The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-09
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Secretary Favror of the commission
charged with the disbursement OF the
funds due to Spanish-American war
veterans, states that applications are
coming il at the rate of about 100 per
day, and that as soon as sufficient
number of corrected applications have
been received and filed the commission
will be called to meet to take action ON
these applications, after which the
checks covering the amount OF the
claims will be mailed. twill probably
be about thirty days before the COM
mission is called.
Presiden. Boyd of the State Univers-
ity has been notified that state uni
versities have been placed on the PEN
sion list OF the Carnegie educational
fund. Col. Boyd was active at the Chi
cago convention Of the presidents OF
state universities looking to this end.
The Carnegie educational fund PEN
sions, under this arrangement, all In
structors who have been In the employ
Of the state universities for twenty
five years.
The Crowley Oil and Mineral Com
pany has Just distributed $4,000 in
dividends, being the tweuty-fourth 10
per cent. dividend declared by the COM
pany. The first dividend was paid out
July l, 1904. Since then, in period Of
less than four years, the company has
paid out In dividends nearly half mill
lion dollars, almost two and half
times the capital stock of the company.
A new company, capitalized at ST.
000, 900, has been organized to operate
a steamship line between Philadelphia
and New Orleans. The line will be
known as the Philadelphia, Atlantic
and Gulf Transportation company, and
will begin weekly freight and passen-
ger service between Philadelphia and
the Crescent City in very short time.
Miss Matte B. McGrath, state presi-
dent of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, has accepted the invita-
ton extended that body to attend the
inaugural ceremonies at Baton Rouge
on May IS. The presence of many
members of this organization at the
ceremonies is especially desired to
make the affair success.
The citizens of Plaquemine are de-
termined to continue the public schools
of the town for two months more. SUI
6cient money has been raised by pri-
vate subscription. The money will be
handled by committee of citizens and
the same corps of citizens will be en-
ployed.
The cannery of the Pelican Lake
Oystel Packing company at Houma has
wound up the oyster season, and about
two hundred Bohemians employed in
the cannery have returned to Balti-
more. This plant enjoyed profitable
season. During the warm months
shrimp. vegetables and fruit will be
canned.
Edmund Maurin, commander of the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans,
las accepted the invitation to attend
the inaugural and promises to partici-
pate with the Louisiana division in the
ceremonies attending the Inauguration
of Hon. Jared Y. Sanders as governor
on May Is.
Producers Oil Company's well No.
Al in the Jennings oil field was brought
in under compressed air, and is testing
at the rate of 1900 barrels per day.
The output of this field is now about
$4,000 barrels per day.
Richardson we'll No. 2, producing
about fifty barrels of oil and Is, 200, 900
cubic feet of gas per day, has just been
brought in at the Caddo oil field. 1t is
estimated that the field is now produce
ing $1,000 barrels of oil per week.
The Grand Gulf company, now oil
company in the Jennings oil field, will
drill wildcat well south of the main
field, on Bayou des Cannes. The result
Of this work viii be watched with
much interest.
The Iron Mountain Railroad company
has filed an application with tho rail-
road commission to be allowed to dis
continue Spencer and Sterlington sta
tons on'the line of the Little Rock and
Monroe railroad.
Frank Stewart, pumping engineer
at Hammond, gave his life to save a
small boy from being killed by an Illi-
nois Central engine. Stewart Jumped
in front of the engine and tossed the
boy safely off the track, but was him
self run over and crushed to death.