The Progress., 1893-07-29
MADAM RUMO3 Gays

EGL-Le tiDttCS tACLd4i Z, N-' "a -N'-'
quarters at Shreveport, then truck
farming Is well Is fruit growing
would pay Land-omely.
That District Attorney .corr j.
making the Sunday law viol4tors Of
Benton Toe the mark, true bills nav
ing been found against good rrm-
Der by the last grand jury.
That the nursery and fruit growing
business has always been paying
one in North Louisiana.
That the name OF 4. J. Nurff
should be added to the roll of honor
among the district attorneys Of Lou
isiana who are forcing the Sunday
law iolaters to respect that statute.
That youth still in his teens boast
ed the other day that he could
get beer almost anywhere in Shreve-
port without authority from his Ia
rents. but at the bar Of dram shops.
That is impossible to enforce any
law when the officers are not il sym
pathy with it, or are very friendly
with the violators themselves. She
says poor old backward Shreveport is
thusly afflicted
Thai the public is patiently waiting
for the city council to pass an ordt
nance against certain classes of busi-
ness being pursued on Sunday as it
did in relation to craps.
That the people would ike for the
Board of Health to take some action
on that lunch stand in the waiting
room of De Union depot, and let
them know whether the Odor from the
cooked meats has ally effect on the
physical condition Of invalids or not
That the public would like to know
what objections the city council has
to restricting persons living in unlaw-
full wedlock to districts prescribed for
lewd women. She says this body Ger
tainly does not want to play in with
the owner Of the property around the
markethouse. whose tenants make the
ordinance against lewd women a dead
/ letter
That the Board of Health owes
some consideration to the respectful
requests of the people, and at their
request should make some investiga-
ton and report on that lunch stand
in the Union depot.
That Street Commissioner keeney
has been doing some very useful work
on Texas avenue, for which he has
the thanks of those who must travel
that thoroughfare by vehicle.
That several gentlemen Of respect
able standing, numbered among bel
best citizens, are running faro an6
other banking game house IN the
Phoenix hotel building.
That our district attorney and othel
officers and especially the next grenC
Jury are strictly forbidden to investi
gate the location of the banking
game referred 10, because a partia
hunt might locate the quarry and tha
would be too bad.
That Commissioner Keeney is re
. ouested to place Jordan street, from
the depot to the Fair grounds in pass
able condition. Now that the railwa,
company has taken up its rails an'
ties, She says it is inconsistent TO
the city to force this company to re
move these obstacles, and then tn
council not do its duty.
That the City Railway Company i
putting its track in better condition.
That the town council should fore,
all within the limits" to have sewer
age connections with their premises.
, That policemen force people befor
, the Mayors Court, from informatio
, received, at will, and it is unnoticec
I but if aconstable does it or even make
a charge after having seen the Grim
committed. big howl is raised. Sh
, would like to know If this discrimins
D ton is made because in the first IL
stance the unfortunate victim mus
r himself pay all expenses Incureds
: That policemen have no legal rigl
: nor authority to hanl people befor