The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-10

boil Weex1l robson Ind the lztteEl
Al address, til l3na0nS Ne0ell SEQ
fetary and ent0n03ogisf 81 the com
mission, Oh Destroying the Boil
Weevils Before They Enter Hiberna-
tion'
Cotton Crop Nearly Completed.
The picking Of practically the en-
tire cotton crop of Marksville section
of the parish has been about COM
pleted. At this place there are in
the neighborhood of 500 bales ginn-
ed SO far, and this will be increased
to about 500 when the crop is all in.
The cotton gins last year ginned
5000 bales, showing that a one
sixth crop can be expected for the
present year because of the weevil.
Cage for Parish Convicts.
At the last meeting of the DeSoto
Police Jury an appropriation was
made for the construction of an iron
cage in which to lock the parish con-
victs at night while away from Jail
doing road duty. The contract has
been awarded to C. w Gamble, and
he has been busily engaged in the
construction of the cage, by the Use
of which it will be possible to accom-
plish much for the good roads cause.
Parish Superintendent Examinations.
The announcement is made that
another examination for those who
wish to secure certificates of eligibil-
ity as parish superintendents would
be held some time in the near fu-
ture, at date to be fixed by the Ex-
ecutive Committee appointed from
the State Board of Education. All
but those who failed in the last ex-
animation will be allowed to stand
this examination.
VIII Cultivate Cane Hereafter.
Several parties who have been in
terested in the growing Of cotton
around Baton Rouge, but since the
advent of the boil weevil want to
plant cane, have placed PROPOSE
ton looking to the establishment OF
a. sugar refinery in or near Baton
Rouge. The planters are afraid that
with the boil weevil they cannot
raise cotton with profit.
The Rice Experiment Station.
Prof. Dodson, director of the Lou
isiana experiment stations; NJ. A.
Carlton of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, and C. E. Cham
bliss, in charge Of the new Division
OF Rice Investigation of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, are at Crowley
to confer regarding the Louisiana
Rice Experiment Station ).
Fatal Accident at Saw Mill.
r. C. Switzerland, who was, oper-
ating the sizer machine at the Natal
bany saw mill. was repairing belt
when his clothing was caught on the
shaft and wrapping him around the
shaft, crushing and mangiing MIN
to pieces, causing almost instant
death. A telegram was seht Mie
at fineDur' MISS n'N
flying her of the sad news.
Locating hosiery lS.
Baton Rouge Board of Trade has
received a letter from the National
weor Manufacturers to the effect
that the Alden Hosiery Mills of New
Orleans is looking for site on which
- ,,cato q mill. and that investiga-
tions WIN be made into the advant-
ages offered by Baton Rouge
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