Richland beacon., 1889-03-23
State Gleaaings.


front. by forty arpents depth.
Crowley Signal: Irish potatoes
planted last month are looking fine
and promise an abundant yield.
Fishing is said to be good now.
The upper of the steeple on the
Methodist church building will be
put in place next week. It will be q
decided ornament to the town.
| The seed boom struck Crowley this
week. The Agricultural department
is scattering a lot Of samples in this
manner and the people are glad to
get them.
Acadia Sentinel (Rayne): Consider
able corn has been planted in this
parish during the past week, the
favorable weather encouraging the
farmers il their work. More grain
and less cotton is the watchword OF
the average Acadia farmer.
The Marksville Bulletin says that
the water in Red river and the
swamps is fast receding and that the
river, although high in its present
condition is favorable to navigation.
Very few people come into Marks
vile from the country nowadays
Business consequently is dull. Every
body" saws the Bulletin, "seems in.
terested with planting operations and
keeps away from the town.
At vote in the eighth police jury
ward of Ascension the anti-liquor
license men carried the day BY a
majority ofS2. No liquor license will
be Issued in that ward during 1889.
/ ASSUMPTION.
Pioneer: AS We 60 to press We learn
that Leon Godchaux, Esq, bid in the
Foley Place tor ST., 800 and assumes
the mortgage of the Citizens Bank in
addition.
| A number Of citizens of Arcadia
have suggested that the Mayor ap-
point an "Arbor Day"--a day upon
| which the whole town ia tn turn ont
and plant shade trees, decorate
church yards. grave yards. and make
other improvements of like character
Bienville New Era: The pottery
man, Mr.. Presley, was IN Gibsland
this week, prospecting for potter's
clay. He found it but we do not
know yet whether he thinks the
quantity is sufficient or not.
BienviIle New Era (Gibsland): 1t
is positively asserted that gold bear
ing rock has been found near Gibsland
1t is not known. however, that it can
be found in paying quantities.
/
The Bossier Banner bagan its 2Sth
volume March 7. We congratulate
the Banner on this auspicious event
cADDo.
The Shreveport Times says that
| fifteen out of sixteen of the taxpayers
i and property-owners Of that town are
opposed to the widening of the side
walks of the town to thirteen feet, as
is proposed by the city council.
CALDWELL.
The contract for the grading of the
railroad has been let out from Mon.
roe as far down as C. W. Pages place
FIVE miles above Columbia-the sur
veying party are now camped at the
Bank Springs two miles west of town
CLAIBORNE.
Mr.. ]. T. Key has stocked his farm
near Athens, Claiborne parish, with a
flock Of Angora goats.
cALcAMEu.
Lake Charles Echo: From various
sources throughout the sugar district
it is learned that the last few days o.
favorable weather has enabled sugol
planters to get in their cane acreage
The seed cane is generally reported
as in fine condition.
DE SOTO.
De Soto Democrat: We have had
very fine weather so far tor planting
operations and we believe az general
thing, the farmers have taken advan.
tage of it.
EAST BATON ROUGE
Mr.. j. s. Webster, appointed By
the police jury parish director of i'm
migration, has written a communica
tion to the Baton Rouge Truth pro
! posing that the sum of $1,000 b
raised annually for immigration pur
poses by the parishes of East anc
West Baton Rouge, East and Wes
Feliciana, Ascension. Lovingston