The Lafayette Advertiser from Vermilionville, Louisiana • Page 1

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SCHOOL (HOARD AND PARISH OF LAFAYETTE. VOLUME XLIII. LAFAYET.TE. LOUISIANA, FRII)AY. NOVEMBER 1, 1907.

NUMBER 21. WHOM IT IMAY We beg to announce that we have employed Mr. Leon Jaccard, of St. Louis. a practical Watchmaker, who will take charge of our Watch and Clock Repairing Depar'tment, and any work sent us will have prompt and satisfactory repairs.

BIOSSAT'S JEWELRY STORE, J. ALBERT ROBICHAUX, Manager. INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE. New Instructor in Typewriting---Entertainment for Foot Ball Team at Gymnasium a Success. Institute Team Won Foot Ball Game With Crowley Saturday 11 to Students to Entet Later.

It has been announced that Miss MNarie Mouton of Lafayette has been appointed Teacher of Typewriting in the Institute. She began work this week, tak ing charge of all the classes in typewriting, under the direction of Miss George, as head of the Department of Stenography and Typewriting. The splendid new Remington typewriters been put into commission and all the old ones have been returnedto the factory, exchanged for new ones. Hereafter students in typewriting who want to become typewriters as quickly as possible, taking the special course in that subject will be allowed to give their entire time to this subject, except perhaps some work in English or mathematics or both. Dr.

Stephens went to Crowley early Monday morning to deliver the opening address at the Crowley Fair, and returned to the Institute the same day. He reports having visited the new South school building, which is not yet entirely complete, but which promises to be a very excellent structure. It is a brick building of' eight classrooms, with cloak rooms for each classroom, and will be heated by hot air. Its cost will be only about fifteen thousand dollars. He also reports that the Fair is a great success and speaks well for the progressiveness of the Acadia people and the agricultural developement of the surrounding country.

The special social entertainment held in the Girls' Gymnasium last Monday night for the benefit of the Football Team, to buy suits, was a pronounced success, bdth financially and socially. It had a great many interesting and novel features, such as fortune telling, plays and games, etc. Sometimes at the -end of the month a student who has done too poorly in his studies has to be put back into a lower class; but it also occasionally happens that a student who has dbne paricnularly well is put up into a higher class. The rule works both ways and some there mat rejoice while some there be ftweep. Work is what counts.

of work counts also-a other way. a hudred Institute students went with the football team to Crowley last Saturday and had a pleasant day of it. The Institute team won the game with the Crowley High School by a score of 11 to 5. It is expected that the Crowley crowd will soon come here to try to make it back. They have a good team.

Everything points to a great contest next spring for the Biossat Cup No. 2 For the best Track Team work. They beat our team in foot ball last week and that makes them aspire to take the Biossat cup; but some things don't follow other things at all. Dr. Stephens will attend two Teachers' Institutes next Saturday, one in Crowley in the morning and one in New Iberia in the afternoon, and get back home in the evening.

He has also been in daily attendance for a few minutes each day on the one-week Institute being held here this week by Superintendent Roy. The Institute Farm is contemplating the purchase of two or three more good cows and also a few registered pigs. No stock raising on any large scale will yet be attempted, but only a start will be made in that direction, in the line of farm-economy. All the students are now beginning to think how good a Thanksgiving turkey tastes. Mr.

Denry Spell of the second ward of this parish expects to enter the Institute next Monday. Quite a number of new students have signified their intention of entering after the harvesting of the crov. To Build Cottages For Rent. Mrs. M.

E. Delhommer has purchased five lots in the Nickerson addition from Mr. Manuel Pellerin and will build three cottages for rent. The sale was made through the J. C.

Nickerson Real Estate Agency. Mr. Nickerson states that there is quite a demand for rent cottages and that he believes building rent cottages just now would be a good investment. The Falk Mercantile Co. are prepared to take charge of Tunerals and attend to all graveyard work.

A fine rubber-tired hearse in stock. We have SEED OATS-Paul TEACHERS' INMSTITUTE CLOSES TO-DAY, An Interesting and Profitable Week Spent by Teachers. Who Have All Manifested Great Interest in the Work Given by Faculty. 'lThe drily sessions of the Institute hliav pri yen ry interesting. Two scessions arI- heli daily and a regular l)rogralml prepared by Supt.

Aswell is being carefully and thloroughly followed and worked out. All of the teachers are showing great interest in the work and the indications are that all in will derive much benetiit. Wednesday morning Dr. Stephens addressed the teachers on the work of teachers particularly with refe'rence to their relation to the people of the community in which they teach. His talk was quite helpful and was much appl)reciated by the teachers.

Wednesday night the teachers had quite a pleasant time at Mu sic hallas the result of Mr. E. W. Jones' exertions in getting up a "pleasant" evening, otherwise SURVEYING PARTY OUT, Vice President and General Manager Clark and Secretary Caffery of the Eunice, Lafayette and Abbeville Railroad, spent Monday in Abbeville in the interest of the road. Last Monday a surveying party of fourteen men with wagons, tents, started from 'Eunice to make the survey and estimates of the road: The prospects for the construction of the road are fine, and with the proper energy and action displayed by the people of this city, there is every reason to believe that the Eunice.

Lafayette and Abbeville Railroad will be built. Corrupt Political Methods Condemned by Supreme Court of Nevada. The Supreme Court of in the case of Gaston vs Drake 14 Nevada, 175, (1879) held that an "agreement before an election to share the The Lafayette Compress and Storage Company will be glad to pay SPOT CASH for all cotton in bales or in seed farmnners may wish to sell and deliver either at Lafayette or at Carencro. WINTER SUIT TALK Before you buy your winter suit we would sugS gest that you call and see our line of winter suits. We have some of the handsomest patterns we have ever been able to secure, all in the fashionable suitings of this season; the workmanship on the garments is all of superior quality, and the style is fully up-to-date.

You make your selection and we will make you a price that will be eminently satisfactory. I Falk Mercantile Ltd. an entertainment, for them. An account of the occasion will be found in the Society column. Yesterday the teachers decided to hold the p)arishl institutes every other mnth two days in stei-td of monthlly one day.

believing that better results can be attained. They also decided to purchase a teachers' library with one hundred volumes on professional subjects for the parish teachers. Dr, A. B. Coffey, Professor of Philosophy and Education at the State convention delivered an interesting and entertaining lecture at Music hall last night to the- teachers and the citizens.

Very few visitors have attended the meetings although a cordial welcome has been extended to all who cared to come. The Institute closes to-day at one o'clock. salary and fees of an office, in consideration of the plaintiff's using his intluence to elect the defendant to such office, is void: and Leonard. Judge. in deciding the case.

said: "It is undoubtedly void, as contrary to public policy. It was in terms a promise to use not only personal effort, but personal influence, among the voters of Storey County to secure defendant's election. Its influence upon pl-intiff was the same as though defendant had promised to give him a definite sum of money in case of election. Success would bring reward, while defeat would result, not only in loss of coveted profits, but time and labor as well. By it plaintiff's love of gain was stimulated, and a great temptation placed before him to promote his own interest regardless of Iublic good.

This arrangement may have induced him to influence ten men, or a hundred, to vote for defendant in opposition to pre-conceived political principles, and fixed ideas of right and duty; and they have preferred his opponent as an incumbent of the office. Such a contract cannot be upheld. Its tendency was to corrupt the people upon whose integrity and intelligence the safety of the State and Nation depends-to lead voters to work for individual interest rather than the public welfare. -Adv. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

For Sheriff. To the Voters of Parish: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the hffice of sheriff of the parish of Lafayette subject to the action of the white democratic voters of the parish at the primary election to be held January 2,, l1). If elected, I pledge myself to donate two thousand live dollars per annuni to the public schools of the parish, until the Legislature enacts the laws ne'essary to reduce the present excessive salaries of sheriffs. I further pledge myself to the conscientious discharge of all the duties of said office and the thorough execution of all laws. C.

A MILEIR. For Clerk of Court. I here by announce my candidacy for Clerk of Court of the Parish of Lafayette, subject to the Democratic Primary of January 28th. 190,. I solicit the support of all my friends and if elected I promise to discharge faithfully the duties of the office.

J. GILBERT ST.JULIEN. For Sheriff. I hereby anounce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Sheriff of the Parish of Lafavette, subject to the action of the white Democratic voters at the primary election to be held January 28, 1908. Louis Lacoste.

For Assessor. I am a candidate for Assessor of Lafayette parish at the coming Democratic primary election. If elected. I pledge myself to PERSONALLY make or supervise all-the assessments, and to faithfully, fairly and impartially discharge the important duties of that office. ALBERT TRAHAN.

For Coroner. I hereby announce myself as a cand idate for the office of coroner of the parish of Lafayette, subject to the of the White Democratic voters at the primary election to be held January 2s, 1908. L. A. PREJEAN.

M. D. For Clerk of Court. To the Voters Lafayette Par ish: After duly considering the many demands made on me by leading and influential citizens from every section of the parish to become a candidate for clerk of court, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for clerk of court subject to the action of the white democratic voters of the p'arish at the primary election to be held January 28, 1908. JULES J.

MOUTON. For Justice of the Peace. I hereby announce myselfas a candidate for Justice of the Peace of the third ward subject to the Democratic Primary to be held January '28, 1908. H. L.

MONNIER. For Police Juror I am a candidate for member of the Police Jury from the Third Ward, subject to the action of the white Democratic primary. My platform is good roads, good schools, and economy in the administration of the public business, and on this platform I mean to serve the taxpayers of the parish if elected to office. Jos. l3ILLEA CI).

For State Senator. I respectfully submit myself to the people of the 13th Senatorial District, ti ti to the OUitte oif State S-nator tihe rima'rie- of anuar I he again iinoritdi hi people of the District I wiil cunti: to tdo Ii utiiost to ti i)i-trict a- it ho huld be i of i -ei2 -'ation hust will nd tt.o ih, enefit t'l lilt- ltR- ect full A EUNICE BRANCH, Surveying Party Now in the Field and Expect to Be at Church Point Next Wed. nesday. Line Being Located With View to Low (irade and no Curvature. Pcopl Along Route Enthusiastic.

Vie, lre.it and G(eneral tc'iark of 'Eunice. Lafayette and and(l 'hief El'ngintler L. F. and his assi.tant. X.

Kioontz. spent yesterday in the city In answer to a request for "news" of the road. M.r. Clark lthat a surveying Mr. Lirnbladh and his assistant.

Mr. Koontz, with twelve men started Nov. 2 and were working towards Abbeville. They were now camp. edt about three miles south of Eunice and will uioiv camp nearer to ('hurchl i'oint.

They will have the line run into Church Point by Wednesday or Thursday next. He further stated that the li.ople all along the proposed line were manifesting a great deal of enthusiasm for the road which wa.s very gratifying. The people of Church Pdint were especially enthusiastic about the road. They have one road, the 0. G.

N. E. but tind that it is not sufficient to handle the business of the territory and want another road. As to terminals, he said that they had in a general way looked into the subject at Abbeville, Lafayette and Eunice, but that nothing definite had been decided on. As to the location of the line, it was being located with the object of getting a low grade line with practically no curvature.

The work was being gone through with in the most thorough manner with a view of obtaining a first class location. That was about all that could be given out at present. MIr. c'lark left last evening for Opeousas and Messrs. Lonnbladh and Koontz returned last night to camp.

They expect the surveyin" party to reach Lafayette in abo weeks and in titree weeks more expect to have the line run to Abbeville. A new store in town! why of course- Rene Comeaux's Racket Store. Tin ware-we have a plerty and we are giving the biggest kind of bargainsdrop in and get a few pricesRene Comeaux's Racket Store. The Cotton Crop. The indications are that the cotton crop in this parish will fall considerably short of what it was last year.

Mr. ('oronna of the Lafayette Compress and St, age being a well posted man on cotton conditions in the parish. a reporter requested him to give his opinion. He stated that estimating pounds to a hale the yield would be somewhere in the neighborhood of bales as against 2K.IHJ last year. lie further stated that up to date they had ginned only (Si ver cent.

as many bales this year as they had by this time last year. which is in itself an indication that the crop from 30 to 33 per cent short. Asked as to the price they were paying for he said 10! with the seed. and 91 without the seed. A Portable Lunch Stand.

A portable lunch stand is one of the new things for Lafayette. It is the veiture of Messrs. Gabriel and Rideaux, and began business this week. It is quite a nice looking and is built on the order of a street car with open sides to serve customers. It is mounted on wide tired iron wheel.

and can be easily moved about from place to place as the occasion requires The usual location of the "stand" will near the depot..