18 Mar 1869
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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1869
Page
1
The Weekly Echo lists advertising rates and policies including three dollars per annum in advance, two-tier rates for ads, and a liberal discount for yearly or quarterly advertisers. It notes no credit except by special agreement, with notices of candidates and judicial ads payable on publication day or sale day.
Notice states practice in all courts of the Highth Judicial District covering St Landry Lafayette Vermilion and Calcasieu Parishes with date February 15 1868.
Legal notice outlines wills and professional practice by A Bailey and E D Estilette with property and beneficiary details in a 1868 context. Names Bayl ee and Estilette appear alongside locations and dates, indicating a filed will or probate notice.
Messrs. Dupleix and Puckette of Natchitoches La publish a pamphlet titled The Tobacco Grower s Hand Book with practical essays on cultivation management and market preparation of various tobaccos. The Cuba Cigar Tobacco essay is by Don Joseph Her Fehr otlder. Price fifty cents.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a magistrate matter with names such as Sammons and Di Waite, plus references to warrants and office actions. The readable items suggest official notices or court proceedings, with unclear details and location implied by historical newspaper context.
Proceedings of the Police Jury session February 8 1869 in Calcasieu Parish outline council actions. They approve ferry charter terms on the Mermentau River set rates for wagons carts horses and servants, assign unbranded stock sales rules and designate stock sellers, and appoint officers and tax measures with adjournment to the next morning.
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