The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-09-13
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copions rains here for the last week,
and the sugar cane Is growing fine.
The State Superintendent announces
that if eountry school boards win APP
ply 10 him he win furnish them com
petent teachers, if necessary.
The Iberia iSmgar-Bo,si estimates
the shortage of the rice crop Of 1884
at 20 per cent, and the decrease in the
probable sugar yield is re6koned to be
at least 20 per cent.
Vernon Condenser: Cotton pick
ing is progressing rapidly IN tho eoun-
try, and seen onr pine forests viii
echo the crack Of the ox-whip as the
weary planter is offsto market.
Opelousas Courier. Ex4Sheriff and
Collector Gnilbeau, of ST. Martin
parish, is yet recalcitraut as regards
making his settlement with the parish
for last year, but Judge Gates is al
lowed to hold court in peace.
Vernon Goadenser We have been
informed that the woods on the upper
Anaeoeo caught on fire the other day
and, owing to the exceedingly dry
weather, spread rapidly. The place
of Rev. John Franklin came near be-
ing destroyed by fire few days ago.
West Feiiciana Sentinel If this
parish is backward in getting mp ex-
hibits for The Exposition, it viii be
well represented instead BY the ma
merons visitors from here. Old and
yonng are gsrnering up their spare
shekels for 'jolly time" this winter
in the Crescent City.
ST. Mary Herald: AT an early day
the Morgan Branch Road, running to
CYpremort and Glencoe, will make
Franklin its eastern terminus That
is as it shonld be. Franklin is the
natural connecting link between New
Orleans and the Cypremort country
its situation is most desirable by both
railroad and water.
Vernon Condenser: Prohibition is
making good Roadway in Louisiana.
Rapides, some time since, voted the
sale of whisky out Of that parish,
and Grant and VIM now follows
with a similar victory, only two or
three wards not being successful. We
are confident that If an election was
held in this parish to test this ques-
tioB, it would result in favor of no
whisky.
N. o. States Mr. Aeklen in the
greatest speech Of his life at Mr..
Minors convention, expressed the be-
lief that be would be generally abused
by the Democratic press for support
ing Blaine and Logan. Let Mr.. Ack-
len possess bis soul in quiet, the
matter of his detection is not one
over which the Democratic press is
worrying itself sufficiently to devote
more space to it than it has already
received.
Iberia Sugar-Bospl: Since his &C.
.eession TO Office, Sheriff Veazey has
been Hntiring in his efforts to recover
that portion of the records of the
parish relating TO criminal and civil
matters. His deputies have searched
the premises of exClerk of Court ?. |
II. Segura, but in vain. The keys of
the Jail also are still unbound, but are
undoubtedly in the possession of ex-
Sheriff Viator. These men have evil
IDENTIFY not realized that the lar is TO
be executed in this parish hereafter
Shreveport Democrat The plant
ers and farmers have, to our mind,
larger interest at stake than most any
other class Of citizens, mot because
they are the most numerous class, but 1
because their interests are more nearly |
concerned TO bring the products and |
resources Of the parish before the !
public 10 attract emigration, and by
comparison of means and methods .
improve their own interest. Every |
farmer in the parish shonld, therefore, !
offer something for exhibition at the
great Worlds Fair.
Ezehqnge The Franklin San says
that on last Saturday afternoon, two
men were in boat gigging fish in /
the Macon between The Brannin and
Parker places. Albert Brown sat in
the bow with the harpoon, the string
of which he had fastened to- his wrist.
Seeing large alligator gar ahead of
the boat he drove his harpeon into
the fish, and was in an instant carried
overheard, and sunk to rise no more.
On Sunday his dead body was discoy-
cred almost in the same spot where
he fell. The line was found fastened
TO has wrist aud dead alligator gar
measuring eight feet in length at
tached to- the harPoon at the end Of
the line.
Alexandria Town Tall In front
of Mr.. Julius Leyin's Office, on Murray
street, is a large log of black gum
wood, measuring So inches in diane
ter. 1t was cut for the parish exhibit \
at the Worlds Exposition. Mr..
Goodwin informed as that be has an
other of The same variety, six or seven
inches larger in diameier Ii is on
the East side Of BED river and will he
shipped BY boat from that side. Mr..
Levin tells US that the farmers seem
to be taking more interest in the ex-
hibit, and the advisory commissioners
and advisory committee are in hopes
that the display of grains, grasses,
and other products win be better than
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