The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-03-23
FROM OVER THE STATE.

An oil we'll will be drilled at Sicily Island
Sundays rainfall in New Orleans reached 4.61
inches, the heaviest since 1903.
Oil was struck six miles south of Abbeville, on
the Vermillion river, last Friday.
A Gueydan man has started extensive expert
ments at growing great variety of fruits.
Albert Bourque was struck by lightning and killed
near Scott, in Lafayette parish, on last Sunday.
During the "a hours ending Sunday 10 inches of
rain fell in the central portion of St. Mary parish.
Hon. Austin V. Eastman, prominent business
man, dropped dead at Lake Charles on the 10Th inst
Manuel Taylor, Civil War vetran, was crushed to
death while rafting logs near Covington last week.
On last Sunday Henry R. J. Payne was killed by
electric before his own door, in New Orleans.
The total rainfall during February in st. James
parish was 81 inches and there were only two clear
days in the month.
A company with $1,000 capital has been organ
lied to prosecute the oyster canning industry in
Plaquemines parish
Joseph Fuchs was drowned Sunday in Bayou St.
John, New Orleans, while returning with pleasure
party from lake trip.
A movement is on foot for the erection of can
mig factory atPointe ALA Hachie, in Plaquemines
parish, and it is likely to prove profitable.
The pospfice department has established rural
fifteen miles in the interior Of Red River parish
Citizens of Vidalia held meeting last Thursday
and demanded that the Town Council enact laws
banishing undesirable characters from the town.
The following hangings scheduled for April
% in Louisiana: Sam Aspara, at New Orleans;
Valentine, at Donaldsonvlle and Peter Holley,
at Coushatta.
Teachers throughout the State who expect to at
fand +ho Ctota Toochars seociation at
on April g. and g. are requested to notify Prof A.
M. Hendon, of that city, so that he arrange to
secure homes for them.
Lake Providence Banner Democrat: It is said
the Goulds will build road from Delhi up through
the hills to Eudora Ark, and have their party now
in the field locating the line West Carroll is bound
10 have one or more railroads.
The total fire risks written in Louisiana for 1904
amounted to $3.50, SOL 1853. The aggregate fire
premiums collected by all companies for 1904
amounted s., $780, 48918. The total fire losses for
1904 amounted to ST 6O8 1916, which exceeds the fire
losses of 1908 by 1924, 1888.
special from Natchez to the N. O. Times DEM
craft of Saturday says: party of eleven capital
ISIS of Illinois and Indiana arrived in this city last
night route to Concordia parish, La, where they
20 to inspect 80 900 acres of land, with view to
INVESTING their capital in the same.
The work of planting perique tobocco will begin
il, April This tobacco, says the N. 0. Picayune,
is raised only in ST. James parish, and in no other
rart of the world and is only raised in a certain
portion of that parish where the soil is peculiarly
adapted to it. Thirty seven people in ST. James
larish control aid plant all the genuine perque.
very leaf of this tobacco, with the exception OF
$500 pounds, is sold to England, and is shipped
direct from New Orleans to London. After this
year every pound will be shipped to England.