Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15

was ucSlIOJ Gu Wy "S wv N
ago.
The police jury of the Parish of
AvoyeIles adopted a resolution IN favor
of abolishing the game law of 1903.
The contract for building the court
house and Jail in the new parish Of La
Sale was let to C. D. Stewart OF Baton
Rouge for the sum of S44, 800. The
buildings will be erected at Jena, the
parish seat.
The Louisiana State Board of Edu-
cation will investigate the matter OF
the recent sweeping changes in the
text books used throughout the STATE
by the public schools and a special
committee composed of Messrs. }. II.
billiard, chairman; Maurice Stern and
W. B. Thompson, of New Orleans; E.
L. Stephens of Lafayette; John Nc
Ness, C~alcasieu; Leon Favrot, st. Mar
tin; A. C. Lewis, Tangipahoa; E. S.
Richardson, Beinville; D. G.. StlckIer,
Concordia: J. R. Thornton, Rapldes and
C. H. Trudo, Pointe Coupee, has been
appointed to take it up.
Mrs. Algeria Barrels, widow of the
murdered president Of Guatemala who
sought entry in the New Orleons aims
house on New Year Day, left there
January 5 and is now living in North
Rampant Street. The Guatemalan con
sui in New Orleans will make arrange
ments for her maintenance. 1t is sane
that Mrs. Barrois receives $50 pei
month as a pension from the Guatema'
Ian government and that probably sore
delay in it's receipt is what drove hel
to the almshouse.
The New Orleans commercial inter
ests are requesting the national gov
eminent to reassign Surgeon J. II
White of the Marine Hospital to an
other term of service here. DR.. White
term expired according to ordinar!
usage on December |. 1909.
The Greeks of New Orleans celebra
ted their Christmas on January 7, tn
Greek calender being thirteen days be
hind the Roman calendar in genera
use.
Twenty four Boys Corn Clubs hav
been organized in the parish OF Nach1
toches.
The Police Jury of the parish of ST
Bernard appropriated ST. 800 at its las
meeting for educational purposes, whic
will be utilized in building new scho|
houses and in undermining the preser
system.
His Majesty, the King of the earn
val, has set sail for New Orleans al
bulletins are now appearing each SUI
: day in the daily papers issued by hi
and announcing the royal progress Ell
route to the Carnival City. Long liz
the King.
!, The football team of the Tulane Un
: versity was defeated by the Havar
team in the match played in Cuba
New Years Day.
Mr.. Wilmon D. Newell, secretary
the Louisiana Crop Pest Commisslo
has resigned and will become etymol
gist of the Texas experiment Station
on February l. Mr.. Newelps success
S will be Mr.. j. B. Carrot, at present c
n rector of the Calhoun Experiment st
ton in North Louisiana.
8 The Webster Parish Truck Grower
e Association met recently and the mer
bers pledged themselves to plant tS
:. hundred acres in peanuts this seaso
The Jewish Orphans Home in Ne
+ Orleans celebrated its fiftieth AMI
versary last Sunday.
o. Congressman Robert F. Broussal
"a who has been confined in bed in NJ
Orleans at the home Of his mother-i
law, Mrs. Steckler, since early in [
,e cember, suffering from severe bur
caused by his dressing gown ignitl
, from an open fire, is now able to be
~ and about his room and expects to
e. sumo his congressional duties in Was
% ington by February !.
RI The annual meeting Of the Board
q Curators of the State Museum v
held in New Orleans January 10. I
4. museum now has in its custody g.
In items, which r on exhibit at
OF Washington Artillery Hall. The
he tendance during the year reached {
~ Too, eighty per cent. of the visitors
ing strangersin the city. The muse
will eventually secure a pernian
III nome in the historic Cabildo down
Jackson Square.
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VI Police Jury Proceedings.