The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-09-15

LOUISIANA GLEANINGS.

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Forest fires have been prevailing il
Natchitochcs parish during the pas
week.
New corn is selling at Washington
St. Landry parish, at 80 cent, pc
barrel.
The Terrebonne Times has beer
awarded the parish printing for on,
year, at 500.
The friends of Hon. II. L. Garland
OF St, Landry, have suggested his name
for governor.
Henry Dickerson was hung on III,
9Th inst, at PIaquemnc, for the muir
der of John Steele.
ii. NJ. Wallis, NJ. D., is announced
as the publisher aud proprietor Of the
TcrrebOnnc Times.
The West Carroll Walchman says;
"Thc Lake Charles Echo is one Of the
best papers i'll the STATE" Thanks.
The CoIfax Chronicle man has seen
il watermelon which weighed A lbs.
and was raised by Judge w. l..
| Richardson.
Cotton picking is the order Vt the
day i'll 81. Landry parish, AMI the
Argus says there is no excuse for any
one being idle.
The Shreveport Standard under the
editorial arrangement of an old Texan,
Col. Loughery, is doing fine service
for Gov. McEncry.
The Louisiana Standald Of the Slh
Is at hand aud marked Please y. ="
NOlM Mlllstandlng Tue STANDARD Is ruu
by colorcd men we \ with pleasure.
Town Talk has been counting them
up aud iiuus thar twenty Two uut ol
lorty newspaper, are "ulspokrn III la
Nor Of Goy. MtEmrry Tor me nunlnn-
non.
Gcorgr McEnvrl, infant son ur
Gov. Mcturry, uIrd few days since
AT Baton Rouge. 10 the aorcIy be
reaycd parents the ErHo's heartfelt
>lmpathlrs are rendered.
There is nothl " III IA name. At
.hc last term Of coull in IIaquemino
George Washington plead guilty 10
larceny aud was sentenced 10 the pen
ltcutiary for four months.
Mrs. Martha A. GuIIrtI, cousort Of
the late benjamin d. GuIIcrr, died ON
last Sunday night at Amite Cily. Is.
d. nuIlctl WAS the inventor Of the eel
Urated GuIlctt's Cotton Gin.
The West Carroll WatcLman says |
news from Nldail,, Cuncordia parish,
is to the effect that no RAIN has fallen
there since the 9th of July and not
more than half crop will be made.
The Alexandria Democrat has en-
tered on the 39th gear Of its existence.
The Democrat is one Of the oldest
in the state, aud it would not
be Tar wrong TO say one Of the best.
According to the census of 1880
there were in Louisiana lO4, 4,42S
Eurses, 1904 mules, 4l,729 woIk
oxen, l4G,454 milk COWS, 282,4IS
1lher cattle, 1886 sheep, and G33,-
iS9 swine.
That noble order the "Wumpn's
Christian Temperance Union" flour.
shes at the capital Of the state, aud
yet the Sugar Bowl, Of New Iberia,
,ays some Of ovr slate officials cult
'ate the flowing bowl.
Washington Argus: The parish Of
st. Landry has Contributed the sum
# 81, ,2O4.70 toward the Charity hos.
,itaI fund. St. John is the only parish
n the state, outside Of Orleans, that
las contributed So much.
Bossier Banner: Labor is rather
Iard to get here now at any price.
Trade is not very brisk, but the Town
S busy and loafers are scarce. In fact
We believe that Bellevue has fewer
oaiers than any town in The state.
West Carroll parish has six aspir-
Iuts for sheriff aud three for clork but
heir announcements don't show up in {
he Watchnan as they should. A
VINO fails to ANNOUNCE him
elf in the local press is like mer
hanl trying 10 do business without
.dyertising.
The Picayune is responsible for the
emark that Col. Presly, Of the Sabine
'outhron, controls his section in re-
sard to state polilirs, and then puts
he Colonel down for Ogden The
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