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


less than the third city of Louisiana
and we expect to see her next to New
Orleans in point of population and
commercial Importance
The American Lake Charles: Tn
Southwest Louisiana no more profit
able crop can be raised, perhaps, than
the onion. and especially the Creole
onion. 1t will bring a profit ranging
from 500 to $500 per acre.
CArAnouLa.
Mr.. Frank A. Jones, ofKirk's ferry,
in this State, will open a school at
TroyvilIe On the first Monday in
March. The Trinity Herald hopes
the people will sustain it as the par
ish is prepared to sustain it but three
months, and what is needed is ten
months school.
The Trinity Herald complains with
bitterness that Trinity -Troyville has
neither church nor school. Surely,
this should not be so. Beware, faith
ers and mothers, itexclaims; "disrobe
yourselves of the morbid drowsiness
that infests your bodies and let us be
up and doing. Where there is will
surely God will point us out way
CLAIBORNE
The Homer Masonic College is
about to be opened for the reception
Of pupils.
The sheriff will sell, March 10. a
tract of land containing 4S2 acres, to-
gether with improvements.
Gardening is now the order Of the
dav in Homer and vicinity.
Farm work is about three weeks in
advance of the same date last year in
the Athens section of Claiborne par
ish.
The sheriff will sell, March 10th,
tract of land containing 24O acres.
EAST FEILCl,NA
The people of Clinton have voted
the fve-mill tax for ten years in favor
of the L., N. O. & T. railroad in con-
sideration of the extension of the c.
& P H branch to the market house
and its repair and operation in good
condition.
EAST BATON R"UGE
Daily Advocate: The Farmers
Club, the Police Jury and the City
Council have all endorsed the immi-
grafton movement. and IN a substan-
tial manner at that.
Capital Item (Baton Rouge): The
Register of the State Land Office last
Tuesday completed the division Of
lands lately listed to the State BY the
general government. The State and
its agent each received about 10000
acres.
The East Bcton Rouge Police Jury
have set apart the sum of $500 for
the purpose Of publishing a descriptive
pamphlet on the parish.
FAST CARROLL.
The Carroll Banner reports that
the weather has been fine for levee
work on the Arkansas levees and that
it is progressing finely At Ashton
the bank is caving in and a new levee
is to be built at once.
Carroll Democrat LakeProvidence):
The spring fishing in Lake Provi-
dence promises to be grand. The
Lake has risen considerably. the sup
ply of water through the winter be-
ing greatly in excess Of the outlet
capacity.
Our back lands furnish the finest
range for fattening stock that can be
found anywhere. The Bluestem and
juicy grasses are so abundant, thous-
ands Of cattle could live luxuriantlv
in the woods and on the vacant places.
FRANKLIN.
The Franklin Sun (Winnsboro)
makes mention in it's last issue of the
presence. in its town, of three home
seekers from Michigan, who are look
ing at lands in various parts of the
parish.
Iberville South (Plaauemine) We
have had quite a scarcity of game in
our market this season, barring a
string of woodcocks and half-dozen
more birds that were brought in town
this week, the market has been bare.
The crop of sugar for the past year
amounted to 27,96O hogsheads, OF
1892 hogsheads more than was made
the year previous. Thus in spite OF
the most disastrous storm that visited
our parish she makes better show
ing BY far than the previous year
and certainly a better one than had
been expected by the most pro-
nounced optimist.
IBERIA.
Teche Pilot (Jeanerette): We learn
that a stock company is to be Or