Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-04-27
State GIeanings.
Culled from the La. Review I
ASCENSION.

| Donaldsohville Chief: The contract
for the rebuilding of the court house
has been formally entered into be.
tween Mr.. James Freret and the
Police Jury's building committee, Mr.
Freret has already received a large
supply of sand, bricks and other ma
terial and is evidently determined to
execute his contract promptly.
One block Of the new brick side
walk, extending from Mississippi to
lberville streets, has been completed,
and the work presents an attractive
and solid appearance Contractor
Heath and his men are pushing things
on the second block.
The result of the special tax election
in drainage district No was unani-
nous vote in favor of the tax of ff-
teen mills for drainage purposes.
ASSUMPTION.
Assumption Pioneer: Low water in
the Lafourehe will make rice plant
ing more expensive and decrease the
area.
Our bayou is full of tugs carrying
coal to the different plantations
Judging from the amount of coal re-
ceived, large crops will be made.
Schools open on the first Monday in
May.
Several tracts of improved land
will be sold at succession sales, May
4th.
Crowley Signal: Fontenot e. Toler
have Just finished a large dry house
on their lumber yard at this place,
which would be a credit to a much
larger place than Crowley. They are
having it filled with all kinds of dry
lumber, mouldings, shingles, etc.
AvOYELLEs.
Bunkie Blade: Our parish stands to-
day clear of debt and money in the
treasury. The public schools of the
parish-and there are many of them
ire going along smoothly. Great eff
'orts have been made by our school
board to make our schools better in
every respect. In our town we are
'oon to have a commodious school
building.
Gibsland New Era: Prospectors
ire beginning to make Gibsland look
lively again.
Mr.. ]. M. Danner, of Indianapolis
has been in Gibsland several days, |
md he informs us that he is going to
'un an extensive brick yard in this
,lace.
We can say to our anxious friends
hat arrangements are about perfected
or the resumption of construction on
he Louisiana North and South rail-
way, which will be continued until
he road is completed north and south.
Louisiana Advance (Arcadia) :Busi-
less is very good in town, especially
he cash trade. immigration has
lelped Arcadia so far, and we advise
III neighboring towns to give push
It the cause.
All the saw mills near Arcadia are
low in full operation filling accumu-
ated orders. The building boom
lere, which suffered temporary
heck from scarcity of lumber, will
low 60 on in regular order.
Louisiana Advocate (Arcadia) ::
here are a number of new houses to
e built in town as soon as the lumber
an be had to erect them.
The trade of Arcadia shows a de-
ided increase over that of last year.
few hundred immigrants put in our
have helped us considerably.
The work of planting crops goes
ravely on and everybody is happy,
xcept the chronic growler: his liver
always out of order.
Bossier Plain Dealer: According to
he age of Plain Dealing she can
oast of the best school in North
ouisiana.
Plain Dealing has all the natural
1vantages to make nice little town. {
he continues to build up and parties l
'oking out for location for busi-
ess could not do better than to settle
ere. 9
A big sale OF town lots by the Ben 8
N Land and Improvement Company !
Ike place in Benton, April 18th.
The Bossier Banner would be hap
y to record the establishment OF any
lterprise that would give relief to
le planters in protecting themselves
ON robbery by the jute bagging
,mbine.
The school Board of Bossier at a {
cent meeting agreed that Al schools l
} located for four months, to COM I
ence at such time as may suit each
cality. but to close within the year.