12 Aug 1871
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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1871
Page
1
Proprietor Prather outlines advertising terms with rates and deadlines. Mentions penalties for late or misapplied ads and lists legal notices from Calcasien Parish St Landry Varishes Lai and County Texas with dates February 10 and 14.
A public notice announces tax sales in Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, listing numerous parcels with measurements, locations, and taxes due. The sale date is Sunday, August 1871, starting 12 o'clock, at Lake Arthur and surrounding areas, with parcels including Spanish grant land to the Declouet family and others in townships 9S to 11S, ranges 3W to 9W. Terms require cash for amounts up to twenty dollars and credit terms for larger sums.
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