The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-21
GENERAL NEWS
Picked Up Here and There

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Feb. 22 to carry passengers to the
Firemen's celebration.
A notable wedding took place
ut Dubberly in the marriage of
Percy ID. Burton. of Lewisville,
and Miss nj. Elizabeth Kcnnon
last week.
The Baton Rouge, Hammond
& Eastern Railroad has been
transferred to the YaZoo & Mis-
sissIppi Valley road and will be
operated by the latter road.
Now that foot ball has had its
innings, the base ball fans have
come to the fore and active pre-
rarations are afoot for the inau-
guration of the national game.
Shreveport will fight in the Texas
League this year for the pennant.
A frightful double murder and
robbery of two men was discov-
cred at Oakdale, on the Watkins
road, about sixty miles north of
Lake Charles on the morning of
the 18th. All attempts to trace
the murderers proved futile.
Shreveport expects to have its
new canning factory ready for
Operation within thu next six
weeks. The tendency towards
truck farming is rapidly develop
ing in Louisiana this year. 1t
will mark an increased prosperity
in the operations and conditions
of the farming interests.
In the case of J. L. Williams,
tried at Shreveport for arson
committed at Vivian some weeks
ago, the jury failed to agree. In
this case. two men, j. T. Measles
and Robert Patrick confessed to
burning the store of Williams,
but implicated him In the deed.
| The next legislature will consist
of about 100 new members, and
that body will convene on Mon
day, May IL. Governor Sanders
will be inaugurated on Monday,
May Is. From present indications
this event will become a tremend-
Gus ovation to lIouisiana's brainy
chief executive.
One of the features IN the Fire
mems parade tomorrow ut Baton
Rouge will be a handsomely de-
corated float of Johanna WaddeIl
Chapter, u. ID. G.. of THAT city. 1t
is foregone conclusion that it
will be an attractive feature of
the parade and reflect credit on
the skill and taste of these patrio-
tic Southern daughters.
| The plan of encouraging the
children of the public schools in
planting some kind of crop, is
attracting active cooperation
from the teachers associations
and the State Board of Agricul-
ture and immigration. 1t was
first brought into notice by V. L,
Roy. of Avoyelles, aud is fast
becoming very popular.
The Democratic State Contra
Committee held a brief meeting
and promulgated the primary
election returns last week. The
meeting was characterized BY the
utmost harmony. The motion tC
declare Sanders the nominee fol
governor was made by Gen
Estopinal, his campaign manager
aud was seconded by K. N. Sims
Mr.. Wiikinson's manager.
According to the recent ruling
of the postmaster general, after
tho first of next April all sub
scribers to journals, who are one
year in arrears, will be dropped
from their lists unless they renew
their subscriptions. No discre'
ton is left publishers with ref
erence to this matter. While
publishers do not like to adopt
such a method, they have ne
other recourse.
Irregularities have been fount
in the public printing Office, which
have caused President Roosevelt
to remove public printer Stalllng'
and ordered the Department o.
Commerce and Labor to institute
thorough investigations into thu
working of the plant. 1t wouls
seem as if the President was vlgor
ously welding the big Stick,
and would close his administration
In blaze Of popular enthusiasm
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