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The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished by W. B, Hlbbs & Co,
members o. the Chicago Board Of Trade. Hibbs
Building rs Fifteenth street northwest
Chicago. Oct I4-Wheat opened fractuaIly lower
and ruled about steady The first hall hour Of the
session Tho Northwestern markets BEGAN 70 de-
yelop considerable strength In which our market
soon participated and led by local professionals and
good commission house buying. prices ran 10
quickly until advance from the low point Of the
day Of nearly cents per bushel made. fea-
ture Of the day the relative strength in Decem-
Der compared with May
Corn was distinctly heavy the earlier part q the
session liquidation hy local professionally Under
and around 60 cents for May. the market became
oversold and in sympathy with the rapid advance
in wheat and covering by shorts and a replace
ment Of long lines sold early. prices scoring full
cent advance from the low point.
Prices for cats sympathized with those Of other
grains with trade very quiet Cash houses sold De
cember moderately. but offerings well absorbed.
Shipping demand was only fair but sample lots
we're firm at 4 to n cent advance.
Provisions ruled sharply higher led by lard, which
IN large demand. The selling mostly in the
way Of prohttaking There was a good shipping de-
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15

Byrd. r., tr;stees 70 secure Balch B. Wilson,
$1,000 years, per cent, semi-annnally.
Pleasant Plains and Mount Pleasant-I0t 2 In
block Is: Elwood Mcitzlcr It u1 Ct al to Elmer
T. Ramey and Harry s. WelOh. trustoes. to
secure Lucy s. Weaver. $500 year. per CENT,
serri-aunually
Square s2s9-Lot ?: G. Frank Ferell Il TX 70 The
Washington Loan and Trust Company, trustee.
TO secure Equitable COOPERATIVE Building As
ISOLATION S2.loo.
Square slot 6; John h Glen ct ux. 70 A. A.
Jackson ana Charles @. Wardcns. trustees. 70
secure tho Girlrd Trust Company. $1,000 ;
yearr, "a per cent, semi-annoally.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.

GRAIN-Wheat. new. per bus. LO5sl.B; .on
sheed per bus. 75aso; cob. per Dbl. Anal 50 oats
Western white. No. 2. per bus. Sass: mixed 10
bus. 42a50; bran. per ton ZlOOa2SoO; middling no
ton 4.O0aZ7.O0-
HAY AND sTRAW-HRy. Western. No. / IA N,
1850; No 2. H50al5O0; mixed u.44ai4OO: straw
rye. handle. 160OSl6O0 rye, machine thrash se,
800; straw wheat. per ton. 6O0a6 50; straw cat No.
ton 65Oa70o.
sEEDS-Alsike. per bus. ssOas 80: clover ne,
bus 9.0oa925: timothy. PEI bus, lsCa225. -rinsoT
clover, per bus, 5Os!O0.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Oct H.-Money on call at the stock
exchange to-day opened at ~ Der cent: highest 5;
lowest. q closing. 4. Most Of the days loans were
made at ~ per cent
stu higher utes Were quoted for time money.
Demand continued % grow IN volume. but banks
were unwilling 20 loan for any maturity short Of
four months and consequently rates for tho shorter
mAtunties well the longer dates, moved
upward For EKty and ninety-day loans Per cent
was quoted and four months money also com
mandsd that rate. For five and six months quota
tons were marked I'd to f7sa5 Der cent
Tho market for sterling to-day was eaaer. with
rates below yesterdays final level. Rates FOR
actual business closed follows: Sixty DAYS.
Asa5AG-sZ demand. ASe6aA- sos; cables 4s6s5a
Ae655
Commercial bills Lsl for ninety DAYS and
As2aAS2is Tor SIXTY days Flour bills. ES2H for
sixty days Grain. As.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

Baltimore, Oct N-wHEAT-Firmer; spor con-
tract lisa; spot No red Western. L22H; october
LIS; December. Liz steamer No red. IOea r.
ceips, A4Ss Bushels; exportS z no bushels, slu.b
ern by sample, l07al.29
CORN-Fluner; SPOT g.; year 6gssas2z Tan
uary. 62iha62A receipts IS. 6l9 bushels.
OATs-Stock IN elevators. $1,000 hushelsa sh,r-
ments from elevators. l2,922 bushels. White No 2
as 70 weight haiiA; do. No. ;. 42af5; do No a
Al. A'
RYE-stock in elevators. u2.s5s bushelv. .t,,.
ments frum elevators, Sol bushels. No ~. W..
ern. CARROTS, domestic SoaSoiii No. rye hearbTI
76a7s: bag lots. new, as % quality, 65a7s ~
FDOUR-Winter extra new, L25a4T5. A .,o..
new. 45a5.o5; do. straight new, 5lOl525. 40
patent new. 555a5.70; spring clear new soas e.
do. straight. new. 5l0a560 city mills best natent
$50; do. highgrade patent, go: do. sttaigbt SEQ
choica family. $40; do. extra. As0a4g3; re Ars,-
medium TO choice. 4EaL5O; cornmeal. yper 100 Ibs
l-eoal70.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-EKtra, Der cwt.. A5Oa6Oo: do. butter,
4OOa4j0; common. Aooa5.00.
HoGs-Per eTt. gross. 7.sOas.5O; ordinary. LOOa
$50.
sHEEP-Prims. clipped. ags4OO; common. clip
ped 2o0a30o.
LAMBs-chOioe. spring. Der ID. Tn74; medium,
GATH.
oALvEs-Prims. per ID. Q; medium. s: sraus.
SAL
COWs-Prime, fresh each, ss.oOaa5oo; do. CON-
mon. each. &.0Os90OOi do. Old and drT. 1o.ooazkea
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. 3. Hibbs & Co.
members Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibbs
Building, rs Fifteenth street northwest
New York, Oct IA big spot demand was the
locomotive in cotton to-day. Speculation was the
tender. spots pulled speculative markets uphill
easily in spite Of heavy realizing at home and
abroad sharp SPOT demand impressed bulls a.
the very best kind Of foundation for a bull market
Killing frost again reported to-day.
Spot markets were reported active. firm and ris
ing Spinners we're inquiring for cotton engaged on
call at so much ION October or December Tho
basis is about thirty points 0n' here
Some New Orleans dispatches denied that then
had been any serious damage to the crop in that
section. The sh6st interest Il much reduced or
The whole. the market acted in a manner thai
pleased its friends.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Regular call at = O'Clock noon;
Washington Railway and Electric Il. 1900 al
SSIk
Potomac Electric convertible s., 5000 AZ 1854
Washington Railway and Electric CON. AZ AZ.
50 a 46lh.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. At 0gsk
20 AZ e3A. 5 az 1874.
Mergenthaler, ! at lSh, ! AZ lSh.
Lanston. 10 at IsA. 100 at lSA 100 at lsA. 100 Al
l55s. 100 at lsss. 500 at l5h 100 at BA.
National Savings and Trust 10 At G5.
After call-WashingtOn Gas. AZ TIA.
Following the bid and asked prices on PES
terday's Washington Stock Exchange:
Gas ROkn9
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs q Co.
members New York Stock Exchange, HIbbs Build
Ing. Us Fifteenth street northwest
CALL MONEY-SALEs BIZ HOURS
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15

New York. oct M-wHEAT-Higher. checking
business No Northern Duluth, 20 arrive, LIZ
No. red. T. o. b., nominal, In No 2 hard New
York. T. o. b.. L24A; No. l macaroni LO2 Z. o. b.
No. l Manitoba, Z. o b.. 70 arrive. OctoberNovem-
Der. LII. Exporter took ten loads. chiefly Mani
toba and Duum
CORN-SrOnger; slow. No. ? elevator. CO: No. 2
Z. O. b.. 69z No. 3 T. O. b.. end October 69sh; No
yellow T. o. b., 7olt No. 2. T. o. b., December to
March shipments, 6tlS. Exporters took two loads
RYE-Dull: nominal. Rev No !. 9 o b.. T5A
WHEAT Yea
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15

Closing prices year ago: New York-December
wheat L09&: December corn. 75i5. Chicaso-Decem-
Der wheat LOO ZIG; December corn. 6.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15
CURB SIARKET.

Quotations furnished b. W. b. Hibbs Co.
members q the New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs
.e..Iing. Is Fntesnth street northsesI.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-15

Largest Morning Circulation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Motion For New Trial.

Alleging that the verdict of the
Jury contrary to the law and the
evidence, that the Jury was permit
cd to read copies of the Picayune
containing full account of the evil
dence introduced in the case and
that one of the jurors was NOT quail
fed to sit in the case, the attorneys
OF James Labry, the youth convicted
Sunday Of manslaughter, have filed
at New Roads a motion for a new
trial. Should this be granted, the
new trial will make the third time
that the youths life has been placed
In jeopardy.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
WOULD HURT SUGAR INDUSTRY
sugar Planters Opposed to Removal
of Differentials.

at Napoleonville, a telegram was
received by Senator John Marks from
United States Senators McEnery and
Foster, asking what, in the opinion
OF the sugar planters of Louisiana,
would be the effect if the differentials
on refined sugar were removed. Sena-
tor Marks Immediately called meet
Ing Of prominent sugar planters of
Assumption, and, at the conference
held, an earnest protest against the
removal of ths am sln-
bodied on telegram and sseent to
the Louisiana Senator's. NJ eplar-
ters are OF the opinion that the re-
moval of the differentials would re-
suit in great harm to the sugar in
dustry Of Louisiana.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Young Wife Suicides.

At Shreveport, Mrs. Clark Jett
aged 20 wife of local railroad man,
died as the result of drinking water
z In which she had soaked heads of
matches, with suicidal intent. She
was formerly Miss Pet Newson, of
Fort Worth, Tex, where her mother
now reside and married three
years ago. Several months ago she
suffered from fever, which temporar-
lily deranged her mind. While in
this condition she read in a newspa-
per that an easy way to take ones
life was to dissolve match heads in
water. This prompted her to plan
her death. A few months ago she
tried twice to kill herself and once
attempted to cut her husbands
throat with razor.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Interest Revived in Oil.

The oil strike at the Jennings field
Monday has revived interest in pro-
duction at Evangeline. The Pro-
ducers Oil Company's gusher dou-
bled the production of the field,
which had fallen off to about 5000
barrels. The new well does not en-
large the proven field, but it has had
the effect of starting prospecting.
The Crowley Oil and Mineral Com
pany, which has sunk two holes on
the east side of the bayou, will con-
tinue operations in the old territory,
prospecting on this side
of the bayou for the present.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Claim of SeIf-Defense.

Coroner G. M. G. Stafford of Alex
andria has returned from Latannier,
where he went to hold an inquest
over the remains of J. H. Mills, who
was shot and killed by o. N. Satcher.
DR.. Stafford says that the statement
relative to the killing as told by
Satcher when he came to this city to
give himself up to custody of the
sheriff was correct. 1t was to the
effect that Mills abused Satcher,
refining his horse up close to him and
firing at him with pistol. and
Satc.her returning the fire with both
barrels Of his shotgun, killing Mills
instantly.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Timber Thieves at Work.

Fred Grace, Register of the Land
Office has received information that
timber thieves have been cutting
timber off some the state lands in
one Of the parishes of southwest
Louisiana. Mr.. Grace has addressed
letter to the District Attorney of
that parish, requesting that he make
an investigation Of the report, and if
the timber has been cut bring prose-
cution against the parties guilty of
the depredations. Mr.. Grace says
that he is always glad to receive any
information from parties regarding
damage to state lands. and that
prompt action will be taken to pros
ecute the guilty parties.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
BAD NEGRO SHOT DOWN.
Armed With a Winchester Rifle He
Resists Arrest, May Die.


Lumberton, Miss.A desperate
negro, with Winchester rifle, was
the cause of a shooting affray at the
Gulf and Ship Island depot here, as
a result of which the negro, Rufus
Green, lies at the point of death
from two pistol wounds inflicted by
Policeman C. NJ. Kelly. G. o. Ste
phens, agent of the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad company, received a
bullet in the leg, and the negro por-
ter was shot in the foot. The
wounds of Mr.. Stephens and the
not serious. The1y an1fWy pamfWy
negro 4norter. thQlg i naIn5ul. are not
serious The trouble grew out of
an attempt to arrest Green.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
PREACHER UNDER ARREST.
Said to Have Eloped With Young
Woman of Congregation,

st. Louis.-The Rev. P. R. Camp
bell, recently pastor of the Christian
church at Stamping Ground, KY,
was arrested here In company with
Miss Josephine Hosley, member OF
his church, on advice from John
Richards, marshal at Stamping
Ground. Campbell's wife and boy,
four years old, are living with Miss
Hosley's parents IN Louisville. The
Rev. Mr.. Campbell told the police he;
was abons eslEn to Kentucky,
and to tell Miss Hosleys father he|
would marry her when his wife OBJ
tanned divorce. He told the police
he loved Miss Hosley. and she said
she would stand by him now that
he was in the hands of the police.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Two Wells Will Be Drilled.

s. d. Elmore and L. M. Body, re-
presenting the Observation-Disclosures
Oil and Pipe Line Company, were in
Campti a few days ago to select a
suitable place to drill an oil we'll.
They propose to sink at least two
wells to a depth of $500 feet. The
Company owns the mineral rights on
several thousand acres of land near
here. Indications are of the best.
Strong pressure of gas has been
found at depth of few hundred
feet while drilling water wells at the
Frost-Johnson Lumber Company's
mill at the edge of town.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Hall Of Rice Crop Planted.

The Rice Journal says that the
END OF April finds considerable more
tnan half of the entire rice crop Of
tne United States in the ground, and
the general condition of the crop fair,
although In the various sections 1t
ranges from very poor to unusual
~ good. The acreage appears to be
ABOUT normal although there is an
increase on the Mississippi River and
In Arkansas.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
THREE NEGROES LYNCHED.
Citizens Act just After Soldiers
T,naVf

Marshall, Tex.A mob entered
the county jail here, secured three
negroes, Creole Nose, Pie Hill and
Mat Chase and lynched all of them.
The militia which has been guard
ing the Jail for the past three days
were relieved at midnight Saturday
and the citizens formed a mob imme-
diately taking the authorities by sur
prise. Nose, Hill and Chase We're
charged with firing upon and killing
Deputy Sheriff Mark Huffman and
wounding Constable Alexander, Car
gill, few days ago, while raiding
a crap game. No arrests have been
made.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Head Severed by Train.

John Ferrell. brakeman on the
New Orleans Great Northern Rail-
road, while making a switch of sew
eral cars of lumber at the Folsom
Export Company's yards lost his bal
ance and fell under the train. His
mead was severed and his body car
rled nifty feet and cut in several
rarts. The Coroner from Covington
came out and after impaneling a
Jury. returned verdict of acciden-
tai killing.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
MINING TROUBLES SETTLED.
An Agreement Between the Opera.
tors and Miners Signed.


Philadelphia.-P a ce between
mine workers and operators in the
anthracite coal regions of Pennsyl-
vania Is assured for another period
of three years. The agreement con-
tinuing in force until March 81,
1912, the awards of the Anthracite
Coal Strike Commission was signed
here by the Committee of Seven on
behalf of the mine owners and a
similar committee representing the
workers. With the exception of five
added stipulations suggested by the
miners the agreement is identical
with the one signed in New York
three years ago. The Mine Workers
Union is not officially recognized, the
members of the Miners Committee
simply signing the agreement ION
behalf of the representatives of the
anthracite mine workers.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Trustees Named.

Governor j. Y. Sanders has an
nounced the following appointments
as members of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Louisiana Industrial In
stitute, at Ruston, La: Uriah Mill
saps, Monroe, and Edward Everett,
Farmerville, at large: Thos. Dou-
glas, New Orleans, First District;
Hard D. Newman, New Orleans, Sec
ond District; Frank Godchaux, Able
vile, Third District; w. L. Foster,
Shreveport, Fourth District; O. NJ.
Wright, Ruston, Fifth District; Oc-
tave Levert, Brushly, Sixth District;
B. 3. Thompson Alexandria, Seventh
District.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Supposed Dead Brother Located.

Bob" Mable, member of the Cad
do Fencibles during the Civil War,
who was thought by his brother,
Gus Mable, of Shreveport to be dead
for forty years, has been located near
Atlanta, Ga. He was last seen by a
Shreveport comrade at the Battle Of
Murfreesboro, Tenn, when Captain
Horace NJ. Rutherford, his messmate,
was desperately wounded. In a re-
cent talk with Gus Mable, Captain
Rutherford, recalling that "Bob's"
old company disbanded in Georgia,
suggested that an advertisement be
inserted in newspaper, as no pos
tive information of "Bob's" death
had ever been received, though all
considered him in his grave. The
advertisement resulted in a letter
from the lost veteran, who says he
Settled" near where he quit fight
ing, married twice, has sixteen chill
dren and is a prosperous truck far
mer.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
CHAUFFEUR INDICTED.
Charged With Murder in First De-
gree in New York.

New York.-William Darragh, the
chauffeur, who on March 26 ran
down killed thirteen-year-old Ing
ward Trimble, son OF a prominent
attorney Of Covington, KY, has been
indicted by the grand jury for mur-
der in the first degree. Darragh sped
away after running young Trimble
down. The indictment for murder in
the first degree is believed the first
ever handed down by a grand jury
for the taking of life through al
legged reckless automobile driving.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Two Negroes Must Hang for Murder.

henry Blankford and Monroe
ehith were found guilty as charged
al Lake Charles. of the murder Of
nehe Reei, near Ward, March 13.
me verdict carries with it the death
penalty. The verdict came within
eight minutes of the retirement Of
.he jury. The trial was brief, the
ueiehse having practically no eviden-
&c. The evidence for the State was
'ircumstantial, but conclusive.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
JUDGE ADVISES MURDER.
No Jury Would Convict Him For
Killing Man Who Kissed His Wife.

Atlanta, Ga.-''If you had killed
Murphy when you caught him kiss
ing your wife, you would not have
been found guilty by any jury in
Georgia" is the opinion expressed
from the bench by Recorder Broyles.
of the city court, in sentencing An
drew L. Pittman to pay a fine Of
$1.75 for assaulting Alfred Murphy.
Pittman fiercely assaulted Murphy in
a street car when he found him
seated by the side of Mrs. Pittman.
Pittman told the court that a. few
days previously he had unexpectedly
appeared at his home and found
Murphy, boarder, kissing Mrs. Pitt
man, whereupon he proceeded to give
Murphy sound thrashing.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Negro Watchman Killed BY Train

A heavy freight engine on the Iron
Mountain just above Columbia ran
over and killed Anderson Norwood,
negro night watchman on the
steam shovel which is working on
the railroad at this place. It Is
thought that Norwood went to sleep
on the track.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Given Twelve Years,

Joseph Simoneaux, who pleaded
guilty to arson at Napoleonville last
week, was sentenced by Judge Paul
Leche to twelve years in the State
Penitentiary.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
To Have Foundry and Machine Shops

Alexandria is in a fair way of hav-
ing one of the largest foundry and
machine shops in the South located
here. G. M. Hardy Holman and ].
d. Barksdale, of the Ruston Foundry
and Machine Shops were in the
city few days ago looking into the
matter of buying a site and estab-
fishing foundry and machine shop
that will be capable of doing any
kind of work that such a concern can
do from the smallest piece of casting
to the making of car wheels and
building locomotives. If they secure
the site wanted they will return here
and build the mill at an early date.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
MILLION FIRE Loss.

Lightning and Destroyed.
Chicago.-One fireman was killed,
another missing and eight were Sc
riously injured in a fire which de-
stroyed elevator B of the Illinois
Central Railroad here. The fire,
which was discovered at the height
of violent electrical storm, COM
pletely consumed the elevator and
its contents. The loss Is estimated
at $1,000, 900.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Negro Woman Aged 1O4 Dies.

Aunt Sukey," and old negress,
formerly slave belong to the moth
CT Oh ex-Sheriff Joseph s. Nunez, of
Aobeville, died here. a few days ago
at the age of 1O4.-
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Contract for Gas Well Let.

Inc stockholders of the Colfax
uas Well Company of Colfax, have
'et a contract TO Oscar Shanks to
SINK well east of the railroad. near
The Fouke brick plant.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
TWO DROWNED.

Brother and Sister go to Watery
Graves, Row Beat CapiZed.
Atlanta, Ga.-William and Pearl
Withra brother and sister, were
drowned here this afternoon as a
result of the boat in which they
were rowing capizing at Lakewood,
near the city. The boat was some
distance from the landing and wher,
a miniature squall struck the boat it
overturned and the occupants were
drowned before aid could reach them.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
MURDER Az LEXINGTON.
Two Farmers Fight Duel and One
Bites the Dust.

Lexington, Miss.-Domestic trou-
bles, it is said, brought about pis
tol duel on the streets here between
Walter Rhyme and Sam Busshart,
farmers, which terminated in the
killing of Busshart. Rhyme had mar
ried but was separated from the step
daughter of Eusshart and i'll feeling
had existed between the men for
some time.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
LEVEE BOARD OF Orleans
Sends Check for $8O5, ,636. A to
State Treasurer.
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE TRUSTEES
Named BY Governor. Planning Mill
At Tioga Destroyed BY Fire.
Drank Water Soaked in
Match Heads and Died.

state Treasurer Steel has received
check for $s05,63s.44 from Pres
fi6snt q. u Keenig, of the Orleans
Lsves Board, whfeh.sVas drawn BY
the Leyee Board in favor OF the
state, as a result Of the decision of
the District Court holding that the
funds of the Levee board should be
deposited in the state treasury. The
check is one of the largest received.
The money was deposited as a spec
ial fund pending final decision from
the Supreme Court. If the Su-
preme Court upholds the decision of
the lower court to the effect that the
money must be kept in the State
Treasury, then the sum will be turn
cd into the regular and proper fund.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
Growers Organize.

Truck Growers Organize.
The farmers of Evergreen have Or
ganized a Truck Growers Associa-
tion.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-08
CHILD TAKEN BY FORCE.
Police Raid House of Mrs. Shaw and
Her Former Chauffeur.

Santa Barbara, Cal.-Detectives
employed by ]. Shaw, president OF
the Interborough Railroad Company
of Boston, raided the house occupied
nv Mrs. Shaw and H. Keno Marble.
formerly the Shaw chauffeur. and
took possession of the ten year ola
son Of the Shaws. The boy was taken
TO the police station. where he is
now held. --