The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-17

backing into the passenger station
when the accident occurred. The
street car was crushed in the center
and knocked completely from the
track and turned around. The pas.
! senger coach was derailed and thu
| platform broken of. Motorman O
| T. Adams was caught under the cal
| and had his left leg broken, and
| was otherwise bruised. Conductor
Mark1ea was also bruised. There was
only one passenger in the car and he
escaped without INJURY.
Dynamite Drops From Log.
The Natalbany Lumber Companyss
saw mill narrowly escaped probable
| damage with possible fatalities, sew
eral days ago by dynamite falling
out OF log while on the log con-
veyor. The company was having a
| right Of way cleared on one of the
spurs and at night the man who
was hauling the dynamite put what
he had left in a hollow log and eyi-
IDENTIFY forgot to get it in the morn
ing. The log was loaded, with others
and brought into The mill pond, and
on its way up the steep log convey
or seven sticks of dynamite fell out.
= 80
Sell Liquor Without License.
!. w. A. Suvad, a son of w. G.. Su-
vad. who, with L.1G. Patterson, was
arrested a few days ago at Lake
Charles, charged with running a
floating saloon ON the Sabine river,
was here trying to arrange for bond
for his father. He states that the two
men were backed by Orange. Texas,
liquor men who believe that the Sa-
bine river, being the state boundary
line, is not subject to the jurisdic-
tion of local option communities
along it's banks and who propose to
test the right of selling liquor with
out local or state license
Close Deal for Mill.
The American Rice Milling Com
pany at Crowley, whose mill was de-
stroyed by fire Sept. 20, have an
nounced that. they would resume op-
erations within short time. The
company has closed deal for the
Star B. Mill, which has been idle for
the past two years. and will begin
Immediately overhauIing 1t and in-
gtalling modern machinery IN sew
eral departments. T. B. and G. J.
Freeland, who own the company,
have been among the most active
operators in the rice belt and are ex-
tensive planters as well as millers.
Catahoula Parish Divided.
Complete returns from the parish
division election are in, and show
that the Parish of La Sale is Great
ed by the decisive vote of 273 ma
jority. The vote for the creation of
the parish is 1.022, and that against;
the creation of same is 649. Every
body takes the result quietly, be-
lieving that the outcome is the best
possible solution aof the fierce fight
over the question and will conciliate
the two opposing sections and re-
unite their people. No election was
held at Tawleys.
To Plant Coolers.
Caddo planters and businessmen
in the proposition of cul-
tivating goobers for commercial pur-
poses have a supporter in Colonel
Charles Schuler, Commissioner of
who thinks it will be
for preserving and can
ming, and is sanguine there will be
no trouble in finding market for
the goods. The goober vines, he says,
may be used for hay, and the plant
itself, in his opinion, will result in
fertilizer for the soil, as it is good
nitrogen producer.
Run Over by Train.
L. F. Prestwood, foreman of the
car repairing department at Eros,
for the fremont and Gulf railroad,
was run over by train and hfs right
arm and shoulder crushed. He was
attempting to board passing train
and loosing his hold fell under the
train. He was sent by special train
to the Shreveport sanitarium. Recov-
cry is doubtful.
High School Destroyed by Fire.
The Calhoun High School building
was destroyed by fire Friday morn
ing. The fire originated in a defec-
tive fue, and before assistance
could be rendered the fire had got
ten beyond control. There was no
insurance on the building, though
a good part of the schoolroem fur
niture was saved and school will be
resumed in one of the local churches.
New Lumber Mill.
Lake Arthur's new lumber mill Is
rapidly. The foundatlon
is being laid, and the plant is ex-
pected to be in operation by the hrst
day of January.
Named Agricultural Superintendent.
The Queen & Crescent system an
nounces the appointment of Prof. w.
NJ. Bambsrge as agricultural super
with headquarters al
Lexington, KY, and having generai
iurisdiction over all lines of the COM
nany. Prof. Bamberge was for sew
eraI years connected with the United
c...a. dararfment of agriculture, and