in
the storm last Wednesday evening,
SCATTERING the chimney for almost it's
full length and making a terrible din,
giving Mr.. and Mrs. Knox a pretty
bad scare. No further damage was
done however, other than putting the
telephone out of commission
While VIM. Tenant was out swill-
ing the hogs Monday in some unac-
countable manner the hogs got him
down and trampled on him, injuring
his hip and hurting him some other
wise. DR.. M. A. Bailey came down
and fixed him up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20
BIG NIONTFORT BARN BURNS.


Wencel Nowak, living one mile east
of the Bohemian church, lost his big
barn by fire Monday, Sept. 4, togeth-
er with it's contents, hay, harness,
etc. The loss is estimated at $1,000
and he carried about $500 insurance.
1t is thought the fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion, as there
was report and the entire building
was Immediately enveloped in flames.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20

Though coming troubles cast their
shadows before, it is a blessing that
departing troubles rarely cast their
shadows behind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20

What becomes of all the brown
derby hats which you see no one
wearing? They deserve popularity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20

DelOS Wheeler was caught in a
quarry shafting near Colfax last week
and received injuries that may prove
fatal.
-o-O-O-
Anton S. Polyar, 81, stepped off an
interurban car at Sheboygan Falls.
fell and struck his head on a rail and
died six hours later. He leaves a
wife and five children.
-o-O-O-
VIM. Brogan, aged 80, a town of
Mitchell farmer, near Sheboygan,
was fatally injured at Plymouth when
he killed his automobile engine on
the Milwaukee tracks in front of a
freight train. The car was wrecked
and Brogan received a fractured
skull. Brogan's sister, who had come
safety.
-O-O-O-
A sad accident occurred at Niece
dab, where the eighteen months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Strauss
wandered into deep but narrow
hole dug by workmen for a cesspool.
The child was missed in a short time
and work commenced at once to res
cue him. A stove pipe was pushed
down the narrow hole to where the
child lay at the bottom, giving him
air until the workmen could tunnel
in at the side. He suffocated a few
minutes before being reached.
900
Wisconsin has a total institutional
insane population of 1874, according
to the announcement of the state
board of control. Of this number
4, 400 are males and 3,424 are fe-
males; 1915 are in state hospitals
for criminal insane; 445 in the Mil
waukee hospital for the insane, and
6,052 are in county asylums for the
chronic insane. The same census of
the board of control announces that
the Industrial school for boys has
population of 403; state prison, 914;
state public school, 1865; home for
the feeble minded, 1,123; state re-
formatory, 276; state tuberculosis
sanatorium, 1876, and Tomahawk lake
tuberculosis camp, II.
-O-O-O-
Fred Lynn, an engaging youth of
II years, got into trouble at Milwau-
kee, first because he posed as King
because he picked up suit cases that
did not belong to him. Lynn tele-
phoned the hotels that "King Bag
gott" was coming and had the clerks
and bell hops in a tremor of excite
ment. His appearance so belied his
pretensiOns that the ruse did not
work long. Lynn dressed neatly, but
is small and spindling, being alto
gether much unlike King Baggott
Owen MOore's name was used at GER
tain times also. Four suitcases filled
with articles were found in Lynn's
possession. They were all taken at
the. Union depot and the owners will
be notified.
Harry E. Asmuth of Milwaukee,
and state conservation warden Frank
Russell of Park Falls, landed at La
dysmith last week after a seven day
trip down Flambeau river in a canoe.
With them was muskellunge weigh
ing forty-one pounds which Asmuth
caught with his bare hands. Russell
explained the catch as follows: eve
were shooting Flambeau falls and
were about to go through the second
pitch of the falls when Mr. ASmuth
pulled in his fish stringer on which
he had a small mouth bass. AS he
was about to place the bass in the
boat the muskelonge struck the bass
on the fish stringer and could not
loosen his hold. Then Asmuth
grabbed the fish by the gills and lift
ed it into the boat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20

A peculiar phenomena was noted
on Lake Superior last week by the
crew of the Canadian freighter, J. A.
MCGEE, bound for Ashland. During
an electrical storm the vessel was
covered with ST. Elmo's fire, which
gathered in phosphOrescent crepe on
the masts and ends of the spars. The
entire ship was lighted in this man
ner. The phenomenon, often seen on
vessels at sea, was formerly ground
for the superstitious fears of some
salt water sailors, who regarded the
balls of fire on the masts as ghostly
lanterns carried by spirits, but are
now known to be accumulated cleo
tricity leaving the vessel in this man
ner, visible only during certain stag
es of the weather and al night. This
is the first report of st. Elmo's fire
in many years from great lakes YES
sells.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20
900

Strikers at Appleton in the Inter
lake Pulp and Paper companys mills,
attempted to interfere with Arthur
Kunitz, a taxicab driver and Mil
waukee athlete, who was engaged in
hauling strikebreakers to the mills.
When they stopped Kunitz's taxicab
and tried to pull the occupants into
the street, Kunitz leaped out and
using his fists put three of the assail-
ants on the ground. Peter Larson of
Oshkosh, recently employed by the
company, was attacked by strikers
and received a bad head wound
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20

Two score citizens of T'rempealeau
county participated in a man hunt
which, after twelve hours search, re-
suited in the capture of Ed. Eichman,
who early in the morning had at
tackled and robbed Christian Boleng,
pioneer merchant of Tamarack.
Sheriff Torgenson and a posse took
up the hunt and following trail left
by the man, tracked him to a point
near Trempealeau, where he was sur
rounded. After several hours the
man surrendered. Mr.. Boleng was
taken to the Winona hospital, suf-
fering from serious wounds.
-O-O-o-
Melvin Gas, GAINESVILLE boilermak-
er, mixed his muscle with pugilistic
skill when his nerve centers reacted
to old King Alcohol, and hammered
up John Higgins in a local saloon.
Higgins was left nearly dead and Gas
hustled off to the city bastile. A few
hours later Cornelius Gas, father of
the imprisoned bOilermaker, appear
ed at the station and demanded his
sons release. When this was refused
Gas Senior attempted to show what
| he could do in the fighting line, but
the officers were too many for him.
He was placed in a cell with his son.
The elder Gas later telephoned to a
friend, who had just been released on
a disorderly charge, asking for bail.
The friend, however, refused, saying
''he had troubles of his own" Young
Gas was fined SIS, and the elder Gas
was discharged from custody.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20

Chief of Police w. o. Blunt, James
vile, Intercepted youngster for a
slight indiscretion and receiving evas-
i've answers advised the youth to
make a clean breast of his trouble
He was greatly surprised when the
boy pulled out a huge roll of bills,
declaring that he had stolen them
from the local opera house stage.
There was $2,452 in the roll, but it
happened to be all ''stage money"
The youth thought he had stolen real
money.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
NOTIGE-sealed bids will be i

NOTICE-Sealed bids will be re-
ceived by G. ]. Thompson, Parish
Superintendent of Public Schools
or w. B. Prescott, Acting Superin
tendent, until ~ o'clock NJ. Mon
day, February 2ist, 1916, for the
erection and completion of q two
story brick building to be erected
at Krotz Springs, st. Landry Parish
La, according to plans and speci
fications made for same BY 9. q.
Ghachere, Architect, Opelousas, Las
from whom copies Of the plans may
be had.
Each bid must be accompanies
by a certified check for three hun
dred dollars, as a guarantee That
the bidder will sign the contract
and execute the bond as required
by law, if awarded the contract.
All bids must be s~uperscflbeu
with the words bid for the con-
struction Of the Krotz SPRINGS
School Building" and all BIDS will
be opened at a meeting pf the
Board February 23rd, 1916.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
Opelousas. La. Jan. 10th, 1916.
&a&
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
SUCCESSION SALE
ESTATE OF EUZEBE LA
e
No. -, Sixteenth Judicial Dis
trict Court, st. Landry
Parish Louisiana.

BY virtue of an order of the
Honorable B. II. Pavy, Judge
of the 18th Judicial District
Court Of Louisiana, bearing
date Dec. 8, 1916, and in pur-
suance to a commission to me
directed, signed by A. J. T.
Littell, Deputy Clerk Of said
Court, I, the undersigned, or
any duly licensed auctioneer,
will sell, at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, on
the premises at Moundville,
La, on
JAN. %, 1916,
at II o'clock A. M, the follow
ng described property, to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of
land with all the building and
improvements thereon, con-
tanning one hundred arpents,
more or less, situated in
Moundyille, in this parish,
and bounded North by Estate
of F.. M. Wartelle and
Johnson, South by nj. A. Nc
Daniel, East by Bayou Courta-
bieau, and West by public
road.
A certain tract or parcel of
land situated in same neigh
borhood, with buildings and
improvements thereon, con-
tanning sixty arpents more or
less, and bounded North by
Estate Of F. NJ. Wartelle and
Freeman Brown, South by
David Cook, East by public
road and west by Bayou Car
ron.
Six head Of horned cattle;
One horse, one surrey, one
wagon, one stock cutter, agri-
cultural implements, house
hold furniture, kitchen uten-
sils.
Terms and Conditions
Cash on day of sale.
BUSSIE LAFLEUR,
Administrator.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
PARTITION SALE
T A OF ELLEN E. PO-
LAND
No. 6611, Probate Docket,
10Th Judicial District
Court, st. Landry Par
ish, La.

BY virtue of a judgment
rendered by the Hon. B.. II.
Pavy, Judge of the 18th Judi
cial District Court Of the State
Of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, on the
Both day Of November, A. D.
1915, in the partition proceed
ings filed in the above num-
bered and entitled succession,
and pursuant to a commission
to me directed by A. j. T. Lit
tell, Deputy Clerk Of said
Court, bearing date Deem
Der 9Th, 1915, I will proceed
to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder,
for cash, for the purpose Of
efecting a partition, at the
last residence of said decd
ent near Morrow Station in
this parish, on
FEB. IL, 1916,
at IL o'clock, a. M, the fol
lowing described property, to-
wit:
1st. One certain lot or plat
of ground situated and being
in the Town of Morrow, in
st. Landry Parish, Louisiana,
being an improved lot, and
bounded North by Public
Road, South by 1850. Street,
East by J. E. Carter, and West
by Mrs. Julia Clopton;
End. One dining table, one
lot crockery, one walnut ar
moir, one safe, one old trunk,
one wood bedstead, one iron
bedstead, one dresser, one
washstand, one old piano and
stool, one center table, one
small table, three rocking
chairs, six straight chairs, one
clock, two lamps, one set 8
silver LaDle spoons, one SET
! seven tea spoons, one sugar
spoon, one set knives and
forks, one gold watch, three
breast pins, one coral neck
lace, one bar pin, 2 cuff but
tons, one lot 5 pieces Of gold
trinkets, one stove and kitchen
outfit, and any other property
found belonging to said es-
tate.
TERMS: CASH.
VIM. ALEX. ROBERTSON,
Auctioneer.
jan SGT
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
HON. GILBERT L. DUPRE
STONE is ELECTED MAYOR
OF TOWN OF MELVILLE
Prominent Citizen of A~tchafalaya
Town Defeats DIR. lei. S. Joseph
by 5 Votes

G. w. Stone, one Of the staunch
citizens of progressive Melville, was
elected mayor Of that town, over
DR.. H. S. Joseph, on last Tuesday,
by the small majority of IS votes.
Both mel are highly regarded in
the Atchafalaya town and it was
not surprising to see the election
such a close race.
Mr.. Stone has been an efficient
member of the Melville town eoun-5
Gil for a number of years; he has
aided the previous administration
in adopting measures which have
redounded to the good of Melville.
Mayor elect Stone has announced
that he will work strenuously to
boost up Melville and he hopes to
induce many foreign capitalists to
settle in Melville.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Opelousas, La, Jan. i8, 1916.
The Board of Aldermen met pur--
suant to adjournment Jan. 18th, 1916.
Present: E. L. Loeb, Mayor, presid-
ing; Aldermen Gosselin, Fields,
Daniel and Sicily. A quorum being
present the meeting was called to
order.
Teh bids were oepned on power
plant building, junk, machinery,
etc. All bids were compared.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel, That the
bid of Mr.. Andrew Moresi, on the
air compressor, be accepted and
that be awarded him as per his
bid of $4,000. Motion duly seconded
and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Gosselin,
That the bid Of Mr.. G. Wolff Of
Five Dollars $500 per ton for all
the junk iron be accepted and same
be awarded him. All other bids on
junk be rejected.
Motion duly seconded and carried
After reading all bids on Power
Plant building and making COM
parison of bids the following mo-
ton was offered:
Motion by Mr.. Sicily, That the
bid of Mr.. Z. F. Mckinney for build
-, EFS%E 49,
ing the power house building be-
ing the lowest, same be awarded
him, subject to such changes to be
hereafter agreed upon by the
Board of Aldermen and Architect,
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Upon motion duly seconded and
carried the following bills were ap-
proved and ordered paid:
1893 Stauffer, Eshlemen & CoSi7.4e
1891 C. A. Tatman ....... TOO
1895 H. +. Richard ..... 45Ot
Upon motion duly seconded ane
carried the. meeting was adjourned
to meet January 26th, 1916 at 7:3(
P. M.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: H. q. CALLAHAN, City
Clerk.
I&&@2@& 5FGy15
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
WORK ON POWER PLANT

The city council has let out con-
tracts for the installation of a new
engine, 200 water meters, 40 cleo
trio meters and everything neces-
sary to make the Opelousas power
every way.
Within the next few weeks Con-
tractor Thurston Mckinney will
start on the erection of the build
ing which will house the new ma
chinery and which will be one of
the best of its kind in this section
of the state.
Besides erecting a new building
the city council has decided to bore
a new well. This work will also
be started within a short while and
it is expected that within the next
three months all work at the power
plant will be overWith.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29

(S500.00) each for the 18th School
District of the 18th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish eff st. Landry
a description of said bonds is as
follows:
Bonds Nos. 1 & 2 due and payable
Jan. fst, 1918.
Bonds Nos. 3 & 4 due and payable
Jan. fst, 1919.
Bonds Nos. 5 & 6 due and payable
Jan. list, 1920.
Bonds Nos. Z & 8 due and payable
Jan. fst, 1921.
Bonds Nos. 9 & 10 due and paya-
Bile Jan. ist, 1922.
Bonds Nos. II & IL due and pay
able San. LIST, 1928.
Bonds Nos. Is & IL due and pay
able Jan. fst, 1924.
Bonds Nos. Is & i6 due and pay
able Jan. tst, 1925.
Bonds Nos. II & Is due and pay
abel Jan. tst, 1926.
Bonds Nos. 10 & 20 due and pay
able Jan. list, 1927.
Bonds Nos. 81 & % due and pay
able Jan. list, 1928.
Bonds Nos. % & a due and pay
able Jan. ist, 1929.
All Of which bonds are dated Jan
ist, 1916, bearing five per cent in
terest annually and payable Jan
LIST of each year, at the office of the
Treasurer Of the Parish Board OF
School Directors, to be issued in
accordance with an ordinance
passed by the Board on October
18th, 1915. Advertisement to be
made as provided by the laws OF
the State.
On motion Of Mr.. Perkins the
Board adjourned subject to call.
@. P. DAILY,
President.
w. B. PRESCOTT.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
HIGH SCHOOL 4

The regular order of school was
practically suspended last week AZ
every one was occupied with ex
emptions or examinations. Tne
last three days We're devoted 70 ex-I
aminations. The questions were
sent in by tie State Department g.
Education. All pupils having anI
average for the term Of 30 ana
above were exempt from taking the
examinations. Although the ex
aminations were last week, the pro-
motions and failures will not he
announced until Friday.
The Domestic Science cookips
class served a delightful b~reakfass
in the High School dining-room
six ladies. The girls did the cook-
ing and serving entirely.
The following is the menu
Bananas and cream.
Oatmeal and cream.
puffy omelet with tomato sauce
Popoyers.
Chocolate and cream.
Griddle cakes and syrup.
The cooking class is taking ap
sewing this term and the sewn
class will take up cooking. lhsfss
are several slight changes Y We
course of study for the other Glass;
also. haIa
The High schools teachers w.
4 faculty meeting "Wednesday u.s., s
discuss the change Of schedule 'os
next term.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
LATIOLAIS REELECTED
LAFAYETTE SHERIFF
Former Opelousas Boy Has No
Difficulty in Landing Job

F. NJ. Latiolais, who has been
serving sheriff of Lafayette parish
since the death of Sheriff LaCoste,
has been reelected over Mr.. Mont
gomery, by a majority of 249 votes.
Sheriff Latiolais is the son OF
Mrs. Rose Latiolais of this city.
The Latiolais family is well known
in this parish.
It is indeed gratifying to know
that st. Landry boys are making
good wherever they go and the
voters of Lafayette made no mis-
take, in re-electing such a worthy
and efficient officer as Mr.. Latiolais
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
NOTICE OF

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween r. A. Castillo and j.. II. Gas
tile of Sunset, La, under the firm
name of r.. A. Castillo & Bro, is
this fst day of January, 1916 dis
solved by mutual consent.
r.. A. CASTILLO
JOS. H. CASTILLO.
NOTICE: The business will be con-
tinued at Sunset, La, by J. f. Cas-
tile who is autorized to settle the
affairs of said firm.
]. II. CASTILLO.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
----a
ANTS WIN IN RAPIDEs

Prohibition was nullified by a
decision handed down by Judge
James Andrews of Rapides, deciding
the case of the city of Alexandria
VS.. the Rapides Police Jury, per-
petuating the writ of injunction
and declaring the election held in
Rapides last November null and
void.
The prohibition election caused
considerable excitement in Rap
ides, when the pros won by the
slim majority of seven votes. IT.
Irregularities galore were claimed on
the part of the vets.
The case will be brought to the
supreme court.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
KERR WINS
OVER TWO OPPONENTS
City Judge Fight Creates
Surprise When Kerr
Wins Over Both

Ennis Kerr defeated his two OPP
ponents. Arthur Simon and Gus
Dupre, by II votes majority and
was thereby declared the Demo-
cratic nominee for city judge OF
0pelousas.
Four years ago the same gentle
men were opposing one another IN
the city judge fight. On the first
60 round Mr.. Dupre was dropped
then a battle royal ensued between
Judge Kerr and Judge Simon, the
former finally being elected by a
majority of four votes.
This time, however, there will be
no need of a second primary, as
Judge Keer has secured a majority
over both opponents.
Following is how the vote stood:
Dupre Kerr Simon
Opelousas t07 1868 1867
Rellevlle 2 II 46
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29


That there is an indication the
Bull Moosers will have a parochial
ticket next April is evident; judg-
ing from the remarks Of Parker
supporters from various portions of
the parish, who assembled in Ope-
lousas on Wednesday for the pur-
pose of discussing the political sit
uation.
We are sure of having some
candidates in the field said one
prominent local Parker man; in
all probabilities we may have a
candidate for every parish Office.
! assure you if we have such a
ticket that we will make things
aum in old st. Landry"
For the past several months
there have been rumors that Pro-
gressive candidates would be in
the field for the various parochial
offices.
1t is expected that the Progress
sives will be able to announce
their intention within the next
week. after the state convention,
which is to be held in New Or
leans on Saturday.
NOTICE is hereby given that I viii
not be responsible for any debts
contracted on my name by my wife
or any one without a written order
from me-.
oLIN B. FONTENoT,
jan 1880 days Plaisance, La
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
MISS DUPRE ON VACATION

Lafayette, La, Jan. 27.--Miss
Edith Garland Dupre, teacher Of
English at Southwestern, itas E'"fi
granted a leave g absrItt, az vii
not return this term it WIS an
nouneed this week. She vii spend
the rest of the session at Washing
ton with her brother, H. Gaciand
Dupre, congressman from the sec
and district.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
Mills and Hebert Tie
w. B. PRESCOTT.
Secretary Pro. Ten

R. Lee Mills and Louis Hebert tied
in the race for police juror from the
first ward aud the parish executive
committee decided that The two would
have to make the race over, provided
that Mr.. Mills did not get an order OF
court to open the Bellevue box.