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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1876
Page
2
In this parish W. Potter is named as authorized agent in Chievesion to collect accounts due the Echo office. Receipts cover amounts for advertising and subscriptions, and for new advertisements and subscriptions, valid as if signed by the proprietor.
A small cottage on Pithon Street offers grabble space for a family. Capt. W. Gorham is associated with the listing and August is noted alongside.
A list item notes gathering shoes boots family crockery and bale thread as belongings to prepare for move or sale. No clear owner or event is specified but items imply household preparation or liquidation.
A reader notice extols the Journal of Agriculture and Farmer as a trustworthy weekly from St. Louis. It highlights market reports from St. Louis and other cities as a prominent feature and urges readers to trial the publication for authentic, profitable farming information.
Sterns Pure Ground Bewl, a local fertilizer, is sold at J W Bryans with garden seeds and asparagus. The Opelousas Court announces the term begins March 13, not March 1 as witnesses and parties had expected. Also notes subscription options for daily and weekly papers.
A fragmented column reports on postcards and valentines delivered through the Post Office, a district judge upholding road laws in St Landry, and Toby's 30 day jail sentence. It notes Bab cock's whiskey conviction and Bristow's contentious role in Grant’s administration amid whisky ring cases.
The upper house approved an act to regulate the conduct of elections and safeguard liberty and parity. Critics called the title misleading, warning the measure could incite civil unrest and limit republican rights, while supporters argued it defends electoral integrity.
The Senate passes a bill to confine preemption and homestead entries within railroad grants. Discusses double patents due to land and rail location filings, calls for a preliminary survey to identify lands likely for settlement, and urges a rectilinear survey method to prevent future disputes.
The Legislature faces a pivotal choice on the budget and whether to pass the House or Senate measures. Conservatives may block appropriations to oppose a government seen as born in iniquity, aiming to avoid supporting supplies that sustain the present administration. The outcome could shape order or invite renewed violence.
Wary and expensive surveys hinder settlement as geography and topography limit value. Government aims to curb useless detailed surveys by Hayden exploring forces focusing on unexplored country along advancing settlements. Emigrants under homestead laws will only face surveys in cultivable, valuable areas. Source: St. Louis Republican.
The New Orleans Price Current notes that canvassers from the mass meeting have begun laboring to promote stock subscriptions for the New Orleans Pacific Road. Committees plan a thorough citywide canvass inviting all parties to buy shares, aiming to boost city prosperity under New Orleans capital. The project is presented as a lucrative investment with reputable leaders backing integrity and economy. The paper urges a warm reception for the canvassers and their disinterested efforts.
Allen Gilley and F. Fancher announce candidacies for parish judge and Culcasien parish sheriff respectively. Notices dated February 3 and February 10 1876 state they were solicited by friends to run in the November election.
An marriage notice from Lake Charles records the union on the 10th of the month at the bride’s residence. Charles P Hampton weds Catherine Livoniana Perkins, daughter of Allen J. Perkins, with Rev. B R Faure officiating. Congratulations are extended to the couple. A masquerade ball invitation follows from J G Broad and others for a Tuesday night event.
An ad from W Burrow at 200 Main St Bristol Tenn promotes four chromos free with subscriptions. It features titles like Little Red Riding Hood and Mother’s Joy. The scheme offers six months extra copies plus four chromos for $3 to $10 with cash in advance and asks agents to sell.
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