The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
Correspondence
Dry Prong Locals.
fBY ELECTRIC BILL

Dry Prong, La, Sept. II. 1871.
To-day il is raining i'm this section
of the country, and the farmers are
looking gay over same owing 10
their turnip patches.
Dry Prong. the lending town Oh
Grant parish. is growing last. new
huildinys going up and new settlers
coming in. with the large new depot
completed and to beputin operation
In the next ten days Will cause
Grand tidal wave of prosperity 10
sweep through the center Of Grant
narish aud the surrounding country.
The Dry Prong school started up
i'm full blast on the 18th inst. Win
prof. Foster as principal. inc at
tendance IL large and IL increasing
every 1dny. This school district mas
ON It's roll fully 100 pupils. The new
school house looks pleasing with It's
new coat of paint and comodions
| rooms.
The patrons of the Dry Prong
school are building Prof. Foster
nice dwelling house on the plot Oh
4 ground that was bought Tor the hse
/ of the school. 1t would I've goou
idea for the school board to ereci
II dwelling houses on the ground oI
every school building plot. ut or near
to Them as possible. Good ana use
ful tpuchers would not he so hard tu
get IL this was done.
The Dry Prong Lumber Go. Is 40
inw fine work these days. They OF
FER Inducements to buy lumber o.
them when YOU go to build. Think
| lit over and come to Dry Prong whert
Won will have ample chance to schoo
your children and go to church ant
Sunday school. Opportunity KNOCKS
once "A every mans loor-it IL knock
ing mt yours. Think and decide 4
come to the healthiest place in I'd
State Of Louisiana.
Rev. T.. w Lotion held servicrsln s
Saturday and Sunday at Salem.
Mr.. Hiram Lotion and Miss Mand
Arlington were united in we'llr
last Saturday evening at the nom
M the brides parents. The write
Wishes them happiness anu pro-
perity.
BoRs-To MIR. and Mrs. ID. II. Gin
= lin. fine boy. MIR. q. IL ionEih
= grand this week owing To his DO
20 l,eing the first In the family.
OIL MIR. George Arlington has move
9 has moved his family bark to ID
z Prong from Tioga where he has het
g i'm the Chief Cook and Bottle Was
8 ing business. and will go into q
Xllivery stable and blacksmith busine
= lhere. Success to him I'm his new
x dertaking.
III BoRN-To DIR. and Mrs. Willett. I
q Friday. Sept. IL. 1907. a son. Moth
( and babe doing fine. The DR.. seei
< quite iiignified owing to the sln'
9 DR.. I'm hishome.
81 MIR. X. l.. Futrell is building a lar
Z new store Oh his lot near the dept
2 where he will go into the gene'
& mercantile business on large sea
3 Success to him.
3 Vim. Frazier is going to buiId
& on his works. and log the new II
3 that IL going to build at Pollock.
9 The candidates are still stirri
& about. This seems to he a MUIR
! and Wilkinson country over mere.
Mr.L ID. Bandy has erected a nt
< and nice barber shop. and Is doins
: good business.
Ii seems that the Dry Prong Dr
< store il doing a. fine business, Jul
3 ing from the people who go tn
Gland go away with bundles an.
Xlfair' smile upon their faces. II
& know a good thing when they see
q Success to the editor and the ma
& readers of the Chronicle and eve
body else.