Richland beacon., 1889-06-15

toms of the Indian tribes who former.
ly resided here.
Messrs. Norres and Capburn, the
two gentlemen who will,in a few days
put the Trinity saw mill in running
order, have arrived, bringing with
them an entire new outfit to take the
place of the old machinery. They
will introduce later on improved ma.
chinery and perhaps a planning ma
chine.
Shreveport Democrat: The Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific railroad
company has put into effect the SEN
sble idea of using pennies. This
enables the company to make the
exact change with its customers.
The Shreveport Lodge No. 125 Of
the B. P. o. Elks was organized last
week with a chartered membership
of twenty-one gentlemen.
A resolution to move the Shreve-
port slaughter house two miles from
the city limits unless situated below
the city on Red river, will be pre-
sented at the next meeting Of the
police jury.
Shreveport Democrat: Mr.. G. P.
Walsh, blacksmith and wheelright,
corner of Market and Milan streets,
is turning out what are pronounced
by judges to be the best log wagons
ever yet introduced here. They are
made entirely of wood secured in this
immediate locality and are as strong
and substantial as possible. Mr.. Walsh
has built several for the rew saw mill
men in this locality, and is now turn
ing out two for Hon. H. G. String
fellows shingle mandatory.
The Shreveport Fair will open on
the Sth OF Oct, and continue until
the 18th. The premiums and purses
offered reach the handsome sum OF
$4,000.
CALDWELL.
Track laying on the railroad is now
within five miles of Columbia. The
first freight was shipped last week.
Caldwell Watchman: The amount
of land in this parish decided by the
State to the Tensas Basin Levee Board
amounts to 41,90S acres, all lying
east of the Ouachita.
| CoNCORDIA.
Concordia Sentinel (vidalia): The
Concordia, in command of Capt. L. H.
Clapp, after tie-up of about ten days,
on Wednesday resumed business. She
has been thoroughly overhauled and
repaired, and is now as bright as a
new pin, and as staunch as the day
she came off the dock.
On lower Black river, in this parish,
notably at South Bend and New Era,
quite wonderful improvement has
taken place within the last few years.
There is steady influx of the very
best class of whites; every available
acre has been taken up. and is in cul-
tivation; numbers of acres have been
and are being cleared for use; nice
residences, with the attendant gar
dens, flowers. and very promising
young orchards, are as continuous as
the suburbs of a city; their schools
excellent, good churches and ministers
and the citizens moral and temperate.
De Soto Democrat (Mansfeld): The
painting of the Baptist church has
been completed, and it presents a
very handsome appearance.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
The following State House item is
taken from the Baton Rouge Advo-
cate: Capt. J. s. Lanier, Register Of
the Land Office, deposired with the
Treasurer, yesterday, over $4,000
the proceeds from two sales of swamp
lands. One lot was sold to F. B.
Williams and L. S. Clark, and con-
sisted of 9556l8 acres situated in
st. Martin parish, for which was paid
$7l67.l2 The other lot was sold to
j. B. Watkins, of Calcasieu, and con-
sisted of about 1000 acres of swamp
land in that parish, netting something
over three thousand dollars.
Two hydrants have heen placed on
the streets in Baton Rouge for the
accommodation of the sprinkling
carts during the dusty season.
The sheriff will make large land
sales on July 9th.
Baton Rouge Truth: The Electric
Light Company has secured lot
most elegibly and centrally located,
upon which will be erected a COM
modious building of the most approved
design for the purpose intended, while
the plant will be one of the best
equipped in the country, with the
very latest improvements,