NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS FROM THE LAKE CHARLES ECHO- ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 16, 1868 Typed by Jan Batte Craven ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ *************************************** Subject: W. H.KIRKMAN, M. D. - NOTICE OF PRACTICE Source: The Echo 2/15/1868 W. H. KIRKMAN, M. D. Respectfully offers to the citizens of Calcasieu, his medical services on the following terms, to wit: One half cash, or some available means, at the time of service and the balance at the expiration of the year. Lake Charles, Feb 15, 1868. The 1870 Calcasieu Census gives this information: Page 51, 3rd Ward, C. BARBE Census taker. HH# 320-320 KIRKMAN, W. H. 38 M W Physician Ky " Cecillia 33 F W KH 4000 1000 La. " Mary F. 14 F W@ school La. " Benjamin 12 M W La. " Nancy 10 F W La. " Emily 7 F W La. " William 5 M W La. " Ellen 2 F W La. " Rosalie 4/12 F W La. MOSS, Lavinia 23 F W KH La. *************************************** Subject: Notice of Public Sale. Source: The Echo. 2/28/1868 Public Sale ESTATE OF JAMES N CANNON. By virtue of an order from the Hon. 8th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Calcasieu, there will be sold at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, by the undersigned Administratrix, or through the ministry of a duly commissioned and qualified auctioneer, at the Court house door of this Parish on Saturday, March 14, 1868, the following described property, belonging to the succession of James N. CANNON, deceased, late of this Parish to wit: 100,000 Feet Assorted Pine lumber, (more or less,) 2 cows and calves; 2 horses; 10 head of hogs at West Fork; one gold watch and chain; 1 skiff; small improvement on public land; Opera glasses, chains; corn mill; household and kitchen furniture, etc. Terms and conditions: Cash on day of sale. Sophia ANDRUS, Administratrix. Lake Charles, Feb 29, 1868 *************************************** Subject: George H. Wells announcement Source: The Echo 2/15/1868 To The Public. My long absence from Calcasieu, together with an unfounded report that I had left this Parish permanently, render it necessary for me to make this explanation. I went to Opelousas last July, to attend the District Court there. Severe and almost fatal illness in my family detained me in that Parish till the last of November. I was necessarily in attendance at Court in Opelousas from the first of December till nearly the last of January. I expect to remove my family here in a few weeks, and to make Lake Charles my permanent residence. George H. Wells, Attorney at Law. NOTE: Geo. H. Wells appears in the 1870 census of Calcasieu Parish, La. Page 57, HH # 355-355. Ward 3 Wells, Geo. H. 36 M W Attorney 300 500 NY Wells, Ellen C. 30 F W KH La Wells, Edward L. 8 M W @ School La Wells, Ellen A. 6 F W La (E. Augusta in 1880 census) Wells, Geo. H. Jr. 3 M W La Children added in the 1880 census were. Wells, Susan M W F 10 La Wells, Francis L. W F 8 La Wells, Julia W. W F 6 La Wells, Grace E W F 4 La *************************************** Calcasieu, Newspaper Article, House Fires Submitted by Evelyn Corbett Cunningham, 9457 E. Montego Lane, Shreveport, LA 71118 E-mail evelyneva@aol.com Unknown source Death date for Myrtle Hoob Oct 6, 1967 DEQUINCY BLAZES CLAIM TWO LIVES DeQuincy - Two DeQuincy residents are dead today after one was severely burned in an accident at 10 am., Thursday and the other was burned to death in an early morning blaze today. Mrs. Myrtle Hoob, 61, of 105 Edgewood St. died at Charity Hospital in Lake Charles at 6 a.m. today from burns over 70 per cent of her body. Police Chief Orval Van Winkle said she was burned when a stove in her home exploded at about 10 a.m. Thursdays. She was not found until 6:25 p.m. that day when an unidentified insurance agent called at her house. Mrs. Hoob was taken to Dr. Harry Shabeen;s office. He had her transferred to the Lake Charles Hospital. A fire of undetermined origin swept through the home of Thad Henry Thomas 35 of A Street at Knob Hill at about 4 a.m. today. Thomas was found dead by Fire Chief George marcantel and Van Winkle. Marcantel said the department received a call at 4:15 am. He said that by the time the fire truck arrived at the scene the whole home was engulfed in flames and the roof was collapsing. Marcantel and Van Winkle said it appeared to them that Thomas was attempting to escape fro the fire through a window in the kitchen when he was overcome by smoke. The home, located in the predominantly Negro section of town was estimated at worth between $4.000 and $5,000. Chief Marcantel and Chief Van Winkle said 10 firefighters were at the scene, aloe with the night shift of the Police Department. NOTE: Hoob should be spelled Hobb *****************************************