Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-08-03

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US, it appears to have several points of
advantage as n labor-saving service.
\ practical test was made a few days
ago with highly gratifying results.
NATcHrOcHEs.
An Athletic Club las been formed
in Natchitoches, Mr.. P. Breazeale has
donated a lot upon which to erect
club building. Kilrain and Sullivan
will never be Sahara in Louisiana
memories.
The base bah park at Natchitoches
has been completely renovated, and
is now in fine shape.
Democratic Review: The police
iGrv, at It's last session, enacted an
ordinance exelnp,ing from taxation,
for a period Of twenty years, the
Watkins, Kansas City and Gulf rail
road, provided said railroad runs it,
line through tle parish and city OF
Natchitoches, or any other railroad
It's line north and south or east and
west through our parish and city.
uUACHlTA.
Monroe Bulletin: TIE compress com
pany will build two additional fire
proof cotton shells on It's premises to
increase its storage capacity, which
was inadequate last season, but will
be amply sufficient this season to
handle the immense business that
will be transacted by it.
One hundred and twenty new va
rieties Of the Irish potato have just
been received at the Experiment
farm for fail planting. There We're
already at the farm about thirty
varieties. 1t is proposed by proper
tests to ascertain whether or not the
potato can be grown proftably as a
fall cron, and also to fix upon the
varieties best adapted 10 our soil.
PLACUE,uNEs.
| PlaqueInines Protector; Several rice
planters will finish grassing during
the coming week, and will begin to
make the necessary preparations for
the approaching harvest, which prmo-
ises to be very good one.
Po1yTz coUPEE
The Pointe Codpee Banner has re-
ceiyed from y. II. PLANT a mammoth
peach weighing - ounces and iaeasur-
ing ii inches in circumference.
RED RIVER
Coushatta Citizen: Public schoo,
No. 6 opened on the lst at Boon
Grange in ward >, in charge of Mis-.
Mary WhalnsIey as principal, AM
Miss Susie Elliot as assistant teacher
with 10 scholars in attendance. u
TO date the matriculation has in.
creased to 60, and the prospects ar,
bright and lattering tor a successful
term.
RAPIDES.
The parish Of Rapides viii exemp
. from taxation for ten years the frs
railroad that viii construct and orrr
ate line through the parish. An'
if the Farmers Union Bagging Manu-
, factory is located in Alexandria /
will also be exempt from taxation 70
the same length Of time.
ST. LANDRY.
The Washington Advocate comes t
US this week, an interesting and We,
gotten up paper geographically an'
otherwise. We wish it success.
{ Opelousas Courier: The warden
: have had a neat paling fence place
around the Catholic church, a ne'
, shingle roof placed on the presbytery
r and wire railing placed around th
? crucifx in the rear Of the ohurcl
$ The wire railing was a donation fror
D Mr.. Born of the firm Of Rice, Born
Co., New Orleans.
The Farmers Unions Of this paris
had barbecue in beautiful grov
in Pine Prarie on the 18th inst. Abou
500 persons were in attendance, an
good cheer, hospitality, and socis
discussion Of agricultural interest
were the features of the occasion
Among other subjects agitated, pla
was formulated to establish a CT
operative store in our toxn and
Mechanical and Agricultural Fair
n be held annually at Opelousas.
ST. MARY.
{ ST. Mary Banner: No town in Soutl
: west Louisiana can boast of the nun
l. ber Of beautiful homes that Fran
e lin can.
y On thn 9Th of Iul,r tha Rnnrnlicn,