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Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Crowley. B. Foley of Crowley,
who has a thousand-acre rice farm in
Vermillion parish, near Guoydan, has
nearly 5000 trees in all. He expects
to plant 80 acres more next season.
He will erect on his farm a fig can
merry, with a capacity to take care of
200 acres OF figs. He expects to pur-
chase enough figs, in addition to the
14O acres on his own farm, to run his
cannery to the full limit next season.
Mr.. Foley purchased his trees in Tex
as, buying the yellow Magnolia varie,
ty, which is said to be the best for
cannery purposes. Interest in fig cul,
ture has been aroused in this section,
and 1t is stated that a number of
orchards of considerable size will be
planted and a number of canneries
will be built.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06
ROUGH STUFFtNG.

The Tiger-It was bad enough to be
cut off in my prime, but to be stuffed
by an amateur taxidermist Is really
too hard to bear!
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06
1.-THE MARRYING SQUIRE"
Justice George e. Law Has Broken All
Records.

George E. Law, Justice Of The Peace,
Franklin St., Brazil, Ind, is
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Shreveport.-G. NJ. c. Massey, aged
60, a Methodist minister and farmer
OF Pickton, Wood county. Tex, plead
ed guilty in the Federal court to cir
culating counterfeit bills. Judge Boar
man suspended sentence. DR.. W. L.
Baber testified that the old mar was
mentally irresponsible. A brother
two sons and several Wood county
neighbors were here in Massey's de-
Tense.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

G.and Cane.-Messrs. Markley and
Elan, representing the st. Louis Gas
and Oil Company of st. Louis, were
here a. few days ago taking options
on oil lands. They secured 5,l0O
acres a few miles east of the town, on
which they will sing test wells, They
believe this parish contains the con-
Meeting link between the Caddo and
Jennings fields.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Alexandria.-A novel sight to Alex
andrians was the distribution of a
carload of babies at the Southern Pa
cifc depot. The passenger train had
a special a attached to it contain
ing 40 babies, which are being dis
tributed in Catholic homes by the
New York Foundlings Hospital.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Observation-Disclosures Cassels OF
the mill at Folsom, lately purchased
by Gabrielle & Sons Of this place,
left here to look over the property
and get everything in shape to begin
operations on about March !. Mr..
Cassels states that there is standing
timber enough near the mill to keep
it busy, for over 20 years.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Bacon Rouge.-The United States
government, if it secures the proper
encouragement from the planters of
the parish and business men of the
city, will establish a list of demon
stration farms in East Baton Rouge
parish and in other parishes east of
the Mississippi. DR.. ]. E. Evans, field
agent in charge of the government
demonstration farm work in Louis.
lana, Mississippi and Arkansas. made
this statement. DR.. Evans was in
conference with Col. Charles SCHUYLER.
commissioners of agriculture and i'm.
migration, regarding the demonstra-
ton farm work in Louisiana. He was
accompanied by District Representa-
tive Perrin of St. Landry parish, who
has charge of the demonstration
farms surrounding St. Landry.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Covington.-Peter Didian, an en-
ploye of Jahuke, and living with his
family on the Jahuke place, just be-
low town, was here with his family to
view the carnival and then started
home with his family in a small naph-
tina launch. When nearly home he
lost his balance and fell overheard
and before the boat could be righted
he had drowned.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Covington.-During the past week
several thousand copies Of a small
pamphlet entitled Souvenir OF the
Ozone Belt" we're distributed among
the visitors to New Orleans hotels,
and already the good results are be-
ginning to be felt. The past few
days the arrivals have increased to
a marked degree, and among those
who have registered are many people
from the North.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Many.-It is reported on good au.
thority that gas ana oil In paying
quantities have been :'ound at Colum.
bus, Sabine parish. "he prospectors
have guards around tae wells, and
will allow no intruders. They have
not bored for three weeks, and it is
now reported that they propose to get
into Houston, Tex, ani New Orleans
with pipe lines as soon as possible
so as to get in before other compa.
MES, and nearly all the land in that
neighborhood has been leased and no
lands are leased unless the title is
passed on by competent attorneys.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Baton Rouge.-The five Holden
brothers were brought to the city
from st. Tammany parish, where they
were convicted on the charge of bur-
glary. and were placed in the state
peniteutiary. This is the first time
that five brothers were ver lodged
in the penitentiary at one time. They
are sentenced to five years. The 9TH
er brother was only on the 18th of
this month released from the pen
iteneiary. He practically got out
Of prison the same day that his five
brothers were put In stripes.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Estherwood.-The Eureka rice mill
has closed down for a few days. They
are getting in more rough rice stock
and will make another good run. The
rice market is active. The Midland
rice mill is at rest for a while, await
ing more rough rice stock which is
coming In. D. Romero, near Mermen.
tau, La, has nearly 300 acres plowed
and most of the land prepared for
Cane planting is nearly completed in
this section.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Baton Rouge.-Taking the volume
of business done by the feedstuff and
fertilizer inspection department as an
indication, the amount of fertilizer
which will be used by the farmers
this year on the crops will be larger
than ever before in the history of the
state. Both the inspection depart
ment and the chemists of the state
experiment station are busy as a re-
suit of the seasons business, which
is now well under way. Samples of
all fertilizer shipments which are
made into the state are inspected and
analysed to determine whether or not
they come up to the guarantee of the
makers. The fertilizer is being used
more generally this year because the
boil weevil has gotten over a larger
territory, and intense cultivation,
with fertilization, is necessary to
raise a crop, with the boil weevil in
the field, by the list Of August.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

Jonesville.-The patrons and citi.
zens of this town and the surround.
ing country have made up a subscrip-
ton list of $1,000 for the erection of
another building to replace the high
school burned here February 1, but
on account of the financial condition
of everyone, caused by the extreme
short crops of last year, the list and
amount to be collected will be short,
the burned building having cost S.
000.. This will prove a sad loss to
the town and surrounding country
as the wagonette system was success
fully made S of and the school had
an enrolment of over 100 pupils and
prospects of an increase for the next
season. School is being taught in a
rented store building, but whenever
the weather is cold sessions are sus-
pended, as heating is impracticable.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-03-06

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the state
ment recently made to the effect that
two hundred families had moved
from this territory since the adoption
of prohibition shows that from Janu.
airy 4 to February "a, inclusive. 80
families moved out and % families
moved in. The records of three rail-
road offices also show rs per cent of
those moving out were from the ter
ritory tributary to Crowley, and not
from the city. Instead of Crowley los.
ing more than 200 families as stated.
Crowley and its tributary territory
has had a net loss of only nine fami.
lies since the adoption of prohibition.
This loss is attributed rather to the
shifting of families at the beginning
of the rice season than to the infu.
ences OF prohibition. The figures xiv.
en- above are taken from signed
statements by the local agents of
three railroads running into Crowley.
, 1909-02-04
EXCELLENT
COPPER
Fine Showing OF Samples OF Ore
From the ElkhOrn On Exhi-
bitiOn Here.

W w. Petty had several pieces
of ore here Monday taken from
the Elkhorn mine on Elk Noun
tain from the 500 foot level. He
said that the assay gave about 30
per cent copper on the a load
lots and they had SIX Ears of that
same ore ready for shipment. The
vein is Z feet wide of this class of
mineral. The property is owned
by the Oklahoma people who pur-
chased it from Mr.. Petty aud his
partners some time ago. These
people expect to Ito considerable
development work this coming
summer and to ship ore from time
to time until they get the mine
sufficiently developed to do con-
tinuous shipping,
, 1909-02-04
OPENS
CANAL
Elect Taft Formally
Opened Pacific Gate
Monday.

Panama, Feb. 3.-William III.
Taft, president-elect of the United
States, formally opened the Pa
mama canal to navigation Monday.
The Pacific Mail steamship lin
er Newport, Captain Russell, ply
ing between San Francisco and
Panama, was the first ship to
pass through the new channel.
There has been great rivalry for
this honor between the Chilean
and English steamers, but it fell
to an American owned vessel.
The Newport started from La
Boca pier.
, 1909-02-04
Saratoga Boy Making Good

Jeweler Scott received a letter
from Bradley's Polytechnic Insti-
stute of Peoria, Ill, where his son
Erie is taking II course in watch
making, which shows Erie has the
right stuff in him. The letter
reads as follows:
Your son Erie is getting along
nicely, and is attending strict
ly to business and making a sue
cess. A. Il. Westlake Dean
We were shown some samples
of Erle's work, which demonstrate
the fact that he viii make a fine
matchmaker. One piece is excep-
tionally fine. 1t is a Jewel Plate
and consists of a plate beautifully
damaskeened and set with jewels,
two with screws, two FURNISHED
and one center Jewel. Erie will
graduate at matchmaking in June.
, 1909-02-04
Wolves Bad

B. A. Walker and wife were in
the city the first of the week from
Brush creek visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Clark. From Mr.. Walker
we learn that the wolves have been
pretty bad up there the past two
weeks, having killed four head of
calves for him. He and Win
thrope Condict and Ira Bark
hurst went out Friday and killed
two wolves, one old one, and a
young one. Barkhurst left him
and Condict before they run onto
a pack of which were four. Two
of them got away al the men only
had time to get the two before the
wolves got out Of sight. Bark
hurst got two coyotes, making
Ii In all that he has killed up
there this winter, but he did not
get to see any wolves. Mr.. Walk
er says that they are going to
make a raid on the wolves up
there from this on. The Stock
Association here pays S25 per
head bounty on wolves.
, 1909-02-04
AIR SHIP
Contracts let for Big Ship to Car
ry Passengers from New
York to St. Louis

New York, Feb 3.-Contracts
have actually been let, and work
has actully been commenced, on
an airship 1000 feet long that will
have a carrying capacity of more
than 500 passengers and that is
intended to ply between New
York and st. Louis, via Chicago.
The material for this air-going
ship is now being forged and col
lected in the shipyard of Lewis
Nixon, on Staten Island, N. Y 1t
is to cost roundly 100000 and
the capital has been furnished by
a number of wealthy men who
have faith in the future of aeriaI
travel as a profitable investment
, 1909-02-04
GOVERNMENT
CONTROL
Special Committee Makes Re-
port and it is Adopted
Unanimous.

The American National Live
Stock association finished the
work of its twelfth annual conven-
ton at Los Angeles Friday, with
the adoption of resolutions upon
important subjects, the election
of officers and the selection of
Denver as the next meeting place.
The officers: President, H.. "A. JAS
tro, Bakersfield; vice president,
Murdo Mackenzie, Trinidad, Colo,
and j. NJ. Carey, Cheyenne,
Wyo.
The special committee report
on the conservation of natural re-
sources states that in the protec-
ton and improvement of the for
ests, streams and grazing lands of
the arid West lies the greatest
success for the stock raising and
agricultural industries, and ex-
press the belief that a majority of
the settlers desiring to establish
permanent homes, favor federal
range control.
The report emphasizes the i'm
portance of the protection of the
national forests, which it says
serve as regulators for the streams
feeding the irrigation district of
the lower valleys.
The report of the resolutions
committee was presented by j. M.
Carey of Wyoming, and commends
Pinchot's forestry administration
as practical, memorializes con-
gress for a law placing in the
hands of the interstate commerce
commission power to govern rate
advances, favors a minimum speed
in the transportation of live stock,
thanks Secretary Wilson for his
services to the country, favors
grazing land control through the
establishment of districts, and
thanks Roosevelt for his efforts ON
behalf of live stock industry.
, 1909-02-04
Death Of j. A. Crocheron

James A. Crocheron died at his
home in Denver January 20, on
his list birthday, of rheumatism
of the heart. He was a soldier of
the confederate army during the
Civil war and was discharged as
such in 1865. He was born in
Staten Island, n. Y, in 1888.
After his discharge from the army
he came west and eventually came
to this valley where he and his es-
Unable family lived for consider
able time and until two years ago,
when he sold his ranch on Cow
creek to Geo. Sullivan. He was
one of the old timers in this valley
and was always known as an hon
est, charitable man in every re-
spect. His death cast "A gloom
over his many friends in this sec
ton and a great number turned
out to the funeral, which occurred
here Monday, at 2 o'clock, at the
Presbyterian church, the body
being brought here for burial.
His daughter Sophia who lives
with her folks, accompanied the
remains here, Mrs. Crocheron be-
ing unable to come. He leaves a
wife and three daughters Mrs.
VIM. King of Encampment, Mrs.
West of Big Piney, and Miss So.
phia Crocheron to mourn his
death. The kind deeds of his life
and his always cheerful face and
help to those in time of need, his
manner of always seeing the
bright side of life even under 8
cloud will long linger in the mem.
DRY of his many friends. At this
hour of sadness the sympathy OF
all go out to the remaining mem.
bers of his family.
, 1909-02-04
BILLY Postum"

Tie passing of the Teddy
Bear" seems imminent and the
coming of the BILLY Postum" is
predicted. Already a company
has been organized to manufac-
ture the Billy 'Possum. 1t is
fondly hoped by the directors of
the company that before many
months Billy 'Possums will be
purchased on automobiles, Victor
las and baby carriages and will
have become an essential of every
well appointed nursery.
, 1909-02-04
Especial to the SUM-

Cheyenne, Feb. 3.-The Saratoga
Fish Hatchery will probably be con
verted into a dry farming experiment
station.
The Crossroads saloon will soon he
a thing of the past. There will either
be a law passed prohibiting the issu-
ing of license to them or the license
will be made so high that they cant
pay it.
A bill for the branch hospital at
Casper will pass.
For the first time in years Fremont
county is cutting some ice in the leg
islature.
, 1909-02-04
State News
Seventeen Cents for Wool

A number of Casper wool-grow-
ers have sold their last years clip
for II cents and it has had a
strong effect on the wool market
for the coming year. Consider
able wool was held over from last
year and is now going on the
market at a pretty good figure and
there is strong talk of 20 and %
cent wool this year. This will
have a tendency to put new life
in the sheep industry. 1t is I'M
derstood now that Pat Sullivan of
Casper has contracted to sell his
spring clip at Is cents.
, 1909-02-04

of the city water works, about II
miles northwest of that city. They
were wandering over the hills and
found groupings of a lead of cop
per that runs S29 and $50 per ton,
and some of the picked specimens
assay 80 per cent. Excitement has
been running high there and a
good many people have left the sur
country and gone there
to take up claims, a good many GO
ing from Fort Collins. The find
is in the Poudre Canon.
, 1909-02-04
NEWS FROM
LEGISLATURE
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

Cheyenne, Feb. 1.-The situa
ton tonight on county division
looks much as it has the last few
days. This afternoon the oppon-
ents of Park county made a final
stand when the bill came up for
second reading-and lost out.
Hinckley offered an amendment
moving the Park county line west
one township i'll the vicinity of
Garland, claiming the present line
left a certain school district with
insufficient valuation to maintain
Il school. Hayden said the dis
trict in question didn't possess a
single child, and that the Park
line had already been moved to a
point where it would not stand
further shifting westward without
endangering the validity of the act
on account of insufficient valua-
ton. The opposing members OF
the Big Horn delegation voted for
the amendment, rs did a few dem
ocrats, but it WAS overwhelmingly
lost. This practically settles the
Park county bill i'll the house, MS
lis passage seems assured. 1t will
probably come up for third read
ing tomorrow or Wednesday,
when it will be sent over to the
senate. 1t is believed the senate
will pass it.
The Hot Springs bill came up
in the senate today, and Gross
amend it to read Washable
county, and the amendment was
accepted. While there was OBJ
lection to this change, friends OF
the did not feel it wise to
get into a wrangle over 1t, possibly
resulting in it's being referred back
to the committee and greatly de-
laying it's progress, ut will sound
just as good when you get used to
it, and Washakie Was ii good Ind
ian," was Senator Sullivan's com
ment. The Washakie bill, as II
must now be called, seems to have
good chances for passage. 1t VII
certainly go through the senate
this fact having been practica!i,
assured. What it's fate in the
house will be cannot be estimated
to "a certainty at this time, because
of it not having been before tha'
, 1909-02-04
Dance at Cow Creek.

Clark and Miss Elva Wilcox
gave a dance Friday night to their
friends and neighbors. There
were about rs present and they
danced till daylight. The occas-
ion was brought on by the fact
that they were changing their
house on the interior and while
the partitions were out they coz
cluded to give a dance. Snyder
, 1909-02-04
Death Of Stiles D. Jones

We were informed by telegraph
yesterday of the death of Stiles
ID. Jones at Kansas City where
he was on business. His death
occurred in that city Tuesday but
Just what the cause was is hard to
say but at this time it is said TO
have been pneumonia. Mr., Jones
was a resident of Denver, being al
electrical engineer and contractor
and was associated with his broth
er, X. Nj. Jones. His death is a
shock to his many friends here as
he was Wen known here, being
one of the old timers Of this valley
coming here about 30 years ago.
His brother, Henry K. Jones, who
is one of the old timers here, is
now at his new home in Santa
Monica, Calf.
The body was brought to Den
yer, where it will be buried today.
He leaves a daughter and son,
both of whom live IN Denver.
Since he left here several years
ago, he has been connected with a
number of different electrical COM
panies. About five years ago he
was severely burned over the face,
arms and chest by an electric
shock, which took off all the skin,
it coming back on as soft as a baby's
and didn't even leave a scar. He
was a man of strong character and
personality and universally liked.
He was 50 years of age at the
time of his death. This makes q
second death among the old timers
of this valley in the past week.
, 1909-02-04
DR.. Finney Leaves Rawlins

DIR. ii. 5. Finney who was a
resident of this place for some
little time where he practiced
medicine, but later went to Raw
Inns and practiced for several years
there, has now moved to Hayden,
Colo, on the new line of the Moi
fat Ry. DR.. Finney had a very
large practice in Rawlins where
he was physician and surgeon for
the U. p, and just why he is leav-
ing Rawlins is not known at this
time. But wherever he may go
he will do well as he is a good
doctor and a man who makes
many friends by his congenial
manner.
, 1909-02-04

and Green from here furnished
the music. Supper vas served at
midnight and was a most excel
lent feast. Every one had a good
time and won't kick if Clark and
Elva give another in the near fu-
ture.
Cow creek has certainly been a
lively place this winter, every one
taking their turn at entertaining,
a more congenial crowd can not
been found any where.
, 1909-02-04
Especial to the SUM-

Cheyenne, Feb 3.-Senate unani-
mousIy passed Washakie county bill
today. Brock bill amended to pro-
hibir sale of liquor outside of incor
porated towns and will probably
pass. Wirklemau's local option bill
may never be reported. Entire day
spent on consideration of tax com
mission bill. Barrow.
, 1909-02-04
Killed Wolf

Forest Ranger A. j. kennaday,
came down from his ranch Sun
day bringing a big grey wolf that
he killed close to his house that
morning. Jack was looking for
bounty, which the stock associa-
ton here pay for the destruction
of the coyotes and wolves.
, 1909-02-04

Sacramento, Calf, Feb. B.
While the letter of President
Roosevelt to the governor regard
ing the Japanese question made a
deep impression upon the legisla-
ture, the two leading anti-Japan-
ese members of the assembly as
sumed today a definite attitude
and declared that they would push
their measures to a vote as soon
as possible.
, 1909-02-04
General News
California and Nevada Defiant

Carson, New, Feb. "a strong
resolution declaring in favor of
drastic anti Japanese Legislation,
criticising Theodore Roosevelt
and designating the Japanese as
parasites of the world and a
menace to civilization and progress
ON the Pacific coast, was reported
favorably by "a committee of the
whole i'll special session of the
Nevada Legislature this afternoon
and it is believed will be passed.
, 1909-02-04
Rich Copper Find

Reports here from Fort Collins,
state that there has been a
number of rich copper finds made
there by some boys, Fred and
Harry Epperley, who have charge
, 1909-02-04

j, F. Pullum and sou Lloyd wen
to Denver yesterday where they will
visit Mr.. Pullum's sister who lives
there. He has not seen his sister for
10 years They expect to be gone
three weeks or a month.
, 1909-02-04

Latsr-S. F. No. IL, the local OPP
ton bill by Senator Crumrine, was
indefinitely postponed. This does
away with one OF these bills and the
chances are good now that the other
will meet the same fate. The bill in
the house by Winkleman is still in
the committee aud its only hope of
passage is through the recommended
tion of amendment, which there is
some probability of the Senate con
senting to consider.
, 1909-02-04

Although many matters have
been held back pending the set
tlement of county division, in the
meantime a number of important
bills are we'll along toward pass
age-each house having passed
on them in a N to indicate
what will become of them. With
the session half gone and one day
over, more than a third of the
bills have been thus disposed of.
The senate has cleaned up most
of its bills on general file, and
took a recess this afternoon. Its
hardest work will be later in the
session when the house begins to
dump passed measures into the
senate hopper.