The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-08-12
STATE NEWS,
Items of Interest Culled from
Our State Exchanges.

A difficulty occurred last Saturday
night, near KlOtzville, between George
and Pleasant Davis, both col
ored, which resulted in the fatal cutting
of Davis with q razor.
The Shreveport Mill and Elevator
Company contemplate beginning flour
making this fall or winter, which should
be q cue to our farmers to SOW wheat
for this Market Shreveport Progress.
Judge Walter Guion, on Wednesday
last, decided the case of L. Bourgeois,
sheriff-elect of St. James parish, VS.. the
President OF the Police Jury of that
parish, in favor of Mr.. Levin Bourgeois.
The country roads are IN such condi-
ton at present that vehicles can hardly
pass empty. II the weather continues
wet it will be q great drawback to the
farmers in hauling their products to
market ,-Acadia Sentinel.
The Roseland Herald reports that
wreck occurred at ArcOIa on the night
Of tie 9th, caused by a grave train run.
ming iutO the rear Of local freight.
Nobody hurt. The fault was with the
conductor of the freight, who immedi
ately resigned.
The store and residence Of Solomon
KlOtZ was burned last Sunday morning
about 3 O'Clock. The fire was certainly
caused 10y al iDcenuiary, although no
clew has been obtained to Justify anv
arrests. We have been unable to ascer-
tain the amountUf the loss Pioneer Of
Assumptions
The oil mill buildings of the Givano-
vich, Chopin Oil Company, Limited,
are almost completed, and the works
will sooD be in shape for business. The
success Of this enterprise is
almost entirely due to the vim
and enterprise of Mr. Lamy Chopin
who has pushed the affair in the face Of
great Obsticles. NuchuocIes Rspieu.
a Mrs Simeon was taken to the In
sane Asylum last Tuesday, having been
examined and committed by Judge
Reld. She came from near Springfield,
and was taken in custody for trying to
Kill her baby, which has since died
The woman bore signs Of rough treat
ment, said to have been administered
by her husband. -AmitCHy Independent.
The Progress is in receipt of a pack.
age OF flour sent us from Mansfield
The wheat was raised in DeSoto, apC
The grinding was done by mill at o.
near Mansfield. This -four is in ever,
way equal if not superior to the YER
best 10 ad9aG6 in our markets, AM
does but show that in north Louisian
there is no reason why grain should no
take the place Of cotton to q great ex
tent.-ShreUepOrt Progress.
Judge E. o. Bruner reports havin
~ acres of the finest rice in Acadia
and from present encouragement wi
yield fully 10 to 16 sacks to the acre
The reports throughout the parish 81
OF the same nature, and from preseI
indication the rice crop will be immens
J from Acadia. As the trust is no mo,
! the farmers will yield a handsome re,
, enne, which is very much needed at III
present time, as the cotton and cor
will not yield very good.-Acadia Sc
tifel
Several stalks of corn ten and twely
teet high, with nice full grained roastiI
ears on them, attracted considerable a
GentlOn in front of this office Thursda
, They were left there by Mr.. w. I
] MonkhOuse, and were the results
corn planted in May and june, on 81
{ same ground that q crop OF Irish pot
, toes had been raised from. and was On
tlvated without the use of a hoe. b
> with plORs after the manner of s'Jewel
Farmer" in this paper some months 40
This is progressive farming indeed.
Shreveport Progress.
4 On last Friday night, Martin Marti
i alias 'Tetin" Martin, broke tile nsu
quiet and virtuous reputation Of II
I; people Of our interior, by clipping wi
the wife Of very respectable citizen
Bayou Pierre Part. Martin leaves
e vile and -four children, the oldest on,
u girl almost grown His family relatio
N were always considered by his peig
/, 0ors TO be Of most pleasant natnI
he ls anything but attractive IL i
I personal appearance. That he wor
u ever be guilty of the above act. We
G not believe anyone who knew him cor
E, nave ever immagined. We know i
I, little Of the woman in the case, furtI
Is than the fact that she Is much yonnl
I thAn her paramo1r, and that fortuna
u Y she had no children. Assnaspt
g Pioneer.