Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
LOUISIANA
At A Glance

Porter Hollcy was killed IN a cot.
ton gin accident near C~ousha'ta.
The Louisiana State university
opened with an attendance Of $40.
The Ascension parish police jury
set aside $4,000 for good road pur'
poses.
The proposed tax 10 erect an asrl.
cultural high school al Henry was
defeated.
Six houses were struck by light
ming during an electrical storm at
New Orleans.
Mayor J. d. Pace of Winfield has
rendered his resignation to the gov
ernOr and it has been accepted.
Fire caused by a natural gas eX-
plOsion resulted IN the destruction OF
two residences in Shreveport.
The Southwest Louisiana Indus
trial institute, at Lafayette, opened
| its ninth session with 200 students
in attendance.
Charles Rouse, II years old, and
his brother Walter, IA, we're drowned
| while bathing in the Comile river in
East Baton Rouge parish.
Managers OF all Farmers Union
| cotton warehouses in Louisiana met
at Alexandria TO discuss the handling
and movement OF the crop.
Eugene ScheXnaydre, a Confeder-
ate veteran, 20 years old, died at st.
James, La, from injuries sustained
by being struck by a train.
Rev. Horace Siberill CT Cape Gl~
| rardeau, Mo-, will succeed Rev. K. l..
Porter as pastor of the First Chris.
tan church at Baton Rouge.
The Pearl River County Agricultu.
raj High school opened at P%oplarville
with an address by State Superln-
tendent of Education j. \. Powers.
Pearl fishing in the lake at Moor
ingsport is proving remuneratlVe.
Some of the pearls are reported 10
have brought the finders $73 each.
At a conference at Baton Rouge
of the principals of the agricultural
high schools of Louisiana a plan to
diversity crops was discussed with
favor.
The negroes are raising funds to
purchase a site to be donated to
the parish school board for the build
ing of a central school at Natchito-
ches.
Another boat has been put in the
Baton Rouge trade by The MISSISSIPPI
pi Packet company, and both the
steamer Imperial and steamer st,
James are making the capital city
landing.
DR.. E. L. McGhee, president of the
Louisiana Anti-Tuberculosis league,
lectured at Garyville on the proven
ton of tuberculosis, and used lantern
slides. A branch anti-tuberculosls
league was organized to assist in the
work.
The Rayne corn elevator at Rayne
has been completed, ana deliveries
on contracts are now being made
One mercantile firm received an in
quiry for prices on 10000 bushels
which will probably be handled
through the elevator.
The Woodmen of Baton Rouge have
received an invitation to attend the
Woodmen of the World potato ban
ouet, to be held October 8 on the
grounds of the Woodmen of the
World resort, near Gloster, Miss. The
feature of the day will be a swee'
potato dinner and speeches by emf
nent Woodmen orators Of Mississippi
and Louisiana.
At a meeting of the Women's Pro
eressive union il COvingtOn the fol
lowing officers were elected: Mrs
3. 3. Warren, president: Mrs. Pres
ton Burns, first vice president; Mrs
Albert Smith, second vice president
Mrs. William Bodebender, secretary
and Mrs. Wallace Poole, treasurer
The union voted $25 toward the eS
penses of the chemical engine con
pany.
The Texas rice mills have severe
representatives in Plaquemjne and V.
cinity purchasing rice, which is be
ing shipped direct to me mills a
Galveston and other places. A bette
price is being paid for the cerea
than what is offered by the New Or
leans merchants, besides cutting on
the charges and expenses of the mid
dleman. 1t is stated that from 3
cents to 40 cents is saved on eac
bag.
Andrew Gossett, acting for a nun
Der of sheep farmers from LAX
Charles and vicinity, has complete
! the shipment of 5000 sheep to tn
} lOl ranch of Miller Bros, lear Okla
homa City, Okla. The price paid wa
50 per head. Miller Bros. were viii
l ing to buy twice that number, an
: the sheepmen were willing to Sc
: them, but the mosquitoes had sea
tered the herds so badly that the
could not be rounded up.
A collision between Thomas Ke
chens, riding a motorcycle, and Mo-
! ris Frank, on a bicycle, created som
excitement on the streets Of LAX
2 Charles. Mr.. Franks boy was throw
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