The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-04-26
STATE NEWS.

cess tOsit.
The young ladies of the Donaldson
vile Normal Institute are publishing
" very sprightly and acceptable
monthly.
Some one has suggested that Napo
leonviIle should be called the "Clty of
Halls" There are seven or eight in
the town.
The public schools of this parish
will open on Monday, June "a, and
not July 4, as stated by us last week.
Vernon Ne08.
The saw and hammer are heard in
the land, and our town looks the bet
ter for the din of the carpenters
Assumption Pioneer.
President Reese's resignation has
been accepted and new president of
the faculty of Mt. Lebanon Bienyllle
parish University elected.
Amite has two fire companies, mil
itary company, a skating club, liter
airy Climb, a temperance society and
other societies.-Amitc Independent.
Baton Rouge seems to be most gen
orally favored by the State papers as
the place for holding the next meeting,
1880, OF the Louisiana Press AssocIa-
ton.
Mail route 3OO0l from New Orleans
to NIcksburg, now performed by river
steamer, will be discontinued after
April 80, 1889, by order of the Post
master General.
The crop prospects were never bet
ter, and if the season continues favor
able there will be more made in Vernon
this year than for many years previous.
--PeopLc's Friend.
The Louisiana Journal came to us
last week with rules inverted in mem
Dry Of j. d. Harrison, an old journal,
Ist and the first newspaper publisher
IN Claiborne parish
Franklin looks like a flower garden.
If all the streets could be put in good
condition and kept 50, it would BE-
one Of the prettiest tows in existence.
ST Naru Herald.
Our waterworks are operated when
ever the occasion demands, and affords
great relief to DOR merchants against
The INVASION of the disagreeabIc dust.
TUjbO6nur Sentinel
The ram Of last Saturday Ilghtened
the hearts Of our planters. as well as
the roads. which were getting heavy
with dust. Another rain, however,
will be needed IN another week
1t has been reported that the Jru-
nings Reporter had been sold and
moved to Mermenteau. This is false;
II will be continued a Jennings as
beretofore.-Jwamg, Reporter.
Favorable reports of crops reach Us
from all sections Of the country. We
had a fine rain last Saturday, aud up
to date the seasons have been Just as
wewond wish them. Webster TribuRc.
L mon parlsIl ca" nave railroad,
running North and South through
the center, if the people will only
ont their sbouIder, to the wheel and
worl, oprrpeticajIv with ,b,s and in
viow.-G|3eH, Foywc,,,Uc
The much needed rain came last
saturday hlgh', ana was gwen .
nearly "eIeoLle ~ our FARMERS ana
CONSEQUENCE i WINS = rprnfar thrash.
mover -F,uuky;Dton No,g E,o
Vegetation looks fresh and Is grow
ing 'l'e'E since the heavy rams oatnr |
cav ana saturday night Cotton If
np-t4c plant SProntlng above the
GROUND ana growing ana die stapI" !
banner.
The dry spell Of weather which .
was beginning to be ininriops iotLr
crop prn,ppcls WAS hrongIf ia an and
bv a good rain ON Iast Sa,nrdav
Since that time rho woa,hnr LaS Laa,
cool and pIea.au, potr;ot yr,,o,.,,l,I
East Eelpriouo
-,
note that Mr.. Geo. w. Bales residing
near Haughton, was awarded the nrize
of $4,000 offered by Bossier parjsh for
the best acre Of cotton raised on hin
land in that parish in I88S-G25 lbs.
lint to the acre.
r,.
,oi. ne 'I'e.i'"'I' Oh Snc oar at ot' Mary !
"e',l meeting AT frahK'ln last week,
Gov. Nichols, urgently recommending
the appointment OF Hon. Don Gallery, |
OF this parish TO a scat on the bench
of the State at such time as a vacancy
may occur thereon,
Nv,
me FARMERS Unions OF Sabine
pa''ST nave resolved not TO use any
Ju'e oassng inns year They will
wrap their cotton with cotton cloth
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