30 Mar 1871
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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1871
Page
1
The notice from W Prather announces a change in editors at Thireway dated March 30. It states the paper will cease using the former editor and that all future writings will be signed Cavercerst, indicating a transition of editorial leadership.
The Govs family home at Goosport hosted a lavish 26th instant reception with a 25 seat dining table, champagne gifts, and engraved keepsakes for Captain Govs and family. Fifteen of his children attended amid flags on schooners and a bright day, capturing a scene of communal happiness and hospitality.
We acknowledge the contresy of Frederick G. Meeling Kisq of Galveston for a liberal supply of newspapers. D. Bi Maton Bookseller and Stationer at Market and Centre Streets, Galveston, Texas, boasts one of the largest and best supplied book stores in the state.
District Court convenes in town on the second Monday in April. Citizens urge general overhauls of the court house, describing it as in bad condition and unfit to hold court. Recommend repairs to restore suitable facilities.
A terse temperance note centering on Stan Franco and a recurring behavior linked to alcohol. The brief item hints at public concern over drinking, presenting a cautionary local voice without graphic detail. In a single line, it captures a recurring issue within the community.
The writer applauds planters who planted more corn and less cotton this season, urging all farmers to diversify into bread stuffs and livestock. If followed, croaking about hard times would fade, and farmers could live well by staying out of debt and paying as they go.
The echo urges town and parish residents to subscribe, arguing it supports home industry and keeps citizens informed. The notice stresses universal duty to back a locally published paper and to ensure the paper reaches every household in the parish.
About ten days ago an oyster boat arrived at our port and sold out quickly. The writer hopes it will not be many more days before the boat returns with as fine oysters as it brought last time.
On Saturday two young boys were crossing the Calcasien River near town in a skiff when a high wind whipped the water into a chop and the boat filled and sank. Both boys drowned in the accident.
A Nevada Enterprise editor reviews curious petrified specimens found near Pyramid Lake and Black Rock. The display includes pine burrs with iron pyrites and pelican head, moss agates, geodes, and a wolflike image embedded in agate. Large petrified trees lie on hillsides, resembling Nevada finds from 1859 60.
The obituary records the death of Linton aged 71 at his residence on the 27th ult. He was a long-time member of the Gpelonsas Bar and esteemed as an honorable gentleman. The piece reflects on state fidelity, public debt, and the impact of wartime losses on Louisiana's citizens and finances.
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