The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-11-03
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
COMBINATIONS From all ParG the
Pelican State.

ceived upon application: A. l.. oml'n'
j. S. Dixon, K. e. Cpchurch, A. ,.
Shcrrard, j. l.. Anderson, }. e. Jones,
j. S. Henry, n. NJ. Mitchell, D. ii.
MAYS, j. r. Mabray, j, ". Stevenson
A. j. Bell, W. q. Nelson, W. l.. Mor
and &. II. Mays. do Existing Con-
ditions Justify Tobacco faiaing IN
North louisiana was taken up
among other questions. and ably dis
cussed Governor Foster was present.
It was announced the other evening
at the office of the superintendent OF
public education that the complaints
of Miss L. A. Nolan and Mrs. + B.
Jones against the Caddo school board
for having dropped them from the
list of teachers. which was referred
to Superintendent Lafargue for de-
cision, has been amicably settled.
The school board has agreed to give
the contestants a competitive eXaml-
nation to settle the point as to who
shall be the teachers.
The Jury in the celebrated hlotd
case at New Orleans, have rendered
their verdict and have been dis"
charged by Judge Noise. The YER
dict removes the odium Of a crimina
charge against the names OF Bernard
Klotz, ST., and Clarence Routh. but
Bernard KlOtz, DR., was affirmed guilty
on the second count in the Indictment,
and nothing now remains but Tor
Judge Noise to sentence the guilty
man.
Recently as Mr.. Judson Benton, a
Young farmer living few miles west
OF Lafayette, was riding peaceahly
along the public road he was attacked
by two negroes, one Of whom fired
four pistol shots, one of the shots TAX
ing effect in Mr.. Benton's thigh, pass
ing quite through and intlicting a seri-
Gus and painful wound. The ncgroe;
then betook themselves to flight and
escaped.
The congenlal and healthy climate
of New Orleans in winter serves as {
great attraction to tramps as we'll as
persons OF means. and now that win
ter is approaching, many specimen
of the former class, are arriving dali.
with the intention of making that cit!
and surrounding suburbs their head
quarters until summer arrives.
All OF the sugar mills in Rapide
parish are running. The planters
who are selling to retineries, are cut
ting and delivering the cane as fas
as possible. All pronounce the can
ripper than ever found before at thi
season of the year. There have bee
great many improvements mad
this year in sugar mill plants.
Recently at Shreveport in the dis
trict court the jury returned a verdie
in favor of Mrs. Carrie Leman fo
$4,000 with interest from April q
1898, and costs. The suit was agains
the supreme lodge of knights of Py
=, thias for the recovery of that amour
on the life of her husband, +. j. Lea
man, who suicided.
t Sheriff Clifton of Avoyelles paris
, bought last year the Magnolia plants
ton, two miles above Cheneyville, Q
which the sugar mill was burnt. Fl
4 has just completed the rebuilding {
t same, with all new machinery,
q double set OF boilers. new stea
= trains, with daily capacity of 20, O(
: pounds of sugar.
F. J. Seebt, a car driver, living
: the corner of Napoleon and St. Pete
Il streets. New Orleans. had cost
+ sleep the other night in car whit
/ was laid up in the Canal street CT
T station. While in the land of ne
:, some one robbed him of gold watt
and chain and a knights of Pythi
. charm.
Lawyer and Notary w. H. Pasc'
made an unsuccessful attempt to shu
y he of this mortal coil at New Orlea
j. the other night. He swallowed
@ quantity of laudinum, and was sent
J. the ambulance to the hospital. T.
IS cause of the attempt is not known.
1t Whisky has been voted out of H
y mer for the first time in the histo
s. OF the town. That makes the parish
IS Clairbone local option, as Homer h
a been the only point at which licens
IT have been issued for several years.
a Michael Winter, an aged Germa
= attempted suicide recently by leapi
u into the river at the head of Uppe
. line street, New Orleans. He "
rescued by Mike Coleman and 10
Reinhardt and taken to his home.
" A fair was held in Moreauville
. 9 Gently for the benefit of the cole
- that is in course of erection. I
IS net proceeds of the fair amounted
= $S20.5O. The building will be rea
:. for occupancy Jan. /, 1895.
h. The tax collectors OF St. Berna
"a East Baton Rouge and West Carr
\, parishes have settled with the audi
a. for the third quarter Of this year.
r. The Standard Oil company has p
n chased the great sulphur depos
ne near Lake Charles. The price nj