Richland beacon., 1889-01-19

Houmas, LOGO. 600 pounds from 35
acres; Salisbury, (St james parish
l,35O,OOO pounds; Elm Hall, ne,
Napoleonville, 1,S35,OO pounds.
The Gold Dust plantation, on Ba,
ou Beuf about three hundred acre,
with improvements will be sold q
sheriff ) sale, Feb. 2, prox.
Bunkie, says the Blade ha
shipped 2449 bales of cotton up t
Dec. 26ih and cotton seed as follows
n. 0. Seed Co., 55O,OOO pounds
Southern Oil Co., 5OO, POO pounds
Total l,05O,2O0.
| Marksville Bulletin: A railroa,
through Marks,ille is the great de
SD eratum here. A committee vii
wait on many of our people to secur
the riSht-of-way through their prop
~rty.
A stock company is being ORGANIZED
IN this town to erect telephone be
tween Marssville and Bunkie.
There Icing two lines of boat,
competing for the trade of R-d river
business has resumed its wonted nc
tivity and there seems to be a regu.
lar boom.
Preparations for the crop of 1885
are already begun
The holidays passed off quietly and
peaceahl y IN this parish.
Red river is in good, navigable con-
dition. The water is steadily rising.
The Arcadia Advance:
The people continue to come in
from every State to North Louisiana
The same paper expects that he-
fore many days the roll of the A. NJ.
and F. College at Arcadia will mum
Der It's pupils.
CLAIBORNE.
The Louisiana Journal (Homer)
says:
A good number OF farmers
rom Alabama have recently
moved into ward FIVE, and will buy
homes and settle. Our people have
cordial welcome for all such immi-
grants.
The recent HOLIDAYS were the
luietest and most orderly We have
'een in Homer in years.
CALCAsIEU.
Lake Charles Echo items:
Some of the J:nauschek party, sec.
ng the beautiful roses in the omen
ir in Mrs. Bryan's garden. aud it
icing such a rare sight to Northern
'eople, they called, and when given
"me Of the flowers, thew hardly
new when TO quit thanking for them.
he people as Il general thing wto
re raised here in the South do not
ppreciate these things as they
hould.
The 10000 acres Of pine land Of
'red for sale in Calcasieu is a virgin
,rest.
MIR. j. B. Parsons. Of Sulphur City,
'as in town on Mondav. Mr.. Par
'ns came here last April, from Iowa,
nd took homestead near Sulphur
ity. He expressed himself as we'll
leased.
H. Ufford. representing the Min.
papolrs Tribune and Fargo Rapuh-
'an, accompanied hy C. L. Roberts.
Casselton, Dakota. are in town. and
i'll remain prospecting a week or
nIe.
We wish the Vinton colony at
AXE Charles, L., a Merry Christ
as and a happy new year. -Vinton {
a Eagle.
An Iowa (Calcasieu parish) CORE
ondent Of the Lake Charles Echo ,
rites:
Mr. Sellers. who visited this Sec ,
IN during the latter part Of Orto- !,
r, has minated his intention Of ,
ming down here in March, he hav- ,
q disposed of his real estate in
wa, and wishes to locate here. and
} was well pleased with the country.
e states that he will bring several
ore with him.
CADDo.
Shreveport Times: Mr.. Simon
'hn, the lessee of the Phoenix hotel,
in the city with full crowd of ex-
rien"ed white assistants. number
g thirty people from New Orleans
d Chicago.
The enterprising business men, T.,
yilvie d Thurnond, purchased ves-
rdav the two lots corner Levee and
liam streets upon which they will
We built without delay a three
,ry grain house and feed store
mbining the hest improvements /.
N accommodations.
The Phoenix hotel, Shreveport. |
nich the Democrat, of that city. y
liz the finest hotel in the South" 1
10 to have been opened this week.
Shreveport Democrat: The com
tition in lager beer seeIns to he on
q increase in this city, and We
mid not be surprised if copper c