Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23

besides paying the parish OF Orleans
for the safe-keeping of Blount or any
other prisoner. 1t is thought the mat
ter will receive the attention of the
police jury at an early date.
Child browns in Slop Bucket.
A peculiar death happened to 6
little negro child at Arcadia. The
child, which was about two years
old, was climbing up on the edge o.
a slop bucket, which was a five-gal
Ion candy bucket used for that pur
pose. He was trying to reach some
gourds that were floating around II
the bucket, when he lost his balanc'
and fell in and was drowned before
he was discovered.
Donation for Louisiana College.
]. c. Rives, the Mansfield capital
ist, has made a donation to the Lou
isiana Female College, the only dis
tinctive Baptist girls school in the
state. This donation is to be uset
In renovating the building, erecting
a water plant and otherwise equip
ping the building so that girls from
the very best homes of the state ma!
60 and find as we'll equipped quarter
as at any of the larger colleges.
Modern Bank Building Proposed.
President S. L. N. Larche. of tn
West Monroe State Bank announces
that plans we're being matured TO
the erection of a modern brick bank
ing house in keeping with the prog
ress and development of West Mon
roe. The West Monroe State Ban
has steadily increased its facilitie
since beginning business more thai
two years ago, and now the official
find that more room is needed.
Salt in Deep Wells.
Reports state that salt has devel
oped in the deep wells of Vermilliol
parish, showing 40.41 grains of sal
as analyzed by Chemist J. G. Min
of New Orleans. Twenty-Five grain
of salt to the gallon is injurious t
crops and land. making it therefor
necessary to close down the we'll
until such time as rains have replen
ished the fresh water supply beneatl
the ground.
Railroad Issues Circulars.
Copies of a circular issued by tn
immigration department of the I'LL
nois Central Railroad, telling of tn
soil, climate and value Of the farm
ing lands along their lines hav
been received from Captain ]. F
Merry, immigration agent. This CIR
cular will be distributed by the raj
road in the North and West, and
is hoped that the result will be man
new settlers.
Colorado Southern II II to be Opene
R. Lee Garland of Opelousas ha
notified the committee in charge G
securing orators for the occasio
of the opening of the traffic over tn
Colorado Southern Railway on Al
gust 81 that he has accepted the In
vitation to be one of the orators
the day. Gov Sanders and 4. .
Herman will be the other two orator
of the occasion.
Prizes For Parish Fair.
Business men of Rayne have mad
up a list of eleven special prizes [
be awarded to winners at the Acadi
parish fair this fall. The prize
which consist of cash and valuabl
articles of merchandise. are to b
awarded to winners in eleven diffe
ent events, mainly events on ii
| race card.
Robbery at Esterwood.
The Kollitz Mercantile Company
store at Estherwood was entered /
burglars and about SIS in dry goo(
and jewelry stolen. Entrance W;
effected by removing the shutter an
glass panes from a back windo'
There is no clew as to the guilty pa,
ties,
Fine Corn in st. Landry Parish.
r. B. Splane of st. Landry paris
has on exhibition corn raised at b
Atwood plantation, weighing. one ar
a half pounds to the ear and avera
ing $50 bushels to the acre. IT
corn is said to be representative
the crops in that section.
Dies From Burns.
Frank Williams, a white man. wi
was seriously burned by gasoline
a gasoline boat in Houma died fro
the result of his injuries.
Depredations on Timber.
Quite number of persons visit
New Iberia from Plaquemine to pre-
ecute persons who have been col
mitting depredations on timb
lands. They have been before Z
grand jury. They are determined.
stop the stealing of timber from the
lands. 1t is stated that large qua
titles of timber have been cut a.
taken away. The, school lands ha