The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
STATE NEWS.
NO. I'll.

Auf@aOho soy tho1 eAS3 A"tS seaA oes+A+.e
ance of grass, and unless the rain
cease, will continue to have.
Abbeville Meridioaal. Heavy rains
have fallen in Abbeville and vicinity
nearly every day this week. Should
they continue the crops will suffer
Soathron Of Sabine We are proud
to note that the crops are remarkably
good. The corn crop will be most
abundant and is now fully assured.
Vernon Condenser Mr.. N. s.
Smart returned from Lake Charles on
last Sunday, bringing with him little
Pearl Munday. Pearl will make Lees
vile his future home.
Marksville Ballstia Thus far the
health of the parish continues quite
good. Light fevers prevail in some
localities, but these are of a mild form
and cause no uneasiness.
Bienville NeW Era The corn
crop of this parish is very promising
and will soon be made; hence few
more weeksof favorable weather will
assure the parish Of a full supply Of
corn and to spare.
Pointe Coupee Banner !; The cotton
crop has been set back considerably
by the late spell Of rainy weather. The
cane crop from reports that we have
heard, is in very thriving condition
and is fully up to the average for the
season.
st. Martinsville Messenger: Since
our last report, the crops, blessed by
favorable weather, have taken big
start, and continue to grow finely.
The planters have checked the grass
and everything appears lovely all
along the line,
Rayne Signal, Almost daily ship
ments of onions and Irish potatoes are
made from this place west, principally
to Lake Charles. While Calcasieu
furnishes us with lumber, we are sup
plying them with the staff Of life. A
fair exchange is no robbery,
Minden Democrat Tribune; A par
ty of sportsmen from Minden and
vicinity had quite successful hunt
near the prairies on Minden and Belle
vue road last week. They killed live
deer and two wolves. We learn that
there is large pack of wolves in that
Thibodaux Sentinel; The water in
the bayou continues to fall slowly
There have been too many rains about
the country for the good of the crop,
many of which are badly in the grass,
From reports of planters the sugar
cane and corn are both going TO fall
below an average crop
Morehouse SentiaeI: The weather
for the last ten days has been splendid
on the growing crops, and the farmers
have been pushing things with q vim,
The grass which got under good head
way during the recent wet spell has
been handled roughly and the crops
are being fast cleaned ont,
ST, Mary ReView; We were pre-
sented with the finest specimen OF the
peach kind we ever saw grown in
Southwestern Louisiana. 1t was grown
in the orchard of Mr.. I. j. Mcbride,
who has great many fine trees. The
peach weighed eight ounces, and this
certainly shows that fine fruit can be
grown in st, Mary'a well as elsewhere,
Colfax Chronicle On last Monday
a boil of Ozier cotton was received at
his office from Mr.. N. V. Bush, on
Rondalo plantation, Rapides parish.
II was raised from seed planted on the
18th Of April. While not as carly by
.en days as some cotton sent to US, \
s larger and finer than the rest and
+, as the gentleman informs us, i
low has from four 30 seven grown
POLLS besides many smaller ones, it is
certainly prolific and valuable variety
# cotton,
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
The health Of the parish is not as
-ood as we would like to report it.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
ummer is still young, and that MP to
he present time we have had no ex-
essivc heat, there is great deal OF
ickness in our midst, though FORUM
tely nothing Of more serious type
reyails than ordinary summer COM
laints. In consequence our people
re sighing for the end Of summer, for
the present ratio Of increase Of sick
.ess Is maintained up to September,
here win not be enough healthy peo
lle TO care for the sick,
0pelousas Courier =: seasonable
showers have been falling throughout
the parish during the past week, and
the corn crop, which is q large and
fine one, may be considered fully .,
sured from The effects of any subse.
quent dry weatbeg iseports, however,
are not So fattering for the cotton
crop IFs 1neaVy and continuous Fains
Z .hg the first half Of June, slapped
work until the grass and weeds almost
took the late cotton which, from the
want of timely cultivation and expes'
slye moisture have left tho pIants in 4
dwarfad and unhealthy eqnaitlan,
From all We ean learn, The cottQn eroEl
" whole may be considered dam.
aged AZ least twenty per eents ugF
olDDicys aFe working hard % fnFals
he drawbacks af delayed labor, hnt
here are iHjaries which no nerseFcf
IDee can heal, nor no industry feetare
0 q normal and healthy growth. 4ha
@eel potato crop Wik ke 3 lafga Gus