Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
canning factories and creameries.

ralSed the assessment VI tHt pdTlSH ny
over a million dollars. The value of
timber lands will be increased 30 per
cent.
A Truck Growers Association was
organized at Slaughter, La. and it is
proposek to have a big public meeting
or July Is.
Two cases of Charlton were reported
to Baton Rouge last week from Zachary
La.
A very severe hot wave has been
prevailing in the Eastern states. The
city of New York has suffered severely
and many deaths and prostrations oc-
Cured. In New York thousands of
people have been going to the public
parks at night and sleeping out Of
doors on the ground and at Coney Is
land the beach has been covered with
~sleepers who went there to take refuge
from the heat of the city.
The Isla de Luzon: the vessel on
which the Louisiana Naval Brigade is
taking its annual cruise, will spend its
time at Ship Island, Capt. j. W. Bos-
tick having abandoned the proposed
trip to Cuba. Target practice and drill
will be INDUCED in at Ship Island. The
reason given for abandoning the Cuban
trip is that the fresh water evaporators
would not work, but it is also reported
that the Spanish Cubans object SO the
naval reserve visiting them,
New Orleans will probably abandon
soon its barbarious plan Of dumping the
city garbage into the river and dispose
of it by filling up the swamps in the
rear of the city. The Council Commit
tee has already passed favorably upon
City Engineer Hardege's plans to carry
this into effect.
Thursday morning, June "a, Bishop
David Sessums delivered an address at
Christ Church Chapel concentrating
his eighteenth anniversary as Bishop of
the Episcopal church of Louisiana.
The Gasoline launch Jane, owned by
S. Zemurray and valued at over 45, 600,
was destroyed by fire last week through
an accidental explosion of the gasoline.
The explosion is presumed to heve been
caused by Edwards, a Waterman and
helper. stepping on a match which
lighted and caused the gasoline to eX-
plode.
The Progressive Union held a meet
ing Saturday of the committee appoint
ed to start work for the entertainment
of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water.
ways Convention to be held in New Or
leans in November. This is a matter
in which every parish of the state, as
we'll as every state in the union should
is Interested, or should be.
Monroe, in the parish of Ouachita
will have a new City Hall and school.
house. The city hall will cost sio9. cog
and will make provisions for the Jail anc
fire department.
DR.. Quitman Kohnke, widely known
and skilled physician, who was Chief
Health Officer in New Orleans for eight
years after the establishing of the City
Board Of Health in 1897, died suddenly
at Covington, La. early Saturday morn
ing, June 26. DR.. Kohnke had beer
residing in Covington for several years
and it was while attending an early
morning call that he expired,
President Taft's itinerary next fall
! includes a visit to the Alaska ukor
Exposition in Seattle, thence through
California to Texas, on the border line
of which state a meeting will probably
be arranged between the presidents o.
the sister republics, Mexico and thu
United States. Returning home Presi
dent Taft will visit New Orleans il
time to attend the Waterways Conven
ton and pass through Jackson, Miss,
Birmingham and Montgomery, Ala. apt
Augusta, Georgia.
The negroes of the Parish of St. Der
nard have bought a lot 40 feet by ~
feet.from the Borgnehlouth Realty Go
on ,which;it is proposed to build 2 col
cred school house, the negroes ~turnin.
over the property to the parish on tn.
authorities promise to erect the schoo
huildmg.H III; 20
fbaisiana stands second on the list o
states in the production Of lumber. -
The Southwest Louisiana .Trucl
Growers Association has just been or
ganized at Opelousas, La, starting
with a membership of forty.
Theophile Eurgine of Sweet Lake
near Lake Charles, La. died June 26
from Charlton, caught by skinning
COW supposed to have died from tn
disease. Calcasieu parish reports char
bon as prevailing in various sections
eight deaths having occurred among
the stock'of Lowrey plantation.
DR.. w. T. O'Reilly, health officer o
New Orleans, declares that the founda
tons of cisterns form breeding place.
for mosquitoes, but says there is no or
dinance giving him power to remed!
the same.
The Progressive Union of New Or
leans last week sent out f%orty-nine in