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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1876
Page
5
Late advices from Northern colonies and from St. Lander speak of excellent prospects for corn cotton Free and potatoes, though wet springs hindered plantings before. Recent harvest appears abundant as conditions improve.
Yesterday afternoon Henry 8 colored than presented himself at the county jail and surrendered to Captain Gorbert the head jailer Moore in the man who killed 8 H Jiron at Clear Creek Thursday He handed the jailer a letter from Mr G W Butler stating Moore killed Jin in self defense and there being no officers there he advised Moore to surrender to the Sheriff for protection. Moody to return to Chicago to dedicate new church June 1 and will then go East for summer He avoids Chicago where he gained his first laurels and the church has been built for him but he will not stay there
State Democratic Central Executive Committee announces a Democratic-Conservative party convention in Baton Rouge on July 24 1878 to nominate candidates for statewide offices and Congress and to elect presidential electors. Representation remains the same as the January 4 1878 state convention, with New Orleans parishes allotted their prior delegate count.
An uneven old page details a curious volume about a discoverer, with scattered notes on English history, a public sale of land near English Bayou, a parish court notice, and local ads. It mentions Amédée Fava and a Lake Charles auction, with names like Guillory and Lyons, plus a builder ad and a general goods store listing.
An 1876 notice details Franguel line steamers from New Iberia to New Orleans and a brick mason P Reimers offering brick masonry work by day or job. Mentions residence in Lake Charles and office location, with brick and materials sold locally. Dated September 16, three months.
Local report notes the opening of a bakery on Ryan Street in Kouta by Yega Johnson. The shop advertises furniture and appliances for sale as part of the establishment. A contact call was left by ED, dated 1875.
The fragment indicates a newspaper masthead for the N. O. Democrat, listing J. Wearley and Wm. Woelper & Co as proprietors. It notes an office at 14 Camp Street and references a morning publication cadence and terms of 108 papers per something, though details are incomplete.
Bernard Kowats, a carpenter and builder, plans to erect a residence along the Lake. The notice notes his intent to build and relocate, detailing location and occupation.
A fragmentary notice records an event at J Bryan's store near the courthouse in Lake Charles. The text cites a date around 1875 and mentions the New Ther a and related items, with the sale or auction likely connected to the local trades. The readable portion hints at timing and location but lacks full details.
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