The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-07-08
AROUND THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Culled From the
Louisiana Press.
State Nets Handsome Profit from it's Con.
Wet Farms-orange Grove Sold
for song-several New
Banks Organized.

A new $4,000 hotel will be erected
at Plaquemine.
The Mangham State Bank, with
capital of s15, ZOO, was organized a
Mangham.
Twenty-Five national banks have
been organized in Louisiana since
March Il, 1900.
| The electric railway at Lake Provi
dence will be completed and in opera
| tion by Sept. I.
The Iberville Bank and Trust Com.
paLy, with capital stock of s1OO, 900,
began business at Plaquemine.
Clairville Guedry was shot and
killed by DR.. John Gazzo at Race
land. self-defense is claimed.
An orange grove of II, coo bearing
trees at Fort J ackson was sold to Hon,
Theodore s. Wilkinson for So, 900.
Jessee I. Janison, farmer living
near Plaqnemine, attempted to commit
suicide by shooting himself in the face.
The states system of managing con-
vlcts netted profit of more than
| $780, during the fiscal year Just
closed.
There are 1900 teachers in attend
ance at the eleven summer normal
schools at present being conducted in
Louisiana.
There are forty wells in operation in
the Jennings oil field. During the
month Of June 100000 barrels of oil
were produced.
A negro named bob" Burton will
be executed at Ruston Aug. 10 for en-
tering house for the purpose OF COM
mitting Grimm al assault.
Louisiana has ST ,494, ,4l0.8 IS in the
state treasury with which to begin the
business of the new fiscal year, which
dates from last Saturday.
The police jury of Concordia parish
viii institute legal proceedings against
the parish assessor in order to secure
modific alton in assessments.
Five men charged with killing al
ligators in violation Of law passed
oy the police jury OF Plaquemines par
ish are in jail at Pointe- a-la-Hache.
Attorney General Walter Guion is
sounding district attorneys through
out the state as to the sentiment which
prevails in regard to the Sunday law.
Farmers institutes in Louisiana will |
not be held until August, the planters
being too busy at present with back
ward crops to give ear to instructors.
William Rabb, Of New Orleans, was
fined 5000, with the alternative OF
spending four months in Jail, for
violating the Hunsicker poolroom law. I
District court terms at Baton Rouge
and Lake Providence have been pre-
'ermitted because the services of the
farmer and his help are needed more
just now In the field than in the court
room.
Captain William Prescott was struck
n the head with hoe and painfully
lurt by nDick" Hawthorne, convict
stationed on the Angola state farm.
'rompt work by. guards, who shot the
'egro to death, prevented a serious
outbreak.
Hon. ]. Rush Wimberly, represent
atise in the Louisiana legislature
rom the parish ot Bienville, and also
parish superintendent of education,
eslgned the latter. position as the re.
ult OF the decision of the supreme
ourt directing District Attorney j
:. Iheus to institute suit to oust Mr..
" lmberly on the ground of the
eglslator-educator holding two posi-
ions. Hon. w. P. Head, of Arcadia,
vas named by lhe Blenville school !
'oard TO succeed MIR. Wimberly. ;