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The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
IF THE SHOE FITS

The following is an extract from tn editorial entitled 'Mears' Policy in the issue of The Dali! Alaska Citizen of December 10:
 We would not go so far as to
 accuse Commissioner Mears of
 trying to hold back the construc-
 ton work ca the Alaska railroad
 and thereby holding back the de
 yeIopment of Alaska projects. but
 We would prefer that his answer
 to inquiries made by solicitous
 newspaper men be more circum-
 spect That is, he should have
 spoken enthusiastically regarding
 the construction work on the rail
 road. as do all true Alaskans
 concerning any project in which
 they may be interested, or else
 He SIpulu HOl udft Hlctut dH9
 predictions at all In fact, in
 making the statements that he
 does, he shows that he is entire
 ly foreign to Alaska, that he is
 not interested in his work to the
 extent of wishing to make an
 eyerla sting monument for him
 self in it's quick completion, and
 that he is merely working for
 his $10,000 per year, or whatever
 he gets out of it. But, when the
 latter element enters in, it would
 be easy to conclude that Cap
 tain Mears prefers the money
 he gets as a member of the Al
 askan Engineering commission to
 the honor, of which his share
 would be One-third, of building
 the Alaska railroad quickly For
 by dragging the construction
 work along he can pull down"
 just that many more years sal
 ary. But as we stated before,
 We are not making this accusa-
 tion against Commissioner Mears.
 We are simply showing the route
 he could travel if he so desired.
 The foregoing is the statement re 5arding the policy of Captain Freder ick Mears, of the Alaskan Engineer ing commission, referred to in al editorial story in that infant prodi gy of the newspaper world, the Ne mana News, and reprinted in tn News Miner last evening. And i expresses our sentiments so well il regard to Captain Mears' attitud toward construction work on the Al aska railroad that We decided to reprint it. It originated with th statements of Captain Mears, mad first at Seward and later in Seattle to the effect that the railroad woul' not be completed before 1921.
 It will be noted that the eXtrac contains nothing in the way of al attack on Captain Mears except il regard to his Alaska spirit, for We wanted to attack him all W would have to do would be to re print some of the editorials containe in coast papers. To date we hay paid no attention to them for tn reason that We considered that tn coast papers had become disgruntle over some petty proposition yer remotely, if in the least, connecte with the railroad work in Alaska and not worth our while to touch, a we considered, and still conside for that matter, until he shows disposition to do otherwise, that Cal tain Mears Is doing the best h knows how as a member of the A askan Engineering commission. w were merely showing just what CaI tain Mears' reasons for draggin along the railroad work possibly migh be. as the latter part of the extrac says, I've are not making this acct sation against Commissioner Mears. Isn't that plain enough?
 The Nenana News quotes Commi! sioner Riggs in its comment on ou statement regarding Commissions
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
CHEECHACO SEES CURLING

SEES went to the curling CURLING rinks to see our fir-t
 game of this ancient pastime. The first thing that we noticed was the total absence of skates Now we have always thought that skates played an important part in this sport, and there we were, and not a pair a skates, no. not even a skate, ice or otherwi- Q, in sight. And we saw. in what looked like a re frigerating room. whole lot of brooms, well worn. hanging on the wall. And we thought what a clean to want to keep everything 80 spick and span. And in this room, on a bench. were a lot of little stone jugs. Dutch style they were. and we wondered if these people were preparing for prohibition.
 DlltClly Sio"d ol iACi ~cal lL'o he cooling room, and some of them grabbed brooms and some took the little Dutch jug. and these last peple went down to the far end of the room and slid the jugs back along the floor, which was slick and shiny looking, and the rest of the elbows with the brooms danced along backward and swept the floor just ahead of the jug After the first jug had come to rest, differ ent man slid his jug and h.t the first jug and knocked 1t out of the ring in which 1t had stopped. and a little girl said "Ain't that ju too mean" but we could not see why, as neither jug was broken. md we knew that they were intend ed for prohibition goods.
 These fellows kept this sort of thing up for nearly two hours and a half, then they stopped and every body started to leave the building And we saw a man whose name was Schooling, and we asked him why there was no game, and when 1t wa postponed to. And he seemed SHOCKED, and said: Why. there was a game; 1t has just been fin shed" And he told us all about t, and then we went home and wrote it up.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
ED lUND

ED lUND Ed Lund, acting man HAD VISIONS ager of the Nam, OF WEALTH.. moth Clothing store,
 had a dream the oth CT night. It was such a dream as would make almost anyone talk and laugh out loud in his sleep, for it pertained to money-good hard coin which Ed dreamed he was going to make in the fur buying and trap ping business, one of his particular hobbies And in his dream Ed saw himself walking down the street with Abe Stein and Bob Bl0om those two bosom friends. (????0 and having people say: There goes the Fair banks triumvirate of fur buyers"
 But Eds dream of wealth has been Iudely shattered He still longs to engage in the fur business, but he now realizes that if he does he will have to get out and rustic. For you see, in Eds dream the wealth ali came to him without any effort whatever on his part.
 One evening not long ago Mrs. Lund went out in the shed at the ll; t-n ,l an animal of some persuasion she had never seen before Of course, it frightened her considerably, on account of the fact that, when she tried to scare it away, 1t refused to move So when Ed came home from the store she told him about it, saying that the animal whateVe, it was, was about the size of 8 house cat, or perhaps little smaller.
 It was then that Ed began to dream of furs. For he was certain that the animal in question could be nothing short of a mink. marten or otter. He therefore resolved to catch the animal in question, so the next morning, after looking the ground over carefully and finding a hole in one corner, the size of which cor roborated the details of Mrs. Lund's story of the size of the animal, he purchased two traps.
 The traps were set that evening ana the Lunds waited. listening for some thing to happen. Along about mid night, however, they got tired wait ing for the animal to get into ono or the other of the traps, and wen to bed. They were, however, aroused about 3 o'clock by a horrible din ana going out, discovered that the ani nal had been caught.
 After Ed gave 1t the once over he was sure that he had made 2 start in the fur business. For tho entrapped animal looked fully as large as a cat and in the light of the lantern appeared to be very fe- rocious. It had evidently been caught
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

by one of it's legs in one of the traps. and then. in an effort to get out, had floundered into the other trap. which had been set on the other side of tho mouth of the hole,
 But Eds dreams of wealth were quickly dissipated. For upon killing the animal and examining it, he dis covered that it was one of those enormous long tailed rats which Mar shal Erwin brought north in big load of food last spring. and which has since been living in the mar shal's warehouse near the Lund resi- dence.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
BY Lady Duff Gordon ("Lucile")

I'm these days of intense national feeling what is moro
appropriate than ourselves and then in the
suit the spirit of the day and the national flower idea
she her patriotism without danger Of losing the
sweetness and the ganz decacy which the Of
midsummer should never be without
Now there two candidates for the honor Of being
America floral emblem whose claims have been def
nitely settled One the forget and the other the
golden rod Both beautiful both typicay American and
get how utterly different they in spirit color
have designed for each of them and present to the
girls Of America contribution patriotic thought
ForgetMeNot a hat unusual as to be at Hrst
glance rather startling 1t is nevertheless both practical
convenient especially for Summer In combining the veil
and hat creation avoids the heating cnging
comfort OF the veil days while retains its alur-
ngy cool and mysterious shadows the face 1t can too
be modified to less lines with little trouble
Golden rod also surprising it's brilliant color
and Inc may cause some demure maiden to doubt while
admlres Let me that it is the easiest thing the world
they shall be harmonious in the first place becomes
simple matter to mute the melody
10 60 back TO Forget MeNot The are those OF an
odashoned garden The chiffon itself of forge-me-no
mauve pink The other of light The flowers peri
wrinkles of the blue that charms an English garden are
half buried in the green of their foliage.
The flower garden effect is distinct bodice which is
OF paeSt maine blended with cream Phe skirt ia of
blue satin of high usrc The pannier are of white chiffon
garlanded by blue flowers Through the white chiffon NAV
be caught gmpses OF the lining of feshcoored satin The
blue flowers are enriched by yellow centres
The Golden Rod is Of brilliant gold tissue An odd and indi
ydua drapcry of orange silk heavily with silver
The rich character of the drapcy eepened by It's ORANGE
border The sleeves of graceful outline are Of gold tissue
AT the right side artistic arrangement of the golden rods
depending IRON the shoulder below the knee
bon the bouquet of golden attached to the train The
stan OF gold Even the shoes Of that Of coos
Into the turban three shades of yellow vienn
win each other IN beauty gold and the paer lemon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

r ADY DUFF GORDON. the famous
I Lucille" Of London. and foremost Gre
- ator Of fashions in the world. writes
each week the fashion article for this newspaper.
presenting all that j, newest and best in styles for
well-dre,sed women.
Lady Duff Gordon's Paris establishment
brings her into close touch with that centre OF
fashion.
Lady Duf-Gordon's American establish
ments are at Nos. 81 and SO West Fify-seventh
street, New York. and No. 400 Lake Shore
Drive, Chicago.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-10-06
TOWN COUNCIL.

Regular monthly meeting Of the Ma
yor and Town Council held at the City
Hall at st. Martinville. La. this 3rd
day Of October A. d. 1917.
Hon. Albert Bienveuu Mayor presid-
ing and the following members present:
Messrs. R. j. Guirard. A. C. Gauthier,
W. j. Bienvsnu and J. H. Duchamp.
Absent: Mr.. F. F. Fournet.
The minutes Of the last meeting we're
read and approved.
Moved by Mr.. R. j. Guirard seconded
by Mr.. W. j. Bienvenu and carried that
the Mayor be and he ia hereby antho-
rized to borrow from any bank $500 90
to meet the expenses Of the Town.
The following bills were approved and
ordered paid. viz: BONN Gro. Co S2.25;
Ferdinand Foti 90 cents; Laizaire Bien-
venu $3.50: Duchamp Hardware Co
$llA aud Caldwell Prads SlO.O5.
There beirg 10 further business upon
motion OF Mr.. W. ]. Bienvenu seconded
BY Mr.. R. ]. Guirard the meeting adj
journed.
ALBERT BIENvENU. Mayor.
SIDNEY 4. DELAHOUssAYE,
Sacrofarv
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Jury and let it fully investigate
the violation of the aforesaid lows.
We find that the high school at St
Martinville is kept in a neat and
commendable manner, and the CT
tizens of the Town of st. Martin
vile should be proud of this insti-
tuition add it's teaching corps. we
find that all departments of this
institution we'll equipped. except
the department of Domestic
Science, which equipment seems
worn, and not adequate to the
needs and accommodation of the
students.
We desire to compliment the
Police Jury for its commenable
action in placing new furniture
and renovating the Office of the
Clerk of Court.
We would recommend that the
Judge of this Court see that the
insane persons in the Parish Jail
may be sent to the proper institu
ton for care and attention.
We desire to thanks the officers
of the Court for their many cour-
tesies and attention, md efficient
services rendered us while we were
in session, more especially to Hon.
Emile Martin Deputy Sheriff in
charge of the Grand Jury.
Respectfully,
EVANS GUIDROZ,
Foreman
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LOCAL NEWS.

Mich COWS for sale. L. Bienvenu
Mr.. L. ]. Gardemal made a bust
ness trip to New Orleans this week.
Mrs. Bud Thomas of Breaux
Bridge was on q visit here this
week.
Mcssrs. Joe P-ival and Edward
Mcbride of Rayne were visiting
here Sunday.
Mrs. Francis DeBlanc of New
Iberia spent several days here this
week with relatives.
Mr.. P. Hebert and Mrs. D. Le-
Blanc of Rayne were here Sunday
guests of Miss Clarice Leblanc.
"A large number of our people
took in the Ringling Bro, circus
in New Iberia, Friday evening and
night.
Mr.. JEFF Bienvenu of Broussard
was in town Thursday. Mr.. Bien-
veuu is now assistant manager of
the big Billeaud Sugar Refinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raoul Martin re-
turned to their home at Grayton,
La, after spending several weeks
here at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emile Martin Mr.. Albert Martin
accompanied them and will spend
a few days at Grayton.
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Fire In Marshes.

Fire was started in Lake Marsh
and Grand Marais Marsh that is
causing some anxiety as everything
is SO dry that FIRE now any where
is threatening. Even the cane
fields are in danger as the bottom
leaves are 80 dry that they will
burn quickly and may cause great
damage. All weeds should be cut
amp great care should be taken
against fire.
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List Of Colored Soldiers TO
Leave. Oct. I.

The following men must report
to the Local Board at the Court
House at st. Martinville at 3 p.
M, on Oct. 6, 1917; there to re-
main until Sunday morning Oct.
7, 1917 when they will leave for
Camp Pike, Ark.
Robert Louis, st. Martinvlille
Gilbert Arceneaux, Breaux Bridfe
Alcee Jones, St. Martinville
Octave Benjamin ="
Edgar Malerry ="
Abel Hunter, Breaux Bridge
AIDE Celestin /"
James Sydne, Morgan City
Manuel Osborn, Arnaudville
John Lasseigne, st. Martinville
Laodise Bernard, Cade
John Francois. St. Martinville
Casamire Sam q"
Adam William, Cade
Adolpb Babineau, Breaux Bridge
Henry Batliff, st. Martinville
Irving Francois, Bresux Bridge
Hebert Thomas, Cade
Lucas Gaudie, Bresux Bridge
Tony Trahan, Csde
jeff Perrot, st. Martinville
Jacque Begnaud, Breaux Bridge
Robert Chretien, St. Martinville
Nichol George, Cade
Hypolite Davis, st. Martinville
Philibert Arceneaux, Arnaudville
Oscar Lee, St. Msrtinville
Joseph Malery
Joseph Martinez, Breaux Bridge
Edwin Wilt, st. Martinville
Anthony Wilt, 4"
Gilbert Charles, Cade
Adam Williams, Morgan City :.
Maglorie Francis, st. Martinville
Oneslie Rosyoin, Bresux Bridge
Jean Baptist Noel
Charles Berard.
Gilbert Monday, st. Martinville
Deco Jean Baptist, Bresux Bridg'
Honore Sam, st. Martinville
Daniel Clews, Arnaudville
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New Grand Jury.

The following is a list of the new
Grand Jury now in session:
Evans Guidroz, Foreman, Chas.
Bienvenu, j. A. Dominique, d. G.
Liable, E. N. Thibodeaux, John j.
Patin, Alberto Delau2e, Maurice
Latiolais, Noe Hebert, Wade Ber-
nard, Alcee Champagne, Fernand
Dupuis.
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Drouth Continues

The continuation of the drouth
is causing a great deal of trouble
to the people in general, the cane
crop is suffering, the garden have
dried up and all the country peo-
pie are compelled to dig wells
deeper and many of them to sup
ply their stock with water. 1t is
getting serious.
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GRAND JURY REPORT.
Submitted October 3, 1917.

Submitted October 3, 1917.
To the Honorable the Judge of
the Nineteenth Judicial District
Court, in and for the Parish of st.
Martin, State of Louisiana.
Greeting:
Your Grand Jury begs leave to
make this their report of the pro-
ceedings before them, as follows:
Having taken cognizance of the
able and impartial charge deliver
ed by your honor, we have exa-
mined all complaints presented to
us, and have made investigations
of matters most urgent to the citi-
zens and tax payers of this Parish.
and we now beg leave to say
The Grand Jury finds that the
Sunday law. and laws against SELL
ing liquor to minors ETC., have
been most Hagrantly violated
throughout the Parish, also the
laws prohibiting minors to remain
in saloons and boys under seven
teen years of age from frequenting
billiard halls have been most fla
GRAVITY violated, with i.npunity,
and VT find that the duly consti-
tuted peace officers have made no
attempt to enforce these laws.
The Grand Jury is determined
that the selling of liquor to minors
and permitting them to enter sa-
looms and frequenting billiard
halls must and shall be stopped.
This Grand Jury having taken
oath to enforce the laws takes this
method and occasion to ask the
Judge, the Sheriff, the District
Attorney, the Deputy Sheriffs, the
Constable, and the Chiefs Of the
incorporated Towns in this Parish
to strictly enforce all laws and
especially the laws relative to mi
nors.
And if these officers will not dc
their duty in this respect we re-
spectfully petition the Honorable
Judge of this District Court tt
Immediately reconvene this Grand
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TO THE PUBLIC.

II you want to buy ANYTHING In the
way of agriculture. horticulture. live
stock. or anything grown on tho farm.
write your wants to the Commissioner
Of Agriculture. Baton Rouge. La. The
Commissioner has Market Bureau. or
Swappers Department, and can find
what you want. b
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$3.50
K. SCHWARTZ
SHERIFFS SALE.
Bank Of st. >Martinville
Olivier Courville
No. 1877

18th Judicial District Court
Parish Of st. Martin. State Of St.LOuisiana
Bv virtue of an order Of seizure and sale
issued out Of the I9lh Judicial District
Court. in and for the Parish Of st. Mar
tin, State of Louisiana. In the above ell
titled and numbered suit. datrd this
LIST day Of Sept. 1917.
| have seizrd and will proceed to sell
ut public auction to the last aud high.
sst bidder at the front d,Wr Of the Court
House. between the legal sale hours III
a. III. u 4p. ID. In the Town Of st. Mar
tinvills Ia. OF
Saturday Oct. 20, 1917.
the following mentioned and described
property. tO-wit:
That certain tract Of land situated In
the 9th Ward Parish o: st. Martin. Lou
isiana, msa -uring In superficial area
Thirty three and "a arpents with all
the buildings and improvements there
on and the belonging. Bounded
North by land of Estats Ssmsre. South
by land Of Mrs. Numa Bijsaux. East BY
land of Willie MelancOn aud West BY
land Of Euphemond Dupnis.
Seized to satisfy above writ.
Terms and conditiOns-cash.
Sheriff's Office this 18th day Of Sept
A. u. 1917.
WADE 0. MARTIN. Sheriff
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New Repair Shop

Mr.. A. r. French has opened a
furniture and upholstering shop at
his home, where he will give spe-
cial attention to all kinds of re-
pairs, quick and cheap.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-10-06

VusuAuul OV0luVOo V0uuVs ~ VQl VQ
by local applications. a. they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There ia only one way to cure catarrhal
deafness. and that is by constitutional
remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused
by an infamsd condition of the mussss
lining OF the Enstactlan Tubs. when
this tube is ini1amad you have . rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing. aud
when 1t In entirely elsssed. Deafness IL
the result. Unless the Inflammation
car be reduced and this tubs vsseorsi 10
its normal condition. .heasinR will be
destroyed forever. MANY cslea u deaf
meas are caused by Catarrh. which 10 an
inflamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts
thru the blood on the mucous surfaces
Of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that eau
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Circulars free. All druggists. 76c.
FL. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, O.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.
DEMAND OF ADMINISTRATION.
In the matter Of
Estate Of Arthur Riggs
Probate Docket No. 1857.

I0tn JUDICIAL Dl0trlct Court,
State OF Louisiana. Parish Of st. Martin,
Whereas. Felicis Casimir widow OF
Arthur Riggs Of the Parish
Of St. Martin. Louisiana. has fled her
petition In this Office applying to be ap-
pointed Administrative of said above
mentioned and entitled succession.
Now Therefore Public Notice Ia hereby
given to all parties interested to show
cause, II any they have 10 writing. with.
In ton days from this publication. why
said application should not be granted
and said appointment made as prayed
for.
Witness the Hon. James Simon. Judge
Of said Court. st. Martinvjlle, La, this
1st.. day Of Sept. AID. 1917.
Date of order Oct. l. 1919.
1GNACE Bl8NvENU. e..
DIV. Clerk of Court 81. Martin pariah In
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-10-06

The Lafayette Fair takes place
from October 18th to 14th.. There
will be races Saturday and Sun
day.
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LOST.

One gold watch with initials G. D. B.
on case and fob with monogram C. j. K.
Finder will get reward of $1,000 at this
office.
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The school board declared We'd
nesday October 18th as a holiday
due to Women's Registration day.
This was done 80 as to give the
teachers an opportunity to assist
the ladies' of the parish to register.
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Stetso11S

Stetson has never produced
anything smarter than these
TAN and GREEN felts that
get their first showing here
today. :: :: ::
These hats are now on dis
play in our windows-step up
and have a look. Price is
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-10-06

There was a large number of
people here this week attending
the criminal term of the district
court.
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FOR SALE - House and lot on Port
street with several pscans trees on said
lot for 1856. will give terms II desired
Laizaire Bienvenu.
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For sale - Second bricks, good
home made 500 per m, Press
bricks $500. L. l.. Martinez.
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Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

DIV. Clerk Of Court. St. Martin Parish. La
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It's the man who goes Glow with
his money who has the least trou-
BILE keeping up with his running
q,