Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
| LOUISIANA
| At A Glance
The express office az POwhattan
La, was robbed.


United States Senator McLaurin
delivered an address at Forest.
Alexandria voted $4,000 bonds for
electric light and water extensions.
The Scott County Agricultural High
school, will be located at Harperville.
Nine ~bartenders we're arrested in a
raid Of near-beer places at Shreye-
port.
A thousand carloads of grain will
be the Angus, export record at New
Orleans.
The State museum will establish a
collection Of Louisiana animals, birds
and fish.
A movement has been inaugurated
to erect at Vernon a new court house
for Jackson parish.
Patrick c. Crowley, former mayor
of Lake Charles, died in the Pine
vile insane asylum.
The state reunion of Confederate
veterans will be held at Alexandria
September 8 and 10.
Grand Isle electric line promoters
said plans were far enough advanced
to promise construction.
Governor Sanders will deliver good
roads addresses September Z at Con.
| Zales and DOnaldsonVille.
Ten thousand sheep will be sent
from Calcasieu parish to the Miller
l0l ranch, near Ponca, Okla.
1t is reported that Walter Cohen
will not be reappointed register Of
the land office at New Orleans.
A car of lumber reaching Baton
Rouge from a Mississippi mill con-
| tanned thousands of boil weevils.
Two negroes were killed and an
other paralyzed by lightning during
an electrical storm at Alexandria.
A vessel with 10000 barrels Of mo-
Iasses that passed through the Plaq-
uemine locks reached Baton Rouge.
Only seven teachers of agriculture
have been found for agricultural
| courses in the public schools Of Lou
lisiana.
The plant of the Ouachita Lumber
Company, Limited, West Monroe, La,
was destroyed by fire, causing $780,
600 loss.
Oil operations in the Spider field,
in De Soto parish, were suspended
because Of difficulty experienced with
salt water.
A corn elevator with a capacity OF
5000 bushels per hour will be com
| pleted at Rayne in time to handle
this seasons crop.
A bartender at Shreveport convict,
ed Of violating the prohibition law
was fined 5000 and sentenced to 100
| days on the roads.
Miss Annie T. Perks, 76 years old,
a successful and wealthy retired bust
ness woman, dropped dead at Mans
field while dressing.
All of the parties who were shot
by w. S. Wade, the negro desperate,
at Monroe, are resting easily and
will probably recover.
Burglars stole two pistols from C..
! H. Goodwin at Monroe, but were
frightened away before getting $1,000
which was in the safe.
The Law and Order league at Ope.
lousas adopted a long list Of sugges-
tions to authorities urging the stamp
ing out of the liquor traffic.
The Baton Rouge boat service is
greatly on the increase, and more
boats are making the capitol city
landing than in recent months.
The program q announced for
the convention of the third and fourth
class pOstmasters of Louisiana at
Winfield September IS and Is.
The Bienville Parish Agricultural
High school will be located at Area
dia, where a farm of forty acres, in
charge of a technical superintendent,
will be made sel%f-sustaining.
A plan is on foot, and has received
the support of the Tangipahoa and
Livingston parties, to build a model
road from Hammond to Baton Rouge,
running through Denham Springs.
The Louisiana board of equaliza-
ton completed its labors and took
final adjournment after fixing the to-
tai assessment for 1909 at $513,458,.
$50. The decrease in the assessment
on cotton lands will amount to $5,-
600, 900.
Governor Sanders has named a long
list of delegates who are to represent
this state at the Farmers congress,
which is to be held on October 4 at
Raleigh, N. c., and is to consider
matters Of Importance 10 the farmers
Of the south.
The Louisiana board of eQualiza-
ton is making rapid progress in 60
ing over the assessments. While
timber assessments have been raised
over assessors returns, they are be.
low last years figures.
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