The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
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HAWK SronY.-Space forbade our it
,oreatlng the account, which our Il
non,aI friend. Col. Robert Mont- &
o ,omery has been giving Of fight s
hotvpen hawk and turkey hen' ID I
which the latter was victorious. The l.
mother turkey with her brood was at
.ho branch about hundred yards ,
from the house, when the hawk
nonncpd down upon them. The yard
how heard the sQuawking, and seized
,,;.c. Of iron and ran to her rescue;
,bis time. winch occupied some MIN
MOS and was beating and prchIhS at
him. The boy killed the hawk. Ii
measured 4G inches FROM tip to tip
of wing. The occurreuc" a7 'oI" ny
the colonel cannot be doubted. but
the corner jokers try to tease hun ny
threatening to issue him and the
professor liars !lcense'-Irue Dem
ocrat. -
Well BROTHER, as I'VE 'uns" don't
.,ow the colonel like you do, we Will
nova to take the side of the boys and
without doubling the veteran at all,
cav issue them license boys: ''sue
them license"
The taking of testimony in the I'M
,sacbment proceedings against
Mayor Fitzpatrick was concluded
Last week and further trial fthe case
postponed to the 9th of January
when the arguments Of counsel are
to.e commence and continue four days
While it would appear to any person
who has followed closely and is con
psrsap. with the evidence adducee
:, the trial of this case, that tn
,rosecution has wound coil OF dam
AGING testimony so tightly aroun'
tho person of the mayor, that ne VII
never be able to extricate himself, ye
wa believe that we hazard nothing !
the assertion that he will be acqul
ead on account of several cogent ret
sons. not necessary to be ennmerate
in this connection.-LouisianaDe DEM
crat ,~ -!
This makes second journal whl(
has made this kind of remark al
,,a uonld like to know what it NEAR
Evidently something is lmpll
which has not been expressed, al
we are surprised that the usual
outspoken Louisiana Democl
should be ambiguous in such mi
tiers. Sos.
Sneak out. Bro. Mobley! and st'
III what you lnohh. ..-.-
Congress has adjourned Tor
DAYS 3lng in order to allow the memD
Of the. body to have chrlstn
frolic. The 4th of March will 81
be here, and the present Cong'
will exp,re without having done a
thing to relieve the country d
ever Congress must take Christi
whatever may becomssof the CO
observation-disclosures
The country would have been II
hundred times better condition II
SD Congress had never done
THING but take holiday
II reports be true Reichlsr's sal
at Shreveport is worse deadfali
any to be found On Royal ST.
There men are enticed into q
and robbed IN open dayilgn'
/ while perfectly SOBER Wniie ~
Orleans the women induce vlslto
the Joints to drink until they
st,,petied and then GO through
pockets. Shreveport is entlsie
the blue ribbon when 1t come
places where people are bodily
bed-Baton Rouge Truth
Il Unfortunately the reports COL
ing Reichler's dive are only TOO
Bat the augean stables are
cleaned and soon people may
II here unprotected and with P
safety. because our best citlzeES
81 said that a stop shall be put t'
nefarious business.
! YES THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTE
!. Representative McCreary, OF
tucky. who has long ago q
s,ratea his right to position