The Bossier banner., 1905-11-23
FROM OVER THE STATE.

FROM OVER THE STATE.
An immigration Conference will be held Dec. 4 in
New Orleans
The work of taking the census of Ruston will
begin Dec. l.
Leon Gaudin was killed in sugar mill accident
near Plaquemine, last Thursday.
Wm P Wall suicided on the grave of his wife last
Friday in New Orleans.
A negro boy killed his companion accidently
while hunting near Alexandria.
Ellen Duncan Brousseau, colored, over 105 years
old, died at Vaudeville Sunday.
New Orleans has sent $4,000 to the fund for the
relief of Russian massacre victims.
Mrs. P. j. Chandler, aged 23years, dropped dead
at her home in Monroe last Sunday.
The school teachers of Bienville will organize a
Parish Association at Arcadia next Saturday.
Business men of Broussard, which has 800 pop
ulation, organized a bank with 10000 capital.
By the vote of 81 to Covington granted five
mill ten year tax for the Baton Rouge, Hammond
and Eastern Railroad
More than twelve men were shot and wounded at
Lafayette when they serenaded Constable Jean
Constantn on the 18th inst.
For the first fifteen days of November Jennings,
with q 800 barrels daily, led the producing fields in
the Texas Louisiana oil district.
The first and second wards of East Baton Rouge
Parish, by the vote of 439 o9, granted 3-ml ten
year tax for the Colorado Southern Railroad
One Gaspard, we'll known farmer of Vermilion
Parish, while hauling his winter supply of wood,
fell from the front end of the wagon, and the heav
Tod hood
instantly.
With or s per cent of the Louisiana rice crop
unhoused, careful estimates place the total yield in
the State at between 100000 and 100000 bags,
or an average of not over six bags per acre. There
was 40 per cent reduction in acreage.
Former Lieutenant Governor Robert H. Snyder
died last Friday at Rochester, Mimi. Gov Snyder
left New Orleans month ago to undergo oper-
alton at private sanitarium. He was unable to
rally from the shock. Hewas native of Tallulah
Gas we'll No. 2, in the Caddo Parish oil field,
which has been on fire since May II, suddedy died
out last Thursday by sand and mud choking the
tremendous flow. This phenomenon had been in
spected by Oil experts and engineers and pronounced
without an equal.
The Grand Jury of West Carroll Parish, in session
last week. reported only nine true bills, all being for
minor offenses. The jury, in its brief report says
"We are pleased to note the moral tone and high
respect the people of this parish have for law and
order.'' Good for West Carroll.
Shreveport Journal, Nov. 16: Six Auditors rep
resenting as many railroad companies yesterday
called at the ticket Office in the Union Station to
audit the accounts One of the Auditors stated last
evening that the checking up showed that won
derful business is being done at the station office
He said that the reports showed that during the last
fifteen days ticket sales amounted to over S18 900.
Shreveports City Hall and market house, with
several business establishments, were destroyed by
fire about O'Clock Monday morning. Walter
Woods, who was sleeping in vacant room, lost his
life, and Captain Robert Sawyer, H. H. Clark and
Thomas McMahan, fremen, were injured and had
to be removed from the scene. Damage estimated
at S75,OOO with small insurance. The fire was
caused by gasoline explosion which resulted from
negro attempting to fill stove in restaurant in
the left rear corner of the house.
The following extract is taken from a recent re-
port of the Grand Jury of Caddo PARISH "From
point of view, after serving six months as grand
jurors, we believe possibly the greatest evil con-
stantly at work and growing is the secret sale of
whisky by few white men and large number of
negroes together with the bold and fragrant viola
ton OF the law in the sale of whisky and beer under
some other name Electric Bitters, Health Tonic,
Matne, lnvigorator, etc., throughout the country
wards, all of which means eventually, besides other
evil consequences, the decentralization and ruin of
our already inefficient labor.
Drainage, Health and Wealth.
lSt Louis Repubc]
An Illinois farmer who has been on home
seeking excurtiOn tn Texas is convinced thot tho