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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Last Thursday school was dis
missed on account of the death Of
The parish superintendent, G. j..
Thompson. The pupils assembled
at $50 P. NJ. to go III a body to the
cemetery as a token Of respect 70
the deceased superintendent. Inc
school used this means to express
It's deep and heartfelt Sympathy 70
the deceased's family.
The Opelousas basket ball team
went TO st. Martinville Saturday,
Feb. 9Th, to play that team. We
are very proud to state that the
Opelousas girls were victorious, the
score being SO toi8. The local girls
were royalty treated during thelI
short stay, a dance being given IN
their honor Saturday night.
The O. H. s. Champions will play
| the Southern Louisiana Institute
this coming Saturday. This will pro-
badly be the most interesting ans
most important game Of the season
as the Southwestern naturally ha'
a team of much higher STANDARD
| than a high school team. 1t VIII
therefore, be a great honor for tn
Opelousas girls, if they should VIII
There are two more pupils IN tn
eight grade.making a total OF o.
Some of the teachers had to dlyld
the class so as to do justice to sue
large number.
The Senior Glass held a meetln
Monday for the purpose OF arranG
ling a program for the next meetln
Of the literary society.
Some of the teachers and pupI
are going to motor over to Lafay
cite Thursday to hear skovgard
the great Danish musician.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12
sHERIFF's SALE
i. A. CROUGHET, Parliamentary
Executor.
Versus
1E.....A arrxrNN Al ArIa .A...a"NA.
JACOUE AUZENNE

Executor.
Versus
JACQUE AUZENNE
No. 2o,462, Civil Docket. Sixteenth
Judicial District Court,
Parish of st. Landry, La.
BY virtue of a writ of heri
facias out Of
the Honorable Sixteenth Judi
cial District Court, in and for
the parish Of st. Landry, IN
the above entitled and
numbered suit, and
to me directed, / have seized,
and will offer for sale, for
cash, at public auction, TO the
last and highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House
of st. Landry Parish, at Ope-
lousas, La, on
SATURDAY, MARCH i8. 1915,
at ii o'clock a. m, the following
described property, to-wit:
Twenty arpents of land with the
buildings and Improvements there
on, situated on Bayou Teche,
/ bounded north by Josephine Bal
quet, south by Benoit Fournlef,
east by Josephine and Elvlra -FOUR
nier, and west by Benoit Fourlaer.
Being the same property acquired
BY Jacques Auzenne from Mrs. Al
phonsine Meuillon, Jan. goth, f9os,
as per act Of sale duly recorded 70
Conveyance Book A No. I ~
page IS, Clerk ONCE y; l1a1dry1
TERMS CASH.
70 pay and satisfy The sun g
$4,000, with 5 per cent interas
from Jan. goth, 1911 and attorney
fees, debt with interest end cost
i unless the same is immediately
paid,
Fl NJ. /. SWORDS. sheriff.
Fab 10 6t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12
SHERIFF'S SALE
PEOPLES TATE BANK
Versus
GEORGE W. THOMPSON

GEORGE w. THOMPSON
No. 2o,49l, Civil Dicket, 10th Ju-
dicial District Court, Parish
OF st, Landry, La.
By virtue of a writ Of seizure
and sale, issued out of the Hon. i6th
Judicial District Court, in and for
the Parish OF st. Landry, in the
above entitled and numbered suit,
md 70 me directed, ! have seized,
md will offer for sale for cash, at
public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, at the front door OF the
Courthouse at Opelousas, La, on
SATURDAY, MARCH i8, 1916,
at II o'clock a. m, the following
described property, to-Wit:
A certain tract or parcel Of land,
situated in the Parish Of St. Lam
dry, state Of Louisiana, and being
Lot No. Ten, or the Northwest.
Quarter Of the Southeast quarter
Of Section sixty-Four, Township
Four, South Range Four East. con-
tanning Forty and fourteen once
~hundredths (40.i4} acres, in the
Southwestern land District or Lou
isiana. This land being a part Of
the sarle land that L. E. Littell ae-
CURED from ]. G. Lawler on April
10, 1900, as appears by act Of sale
recorded April 9th 1900. in Con
yeyanee Book "En No. ! ~. page
i39; and of which Il. p. Litsell sold
an undivided one-hasf to Hagh
| Chamberlin, as appears by act of
sale dated April 29th. 1911, and re-
corded May 22nd, taif, in Convey
| ance Book a0' No. 4 page 6s8.
TERMS CASH:
To pay and satisfy the SIN Of
$4,000, with interest at The rate a.
s per cent from Oct. q, t9fi, ufltll4
paid, and 10 per cent Is attorney
fees on both amounts. AMI on a
credit for $4,000, interest at the
rate of s per cent from Oct IT,
1911, until paid this latter amount
to be paid Dec. 5, 1916, aud
costs unless the same is Immediate
ly paid.
NJ. +. SWORDS, Sheriff
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12
500 PEOPLE
WANTED
At ONCE
To have their shoes repaired
electric machinery at the
ELECTRIC
SPHO

where the best Of leather,
quickest service and reason
able prices can always be
found.
I. CHAPMAN. Proprietor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12
CARD OF THANKS

Mrs. Thompson and family take
this means of expressing their
grateful acknowledgement of the
many kindnesses shown during tie
illness and death of their beloved
husband and fatha,s,, Charles Jack
son Thompson,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12
ROBERT HARRY
ATTORNEY At LAW
AND NOTARY PUBLIC

GARLAND BLDG, UPSTAIRS
Collections promptly and ylsor-
ously attended to.
FOR sALE-Dne four horse suiky
pillow size 20 inches. Apply to Mrs.
D. II. Cooke.
FoR RENT-The Hadden resi-
dence on South Union Street, Ope-
lousas. Apply 70 ". :. sandoz.
jan i5-tf
Dr.. Richard Of LeonyIlle was 4
visitor to our city Monday.
Miss Rose Armand and sister Ct
Arnaudyille visited friends here
Monday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12

Misses Lurie and Gladys Sandoz
entertained the Five Hundred Club
last Tuesday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12
,..~. $500 ~
CARD
Waxia, La, Feb. 9th, 1916.

Waxia, La, Feb. 9th, 1916.
To the st. Landry Clarion:
/ am deeply grateful to my many
LOYAL friends throughout the Par
ish Of st. Landry, for their influ-
ence and support on the 25th Of
January, to my candidacy for Rep
resentative.
I also extend my congratulations
to the nominees.
Respectfully.
p LEE HAWKINS
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12

Wanted to exchange one pure
Rhode Island Red rooster for 3
ordinary hens.
MRS. RENT MORNHINVEG
feb i2 2ts
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Opelousas. La, Jan. 90, 1916.

Opelousas, La, Jan. 20, 1916.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the City of Opelousas,
La, met this day according to law
for the purpose of receiving the
tabulated statement submitted by
the chairman of said committee for
the primary election held IN this
city on Tuesday the 18th instant,
to nominate Democratic candidates
for various municipal offices and to
declare the result of said primary
as the law directs.
Members present: NJ. Halpaen,
Chairman: /. Schwartzenburg, IL.
d. Iarcade, ST., DR.. A. ]. Perrault,
and Louis White, Secretary.
After compiling same the result
was found to be as follows:
For Mayor
i. J. Dietlein 49,. ...lS
Edward L. Loeb :. ..2oi
Loeb's majority :. 20
For City Marshal
f. P. Butler 1850.
G. L. Hayes
| Hayes majority .........-......l99
For Committeeman At Large
NJ. Halphen .52o
Committeeman Ward One
/. Schwartzenberg ..79
Committeeman Ward Two
H. d. Larcade, ST.. ..11
Committeeman Ward Three
! Louis White !. .85
Committeeman Ward Four
"A. j. perrault ..........o9
NJ. HALPHEN, Chairman.
LOUIS WHITE, Secretary.
Resolution by DR.. A. J. Perrault'
Whereas, after compiling the cleo
ton returns of the Democratic
primary election held in this city
on Tuesday, the 25th day of Janu.
airy, 1916, for the purpose of nornl'
!. mating candidates for the Demo
. %craticc party for the various cit.
. offices for the city of Opelousas
/ La, as voted for on said date, and
. Whereas, it is found that Ed
/ ward L. Loeb has received a ma
] iority Of the votes cast at said cleo
kifion for the office of Mayor Of sal
! city and;
Whereas, C. L. Hayes, has &C
. quired the nomination for city mar
shall at said election, therefore;
Be it resolved, That the said Ed
ward L. Loeb be and he is hereb
declared the nominee of the Demo
cratic party of the City Of Opelou
sas, for the office of mayor and tina
!C. T.. Hayes be and he is hereby de
claged the nominee of the Demo
cratic party for the office of nal
shall of said city.
Be it further resolved that tn
d Chairman and Secretary of thi
J committee be and is hereby an
thorized to certify the saidnomina
tons to the Secretary Of State to
gether with that Of L. A. Gosselir
Alderman at Large, NJ. A. Fields
Alderman Ward One; L. L. Dane
Alderman Ward Two; Simon Stel
~, Alderman Ward Three: an
David Hollier, Alderman War
Four, they having been declare
the nominees Of the party Withou
opposition, at a previous meeting G
this committee.
On motion of DR.. A. j. Perraul
duly seconded and carried, til
above resolution was unanimousl
adopted.
There being no further bushes
before the committee, the meetin
was adjourned subject to call.
Adopted January goth, 1916.
NJ. HALPHEN, Chairman.
LOUIS WHITE, Secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12

Mrs. C. Mouille left during the
week for a few days stay with her
daughter Mrs. a. E.Derbone.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03
HOG CHOLERA AcUREsp ARE
DECLARED 70 BE FAKES

IHEESNE 2kHtN
During years past the market has
been flooded with so-called cholera
cures. Some farmers even recon-
mend home remedies Of the most sur:
prising kind. Indeed there IL not u
drug or chemical or combination Of
them that has not been repeatedly
tried, and always without success,
There is no recognized cure for
cholera Many Of the ~sa-called cures
have been analysed only to reveal that
the buyers Of such remedies have been
grossly deceived. The ingredients In
these remedies possess no curative
value for cholera. Not only this, but
In addition the users Of these rene.
ides pay an e~xorbitant price and pro-
At from them enriches the producer
and at the expense 0f the user: he.
ware Of cholera cures. II IN doubt,
write the Bureau OF Animal Industry,
Department 81 Agriculture, Washing
ton, p Ct, for information concern
ing any remedy before buying It
Dr. G. G. Lipp South Dakota state
College.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03
APPLEBY.

On July %, at the home of the
brides parents at Watertown occur
red the marriage of Miss Elda Sykes
and Lee Canaan. Miss Sykes is well
known here, having taught the APP
pleby school last year. Mr.. Canaan
recently moved here from Iowa. The
young couple will make their home
on a farm a short distance north of
Appleby. We all wish them happiness
and success as they journey along
through life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mitchell and
children spent Sunday at the L. Con
ner home.
Misses Frieda Achterberg and Maud
Aderhold. Messrs. Harry and Ray
Chandler, Virgil Long and Frank
Frandrup were Sunday visitors at the
A. Scharn home.
Many of our people went to Castle
wood Sunday to view the ruins Of the
burned buildings.
The charivari boys visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Canaan Tuesday night. and
made noise enough to be heard for
miles. Mr.. and Mrs. Canaan invited
them in and treated them to cake and
ice cream besides a nice little sum
to celebrate the next night with.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ludwig, Mrs.
Kuhlmann and Herbert Andree We're
visitors at the Gronewold home Mon
day.
Miss Mary Peterson returned to her
hame at Naples after visiting at the
L. j. Cusack home for the past two
weeks.
Mrs. L. Conner and Mrs, scharn
spent Tuesday in Castlewood.
Wedding bells will ring in this
neighborhood in the near future,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03
Correspondence
FOLEY.

Farmers are busy harvesting, al
though they are much disappointed
over the crop situation Some fields,
especially wheat, will not even be
cut as there is not enough to cover
the expense.
Mr.. 7. b. Sweet returned home from
Minneapolis and Rochester Sunday,
but left again for Rochester on Tues
day night where he is to submit to an
operation OF Thursday. Mrs. Sweet
and Mrs. f. A. Countryman accom-
panied Mr.. Sweet to Rochester.
Miss Gertrude Robertson, of Water
town, is assisting Miss Verna Sweet
in keeping house during the absence
of Mrs. Sweet.
Rev. F. Walken, of Brookings, was
a Sunday visitor at the H. Krull
home.
Miss Maevis Wolter and Miss Ma
bel Rogers of Castlewood left on Sat
urday for a two weeks visit with rel
atives and friends at Benson, Terrace
and Swift Falls, MINI.
Mr.. Delbert Lewis, of Waterfowl.
is helping his brother, George, with
harvesting and haying.
Mr.. John Poor was a visitor at the
t. e. Sweet home from Saturday un-
til Monday.
Sunday evening visitors at the 7.
E. Sweet home were Mr.. and Mrs. Del
Martin, Messrs. Bert and Art Schulz,
Bernard Konold, Claus and Henry
Engel, John Parr and Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Dean and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Henry.
Mrs. Robertson and daughter were
callers at the Sweet home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Krull and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Emminger autoed to Hazel
Sunday to visit with friends.
Miss Belle Rowe returned to Wa
tertown Monday after spending the
past week at the I. E. Sweet home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Schrick and daugh.
tiers, Ora and Anna, spent Sunday
visiting with friends at Kellerton.
Mrs. M. H. Lewis and and Miss
Blanche, of Watertown, were visitors
with MI. and Mrs. Geo. Lewis Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dean and Mr.
and Mrs. Will Henry, of Watertown
were Sunday visitors with their
children on the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will 1.-THE and sons
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. Huebsch were
Sunday visitors at the G. G. Koenig
home in the city.
Miss Margaret Loesch was a visit
or with Miss Luella Dean on Thurs
day.
Rev. and Mrs. F.. F. Lewis and
family and Mr., and Mrs. Collins and
son, of Watertown, were callers at
the Will 1.-THE home Wednesday ev-
ening.
Miss Luella Dean spent from Mon
day to Thursday in the city.
Misses Ora and Anna Schrick were
visitors at the Freeman home in the
city Wednesday.
Misses Dora and Martha Krull and
brother, Albert, were Sunday after
noon visitors at the H. Krull home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fittje, Ben, John
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03
FLORENCE.

7. F.. Nisbet, of Watertown, trans
acted business in Florence Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. John Best, Mrs. A. d.
Gillies and Miss Grace Phillips auto
ed to Watertown Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Nesmith and
children attended Adventist meeting
at Watertown Tuesday evening.
E. H. Meyer left last Thursday for
Minneapolis where he will work for
some time.
MI. and Mrs. R. D. Halse and son,
Roy, are visiting relatives in Iowa.
Mrs. Lizzie Eek is visiting relatives
at Hollibird, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole and Carlisle
Moody spent Friday in Watertown.
Mesdames P. N. Larson and Gillies
and Miss Stella Best are camping at
Lake Kampeska this week.
Mrs. Vim. DesCamps Of Aberdeen
visited at the home Of her parents
here the first of the week.
Guerna Gilbertson, of Brookings, is
visiting at the home of her brother,
Krist.
Paul Lemke and L. j.. Olson left
Monday for Minneapolis by auto.
Lawrence O'Toole, the new buyer
for the Farmers Elevator Co., arrived
Monday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03

ands Emma Ffttie autoed to the John
sleiter home near Hanten Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wolter and fam
lily autoed to Clear Lake Sunday to
visit at the Engelbrest home.
Misses Lilah Wofter and Gertie
Aderhold are guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Raash near Castle
wood a few days.
A new concrete bridge is being
built on the road between the HI.
Engel and Will Wolter farms.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03
BEpEM

Miss Clara Hegna returned Monday
from i nine days visit with friends
Eat Willow Lakes.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03

Ann Korbel returned to New Ulm
Thursday.
Gertrude Fasbender returned TO
Hampton, MINI, after a few weeks
visit here with friends.
q. A. Hurt is painting Mr.. seguin's
new bungalow this week.
Lawrence O'Toole was down from
Florence Saturday.
j. B. Philips is down from Water
town on business for a few days.
Jacob S%treichertz was over from
Waverly Monday.
Mrs. John Ruhr and children from
Grover, are visiting friends and rela-
tives for a few days.
Miss Mary Bauman returned to her
home in st. Paul Saturday evening
after being a guest at the Graen home
for two weeks.
Rev. Father Eckl, of Waverly, is
visiting Father Zimmerman.
Mayme Hughes left Wednesday for
her home at Saltwater. MINI.
Mrs. G. Fisher returned Saturday
with her husband who has been tax.
ing treatments at a Candy hospital
Peter Lindner, Sr., accompanied his
daughter, Mrs. Geo Schweinfnrt, te
her home at Tracy, MINI. for a few
days visit.
c. II. Kranz has bought the Stretch
err cottage and will occupy it in 9
few weeks.
Frank Lang and Eugene Heckathorne
were passengers to Gary Sunday.
Maizie Lenzmeier and Bill Strich.
err drove to Waverly Friday.
Lawrence Dyer is building g si1
room cottage here and will move his
family here from their home near al
lamont as Don as completed.
Frank Lang was q passenger to Wa
| tertown Saturday night.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03
PELICAN.

PELICAN.
The weather quit It's raining hut it
is getting warmer and warmer.
There has been some painting
done at the boxelder farm the past
week. Also the school house in Peli
can district No. SO has been repaint-
ed, repapered and decorated. J. E..
Radue of Watertown did the work.
Banker Herman Fromke, of Grover
was ~transaeting business in this vi
cinity one eyeing the past week.
Haying has been the order Of the
day in this neighborhood last week,
but this week harvesting is in full
swing, Plenty Of help is in readiness.
The crop is only a light one. A few
more days and it all will be in the
shock.
Oscar Green has been somewhat on
the sick order since the middle of the
week and has been staying in the
city since Thursday last.
G. F. Lebert and frau, of Water
town, were country visitors Thursday
afternoon.
A. r. Klatt and son were Waterfowl
callers Friday afternoon. They were
accompanied home by two farm
hands.
Last Sunday the Grover Lutheran
congregation celebrated their annual
picnic at Stony Point, Lake Kampes-
ka.
Leroy Snive1y called on the Zamow
boys on Sunday morning.
We were Lake Pelican callers Sun
day afternoon and enroute home we
had a brief visit with Mrs. Zamow.
She stated that she had been to Yale
the Sunday before to visit with rela-
.tives. She made the trip via auto
mobile and was accompanied by mem
bers Of the family and other relatives.
Master Dale Zamow has been on
the sick list since circus day. Is some
better at ihis writing; a little cranky
yet.
The three. younger Thiede children
are omewhat under the weather.
Several of the Pelican farmers
were harvesting in this section Sum
day. Owing to the severe heat the
grain all seem to ripen at n The
oat and barley crop is fair and SO is
the durum wheat, but the other va
rieties are not very much.
The potato crop is nothing to brag
on. The tubers are small in size and
few in quantity.
Roy and Albert Lebert we're Wa
tertown visitors Friday afternoon via
automobile. Albert is having some
painting done at his farm by ]. p.
Radue, painter and decoator.
Peter Scherer and son, Paul, and
Helmer Milsby were Watertown call
ers n evening the last Of the week.
Stephen Mahlich was among the
Grover callers Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson
we're business callers here the first Of
the week.
Where is that Prof. Palm? We
would like to ask him some questions
in regard to the crops. He knows.
He is supposed to know.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-03
! one Day Laundry.

"Wanted-Reliable woman To wash
Mondays
Hope she will get some of that
blueness out Of them.-Boston Tran
script.
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FRANK DANBI''S
Y Her LAST

Mrs. Julia Frankau Drank Danby'.
whose Twilight" has just beer pub
lished by Dodd. Mead Il Company. has
dictated from her sick bed the follow
ing message TO the American public:
""rwilight' is my swan song. I
shall never write another novel. \
year ago I fell into n consumption
chiefly treated 10y morphia. | knew
my De Quincy pretty well: perhaps
this gave me this idea OF writing my
dreams. Twilight was written be-
tween II and I al night. after the Sec
ond and before the third half grain
injection of morphia. Perhaps it -
morbid. perhaps. being "A genuine per-
sonal experience, 1t is only interest
ing? All my life has bee happy. 49,
cessful. the end has come hard and
unexpected, Night and day | wish
II were over but IL laGs.
THE only thing thai veNes M In dying
l. the thought that my book was not
brought out in tim" for mo to read
the notices. The extraordinary f'ur-
tuations OF the effects ~ the drug
cannot write them. though | had pro
jected an essay called Drug Dreams
! have twitchinGs in my hands which
prohibit holding a pen or pencil. |
am told these are entirely due TO
morphla and omuipom. ! have never
been able to dictate ssaNs ar stories
thought has always seemed To flow
through the pen.
ITO my dear American public
Eood-by."
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ABOUT THE WAR.

A very interesting literary and ar.
tistic album, resembling others that
have been prepared since the war
broke out, n object OF which is to
procure funds for worthy objects. Is
Book Of Belgium's Gratitude" a
handsome quarto with many illustra-
lions. some in color John Lane Com
pany). The contributors are all Bel
gians, some artists. some literary peo-
pie, many distinguished In public life,
and their common theme Is the ex.
preston of thanks to England and to
the United States for what they have
done for Belgium. The society and
political group is headed by the King
and the Queen OF the Belglans, that
of writer's by Maeterlinck and YER
haeren: the artists seem to be refu-
gees. for the portraits and scenes are
all British. w. j. Locke. who had
charge Of the translation, had the
clever idea of calling in the assist
ance Of distinguished people in all
lines Of work; the list includes Lord
Curzon. Lord Cromer. members OF the
Cabinet and of Parliament, Cardinal
Bourne. who translates Cardinal Mer-
cier's message. Sir William Osler,