Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04

sissippi Valley Railroad
NATCnir'atErs
An eagle was killed recently IN the
woods near Campte, measuring eight
and one-half feet from one extended
wing to the other
Marthaville is t. have another lnrgc
saw mill.
A lodge of the Knights of Pythias
will soon be started in Natchitoches.
oUAcHITA.
Monroe Bulletin Now that the
railroads and boom are here and still
coming, we would suggest that neyt
in order are city park and fair
grounds.
The ice factory began operations
Monday. The machinery and every
thing connected with the factory
proved to be in fine working con-
dition.
The survey from Winnsboro to
Monroe on the Fort Scott, New Or
leans and Northern railroad will soon
be in progress.
The fruit trees around Monroe pro-
mise fine yield.
The Monroe electric light plant
will be in operation at an early date.
Monroe Bulletin: The Josie w.,
and Tributary, both from the Bar
tholomew, arrived Monday night, the
former with 5000 and the latter with
1900 sacks seed for the Union Oil Co. S
Monroe mills.
The street crossings Of the ", S. &
P. r. r., in this city, which have
been widened, raised and graveled,
are now being sodded on the sides
and it will be but a short time ere
they become compact, furnishing
solid crossings.
Ouachita Telegraph: The Monroe
and Bartholomew packet, Friendly,
was sold yesterday to Captain L. T.
Bolt and will be taken to Shreveport
to enter the trade from that city to
Jefferson, Texas The Friendly is a
light draught sternwheeler, less that
year old. and has carrying capacity
of 700 bales of cotton.
PLAouENINEs.
Plaquemines Protector: The public
roads are in a splendid condition.
The Pioneer Agricultural Society
held its monthly meetiug in Pointe-
-Hache last week.
PoINTE coUpEE
Pointe Coupee has voted fve-mill
tax to the Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company.
Pointe Coupee Banner: The New
Roads Branch of the C. X. of A., is
evidently in Aourishing condition.
They are expending the surplus funds
of their treasury in doubling the size
of their already large meeting hall
and intend to paint paper and carpet
the same.
A much needed rain has frightened
farming prospects in Pointe Coupee.
prp pxvrp
S. w. Atkins has sold his interest
in the magnificent Lake End planta-
tion to his brother for $4,000.
Coushatta Citizen: The cut rates
that are being made by the boats are
most beneficial to the shippers along
Red river.
The ice factory in Alexandria will
commence making ice this week.
A draft for 5000 has been received
from the Peabody Fund Tor the bene-
fit of white school in Alexandria.
A new railroad from Nacogdoches,
Texas, to middle Louisiana, will tap
the T. g. P. railroad either at Alex
andria or Cheneyville.
Alexandria Town Talk: Beautiful
weather this week, and a good rain
on last Saturday, the farmers are
pushing farm work.
A movement is on foot at present,
in which some of oar best citizens are
interested, to establish a Building AS
sociation in Alexandra. Prasbably
the subscrintion books will ss opened
next week.
The saw, shingles and sactory mills
are in full blast in Patterson,
St. Mary Herald: Fraaklin j. en-
joying boom in building. and repair
ing just now. There is more of this
going on at present than at any time
for the last fifteen years.
ST. CHARLES.
St. Charles Herald (Hahnville): The
rice planters are working hard. this
week putting up pumps to begin ;rigat-
ing their crops The dry spell and
river falling has retarded their crops
considerably.