Richland beacon., 1889-01-12
CALCASIEr,

Work is progressing on the artesian
well at Lake Charles and water is be-
ginning to flow to some extent.
The Dry Creek country, in Calca-
sieu, Says the Lake Charles Echo. is
on the up grade. 1t is a fine section
OF the parish and good place for
home-se- kers to examine,
The Lake Charles Echo contains
the following items:
Mr. j. NJ. Taylor. living in the
southern part of town, had on his
table. Christmas day, English peas,
picked fresh from vines in bis gar
den.
Alexander Barden. who moved
here with bis family from Nebraska
about ten days ago. has purchased
land on English ba, ou, aud is how
building a residence on it.
We learn from a Northern FRIEND
that there are about fifteen families
"n their way to Lake Charles, and
are now perhaps about Vernon par
ish coming down with their wagons
and teams.
DIR. Theo. Lyon, at present resid-
ing about six miles north of town,
gave the Echo call last Saturday.
The doctor, with his family, l-f' the
North about one year ago with way
oDs and teams and travelled at his
leisure and examined the countr,
thoroughly as he came. land ng herr.
i'll October last. H. SANS wien their
party left the North, he and his wife
We're suffering with bronchitis, but
they feel no effects of i; now. They
Fave become strong and healthy, aud
have gained a good deal of flesh.
The doctor is enthusiastic on the
climate.
j H. Houseman, of Oherlin, La ,
vas in town last "Wednesday and
gave the Echo call Mr.. Hous.
man moved here from Iowa last
winter and after looking around the
country for several months, making
Lake Charles his headquarters, he
finally settled at Oberlin, and about
SIX weeks ago put up a SAW mill
Mr. Housaman reports everything
moving along well at that place
Theie have alre ,dy been about eight
families moved in, and others are ex-
perted soon. He thinks tho outlook
for tae future If Oberlin is good.
CATAHoULA.
We take the following items from
the Trinity Herald:
Mr.. John McCabe slaughtered a
porker OIL Wednesday last which
weighed net 400 pounds. He has a
lew more such, and thinks his next
nm will pull the beam at 600 pounds,
What say you about Catahoula, as to
'tock-raisiho? And what is needed
= a few enterprising merchants and
armers in this section, in order To
make old foggyism take back seat.
We were pleased to meet on Tues
lay Mr. L. A. Mcmillan, who lives
TX miles west of town. He came in
With Il ~agon-load of the finest tur-
lips ever grown IN this parish. He
avs he has til, e .-fourths of an acre
md will gather some 300 bushels.
hey are selling at Is cents per
'ushel, which will bring $500 per
ere. Now, our only drawback, as
1r. Mcmillan SAYS, is a market. F.,
State Senator John s. Boatner is
making arrangements to go into the
'lanting business ID Ca:aLoula par
sh. r4
The CatahoulaNews( Harrisonburg) |
ontains the following items:
The river is again rising slowly at c
his point. II
A great deal of cotton was brought =
, town this week.
We learn from Mr.. Henry Disch,
'ho hns just returned from New o. {
'ans, that government hands w.L {
'"n commence clearing out Rawson +,
ferk. above town. to make it navi- /
able !or barges; and as soon AZ there u
sufficient water the Rock Works" q
ill he with us again.
CONCORDIA.
We take the following item from !,
le Concordia Sentinel (Vilalia): :,
The engineering corps T the New I
'rleans, Natchrz and Fort Scott /,
'allroad are making admirable pro- 4
ress In their work, and they have J.
ow about completed the survey and ,
'cated the line of that proposed line .
Sicily Island. some twenty-seven
'iIes northwest of yidalia. !;
The Vidalia Sentinel, mentioning a
,s fact that Gen. John H. Rice.