The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-07-23

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Baton Rouge.-List of Prizes.-
Colonel Charles Schuler, commits
sioner of the State Board of Agri
culture and immigration, has sen
out list of the premiums Offered
by the state board to the parish
fairs. These premiums are to b.
awarded by committee appointed
by the Parish Fair Association, will
the approval of the Commissioner o.
agriculture and immigration, and arr
as follows: Home-raised stock, an!
one farm, $40; field products, an,
one farm, IS; forage crops not less
than one bale, SO pounds to the
bale, three varieties, any one farm
SIS; bushel of white corn on ear
| SIS; bushel Of yellow corn on ear
So; bushel flint corn on ear, 81;
ten stalks of sugar cane products
any one farm, 81; sheep, not less
than five, any breed, So: second
| best, So: home-raIsed horse or mare
F't AL olC SolI uuuCA
six months, So; home-raised mule
colt, six months to one year, SO;
home-raised mule colt, one to two
years. SIS; home-raised mule colt, two
10 three years, S. imported jack,
s5; imported jennet, So; Louisiana
bred stallion, any breed, $40; har-
ness colt two years and under three
hone-raised, IS; saddle colt over two
and under three. home-raised, S.;
any breed. home-raised, IS; cow. any
breed home-raised, IS; boar, any
age or breed home-raised, IS; sec
end best, SO; sow and pigs, five or
more pigs, home-raised, S5; second
best, 50; public school corn club, in
dividual exhibit, Sc; second premium
s4; third premium, So; essay on
preparation of soil and corn culture
by members Of the Corn Club be-
tween the ages Of IL and 16 years
s5; second premium, s3 third pre-
MUM, ST. Certificates will be is
sued by the department to the win
ners of the first premiums awarded
by the state With a view to en-
couraging the parish fairs to make
collective agricultural and live stock
exhibits at the State Fair, to be held
at Shreveport, Nov 2, the Depart
ment of Agriculture and Immigra-
tion agrees to pay $25 and SO per
cent of the freight charges to each
;rL fo;r oconnioffnr thot will an
stall a collective exhibit at the State
Fair. These amounts are to be paid
on satisfactory evidence Of the ex-
hibit having been installed and
rendering OF copy of freight bills.
NapoIeonyille.-Re Permit to
Louisiana Fish and Oys-
ter Company, of Berwick, La, has
finally been put out of business in
sofar as seining in the waters of AS
parish is concerned. Some
time since the Supreme Court de-
cided that the police jury had a
right to prevent seining in the par
ish, Notwithstanding the Louisiana
Fish and Oyster Company claimed to
hold license permitting the sein-
ing. The company recently present
ed a petition to the police jury ask
ing for a permit to continue the sein-
ug. but it was emphatically refused.
Abbeville-Mosquit Pest Not Les
sened.-Mosquitoes that have in
tested this country for two weeks
show but little signs Of diminishing.
This visitation is the most severe IN
he memory OF the Oldest inhabitanty
md has completely demoralized anG
brought to standstill all kinds -
outdoor work. The condition is be-
coming serious for the daily wage
Garner who depends on his hire for
he support OF himself and family.
stock are also suffering from the in
,asion of this pest and are losing
lesh rapidly.
New Jberia-Model Road Assured
The cities of Jeanerette and New
beria and the police jury of iberia
arish have agreed to bear their pro
alta OF expenses in the construction
4 the model road to be built from
he New Iberia postof1ice to the east
rn boundary of the parish, dis
ance of twelve miles. The police 1u-
v will issue certificates Of indebted
Iess, bearing s per cent interest
ayabIe $1,000 each year, the entire
,sue to be $4,000. A committee
,as appointed to take charge OF the
natter.
Lake Charles.-Bonds Voted.-by
n overwhelming majority. both OF
oters and property owners, Lake
.harles voted s360,000 bonds for
average, paving and a new city
all.
a,exandria.-Man Killed by Train.
Dave Coleman, aged 2b, died IN
,is city from injuries incurred when
a was run over by log train at
,aclton. La. His body was shipped
i, Eordyce. Ark, where his parents
eside.