Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-17
GENERAL NEWS.

the country and many senators and rep
resentatives are receiving protests
from their constituents.
Crowley. La, has been having a mao
dog scare, as a result OF which some
1872 dogs have been killed.
Congressman Cushman of the state
of Washington died in Washington u.
G. On July 9Th, from pneumonia, brought
on as a result Of an operation.
Cot. B, F. Eshleman OF New Orleans,
a roted confederate veteran ard a
member of the firm of Stautfer, Eshle-
nan & Co. died On July 9Th at Nara
gansett Pier, where he had gone for
his health.
Heavy and destructive rains have re-
Gently been experienced IN Kansas
Missouri and Iowa.
The Spanish American War CommN-
sion has given SIS, 675. 04 for distribution
among the Louisiana soldiers VINO nave
claims against the government.
A gang of convlcts left Baton Rouge
for Monroe in Ouachita parish, where
thew will be employed in building a
model good road between Monroe ana
Calhoun. The next gang of convlcts
sent ant for road purposes will be sent
to Caddo.
The city council of the town of La
fayette appropriated $500 for the La
fayette Parish Fair.
The parish of Bienville will build
three brick high schools this year, rep
r~esenting an outlay Of $4,000. They
will be located at Arcadia, Bienvllie
and Gibsland, the equipment and bulld-
ing of each school to cost $40, 000.
The truckers around Mansura, La
have formed a truck growers associ-
alton, starting out with a membership
of IS. A meeting was held at Man.
sura on July 9Th. for the purpose OF or
ganizing, at which time G. l.. Tiebout,
horticulturalist of the State Expert
ment Station, addressed the truckers.
Automobile owners of Houma, La.
have formed an organization and will
work for a good roads system.
A Good Roads rally will be held in
Washington parish in the town of
Franklinton on August 4th at which
time Gov. Sanders will be the principal
speaker.
The truck growers of Sicily Island
have formed an association.
The North Atlantic Squadron, con-
sisting of thirteen battleships, is as
sembled off the New England coast at
Cape Ann for four or five weeks OF
naval manoeuvers.
1t is reported that a million dollar
molasses factory will probably be erect
ed in St. Bernard parish near the new
refinery Of the American Sugar Rein
ing Co.
Salt water is said to be creating some
trouble in the Calcasieu and Vermillicr
lice fields and some of the pumping
plants have been compelled to shut
down on account of the presence of toe
much salt in the water. The deep wells
are also said to be running low,
The Deshotels Truck Growers Asso'
ton was organized recently and has {
membership of IS. This organization
will cooperate with the Opelousas As
ISOLATION.
Chief U. s. Deputy Marshal 7. F
Laiche arrested Lynn Smith in Jeaner
cite last week on a peonsge charge
made a year ago.
A. large list of premiums will b
given by the State Board of Agricul
ture at the State Fair to be held ii
Shreveport this fall.
Women convicts are working on thu
road at Mansfield, but it is stated tina
they will probably be relieved of tina
duty.
The police jury of Thibodaux appoint
ed a committee to cooperate with com
mittees from the other parishes on tn
proposed Brownsville, Texas-New Or
leans good road.
John ID. Rockefeller has just givel
the General Board of Education SIC
900, 600. The price of oil will nov
probably rise.
Cholera has broken out in Russia an
reports from St. Petersburg are to tn
effect that during the "a hours endin
noon of July 9th, l5S new cases an
suspects had been received in the cit
hospitals and SO deaths had occurred
On account Of the difficulty in deter
mining the boundaries, the transfer 0
the Quarantine Station at the mouth q
the river, to the U. S. government ha
not yet been made. The governmer
has asked for a map and the titles wi
be thoroughly overhauled.
The timber assessments in VIM pal
ish have been increased 8 per cent.
Coyington, La. has been experien'
ing an egg famine which is PARTICULAR
unfortunate for that locality owing
the large demand for eggs for lun
patients.
The auto patrol wagon. Of New O
leans, by means of which crimina
could have an up to date trip to jai