The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
DoNALDsoNvIIIE, La SATURDAY, NAY 20 1906
AROUND THE STATE.
Items of Interest GuIled From the
Louisiana Press.
Baton Rouge Adopts 100000 Bond Issue.
Shreveport Faxors Municipal Own
ersfip-Fine linton Station
Planned For New Orleans.
Dallas Dupuy shot and killed A. F.


Dallas Dupuy shot and killed A. F.
Barbin at a dance near Marksvi1le.
A new 100000 courthouse will be
erected at Gretna, the parish seat oi
Jefferson.
Cleophas Minon, negro living near
Lafayette, killed his wife and COM
mitted suicide.
President Roosevelt will visit New
Orleans during his projected southern
tour in October.
The annual convention OF the Inter-
state Cotton Seed Crushers Associa
ton was held in New Orleans.
Tom Beauford shot and killed Haley
Cotton and wounded James Wilson
during a dance near Morgan City.
Percy Mcdaniel was shot and killed
near his home in St. Helena parish.
John Morgan is suspected OF the
crime.
The Terrebonne grand jury, in ses-
sion at Houma, recommended high IL
quor license as means of reducing
crime.
An immense sawmiH plant, for the
manufacture of pine and hardwood
timbers, will be established at Cham
berlain.
A large increase is noted in Com
federate pensioners in Louisiana, but
the state board has no available funds
TO meet the demand.
With the completion OF the Harvey
canal locks a new short water route to
Bayou Lafourehe will be opened be-
tween. July and Is.
The city council of Shreveport passed
on the first reading an ordinance pro-
viding for the municipal ownership of
the electric light plant.
Only two votes were cast at Baton
Rouge against the proposition to is
sue bonds to the amount OF $500, 900
for municipal Improvements.
The New Orleans Terminal Company
bought six squares Of ground in Canal
street and will erect one of the finest
passenger depots in the world.
The assessment of railroad and
kindred property in Louisiana, as
made by the state board Of appraisers,
Is s34, ,503, I94, an Increase Of So, Sc, FITS
over 1904.
Mrs. Mardelina Lasseigne, of ST.
John parish, took earbolie acid while
in the waiting room Of the New Or
leans charity hospital and died shortly
afterWard.
The plant OF the Enterprise Rice and
Farm Company, located in Calcasieu
parish, was disposed Of at foreclosure
sale to the First National Bank for
the sum of S22, 42233.
The tWenty-ifth annual session of
the Louisiana grand lodge of the
Knights of Pythias was held at Jen-
nings. Monroe was selected as the
next meeting place.
Governor Blanchard has offered
rewards for the arrest and conviction
OF members of the mob that entered
the parish jail at Harrisonburg and
released two prisoners.
General repositories for uniform
textbooks TO be used il the public
schools of Louisiana will be estah-
Iished at New Orleans, Alexandria,
Shreveport and Monroe.
The United States department of
agriculture will establish a bureau
and chemical laboratory at New Or
leans for the purpose of loealizing the
enforcement of the pure food bill.
The plant and stock of the Capital
City oil mill at Baton Rouge was de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday night. The
estimated loss Ii $500, 900, with insur-
ance amounting to about s125, 900.