Lower coast gazette., 1909-02-20

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were blown down, and the machinery
damaged to the extent of about
$1,000. Work is being pushed vigor,
ously On two wells, one Of which is
producing considerable gas and a
small quantity of oil. The indications
are so favorable that it is now little
trouble to induce spectators to in.
vest in the stock of the company.
MonrOe.-BastrOp was visited by a
disastrous fire. Four business houses
were completely destroyed, the Bias.
trop State Bank building damaged
and for a time the whole town
threatened. The fire department de-
serve great credit for the fight they
put Up, as their work no doubt saved
the balance OF the town. The fire
started at about 1870 and originated
in the building belonging to l.. Z.
Bentley. and occupied by the New
York racket store, of which A. l..
Britton is the proprietor. The Fried
ham building, occupied by the Ma
tional Packing Company as a meat
warehouse, was destroyed, as was the
building owned and occupied by R. l..
Thomas, a grocery store and butcher
shop, and the building of A. Domino,
occupied by him as a grocery store
and fruit stand. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The loss will reach
about $4,000, with a partial insurance.
Winnfield.-Postmaster Eagles has
received a letter from Assistant SUI
pervising Architect Charles E. KEN
free, at Washington, d. c., saying
that a bill had been introduced in
the House of Representatives max
ing appropriation for a government
building in Winfield. Inquiries were
made as to the space required for a
postofice, the location of a corner lot
for the erection of such a building
near the business center OF the city
and other data. Such a building has
becom a necessity to handle the
mails. The postofice business is in
crasing rapidly, and the receipts
growing each month. This office will
soon reach a second-class position.
The receipts have grown from 1864. Os
In 1908 to $791.43 in 1909 for Janu-
airy. A rural route will De establish
ed here April L. The town has reach
ed the proportions that entitle it to
free delivery, with the houses num-
bered and streets designated. These
facilities have been discussed for
some time.
Baton Rouge.-The approaching
adoption of the school books in Louis.
lana has brought out a large crop of
Louisiana school book authors. There
are six Louisiana authors who have
submitted books to the State Board
OF Education for adoption in Louis.
lana. Some have had their books
on the market in the past, and 9TH
ers have just issued their books and
placed them before the state board.
The Louisiana authors who have sub.
mitted books to the state board for
adoption are: Col. j. w. Nicholson
OF Baton Rouge, series of mathemat-
les; Miss Grace King, New Orleans,
history of Louisiana; j. B. Aswell,
State Normal School, spoilers; Miss
Agnes Morris, State Normal, civil
government; Mrs. Hattie F. Magru.
der, Baton Rouge, history of Louis
lana; H. E. Chambers, New Orleans,
history OF United States. Four years
ago the State Board of Education
took the position that the primary
thing to be considered was the merit
OF the book offered, but that, all 9th
er things being equal, preference
would be given to Louisiana authors.
Whether this position will be taken
this year remains to be seen.
New Orleans. - William Howard
Taft of Ohio, who on Wednesday was
officially declared president-elect OF
the United States, arrived in New
Orleans for the third time in his life
Thursday afternoon this time being
greeted in a manner thoroughly in
keeping with the exalted dignity he
Is soon to assume. The president
elect and his party were landed from
the cruiser by the General Newton at
thee head of Canal street, and there
parade formation was taken up.
The parade was an imposing one and
very creditable. 1t was a splendid
trlumphal march for Mr.. Taft through
principal streets of New Orleans.
and gave the enthusiastic citizens an
opportunity to pay their popular trib-
ute to the big man from Ohio. The
public greeting at the City Hall was
splendidly managed, and Mr.. Taft
lad an opportunity to speak without
interruption, except for the great an.
Dlause which punctuated his remarks
every now and then. Mayor Behr-
man was %singularly happy in his
greeting, and Mr.. Taft's reply, though
snort, was full of meat. He respond
cd feellngly to the greeting, then dis.
cussed the purpose of the trip to
Panama, announcing that the board
engineers, who had gone with him.
found the work to be good and the
plans for the future satisfactory. He
.urned a joke on the mayors sugges-
ion to allow the people of New Or
to make his cabinet for him,
md concluded by paying a tribute to
he hospitality of New Orleans and
he good nature of the crowds.
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