Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-13

oe Paw . JAW MT hAfdnp TO
lis wife. "Hs1i, Henry" Said sic. a
She pulled out q colored Gle and laid it I'll ~
the pie, you w'ale. if You don't pay thai
one, for it's til gas bill"
River News y
The U. S. Light House: fender .yN
is stationed at BartwFsa', hh a niN
compliment Of men to build rahEe af4',
beacon lights throughout Southwest
Pass, after which all vessels Mn be,
able to navigate with safety t::.ro.!kI.tr.
the channel. This wor* will be eo.aaAi
'i.t d in about thirty days. Captair
Murphy, commander Of the Ivy, hait
chargec f this wori'. rs. ".pr
The. U. S: genyard left Burrwcoes
for New Orleans &chdsy 70 undergo
certain alterations to the dumping
gates which will ". atty facilitate ti.e,
opening and closing .: them: ;,
The Dredye 81. Johns Which VAS
dredging in The South Pass challnel was
around at the Burrwocd wharf Tuesday
night. We understand that she VIII
0 o be back a: work in Southwest
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Major c. Donoran Of the It's. Fir
gineer's office was On Q tour Of insp,,-'-
ton to the GiEersn, posts unlcr lls
cothnistd: On Tuesday: The Majyr
vent d.wn tn the u! SIS, ttYby AilN'
vas accompanied Gy his shit. eieifi,,,
Mr.. nickoy. .
1hc WORT; CT closing the numerous
small bayous and other streams tribit.7
tary to Southwest Pass was suspended
by the contractor, Nj. F. Eska!d, On
account OF the high river which r,t.., :
pr vait:. All bat two ii 'htt bu,yoas -,
n,.ia IT, bc closed and work on thea
hat begun, but tie strung ctrrcnt wii.h
rushes through there proved TOO grelcae
\ eomha.snt sGd swep. Tho Eugo-lilhg
!'ke mere CHIPS iron ttH sneorAgt,,
Realizing TIA: to cv:tinue tie worl
meant vn:y " great loss to him Mr.,
E'skaA sought the 'rtaptr ;au;lnritits
aud received tbei: approval u susp+td,'
the balance g! the strk untii the
river would rectte to a point where tis'
wutSA could he rene w;l, HAD Mr., r.
k:id te,H SUI Piled 10y che ere os;ts'
.worass IL time, with his mateEal,* tlia
would ~. have happened. Lr. t.lkA.I
Is & hustler enc deserves great credit
FOR the manner in which he dispatched =
the work whene ver as had the material
On hand. .
Mr., +. A Alexander, of Eur,.ood.
made y hasty trip To New Orleans and
back. He travels On mrop!aEes. Rail
roads, ateamboats and launches arc
too slow for him, so We noticed the
little While h. was in the gay Crescent ;
City.
Majors S. Leopold, who Is in charge Of
the work Ut Babtiste Collette was ap,
preached by us, On his way down 10 the
''scene Of action," on the Dependent
Tuesday. The Meicr informs us that
the work is holding cut vel. aud ha
hopes to get through his job il week
from now.
CulleNy;lle is on a boom. Or genisl-'-'
friend Pat Cullen is tie active spirit
there aud is building seyera! cosy cc'.
tages which present cutie d heat ~
resra.nce to the growing siilsgeSeA
dance hall viii next he built by him
aid he says after that, if things look
he is going to build u theatre,
We'don't know how large,
The .yster factory at Os.yica, ,is
about to close down for the seasop, due
TO the poor candition of oysters. Quite
y number Of labor. rs will be-. thrown
put OF employment, among tbs lot quite
number Of pcheuinn families. WHO. =
viii have to be transported back to Bal. y
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