Richland beacon., 1889-05-18

lap. Of St Paul, Mimi, has purchased
fine tract from DR.. Hall, joining
Lake Side Park and fronting on the
lake, and has contracted to have com
pletel by next January, an ele Jant
hotel, which will surpass in architec-
ture and finish any hotel in the State
outside Of New Orleans.
DE SOTO
The sheriff will sell certain tracts Of
land on May 18th, and June Sth.
\ recent hail storm near the line of
Sabine and De Soto parishes has dam
aged crops considerably.
EAST BATON ROUGE
Baton Rouge Advocate: On Wednes-
day evening Mayor Bryan returned
from New Orleans accompanied by
Mr.. w. Oswald, and expert electric
ian, thoroughly posted in the matter
of electric lights, plants, etc, and was
met at the depot by the city council
and representatives of the electric
light company, in carriages. After
short delay they were driven to the
electric light works and made a care
ful examination of the machinery as
it was in operation.
EAST CARROLL.
The Carroll Democrat suggests that
Lake Providence be made one of the
starting points of the Steele railroad,
as East Carroll and the town of Provi-
dence voted the first tax to assist the
road in 1887.
Carroll Democrat: Mr.. F. NJ Taylor
has duplicate of Coopers Well on
his Vista plantation, above town; he
saws the water is real good. We take
his word for it.
Providence will soon be in the lead
among the live towns.
Good health prevails in the parish
of East Carroll.
EAsT'FELIcIANA.
\ grand celebration of the 10th
anniversary of the |. Q. Q. F.s was
held in Jackson, La. on April Goth.
Wilson Sun: Mr.. John Fridge has
shipped the first barrel Of Irish pota-
toes from this point, the shipment was
made on Wednesday last.
We are informed that W. II. How
colt, Esq, l94 Common street, New
Orleans, is in correspondence with
the Franklin Auxiliary Immigration
Association relative to the purchase
of 100000 acres of land which he
wants for European colony.
IBERvILLE.
A permanent organization of ex-
Confederate Veterans will be formed
in Plaquemine.
Railroad Avenue, in Plaquemine,
is rapidly building up, and will soon
be the business part of the town, so
says the Home Journal.
Mr.. W. J. Hall proposes to divide
his Felson place, near New Iberia, in
to small farms and lots for winter
homes, and sell them to wealthy north
erners who wish to spend the winter
on the Teche.
New Iberia Enterprise: Work on
the steeple of the new Catholic church
has been resumed and will now be
pushed to completion.
The sheriff will dispose of certain
tracts of land on June lst and 6th.
Gretna Sun: The property below the
Morgan R. R. is now on a boom. 1t
will not be long before it will equal
the value of property in the front of
the town.
Ruston Caligraph: Work at the
depot goes briskly on. The building
has been lowered to within about
foot and half of level with the
ground and the frame work for the
addition is being cut
Our building and loan association
loaned its first money last Thursday.
The loan embraced the assessments OF
the first two months, one thousand
dollars. Who will say this was not
fine beginning for our association,
which is less than month old?
LAFAYETTE.
The sheriff will sell oertaiBs tract of
land on May 18th.
The Lafayette Advertiser is agitat-
ing the subject of the establishment of
! frst-class sugar mill IN that place.
Lafayette Advertiser: The digging
| of the LARGE we'll at the Canniry Com