Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-03-02


management Of Mr. CAqs. Ciorh
Forty arpents viii be Planted in to
matoes. Besides thi>. ar:anIamnat,
are being made with somr of o. far
mers to cultivate vegetables ..r the
company.
Mules and teams for working the
vegetable farm of the Lafayette Cam
ing Factory have been purchased and
are in operation. The manager of Tie
farm has his hotbeds AMI grounds
prepared and much seed planted.
The sheriff will sell, March /. a
tract OF land containing 70 arpents
Ruston Calagraph: The Farmers
Union store in Ruston, so far AZ we
are able to Judge, is doing splendid
business.
More new property has been pur-
chased in Ruston during the last three
months taan was bought during the
preceding three years. Lumber and
carpenters are in great demand.
LFouRcuE.
Messrs. S. T. Grisamore, president
Of the police jury, and J. L. Aucoin,
Mayor of the town of Thibodaux, have
Issued a card calling on the people Of
that town to meet in mass meeting
in February for the purpose of MAX
ing the necessary arrangements to
tender the representatives Of the Lou
isiana press cordial reception on the
occasion of their annual meeting.
which will take place in Thibodaux
at some day vet to be named.
M,pl y.
The parishes of Tensas, Concordia
and Carroll having voted to the pro-
posed Valley Railroad from Arkan-
sas City through the river counties
and parishes of Arkansas and Louisi-
ana to New Orleana) FIVE mill tax
for period Of ten years, provided
the road shall be in active operation
during the year 1890. Judge Fl. r.
Steele, of Concordia, an active pro-
moter Of the project, visited Tallulah,
Madison parish, last week, in company
with Mr.. Dutton. the secretary of a
syndicate of Northern capitalists, who
may undertake the work, with the
view of urging the people Of Madison
and Pointe Coupee parishes TO Join in
the movement The matter viii be
attended to at the next meeting Of the
police jury Of Madison.
REH Use.
Bastrop is to have a new Jail to
cost about $4,000.
A Morehouse parish farmers labor
agent who went to South Carolina to
secure laborers in that State has re-
turned, having been unsuccessful in
his mission.
HITtuIT tTEa.
Natchitoches Enterprise: Contrac-
tors will start on the bank in a few
days.
The banks on Red river are caving
more at present than they have for
years.
The Natchitoches bank and com
press business will soon be closed up
and work on both will he begun
shortly
Natchitoches Democrat Review
The statement made in these columns
that We had 33 licensed drinking
houses in our city is a mistake. We
have only II or one to about each
100 Of our population.
A meeting to select a site for the
Marthaville college and adopt a char
ter will take place the second Mon
dav in March. The canvass for tie
college funds has been quite sue
cessful.
Ouachita Telegraph (Monroe): The
entire frame work of the depot of the
Houston, Central Arkansas & North
srn Railroad is up and the carpenters
are now engaged in putting On the
weather boarding and shingles.
The Bulletin has it on good au.hor;-
ty that large sash and blind factory
will be established here at once and
that it will be in full operation within
the next sixty or ninety days.
a North and South railroad, q S75-
900 public building. electric lights. a
cotton factory and a sash and blind
factory-all for the queen city of the
Ouachita. Monroe is coming on,
thank you.
We were informed that work was
to have commenced on the New Or
leans, Natchez and Fort Scott railroad
at Natchez Yesterday. We hope it il
true and that the road will be built
right to Monroe
rCINTE COUPEE
The sheriff will sell, March 10th. a
tract of land containing l6O acres,
with buildings and improvements.
Pointe Coupee Banner New Roads,:
The Mississippi river is rising slowly.
there is still about eiuht feat Of hanl,