Weekly Echo Advertising Details and Local Agents
The Weekly Echo announces its proprietorship by J. W. Sayan and lists authorized agents in Galveston New York New Orleans and other locations. It advertises a range of goods including groceries crockery fabrics and domestic items with contact details for J. W. Bryan and others as sales points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Echo
Balter
Galveston
F. Pemether
Caborien
Pescher
Ecmo
George P Keeed & Co
New York
MeIntyre
New Orleans
Mery B. Swerwry
J. W. Bryan
Tax Notices And Local Happenings From Old Ledger
Notice to Tax Payers states I will collect current and back taxes and licenses with penalties for late payments. March 16 date for Jacob Ryan tax collector. Also reports unrest over a public gathering ban and describes recent deaths, a Gem Organ Company advertisement, and political intrigue surrounding Gov Ames and impeachment ties.
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Cascaden
Leber
Jacob Ryan
Tas
Sale by Consent and Sheriffs Sale Notices
The page includes a Reed advertisement headed Sale by Consent and Sheriffs sale, Lake Hoare changes, and ads for PA King flecksmith and wheelwright. Also mentions Rate ogattic and Vermont references to Pinchback and Grant, with notes on contracts for street repairs in Lake Charles and council proceedings on military authority funding. The Supreme Court decision on the Grant parish case is discussed, along with enforcement act cases and reactions from shirt weavers regarding state sovereignty.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Grant Parish
Bradley
U. S
Kentucky
Yankee Land News Drafted Amid Election Shock in New Hampshire
The late New Hampshire election left Republicans in Washington and around the state dismayed. Belknap corruption is cited, with locals accusing Washington insiders of buying votes as times grow hard. Reported prices ranged from ten dollars per vote early, then falling as election day wore on.
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Lhin State
Washington
Belknap
Republican Party
Yankee Land
Lanid
Oette
New Hampshire
New
Fragmentary Quote on Yankee Morality and Corruption
A brief, fragmentary OCR-style quote discusses the idea that disturbing New England moral stomachs with a bit of corruption reveals a lack of understanding of the internal structure of Yankee culture, attributed to Don Piatt.
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Don Piatt
Grange Items and Grange Exemption Debates
The co operative news notes Palmetto State Grange’s large membership and brisk growth toward three hundred. Massachusetts and Rhode Island Granges press tax exemption reforms to aid working class taxpayers while exempting charities and churches. Hoosier Patron reports a missing Master from Beautiful Grange No 9999 with a large coin hoard and a note seeking information on his whereabouts.
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Champion
Palmetto
J. A. Barkedale
Co-Operative News
Messachusetts
Legislatace
Rhole Island
Co| Operative News
Greene Teetings
Masons of Texas Deceived by Man Claiming Gen Hebert
A newspaper excerpt reports a swindle involving a man posing as Gen Hebert of the former Confederate army while traveling in Colorado. The bluffer, claiming to be Hebert, was identified and rumbled, highlighting the quizzical question what a name truly means in deception. An Indiana Herald note and a Cooper quote conclude the reading.
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House of Representatives
Banning
Denmwerat
Kaesoo
Towam
United States
Union
Towa
Mr. Karson
Serviere Terdend de Bisa
Kase
Lanning
Kisser
Karson
Texas
Gen
Hebert
Louisiana
Bhut
Pienyone
CANDIDATES' COLUMN Announces Local Election Candidates
A series of notices names candidates for county offices. Eurron Wexkur Lowe seeks Pariah Judge in the November election. Feb B. F. Pancher announces for Sheriff of Calcasian Parish. Allen Gilley also announces for Sheriff. E T. WB is named for Judge of the 8th Judicial District per local party conventions.
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Eurron Wexkur Lowe
B. F. Pancher
Calcasian
Pariah
Allen Gilley
E. T
8Th Judicial District
Catcaslon
St Laskey
Sheriff Sale of Steam Saw Mill on Calcaxion River
Wm E Poole sues Wm Vincent et al. on May 6 1876 in Lake Charles La. The docket describes a Steam Circular Saw Mill and building with saws cars and appurtenances on Calcaxion River. The property will be sold to the highest bidder on twelve months credit with bond and security as required by law. Sheriff David H Lyons by Deputy J Ricwaxp presides.
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E. Poole
Vincent
Calcaxion River
Texas
Sale by Consent at public auction in Lake Charles
Public sale announced for Monday in May 1876 at the old store fronting the Lake, Pujo street, Lake Charles. Items include two Lake Charles lots with store and wharf, five Hodges and Pujo lots, two riverfront tracts near Calcasien and Valen rivers, a Lake Arthur tract, and a pine timber tract. Purchasers pay fifteen cents cash and balance in two annual installments with notes and 8 percent interest. property sold free of mortgage with usual rents reserved. Plat maps available sale day. inquiries to C Barbe, Lake Charles.
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Pujo Street
Lake Charles
Pajo’s
Pajo
Hodges Street
Pajo Street
John Henderson
Martha Andrus
Calcasien River
Bruwhear Place
Towns West
Inship South
Range & Tion
Township
Range 8
Valen River
Calewien
Ingelions Mahip
Kigge
Lake Arthur
Thin Parieh
Sail Lake
Lownahip
C. Barbe
Lake Charles offers medical services and property notice
Sailr advertises a fine residence with saw mill on 25 acres, 12 cultivated, south of Lake Charles, La. Contact A J Parkino or L O Dees for details. Also an 1876 medical notice by a doctor offering throat disease treatment, cancer removal without knife or pain, serving town and country.
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Lake Aeme
A. J. Parkino
Lake Charles
Dees
Scranton
Miss. Mare
Snr
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly Echo
J. W. Sayan
Proprieter
Torm
J.C. Tatebelor
M. D
Cran
Wl Arch Masons of
Laniainna
A. J. Perrin
Childern
Tee
Gem Organ Company
Graotin
Philadelphia
Dee Butler
Gov Ames
Mimissippi
Rate Ogattic
Vermont
Pinchback
Grant
Taw
Bey
Indianapolis Herald
Penimore Cooper
Lake House Hotel and Saloon
Morgan
Lonmans
Texas Railroad
J. M. Billiard
the Christian Index
Jesus
JAS. P. Harrison & Cox
Atlanta, Ga
Ferdinand Philefsky
Lake House
Boxo
Dee
Star Hoo Kel
Julien Richard Prorrtrron
Seguluy
Tansien Bardeti
Paine
Tor
Trun
Wrowe
Galvenun
T. C. Patterson
Thomas Caden
Corpus Christi
Patterson , Caden
Janes A. MoKer
Legtrrsm, le Gierse & "Co
Strand
Ly Wallis, Landes & Co
LOS
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