Was digging through archives in search of things about 4th of July celebrations in Lafayette's past, and, as usual, I found something, not related, that I just couldn't pass up. We've all seen the police reports in the Advertiser. But here's is its equivalent from back in 1893. Of course, todays paper lists a slew of incidents every day, but back then they had the same amount  of infractions in any given month. So with that in mind, here is the Police Report for the month of June as published in the Lafayette Advertiser on July 1, 1893.

Harry Wallace, drunk, disturbing the peace, fined 2.50 or five days, paid fine June 3rd.

Adeline Anslette, disturbing the peace using vulgar language, 24 hours in prison, June 3rd.

N. Mayers, drunk, obstructing the highways, fined 1.00 or five days, paid June 5th.

A. Galian, fighting and disturbing the peace, fined 2.00 or five days, served term from June 5th.

Jack Hardy and Nash Williams, fighting and disturbing the peace, each fined 5.00, paid fine June 5th.

Louis Anbbe and Alex Nevarre, fighting and disturbance, fined 2.50 each or five days. L Annbe paid fine, Nevarre served term starting June 6th.

Two tramps ordered to leave town on June 6th.

Cecil Philps, disturbing the peace, discharged on promise to leave town on June 9th.

Mary Foreman, disturbing the peace, five days or leave town June 9th.

J. P. Swinney, 5 days or leave town, left June 10th.

Thomas Chapman, fighting and disturbance, fined 2.00 or five days, paid fine June 10th.

Eva Bailey, using vulgar language on street, fined 2.50 or five days, paid fine June 12th.

Robert Tolls, drunk, 2.50 fine or five days, served term from June 19th.

Allis White, drunk disturbing peace, fined 2.50 or five days, served term from June 19th.

William Scranton, obscene language on the street, 2.50 fine or five days, served term from June 19th.

Jules Taros,drunk, disturbing the peace, 2.50 fine or five days, served his time.

O'Neill Broussard and Henry Foreman, fighting and disturbing the peace, Broussard discharged, Foreman fined five days.

Dominsly Handley, drunk and disturbing the peace, fined 2.50 or five days, released and ordered to leave town.

Well, there you have it. Pretty different from todays Police Reports in the Advertiser. Sure, there is some overlap, (mainly alcohol,) but you sure don't see anybody being ordered to leave town these days.