St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1906-12-15

a IL is DelleVed by the Town Talk ths
the money was buried prior to th
civil war by some person leaving fe
a foreign country, intending to com
back and unearth it. The garden
a part of the old Flint plantation, an
until about 1890 was planted in corr
cotton and hay. Mr.. Grisson's It'll
to the money is unquestioned.
Mrs. Abraham Kaufman shot her
self twice through the breast a
Crosse Tate on last Saturday, and
is feared the shots will prove fatal
Mrs. Kaufman is the wife of a pros
porous merchant of Rosedale. Sh,
was a native Of Kentucky, and hat
been married ffty-tWo days. M
cause is assigned.
/ News comes Of the cane crop Of
Avoyelles parish to the effect thai
the extraction is good and the juice
from the start has been weighing from
IL to s degrees Beaume; seed cane
has been laid for heavy spring plant
ing, and quantity of seed cane has
been furnished to the farmers for
planting on their respective farms"
W. A. Gerald, a prominent farmer
living near Baton Rouge, his son Frank,
and three negroes, were arrested for
stealing cotton from the cars of the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.
Gerald operated gin, and the charge
is that he would roll bales of cotton
from the cars at night to his gin,
change the mark, and appropriate it
to his own use.
It is announced that the sugar
grinding season is about ended in the
sugar bowl of Louisiana, and that the
campaign will prove a most disap-
pointing one both to planters and
manufacturers from every standpoint
of tonnage, yield and price, the only
bright spot being the weather, which
allowed a maximum Of work at
minimum of cost. The labor question
is now causing some annoyance.
The grand jury Of Grant parish
and all petit jurors drawn to serve at
the pending session of the district
court, were discharged by Judge
Blackman, owing to the fact that two
Of the jury commissioners hold COM
missions from the Governor for other
offices one as clerk of registration
and deputy assessor, and the other as
councilman of the town Of Montgom-
cry. Some forty indictments were
quashed.
The New Iberia High School has
had four principals since the opening
Of the current school term. Prof.
Brown was first named for the posi-
tion, but day before the opening of
school he wrote that he could not
come. Then Prof. Chapel was
named, but Prof. Traywiek, through
some misunderstanding came at the
same time to take charge Of the
school. They drew straWs, Traywick
winning, but resigning month later.
Now it is Prof. Lester Crego.
il 1 E T. l.
Gov. Blanchard, on having his at
tention called to the fact that no
provision has been made for the per-
manent organization Of the State
Board of Equalization on account of |
the recent Legislature having failed !
to make provision therefor, states
that he, as head of the Executive
Department of the State, will get into
communication with the members re-
Gently elected in the seven congress
sional districts of the State and will |
call the initial meeting Of the board
some time in the coming spring. so
that it viii be in readiness to set
upon it's duties the third Tuesday of |
July, as provided by law. The chair
man, secretary and other clerical
help will be chosen at the first meet
ing when called by the Governor, and /
the board permanently organized at
this meeting.
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