The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-30
State News Items.

The Haynesville correspondent Of the
Shreveport Times says that fully 20 pei
cent of the fruit trees III that section are
killed and all the fig trees. bV the freeze
of February.
All the fig aud orange trees have been
killed in and around Hammond, but the
strawberry, plum and prNr crops are
very promising The shipment OF straw
berries has already begun.
The clerk of the court of Morphouse
parish who has succeeded himself for
he last five terms, died al his home
last week,
In conversation this morning with MIR.
b. +. Olden he stated 10 IA represent
alive of the News thar the prospects for
the building Of the Monroe and Match
itoches road were very encouraging
News.
Last SUNDAY while the parents were
at church, siX-year old negro girl
living on the Maryland plantation, near
Mer Rouge, had her clOting 10 catch on
fire and was SO b diy burned that she
lived only few hours.
Gov. Foster appointed Judge Frank
A. Monroe 10 the vacancy on the Su-
preme court bench caused by the death
OF Justice Miller John 81. Paul was ut
The same time appointed to the position
vacated by Judge Monroe rs Judge OF
the Civil District court.
The town council OF BaStrOD has de-
clded to submit to the municipal tax
PAYERS Il proposition tor the issuance of
$4,000 in interest bearing bonds, the
proceeds OF which are to be devoted
towards completing the water works
and establishing an electric light sys-
ten.
New Iberia is taking active steps to
secure the location of the Industrial
School. provided for that section of the
State bv the last legislature. The CON
dttiOn upon which the bill was passed |
was thar the Stale should not be called |
upon 10 provide the funIs with which |
10 pay for the grounds or buildings.
hence the enterpriSing citizens of New
IBERIA have gone to work to raise the
Necessary funds for that purpose. Such
school would be paving investment
n any town and New Iberia is wise in
rying to get 1t located there.
For several days the disappearance Of
lr. Nat Kent has been the general sub
nct of comment, and his friends were
1prehensive as 10 his Whereabouts and
afetv. From published reports in the
lew Orleans papers 1t appears that Nat
,ent Is safe ard well and that his alb
eDce, caused by financial difficulties, is
My temporary. Kent vas employed IN
ne custOmhOuse in New Orleans. and
last Thursday the 10th. ..
he Ilmes-DemOcrat of Thursday, the
,, states that Kent forged names of {
,Veral prominent people to two notes
$3.50. and that one fell due |
n Monday and went 10 protest. This |
lay or may not be the cause Of bis dis
ppearance.
] will no doubt interest the farmers of G
ouisiana 10 relate briefly a story told a
! the Atlanta Constitution OF Mis-
uri farmer named Rankin, who has
'cOme millionaire by raising corn Q
I'd feeding 1t 10 stock. He own farm +
$4,000 acres and his average crop is 2
oSe to 500. 900 bushels. He buvs each il
ar from 5000 to 10000 head Of cattle
t the range, and gets them into prime t
nditiDn for the market. Hogs he a
ises on his own farms. averaging to +
'ep frolg 44sSyG - 1900. He employs 0
0 t. l5U hands. and pays them from
% TO 20 per month and board. The c
y 10 this success. he claims, is not 10 c
II corn, but to use 1t entirely IN max +
G meat.
Alexandria, La. March 22-There was q
jail delivery here last night. Il
ght prisoners confined in the parish n
II uDon various charges made their
cape some time between the hours of "
p. III. and 4 n. m. They were all II
mined in an iron cell up stairs and IF II
cted their exit by tearing portion of il
e iron sheetIng from the wall and then
king the brick out by pieces until they I,
d made an opening large enough TO O
rmit them to crawl through and N
yht on the stairway which leads up f,
the second story. The prisoners who D
lde their escape and the charges
Dding against them are as follows: II
ank Moore. white, larceny; NaIan n
mes, colOred, criminal assault; Chas. b
aIker, cOlOred, shooting and wound eI
:; Duncan Paddock. colored, larceny: q
hn Howard. cClored, attempted as II
Mt; William Halbright, Joe Andreck, 0,
d William Green, all colored, burg
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