The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-23
STATE HAPPENINGS.

The town of Echo, on the l..
Il. n. Co., line in Rapides
Parish, voted in favor of local
option last week. and will be dry
after next January.
The refineries in the sugar belt
I'VE begun the active work of
grinding cane. The sugar crop
gives Indications of being a fine
one this year.
A cotton gin ut Millikens was
DESTROYED by fire ON Oct. Is.
ehtallIng II loss of $4,000 The fire
was at accidental origin and not
due to amy night riders.
In accordance with the proyis-
IONS OF the game law the Police
Jury If Acadia parish has passed
d law limiting the taking of game
12t of the parish to one bird a
uay to one person.
The l2-vear old son of Will
Noble of East Baton Rouge, has
Tie distinction of being the
Youngest pOssessor of hunters
license IN the State of Louisiana
lie Is a marksman of ability.
On November, 10 boil weevil
convention viii assemble i'm Baton
Rouge. ut which every phase of
the scourge of the cotton plant
VIII be discussed, Farmers are
expected To attend from all parts
of the State.
Monroe capitalists who own
land in the Caddo oil field, have
organized the Monroe addo Oil
Co.. with a capitalization of
500. 900. The company will begin
the development OF the property
Immediately.
The Caddo Lpvee Board will,
settle some $4,000 or $4,000
on the planters of that parish
who have emergency claims in
lighting the high water and to
present them by Oct. 90 that they
may be audited anc liquiJated.
The little girls of Covingtou
have inaugurated u series of
exhibltatlons for the purpose of
raising funds tn beautIfy a public
park In that city. Their first
contribution was 81 ID, sent to
the Mayor.
Last Sunday Mrs. Bonnie Mat
lock. aged IL. and her husband
disagreed. in Shreveport, about
which church tn attend. The
husband left the house. when the
wife committed suicide by shoot
ing he: self in the head.
Robert j. Maloney. prominent
reformer and Notary. of New
Orleans. was arrested in that city
on October Ia, charged with for
geries that would aggregate
800. 900 to $3.50, 900. He was u
candidate for the Senate ON the
Wilkinson ticket.
The new game law now in
operation. is expected to bring
into the State revenue of $75. 900.
There seems To be a general
disposition to observe this law,
undoubtedly increase the game of
the State. Those who observe it
will not be slow to guard its
endorsements.
En- PEASANT. it is well to state
that the presidential campaign in
Louisiana has been the quietest
ever known in the political
history of the State. 1t has done
no hurraLing, but the peoples
Democratic dollars have been
shouting for Bryan at . tremen-
dous rate. That is campaigning
to some purpose.
Last week one Of the largest
stills in the State was uneartht q
in jackson parish and six arrests
were maderin connection with the
illicit distilling of liquor. 1t was
supposed to have been in oper-
alton for ten or twelve years and
had a capacity. of IS gallons.
Everywhere movements are
being inaugurated to diversity
crops next year and the truck and
fruit growers association are par
ticuIary active in projecting their
organizations and plans for diver
sifications of theirproducts during
the coming year.
The overflow IN Red river valley
has turned the attention of agri-
culturalists to other products than
and more attention Is
being paid to raising corn. peas,
alfalfa and other feed stuffs,
while garden products are receiv-
ing proper attention in order to