The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-06-18
heroic NEGRO
Saves White BOYS
Explosion of Boilers at Boga-
lusa Sawmill Injuries Three
RAISING OATS A GREAT SUCCESS

League Offers $50 in Cash Prizes for
Corn RAISING. Hog Weighing
TOT Pounds Worth $50. Arm !,
Torn From Body by Belt. i
Estherwood aldermen consented to
serve without pay.
Lester Lea, l7-year-old boy, was
killed by a locomotive at Kentwood.
A bullfrog farm has been estab-,
lished near Bayou Plaquemine,
Henry Seal was killed BY light
ming at Pine, La.
Lake Charles will vote July IA
on proposition to issue 100000
bonds for sewerage system.
Rev. r. r. Diggs, of Omaha, Neb..
is the new rector Of the Episcopal
church at New Iberia.
A loophole was found at Breaux
Bridge to establish a saloon within
500 feet of church.
w. L. Weber, formerly Of Centen-
Mansfield Female College.
The steamer J. F. Lucas was well
coined as the first vessel to enter the
port of Baton Rouge.
A new railroad and lumber mil.
project has been launched in West
Carroll Parish.
A Belgian colony will be establish
ed on 1 900 acres of reclaimed land
near Gueydan.
Miss Carrie Pritchard, charged
with killing Sam E. Ford at Pollock,
was set free by the grand jury at
Colfax.
Homesteaders in Grant Parish are
contesting for their property against
the claims of George ]. Gould and
others.
Major Kirby, deputy of Vernon
Parish, while out to raid gambling
den near Leesyille, was killed by
train
1t is announced that Governor San
ders may attend Rally Day, June 18,
at the Louisiana Rice Experiment
Station at Crowley.
At mass meeting at New Iberia,
resolutions were drawn up opposing
any amendment or repeal of the
Locke law.
Postmaster Boudreaux, Of Thibo-
daux, was up with the national de-
partment regarding the cut in salary
announced for that Office. The office
showed an increase of business over
last year.
Reduce Farm Land Assessment.
The assessment of Catahoula Par
ish for 1910 is $2,070,000. On ac-
count of the boil weevil ravages
farm land assessments have been re-
duced considerably.
Hog Weighs 7O1 Pounds.
A hog weighing 701 pounds ON
foot was killed by David Roy, OF
Estherwood, who fed the animal
mostly on byproducts of rice, with a
little corn. It's value was $50.
Belt Tears Arm From Body.
At Slidell Forist Whichard was se-
riously injured by being caught in
the machine belt at the plant of the
Salmen Brick and Lumber Company.
His right arm was torn from the
body and the left arm injured.
Negro Saves Two From Drowning.
Diving into Bogalusa Greek with
out taking time to remove his CLOTH
ing, negro laborer saved two whit
boys, each Z years of age, from
drowning, after they had gone down
for the last time The children find 1t
a popular pastime to go swimming
in the creek.
Oat Culture Proves Successful.
J. C. Nickerson, O. B., Hopkina'
and CASTOR Veazey have completed
threshing 100 acres of oats raised Oh
their farms near Lafayette. The yiela
averaged fifty-eight bushels to tha
acre. The grain is remarkably wel'
filled and heavy and is declared ti,r
equal of any produced in the Wes
The oats were planted broadcast Gu
ordinary farm land last fall from
Louisiana seed. There were no evil
dences of rust.
Cash Prizes for Corn Raising.
To further stimulate the interest
in corn raising in the parish of Ra-
pides, and Its proper handling and
grading, the Alexandria Progressive
League proposes to offer cash prizes
amounting to $50 for the best ter
ears of corn grown in Rapides Par
ish; $25 first prize, SIS second prize
and $40 third prize. All corn enters
in this contest Is to be delivered to
the secretary of the Progressive Lea
que free of cost, properly labeled
with the owners name plainly writ
ten thereon, apd to remain the PROF..
erty Of that organization. The cor1
will be judged by experts and el.
tirely disinterested parties.
POSTAL BANK BILL PASSED.
Washington.-By the overwhe!m.
ing vote of 1875 to 101 the ,House
passed the postal savings bank BIZ.
TWenty-four democrats Joined t: q