St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-22

ney Mouton, Admr. Appeal from St.
Martin. At the sale of the property be
longing to the succession OF plaintiff $
deceased father, her husband BOUGHT
slaves which We're paid for out OF .ler
share of the succession. In the settle
ment of her husbands succession she
claimed the amount paid for these
slaves, as if they were his individual
purchase and not hers. On appeal the
supreme Court decided that these
slaves purchased from her fathers es-
tate with her money, were her separate
property, and that she was not entitled
to recover the amount paid for them
they were not community property.
TIGER BEND, AvoYELLEs PARISH, La, !
July 10, 1882.
Editor DEMOCRAT:
| have for sometime had in view the
project of writing for your columns a
descriptive letter relative to this sec
ton OF country. For that purpose |
have been unsparing in trying to col
lect the matter worthy of mention and
most interesting, and shall try to ar
range it in as attractive matter of fact
manner as possible. that the most dis
tant reader of the DEMOCRAT may form
a just conclusion of our section OF coun-
try, etc. 1t is we'll known fact that
those States in which progress has made
the most rapid strides, have not hest
tated to use printers ink without stint.
By this method emigration was in
duced to come in, and settle up the
lands, and now what was a few years
past trackless waste is to-day covered
with thriving cities. towns, villages,
hamlets, fine farms, beautiful homes,-a
rich and prosperous country. Churches
and school houses are near and cOnve-
nient. Prosperity marks every nook
and corner all is progress. This is
just the object wished for here. We
want good, intelligent class of far
mers to cultivate the rich soils OF this
country; to ''grow IN with the coun-
try" and assist in making of our lands
what they should be,-one of the finest
and most productive under the sun:
Our little village known as Tiger Ben
on BAYOU B9uf, or Haas Station, on
the Morgan Louisiana railroad, is a
growing and interesting point. The
lands in this vicinity are a.luvlal, but
not subject to overflow. The situation
i for farming is good. Transportation
by either rail or water The diligent
cannot help but succeed. Going west
you soon reach the parish of St. Landry
just north Rapides parish. The beauti-
full Crocodile BAYOU is only some three
miles west, at1ording navigation the
year round for small crafts. The lands
> bordering on the Crocodile bayou are
rich and productive. There are thou
sands of these rich acres with the for
. est trees standing which invite the
, sturdy yeOman to hew out for himself
- lev 20 hruyl tha
best of timbers. There is not better
point in this State than Tiger Bend fol
hub, spoke and general farming i'm
pie nent factory. The white oak is un-
surp ssed in quality and quantity ash
the very best !; cypress by the hundred
.. acres, with many other varieties OF
wood too numerous TO mention. A
good box factory would pay. There is
F no better place for first-class stave fac.
tory or sningle mills, saw mills, etc
There is rich harvest for some enter
, prising firm of manufacturers to reap
These timbers can be obtained on the
+ most reasonable terms, and the party OF
. company that first gains a foothOlt
here, will have open before them a rich
bonanza. This is the field for the en-
terprising manufacturers OF st. Louis
, and Chicago to locate. The factor:
the trade of this State-which of Itself
, is a rich morsel,-b of the adjoining
= States. Too much can not be sait
:. about this enterprise alone, but
, have not the time or space to enlarge
There is so very much to say about ou1
locality that to speak of all | must be
" as brief as possible on the various
= points.
FARM PRODUCTIONS.
To the farmer that may have some
F.. little means at his command we recon
mend this country and these lands tt
his careful inspection. The farmer liv
t ing in the older States on poor soil car
! find the best of land here land tina
will grow large crops OF cotton, corn
:. sugar cane, oats, millet and bermuds
3 grass vegetables of all sorts, potatoes
: both sweet and Irish, for which there il
at all seasons good market; beets
turnips, cabbage, utabagas-in truth
you can hardly find a vegetable tina
| will not grow and do well on our ricl
lands.
, But little attention has been given t.
. growing Of fruit; but some few of tn
most enterprising planters have latel,
began to plant and cultivate the peacI
: and pear some few apples, but not ii
sufficient quantities to pay. Figs grow
!, and do we'll wherever planted, ant
could be grown for profit As | hav'
: before said, the enterprising farmer
: the man tho wants to build for him
3 self an Independent home the small
: farmer who is crowded in the olde
s States or the European that may wan
: a home in the finest climate in tn
world, and to cultivate the best LAM
T that at all times produce good crops, w