Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06
NEWS
IN LOUISIANA
GOVERNMENT MAY ESTABLISH
DEMONSTRATION FARMS IN
EAST BATON ROUGE.
TO HAVE FIG CANNERY
Gas and Oil in Paying Quantities Re-
ported to Have Been Found.

ported to Have Been Found.
Carload of Babies Distributed Among
Catholic Homes.
Mansfield.-The Texas and Pacific
passenger and freight depot at Mans
ield Junction was destroyed by fire.
Part of the cotton platform and the
residence escaped destruction
The loss is about $4,000.
Baton Rouge. - Information has
been received here that the Amite
River Outing Clubs tugboat and
louseboat sunk on Amite river Tues
lay. This is the third time the
of this club has found its
way to the bottom.
Observation-Disclosures is being
placed on the site for the erection of
the big staye factory of the Dalton
Clark company. The factory is to be
built on grounds adjoining the Arantz
BIZ os.' hardware mill, in the south
END of the city.
Alexandria.-A novel sight to Alex
andrians was the distribution of a
carload of babies at the Southern Pa
cifc depot, The passenger train had
a special car attached to it contain
ing 40 babies, which are being dis
tributed in Catholic homes by the
New York Foundlings Hospital.
Grand Cane.-Messrs. Markley and
Elara, representing the St. Louis Gas
and Oil Company Of st. Louis, were
here a few days ago taking options
on oil lands. They secured 5,lOo
acres a few miles east of the town, on
which they will sing test wells. They
believe this parish contains the con-
Meeting link between the Caddo and
Jennings fields.
Shreveport.-G. NJ. c. Massey, aged
so, a Methodist minister and farmer
Of Pickton, Wood county. Tex, plead
ed guilty in the Federal court to cir
culating counterfeit bills. Judge Boar
man suspended sentence. DR.. W. L.
testified that the old man was
mentally irresponsible. A brother
two sons and several Wood county
we're here in Massey's de-
tense.
Observation-Disclosures Cassels OF
the mill at Folsom, lately purchased
by Gabrielle & Sons Of this place
left here to look over the property
and get everything in shape to begin
operations on about March ]. Mr.
Cassels states that there is standing
enough near the mill to keep
busy. for over 20 years.
Coyington.-Peter Didian, an en-
ploye of Jahuke, and living with his
family on the Jahuke place, just be-
low town, was here with his family to
view the carnival and then started
home with his family in a small naph'
tina launch. When nearly home he
lost his balance and fell overheard
and before the boat could be righted
he had drowned.
Coyington.-During the past week
several thousand copies Of a small
entitled Souvenir OF the
Ozone Belt" were distributed among
the visitors to New Orleans hotels,
and already the good results are be-
ginning to be felt. The past few
days the arrivals have increased to
a marked degree, and among those
who have registered are many people
from the North.
Estherwood.-The Eureka rice mill
has closed down for a few days. They
are getting in more rough rice stock
and will make another good run. The
rice market is active. The Midland
rice mill is at rest for a while, await
ing more rough rice stock which is
coming in. D. Romero, near Mermen'
tau, La, has nearly 300 acres plowed
and most Of the land prepared for
Cane planting is nearly completed in
this section.
Baton Rouge.-Charging that the
chemical preparation used by the
and Mississippi Valley railroad
had killed six of his cows and four
yearlings, Davis s. McHugh has filed
suit against the railroad for $240 to
recover the damage which he says he
has sustained. The bill recites that
the railroad used this chemical to
kill grass along the right of way OF
the road, which WITS not fenced in SO
as to keep cattle of. The cattle were
in good, healthy condition when they
went on the roads right of way to
Craze, and in a few days after eating
the poisoned grass were taken sick
and died.
Baton Rouge.-The five Holden
brothers were brought to the city
from st. Tammany parish, where they
were convicted on the charge of bur
glary. and were placed in the state