Richland beacon., 1889-03-23
RAYvILLE, RICHLAND PARISH, LA, MARCH 23
ish. correspondent OF the PointeCource


ish, correspondent oftho PointeCourcc
Banner says:
Our planters are nearly through
planting cane. and we are informed
that both seed and s,rbb!e are very
good. A large cr,p of Irish potatoes
has been planted. which. if the season
is good, should yield about 5000 bar
rels, The onion crop will also be
very large. Our rice planters are
going in for big crop. as they in
tend planting between 1870 To- 2J00
acres in rice alone.
RED RIVER
Coushatta Citizen: The most Of the
river planters in this vicinity have
about finished planting their corn
crops.
The river is falling fast at this
point. Though the fall has been con
siderable in the last two or three
weeks, there is an abundance of water
for the navigation Of the largest boats
that run in this trade.
ST. MARY.
Morgan City Review: The clover
coming up will soon fill out the poor
cattle, and will perhaps kill many Of
them.
Steamship Whitney brought on her
last trip from Vera Cruz 5000 sacks
of coffee, consigned to merchants in
the city.
ST. MARTIN
Mr.. F. NJ. Welsh, who takes SC
much interest in bringing immigrants
to St. Martin parish says that he
would give lot of ground to build a
suitable building for high school in
St. Martinsville and that he would
subscribe besides the sum of 800 fol
the same purpose and Mr.. Edward
Sillon says that he will give $50 fol
the same object. The st. Martin
Reveille hopes that the citizens Of st
MartinsvilIe will cooperate with
these publio-spirited gentlemen, sc
that the town may soon have a free
high school.
ST. TAMMANY.
The sheriff will sell, March Goth
prox., the sixteenth section schooI
land in the parish Of st. Tammany
comprising several lots of from 40 tt
l6O acres.
There was frost in Vaudeville 6
few days ago which, however, did ne
injury either to the potatoes or to the
peas.
Terrabonne Times (Houma): Oul
planters are pushing ahead with can,
planting and from all accounts re-
ceived to date the seed cane is in
tolerable condition. The season is 8
late one. but it is to be hoped tina,
good clear sunshiny weather has come
to stay.
Houma Courier: Fishing is now al
the rage and the fish are said to bite
we'll.
TANGiPAHoA.
Green onions are being shipped
from this place almost every day.
The Gazette says that a sugar mil
will be built in q short time at ArcG.a
or near there, with sufficient capacity
to accommodate all the cane grower:
of that section and all others who
may engage in it hereafter.
The Home Advocate (Farmerville,
recommends the building Of taE
railroad from Farmerville to inter
sect the "; s. & P. R. R! at Calhoun
a distaece of 20 miles. 1t says th'
people around the route have already
given the right OF way.
vEESoN.
Leesville is to have a signal station
Part Of the apparatus has arrived.
wIxS.
Winn Parish Democrat: Our farm
ers are busilv engaged planting now
Planting has begun, and they sppea
to he determined to beat last year.
If VIC are not mistaken in the sign
Of the times, a railroad will certainl,
be built, running North and South
giving the great North and West al
outlet to the Gulf. Whether it j
built through Vim parish or no,
remains TO be seen.