The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-13
THE ELECTION ON MONDAY LAST

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THE ELECTION ON MONDAY LAST.
On the Sth inst the day named in |
the Mayors proclamation for the prop |
erty holders within the corporate
limits to vote for or against the hve
mill tax for ten years to aid in the
construction of the Lake Providence
e. Western Railroad, the polls were
duly opened on time and kept opeu
during the hours required by law,
with the following result: The num-
Der of votes cast were IT,, two of
which, only were against the tax, leav-
ing 10 votes polled in favor Ut the
tax. The total property holding vote,
resident aud nonresident within the
town limits foot up 1856, requiring 50
votes to make majority, which shows
that there were II 1-2 votes actually
cast over and above the Que half OF
the whole present and absent, in favor
of assessing the tax.
The total values within the corpor-
ate limits according to the assessment
roll is S16S,965, the one half of which
would be $84, 482.50.
Total property vote cast Monday los. 10000
Deduct vote against the tax. 9,llo.O0
99,63o.oO
From which deduct the one half
of the assessment ...........-. o4,4cz.oo
Showing property majority of. .Sl5, loSoo
This, under the circumstances, is a
pronounced expression of our people
in favor of the contemplated railroad.
The weather was extremely inclement,
many nonresident property owners
were not represented, the river rising
rapidly and only two resident proper.
ty owners came forward to vote
against the tax, which all put together
makes the conclusion arrived at very
near unanimous.
| With this showing it becomes tht
duty of the promoters of this muct
needed enterprise to bestir them
selves aud start the building of tb'
road as speedily as possible. y
course much preliminary work has Il
be doue to get things in proper shap
to make regular start, but we sin
cerely hope and trust there will be NJ
unnecessary delay in the matter.
The fishing for sometime past in th
, waters of Lake Providence has bee
|. unusually good; indeed many of tn
older residents say "better than eve
, known before" This is especially s
along the upper end of the lake, in tn
neighborhood Of where Baxter Bayo
f connects with its waters. The be;
, aud most successful fishing has bee
I done by trolling spiLners; OCCASIONAL
t a trout would rise aud bite, but til
q the striped bass were the most Dnme
| GUS and eager for the pretty decepti'
/ bait, and large numbers have bee
captured. Private parties Of four {
q five in number have been going OF
!. nearly every day on what they ter
fishing frolic, with one or mo-
ladies in the company. taking in o.
$ of the wet in q short time over OIL
o hundred fish, often near one hnndr'
o and fifty, and rarely ever below Of
hundred. The ladies almost inyari
s. bly, catching the greater number.
p Some OF the ladies occasionally tai
I. their children along to enjoy the G
re citing aud interesting sport; aud I
"a children often pull out the finny flu!
b. tives from the pelncid waters. An
81 stance of this kind took place Frid
a morning of last week, when I
81 Blackburn family from Shelbu
In were out trolling. Their lit
u daughter Narcisse, about seven yea
er old, was with them swinging the sp
r. ner through the water with might a
II. main, when suddenly the pole be
us nearly double, but she bravely III
us on and soon landed three pound ba
ng Free from all fright with eager delight,
.r- She gazed on the beautiful fish
Dear mama she cried, with evident pride
ed How nice it will LOOK in the dish.
he AS further prof Of the abui
ance of game fish in Lake Providei
just now, we will close with the
ar lowing incident: A young man p
Is. paratory to going a fishing, Went
!. search of bait, finding a school
- minnows he reached down for tn
= with his long handled dip-ne' a
!, simultaneously came along hans
IL trout reaching for the same slime
- the dip net covered him and the b
and when he was weighed 10 turn
the scales at four pounds This is
fashionable fish story, we Y u vouch
" its truth having dined ~ OF inc ;
no same trout.
Did Our late confrere 1f the Banr