The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-06-22

as the representative of the State of
Louisiana in the National Democratic
Executive Committee, an honor to Mr..
Jeffries and to Rapides parish.
Plaquemines Protector: a railroad
route is being surveyed from zackerie,
on the mississippi Valley Road to
Bayou Sara II built it will connect
with the W0odyille and Bayou Sara
road, and Will, perhaps, be extended .
on to Natcbez from Woodyille.
A family of six persons by the name
of Gauche, in New Orleans, last Friday |
morning came near meeting their death |
by eating poisoned iee-cream. The |
poison had bren administered in the |
cream and cake which had been pur-
chased at Canal street confectionery.
Iberyille Souh: Our clever friend
Joseph u. BargRs, of Crosse Tete, has
sent MS two potatoes of immense size.
| The larger measuring seventeen inches
in circumference and weighing thirty
ounces the smaller twelve inches and
twenty-five ounces. This entities Mr..
Bargas to the blue ribbon for the sea
son.
Shreveport Democrat: The apprO.
priation bill as introduced in the Leg
islature by Chairman Bolton, few
days ago, gives but SIS, 900 annually to
/ the Shreveport charity hospital and
| Sc, 800 to the State normal school at
! Natchitoches. The former appropria-
tons were $4,000 and S13, 900 respec-
lively.
Alexandria To1ca Talk Miss Matte
| A. Nixon, of Lceompte, while hunting
flor pretty pebbles on last Saturday, in
4 q creek near MIR. Yeager's. found peb-
BILE with the figures 40 plainly marked
on same. Whether the figures were
produced by the action of the water or
were the work Of pre- historic hands we
are unable to sny.
Shreveport Democrat: The work
men engaged in boring the artesian
| well for the Consolidated Ice Company
yesterday found stream of water at
/ depth OF 1850 feet that runs out o. bold
stream at the top. All work is stopped
until the contractors arrive to inspect
1t. We are informed that the success
is all that could be desired.
| The police jury of East Carroll has
appropriated Sl50to the immigration
movement in this State, and las also
engaged the use of three columns per
week in their local paper for the pur-
pose ofadvertising their parish. This
Is truly o step in the right direction
and the example of East Carroll should
be emulated by every other parish in
. the State.
4 Shreveport Democrat: Hon. O. c.
n Duson State Senator from the st Ian
dry Acadia district, reached the city
last night from Baton Rouge. Mr. Du-
son is one Of the most enterpFising
and energetic citizens Of Southwest
Louisiana, and is q man Of power and
influence. He comes as member OF
the Senate committee TO inspect our
charity hospital.
Monroe Bulletin: AIR. Edward De
Nevne yesterday brought in q cotton
worm on leaf; one of the genuine sort,
nearly full grown, that was sent 10 him
by one Of the planters WHO had bought
paris green from him, and we fear TINT
unless planters prepare themselves with
that valuable article, paris green, we viii
see much OF the cotton destroyed, as il
is now, the crop late and the pest APP
pearing SO soon.
Amite City Independent: 0nr good
/ friend, Mr.. a. r. CLARK. last Thursday
placed on our table the largest apC
finest Irish potatoes We have seen Thu
: year, They were firm and without de
!. feet and Of delicious flavor. The big
gest one weighed pound and ounces
the smallest ia ounces and the Nholl
! four, pounds and half We thinl
! Mr.. Clark must wear the belt, for tllil
season in the way Of the biggest Pota
= toes.
Plaquemines Protector The rive
T has risen several inches during the pas
: week and bids Iair TO scontinue at it
present stage until July. The rice croI
in Pointe-n-la-H ache, and vicinity is al
+ that cDIild be desired. Grassing is pro
! CROSSING faYorably and With plenty q
water il not 80 toils0me as last year
! During the month 0f June, last year.
e storm ewept over this parish, BLOWN,
the salt waters Of thsgulf into Our rio
fields, causing considerable damage t
I Che rice crop.
!, Iberville Seah Seven -eighths IF a
= acre produced one hundred and tBent
seven barrels Of onions. The yield va
obtained by Air. Victor Brnnet, gar
Is aener employed byAlr. Armand BuhsieE
/. on his truck farAa at White Castle
This model fam contains every yegeia
Y lie That grows III our latitude, oil cult
d waited thoroughly and consequently
successfully. Give us more farms 4
our parish and Ia few years we vii
have Increased population aud inefeas
y ed wealth. Mr.. Busaiefean al thos
3 who are deyoting sheir attention I
tsnck iarnling afe really public benz
factors
Baton Rouge Slars The bill 10 tram;
q fer ne. inmates e the blind insiiiuia
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n vert ilsl building now occupied d
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