The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
LOUISIANA
At A Glance

United States Senator McLaurin
delivered an address al Forest.
Alexandria voted $4,000 bonds for
electric light and water extensions.
The Scott County Agricultural High |
school will be located at HarperVllle.
Nine bartenderS were arrested IN a
raid of near-beer places at ShreVe-
port.
A thousand carloads of grain will
be the August export record at New
Orleans.
The State museum will establish
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 i.sane asylum.
The state reunion of Confederate
veterans will be held at Alexandra
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 at Con
zales and Donaldsonville.
l Ten thousand sheep will be sen
r from Calcasieu parish to the Mile
: 1O1 ranch, near POnca, Okla.
1t is >reported that Walter Cohel
. will not be reappo;nted register Q
y the land office at New Orleans.
J. A car of lumber reaching Bato
i Rouge from a Mississippi mill COZ
+ tanned thousands of boil Weevlls.
; Two negroes were killed and al
- other paralyzed by lightning durnl
i> an electrical storm at Alexandra.
ID A vessel with 10000 barrels of m
lasses that passed through the Pa
uemine locks reached Baton Rouge
Only seven teachers of agrlcultu
ID have been found for agrlcultur
en- courses in the public schools OF Lo
III isiana.
- The plant of the Ouachita Lumb
- Company, Limited, West Monroe, l.
- was destroyed by fire, causing STU
va 900 loss.
lily Oil operations in the Spider tie
NY in De Soto parish, were suspend
ne. because of difficulty experienced W
he salt water.
'"u A corn elevator with a capacity
''i' 5000 bushels per hour viii be &C
"i- pleted at Rayne in time to han
this seasons crop,
A bartender at Shreveport cow
,or. ed of violating the prohibition
Two was fined 5000 and sentenced to
ica days on the roads.
this Miss Annie T. Perks, 76 years
ant q successful and wealthy retired D
ave ness woman, dropped dead at MI
uch field while dressing.
'0 ~ All of the parties who were
lli.i' nv w. S. Wade, the negro desper
!, ~ s at Monroe, are resting easily
will probably recover
to Burglars stole two pistols iron
n. Goodwin at Monroe, but
frightened away before getting s.
which was in the safe.
!; P. The Law and Order league at
de 4 ]ousas adopted long list OF SUI
r ar tions to authorities urging the ST
east ing out of the liquor traffic.
am The Baton Rouge boat servlc
n1u' greatly on the increase, and
neiu' boats are making the capitol
li ,at landing than in recent months.
5. 1t The program was announced
l for the convention Of the third ana Il
class postmasters OF Louisiana
Winfield September IS and 10.
The Bienville Parish Agrlcu
mere High school will be located at
the dia, where a farm of forty acre
rlsa'- charge of a technical superlntei
d and will be made self-sustaining
The
s,nd A plan is on foot, and has re'
nix on the support of the Tanglpaho'
huilt Livingston parties, to build
down road from Hammond to Baton
running through Denham sprih
The Louisiana board or eq
'ery. tion completed its labors ana
farmer final adjournment after liking
before tai assessment for 1909 at 80.
on the go. The decrease in the asses
ii box On cotton lands will amount
i on 100000.
Governor Sanders has named
:, list of delegates who are TO rel
+hic state at the Farmers co